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OLNEY THEATRE CENTER

2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney, MD 20832
Olney, MD 20832

Upcoming Shows

Appropriate
Appropriate
Mar 18 – Apr 26, 2026

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...

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Review: ONE DESTINY at Ford's Theatre


by Elliot Lanes - April 02, 2026

When it comes to the arts, there are a lot of things in DC that go either unnoticed or get lost in the shuffle. For almost twenty years now Ford’s Theatre has been presenting such a piece of theatre and it’s a very important one....

Review: CHICAGO at the Kennedy Center


by Mary Lincer - April 02, 2026

When the original production of Chicago opened on Broadway in 1975, its subtitle read “A Musical Vaudeville.” And as distinctively Bob Fosse-style as it was (and is in this excellent touring production of the 1996 revival), Chicago has always been a slight history of vaudeville....

Review: GUARDS AT THE TAJ at NextStop Theatre Company


by Rachael F. Goldberg - April 01, 2026

NextStop Theatre navigates the production of 'Guards at the Taj' with a sincere and skillful blend of empathy and urgency, acknowledging the difficulties of the choices we make and the worlds we live in, while encouraging us to do better....

Review: YOUNG JOHN LEWIS: PRODIGY OF PROTEST at Mosaic Theater Company


by Jake Bridges - March 30, 2026

What did our critic think of YOUNG JOHN LEWIS: PRODIGY OF PROTEST at Mosaic Theater Company?...

Review: EDDIE IZZARD IN HAMLET at Shakespeare Theatre Company


by Itai Yasur - March 30, 2026

Eddie Izzard puts on a bravura performance as Hamlet, and every other character, in her one-person take on Shakespeare's greatest. See what our critic had to say....

Review: THE CRUCIBLE at Lisner Auditorium


by Laurie Sara Oliver - March 24, 2026

What did our critic think of THE CRUCIBLE at Lisner Auditorium?...

Review: Kari Jobe Carnes and Cody Carnes at Kennedy Center


by Elliot Lanes - March 24, 2026

Being married to someone that was raised Christian and myself being raised Jewish I never thought that Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) would be something that I would ever enjoy. Over our fifteen plus years of marriage (so far) my wife has introduced me to the likes and talents of such artists in...

Review: APPROPRIATE at Olney Theatre Center


by Jake Bridges - March 23, 2026

I like to cook. It’s been one of my hobbies most of my adult life, and I’ve grown a lot in my skill over the years with much practice. My wife often lovingly teases me about all the space my cooking instruments take up in our kitchen storage spaces. Like most things, there’s been quite a bit o...

Review: I'M HERE: BLACK BROADWAY at Signature Theatre


by Elliot Lanes - March 23, 2026

Besides being the premiere theatre for musicals in the DMV, Signature Theatre also has a highly successful cabaret series. For many years the series has highlighted all genres of music featuring top flight talent....

Review: HAMNET at Shakespeare Theatre Company


by Roger Catlin - March 23, 2026

It’s a little surprising that in 40 years, that a production from the Royal Shakespeare Company has never before visited Washington’s Shakespeare Theatre Company (though the opposite is true — a Shakespeare Theater Company production of “Love’s Labor’s Lost” played Stratford-upon-Avon ...

Past Shows

Little Miss Perfect
Little Miss Perfect
Feb 12 – Mar 8, 2026

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!
Hello, Dolly!
Nov 6 – Jan 4, 2026

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
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas
Nov 28 – Dec 28, 2025

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
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas
Nov 24 – Dec 31, 2023

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
Fiddler on the Roof
Nov 8 – Dec 31, 2023

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
The Brothers Paranormal
Sep 27 – Oct 29, 2023

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
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Dec 16 – Dec 31, 2022

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
Dance Nation
Sep 28 – Oct 30, 2022

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
The Music Man
Jun 17 – Jul 24, 2022

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
The Joy That Carries You
May 11 – Jun 12, 2022

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
Imagination Stage's Mother Goose at Olney Theatre Center
Apr 23 – Apr 24, 2022

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
Brigadoon
Apr 8 – Apr 10, 2022

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
Pippin
Apr 1 – Apr 3, 2022

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
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Nov 5 – Jan 2, 2022

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
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Nov 26 – Jan 2, 2022

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
A Christmas Carol
Nov 26 – Dec 26, 2021

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 Thanksgiving Play
Sep 29 – Oct 31, 2021

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
One Year Later: Revisiting The Amateurs with playwright Jordan Harrison and the cast
Mar 15 – Feb 15, 2021

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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