Professional Touring Artist Series

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s writing is bold, elegant and fiercely honest. His remarkable debut novel, “The Sympathizer,” won the Pulitzer Prize, was a Dayton Literary Peace Prize winner and made the […]

Part of the Washington West Film Festival On April 19, 1995, the Oklahoma City bombing became the deadliest act of homegrown terrorism against the government in U.S. history. “An American […]

Nobuntu, the female a cappella quartet from Zimbabwe, has drawn international acclaim for its inventive performances that range from traditional Zimbabwean songs to Afro Jazz to Gospel. The ensemble’s concerts […]

Aparna Nancherla is a unique comedian celebrated for her blend of dry, existential and absurd humor. She currently appears on “After Midnight” on CBS and “The Drop” on Hulu and […]

American Patchwork Quartet (APQ), led by multi-Grammy award-winning guitarist/vocalist Clay Ross, binds timeless American folk songs with jazz sophistication, country twang, West African hypnotics and East Asian ornamentation. APQ’s sound […]

An astronaut traveling 87,000 light years into space crash-lands on an uncharted planet where she must resort to emergency measures to seek rescue. From the award-winning team of Alex and […]

Named for an ancient Celtic harvest festival in honor of the Irish god Lugh, patron of the arts, Lúnasa is indeed a gathering of some of the top musical talents […]

Named for an ancient Celtic harvest festival in honor of the Irish god Lugh, patron of the arts, Lúnasa is indeed a gathering of some of the top musical talents […]

Come celebrate the Holidays with us! Let’s create a new tradition by celebrating the Spanish and Puerto Rican way. “Navidad Flamenca” is a delightful program that will take you on […]

Jazz vocalist Akua Allrich, a native of Washington, D.C., has established herself as a remarkably talented musician with a passionate stage presence. With skill and charisma, this vocalist, composer and […]

Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. is a prominent scholar known for his impact as an author, political commentator and passionate educator. He explores the complexities of the American experience, particularly through […]

Celebrating their 20th year, we are happy to bring Happenstance Theater back to Reston. Their newest work, “Preposterous!” is a sophisticated, family-friendly, pocket-sized clown circus in which charming vintage clowns […]

View the February 15 show. Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with pianist Lara Downes and folk legend Judy Collins in an inspiring evening of music and conversation, exploring the diverse voices […]

View the February 14 show. Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with pianist Lara Downes and folk legend Judy Collins in an inspiring evening of music and conversation, exploring the diverse voices […]

View the 7:00 p.m. show. Little Dickens. Short Longfellow. Reduced Proust. All the Great Books. Less is More. The literary canon explodes as the Reduced Shakespeare Company once again unleashes […]

View the 3:00 p.m. show. Little Dickens. Short Longfellow. Reduced Proust. All the Great Books. Less is More. The literary canon explodes as the Reduced Shakespeare Company once again unleashes […]

The internationally renowned Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, rooted for over 50 years in African American traditions and the modern dance legacy bring both the iconic and the innovative to […]

“Different Ships, Same Boat” is a stirring exploration of the joys, tensions and complexities of who we are and who we aspire to be, both to ourselves and to one […]

Mandy Brown, soprano Tatiana Loisha, accompanist “Seasons of the Witch” is a wickedly good time exploring stereotypes of the witch and reconciling these fantastical fabrications with who these women truly […]