The DCTS Interactive Guide to the Washington DC Area Theatre Season
Last updated Mar 25, 2012
COMPANY
SHOW
OPENS / CLOSES
1st Stage DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER by Marc Camoletti Sept 9 - Oct 2
THE HOW AND WHY
by Sarah TreemOct 28 - Nov 20
PARFUMERIE
by Miklos Laszlo
Dec 16, 2011 - Jan 8
ALMOST MAINE
by Jon Cariani
Feb 3 - 26
SIDE MAN
by Warren Leight
Mar 30 - Apr 22
FLORA THE RED MENACE
by John Kander and Fred Ebb
May 18 - June 17
Active Cultures Theatre HELLSPAWN: PLAYS THE DEVIL MADE US WRITE
Oct 14 - 30
DIVING BOARD FESTIVAL
Nov 18 - 19
BEST OF SPORTACULTURE
Nov 18 - 30
Adventure Theatre LILLY'S PURPLE PLASTIC PURSE
adapted by Kevin Kling
Sept 23 - Oct 31
TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE XMAS
by Ken LudwigNov 18 - Jan 2
THE SNOWY DAY
Adapted by David Emerson Toney, Music by Lyrics by Darius Smith
Jan 20 - Feb 13, 2012
ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY
March 2 - April 9
FIVE LITTLE MONKEYS
Based on the books by Eileen Christelow
Adapted for the stage by Ernie Nolan
April 27 - June 3, 2012
IF YOU GIVE A MOOSE A MUFFIN
Based on the book by Laura Numeroff
Adapted for the stage by Steve Garfinkel
June 22 - Sept 2
BIG: THE MUSICAL - TYA
music by David Shire and lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr
July 13 - Aug 5
African Continuum Theatre Company THE LEGEND OF BUSTER NEAL
by Jackie AlexanderNov 17 - 26
STY OF THE BLIND PIG
by Phillip Hayes Dean
Apr 12 - May 5
Ambassador Theater THE MADMAN AND THE NUN
by Stanislaw AKA Witkacy
Nov 29 - Dec 18
American Century Theater THE COUNTRY GIRL
by Clifford Odets
Sept 9 - Oct 8
LITTLE MURDERS
by Jules Feiffer
Jan 13 - Feb 11
ON THE WATERFRONT
by Budd Schulberg with Stan SilvermanMar 30 - Apr 28
SISTER MARY IGNATIUS EXPLAINS IT ALL FOR YOU
by Christopher DurangJune 8 - July 7
MARATHON
by June Havoc
July 27 - Aug 25
American Ensemble Theater BOBBY GOULD IN HELL
by David MametMay 25 - June 9
Arena Stage TROUBLE IN MIND
by Alice ChildressSept 9 - Oct 23
THE BOOK CLUB PLAY
by Karen ZacariasOct 7 - Nov 6
EQUIVOCATION
by Bill CainNov 18 - Jan 1
YOU, NERO
by Amy FreedNov 25 - Jan 1
RED
by John Logan
Jan 20 - Mar 4
ELEPHANT ROOM
by Steve Cuiffo, Trey Lyford and Geoff Sobelle Jan 20 - Feb 26
AH, WILDERNESS!
