Aldersgate Church Community Theater

A playful and poignant ‘Defying Gravity’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater

The quirky dramatic comedy is based tangentially on the Challenger disaster.

Review: ‘The Giver’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater

In The Giver, Eric Coble’s adaptation of the Newberry Award-winning novel by Lois Lowry, Aldersgate Church Community Theater offers a family-friendly production about a future society that has gained...

Review: ‘Southern Hospitality’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater

Aldersgate Church Community Theater presents Southern Hospitality, written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten. Eddie Page directs this outlandish comedy about a band of people who are...

Review: ‘Bus Stop’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater

Aldersgate Church Community Theater presents Bus Stop, by William Inge. Written in 1955, this production follows a group of strangers who find themselves stranded together overnight after being hit by...

Review: ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater

When a story is so well-known and well-loved by many people, audience members tend to have high expectations and Aldersgate Church Community Theater’s production of The Count of Monte Cristo will...

Review: ‘Enchanted April’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater

Aldersgate Church Community Theater presents Matthew Barber’s Enchanted April. Directed by Marzanne Claiborne, Enchanted April follows a group of disillusioned women who embark on a life-changing...

Review: ‘Death by Design’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater

“There is nothing whatever beneath my exterior.” So proclaims a character in Death by Design, now playing at the Aldersgate Church Community Theater (ACCT) in Alexandria. How right he is, not only for...

Review: ‘Seussical Jr.’ at ACCT

Having grown up on Dr. Seuss and having seen the 2008 Horton Hears a Who movie a dozen times, I feared Seussical Jr. (book by Leslie Aherns and Stephen Flaherty, based on the works of Dr. Seuss) might...

Review: ‘The Judicial Murder of Mrs. Surratt’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater

Aldersgate Church Community Theater presents the world premiere of local playwright Rich Amada’s The Judicial Murder of Mrs. Surratt, an award-winning historical drama about one of the most famous...

Review: ‘A Little Princess’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater by Debra Cope

The timeless story of kind and courageous young heroine Sara Crewe comes to life on an Alexandria stage in A Little Princess, a new adaptation of the classic Frances Hodgson Burnett novel by Lauren...

Review: ‘Elf The Musical JR.’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater

We all know a person (or two, or twelve) who still have their Christmas lights up as we head into February. If you’re not quite ready to let go of the Christmas glow, then Aldersgate Church Community...

Review: ‘Fools’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater

Aldersgate Church Community Theater presents Neil Simon’s Fools, the comedic tongue-in-cheek fable that became a hit in spite of itself. Popular theory contends that Simon, who wrote this play as a...

Review: ‘The Dixie Swim Club’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater

Aldersgate Church Community Theater presents The Dixie Swim Club, a Jones Hope Wooten comedy directed by Eddie Page. Following the bond of five southern women over the span of three decades, this...

Review: ‘Little Women’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater

Aldersgate Church Community Theater brings the timeless tale of Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy to life in the classic Louisa May Alcott tale Little Women, adapted by Roger Wheeler. Director Ashley Amidon and...

Review: ‘Into the Woods, Jr.’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater

Aldersgate Church Community Theater presents Into the Woods Jr., a condensed version of the Broadway musical, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Lapine, and orchestrations by...

‘The Miracle Worker’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater

Aldersgate Church Community Theater presents William Gibson’s The Miracle Worker, directed by Eddie Page, and produced by Eddy Roger Parker and Shelagh Roberts. I’ve always loved this beautiful...

‘Pride and Prejudice’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater

Aldersgate Church Community Theater presents Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice, dramatized by Jane Kendall and directed by Mary Ayala-Bush. This particular adaptation highlights the lighter,...

‘Shrek The Musical JR’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater

Aldersgate Church Community Theater proudly presents the DC area debut of Shrek The Musical JR, with Music by Jeanine Tesori and Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. Director Corey Latta Bales and...

Aldersgate Church Community Theatre Opens ‘Shrek The Musical JR.’ Tonight by Shelagh Roberts

ACCT presents the DC-Area Premiere of Shrek, The Musical JR.! Aldersgate Church Community Theatre is thrilled to present Shrek, Jr. to local audiences for the first time in the DC area. Shrek the...

‘Murder on the Nile’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater

Aldersgate Church Community Theater presents Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Nile, a suspenseful who-dun-it directed by Roland Branford Gomez, with original music composed and performed by Joseph...

‘The Tempest’ at Aldersgate Community Church Theatre

Aldersgate Church Community Theater presents Shakespeare’s The Tempest, directed by Amanda Coffin. For this production, Aldersgate ditches the elaborate sets and costumes in favor of a minimalist...

‘Anne of Green Gables’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater

When conquering such a beloved classic as Anne of Green Gables one really needs to step up to the plate. In the confined, intimate church atmosphere of Aldersgate Church’s Community Theater’s troupe...

Aldersgate Church Community Theatre Presents ‘Anne of Green Gables’ Tomorrow-March 21-April 6th

ACCT is thrilled to present the Alexandria, VA premiere of the family-friendly classic, Anne of Green Gables, March 21st to April 6th Relive all of the memorable events and characters from the...

‘Beauty and the Beast Jr.’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater by Julia L. Exline

Aldersgate Church Community Theater presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr., with Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Howard Ashman, and Tim Rice, and Book by Linda Woolverton. Corey Latta directs an...

‘Life With Father’ at Aldersgate Community Church Theater by Julia L. Exline

Aldersgate Community Church Theater presents Life With Father, the longest-running play in the history of Broadway. The stage play was inspired by a collection of stories that Clarence Day wrote about...

‘Man of La Mancha’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater by Julia L. Exline

Aldersgate Church Community Theater presents Man of La Mancha, a Tony Award-winning musical version of Miguel de Cervantes’ beloved classic Don Quixote. With Book by Dale Wasserman, Lyrics by Joe...

‘The Little Mermaid JR.’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater by Julia L. Exline

Aldersgate Church Community Theater presents The Little Mermaid JR., with music by Alan Menken (adapted and arranged by David Weinstein), lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glen Slater, and book by Doug...

‘And Then There Were None’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater by Julia L. Exline

Aldersgate Church Community Theater presents Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, a captivating murder mystery directed by Roland Gomez. Originally a novel (that became one of the best-selling...

‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ at Aldersgate Community Church Theater by Erica Laxson

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is one of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most famous musicals and Aldersgate Community Church Theater has done it more than justice with their summer production. DC...

‘Romeo and Juliet’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater by Julia L. Exline

Aldersgate Church Community Theater presents William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy Romeo and Juliet, modernized though use of costumes, props, and movement for a timeless effect. Heather Sanderson...