This popular American musical is an insightful, vibrant and humorous take on our founding fathers' determination to do the right thing for their fledgling nation. As members of the Second Continental Congress struggle to reach consensus, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson argue for independence from the British monarchy. The ensuing debates defined our country. As we explore this historical moment through the evolving identity of America today, this robust, award-winning musical boldly brings our country's beginnings to blazing life.
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From the creators of the hit comedy DRUNK SHAKESPEARE comes The Greatest (Drunk) Love Story Ever Told: DRUNK ROMEO & JULIET! The stage is set in a hidden library speakeasy. One professional actor has 5 shots of whiskey and then attempts to perform a major role in Shakespeare's greatest love story: Romeo & Juliet. Hilarity and mayhem ensue while the remaining sober actors try to keep the script on track. Every show is different depending on who is drinking...and what they're drinking!
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Barack Obama’s election changed history. And as we can clearly see, it also ended racism forever! But 44: The Musical is the story of Obama you won’t read about in history books... because history books are now banned in most states. But also because 44 is the story of Obama as Joe Biden kinda sorta remembers it...
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Award-winning chef, best-selling author, and beloved TV personality, Carla Hall, is at the top of her game. But getting there was no picnic. In this theatrical one-woman show, Carla Hall invites you to "strap in" for a wild, hilarious, and emotional ride as she reveals how she learned to embrace her own authenticity, "work her quirk" and finally step into her power. From her Tennessee roots as an awkward theater camp kid, to Howard University, to a stint on the runways of Paris, to her irreverent takes on the confusing expectations of Black excellence, crushing sexism, and the many attempts to erase her uniqueness, Carla has had to battle every step of the way to find her true voice -- and wait till you hear it. In this insightful and inspiring World Premiere, Carla reveals the secret ingredients to her greatest creation: herself. This intimate exchange will leave audiences laughing, thinking, feeling and... maybe even discovering a little of their own power in simply being themselves.
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After years of swiping, a permanently single, professionally neurotic stand-up finally meets Mr. Right – and then does everything wrong. Strap in for a delightfully dark journey through self-awareness and self-sabotage as he decides whether love is worth the price of a killer punchline. This darkly comedic one-man show delves into the anxieties of modern life with razor-sharp wit, tackling everything from the fear of intimacy to the terror of vulnerability.
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This Tony Award winner for Best Musical is a hilarious and lyrical satire of money, manners, morals, and, yes, murder. After his mother's death, Monty Navarro is shocked and delighted to learn that she had a secret: she's related to the absurdly wealthy and aristocratic D'Ysquith family. And if, at first, Monty hoped his new relations might provide a sorely needed cash infusion, as eighth in line to the title of Earl of Highhurst, there isn't much hope for him inheriting the family treasure. When Monty's reunion with one of his long-lost kinfolk suddenly results in him moving into seventh place, he wonders to himself, "Why stop there?" Thus begins one of the funniest and most outrageous murder sprees in musical theatre history. Even better, in this production, all seven ill-fated D'Ysquiths are played by DMV-favorite Tom Story (Mrs. Trunchbull in Matilda).
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It's time to go to "Higher Ground" as Isaac "Deacon Izzy" Bell and friends groove to classic funk. Get ready to bring down the "Brick House" with songs such as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," "Hot Fun in the Summertime," "Shining Star" and more from artists Sly and The Family Stone, George Clinton, Chic, Prince and James Brown.
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Drama Desk Award-winning actor Lameece Issaq teams up with two-time Obie-winning director Lee Sunday Evans on her wildly candid new play, which centers on the chaotic life of a 40-something dental lab tech who gets fired and moves into a woman's rooming house run by nuns. While there, she must come to terms with her unfulfilled path to motherhood and the untimely death of her younger sister, all while fending off her unpredictable and sometimes deranged cohabitants. A Good Day to Me Not to You is a deeply human and comedic one-woman show that "opts for all-out vulnerability, dissecting the psyche as if the stage were an operating table" (The New York Times).
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In this tour-de-force performance, Ming-Trent dares to rescue himself from the "slings and arrows" of his past. Born with a gift for poetry but rejected as unfit to play the part of the poet, Ming-Trent's search for home is relentless, and the results are by turns hilarious and tragic.
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In 2015, Olney Theatre produced the Rolling World Premiere of I And You by Lauren Gunderson, which went on to become one of the most-produced plays in America. Now, we're bringing you the World Premiere of the musical adaptation of her hit play. Anthony turns up in Caroline's bedroom one night bearing waffle fries, a beat-up book, and a homework assignment they're supposed to do together: explore Walt Whitman's poem "Song of Myself." Chronically sick, Caroline hasn't been to school in a while... and can't even remember meeting some kid named Anthony, which dials up both her suspicions and her "snark-o-meter." But as the two get to know each other, they finally learn of the deeper mystery that brought them together. Whitman's powerful poetry inspires the music and lyrics by American Idol veteran Ari Afsar, which expands the magic of Gunderson's remarkable story.
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What begins as a razor-sharp debate spirals into a world-altering unraveling as four scholars are thrust into a kaleidoscopic odyssey through memory, identity, and the fragile boundaries of belief. As the world around them transforms, they find unexpected solace, love, and companionship. Collectively, they wrestle with profound and unsettling questions about purpose, morality, and what it truly means to be alive. The Motion is a searing, intelligent, and emotionally charged journey into the core of the human condition-where certainty shatters, vulnerability reigns, and no conviction emerges unscathed.
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Simon Godwin directs Wendell Pierce (Elsbeth, The Wire) in Shakespeare's towering tragedy about the power of words to kill. Venice is scandalized when its protector, Othello (Pierce), elopes with a nobleman's daughter, while his most trusted lieutenant, Iago, seethes after being passed over for a promotion. Vengeful Iago speaks a word and contorts the world: transforming Othello's faithful wife into an adulteress and upright men into beasts.
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Medieval traveling performers bring to life the story of Pippin, the restless heir of Charlemagne, on his quest for purpose. Dreaming of greatness, he dives into war, passion, and even murder-only to find himself disillusioned at every turn in this dazzling and provocative coming-of-age parable about what it means to be extraordinary.
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A fresh new comedy about starting out, starting over and the enduring love of family. Recently retired Violet is ready to chart a new path forward, but her daughter Tilly and a summer heatwave seemingly stand in her way. A world premiere, Precarious offers insightful reflections on the climate crisis and generational divides while imagining a brighter future.
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Purlie is home on a mission-to buy back his father's church and liberate the sharecroppers he grew up with from the brutal segregationist who still runs their plantation. Purlie Victorious features a madcap plot, survival techniques forged in the Jim Crow South, and satiric targets that feel as urgent as they did when the play premiered in 1961-its 2023 Broadway revival was nominated for six Tony awards. Psalmayene 24 (The Colored Museum) will direct this timely and lacerating comedy.
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Tennessee Williams’ descent into family, sex, death and decay is a haunting: family, trauma, relentlessly recurring patterns of destruction. It’s about the abuse we heap upon ourselves, and the pleasures we use to forget.
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A sister and brother, the elder born in The Old Country and the younger born in This Country, share both big and small moments and memories from childhood through teenage rebellion, career successes, parenthood, and growing old. Their disparate perspectives lead to both fractures and forgiveness as they witness each other's stories.
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Focusing on the Congressman's formative years of ages 18-28, Young John Lewis reveals the humanity and heart of this mighty historic figure. The musical explores how the murder of Emmett Till motivated Lewis to pursue a life of service, including leading the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, fighting for Civil Rights with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and working for nearly two decades in Congress.
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