by Eugene O'Neill
Mar 9 - Apr 8
LONG DAY'S JOURNEY
INTO NIGHT
by Eugene O'NeillMar 30 - May 6
THE MUSIC MAN
by Meredith Willson
May 11 - July 22
THE NORMAL HEART
by Larry KramerJune 8 - July 29
Bay Theatre Company WIT
by Margaret Edson
Sept 30 - Nov 6
BECKY'S NEW CAR
by Steven DietzDec 2 - Jan 8
LOVE LETTERS
by A.R. Gurney
Jan 27 - Mar 4
THE BELLE OF AMHERST
by William Luce
Mar 30 - May 6
Capital Fringe Festival CAPITAL FRINGE FESTIVAL July 12-29
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company OUR TOWN
by Thornton Wilder
Oct 7 - 30
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
by William ShakespeareFeb 10 - Mar 11
ROMEO AND JULIET
by William Shakespeare
June 8 - July 29
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
June 8 - July 29
Constellation Theatre Company THE RAMAYANA
by Peter Oswald
Aug 4 - 24
ARMS AND THE MAN
by George Bernard Shaw
Oct 20 - Nov 20
BLOOD WEDDING
by Frederico Garcia Lorca
Feb 20 - Mar 4
METAMORPHOSIS
by Mary ZimmermanMay 3 - June 3
Contemporary American Theater Festival CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN THEATER FESTIVAL July 6 - 29
DC Black Theatre Festival DC BLACK THEATRE FESTIVAL June 23 - July 1
dog & pony dc BEERTOWN
Nov 9 -Dec 10
Doorway Arts Ensemble and Arts Alive Theatre SEX AND EDUCATION
by Lisa LevinOct 28 - Nov 20
HERCULES IN RUSSIA
by Allyson Currin
Feb 10 - Mar 4
Faction of Fools Theatre Company THE MANDRAKE
by Niccola Machiavelli
Sept 15 - Oct 8
ROMEO AND JULIET
by William Shakespeare
Jan 12 - Feb 4
HAMLECCHINO, CLOWN PRINCE OF DENMARK
by William Shakespeare
Apr 26 - May 19
Factory 449 THE ICE CHILD
by Lisa Hodsoll, Rick Hammerly and Hunter StylesMay 10 - June 3
Folger Theatre OTHELLO
by William Shakespeare
Oct 18 - Nov 27
THE GAMING TABLE
by Susanna Centlivre
Jan 24 - Mar 4
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
by William Shakespeare
May 1 - June 10
Ford's Theatre PARADE
Book by Alfred Uhry
Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Sept 23 - Oct 30
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Charles Dickens
Adapted by Michael Wilson
Nov 18 - Dec 31
NECESSARY SACRIFICES
By Richard Hellesen
Jan 20 - Feb 12
1776
book by Peter Stone
music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards
Mar 9 - May 19
Forum Theatre MAD FOREST
By Caryl Churchill
Sept 22 - Oct 15
THE LANGUAGE ARCHIVE
by Julia Cho
Feb 16 - Mar 10
THE ILLUSION
By Tony Kushner May 24-June 16
CHURCH
By Young Jean LeeJuly
GALA Hispanic Theatre AY, CARMELA!
by Jose Sanchis Sinisterra
Sept 15 - Oct 9
ANNA IN THE TROPICS
by Nilo Cruz
Feb 9 - Mar 4
FIVE HOURS WITH MARIO
Mar 30 - 31
OCCUPY GALA Apr 13 - 14
PURO TANGO Apr 19 - 29
PUERTO RICO
by Carlos Ferrari
June 7 - July 1
Happenstance Theater 2nd ANNUAL ALL-NEW CABARET MACABRE
Oct 28 - Nov 13
TBA
Summer
Heritage-O'Neill Theatre Company A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN
by Eugene O'Neill
Sept 22 - Oct 22
Hip Hop Theater Festival HIP HOP THEATER FESTIVAL July 7 - 14
Imagination Stage ALADDIN'S LUCK
by Janet Stanford with music by Fahir Atakoglu
Sept 23-Oct 30
DR. DOLITTLE
Book and Lyrics by Mark St. Germain
Nov. 22 -“ Jan. 8
P. NOKIO, A HIP-HOP MUSICAL
by Psalmayene 24
Music by Nick Hernandez
Feb. 1 - Mar 11
RAPUNZEL
Book and Lyrics by David Crane and Marta Kauffman Music by Michael Skloff
April 4 - May 20
