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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.
The Washington Chorus joins Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for a program featuring John Adams's On the Transmigration of Souls alongside Barber's Adagio for Strings and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6, Pathétique. Performances take place at Joseph Meyerhoff...
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...
Enter an abandoned (and possibly haunted) tavern in Sleepy Hollow for this haunting and humorous autumn treat. Rediscover the timeless legend of the headless horseman in author Washington Irving ’s ghoulishly funny cautionary tale of overconfident schoolmaster Ichabod Crane and...
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.
One night. Countless hits. Memories that last forever. | Friday, Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. Silver Springs brings Fleetwood Mac’s magic roaring back to life with a night that feels like stepping straight into the band’s golden era. From the first note, you’ll be swept up in the iconic...
Haydn's Armida, an opera seria set during the era of the Crusades, focuses on the psychological conflict between love and duty in a time of war. It retells the story of Torquato Tasso's Renaissance poem Jerusalem Delivered, in which the knight Rinaldo is lured into temptation by...
Compagnie HERVÉ KOUBI makes its Center for the Arts debut, blending contemporary and urban dance, capoeira, and martial arts with powerful imagery and entrancing choreography.
A deadly outbreak has consumed the once-thriving ARTfactory, transforming its four floors into a nightmare of infection, chaos, and survival. As emergency systems fail and the virus spreads unchecked, visitors must navigate dark corridors, abandoned laboratories, and quarantined...
Sports, sass, and showtunes! Join us for Heated Revelry – this season's unapologetically fun edition in our cabaret series. We’re back – sportier and more stylish than ever. This year we are celebrating “sportsball” and all the other “games” people play. From double entendres to...
Joe Hisaishi brings his Concerto for Orchestra to the San Francisco Symphony for three performances in October 2026, with Hisaishi conducting. Written in five movements and running approximately 45 minutes, the work follows a form associated with composers such as Béla Bartók...
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...
Betrayal by Harold Pinter, directed by Artistic Director Alex Levy, follows Emma, Robert, and Jerry as their intertwined histories are revealed. As Emma's marriage to Robert ends, she reconnects with Jerry, her former lover and her husband's best friend, with the action...
Borisevich Duo Sunday, Oct. 25, 2 p.m. $20/$15/$10 All Ages Real-life couple pianist Margarita Loukachkina and violinist Nikita Borisevich and their piano prodigy son return to the Alden stage for an afternoon of breathtaking chamber music! Longtime audience-favorites, the group...
Handle with Care is a unique interactive production from Belgian theatrical performance collective Ontroerend Goed, described by its creators as a theatre production in a box. The show features no performers, sets, or script in the traditional sense; instead, audiences find a...
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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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Step Afrika!'s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater (12/04-12/23) |
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"The Addams Family" The Alden Theatre (10/09-10/18) |
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Dracula's Midnight Masquerade George C. Marshall's Dodona Manor (10/16-11/01) PHOTOS VIDEOS |
