Season Preview

GMCW’s ‘Holiday Show’ to ring in a season celebrating LGBTQ+ grit

Now in its 41st year, the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington returns to live performance to sing of the community’s perseverence.

National Chamber Ensemble gets romantic with a new season

The company’s 2021-2022 season includes masterworks that have rightfully earned their status as highlights of the classical repertoire.

Woolly adds a Brit hit to its season of artists ahead of their time

Jasmine Lee-Jones’s ‘seven methods of killing kylie jenner’ offers a Gen Z take on Black womanhood, colorism, and the politics of social media activism.

A ‘Bright Star’ on the horizon for Riverside Center

The Fredericksburg, VA, venue’s 2021–22 season is underway, featuring musicals, farces, mysteries, and beloved classics.

Single tickets now on sale for 2021/22 at Shakespeare Theatre

Season kicks off with debut of Broadway-bound Britney Spears musical.

Avant Bard Theatre celebrates a grateful return to the stage

Two productions cut short by COVID will be revived: Lauren Gunderson’s ‘Ada and the Machine’ and Tennessee Williams’s ’Suddenly Last Summer.’

Silver Spring Stage returns to live performance with bold 53rd season

The company “is reaching beyond its comfort zone” with “a fully multiethnic, intersectional selection of plays.”

Four badass women ‘Revolutionists’ to kick off Colonial Players 73rd season

Seven-show lineup to traverse the globe, discovering along the way stories of revolution, redemption, and revelation.

Peace Mountain Theatre to stage three greats at The Writer’s Center

The company announces a season at its new home featuring plays by Ayad Akhtar, August Wilson, and Edward Albee.

Baltimore Center Stage 2021/22 season is a go

Five transporting mainstage shows plus new partnerships, initiatives, and programs.

Rockville Little Theatre announces 74th season

A hilarious farce, a psychological thriller, and a boisterous classic—all live and onstage again at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre.

Rep Stage announces three-production in-person season

The Helen Hayes Award–winning company will reopen in December with a song cycle, a world premiere, and a new staging of an American classic.

Spooky Action announces three plays for live reopening

The imaginative company’s 2021–22 season launches October 7 with Will Eno’s ‘The Realistic Joneses.’

The Little Theatre of Alexandria launches dynamic new season

The company’s 2021-22 lineup includes comedies, thrillers, mysteries, an August Wilson classic, and more.

Keegan Theatre delays ‘Good People’ two weeks as COVID precaution

Season opener by David Lindsay-Abaire rescheduled to prepare policies and procedures that comply with safety guidelines and regulations.

Mosaic suspends season opener as not COVID safe

‘My Father, My Martyr, and Me’ — a solo show with audience participation and dancing in an intimate space — could not meet current requirements.

COVID resurgence prompts major changes at NextStop

‘An Act of God’ opening postponed one week; ‘Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood’ and ‘Disaster (the Musical)’ postponed to 2022.

Olney’s 83rd season keeps promise to reflect whole community

Shows include two world premieres, two area premieres, ‘The Music Man’ with a deaf-and-hearing team, and a groundbreaking ‘Beauty and the Beast.’

1st Stage announces live theater lineup, outdoors and in

The 2021–2022 season begins with three solo shows outside at The Boro, then returns to home stage for four premieres.

GALA’s daring and diverse new season to tackle freedom

The local landmark for Latino performing arts announces three main stage productions, a flamenco festival, theater for young audiences, and more.

Six art-inspired films kick off Alliance for New Music-Theatre season

In-depth cross-cultural collaboration and community engagement to include Black Georgetown Cemeteries Project and Youth Chorus pilot program.

Studio Theatre to stage eclectic five-play season in revamped building

UPDATED WITH RUNDATES. Highlights include the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, a three-dimensional graphic novel, a world premiere, and the new Victor Shargai Theatre.

Everyman Theatre’s all-live 2021/22 season kicks off in August

Six-play lineup includes family hits, award-winning Broadway plays, updated American classics, and world premieres.

Signature Theatre picks Matthew Gardiner as AD, sets 2021/22 season

Coming soon to Shirlington: ‘RENT,’ ‘She Loves Me,’ ‘The Color Purple,’ two world premieres, a DC premiere—plus ‘KPOP’ musical at The Anthem.

Round House Theatre to reopen with six-play round-the-world season

Shows include the U.S. premiere of a hit West End dramedy, a festival with two world premieres, and the regional premiere of new play by Jocelyn Bioh.

Theater J announces new season, life-affirming and in person

Six shows, including two standout solo performances, a rarely performed classic Jewish play, and a special holiday musical.

In-person performance to resume at Ford’s Theatre in October

Season to feature Civil Rights icons Marian Anderson and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., world premiere musical ‘Grace,’ and return of ‘A Christmas Carol.’

IN Series sets season of live theater centering DEI

Marking its 40th year, the innovative company plans new collaborations and world premieres to play a dozen DC and Baltimore venues.

