Signature Theatre
Visit DC theaters for these can’t-miss performances
Make sure to mark your calendar with this array of highly anticipated productions set to debut across DC. Read up on other seasonal events, festivals and free things to do as well.
Merrily We Roll Along – Aug. 25 – Nov. 1
Stephen Sondheim and George Furth collaborated on this beloved play that turns the traditional musical on its ear. Signature Theatre in Arlington, Va. stages the duo’s brilliant rumination on friendship, compromise and the cost of success. The audience follows a trio of close friends across 20 years, tracing the narrative backwards in time from their lowest moment to their highest, with the journey marked by incredible songs and routines.
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Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Avenue, Arlington, VA 22206
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Venus – Sept. 9 – Oct. 4
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company’s new Artistic Director Reggie D. White is at the helm for this darkly comic play written by Steve Yockey. Nicole and Beth are opposites that attract until a midnight date under the stars pushes their romance to the brink, with a woman in a red raincoat emerging as their antagonist.
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Woolly Mammoth Theatre, 641 D Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
Ford's Theatre
Come From Away – Sept. 10 – Oct. 18
The Tony Award-winning masterpiece returns to Ford’s Theatre a decade after its debut at the historic venue. Come From Away concerns a small Canadian town that welcomed 6,579 airline passengers with open arms after their plane was stranded there on Sept. 11, 2001. The story of friendship and the bonds of community will warm your heart this fall.
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Ford’s Theatre, 511 10th Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
Arena Stage
The Fruits of Our Labor – Sept. 10 – Nov. 1
Legendary DC dance company Step Afrika! honors America’s 250th anniversary with a new show set to premiere at Arena Stage. The Fruits of Our Labor uses percussion, stepping, moving visual imagery and a bold red, white and blue color palette to explore the American experience.
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Arena Stage, 1101 6th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024
Photo by Manuel Harlan, Shakespeare Theatre Company
The Score – Sept. 11 – Oct. 18
Brian Cox, the iconic actor of stage and screen, visits Harman Hall in this production’s only American engagement. Acclaimed director Trevor Nunn is at the helm for this tale of Johann Sebastian Bach (Cox) and his visit to the court of the devious Frederick II, where he’s presented with a stirring challenge to his morality.
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Harman Hall, 610 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
Measure for Measure – Sept. 22 – Nov. 1
Psalmayene 24, Helen Hayes Award winner, directs this rare staging of a Shakespeare comedy. The story of societal upheaval, which concerns a corrupt official and a young nun, will make the audience wonder whose voices are elevated and whose are silenced.
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Folger Theatre, 201 East Capitol Street SE, Washington, DC 20003
Broadway at The National
Dirty Dancing – Sept. 29 – Oct. 4
National Theatre transforms into Kellerman’s for this limited engagement of the musical adaptation of one of the classic films of the 1980s. You’ll have the time of your life as you witness Baby refuse to be put in a corner as well as romance, unforgettable songs and of course, plenty of dancing.
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National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004
Arena Stage
Nikola: A New Musical – Oct. 2 – Nov. 29
A visionary production comes to Arena Stage filled with electricity and eccentricity. Charting the course of inventor Nikola Tesla, the musical sees him go from unknown engineer to world famous rival of Thomas Edison. Tesla’s push to the brink makes for riveting theater and stunning new songs.
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Arena Stage, 1101 6th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Frida…A Self Portrait – Oct. 8 – Nov. 8
The Brazilian writer and performer Vanessa Severo plays Frida Kahlo on the eve of her death as her pain and passion are laid bare. Expect incredible physicality in Severo's one-woman performance, bringing the famous Mexican painter to vivid life in a play that illuminates a fascinating journey.
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Klein Theatre, 450 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
The Keegan Theatre
Hundred Days – Oct. 10 – Nov. 15
Keegan Theatre brings an incredible true story to the stage in a thrill-filled new production. What would you do if you only had 100 days to live? With folk-punk music as the soundtrack, Hundred Days goes for broke and welcomes you to embrace the unknown and take risks along the way.
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Keegan Theatre, 1742 Church Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
Signature Theatre
All the World’s A Stage – Oct. 20 – Dec. 20
The story of a closeted math teacher and his mentorship of a student as they explore the classic play Angels in America is a humanistic tale sure to strike your soul at Signature Theatre. The two outsiders turn their small town on its head as a powerful score soundtracks this tribute to the power of teaching and expressing yourself.
Tickets
Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Avenue, Arlington, VA 22206
