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- Arena Stage. Return to menu. 1101 Sixth St. SW. 202-488-3300. arenastage.org. Past: Established in 1950, this regional theater with national renown on the Southwest Waterfront boasts an unparalleled legacy.
- Studio Theatre. Return to menu. 1501 14th St. NW. 202-332-3300. studiotheatre.org. Past: Joy Zinoman founded Studio Theatre in 1978 as an offshoot of her D.C.
- Woolly Mammoth Theatre. Return to menu. 641 D St. NW. 202-393-3939. woollymammoth.net. Past: When surveyed for this guide, area artistic directors praised this company more often than any other.
- Shakespeare Theatre Company. Return to menu. Klein Theatre, 450 Seventh St. NW; Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-1122. shakespearetheatre.org. Past: Founded in 1986 as the resident company at the Folger Shakespeare Library’s Elizabethan Theatre before relocating to Penn Quarter six years later, STC grew under longtime artistic director Michael Kahn into an esteemed producer of the classics.
- The John F. Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts. 2700 F St NW, Washington, D.C. ABOUT THE COMPANY: The Kennedy Center presents and produces a wide range of work, from cutting edge performances to international productions to Broadway shows.
- READ: Casey Cott, Mandy Gonzalez, Christian Borle, Wesley Taylor, More Set for The Who’s Tommy at the Kennedy Center.
- Arena Stage. 1101 Sixth Street Southwest, Washington, D.C. ABOUT THE COMPANY: One of the original resident theatres, Arena Stage was formed 70 years ago and expected to be all things to all people in the community, but “about 25 years ago, we refined our mission to focus on the American artist’s voice,” says Edgar Dobie, executive producer.
- Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. 641 D St NW, Washington, DC. ABOUT THE COMPANY: Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company asks its artists and audiences to engage with the world in unexpected and often challenging ways.
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2700 F St NW, Washington, D.C. About the venue: Performances range in all areas of the performing arts including: theatre, ballet, opera, orchestral, vocal, dance, and national tours. Home to the National Symphony Orchestra. Upcoming show: The Who's TOMMY! Starring an all-star Broadway cast, part of the Broadway CenterStage Series at the Kennedy Ce...
1101 Sixth Street Southwest, Washington, D.C. About the venue: Arena Stagefocuses on producing American works from classics to fresh new works, and world premieres. Upcoming show: Junk by Ayad Akhtar. Junk played on Broadway in 2017 and was Tony nominated for best play. Junk centers around corporate takeover. https://tickets.arenastage.org/events
1321 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004 About the venue: A historic performing arts venue which houses Broadway National Tours and Pre-Broadway runs of shows. Most recent pre-Broadway runs include: Beetlejuice The Musical, and Mean Girls. Upcoming show: A Bronx Tale National Tour. A Bronx Tale played on Broadway from 2016-2018 featuring b...
4200 Campbell Ave, Arlington, VA 22206 About the venue: Tony Award winning professional theatre venue producing new works, world premier works, and classic musicals and plays. Upcoming show: Grand Hotel: The Musical. The Tony Award winning musical set in Berlin in the 1920s hits the Signature Stage. This production has already been extended due to ...
1501 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20005 About the venue: A non-profit theatre venue in Washington, D.C. Studio Theatreproduces contemporary plays and utilizes the four stages in its theatre complex. Upcoming show: P.Y.G. Or The Mis-Edumacation Of Dorian Bell. Written And Directed by Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm. Inspired by George Bernard Shaw's Pygmal...
4545 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814 About the venue: A local theatre company, producing a wide variety contemporary and classical musicals and plays. Upcoming show: Oslo by J. T. Rogers. Based on the true events with the Oslo Peace Accords. 2017 Tony Award Winning Best Play arrives at Roundhouse Theatre. https://www.roundhousetheatre.org/buy...
511 10th St NW, Washington, DC 20004 About the venue: Site of President Abraham Lincoln's Assassination, Ford's Theatreproduces professional plays and musicals each season. Also on site, is a Lincoln museum, and the box where Lincoln was assassinated. Upcoming show: Into the Woods. Featuring the classic score from Sondheim. Don't miss taking a trip...
610 F St NW, Washington, DC 20004 About the venue: A regional theatre located in D.C. who's work focuses mostly on producing pieces from Shakespeare, however, also producing works from other classical playwrights. Upcoming show: Vanity Fair by Kate Hamill. A fresh, new, retelling of one of the most beloved classic novels. http://www.shakespearethea...
641 D St NW, Washington, DC 20004 About the venue: A non-profit theatre who focuses on producing new pieces that create "rousing and enlightening" theatre experiences. Upcoming show: The Peculiar Patriot Written And Performed by Liza Jessie Peterso. The play is inspired by Peterso's work with the prison population and is in regards to the justice s...
Just like the old song says, “There’s no business like show business,” and Washington, D.C. has more than its fair share of theaters. On any given day of the week, you can catch a Broadway show at the 200-year-old National Theatre, fall in love with ballet all over again at the Kennedy Center, or push the limits of your imagination at a cutting-edge, experimental show at Woolly Mammoth.
While the nation’s capital is famously home to monuments, memorials and museums that are free to enter, the city also features an incredible theater scene, populated by a theater community 6,000 strong and a diverse set of performance spaces spread throughout the DC metro area.
It began in the 1950s and, like many theater companies, started in found space. By the late 1950s, the company had grown and was strong enough to commission Harry Weese (the legendary architect who went on to design the entire Washington Metro system) to design a theater to its specifications.
Capitol Steps. Charter Theater at Theatre on the Run (folded 2011) [1] Constellation Theatre Company. Damascus Theatre Company. DC Improv. Discovery Theater at the Smithsonian Ripley Center. Folger Theatre at the Elizabethan Theatre. Forum Theatre. GALA Hispanic Theatre at the Tivoli Theatre.