THE LION THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE based on the C.S. Lewis classic Libretto and Lyrics by Janet Stanford
Music by Matthew Pierce
June 20 - Aug. 12
Infinity Theatre Company SISTERS OF SWING: The Story of the Andrews Sisters June 9 - July 1
DAMES AT SEA
book and lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller and music by Jim WiseJuly 13 - Aug 5
In Series LOVE POTION #1 Oct 15-29
ARLEN BLUES AND BERLIN BALLADS Dec 2-11
BARBER AND BARBERILLO Jan 7 - 22
FROM SHUFFLE TO SHOWBOAT Feb. 24-March 4
DE MI CORAZON / From My Latin Heart April 13-22
MOZART'S IDOMENEO June 9-17
Keegan Theatre THE CRUCIBLE
by Arthur Miller
Oct 22 - Nov 19
AN IRISH CAROL
by Matthew J. KeenanDec 3 - 31
LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR
by Neil Simon
Jan 21 - Feb 18
TWELVE ANGRY MEN
by Reginald Rose
Mar 3 - 25
WORKING
by Studs TerkelApr 14 - May 13
SPRING AWAKENING
book and lyrics by Steven Sater
music by Duncan Sheik
June 2 - July 8
CUCHULLAIN
by Rosemary JenkinsonJune 2 - July 1
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
by Tracy LettsJuly 28 - Aug 26
Kennedy Center SHEAR MADNESS
Continuous
LES MISERABLES
music by Claude-Michel Schonberg
libretto by Alain Boublil
Sept 28 - Oct 30
LEMIEUX PILON 4D ART: NORMAN
Oct 6 - 8
THE AMAZING ADVENTUES OF DR. WONDERFUL AND HER DOG!
Book and lyrics by Lauren Gunderson
Music by Brian Lowdermilk
Oct 15 - 20
MABOU MINES' DOLLHOUSE
Adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House
Oct 20 - 22
BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL
music by Sir Elton John
book and lyrics by Lee Hall
Dec 14 - Jan 15
KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY MUSICAL
by Mo Willems
Music by Michael Silversher
Dec 17 - Jan 8
ANN: An Affectionate Portrait of Ann Richards
by Holland Taylor
Dec 17 - Jan 15
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
book by Harvey Fierstein
lyrics and music by Jerry Herman.
Jan 17 - Feb 12
THE WINGS OF IKARUS JACKSON
Adapted by Jerome Hairston from the book by Christopher Myers
Feb 4 - 19
KATONA JOZSEF THEATRE'S GYPSIES
Mar 17 - 17
COME FLY AWAY
the songs of Frank Sinatra
Conceived by Twyla Tharp
Apr 18 - 29
FIRST YOU DREAM: The Music of Kander and Ebb
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred EbbJune 8 - July 1
MEMPHIS
Book by Joe DiPietro
Original score with music by David Bryan
June 12 - July 1
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa
book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice.
July 10 - 29
Landless Theatre Company CANNIBAL THE MUSICAL, by Trey Parker Nov 24 - Dec 24
DEVIL BOYS FROM BEYOND
by Reddy Thomas and Kenneth ElliotFeb 2 -- 26
SPIDERMUSICAL
by Randy Blair and Timothy Michael TuckerApril 5 -- 29
Longacre Lea SOMETHING PAST IN FRONT OF THE LIGHT
by Kathleen Akerley
Aug 10 - Sept 4
Maryland Ensemble Theatre WHY TORTURE IS WRONG AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM
by Christopher Durang
Sept 8 - Oct 2
BOBBY GOULD IN HELL
By David Mamet May 24 - June 9
AMERICAN BUFFALO
by David Mamet
Oct 27 - Nov 20
THE EIGHT: REINDEER MONOLOGUES
by Jeff Goode
Dec 8 - Jan 1
END DAYS
by Deborah Zoe Laufer
Feb 2 - 26
ANTIGONE
by Sophocles
Mar 22 - Apr 15
THE ALL NEW GRAND OLE HEE HAW HOOTENANNY HOE DOWN JAMBOREE
May 10 - June 9
MetroStage SAVAGE IN LIMBO
by John Patrick Shanley
Sept 8 - Oct 16
A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Kathy Feininger
Nov 17 - Dec 18
JOSEPHINE TONIGHT!
