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Spooky Action Theater

1810 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
D.C., DC 20009

Review: PETE THE CAT at Imagination Stage

Review: PETE THE CAT at Imagination Stage

by Abby Korb · June 29, 2026

This rock musical adaptation of the Pete the Cat book series by Kimberly and James Dean immediately captures the attention and hearts of all those in the audience and takes them into Pete’s world as he experiences his new life as a house cat!…

Review: Scena Theatre's NO EXIT at Atlas Performing Arts Center

Review: Scena Theatre's NO EXIT at Atlas Performing Arts Center

by Andrew White · June 29, 2026

Scena Theatre’s Artistic Director, Robert McNamara, has returned to Sartre’s classic with renewed vigor, and the chess-like precision with which he directs his cast, coupled with his razor-sharp design team, remind us why Sartre’s vision haunts us years after his passing. By turns hilarious an…

Review: WHAT BECAME OF US at Signature Theatre

Review: WHAT BECAME OF US at Signature Theatre

by Aidan O'Connor · June 25, 2026

How does our memory distinguish the aspects of the life we live that make up our remembered life, our conscious legacy? Is the entirety of that remembered life truthful? How does it inform our relationships?What Became of Us at Signature Theatre doesn’t necessarily answer any of these questions, i…

Review: HOW SHAKESPEARE SAVED MY LIFE at Folger Theatre

Review: HOW SHAKESPEARE SAVED MY LIFE at Folger Theatre

by Audrey Cahak · June 25, 2026

To quote the great bard himself, writer and actor Jacob Ming-Trent: “Congregation, that was a lot.” Facilitated by Folger Theatre and Red Bull Theater, Ming-Trent’s one-act, one-man show How Shakespeare Saved My Life was a lot of energy, a lot of testimony, and a lot of reckoning. …

Review: SUFFS at The National Theatre

Review: SUFFS at The National Theatre

by Aidan O'Connor · June 17, 2026

The women’s suffrage movement in the United States spanned 72 years, finally concluding in 1920 when women gained the right to vote. Thousands of women lended their lives to the cause with a hope for the future, that subsequent generations would be inspired by the suffragists. Yet, their names wer…

Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at Keegan Theatre

Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at Keegan Theatre

by David Friscic · June 17, 2026

The Play That Goes Wrong, now playing at the Keegan Theatre, amusingly subverts classic murder mystery tropes by merrily mixing the physical comedy of the Three Stooges with the verbal intricacy of the Marx Brothers. This frenetically and madcap play conveys the double-entendre of Charlie Chan and t…

Past Shows

The Roaring Girl

The Roaring Girl

Jun 5 – Jun 27, 2026

 A raucous adaptation of Thomas Dekker and Thomas Middleton’s 1611 play about real-life gender rebel Moll Cutpurse, The Roaring Girl mischievously explores counterculture across eras, gender and class rebellion, and how...

The H Twins

The H Twins

Mar 21 – Apr 4, 2026

After its successful run at 2025 District Fringe, The H Twins, a new play by Hope Campbell Gundlah, returns to DC for its professional premiere,...

Tambo & Bones

Tambo & Bones

Feb 12 – Mar 7, 2026

“You thought you was gonna sing a song about racism and change the world” – Bones Tambo and Bones find themselves in a fix: they’re trapped in...

Stew in Concert, Again!

Stew in Concert, Again!

Dec 10

Join us for a ONE-NIGHT-ONLY concert by composer, rock musician, and playwright STEW STEWART, as we transform our space into an intimate underground cabaret. Stew will perform an...

The Dragon

The Dragon

Sep 25 – Oct 19, 2025

An exciting new adaptation of The Dragon, a banned 1940s Russian political fairytale by Evgeny Shvarts newly translated and adapted by Jesse Rasmussen (Professor Woland’s Black Magic Rock Show) and Yura Kordonsky (Yale...

Professor Woland's Black Magic Rock Show

FeaturedProfessor Woland's Black Magic Rock Show

Mar 20 – Apr 13, 2025

Music & Lyrics: Michael Pemberton, Lyrics: Andrea Pemberton, Book: Jesse Rasmussen & Elizabeth Dinkova.Written during the darkest days of Stalin’s reign, and banned for decades,...

UNRELEASED featuring Fran Tapia

UNRELEASED featuring Fran Tapia

Mar 1

2025 CABARET SERIES: Showcasing talented performers who'll appear in Spooky Action's upcoming rock musical Professor Woland's Black Magic Rock Show starting March 20, 2025.Spooky Action Theater has...

Cracking Zeus

FeaturedCracking Zeus

Sep 19 – Oct 13, 2024

Have you ever considered what crack cocaine might do to the powers of a Greek god? And what would happen if Zeus’ newest offspring was...

Frontieres sans Frontieres

Frontieres sans Frontieres

Apr 25 – May 19, 2024

Frontieres sans Frontieres by Phillip Howze, directed by Elizabeth Dinkova. Featuring Frank Britton, Surasree Das, Lauren Davis, Jamil Joseph, Camilo Linares, Victor Salinas, Anna TakayoAt...

Agreste (Drylands)

Agreste (Drylands)

Oct 26 – Nov 19, 2023

“By turns lyrical, funny, surprising, tragic, Agreste (Drylands) achieves folkloric power.” - New Haven ReviewIn the drylands of northeast Brazil, a kingdom of sand and...

The Oldest Boy

The Oldest Boy

Jun 6 – Jun 30, 2019

An American mother and a Tibetan father must make a life-altering choice that will test their strength, their marriage and their hearts. Two Tibetan monks...

Among the Dead

Among the Dead

Feb 14 – Mar 10, 2019

Three separate time periods collide in a small hotel room in Korea. Mediated by a shape-shifting Jesus who first shows up as a bellboy. Three...

New Guidelines for Peaceful Times

New Guidelines for Peaceful Times

Oct 11 – Oct 28, 2018

A high-stakes confrontation between a troubled Brazilian immigration official and a WWII European refugee....

The Small Room at the Top of the Stairs

The Small Room at the Top of the Stairs

May 17 – Jun 10, 2018

In The Small Room at the Top of the Stairs, Grace finds herself irresistibly drawn to a mysterious and forbidden room. She has everything -...

Happy Hour

Happy Hour

May 12 – Jun 5, 2016

A live video game performance (where the audience controls the action) created by German theater company machina eX. Presented in partnership with the Goethe-Institut Washington....

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Arena Stage (6/12-8/09)
Macbeth - Academy Summer Repertory in Washington, DC Macbeth - Academy Summer Repertory
Shakespeare Theatre Company (7/16-7/25)
Pete the Cat: A Live Rock Musical in Washington, DC Pete the Cat: A Live Rock Musical
Imagination Stage (6/17-7/26)
Twelfth Night - Academy Summer Repertory in Washington, DC Twelfth Night - Academy Summer Repertory
Shakespeare Theatre Company (7/15-7/25)
The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show in Washington, DC The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show
The Dinner Detective Washington DC (7/25-7/25)
Macbeth in Washington, DC Macbeth
Three Notch Theatre (8/06-8/15)
Josh Johnson in Washington, DC Josh Johnson
DAR Constitution Hall (10/02-10/02)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in Concert in Washington, DC Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in Concert
Wolf Trap (8/27-8/27)
The Rocky Horror Show in Washington, DC The Rocky Horror Show
Ovations Theatre (7/31-8/09)
Summer Concert Series: EU (Experience Unlimited) in Washington, DC Summer Concert Series: EU (Experience Unlimited)
McLean Central Park Amphitheater (7/16-7/16)