Current Theatre Season in Washington, D.C.

Arena Stage
Mead Center for American Theater, Sixth and Maine Ave.
202-488-3300

Damn Yankees
New adaptation by Will Power and Doug Wright, additional lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
September 9 - November 9, 2025

Fremont Ave.
World Premiere
October 8 - November 23, 2025
Co-production with South Coast Repertory

Step Afrika's Magical Musical Holiday Step Show
December 5 - 21, 2025

Pal Joey
New book by Richard LaGravenese, with additional material by Daniel "Koa" Beaty
January 30 - March 15, 2026

Inherit the Wind
February 27 - April 5, 2026
Presented in association with The Feast.

A Good Day to Me Not to You
The Waterwell Production
March 27 - May 3, 2026

The Motion
May 6 - June 14, 2026

CrazySexyCool - The TLC Musical
World Premiere
June 12 - August 9, 2026

My Joy Is Heavy
World Premiere
Summer 2026

Baltimore Center Stage
700 N. Calvert St., Baltimore MD
410-332-0033

The Peculiar Patriot
October 15 - November 9, 2025

Santa Claus Is Comin': A Motown Christmas Revue
World Premiere
November 26, 2025 - January 4, 2026

Trinity
World Premiere
February 12 - March 8, 2026

Holes
April 16 - May 10, 2026

(pray)
June 13 - July 5, 2026

Everyman Theatre
315 West Fayette Street, Baltimore MD 21201
410-752-2208

The Piano Lesson
August 31 - September 28, 2025

Art
October 19 - November 16, 2025

Deceived
Adaptation of Gaslight
November 30, 2025 - January 4, 2026

Dawn
World Premiere
February 1 - March 1, 2026

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
March 22 - April 19, 2026

Emma
May 17 - June 14, 2026

1st Stage
1524 Spring Hill Road, Tysons VA
703-854-1856

Logan Festival of Solo Performance
September 18-28, 2025

Fair Play
October 16 - November 2, 2025

Birthday Candles
December 4 - 21, 2025

Between Riverside and Crazy
February 19 - March 8, 2026

Real Women Have Curves
April 9 - 26, 2026

Indecent
June 4 - 21, 2026

Folger Theatre
201 E. Capitol St. SE, Washington DC
202-544-7077

Julius X: A Re-envisioning of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
September 23 - October 26, 2025

As You Like It
March 10 - April 12, 2026

How Shakespeare Saved My Life
June 9 - July 5, 2026

Ford's Theatre
202-347-4833

The American Five
September 19 - October 12, 2025

A Christmas Carol
November 20 - December 31, 2025

The Ford's Theatre Legacy Commissions: A First Look, January 2026

1776
March 13 - May 16, 2026

Hippodrome
France-Merrick Performing Arts Center, 12 N. Eutaw St., Baltimore MD
800-982-2787

Water for Elephants
Sep 27 - Oct 4, 2025

Ceilidh
Sep 6 - Oct 12, 2025

The Phantom of the Opera
Nov 7 - 15, 2025

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical
Nov 26 - 30, 2025

NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet
Dec 6, 2025

Wicked
Dec 17, 2025 - Jan 11, 2026

The Great Gatsby
Jan 31 - Feb 7, 2026

Back to the Future the Musical
Feb 24 - Mar 1, 2026

Hadestown
Mar 13 - 14, 2026

Kimberly Akimbo
Apr 28 - May 3, 2026

Suffs
May 26 - 31, 2026

A Beautiful Noise
Jun 23 - 28, 2026

Keegan Theatre
1742 Church St NW, Washington DC
202-265-3767

Everything Is Wonderful
September 13 - October 5, 2025

Lizzie The Musical
October 31 - November 30, 2025

An Irish Carol
December 11 - 28, 2025

John Doe
World Premiere January 31 - February 22, 2026

Midiculous
World Premiere
February 24 - March 8, 2026

The Minutes
April 4 - May 3, 2026

The Play that Goes Wrong
June 6 - July 12, 2026

MetroStage
1201 N. Royal St., Alexandria VA
703-548-9044

As work continues on the company's new theater, MetroStage is hosting individual performances for brief runs at the Lyceum in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia.

