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Birthday Candles at 1st Stage
Dates: 12/4/2025 - 12/21/2025
📍 Theatre: 1st Stage
1524 Spring Hill Rd, Unit LL, Tysons VA 22102
Tysons, VA 22102
Phone: 703-854-1856
Tickets: $15-55
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Birthday Candles
Written by Noah Haidle
Directed by Alex Levy
December 4-21, 2025
Ernestine Ashworth spends her 17th birthday agonizing over her insignificance in the universe. Soon enough, it’s her 18th birthday. Even sooner, her 41st. Her 70th. Her 101st. This poignant and funny play takes its audience through the highlights, heartbreaks and extraordinary moments that make up one woman’s ordinary life. “For my money, Birthday Candles is precisely why people go to the theater.” – Chicago Tribune
Thursdays/Fridays/Saturdays at 7:30pm, Saturdays/Sundays at 2:00pm
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Rob McClure, National Tours of KIMBERLY AKIMBO and SOME LIKE IT HOT Among 2026 Helen Hayes Award Nominees
February 23, 2026 The 2026 Helen Hayes Award nominations have been announced, recognizing outstanding achievement in Washington-area professional theatre. Arena Stage, Signature Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Round House Theatre, and dozens of regional companies are represented across performance, direction, design, and production categories. The awards highlight the breadth of theatre work presented throughout the D.C. metropolitan area.About the Theatre
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Where is 1st Stage located?
1st Stage is at 1524 Spring Hill Rd, Unit LL, Tysons VA 22102, Tysons, VA.
What shows have played recently at 1st Stage?
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LET IT BE ART! Harold Clurman's Life of Passion (08/20/26-08/30/26)
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The Logan Festival of Solo Performance (09/18/25-09/28/25)
Baron Vaughn: Cycle Breaker (08/21/26-08/30/26)
LET IT BE ART! Harold Clurman's Life of Passion (08/20/26-08/30/26)
LET IT BE ART! (08/20/26-08/30/26)
Indecent (06/04/26-06/21/26)
Young Americans (04/11/26-04/26/26)
Between Riverside and Crazy (02/19/26-03/08/26)
Fair Play (10/16/25-11/02/25)
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