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A dark comedy about grief, friendship, and what happens when one tragedy is eclipsed by another. Two best friends, Ava and Parker, struggle to process surviving a school shooting that becomes overshadowed by a far deadlier school shooting at a neighboring school on the same day...
When the power goes out, what stories survive? In Anne Washburn’s Mr. Burns, A Post‑Electric Play, a band of survivors huddles around a fire and retells The Simpsons episode, “Cape Feare.” As the years pass, commercial jingles become parables, pop songs turn into hymns and TV...
How does art survive when despots rule? Powerhouse Golden Globe-winning actor Brian Cox (HBO’s Succession) is directed by the legendary Trevor Nunn (Les Misérables, Cats) in The Score, which pits creativity against the whims of power. In spring 1747, Johann Sebastian Bach (Cox)...
This musical cabaret follows immigrants from Germany, India, Peru, and Senegal as they navigate the "obstacle race" of integration—confronting the systemic complexities and cultural contradictions of their new home. Through song and storytelling, and plenty of humor, wit, and...
Lies! Mayhem! And a possible ghost! Best Medicine Rep Theater Company presents a farce by Artistic Director John Morogiello. When a man lies about breaking a priceless statue in the private museum owned by his fiancee's mother, it sets off an ever escalating series of lies...
This electrifying musical by Matt Conner and Stephen Gregory Smith travels back to the famous rainy summer of 1816 on Lake Geneva. While a storm rages outside, host Lord Byron challenges his famous literary guests to produce the ultimate tale of terror before the night ends. The...
When two musicians witness a mob hit, they go on the run disguised as women in an all-girl band. Based on the classic film.
SPECIAL ONE-NIGHT PERFORMANCE | Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. Join us for a night of music and community at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre. Interplay Orchestra is a 36-year-old ensemble for adult musicians with intellectual, developmental, and other disabilities. We are...
Kevin Fredericks, known as KevOnStage, channels personal loss into a comedy experience rooted in faith, family, and relatability. The show follows a sold-out four-show run at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles and is promoted by Live Nation.
America’s LARGEST interactive true crime mystery dinner show is now playing in Washington DC! At The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show, you’ll tackle a challenging crime while you feast on a fantastic dinner. Just beware! The criminal is lurking somewhere in the room...
Nootana presents an evening of Indian classical dance, live music, and storytelling inspired by the experiences, emotions, and memories that continue to shape us long after a moment has passed. Rather than following a single storyline, the production moves through individual...
Kevin Fredericks, known as KevOnStage, channels personal loss into a comedy experience rooted in faith, family, and relatability. The show follows a sold-out four-show run at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles and is promoted by Live Nation.
Sleepy Hollow is a production by Synetic Theater Company presented at Olney Theatre Center.
Kevin Fredericks, known as KevOnStage, channels personal loss into a comedy experience rooted in faith, family, and relatability. The show follows a sold-out four-show run at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles and is promoted by Live Nation.
Learn more about saving 20% when you purchase all four Keyboard Conversations® . This performance will be captioned. Internationally acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel returns with his Keyboard Conversations® , combining captivating commentary with virtuosic performance. The...
Directed by Lili-Anne Brown Co-produced with Olney Theatre Center Set in 1920s Chicago and pulsing with rousing blues music, wry comedy, and poetic insight, August Wilson’s acclaimed play follows trailblazing singer Ma Rainey and her band during a fraught recording session. As...
"Treasure Island Reimagined: Jane Hawkins and the Pirate’s Gold" Tuesday, Oct. 13, 7 p.m. $30/$25/$20 All Ages In this adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic, the ultimate pirate story comes to life as a live-action graphic novel! Jane Hawkins, 12, lives at a quiet life...
Kevin Fredericks, known as KevOnStage, channels personal loss into a comedy experience rooted in faith, family, and relatability. The show follows a sold-out four-show run at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles and is promoted by Live Nation.
University of Houston clarinet professor Yevgeny Dokshansky takes the stage as guest artist for this all-American program, featuring the world premiere of Jacob Kohut’s clarinet concerto, Three American Landscapes . Praised by BBC Music Magazine as “highly engaging,” the...
Kevin Fredericks, known as KevOnStage, channels personal loss into a comedy experience rooted in faith, family, and relatability. The show follows a sold-out four-show run at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles and is promoted by Live Nation.
Joe Hisaishi brings his Concerto for Orchestra to the Colorado Symphony in October 2026, conducted by the composer himself. Written in five movements and running approximately 45 minutes, the work follows a form associated with composers such as Béla Bartók, Witold Lutosławski...
Grammy Award-nominated British a cappella ensemble VOCES8 debuts at the Center for the Arts singing from pop and jazz to classical music.
A world premiere by Stephen Spotswood! When Kim finds her best friend Ellen dead, she uses an old family recipe to bring her back to life. Sort of. Ellen doesn’t have a heartbeat, doesn’t need to breathe, and can’t leave Kim’s house without dying again. The question of whether...
