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SPOOKY ACTION THEATER

1810 16th Street, NW (Universalist National Memorial Church)
Washington, DC 20009

Professor Woland's Black Magic Rock Show


In this new musical retelling of Bulgakov’s brilliant satire "The Master and Margarita," a band of dissident rock musicians (or perhaps the demonic retinue of ...


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Review: CRACKING ZEUS at Spooky Action Theater


by Jackson Malmgren - September 25, 2024

What did our critic think of CRACKING ZEUS at Spooky Action Theater?...

The Kennedy Center Presents THE SECOND ANNUAL LOCAL THEATRE FESTIVAL


by A.A. Cristi - July 29, 2024

The Kennedy Center has announced the return of the Local Theatre Festival at The REACH on Saturday, August 24, 2024, starting at 10:00 a.m.  ...

Real Life Father/Son Acting Duo to Star in A NUMBER at Edge of the Universe Theater


by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 11, 2024

Edge of the Universe Theater will bring A Number to the stage in August. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets....

Mosaic Theater Company to Present REFLECTIONS ON HOME: A Celebration of Immigrant Voices


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 13, 2024

Mosaic Theater Company will present the 2023-2024 Catalyst New Play Festival—Reflections on Home: A Celebration of Immigrant Voices. Learn how to purchase tickets....

Review: FRONTIERS SANS FRONTIERS at Spooky Action Theater


by Tavish Young - April 29, 2024

Frontiers Sans Frontiers is good. It's refreshing, biting, funny, and relevant. From April 25th to May 19th, under a few trashbags and discarded cups of tea, DC theatre goers may be able to find Spooky Action Theater's production of Frontiers Sans Frontiers....

Washington Stage Guild Closes Season with World Premiere of AN UNBUILT LIFE


by A.A. Cristi - April 12, 2024

Get the latest cast updates for the Washington Stage Guild's production of AN UNBUILT LIFE....

SPAMALOT, SWEPT AWAY And More Nominated for 2024 Helen Hayes Awards


by A.A. Cristi - January 22, 2024

Tonight, at a celebration honoring outstanding theatre on stages across the Washington area, theatre artists, administrators, patrons, and special guests gathered at the ATLAS Performing Arts Center for Theatre Washington's announcement of nominees for the 40th Helen Hayes Awards. ...

Cast and Creative Team Set for TEMPESTUOUS ELEMENTS World Premiere at Arena Stage


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 16, 2024

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Tempestuous Elements, playwright Kia Corthron’s new work exploring the trailblazing career of visionary Black feminist and educational luminary Anna Julia Cooper....

Review: AGRESTE (DRYLANDS) at Spooky Action


by Roger Catlin - October 31, 2023

Out in an arid, underpopulated northeastern Brazil, an unusual but not entirely inconceivable love story plays out, presented as a kind of morality lesson or at least a cautionary tale. ...

Washington Stage Guild Season Continues With ARMS AND THE MAN


by Stephi Wild - October 26, 2023

The Washington Stage Guild's 2023-2024 season continues with the playwright the company has most frequently produced (30 productions of 27 plays), G.B. Shaw and his play Arms and the Man. ...

Past Shows

Stew in Concert


Singer-songwriter and playwright Stew Stewart comes to Spooky Action Theater to perform a one-hour set of his songs, from his early days in Stew & ...

Cracking Zeus
Cracking Zeus
9/19 - 10/13/2024


Have you ever considered what crack cocaine might do to the powers of a Greek god? And what would happen if Zeus’ newest offspring was ...

Frontieres sans Frontieres
Frontieres sans Frontieres
4/25 - 5/19/2024


Frontieres sans Frontieres by Phillip Howze, directed by Elizabeth Dinkova. Featuring Frank Britton, Surasree Das, Lauren Davis, Jamil Joseph, Camilo Linares, Victor Salinas, Anna Takayo ...

Agreste (Drylands)
Agreste (Drylands)
10/26 - 11/19/2023


“By turns lyrical, funny, surprising, tragic, Agreste (Drylands) achieves folkloric power.” - New Haven Review In the drylands of northeast Brazil, a kingdom of sand ...

Sonnets for an Old Century
Sonnets for an Old Century
6/15 - 6/25/2023


José Rivera ’s  Sonnets for an Old Century  captures the psychic residue of ten lives in ten intimate, searing encounters in the afterlife. In this ...

The Oldest Boy
The Oldest Boy
6/6 - 6/30/2019


An American mother and a Tibetan father must make a life-altering choice that will test their strength, their marriage and their hearts. Two Tibetan monks ...

Among the Dead
Among the Dead
2/14 - 3/10/2019


Three separate time periods collide in a small hotel room in Korea. Mediated by a shape-shifting Jesus who first shows up as a bellboy. Three ...

New Guidelines for Peaceful Times


A high-stakes confrontation between a troubled Brazilian immigration official and a WWII European refugee....

The Small Room at the Top of the Stairs


In The Small Room at the Top of the Stairs, Grace finds herself irresistibly drawn to a mysterious and forbidden room. She has everything - ...

Happy Hour
Happy Hour
5/12 - 6/5/2016


A live video game performance (where the audience controls the action) created by German theater company machina eX. Presented in partnership with the Goethe-Institut Washington. ...

Videos


Season 18: CONSTELLATIONS and HEAD OVER HEELS in Washington, DC Season 18: CONSTELLATIONS and HEAD OVER HEELS
Constellation Theatre Company (2/6 - 6/1) 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
Leopoldstadt in Washington, DC Leopoldstadt
Shakespeare Theatre Company (11/30 - 12/29) Tracker
All the Devils are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain in Washington, DC All the Devils are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain
STC's Klein Theatre (12/6 - 12/29) Tracker
Capital City Symphony: Reflect & Revive in Washington, DC Capital City Symphony: Reflect & Revive
Atlas Performing Arts Center (3/23 - 3/23)
JigJam in Washington, DC JigJam
Hylton Performing Arts Center (3/14 - 3/14)
Professor Woland's Black Magic Rock Show in Washington, DC Professor Woland's Black Magic Rock Show
Spooky Action Theater (3/20 - 4/13)
Versa-Style Street Dance Company: Rooted Rhythms in Washington, DC Versa-Style Street Dance Company: Rooted Rhythms
Center for the Arts at George Mason University (2/15 - 2/15)
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - The Musical in Washington, DC The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - The Musical
Journey Theater (12/20 - 12/29)
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