Mosaic Theater Company of DC
1333 H St NE, Washington, DC 20002
202-399-7993

Dodi & Diana
September 4 - 28, 2025

A Case for the Existence of God
November 13 - December 7, 2025

Young John Lewis
March 26 - April 26, 2026

Precarious
June 4 - 28, 2026

New Play Development: Workshop: Code Red
dates TBA

National Theatre
1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC
202-628-6161

Hadestown
November 18 - 23, 2025

Some Like It Hot
November 25 - December 7, 2025

Water for Elephants
December 9 - 14, 2025

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical
December 30, 2025 - January 4, 2026

Stomp
30th anniversary
January 16 - 18, 2026

Clue: Live on Stage!
January 27 - February 1, 2026

Stereophonic
February 10 - March 8, 2026

Disney's Beauty and the Beast
March 18 - April 5, 2026

The Wiz
April 7 - 12, 2026

The Book of Mormon
April 28 - May 3, 2026

The Great Gatsby
May 12 - 24, 2026

Suffs
June 16 - 28, 2026

Beetlejuice
July 7 - 26, 2026

The Notebook
August 18 - 30, 2026

Olney Theatre Center for the Arts
2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney MD
301-924-3400

Red Pitch
U.S. Premiere
September 17 - October 19, 2025
Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab

Hello, Dolly!
with Nova Y. Payton
November 6, 2025 - January 4, 2026

Little Miss Perfect
World Premiere
February 12 - March 15, 2026

Appropriate
March 18 - April 19, 2026
Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab

I And You - The Musical
World Premiere
April 23 - May 25, 2026

Carla Hall - Please Underestimate Me
World Premiere
May 27 - June 28, 2026

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
with Tom Story
July 2 - August 23, 2026)

A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas
with Michael Russotto; conceived, adapted, and staged by Paul Morella
November 28 - December 28, 2025
Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab

Round House Theatre
4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda MD
240-564-1100

The Inheritance, Parts One and Two
August 27 - October 19, 2025

Rules for Living
December 3, 2025 - January 4, 2026

Nothing Up My Sleeve
part of the Bonnie Hammerschlag National Capital New Play Festival
February 11 - March 15, 2026

Sally & Tom
May 27 - June 28, 2026

Shakespeare Theatre Company

Merry Wives
September 9 - October 5, 2025
Harman Hall

The Wild Duck
October 18 - November 16, 2025
Klein Theatre

Guys and Dolls
December 2, 2025 - January 4, 2026
Harman Hall

On Beckett
conceived and performed by Bill Irwin
February 11 - March 15, 2026
Klein Theatre

Hamnet
Royal Shakespeare Company and Neal Street Productions
March 17 - April 12, 2026
Harman Hall

Othello
with Wendell Pierce
May 19 - June 21, 2026
Harman Hall

Special Add-On: Paranormal Activity (A New Story Live on Stage)
January 28 - February 7, 2026
Harman Hall

Signature Theatre
4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington VA
703-820-9771 or 800-955-5566

Play On!
August 12 - October 5, 2025

Strategic Love Play
September 23 - November 9, 2025

Fiddler on the Roof
November 4, 2025 - January 25, 2026

In Clay
December 9, 2025 - February 1, 2026

Safety Not Guaranteed
March 3 - April 12, 2026

Pippin
May 12 - July 26, 2026

What Became of Us
June 16 - July 26, 2026

Studio Theatre
1501 14th St NW, Washington, DC
202-332-3300

The Heart Sellers
September 24 - October 26
Milton Theatre

Mother Play: A Play in Five Evictions
November 12 - December 21, 2025
Mead Theatre

Octet
January 2026
Victor Shargai Theatre

Jonah
March 2026
Milton Theatre

Purlie Victorious
May 2026
Victor Shargai Theatre

Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going to Happen
June 2026

Special presentation: The Unfair Advantage
by Harry Milas
October 2025
Stage 4

Synetic Theater
1800 S. Bell St., Arlington VA
866-811-4111

TBA

Theater Alliance

fire work
National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere
August 29 - September 21, 2025

Furlough's Paradise
October 30 - November 23, 2025

2026 Hothouse New Play Block Party

Theater J
D.C. Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW, Washington DC
202-777-3210

An Enemy of the People
October 29 - November 23, 2025

The World to Come
February 3 - March 1, 2026
co-production with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

A new play by Jonathan Spector
March 11 - April 5, 2026

Avaaz
June 6 - 21, 2026
production originated at Olney Theatre Center

Subscription Add-On:

Stories from the Brink: My Festive Near-Death Adventures
January 24 - 26, 2026

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
641 D St. NW, Washington DC
202-393-3939

Dead Inside
July 9 - 27, 2025

The Great Privation (How to flip ten cents into a dollar)
September 11 - October 12, 2025

ho ho ho ha ha ha ha
November 12 - December 21, 2025

The World to Come
February 3 - March 1, 2026
Co-production with Theater J

Sasha Velour's Travesty
March 24 - April 12, 2026

A Fine Madness
June 2 - 21, 2026

Please note that dates may change unexpectedly - always check with the theater before making plans.