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Complete Dogness

The Athenaeum 201 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA, United States

Complete Dogness is a new family friendly performance about a delightful little doggy with bad habits. She can eat a delicious wool sweater or steal a whole block of cheese […]

$10 – $15

Jane Franklin Dance – The Big Meow

Theatre on the Run 3700 S. Four Mile Run Dr., Arlington, VA, United States

Join Jane Franklin Dance for a performance of The Big Meow, the story of an ever-hopeful fluff ball who desperately wants to belong to the band of neighborhood cats. The […]

$10 – $15

Ort Productions: Beauty and the Beat

Blind Whino Arts Club 700 Delaware Ave, SW, Washington, DC, United States

An interaction haunts you. Oddly, you recall the incident, a mere blip, tiny gasp. The beauty of the moment is that it has a life of its own, like a disaster waiting to happen if a tree falls in a forest! Physical and fun, Beauty and the Beat is about interchanges, a leftover interaction that […]

$17

Ort Productions: Beauty and the Beat

Blind Whino Arts Club 700 Delaware Ave, SW, Washington, DC, United States

An interaction haunts you. Oddly, you recall the incident, a mere blip, tiny gasp. The beauty of the moment is that it has a life of its own, like a disaster waiting to happen if a tree falls in a forest! Physical and fun, Beauty and the Beat is about interchanges, a leftover interaction that […]

$17

Ort Productions: Beauty and the Beat

Blind Whino Arts Club 700 Delaware Ave, SW, Washington, DC, United States

An interaction haunts you. Oddly, you recall the incident, a mere blip, tiny gasp. The beauty of the moment is that it has a life of its own, like a disaster waiting to happen if a tree falls in a forest! Physical and fun, Beauty and the Beat is about interchanges, a leftover interaction that […]

$17

Round House Theatre – We’re Gonna Die

Virtual Event

By Young Jean Lee Directed by Paige Hernandez JUNE 14 – JULY 11, 2021 Bad things will happen to all of us. That’s a certainty in life, but it also means that none of us are alone. And while we can’t avoid breaking up, getting sick, and losing loved ones, we can sing a little […]

$30

Synetic Theater 2022-2023 Calendar

Synetic Theater’s 2022–2023 Calendar of Events Performances take place at Synetic Theater, 1800 S. Bell Street, Arlington, VA. Productions typically run Thursday, Friday, Saturday evenings, Sunday matinees; please check www.synetictheater.org for dates and showtimes. HOST AND GUEST | September 12–October 2, 2022 This Synetic classic, based on a Georgian epic poem, tells the ancient story […]

PLAYING BURTON

Atlas Performing Arts Center 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC, United States

PLAYING BURTON is a fascinating one-man play about the storied life of international star of stage and screen, Richard Burton. It offers a penetrating look at the notorious actor’s life—from growing up in an impoverished mining community in South Wales to becoming one of the greatest performers of his generation. PLAYING BURTON is an intense […]

$25 – $35

An Irish Carol

The Keegan Theatre 1742 Church Street, NW, Washington, DC, DC, United States

An original work by Keegan favorite Matthew J. Keenan, AN IRISH CAROL is an homage to Dickens’ classic – told as only the Irish can. This comic and touching play, set in a modern Dublin pub, follows one evening in the life of David, a wealthy pub owner who has lost touch with his own […]

$50

MOVE! Women’s Rights from Isadora Duncan to NOW

Atlas Performing Arts Center 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC, United States

Join the dancers, singers, and actors of Word Dance Theater on a journey through time to explore the historic women’s rights movement and how it inspires us in 2023 to seek greater civic engagement and equity for all people and particularly women. We will weave Isadora Duncan’s historical dances from the early suffragist period, with […]

$32

Fire: A Reading and Talkback

The Keegan Theatre 1742 Church Street, NW, Washington, DC, DC, United States

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, Tuca, and Finley, who is producing a renowned former president and climate leader’s third climate documentary. Eden is the controlled burn crew leader (burn boss) with the North Carolina forestry […]

Free

Enter Gretta: A Reading and Talkback

Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum, 1901 Fort Place SE, Washington, DC 20020 1901 Fort Place SE, Washington, DC, DC, United States

MB Hollis has an optics problem. Her readers believe she's a man who hates women based on the novels she's been writing for the last fifteen years. Enter Gretta: A strong woman character to turn her next novel upside down, and with it, Margaret's entire life. While the worlds of fiction and reality intertwine, Margaret […]

Free

You Should Be So Lucky: A Reading and Talkback

Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Place SE, Washington, DC, DC, United States

A grandmother, Popo, has her granddaughter, Jenny, to her apartment to make dumplings for the Lunar New Year. As they prepare, the two catch up and Jenny learns about the changes within Chinatown, and Popo learns about the changes happening with Jenny's life. As pressures mount, Jenny learns that Popo is being evicted from her […]

Free

Waiting for Manilow: A Reading and Talkback

Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Place SE, Washington, DC, DC, United States

It’s August 17, 1997 and Nick, a 17-year-old gay boy, is sitting in an all-night diner outside Indianapolis, Indiana waiting for the possible appearance of his musical idol Barry Manilow who is performing down the street. As he waits with his best friend, Courtney, the two ponder the changing world around them, their troubling relationships […]

Free

The Oreos: A Reading and Talkback

Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum, 1901 Fort Place SE, Washington, DC 20020 1901 Fort Place SE, Washington, DC, DC, United States

What happens when Marketing Associate Blaine and Twitch streamer Evette wake up to find… they’re black!?! In the same vein of Black Like Me and Watermelon Man, The Oreos explores race in the modern world through laughs, awkward encounters, and our pride as a “woke” society. Blaine and Evette navigate their new skin and new […]

Free

Seussical: The Musical

The Keegan Theatre 1742 Church Street, NW, Washington, DC, DC, United States

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 Elephant, The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, lazy Mayzie and a little boy with a big imagination — Jojo. The colorful characters transport us from the Jungle of Nool […]

$55 – $65

Sweat

The Keegan Theatre 1742 Church Street, NW, Washington, DC, DC, United States

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, secrets, and laughs while working together on the factory floor. But when layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust, the friends find themselves pitted against each […]

$45 – $55

Dave Kline with D.D. Jackson and David Murray

Blues Alley 1073 REAR Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington DC, VA, United States

Grammy-winner David Murray (sax) and Emmy-winner D.D Jackson (piano) join Dave Kline (electric violin) at Blues Alley

$35

Alice in Wonderland

The puppet Co. Playhouse 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, MD, United States

This brand new adaptation based on the beloved children’s novel by Lewis Carroll will take the audience on a delightful journey into wonderland using rod puppets. This one-of-a-kind performance blends music and humor to create a new version of a familiar story. Recommended for ages 4+. Run time approximately 50 minutes. Please see our site […]

$15