What’s Onstage in the DMV for October
Alexandria, VA – This year, the annual DC Theatre Week runs from September 26 through October 13, celebrating the launch of the theatre season. Now’s the time to snag tickets to over 30 ongoing productions from musicals and plays to new works, comedies, children’s shows, improvs and classics. Tickets range from $20 – $60. A sweet deal for theater mavens! Go to www.TheatreWeek.org to sign up for discounts.
Faithless – Washington Stage Guild, September 26-October 20 www.StageGuild.org
9th Annual Scripts in Play Festival (Free) – Avant Bard, October 4-October 20 www.AvantBard.org
Kennedy Center – www.Kennedy-Center.org
Clue – through October 6
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, October 11-20
Spells of the Sea, October 12-October 20
Fidelio – Washington National Opera, October 25-November 4
Marlene – Expats Theatre at Atlas – through October 20 www.AtlasArts.com
Romeo and Juliet – Folger Theatre, October 1-November 10 www.Folger.edu
Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical – The Little Theatre of Alexandria, October 19-November 9 www.TheLittleTheatre.com
She Persisted – Adventure Theatre, October 4-November 3 www.AdventureTheatre-MTC.org
The Tragedie of Macbeth – Taffety Punk – through October 12 www.TaffetyPunk.com
Cracking Zeus – Spooky Action, September 19-October 13 www.SpookyAction.org
Sondheim Tribute Review – Creative Cauldron, October 3-October 27 www.CreativeCauldron.org
Babbitt – Shakespeare Theatre Company, October 1-November 3 www.ShakespeareTheatre.org
Frida Libre – GALA Theatre, October 12-October 28 www.GALATheatre.org
Disney’s Frozen – Olney Theatre, October 24-January 5 www.OlneyTheatre.org
HAMLET… The Rest is Silence – Synetic Theater (note new address), September 28-October 13 www.SyneticTheater.org
Mean Girls – National Theatre, October 15-October 20 www.Tickets-Center.com
The Pliant Girls – Theatre Prometheus, October 18-November 9 www.TheatrePrometheus.org
Fun Home – Dominion Stage, October 25-November 9 www.DominionStage.org
Primary Trust – Signature Theatre, through October 20 www.SigTheatre.org
The Woman in Black – Keegan Theatre, October 12-November 17 www.KeeganTheatre.com
The Other Americans – Arena Stage, October 18-November 24 www.ArenaStage.org
The Addams Family – Toby’s Dinner Theatre, through November 10 www.TobysDinnerTheatre.com
POTUS – or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive– Next Stop Theatre, September 26-October 20 www.NextStopTheatre.org
The Cradle Will Rock – IN Series, in DC October 5-October 13 www.INSeries.org
Orlando – Constellation Theatre, October 12-November 11 www.ConstellationTheatre.org
Twilight Zone: Hidden Wonders of the Ocean – Arctechouse, through November 3 www.Artechouse.com
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