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Review: HISTORY ON FOOT at Ford’s Theatre and on the Streets Of DC

Review: HISTORY ON FOOT at Ford’s Theatre and on the Streets Of DC

by Elliot Lanes · July 28, 2026

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

Review: MACBETH at Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy

by Abby Korb · July 28, 2026

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: THE WELL at District Fringe

Review: THE WELL at District Fringe

by Pamela Roberts · July 21, 2026

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

Review: TWELFTH NIGHT at Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy

by Abby Korb · July 21, 2026

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: MY FAVORITE SOCIOPATH at Contemporary American Theater Festival

Review: MY FAVORITE SOCIOPATH at Contemporary American Theater Festival

by Andrew White · July 16, 2026

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

Review: THIS IS A PLAY ABOUT GOD at District Fringe Festival

by Jackson Malmgren · July 16, 2026

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

The Play That Goes Wrong

The Play That Goes Wrong

Jun 6 – Jul 12, 2026

The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society is presenting its newest production, THE MURDER AT HAVERSHAM MANOR, but things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous....

The Minutes

The Minutes

Apr 4 – May 3, 2026

Night falls on Big Cherry, USA — a seemingly ordinary town with secrets festering beneath its folksy charm. As the city council meeting unfolds in...

Midiculous

Midiculous

Feb 24 – Mar 8, 2026

Midiculous Middle School. A laughably lopsided social “order” in which students are designated either Queen Bee, Jock, Geek, or Goth – and woe betide any...

John Doe

John Doe

Jan 30 – Feb 22, 2026

People-avoider Zia suffers from anthropophobia, the fear of people. People-watcher Doe suffers from being dead. And naturally, only Zia can see him. Brought together by...

An Irish Carol

An Irish Carol

Dec 11 – Dec 28, 2025

An original work by Keegan favorite Matthew J. Keenan, AN IRISH CAROL is an homage to Dickens’ classic – told as only the Irish can....

Lizzie the Musical

Lizzie the Musical

Oct 31 – Nov 30, 2025

Get ready to rock… and bleed! On October 31, Keegan unleashes LIZZIE, the ferocious punk-rock musical that rips the lid off the legend of Lizzie...

Bawdy

Bawdy

Oct 11

The Gay Men's Chorus of Washigton, DC's popular annual cabaret returns, this year spicier than ever! This unapologetically fun cabaret serves up a night of...

Everything Is Wonderful

Everything Is Wonderful

Sep 13 – Oct 5, 2025

What happens when forgiveness collides with deeply buried grief? Acclaimed playwright Chelsea Marcantel offers a moving, thought-provoking exploration of reconciliation, faith, and family. After a...

Apropos of Nothing

Apropos of Nothing

Jul 12 – Aug 10, 2025

Owen confesses, apropos of nothing, that he’s in love with his best friend’s wife. But it’s just “a passing phase,” he tells him. “Forget I...

An Irish Carol

An Irish Carol

Dec 4 – Dec 31, 2024

An original work by Keegan favorite Matthew J. Keenan, AN IRISH CAROL is an homage to Dickens’ classic – told as only the Irish can....

The Woman in Black

The Woman in Black

Oct 12 – Nov 17, 2024

A lawyer obsessed with a curse that he believes has been cast over him and his family by the spectre of a Woman in Black...

Spooky Soirée

Spooky Soirée

Oct 27

You’re invited to a celebration of the spooky season with the Keegan community, featuring Burlesque performances by the DMV’s spiciest troupe, The Naughty Menagerie, and...

NOISES OFF

NOISES OFF

Aug 1 – Sep 1, 2024

Called “the funniest farce ever written,” NOISES OFF presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called NOTHING’S ON. Slamming doors, on and...

The Elephant in the Room

The Elephant in the Room

Jun 1 – Jun 23, 2024

“One-Woman Wonder” Priyanka Shetty’s THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM is a witty, dark comedy about just your typical Indian metalhead and software-engineer-turned-actor who must navigate...

Expecting

Expecting

May 16 – May 25, 2024

Shauna and Robbie are expecting… different things. Shauna expects motherhood won’t be easy. Robbie can’t wait to be a dad. Then she arrives. Encountering financial...

From Gumbo to Mumbo

From Gumbo to Mumbo

May 11

The writers of Keegan’s hit hip-hop musical PUSH THE BUTTON present a one-night-only performance of their original two-man show! Nominated for a 2020 Helen Hayes...

Webster's Bitch

Webster's Bitch

Apr 6 – May 5, 2024

When their Editor-in-Chief gets caught using some unexpected profanity, the employees of Webster’s Dictionary find themselves at the center of an internet uprising over gender...

Cheat Trivia Night

Cheat Trivia Night

May 1

Join friends and fans of The Keegan Theatre for a social evening of trivia… for cheaters! Bring a team and compete to be named the...

