Olney Theatre Center
2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney, MD 20832Olney, MD 20832
Upcoming Shows
Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow is a production by Synetic Theater Company presented at Olney Theatre Center....
Crowns
Crowns is a production by ArtsCentric presented at Olney Theatre Center....
Review: THE IMMIGRANT at Synetic Theater At Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre
Both a loving tribute to the artistry of Charlie Chaplin and a poignant story of the immigrant experience, this exuberant award-winning production from Synetic Theater runs through August 2 at Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre in Arlington, Virginia…
Review: HISTORY ON FOOT at Ford’s Theatre and on the Streets Of DC
Good theatre can take place practically anywhere if you know what you want out of the experience. Since 2008 Ford’s Theatre has been conducting walking tours under the banner of History On Foot. The tour takes you around to several places that all have some kind of connection to the assassination …
Review: MACBETH at Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy
This production of Macbeth took a classic play and, through the use of minimal stage design, presents it in a unique way. Macbeth draws the audience in from the moment the lights go down, and has you on the edge of your seat until curtain call.…
Review: LEFTOVER LAZZI: A COMMEDIA CABARET at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop
Featuring a variety of recognizable musical theatre songs while performing with the physicality of Commedia dell’Arte, Faction of Fools delivers an enchanting yet hilarious cabaret, perfect for a summer night out. …
Review: THE WELL at District Fringe
THE WELL is a memorable and powerful production that will stay with you long after the house lights come up. Only three performances remain before it closes on Sunday, July 26 — don't miss it.…
Review: TWELFTH NIGHT at Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy
STC Academy's Summer Repertory wows with their production of Twelfth Night. The cast of young actors, nearing the completion of their graduate training at the Academy, deliver a professional caliber performance of the renowned comedy.…
Review: ADRIFT: A MEDIEVAL WAYWARD FOLLY by Happenstance Theatre
Stagecraft and magic shines a spotlight on the dark ages in Happenstance Theatre's ADRIFT: A MEDIEVAL WAYWARD FOLLY at Round House Theatre. See what our critic had to say.…
Review: B*TCH EAT DOG at District Fringe
What did our critic think of B*TCH EAT DOG at District Fringe?…
Review: MY FAVORITE SOCIOPATH at Contemporary American Theater Festival
We need plays like Aurin Squire's “My Favorite Psychopath” to remind us that when it comes to shameless, yellow journalism, we have nobody to blame but ourselves. Squire offers us a finely-crafted portrait of digital-age journalism in all its messiness, and director Céline Rosenthal has created…
Review: THIS IS A PLAY ABOUT GOD at District Fringe Festival
While the volleyball court may be the setting for most matchups, THIS IS A PLAY ABOUT GOD is far more concerned with the action behind the scenes when the athletes stop performing. Written by Aimee Dastin and directed by Rachel Johns, this is a world premiere produced as part of the District Fringe …
Past Shows
Carla Hall - Please Underestimate Me
Award-winning chef, best-selling author, and beloved TV personality, Carla Hall, is at the top of her game. But getting there was no picnic. In this...
I & You: The Musical
In 2015, Olney Theatre produced the Rolling World Premiere of I And You by Lauren Gunderson, which went on to become one of the most-produced plays in...
FeaturedAppropriate
Appropriate is a searing satire by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins that delves into family dynamics as siblings confront their late father's troubling legacy while sorting through his...
Little Miss Perfect
Joriah Kwamé became a viral TikTok star with his song “Little Miss Perfect,” which garnered millions of views and launched this new musical with Broadway aspirations....
Hello, Dolly!
Dolly Gallagher Levi is a woman on the make. And what’s she making? Whatever you need. A husband? A wife? Dance lessons? Pierced ears? There’s...
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas
Michael Russotto returns to star for a second holiday season in this solo show that is a masterclass in theatrical storytelling. As he portrays nearly 50...
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas
It wouldn’t be Christmas without Paul Morella’s stunning solo rendition of Charles Dickens’s classic tale that represents everything great about the holiday. This is A Christmas...
Fiddler on the Roof
Tradition! The word itself is synonymous with this most classic of American musicals, set in the tiny shtetl of Anatevka. People all over the world...
The Brothers Paranormal
Prepare to be thrilled, chilled, and moved! For Halloween, Olney Theatre is home to a modern horror story of family, migration, and the spirits that...
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
There isnt a venue in the country with more holiday spirit than Olney Theatre Center or should we say holiday spirits? Because were embracing the...
Dance Nation
The pre-teen dance team from Liverpool, Ohio is primed for competition, but in Clare Barrons explosive script the stakes are much higher than just a...
The Music Man
Our revolutionary retelling of this Golden Age classic is sure to be the talk of the DMV - and beyond - in the coming season....
The Joy That Carries You
A drama about an interracial couple in crisis by local playwriting team Awa Sal Secka and Dani Stoller (Signature's Easy Women Smoking Loose Cigarettes) that...
Imagination Stage's Mother Goose at Olney Theatre Center
The Olney Performance Series is a new, year-round program that provides a permanent home on our campus for jazz, cabaret, spoken word, and theatre for...
Brigadoon
Part of the Applause Concert SeriesNew Yorker Tommy Albright unexpectedly arrives at mysterious Scottish Highland village of Brigadoon, which only appears for one day every...
Pippin
Part of the Applause Concert SeriesWeve got magic to do over one special weekend in April! This classic musical about a young man in search...
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Be our guest for the holidays as the classic animated story comes to life on the Olney Theatre Mainstage. Its a tale as old as...
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Starring Mason Alexander Park as Hedwig! The revolutionary punk-rock sensation comes to Olney Theatre Center. In the crossfire of cold wars and culture wars, Hedwig...
A Christmas Carol
It wouldn't be the holidays without Olney's favorite Christmas tradition. Paul Morellas captivating solo performance of the Dickens classic keeps audiences coming back season after...
The Thanksgiving Play
The countrys most-produced comedy of 2019 arrives in the DMV courtesy of Olney Theatre Center to open our 2021-22 season! This hilarious sendup of white...
One Year Later: Revisiting The Amateurs with playwright Jordan Harrison and the cast
The loss of live theatre was made more poignant at OTC when our production of The Amateurs, a play about making theatre in the midst...
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CrazySexyCool – The TLC Musical Arena Stage (6/12-8/09) |
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Brontë Sister House Party Van Ness Main Street (8/14-9/12) |
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The Jersey Four A Tribute to Frankie Valli and The 4 Seasons, featuring original member Gerry Polci F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (9/13-9/13) |
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Hamlet Folger Shakespeare Library (3/02-4/11) |
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Dracula The Washington County Playhouse (9/12-11/01) |
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Come From Away Ford's Theatre (9/10-10/18) |
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Factory of Fear - Outbreak ARTfactory (10/15-10/24) |
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Dracula's Midnight Masquerade George C. Marshall's Dodona Manor (10/16-11/01) PHOTOS VIDEOS |
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Grand Kyiv Ballet presents "The Swan Lake: Symphony of Lights F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (11/18-11/18) |
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The Rocky Horror Show Ovations Theatre (7/31-8/09) |