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A listing of theatres and theatre troupes in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area including Northern Virginia and Maryland.

Resources in This Category

• Arena Stage

  http://www.arenastage.org/
  One of America's major regional theaters, specializing in the production of new and classic American plays. Includes season calendar and online ticket ordering.

• Capitol Steps

  http://www.capsteps.com/
  This troupe, composed of current and former Congressional staffers, specializes in political satire set to music. Includes calendar of appearances, audio clips, and information on ordering recordings.

• Catalyst Theater Company

  http://catalysttheater.wordpress.com/
  Produces "catalytic" plays that reflect a shift in world view of the culture from which they emerged. Includes online ticket ordering and information about productions.

• Cherry Red Productions

  http://www.cherryredproductions.com/
  Produces adult-oriented theater that approaches serious themes in an irreverent manner ("Think John Waters, only not as tasteful") Includes online ticket ordering and information on productions.

• Discovery Theater

  http://discoverytheater.org/
  Smithsonian theater for young people. Includes season schedule.

• Ford's Theatre

  http://www.fords.org/
  Produces musicals and plays reflecting family values and American life in the historic theater in which Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Includes information on productions, online ticket ordering and Ford's Theatre history.

• Gross National Product

  http://www.gnpcomedy.com/
  Sketch comedy group specializing in political humor. Includes booking information for customized shows, political and news impersonators, and guided Scandal Tours of notorious local sites.

• Landless Theatre Company

  http://www.landlesstheatrecompany.org/
  Has schedule of productions and online ticket ordering.

• Rorschach Theatre

  http://www.rorschachtheatre.com/
  Aims to present "fierce performances" of challenging works. Includes information on upcoming and past productions. Online ticket ordering.

• Shakespeare Theatre Company

  http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/
  A major national theatre for the production of Shakespeare's plays and other classics. Has season schedule, online ticket sales, information about the theatre and about its educational programs and actor training program.

• The National Theatre

  http://thenationaldc.org/
  Historic "Theatre of the Presidents," it first rang up the curtain in 1835 and now presents touring productions. Includes information on the theater, upcoming and past productions, and online ticket ordering.

• The Studio Theatre

  http://www.studiotheatre.org/
  Specializes in contemporary theater, performed on both its main stage and Second Stage theater. Includes online ticket ordering, description of current season, and information about the theater and its Acting Conservatory.

• The Washington Revels

  http://www.revelsdc.org/
  This performing arts organization produces the Christmas Revels and a May Festival annually, using theater, music and dance to celebrate cyclical traditions of renewal. Includes information about the organization and performances.

• Theater Alliance

  http://www.theateralliance.com/
  Resident company at the Anacostia Playhouse in Southeast DC. Producing socially conscious work to engage the community.

• Washington Stage Guild

  http://www.stageguild.org/
  Presents new plays, neglected classics, and foreign plays that are unfamiliar in America. Has information on the current season and past productions.

• Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

  http://www.woollymammoth.net/
  Specializes in presenting new plays. Includes information on current season productions and online ticket ordering.

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