Merrily We Roll Along

Merrily We Roll Along

Feb 3 – Mar 10, 2024

The authors of the landmark musical COMPANY reunite to turn the traditional showbiz musical on its head in this thrilling and compelling Broadway fable about...

An Irish Carol

An Irish Carol

Nov 25 – Dec 31, 2023

An original work by Keegan favorite Matthew J. Keenan, AN IRISH CAROL is an homage to Dickens’ classic – told as only the Irish can....

Sweat

Sweat

Aug 19 – Sep 16, 2023

Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, Lynn Nottage’s SWEAT tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks,...

Seussical

Seussical

Jun 17 – Jul 22, 2023

A fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza for all ages, SEUSSICAL: THE MUSICAL lovingly brings to life all of our favorite Dr. Seuss characters, including Horton the...

The Wilting Point

The Wilting Point

Apr 13 – Apr 30, 2023

Audiences travel with Mina Melo, the producer of the award-winning podcast Clime, back to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Southern Colorado, where she is reluctantly...

Fire: A Reading and Talkback

Fire: A Reading and Talkback

Apr 24

Mina travels to Apex, North Carolina, where she is producing the fourth and last season of Clime. She’s joined by River, who lost their grandmother,...

Earth: A Reading and Talkback

Earth: A Reading and Talkback

Apr 17

Mina and River travel to Mt. Desert Island, Maine, where they are producing the third season of Clime. Akari is a master gardener and the...

Air: A Reading and Talkback

Air: A Reading and Talkback

Apr 10

Mina and River travel to Fairbanks, Alaska, where they are producing the second season of Clime. Ahnah is a world-renowned indigenous glass artist and art...

Push the Button

Push the Button

Mar 25 – Apr 7, 2023

In a town beset by the sordid shenanigans of a prank-prone Villain, justice finally seems to be served when the celebrated Hero accuses Villain of...

Inbox Zero

Inbox Zero

May 4 – Apr 4, 2023

UrbanArias presents the opera "Inbox Zero" the story of Jackie, a man whose desire for monetary gain supersedes his understanding of human nature. As he...

The Lifespan of a Fact

The Lifespan of a Fact

Jan 28 – Feb 25, 2023

Jim Fingal is a fresh-out-of-Harvard fact checker for a prominent but sinking New York magazine. John D’Agata is a talented writer with a transcendent essay...

An Irish Carol

An Irish Carol

Dec 15 – Dec 31, 2022

An original work by Keegan favorite Matthew J. Keenan, AN IRISH CAROL is an homage to Dickens’ classic – told as only the Irish can....

Elegies: A Song Cycle

Elegies: A Song Cycle

Oct 22 – Nov 20, 2022

ELEGIES is a celebration of life and music, penned by Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist William Finn (Falsettos, A New Brain, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling...

The Outsider

The Outsider

Aug 27 – Sep 24, 2022

Ned Newley doesnt even want to be governor. Hes terrified of public speaking, and his poll numbers are impressively bad. To his ever-supportive Chief of...

SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE

SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE

Jun 18 – Jul 16, 2022

Young Will Shakespeare has writers block the deadline for his new play is fast approaching but hes in desperate need of inspiration. That is, until...

TRANS AM

TRANS AM

Jan 29 – Feb 26, 2022

TRANS AM explores the most complex and personal parts of the human experience, through the lens of Lisa Stephen Friday. With stories and songs, Lisa...

Good People

Good People

Sep 10 – Oct 3, 2021

Tony Award Nominee For Best Play. With wry humour and astonishing realism, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire creates both a loving portrait of his hometown...

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Arena Stage (6/12-8/09)
Misery in Washington, DC Misery
Aldie Mill Historic Park (8/20-8/30)
Philadelphia Ballet Stars and Stripes Forever! in Washington, DC Philadelphia Ballet Stars and Stripes Forever!
Wolf Trap (9/10-9/10)
Macbeth in Washington, DC Macbeth
Three Notch Theatre (8/06-8/15)
7th Street Echo in Washington, DC 7th Street Echo
Mosaic Theater Company (3/25-4/18)
Dracula in Washington, DC Dracula
The Washington County Playhouse (9/12-11/01)
Commedia Christmas Carol (2024) Streaming in Washington, DC Commedia Christmas Carol (2024) Streaming
Traveling Players Ensemble (12/23-12/23)
Brontë Sister House Party in Washington, DC Brontë Sister House Party
Van Ness Main Street (8/14-9/12)
Rockville Musical Theatre presents "Caroline, or Change"     in Washington, DC Rockville Musical Theatre presents "Caroline, or Change"    
F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (10/31-11/15)
The Jersey Four A Tribute to Frankie Valli and The 4 Seasons, featuring original member Gerry Polci in Washington, DC 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)