book and lyrics by Sherman Yellin
music by Wally Harper
Jan 26 - Mar 18
BE CAREFUL! THE SHARKS WILL EAT YOU!
by Jorge Alvarez
Apr 4 - 22
LONELY PLANET
by Steven Dietz
May 10 - June 17
Molotov Theatre Group TBA
No Rules Theatre Co. STOP KISS
By Diana Son
Sept 7 - Oct 1
PETER PAN
Adapted by Michael Lluberes
Feb 8 - Mar 4
SUICIDE, INCORPORATED
by Andrew Hinderake
May 30 - June 23
Olney Theatre Center WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION
by Agatha ChristieSept 30 - Oct 23
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel CrouseNov 16 - Jan 1
THE NUTCRACKER
from Olney Theatre BalletDec 9 - 24
A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A STORY OF CHRISTMAS
By Charles DickensDec 14 - Jan 1
YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN
Book, music and lyrics by Clark GesnerFeb 22 - Mar 18
THE 39 STEPS
Adapted by Patrick BarlowApr 18 - May 13
SLEUTH
by Anthony ShafferJune 12 - July 8
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Music by Alan Menken, book and lyrics by Howard AshmanJuly 31 - Aug 26
Quotidian Theatre SHINING CITY
by Conor McPherson
Nov 11 - Dec 11
DANCING AT LUGHNASA
by Brian Friel
Apr 20 - May 20
AFTERPLAY
by Brian Friel and an
adaptation Chekhov's
A LITTLE TRICK
July 20 - Aug 19
Rep Stage OR,
by Liz Duffy AdamsAug 31 - Sept 18
BARRYMORE
by William LuceOct 26 - Nov 13
YELLOWMAN
by Dael OrlandersmithFeb 8 - 26
LAS MENINAS
by Lynn NottageApr 18 - May 6
Round House Theatre FAHRENHEIT
by Ray BradburySept 7 - Oct 9
ReENTRY
By Emily Ackerman & KJ SanchezOct 18 - 30
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
By Joseph Hanreddy and J. R. SullivanNov 23 - Dec 31
NEXT FALL
by Geoffrey NaufftsFeb 1 - 26
CROWN OF SHADOWS: the wake of Odysseus
by Jason Gray PlattApr 11 - May 6
DOUBLE INDEMNITY
adapted by David Pichette and R. Hamilton Wright
from the novel by James M. Cain
May 30 - June 24
Scena Theater GREEK
by Steven BerkoffOct 15 - Nov 27
HEDDA GABLER
by Henrik IbsenJan 6 - 29
THE SEAFARER
by Conor McPhersonApr 4 - May 20
MEIN KAMPF
by George TaboriJuly 6 - Aug 19
Shakespeare Theatre Company JULIUS CAESAR
by William ShakespeareAug 18 - Sept 4
THE HEIR APPARENT
by Jean-François RegnardSept 6 - Oct 23
FELA!
