Calendar: Play Readings, Workshops, and Short-Run Theater Events in the DMV
Check back regularly for the most up-to-date information about workshops, readings, and short-run/single-performance events.
NextStop Theatre announces 2026/27 season: ‘Reimagining Resiliency’
Second season curated by Heather Lanza includes a world premiere, a U.S. premiere, and a collaboration with Flying V.
Voices Festival Productions announces 2026/27 season: ‘Breaking the Binary’
Four limited-run productions and five workshop readings explore identity, resistance, and reconciliation across two continents and nearly a century of history.
Monumental Theatre Company to present ‘The Rocky Horror Show’
Monumental mounts Richard O'Brien's cult classic as an immersive celebration of queer joy, self-expression, and theatrical mayhem.
CSC’s Shakespeare Beyond returns with Revolutionary War-era ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Now in its fourth year, the touring program brings free theater to outdoor venues across Baltimore July 21-August 13.
Round House Theatre to celebrate milestone season with 50 for 50
Round House to present 50 free theatrical experiences throughout its 50th season, including staged readings, master classes, backstage tours, and more.
Nu Sass Productions to present ‘Brontë Sister House Party’
Written by Courtney Bailey and directed by Kathleen Barth, Nu Sass's production runs August 14 - September 12 at Van Ness Main Street.
Imagination Stage announces 2026/27 ‘Season of Heroes and Hope’
Season features holiday magic, a world premiere musical, and returning favorites.
Synetic Theater’s stunning Helen Hayes-winning ‘The Immigrant’ returns
Far more than a remake of the indelible silent film, the production is an evocative reminder of all our immigrant histories. By LISA TRAIGER
Hana S. Sharif steps down as artistic director of Arena Stage
Board of Trustees confirms Sharif's resignation, effective June 30.
Read the full resignation letter from Arena Stage Artistic Director Hana...
The letter, obtained by DCTA, went to the Board of Trustees just hours before the world premiere opening of 'CrazySexyCool: The TLC Musical.'
Keegan Theatre announces 2026/27 season
30th anniversary season features 5 plays, 2 musicals, and 1 world-premiere concert performance.
Woolly Mammoth to present free ‘We the Woolly: Remixing 250’
Monthlong celebration invites Washingtonians to celebrate, question, remix, and reimagine America's 250th birthday.
Arena Stage to present free ‘I Dream DC’
Regionwide arts and civic engagement project to premiere at THEARC June 27.
Chase ghosts through downtown DC with Rorschach Theatre’s ‘American Apparitions’
Latest iteration of Rorschach's participatory Psychogeographies Project runs through September 2026, with live 'Ghost Party' performance July 11.
Contemporary American Theater Festival announces casts and creative teams for 2026...
CATF's 2026 season runs July 10-August 2, featuring five new plays (four of them world premieres).
Theater J awards Joshua Harmon the Trish Vradenburg New Play Commission
The prize will help support a bold new theatrical work by Harmon.
Creative Cauldron announces 2026 Passport Music Festival
Festival brings spectacular concerts and cabarets to Creative Cauldron Stage from June-September.
Folger Theatre announces final play of upcoming all-Shakespeare season
'The Comedy of Errors' to close out Folger's 2026/27 season; Psalmayene 24, Holly Twyford, and Kate Whoriskey to direct on Folger stages during the season.
A grateful farewell to our New York correspondent, Deb Miller
For nearly a decade, Deb Miller has covered New York theater for DC Theater Arts superbly. By NICOLE HERTVIK