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Kunene and the King
Kunene and the King
2/16 - 3/16/2025


South African actor, activist, and playwright John Kani (Black Panther, Sizwe Banzi Is Dead/The Island) stars in his story of Shakespeare’s unifying force. It’s a ...

Frankenstein
Frankenstein
6/3 - 6/29/2025


Emily Burns (adaptor of STC’s Macbeth and Much Ado About Nothing), reimagines Mary Shelley‘s romantic gothic science fiction masterpiece as a chilling exploration of what ...


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Past Shows

All the Devils are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain


*A beguiling bonanza of Shakespearean devilry. * Dubbed “The villain of Broadway” by Playbill, Tony Award-nominee and Grammy Award-winner Patrick Page (King Lear, Hadestown) has ...

Comedy of Errors
Comedy of Errors
9/10 - 10/6/2024


Confusions collide in this hilariously illogical comedy. Lookalikes Alex Brightman (Beetlejuice, School of Rock on Broadway) and David Fynn (School of Rock on the West ...

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Theater J (1/8 - 1/26) Tracker
Petite Rouge, A Cajun Red Riding Hood in Washington, DC Petite Rouge, A Cajun Red Riding Hood
Imagination Stage (12/11 - 2/8) Tracker
Sketch Night feat. The Chris and Paul Show in Washington, DC Sketch Night feat. The Chris and Paul Show
Bad Medicine Comedy (1/11 - 1/11)

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A Peacock Among Pigeons: Celebrating 50 Years of Pride in Washington, DC A Peacock Among Pigeons: Celebrating 50 Years of Pride
Concert Hall at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (5/21 - 5/22)
Guac in Washington, DC Guac
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (1/25 - 2/16)
Playboy of the Western World in Washington, DC Playboy of the Western World
Silver Spring Stage (1/24 - 2/9)
The Lion in Winter in Washington, DC The Lion in Winter
Gaithersburg Arts Barn (1/17 - 1/26)
The Love Birds in Washington, DC The Love Birds
Folger Theatre (2/14 - 2/16)
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