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Silver Spring, District of Columbia

Round House Theatre Silver Spring is one of the DC area's most respected theater companies — a Maryland institution producing critically acclaimed theatrical work for the Washington metropolitan area's most diverse suburban community. Silver Spring's extraordinary cultural diversity (one of the most internationally diverse suburban communities in the United States) and Round House's consistent artistic excellence create a theater that serves audiences from every corner of the globe.

8641 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Washington, District of Columbia

Arena Stage is America's most historically important regional theater — a Washington DC institution whose founding in 1950 by Zelda Fichandler created the American regional theater movement and whose Tony Award-winning productions have launched the careers of more major American theater artists than any comparable institution. Arena's extraordinary role in creating the concept of regional theater and its consistent production of important American drama make it one of the most culturally significant performing arts institutions in the United States.

1101 6th St SW, Washington, DC 20024

Washington, District of Columbia

Folger Shakespeare Theatre performs in the world's largest collection of Shakespeare documents — the Folger Shakespeare Library's intimate 250-seat Elizabethan stage where productions of Shakespeare's works are performed in the most historically authentic setting available in America. The extraordinary combination of the world's finest Shakespeare research collection and outstanding theatrical productions creates a performing arts experience of unique scholarly and artistic significance.

201 E Capitol St SE, Washington, DC 20003

Washington, District of Columbia

DC's metropolitan performing arts scene extends across Maryland and Virginia — a network of outstanding theaters, concert halls, and performance spaces serving one of the most educated and culturally engaged metropolitan populations in the United States. The DC area's extraordinary concentration of federal workers, diplomats, academics, and international visitors creates a performing arts audience of unusual diversity, sophistication, and civic engagement.

Silver Spring, MD 20910

Washington, District of Columbia

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is the most important performing arts institution in America — a five-venue national memorial to President Kennedy presenting the National Symphony Orchestra, Washington National Opera, and the full spectrum of international performing arts. As America's national arts center, it presents more performances annually than any other arts organization in the world and represents the federal government's commitment to the arts as fundamental to democratic culture.

2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566

Washington, District of Columbia

Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University is Washington DC's most important university performing arts venue — a 1,491-seat GWU concert hall presenting outstanding concerts, lectures, and cultural events for the Foggy Bottom campus and the greater DC community. GWU's extraordinary position adjacent to the White House and the State Department creates a university performance venue uniquely shaped by Washington's extraordinary political environment.

730 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20052

Washington, District of Columbia

The National Symphony Orchestra represents America's most important orchestral voice — a Washington DC symphony whose position at the Kennedy Center creates performances of unique national significance. As the orchestra of the nation's capital, it performs for presidents, foreign dignitaries, and at the world's most politically important performing arts venue, creating a musical experience uniquely shaped by Washington's global role.

2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566

Washington, District of Columbia

DC's vibrant independent theater scene extends across Logan Circle, Columbia Heights, and throughout the city — a network of small theaters, black box spaces, and storefront venues where emerging theater companies produce innovative new works for Washington's engaged theater community. DC's extraordinary concentration of theater talent (the city has more professional theater companies per capita than any American city outside New York) creates an independent theater ecosystem of remarkable creative energy.

1835 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009

Washington, District of Columbia

Studio Theatre is Washington DC's most important intimate theater company — a Logan Circle institution producing contemporary theater of the highest quality in four intimate performance spaces. Its extraordinary commitment to presenting the finest contemporary European and American drama, combined with its role as the primary presenter of Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard in Washington, creates a theater of unusual intellectual sophistication and artistic ambition.

1501 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20005

Washington, District of Columbia

Woolly Mammoth Theatre is Washington DC's most adventurous producing theater — a Penn Quarter institution presenting the most politically and artistically challenging new American theater in the nation's capital. Its extraordinary commitment to producing work that directly engages with American political and cultural life makes it uniquely appropriate for Washington DC and creates a theater of genuine political and artistic significance.

641 D St NW, Washington, DC 20004