Best Plays in Washington
Best Plays in Washington
Best Plays in Washington
Best Plays in Washington
Best Plays in Washington
Eureka Day
March 4 - 22, 2025
Eisenhower Theater
This critically acclaimed satire about an infectious virus heads to Washington
Best Plays in Washington
Best Plays in Washington
Shear Madness
Showing until September 29
Kennedy Center Theater Lab
Going strong for three decades
Best Plays in Washington
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Wands at the ready J.K Rowling and Jack Thorne's theatrical heavyweight, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is coming to you on tour! Following record-breaking and multi-award-winning runs on London's West End and Broadway, countrywide audiences can now experience the magic of the astounding production when it apparates in your city from 2025! A continuation of The Boy Who Lived's story, 'Cursed Child catches up with Harry and co as grown-ups where the challenges of adulthood, jobs, and kids prove far scarier than anything Voldemort could have cooked up!
Life of Pi
After scooping a multitude of Olivier Awards for its debut run in London's West End, and three Tony Awards after its successful run on Broadway this stunning stage adaptation of Yann Martel's metaphysical novel heads out across the country! With the entire original creative team in tow, including breathtaking puppetry by Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell. Don't miss this acclaimed new work!
A John Waters Christmas
John Waters loves Christmas, and he wants you to know. The legendary cult-filmmaker takes to the stage with his traditional one-man monologue, extolling the virtues of everyone's favorite holiday, from offering advice on Christmas films and music to asking the important questions you've always wanted to be answered by the people's pervert, such as 'Is Santa erotic?'
Eureka Day
A gripping satire, Eureka Day shines a light on the challenges of contemporary parenting, public health, and the frequently chaotic junction of individual convictions and civic duty. Broadway audiences at Eisenhower Theater will be thrilled by Jonathan Spector's critically praised, timely and relevant play.
Shear Madness
An American theatre institution, Shear Madness is the longest-running non-musical show in American history. It ran in Boston at the Charles Playhouse for over 30 years and has enjoyed hugely successful productions the world over. Now it continues in Washington DC for its open run at the Kennedy Center, in time for the holiday season! Part comedy farce and part murder mystery, no two shows are the same!
Primary Trust
After its critically lauded sellout premiere run in New York, Eboni Booth's Pulitzer Prize-Winning play Primary Trust comes to Washington's Signature Theatre. An innovative production about new beginnings directed by Taylor Reynolds the warming comedy follows Kenneth, a 36-year-old bookstore owner whose world is turned upside down when he loses his job.
Showing until Oct 20
Signature Theater