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Calendar: Play Readings, Workshops, and Short-Run Theater Events in the DMV

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Play readings and workshops offer a chance to see exciting new work at various stages of development. Want to see the next big thing while it’s still being crafted? Get in on the ground level and see the creative process in action. Featuring new plays and musicals by local and national artists, here are the upcoming play readings and workshops in the DMV.

SEPTEMBER

TheaterWorks USA presents Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical by Kevin Del Aguila and Brad Alexander, a musical adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man spinoff series, Friday, September 26 through Sunday, September 28 at Baltimore Center Stage, 700 N. Calvert St, Baltimore, MD. Showtimes and tickets ($40-$60) are available here.

Teatro de la Luna presents Una Luna Llena de Tango/A Tango Filled Moon, an evening of live music and dance featuring guest singer Ana Maria Pfeiff, bandoneon player Emmanuel Trifilio, and poems and memories of Buenos Aires told by Mario Marcel, Friday, September 26 and Saturday, September 27 at 8:00 PM and Sunday, September 28 at 3:00 PM at 4020 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC. Tickets are $30 ($25 students and seniors) and available here.

The DC International Theatre Festival presents three free panel discussions celebrating the transformative partnerships forged between American and international theater artists across borders. Events include:

ARTfactory’s Prime Time Players present Morning’s At Seven, a heartwarming and gently comic look at family, love, and the quiet revelations that come with growing older, Friday, September 19 through Sunday, September 21 at the ARTfactory, 9419 Battle St, Manassas, VA. Showtimes and tickets ($20) are available here.

Theater & Policy Salon presents a Social Media Salon featuring a new play, Drink in Moderation, by DC-based playwright Ben Hatt, which explores the messy world of social media content moderation, with a public conversation on how to ameliorate the digital world’s harmful impacts on individuals and communities in DC and beyond. This event will be held Tuesday, September 16 at 7:30 PM and Wednesday, September 17 at 7:30 PM in Theater Alliance’s pop-up space at 340 Maple Dr SW, Washington, DC. Tickets are $20 suggested donation; RSVP for Tuesday here and Wednesday here.

Everyman Theatre presents a reading of Mother Mary by KJ Moran Velz, Monday, September 15 at 7:00 PM in Everyman’s Second Floor Rehearsal Hall, 315 W. Fayette St, Baltimore, MD. This is the first reading in Everyman’s second season of Script Tease, a series showcasing new works by local playwrights. Tickets are pay-what-you-can (minimum $5) and available here.

Folger Shakespeare Library presents Antonio! a queer, punk, pirate musical by Folger Artist Fellow Ania Upstill, starring Shakespeare’s ultimate dramatic love interest, Saturday, September 13 at 5:00 PM in the Reading Room at the Folger, 201 East Capitol St SE, Washington, DC. Tickets are $25 ($20 for Folger members) and available here.

Baltimore Center Stage presents a family-friendly performance of Magic & Hypnosis featuring David Anthony, Saturday, September 13 at 2:00 PM at 700 North Calvert St, Baltimore, MD. Tickets range from $40-$60 ($20 for college students) and are available here.

George Mason University’s School of Theater presents The Originals! 2025, an exciting evening of original new works featuring GMU’s talented student playwrights and performers, Friday, September 12 at 7:30 PM and Saturday, September 13 at 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM at the Donald and Nancy deLaski Performing Arts Building, A105, TheaterSpace, 4502 Aquia Creek Ln, Fairfax, VA. Tickets are $14 and available here.

Teatro de la Luna presents four Saturdays of live bilingual musical entertainment for children at their theater at 4020 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC. The lineup includes:

  • Cantando-Ando con Mis Amigos Musicales! (Sing-Along with My Musical Friends!), Saturday, September 6 at 3:00 PM
  • Cantando-Ando con Gabo y Mate (Sing-Along with Gabo and Mate), Saturday, September 13 at 3:00 PM
  • Siempre Amigos (Buddies Not Bullies), Saturday, September 20 at 3:00 PM
  • Vientos, Cuerdas, Percusión (Winds, Strings, Percussion), Saturday, September 27 at 3:00 PM

Tickets are $5 (free for children under 3) and available here.

Solas Nua and Fishamble present Show In A Bag Sharing, readings of new works in progress by Jordan Brown and Rebecca Ballinger, Saturday, September 6 at 4:00 PM at Eaton DC, 1201 K St NW, Washington, DC. Show In A Bag is a newly launched program that offers an opportunity for DMV area performing artists to create a solo show with dramaturgy from Solas Nua and Dublin’s Fishamble: the new play company. Admission is free; RSVP required here.

ARTfactory Actors Theatre presents Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan Macmillan, directed by Kimberly Kemp and performed by David Johnson, Friday, September 5 through Sunday, September 7 at the ARTfactory, 9419 Battle St, Manassas, VA. Showtimes and tickets ($25 general admission; $20 students and seniors) are available here.

Peregrine Theatre Company presents The Grown-Ups, a dark comedy by Skylar Fox and Simon Henriques, Friday, September 5 through Sunday, September 7 in Rock Creek Park’s Picnic Grove #7, Beach Drive NW, Washington, DC. This uniquely immersive production will be performed around a campfire in the park. Chairs will be provided, and seating is first come first served. Admission is free; details and RSVP here.

Opera Baltimore presents Fall for Opera, a free outdoor concert series bringing live opera to public spaces across Baltimore. This year’s Fall for Opera schedule:

  • Thursday, Sept 4 | 7:00–8:00 PM
    Mount Vernon Square – West (699 Washington Place, 21201)
    Featuring community sing-along of “Va, pensiero” from Verdi’s Nabucco
  • Friday, Sept 5 | 6:00–7:00 PM
    Patterson Park Observatory (27 S. Patterson Park Ave, 21231)
  • Saturday, Sept 6 | 5:00–6:00 PM
    The Lot – Hamilton Lauraville Main Street (4500 Harford Rd, 21214)

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