RCC’s state of the art 260-seat CenterStage hosts national and local authors, artists, dancers, singers, thought leaders and more for an intimate performing arts experience with old favorites and new discoveries. We build community through dialog and exploration prompted by creativity and the arts are central to the core values of RCC.
Upcoming Events
for the Professional Touring Artist Series
Reduced Shakespeare Company in The Ultimate Christmas Show (Abridged)
the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VAThe fruitcakes of the Reduced Shakespeare Company take you on an irreverent yet heartwarming trip through the holidays in The Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged). It’s festive, funny physical family fun […]
Reduced Shakespeare Company in The Ultimate Christmas Show (Abridged)
the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VAThe fruitcakes of the Reduced Shakespeare Company take you on an irreverent yet heartwarming trip through the holidays in The Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged). It’s festive, funny physical family fun […]
Dan + Claudia Zanes
the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VAGrammy Award-winner Dan Zanes, and Haitian American jazz vocalist Claudia Zanes, perform a mix of old and new songs from near and far in a style that’s been called “All-Ages […]
MLK Keynote Speaker Rev. William J. Barber and Luncheon (SOLD OUT)
the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VAThis performance is sold out. Patrons wishing to obtain tickets should be in place at the Box Office window to get onto a wait list for released tickets beginning at […]
Kwame Alexander – Poet and Author
the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VAThis event will be centered around Kwame's new book "This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets" which will be released in February. In this comprehensive and vibrant […]
Robin Spielberg: Moonlight & Love Songs
2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston, VA, United StatesRomance is in the air! Enjoy an evening of heartwarming tales and beautiful music performed by one of America’s favorite pianists, Robin Spielberg. Whether playing American classics from film and […]
“Soul to Soul” – African American and Jewish Music
the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VAThe Jewish and African American people arrived in America by different paths. But the parallels in their histories as oppressed minorities brought them together in the struggle for equal rights. […]
Lúnasa with Daoirí Farrell
the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VANamed 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 […]
Lúnasa with Daoirí Farrell
the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VANamed 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 […]
V (formerly Eve Ensler) – Author and Playwright
the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VAV (formerly Eve Ensler) is a Tony Award-winning playwright, activist and author known for "The Vagina Monologues". The play has been performed in 140 countries and is recognized as one […]
Shenandoah Conservatory and Friends: “Slavic Dreams”
the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VAViolinist Akemi Takayama, a long-time friend of the CenterStage, with her musical colleagues from Shenandoah Conservatory and the Audubon Quartet, performs a concert celebrating their history and great music. Performers […]
Mr. Vaudeville (FAMILY COMEDY)
the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VAOnce again, Buddy Silver, self-proclaimed “Mr. Vaudeville,” finds himself in a predicament of theatrical confusion. Buddy has arrived at the CenterStage Motion Picture and Vaudeville House to host a vaudeville […]
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble (CONTEMPORARY DANCE)
the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VAThe internationally renowned Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, rooted for more than 50 years in African American traditions and modern dance legacy, brings both the iconic and the innovative to […]
Trout Fishing in America
the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VATrout Fishing in America is the longstanding, four-time GRAMMY-nominated musical partnership of Keith Grimwood and Ezra Idlet. A willingness to at once make fun of our most annoying daily habits, […]
Okaidja Afroso: “Jaku Mumor” The Ancestral Spirit of Ghana
the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VAOkaidja Afroso ushers in a fresh breeze of musical flavors from the shores of Ghana’s Gulf of Guinea, drawing from the ecological knowledge of the indigenous Ga-Dangme fishermen, the power […]
Jen Kober – Comedian with Jeffrey Jay
the CenterStage 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VAJen Kober is originally from Lake Charles, La., and has energetically bounded onto the national stage bringing crowds to their feet with her original blend of stand-up, storytelling, and improvised […]
The Ahn Trio
contemporary chamber music
Alan Ball
director, producer, screenwriter
Alexander McCall Smith
author
Alison Krauss
contemporary country singer
Amy Tan
author
Anchee Min
author
Andrea Marcovicci
cabaret singer
Anna Deavere Smith
actress, author and MacArthur Genius Award-winner
Art Spiegelman
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist
Axis Dance Company
contemporary dancers of all abilities
The Bad Plus
contemporary jazz
BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
Grammy Award-winning Cajun band
Beverly A. Cosham
cabaret singer
Billy Collins
former United States Poet Laureate
Cyrus Chestnut
jazz pianist
DakhaBrakha
Ukrainian fusion
David Henry Hwang
playwright
David Sedaris
author and raconteur
Della Reese
singer and actress
Fred Hersch
jazz pianist
Gerald Clayton Trio
jazz
Grace Kelly
jazz saxophonist and singer
James Carville
author
Joffrey 2 Dance Company
Judith Ivey
actress
Julian Sands
actor
Kate Clinton
comedienne
Kathryn Stockett
author
Kathy Mattea
Grammy Award-winning country singer/songwriter
Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares
Grammy Award-winning Bulgarian Choir
Leon Bates
pianist
Liz Lerman Dance Exchange
Lucie Arnaz
actress
Lúnasa
new Irish music
Mandy Patinkin
actor and singer
Mark Brutsché
playwright and actor
Melba Moore
singer and actress
National Theatre of the Deaf
The New York Festival of Song
Ossie Davis
actor, author, activist
The Paris Combo
French jazz
P.D.Q. Bach (aka Peter Schickele)
Peter Sagal
host of NPR’s Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me
Reduced Shakespeare Company
the bad boys of abridgement
Rennie Harris’ RHAW
hip-hop dance
Richard Blanco
poet
Roz Chast
cartoonist
Ruby Dee
actress, author, poet, activist
Sarah Vowell
NPR contributor and author
Scott Simon
host of NPR’s Weekend Edition
Steep Canyon Rangers
contemporary bluegrass and roots music
Stephen Lang
actor
Suzan-Lori Parks
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
Sweet Honey in the Rock®
Grammy Award-winning choir
Taylor 2 Dance Company
Terry Gross
host of NPR’s Fresh Air
Tierney Sutton
jazz songstress
Tig Notaro
comedienne
Tim Russert
former moderator of Meet The Press
Tony Kushner
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
Trout Fishing in America
seriously fun music for families
Vienna Boys Choir
