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....
by Itai Yasur - June 15, 2026
Carla Hall delivers her signature flavor in new, autobiographical, one-person play. See what our critic had to say....
by Jackson Malmgren - June 14, 2026
What did our critic think of FEELING AFRAID AS IF SOMETHING TERRIBLE IS GOING TO HAPPEN at Studio Theatre?...
by Pamela Roberts - June 12, 2026
In its world premiere at Mosaic Theater Company, Precarious begins at a simmer and quickly works toward a boil. Vi arrives unannounced at her daughter’s apartment just as a dangerous heatwave envelopes the city....
by Audrey Cahak - June 11, 2026
Billed by Edge of the Universe Theater as “Monty Python meets Oscar Wilde,” Loot is a quirky, satirical snapshot of 1960s Britain that shares images of 2020s America. Written in 1965 by controversial playwright Joe Orton, Loot explores religious, moral, and institutional corruption through the c...
by Roger Catlin - June 08, 2026
Theatre Prometheus, a company devoted to queer and feminist art, celebrates Pride Month 2026 with a production that’s more than 400 years old....
by Jake Bridges - June 07, 2026
What did our critic think of INDECENT at 1st Stage?...
by David Friscic - June 08, 2026
The historical and still-ongoing revelations about the children that Thomas Jefferson had with his slave woman Sally Hemmings has justifiably created a reevaluation of Thomas Jeferson’s image and reputation---as one can discover in Suzan-Lori Parks’ probing play Sally & Tom currently playing at ...
by Roger Catlin - June 03, 2026
“It’s not a play,” Justin Weaks declares fairly early in his one-man “A Fine Madness” presented by the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. “But we gon’ play,” he adds....
by Brian Bochicchio - June 01, 2026
National Tour is tighter and cleans up some of the grittier sensibilities while employing Broadway level talent....
by Roger Catlin - June 01, 2026
The Shakespeare Theatre Company has had a rich history of stars lured to its stage — not just to sell tickets through big names. The actors nearly always deliver — and the company attracts them because of the quality and rigor it retains....
Past Shows
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...
Videos
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CrazySexyCool – The TLC Musical Arena Stage (6/12-8/09) |
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Wendell Pierce in Othello Shakespeare Theatre Company (5/19-6/28) |
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Loot Gunston Arts Center (6/05-6/28) |
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Once NextStop Theatre (5/21-6/21) |
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Natural History Mosaic Theater Company (1/21-2/07) |
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Indecent 1st Stage (6/04-6/21) |
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Beyond Therapy by Christopher Durang ARTfactory (7/24-8/02) |
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Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen Studio Theatre (6/04-7/12) |
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Commedia Christmas Carol (2024) Streaming Traveling Players Ensemble (12/23-12/23) |
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Gershwin, Bernstein & American Mosaic Wolf Trap (8/15-8/15) |
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