Theatre in DC: Resident & Touring Companies
Find theatre performances and schedules in CultureCapital including resident and touring theatre companies presenting drama, comedy, musicals, experimental and the classics in DC, MD & VA.
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Cabaret
Olney Theatre CenterSun. Oct 13 “Willkommen! And bienvenue!” to Kander and Ebb’s Tony-winning Cabaret, where the world burns brightly with desire and debauchery.
The Grapes of Wrath American Shakespeare Center on Tour
The AldenSun. Oct 27 An Oklahoma drought during the Great Depression forces the Joad family to flee their home for the promise of a new life in California.
Mystery Science Theater 3000
National TheatreOct. 18 – 19 Join creator and original host Joel Hodgson in his final tour and the world’s greatest – and only – movie-riffing robots, Tom Servo, Crow, and Gypsy.
Escaped Alone
Signature TheatreOct. 13 – Nov. 3 Caryl Churchill's (Cloud 9, Top Girls) electrifying Signature debut is a caustically funny and surreal afternoon of tea and calamity.
Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville
National TheatreSun. Oct 13 Welcome to Margaritaville, where people come to get away from it all — and stay to find something they never expected.
Amadeus
Folger TheatreNov. 5 – Dec. 22 Genius and jealousy collide in the opulent salons and opera houses of 18th-century Vienna. When an impulsive and eccentric prodigy outshines an envious, God-fearing composer consumed by bitterness, theatrical fireworks emerge.
Fiddler on the Roof
National TheatreDec. 10 – 15 You’ll be there when the sun rises on this new production, with stunning movement and dance from acclaimed Israeli choreographer Hofesh Shechter, based on the original staging by Jerome Robbins.
1 Henry IV
Folger TheatreSun. Oct 13 Hal’s path to the throne may be unusual, but it eventually leads him to the one place where questions of
Jersey Boys
National TheatreDec. 17 – 31 Go behind the music and inside the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons in the Tony and Grammy Award®-winning true-life musical phenomenon.
A Chorus Line
Signature TheatreOct. 29, 2019 – Jan. 4, 2020 This non-stop showcase with one of the largest casts in Signature history is the one singular sensation for the holiday season.
Spotlights
Rigoletto
BlackRock Center for the ArtsSat. Oct 26
Edward Albee’s Occupant
Edlavitch DCJCCNov. 7 – 30
American Shakespeare Theatre: Imogen (Cymbeline)
The AldenSat. Oct 26
An Irish Carol
Keegan TheatreDec. 12 – 31
Shear Madness
The Kennedy CenterOct. 13 – Nov. 24
A Christmas Carol
Ford's TheatreNov. 21, 2019 – Jan. 1, 2020
The Royale
Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre LabOct. 13 – 27
Fences
Ford's TheatreOct. 13 – 27
West by God
Keegan TheatreOct. 13 – 20
Brush Up Your Shakespeare
The AldenTue. Oct 22
Broadway Center Stage: Footloose
The Kennedy CenterSun. Oct 13
Rent 20th Anniversary Tour
National TheatreNov. 12 – 17
