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CONSTELLATIONS
CONSTELLATIONS
2/6 - 3/9/2025


In a swirling multiverse, star-crossed lovers travel through a myriad of experiences - from barbecue to ballroom dancing, bar-hopping to beekeeping. Follow this epic romance ...

Season 18: CONSTELLATIONS and HEAD OVER HEELS


Season 18 from Constellation Theatre Company brings you A24 screenwriter  Nick Payne's  Constellations  and Broadway favorite  Head Over Heels , a musical featuring music from iconic ...

Fuenteovejuna
Fuenteovejuna
2/6 - 3/2/2025


By Lope de Vega (Spain) Version by Juan Mayorga Directed by José Luis Arellano U.S. PREMIERE  |  In Spanish with English surtitles   Fuenteovejuna stands ...

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 ...

The Dumb Waiter
The Dumb Waiter
3/7 - 3/23/2025


As two assassins wait for their victim, their boredom is broken by mysterious messages that stoke tension and fears about authority and obedience.

Blame It On Beckett
Blame It On Beckett
3/14 - 3/30/2025


Heidi Bishop is a wide-eyed dramaturgy intern, eager to better American drama. What she encounters instead is an endless stream of bad scripts by desperate ...

Czech National Symphony Orchestra


Czech National Symphony Orchestra (CNSO) performs a masterful program of fiery, powerhouse works under the direction of Music Director Steven Mercurio, featuring rising violinist Sandy ...

Escape from the Asylum
Escape from the Asylum
1/30 - 2/23/2025


Written by Patricia Milton. Will the women outsmart the men AGAIN?! Dual adventures ensue in this sequel to last season’s sell-out, The Victorian Ladies’ Detective ...

Escape from the Asylum: A Madcap Mystery


Will the women outsmart the men AGAIN?! Dual adventures ensue in this sequel to last season’s sell-out, The Victorian Ladies’ Detective Collective. Three intrepid lady ...

Portraits of Freedom
Portraits of Freedom
2/15 - 2/23/2025


“Portraits of Freedom”  is a powerful one-man show that explores the complex and often painful history of African/Black Americans. It begins with the rich and ...

The Rivals
The Rivals
2/20 - 2/23/2025


Set in fashionable Bath, The Rivals centers around the complicated relationship between Lydia Languish and Captain Jack Absolute. Guided by popular novels of the time, wealthy heiress Lydia desires to be swept away by the type of romantic love affair that she finds lacking in the social circles in which she moves. To woo Lydia, Jack Absolute disguises himself as the poor but passionate Ensign Beverley and steals her heart. However, Lydia is under the guardianship of the comical Mrs. Malaprop, who is determined that Lydia must make a good, practical marriage. Likewise, Sir Anthony Absolute is equally determined that his son, Jack, will marry well and increase his fortunes. Thus, Lydia and Jack are thrust together by their guardians, but Lydia maintains her determination to marry ‘Ensign Beverley’. Outside of her wishes for her niece, Mrs. Malaprop herself has fallen passionately in love with the younger Irish baronet, Sir Lucius O’Trigger. With the assistance of her maid, Lucy, she writes love letters to him under the pen name of Delia; however, he believes that he is courting the wealthy Lydia! Meanwhile, Lydia’s sensible cousin Julia faces marital issues of her own when her intended husband Faulkland refuses to accept her loyalty and faithfulness to him, choosing instead to constantly make problems where there are none. With confusion reigning supreme, the truth is eventually revealed and, despite initially spurning Jack Absolute for his deceit, Lydia agrees to marry her true love. Mrs. Malaprop, however, is not so lucky as Sir Lucius recoils in horror when his true correspondent is revealed....


Illia Ovcharenko takes the stage at Shenandoah Conservatory on February 25, 2025, showcasing his exceptional talent as a solo pianist. This performance is part of ...

Hand To God
Hand To God
2/6 - 2/28/2025


After the death of his father, meek Jason finds an outlet for his anxiety at the Christian Puppet Ministry, in the devoutly religious, relatively quiet ...

Expressions with Leonid Sushansky, Violinist


Acclaimed violinist Leonid Sushansky joins Maestro Villani and the MSO for Felix Mendelssohn’s highly-regarded and expressive Violin Concerto in E minor . At 15, Sushansky debuted ...

for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf


2nd Star Productions Presents: for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf Written By Ntozake Shange This groundbreaking "choreopoem" is ...

for colored who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf by Ntozake Shange


This groundbreaking "choreopoem" is a spellbinding collection of vivid prose and free verse narratives about and performed by Black women. ...

Kodo - One Earth Tour 2025: Warabe


Experience the “primal power and bravura beauty of Kodo” (Chicago Tribune) when Japan’s premier ensemble of taiko drummers returns with its exuberant rhythms and stunningly ...

UNRELEASED featuring Fran Tapia


2025 CABARET SERIES : Showcasing talented performers who'll appear in Spooky Action's upcoming rock musical  Professor Woland's Black Magic Rock Show  starting March 20, 2025. ...

Angélique Kidjo


Five-time GRAMMY Award winner Angélique Kidjo brings her powerhouse voice, electrifying stage presence, and joyous music to the Center for the Arts. Named one of ...

Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan Macmillan


Join Actors Theatre at the ARTfactory for a heart wrenching, hilarious play…..Duncan Macmillan’s Every Brilliant Thing . In response to their mother’s attempted suicide, and ...

HAND TO GOD
2/1 - 3/2/2025


"Hand to God" is a darkly comedic play set to open at The Keegan Theatre on February 1, 2025. This intriguing production explores themes of ...

Heartbreak Hotel
Heartbreak Hotel
1/8 - 3/2/2025


Elvis is in the building! Riverside Center will be rockin’ this winter as HEARTBREAK HOTEL takes center stage. From the creator of the Tony Award-winning ...

Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: A Few of Our Favorite Things


The internationally acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel returns with his popular Keyboard Conversations®—concerts with captivating commentary. A Few of Our Favorite Things is a program of ...

Shucked
Shucked
2/25 - 3/2/2025


An unlikely hero, an unscrupulous con man, and a battle for the heart & soil of a small town. SHUCKED is the Tony Award®-winning musical ...

Juan Megna Trio


A George Mason University alumnus, Dewberry School of Music professor, and recipient of a Young Alumni Commissioning Award (’23), Juan Megna and Trio showcase musical ...

Come from Away


book: David Hein and Irene Sankoff; lyrics: David Hein and Irene Sankoff; music: David Hein and Irene Sankoff; dir: Christopher Ashley. World Premiere...

3:16
3/7


Burke United Methodist Church will host the premiere of 3:16, an opera performed by a talented cast under the baton of Maestro Janghyo Yoo. The ...


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by Emily Berger - February 14, 2025

American Ballet Theatre (ABT) regularly brings new story ballets to DC for their Kennedy Center performances and this year was no different. Crime and Punishment, based on the novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, premiered in New York in the fall and is the first full-length ballet by a female choreographer ...

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by Brian Bochicchio - February 12, 2025

The title is not a typo.  Hey, what are the odds?  Could it be kismet, a prearranged theatrical landing spot, or totally happenstance? And if we cosmically reset the situation, would it happen again in the same way? Would we want it to happen the same way?...

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by Audrey Cahak - February 13, 2025

Written in 1613 by Lope de Vega, Fuenteovejuna is widely considered a masterpiece by the most influential playwright from Spain’s golden age. The play depicts a town revolting against tyrannical rule during a period of countrywide political unrest, based on the real events of the Fuenteovejuna villa...

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