The Atlas Performing Arts Center is proud to announce Constellation Theatre Company, the esteemed theater company dedicated to telling powerful stories in intimate spaces, will join the 2026/27 season as a Resident Arts Partner on September 1, 2026. With missions that are aligned, this partnership affirms the combined commitment of Atlas and Constellation to advancing artistic excellence, equity, inclusion, and community engagement.
Since 2007, Constellation has brought to life numerous diverse and vibrant stories. Constellation received the John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company from the Helen Hayes Awards in 2009 and the prestigious National Theatre Company Award from the American Theatre Wing in 2013. According to Metro Weekly magazine, Constellation “does some of the best, most adventurous, most reliable work in town, all presented on an epic scale with a level of intimacy that can’t be beat.”
As a Resident Arts Partner, Constellation Theatre Company will anchor Atlas’s performance season while sharing office and administrative resources alongside Capital City Symphony, Mosaic Theater Company, Solas Nua, and Visionaries of the Creative Arts (VOCA). This partnership exemplifies Atlas’s commitment to collaboration and innovation, offering the organization a flexible, supportive environment to ignite new ideas and creative growth.
“Atlas has always thrived as a home for the artists and companies that make DC’s performing arts scene extraordinary, and Constellation Theatre Company embodies that spirit completely,” says Jarrod Bennett, Executive Director, Atlas Performing Arts Center. “Their bold, imaginative storytelling has captivated audiences for years, and we are thrilled to welcome them as a resident arts partner. This partnership deepens our commitment to the diverse arts ecosystem in DC and to support work that challenges, delights, and brings our community together. I can’t wait to see what we build together as partners.”
“Constellation is thrilled to deepen our relationship with the Atlas Performing Arts Center,” adds Anderson Wells, Managing Director, Constellation Theatre Company. “Our shared commitment to epic storytelling creates the ideal theatrical destination for the DC theater-loving community. We’re so excited to see what the future holds for this partnership!”
About Constellation Theatre Company
Constellation Theatre Company tells big, powerful stories in an intimate space. Constellation sparks curiosity and imagination with plays and musicals from all over the world that feature visual spectacle, original music, dynamic movement and passionate acting ensembles. They draw from the genres of fantasy, farce, and epic adventure to transport audiences to dramatic worlds where the action is larger than life.
UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS AT ATLAS
The Old Man and The Old Moon
November 19 – December 13
Atlas Performing Arts Center, Sprenger Theatre
Failure: A Love Story
May 14 – June 13
Atlas Performing Arts Center, Lab Theatre II
ADDITIONAL PRODUCTIONS
Dial “M” for Murder
February 19 – March 21
The Writer’s Center in Bethesda
ABOUT THE ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
The Atlas Performing Arts Center is a non-profit performing arts venue in a historic theater, and is the cultural anchor of the H Street Northeast community in Washington, DC. The Atlas Performing Arts Center provides spaces for artists to create music, theater, and dance to entertain and engage audiences in exploring the ideas and issues of our time. The Atlas nurtures an environment that welcomes artists representing our diverse community, and invests in partnerships and programs that reflect the best of the arts and our humanity.