The Addams Family by McLean Community Players Weekends Oct. 9-11, 16-18 Friday, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 2 p.m. $25/$20/$18 Family Friendly They're creepy, they're kooky- and they're perfect for the whole family. The Addams Family, presented by McLean...
This musical is a joy-filled celebration of letters, words, and imagination featuring infectious rhythms, dazzling puppets, lively dancing, and playful audience interaction. Written and directed by Nina Meehan with music and lyrics by Austin Zumbro, it is produced by Third Wish...
Selah Theatre Project, the Winchester-based, socially conscious theatre company known for its commitment to "Unapologetic Art," will christen its new permanent home, The Vivienne L. Jackson Sanctuary for the Arts (VLJ), with a production of the fan-favorite comedic mystery Clue...
Based on the classic Hasbro board game and the 1985 cult film, Clue invites audiences into a rollicking, fast-paced whodunit full of secret passages, absurd alibis, and a body count that keeps climbing. The production marks the inaugural show at Selah Theatre Project's new...
Ten years after making its Ford’s Theatre debut, Tony Award-winning Come From Away returns to our historic stage and tells the heart-warming true story of how a small Canadian town cared for 6,579 airline passengers stranded there on 9/11. When 38 planes were diverted to its...
This vibrant musical cabaret honors the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence by highlighting how immigrants continuously build and enrich the American story. Co-written by an international ensemble of four artists—Erick Acuña (Peru), Vidyuth Sreenivasan (India)...
Riki Lindhome returns to Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company with her deeply funny, deeply personal musical about her real-life fertility journey, including hormone shots, invasive tests, and monthly disappointment. Part musical, part solo stand-up spiral, the show transforms the...
Kevin Fredericks, known as KevOnStage, channels personal loss into a comedy experience rooted in faith, family, and relatability. The show follows a sold-out four-show run at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles and is promoted by Live Nation.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a solo play adapted by John Minigan from Washington Irving's classic story, directed by Associate Artistic Director Steven Carpenter. Actor Peter Boyer plays 20 different characters in this haunting and humorous retelling of the legend of the...
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This inventive and stirring play by Hannah Khalil about the power of storytelling to change and save lives is playing at Spooky Action Theater’s residence at Universalist National Memorial Church in Washington DC through October 18.…
Anytime I attend a theatrical presentation there is a chance that I won’t know what to expect going in. When attending a concert there is usually more certainty. You know who the artists are and you at least have an idea of what you might hear.…
It may be the case that any theatrical work dealing with political or social themes gains an added level of immediacy and urgency by virtue of being staged in or near Washington, DC. That's certainly the case with ExPats Theatre's new production 'Coming to America: an Immigrant Cabaret.' Now sho…
In August of 1963, sheltered Jewish teenager Frances 'Baby' Houseman (Annalese Starzec) arrives at the Catskills resort Kellerman's with her father Jake (Bryan Fenkart), a successful doctor, mother Marjorie (Gina Lamparella) and her more worldly older sister Lisa (Lily Kren).…
While perhaps falling short of the wit and sophistication of the Stage Guild’s usual productions, Sleepy Hollow promises an entertaining seasonal treat for all ages.…
This funny and moving play by Sanaz Toossi about the friendship of five young women in Iran during the late twentieth century revolution, plays through November 1 at Studio Theatre and is a poignant reminder of our universal humanity.…
Of the many fine elements in Folger Theatre's Measure for Measure, directed by Psalmayene 24, the A number one greatest absolute top is Renea S. Brown's performance as Isabella. Brown has already earned a small pile of Helen Hayes Awards, but not for Shakespeare. …
The world premiere of Body Language (the one-person show presented at The Writer’s Center by Proud of You Productions) is transformative and therapeutic theatre at its best. Often, solo shows can become unduly victimizing and self-serving, but this gem of a solo show goes beyond niche, insular tro…
When 5 year old Yasmin Elhady arrived in America around 1990 with her Libyan and Egyptian Muslim parents, a Catholic charity staffed by nuns helped the family settle in. Elhady had seen plenty of women wearing similar clothing as a toddler in Egypt, so she felt right at home.…
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Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center (10/09-10/18) |
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The Score Shakespeare Theatre Company (9/11-10/25) |
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The Second-Best School Shooting NextStop Theatre (9/17-10/11) |
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Coming to America: An Immigrant Cabaret ExPats Theatre (9/30-10/18) |
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Monsters of the Villa Diodati Creative Cauldron (10/08-11/01) |
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Some Like It Hot Bernard Family Theatre, Olney Theatre Center (9/18-11/08) |
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Stonewall's Bust The Writers Center (10/09-10/25) |
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Hamlet Folger Shakespeare Library (3/02-4/11) |
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Frosty The Snow Man Adventure Theatre MTC (11/21-1/03) |
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The Living Dead Chevy Chase Pavilion (10/08-11/08) |
