2024 One-Act Festival

August 2-11, 2024

Eleven fantastic new works from the brightest local playwrights across the DMV area.

 

Church & State 

by Jason Odell Williams, directed by Jen Katz

September 12-29, 2024

A provocative, timely political drama that explores the intersection of faith, politics, and personal conviction in the high-stakes world of elections.

 

Junk

by Ayad Akhtar, directed by Fletcher Lowe

October 25-November 10, 2024

A gripping financial thriller set in the ruthless world of 1980s Wall Street, exposing the greed and ambition that fueled the junk bond market.

 

Dot 

by Colman Domingo, directed by Rikki Lacewell

December 6-15, 2024

A heartfelt, humorous family drama that examines aging and dementia during a chaotic Christmas reunion in West Philadelphia.

 

The Playboy of the Western World—A New Version

by Bisi Adigun and Roddy Doyle, directed by Seth Ghitelman

January 24-February 9, 2025

A fresh take on J.M. Synge’s classic comedy about a young man who gains unexpected fame in a rural Irish village by claiming to have committed a heinous crime.

 

Peerless

by Jiehae Park, directed by Youri Kim

March 14-30, 2025

A darkly comedic adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth where two ambitious Asian-American sisters stop at nothing to get into the college of their dreams.

 

Blues for an Alabama Sky

by Pearl Cleage, directed by Kevin Sockwell

May 2-18, 2025

A poignant drama set during the Harlem Renaissance that weaves together the lives of five passionate, determined characters chasing dreams while navigating love and adversity.

 

Company the Musical

by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth, directed by Matt Bannister

June 13-29, 2025

Sondheim’s groundbreaking musical about modern relationships as a bachelorette faces her 35th birthday while contemplating love, commitment, and the complexities of being single in a coupled world.