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.
Celebrity chef Carla Hall launches solo show ‘Please Underestimate Me’ at...
Directed by Helen Hayes Award-winner Lili-Anne Brown, show traces Hall's life and career, challenges, and triumphs.
Signature Theatre announces 2026/27 season
Signature’s 37th season features six musicals and two plays, including a world premiere musical, a regional premiere musical, and a DC premiere play.
Woolly Mammoth to premiere ‘A Fine Madness’ on tour across DC
Created and performed by Woolly company member Justin Weaks, a bold and deeply personal experience transforming theater into a living archive.
Round House Theatre announces cast of ‘Sally & Tom’
Just weeks before the United States' 250th birthday, Suzan-Lori Parks' bold, dark, and witty look at how U.S. history is told makes its timely regional premiere.
District Fringe announces 2026 lineup
Second annual festival features 9 multi-night runs, 3 short-run performances, and 4 staged readings from July 10-26 at UDC.
Mosaic Theater Company to present world premiere of ‘Precarious’
Offering reflections on the climate crisis and generational divides, 'Precarious' is a fresh new comedy about starting out and starting over.
Woolly Mammoth announces 2026/27 season
Artistic Director Reggie D. White’s inaugural season is a season of firsts — five world-premiere plays by five playwrights making Woolly Mammoth debuts.
Olney Theatre Center announces 2026/27 season
Season includes the opening of Olney's new Bernard Family Theatre, collaborations with Round House, Synetic, and ArtsCentric, and much more.
2026 Charm City Fringe Festival opens April 24 at The Peale
Featuring over 50 performances of 12 shows across two weekends, Charm City Fringe has something for everyone.
Local organizations unite to tell Baltimore’s story in ‘Charm Pass’ through Inheritance...
A yearlong, citywide storytelling collaboration culminates in a new immersive theater production presented by Baltimore Center Stage, Third Space at Shaarei Tfiloh, and Oh to Dream.
Studio Theatre announces cast for ‘Purlie Victorious’
Psalmayene 24 to direct a powerhouse cast in Ossie Davis' Civil Rights-era farce.
Signature Theatre and Wolf Trap announce ‘Broadway in the Park’ headliners
Sixth annual 'Broadway in the Park' to feature Tituss Burgess and Heather Headley.
Signature Theatre announces cast and creative team for ‘Pippin’
Signature's in-the-round staging stars Brayden Bambino as Pippin and Olivier-nominated Cedric Neal as The Leading Player.
IN Series announces 2026/27 season
The season features four operatic reimaginings, spanning 1,000 years of history, that lift up art’s power to unmask tyrants and their tyranny.
Theater J announces 2026/27 season
Season lineup of five productions traverses centuries and continents to explore friendship, identity, love, and the transformative power of human connection.
Theatre Washington to host 42nd Annual Helen Hayes Awards
The region’s theater community will gather at The Anthem on May 18 for a night of celebration.
Solas Nua opens ‘Tales of Two Cities’ development and exchange partnership
Applications open through April 23 for a fully funded professional development and exchange program for theater artists based in Cork, Ireland and Washington, DC.
The Puppet Co. welcomes Danny Pushkin as new Artistic Director
Pushkin brings experience performing and puppeteering for countless productions, including local and national tours, along with 21 years at Glen Echo Park.
Arena Stage announces cast and creative team for ‘The Motion’
Obie Award-winner Christopher Chen's play journeys through memory, identity, and the fragile boundaries of belief.



















