What’s Onstage in the DMV – October 2025
September 14, 2025
Jordan Wright
Special to The Zebra
Julius X: A Re-envisioning of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar via Folger Theatre
Folger Theatre – Julius X: A Re-envisioning of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar – through Oct 26 www.Folger.edu
Washington Stage Guild – The One Good Thing – or “Are ya’ Patrick Swayze?” – Oct 2 – Oct 19 www.CI.OvationTix.com
Signature Theatre – Strategic Love Play – through Nov 9 www.SigTheatre.org
Cirque du Soleil – Luzia – through Oct 19 www.tickets-center.com
Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit via Dominion Stage
Dominion Stage – Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit – Oct 24 – Nov 8 www.DominionStage.org
Round House Theatre – The Inheritance – through Oct 19 www.RoundHouseTheatre.org
Olney Theatre – Red Pitch – through Oct 19 www.OlneyTheatre.org
MetroStage at the Lyceum – Love Notes and Blue Notes with Aaron Myers and Yvette Spears – Oct 6
A Cabaret with Lisa Vroman – Nov 10 www.MetroStage.org
The Wild Duck via Shakespeare Theater Company
Shakespeare Theatre Company – The Wild Duck – Oct 18 – Nov 16 www.ShakespeareTheatre.org
Everyman Theatre – ‘Art’ – Oct 19 – Nov 16 www.EverymanTheatre.org
Woolly Mammoth – The Great Privation (How to flip ten cents into a dollar) – through Oct 12 www.WoollyMammoth.net
The Little Theatre of Alexandria – Grease – Oct 25 – Nov 15 www.TheLittleTheatre.com
The Outsider via Aldersgate Theatre
Aldersgate Theatre – The Outsider – Oct 3 – 19 www.ACCTonline.org
IN Series – St. John the Baptist – through Oct 12 www.inseries.org
Compass Rose Theater – Annie – through Oct 19 www.CompassRoseTheater.org
1st Stage – Fair Play – Oct 16 – Nov 2 www.1stStage.org
Lizzie the Musical via Keegan Theatre
Keegan Theatre – Lizzie the Musical – Oct 31 – Nov 30 www.KeeganTheatre.com
Arena Stage – Damn Yankees – through Nov 9
Freemont Ave. – Oct 8 – Nov 23 www.ArenaStage.org
Toby’s Dinner Theatre – Saturday Night Live – through Nov 7 www.TobysDinnerTheatre.com
Providence Players of Fairfax – The Mousetrap – Oct 10 – Oct 25 www.ProvidencePlayers.org
GALA Hispanic Theatre – Héctor, The Electric Kid – Oct 18 – Nov 1 www.GALATheatre.org
The Last Five Years via Next Stop Theatre
Next Stop Theatre – The Last Five Years – Oct 30 – Nov 23 www.NextStopTheatre.org
Silver Spring Stage – Friends With Guns – through Oct 12
Witch – Oct 31 – Nov 16 www.SSStage.org
Adventure Theatre – Not Your Mother Goose! – Oct 3 – Nov 2 www.AdventureTheatre-MTC.org
Studio Theatre – The Heart Sellers – through Oct 26 www.StudioTheatre.org
Spooky Action Theatre – The Dragon – through Oct 19 www.SpookyAction.org
The Turn of the Screw – The Musical via Creative Cauldron
Creative Cauldron – The Turn of the Screw – The Musical – Oct 2 – 27 www.CreativeCauldron.org
National Theatre – PlayStation – The Concert – Oct 17 & 18 – Twilight – In Concert – Oct 24 and 25 www.BroadwayAtTheNational.com
Hippodrome Baltimore – The Rocky Horror Show – Oct 17 – Nov 2 www.TheHipp.org
Taffety Punk – Cyrano – through Oct 11 www.TaffetyPunk.com
Rorschach Theatre – So Late Into The Night – Oct 7 – Nov 2 www.rorschachTheatre.com
Evil Dead – The Musical via Workhouse Arts Center
Workhouse Arts Center – Evil Dead – The Musical – through Nov 2 www.WorkhouseArts.org
ExPats Theatre – Cold Country – through Oct 19 www.ExPatsTheatre.com
The Colonial Players – Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors – Oct 24 – Nov 15 www.ColonialPlayers.org
Bethesda Little Theatre – French Cupcakes – Oct 10 – 19 www.BLT-online.org
Synetic Theatre – Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus – Nov 1 – 23 www.SyneticTheatre.org
Furlough’s Paradise via Theater Alliance
Theater Alliance – Furlough’s Paradise – through Nov 23 www.TheaterAlliance.com
Theatre J – This Much I Know – through Oct 19 www.EDCJCC.org
Avant Bard Theatre – The 9th Annual Scripts in Play Festival – Oct 4 – Oct 20 www.AvantBard.org
Prince William Little Theatre – The Woman in Black – Oct 10 – Oct 18 www.HyltonCenter.org