Directed & Choreographed by Bill T. JonesSept 13 - Oct 9
THE BARD'S BROADWAY: THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE
music by Richard Rodgers
lyrics by Lorenz Hart
book by George Abbott
Nov 4 - 6
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
by William ShakespeareNov 25 - Jan 1
KRAPP'S LAST TAPE
by Samuel Beckett
Nov 29 - Dec 4
THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA
by William ShakespeareJan 17 - Mar 4
THE BARD'S BROADWAY: TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA (a rock opera)
by John Guare and Mel ShapiroJan 22 - 29
BASIL TWIST'S PETRUSHKA
Mar 17 - 25
STRANGE INTERLUDE
by Eugene O'NeillMar 27 - Apr 29
THE SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS
by Carlo GoldoniMay 15 - July 1
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
by William ShakespeareJune 12 - July 15
Signature Theatre THE HOLLOW
Book by Hunter Foster
Music & Lyrics by Matt Conner
Aug 23 - Oct 16
THE BOY DETECTIVE FAILS
Book by Joe Meno
Music & Lyrics by Adam GwonAug 25 - Oct 16
SWEET TEA: BLACK GAY MEN OF THE SOUTH
by E. Patrick JohnsonSept 13 - Oct 9
A SECOND CHANCE
Book, Music & Lyrics by Ted ShenNov 15 - Dec 11
HAIRSPRAY
Book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan
Music by Marc ShaimanNov 21 - Jan 29
REALLY REALLY
by Paul Downs Colaizzo
Jan 31 - Mar 25
BROTHER RUSSIA
Book & Lyrics by John Dempsey
Music by Dana RoweMar 6 - Apr 15
GOD OF CARNAGE
by Yasmina RezaApr 10 - June 24
XANADU
Book by Douglas Carter Beane
Music & Lyrics by Jeff Lynne & John Farrar
May 8 - July 1
Source Festival SOURCE FESTIVAL June 8 - July 1
Studio Theatre THE HABIT OF ART
by Alan BennettSept 7 - Oct 16
LUNGS
by Duncan MacmillanSept 28 - Oct 16
THE GOLDEN DRAGON
by Roland Schimmelpfennig, translated by David Tushingham
Nov 2 - Dec 11
BUST
by Lauren WeedmanNov 30 - Dec 18
TIME STANDS STILL
by Donald MarguliesJan 4 - Feb 12
ASTRO BOY AND THE GOD OF COMICS
created by Natsu Onoda PowerFeb 15 - Mar 11
SUCKER PUNCH
by Roy WilliamsFeb 29 - Apr 18
THE BIG MEAL
by Dan LeFrancApr 25 - May 20
BACHELORETTE
by Leslye Headland
May 23 - July 1May 23 - July 1
THE ANIMALS AND THE CHILDREN TOOK TO THE STREETS
by 1927June 13 - July 1
BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON
by Alex Timbers, with music and lyrics by Michael Friedman
July 11 - Aug 5
Synetic Theater MACBETH Sept 14 - Oct 2
OTHELLO Oct 19 - Nov 6
ROMEO AND JULIET Nov 25 - Dec 23
GENESIS REBOOT
Written by Ben and Peter CunisFeb 9 - Mar 4
LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
(Tantehorse and“ Physical Theater Company of the Czech Republic)Mar 8 - 25
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW Mar 31 - Apr 22
HOME OF THE SOLDIER
May 23 - July 1
Synetic Family Theater THE ROUGH FACED GIRL: A NATIVE AMERICAN CINDERELLA TALE Nov 11 - Dec 28
ROMEO AND JULIET (teen performances) Feb 2 - 4
MUSIC BOX
Mar 16 - May 5
Taffety Punk MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
by William Shakespeare
Sept 9 - Oct 1
Teatro de la Luna 14th INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF HISPANIC THEATER
Oct 11 - Nov 19
TBA Feb 23 - Mar 17
TBA May 10 - June 2