Synetic to produce next season both in person and on film

The award-winning physical theater will welcome audiences back to its Crystal City venue while delivering Synetic-curated content to home TVs.

Arena Stage to roar back with mix of bubbly and soul

2021/22 season to feature inspiring dramas, a high-energy musical, contemporary dance, electrifying music, diverse voices.

Shakespeare Theatre Company to resume full-capacity shows in September

Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Artistic Director SIMON GODWIN announced the Company’s 2021/22 Season in a virtual townhall meeting for season subscribers, donors, Board members, and STC staff. The Tony...

IN Series to build a digital opera house without walls

If the COVID-19 pandemic has a lesson for the arts community, it’s that what’s small can still be mighty. Without a house to fill and lavish sets and costumes to maintain, Washington’s tiny itinerant...

IN Series produces first ever fully digital opera performance season

As performing arts organizations worldwide struggle to schedule live performance seasons in the midst of a global pandemic, DC’s IN Series leads the charge onto the digital stage by programming an...

Round House Theatre announces full 2020–2021 season

Round House Theatre Artistic Director Ryan Rilette and Managing Director Ed Zakreski recently announced the six shows that will constitute Round House Theatre’s 43rd season. All shows will be...

Arts Barn previews compelling 2020–2021 season

Arts On The Green, the organization that provides indispensable arts programming at a collection of venues on the beautiful Gaithersburg campus, has recently offered audiences a sneak peek at the...

1st Stage announces dynamic 2020–2021 season

1st Stage, a vibrant professional company in Tysons, Virginia, recently announced their dynamic 2020-2021 season. This 13-year-old organization has grown from a grassroots collective of local artists...

Olney Theatre Center announces ambitious 2020–2021 season

During a recent live-streamed event, Olney Theatre Center Artistic Director Jason Loewith unveiled a lineup of 17 plays, concerts, and presentations coming in 2020–2021 as part of the company’s 83rd...

Best Medicine Rep Theater Company Announces 2019-2020 Season

Best Medicine Rep, Gaithersburg’s professional theater company, is proud to announce the lineup for its third season: Helen on Wheels by Cricket Daniel, The Crater Sisters’ Christmas Special by John...

Words Matter: Contemporary America Theater Festival 2019 Season Preview

For nearly 30 years, the Contemporary American Theater Festival in nearby Shepherdstown, West Virginia has offered audiences some of the most breathtaking, insightful and pointed dramas you’re likely...

Imagination Stage Announces 2019-2020 Season

Imagination Stage celebrates its 40th anniversary season in 2019-2020 with an exciting lineup of shows for children of all ages. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show September 28-October 27, 2019 Eric...

National Theatre Announces 2019-2020 Broadway Season

The National Theatre’s 2019-2020 “Broadway at the National” season continues its history as the nation’s oldest touring theatre with a lineup of a dozen shows. Notably, eight productions will make...

Keegan Theatre Announces 2019-2020 Season

The Keegan Theatre is proud to announce its 2019-2020 season, featuring a groundbreaking collection of plays and musicals, including one world premiere, three Washington DC premieres, and its...

Constellation Theatre Company Announces 2019-2020 Season

Constellation Theatre Company, led by Founding Artistic Director Allison Arkell Stockman and Managing Director A.J. Guban, is thrilled to announce its thirteenth season of epic, larger-than-life...

Everyman Theatre Announces 2019-2020 Season

Everyman Theatre proudly presents its lineup for the upcoming 2019- 2020 season with a slate of offerings sure to enthrall audiences. This season features revered big-name revivals—award-winning plays...

Washington Performing Arts Announces Its 2019-2020 Season

Washington Performing Arts has just announced its 53rd season, comprising 45 main stage events across six venues in the Greater D.C. region. The season includes the world premiere of Christopher Tin’s...

Woolly Mammoth Announces Its 2019-2020 Season

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company announces its 2019-2020 season, which features an energizing array of plays by new voices and Woolly veterans. The premiere season curated by Artistic Director María...

Signature Theatre Announces 2019-2020 Season

Signature Theatre Announces 30th Anniversary Season, including new and inventive stagings of: ASSASSINS A CHORUS LINE HAIR NIJINSKY’S LAST DANCE The DC Premiere of: CARYL CHURCHILL’S PLAY ESCAPED...

Studio Theatre Announces 2019-2020 Season

Studio Theatre’s 2019-2020 Main Series Season: Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley White Pearl by Anchuli Felicia King Pipeline by Dominique Morrisseau Pass Over by Antoinette Nwandu Fun Home by...

George Mason University Center for the Arts Announces its 2019-2020 Season

The Center for the Arts at George Mason University has announced the 2019/2020 season of Great Performances at Mason, its annual series featuring leading national and international artists in the...

Theater J to Welcome Home Audiences for its 2019-2020 Season

Theater J Artistic Director Adam Immerwahr and Managing Director Jojo Ruf announce Theater J’s 2019-2020 season, welcoming home audiences to a beautiful and refreshed theater located in the newly...