Play readings and workshops provide an opportunity to see thrilling new work at numerous levels of growth. Wish to see the subsequent large factor whereas it’s nonetheless being crafted? Get in on the bottom stage and see the inventive course of in motion. That includes new performs and musicals by native and nationwide artists, listed here are the upcoming play readings and workshops within the DMV.
MAY 2026
Theater J and the Edlavitch DCJCC current a Competition of Favorites and Firsts, Could 30-June 7 on the Edlavitch DCJCC, 1529 sixteenth St NW, Washington, DC. Staged readings embrace:
- The Final Night time of Ballyhoo by Alfred Uhry, Saturday, Could 30 at 2:00 PM
- Linguicide by Ali Viterbi, Saturday, Could 30 at 7:30 PM
- Queens Lady within the World by Caleen Sinnette Jennings, Sunday, Could 31 at 2:00 PM
- The Sisters Rosensweig by Wendy Wasserstein, Saturday, June 6 at 1:00 PM
- I Know of Plagues by Kendell Pinckney, Saturday, June 6 at 7:30 PM
All-access passes are $100 ($50 for Theater J subscribers) and single tickets are $28. Tickets and data out there right here.
The Arts Membership of Washington presents My Favourite Issues: The Songs of Richard Rodgers, that includes vocalist Anna Bergman and pianist Howard Breitbart, Saturday, Could 30 at 6:00 PM on the Arts Membership of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC. Tickets are $65 ($60 for ACW members) and out there right here.
African American Collective Theater (ACT) presents OUT/spoken, its thirty fourth annual LGBTQ+ theater competition for DC Black Pleasure Weekend, Sunday, Could 24 at 5:00 PM on the Undercroft Theater, 900 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC. Tickets vary from $20-$28.52 and can be found right here.
The Artless Bards, DC’s longest-running Shakespearean improv comedy troupe, presents an evening of improv, sketch, and stand-up comedy Saturday, Could 23 at 7:00 PM at The Puppet Co Playhouse, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, MD. Tickets vary from $15-$35 and can be found right here. Proceeds profit The Puppet Co. 18+.
Solas Nua presents Galway-based youngsters’s theater firm Branar in You’ll See, a 45-minute reimagining of James Joyce’s Ulysses for younger audiences, Friday, Could 15 at 7:30 PM at Spooky Motion Theater (1810 sixteenth St NW, Washington, DC) and Saturday, Could 16 at 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM at Atlas Performing Arts Middle (1333 H St NE, Washington, DC). Tickets for Friday’s efficiency, offered with Spooky Motion Theater and The Keegan Theatre, are $25 and out there right here. Tickets for the Saturday performances, offered with Atlas Performing Arts Middle, are $18 and out there right here.
The Rose Theatre Co. presents a studying of The Additional Adventures of R. Prudhomme, a brand new play by Chris Stezin, Tuesday, Could 12 at 7:30 PM on the Arts Membership of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC. Admission is free; RSVP right here.
Olney Theatre Middle presents The Enterprise of the Enterprise, a masterclass with director Lili-Anne Brown on directing for regional theater, Tuesday, Could 12 at 7:00 PM at Olney Theatre Middle, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd, Olney, MD. Tickets are $25 ($20 for Olney members) and out there right here.
Prologue Theatre presents the Could gatherings of afterword, Prologue’s play studying and dialogue group. This month, the group is studying and discussing Pure Shocks by Lauren Gunderson and Each Sensible Factor by Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe. Be a part of afterword in particular person Monday, Could 11 at 7:00 PM at Prologue Theatre, 6408 Williamsburg Blvd, Arlington, VA, or on-line Wednesday, Could 13 at 7:00 PM. Register (free!) for both date right here. Registrants will obtain the scripts by way of e mail.
Traditional Theatre of Maryland presents When You Want Upon a Star, a family-friendly cabaret that includes Broadway’s Ian Knauer, Monday, Could 11 at 7:30 PM and Tuesday, Could 12 at 7:30 PM at Traditional Theatre of Maryland, 1804 West St, Annapolis, MD. Monday’s cabaret is for CTM subscribers solely and included in season packages. Tickets for Tuesday’s cabaret are $81.75-$88.75 (together with charges) and out there right here.
Spooky Motion Theater presents a staged studying of Stability by Ukrainian veteran and playwright Alena Sarnatska, Monday, Could 11 at 7:30 PM in Spooky Motion’s efficiency area at Universalist Nationwide Memorial Church, 1810 sixteenth St NW, Washington, DC. Directed by Elizabeth Dinkova and carried out by 3-time Helen Hayes Award winner Natascia Diaz, Stability is impressed by Sarnatska’s expertise as a frontline medic within the Russo-Ukrainian warfare. Tickets are free; reserve right here with code spookyactionbalance.
Taking part in Towards presents (One) Acts of Resistance, Monday, Could 11 at 7:00 PM at Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC. The efficiency will embrace a gap monologue by Rick Foucheux, a studying of The Boy by Rick Foucheux, carried out by Vince Eisenson, and a studying of The Beggar and the King by Winthrop Parkhurst, carried out by Erika Rose, Kimberly Schraf, and Craig Wallace. RSVP right here and do one of many following: pay money on the door, 100% of which shall be donated to Frequent Trigger, or present a receipt for a donation to Frequent Trigger in calendar 12 months 2026. Minimal $5 donation for both choice.
The Arts Membership of Washington and Scena Theatre current a e-book launch for Making the Scene: Theater on 14th Road within the Nineteen Eighties by Amy Schmidt, PhD historian and cofounder of Scena Theatre, Monday, Could 11 at 7:00 PM on the Arts Membership of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC. Open to ACW members and friends. RSVP right here.