The Hub Theatre WONDERFUL LIFE
adapted by Helen Pafumi
Dec 2 - 27
JOHN & BEATRICE
by Carole Frechette
Apr 13 - May 5
BIG LOVE
by Charles Mee
July 13 - Aug 5
The Puppet Co TALES OF BEATRIX POTTER
Sept 16 - Oct 9
THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF Oct 13 - Nov 18
THE NUTCRACKER
Nov 25 - Dec 31
PETER AND THE WOLF
Jan 13 - Feb 19
MOZART'S THE MAGIC FLUTE
Feb 24 - Mar 11
RAPUNZEL
Mar 15 - Apr 7
PINOCCHIO
Apr 12 - June 3
Theater Alliance BLACK NATIVITY
by Langston Hughes, December 3 – 31, 2011Dec 3-31
HOW TO DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AND NEVER BE FOUND
by Fin KennedyMar 12 – Apr 1
HUM
by Nicholas WardigoMay 12 – June 3, 2012
Theater J IMAGINING MADOFF
by Deb MargolinAug 31 - Sept 25
PARADE
By Alfred Uhry & Jason Robert Brown
Sept 23 - Oct 30
AFTER THE FALL
By Arthur Miller
Oct 26 - Nov 27
THE RELIGION THING
By Renee Calarco
Jan 4 - 29
ELECTILE DYSFUNCTION:
THE KINSEY SICKS
Feb 4 - 19
NEW JERUSALEM: THE INTERROGATION
OF BARUCH DE SPINOZA
by David IvesFeb 29 - April 1
THE WHIPPING MAN
by Matthew LopezApr 18 - May 20
THE HISTORY OF INVULNERABILITY
by David Bar KatzJune 6 - July 8
Theater of the First Amendment CAN'T SCARE ME, the story of Mother Jones
written and performed by Kaiulani LeeOct 14 - 30
STAY
by Heather McDonald and Susan ShieldsNov 11 - 27
Toby's Dinner Theatre of Baltimore DREAMGIRLS
music by Henry Krieger
lyrics and book by Tom EyenSept 8 - Nov 13
ANNIE
music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin
book by Thomas MeehanNov 17 - Jan 22
SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE Jan 19 - Mar 18
HAIRSPRAY Mar 29 - July 1
GREASE July 13 - Sept 16
Toby's Dinner Theatre of Columbia
CHICAGO
THE MUSICAL
Sept 1 - Nov 6
WHITE CHRISTMAS
Nov 10 - Jan 8
THE KING AND I Jan 12 - Mar 25
THE WIZARD OF OZ Mar 29 - July 1
LEGALLY BLONDE - THE MUSICAL July 5 - Sept 2
Venus Theatre THE STENOGRAPHER
by Zoe Mavroudi
Sept 1 - 25
Washington Savoyards TBA
Washington Stage Guild WILDER SINS
by Thorton Wilder
Nov 3 - 27
AMELIA
by Alex WebbJan 5 - 29
HUSBANDS & LOVERS
by Ferenc MolnarFeb 23 - Mar 18
WIVES & WITS
by George Bernard ShawApr 26 - May 20
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company A BRIGHT NEW BOISE
by Samuel D. HunterOct 10 - Nov 6
SPOILER ALERT: EVERYBODY DIES
by Chicago's Second CityDec 6 - Jan 8
CIVILIZATION (ALL YOU CAN EAT)
by Jason Grote
Feb 13 - Mar 11
ARIAS WITH A TWIST
by Joey Arias and Basil Twist
April 4 - May 6
MR. BURNS, A POST ELECTRIC PLAY
by Anne Washburn
May 28 - July 1
WSC Avant Bard HAPPY DAYS
by Samuel BeckettAug 25 - Sept 25
THE MISTORICAL HYSTERY OF HENRY (I)V
by William Shakespeare
Nov 2 - Dec 14
LES JUSTES
by Albert CamusFeb 9 - Mar 11
THE BACCHAE
by Euripides
May 10 - July 1
THE TOOTH OF CRIME
by Sam Shepard
May 17 - July 1















Happenstance Theater is doing the 2nd Annual Cabaret Macabre at Round House Theatre Silver Spring October 28 – November 13 2011.
“Schoolhouse Rocks!” Will be performing in Building 3 on Saturdays through Dec. 31, 2011. Performances are at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Workhouse Arts Center of Lorton at the intersection of Lorton Road and Ox Road.