{"id":367246,"date":"2025-04-22T14:53:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T18:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/?p=367246"},"modified":"2025-04-22T14:53:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T18:53:34","slug":"washington-stage-guild-announces-2025-26-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2025\/04\/22\/washington-stage-guild-announces-2025-26-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Stage Guild announces 2025\/26 season"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Washington Stage Guild proudly announces the plays to be produced in its 40th season. The 2025\/26 productions feature the U.S. premiere of Joe Bravaco\u2019s THE ONE GOOD THING \u2013 or \u201cAre ya\u2019 Patrick Swayze?\u201d<\/strong><\/em>, Samuel Beckett\u2019s existential classic Happy Days<\/strong><\/em>, Patricia Milton\u2019s Accused!<\/strong><\/em> (the third play in her Victorian Ladies Detective Collective series), and the company\u2019s first take on George Bernard Shaw\u2019s Caesar and Cleopatra<\/strong><\/em> in a slimmed-down version by Artistic Director Bill Largess. Performances begin September 25, 2025 at the Washington Stage Guild’s home, The Undercroft Theatre in the Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church, 900 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cIt is naturally exciting to begin preparations for our 40th season,\u201d says Stage Guild Artistic Director Bill Largess. \u201cTo celebrate we’ve chosen plays reflecting many of the themes and ideas in the work we’ve presented over the years. From a contemporary Irish story to a Victorian thriller, to a revisited modernist classic, the 2025\/26 season is inspired by the repertory of the past four decades. And we’ll round it all off with the premiere of a reimagining of one of Shaw’s greatest plays, a play not seen in DC for over sixty years.\u201d<\/p>\n

2025-2026 SEASON<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE ONE GOOD THING \u2013 or \u201cAre ya\u2019 Patrick Swayze?\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Joe Bravaco<\/strong>
\nDirected by\u00a0Steven Carpenter<\/strong>, WSG Associate Artistic Director
\nSeptember 25 \u2013 October 19, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Heaven may not always be what you\u2019d expect!<\/em><\/p>\n

Brothers Jamie and Tommy\u00a0share a small cottage overlooking the sea in Southern Ireland. One morning, after a violent storm, Jamie announces that he is dead\u2026he is a ghost. Disbelieving this ridiculous claim, Tommy is convinced his brother\u2019s delusion is simply the aftereffects of grief he suffered following their mother\u2019s death. With wit and pathos, American playwright Bravaco explores the emotional depths of these Irish siblings as they grapple with love, grief, forgiveness \u2013 and the afterlife.\u00a0U.S. Premiere.<\/p>\n

ACCUSED!<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Patricia Milton<\/strong>
\nDirected by\u00a0Morgan Duncan<\/strong>
\nThe Victorian Ladies\u2019 Detective Collective\u00a0Returns<\/em>
\nNovember 20-December 14, 2025\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Victorian Ladies ARE BACK \u2013 and yes, there\u2019s another murder. The tenacious Detective Collective, sisters Loveday and Valeria, with American actress Katie, take on a new murder case to sleuth. Soon, the clues lead them into a dangerous web of anarchists and religious fanatics, immigrants being scapegoated, and ultimately Katie accused as the prime suspect. It\u2019s their most daring caper yet! Welcoming back Stage Guild\u2019s\u00a0Escape from the Asylum\u00a0cast and director.\u00a0Area Premiere.<\/p>\n

\u201c[A] FAST-PACED CAPER\u2026DELIGHTS WITH SUSPENSE AND CUNNING, spotlighting the strength of female camaraderie.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Front Row Review<\/p>\n

\u201cPLENTY OF SLY POLITICAL AND FEMINIST WIT from the ever-clever Ms. Milton\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 TheatreStorm<\/p>\n

HAPPY DAYS<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Samuel Beckett<\/strong>
\nDirected by\u00a0Alan Wade<\/strong>
\nFeaturing WSG Founding Company Members\u00a0Lynn Steinmetz<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Bill Largess<\/strong>\u00a0(WSG Artistic Director)
\nJanuary 29-February 22, 2026\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThat’s what I find wonderful, all comes back\u201d<\/em>\u2015 Winnie, Happy Days<\/em><\/p>\n

Samuel Beckett’s critically acclaimed final full-length play, essentially a one-woman tragicomic monologue, has been a tour-de-force for many an actress since its 1961 premiere. Winnie, a woman in her 50s, is inexplicably buried waist-deep in a mound of scorched earth in a bleak landscape, while nearby, her husband Willie dozes. She spends her day going through familiar routines, endlessly chattering and reminiscing about better days almost as a vaudeville routine for one. Then a bell rings, and she starts again. Is she trapped in this cycle or free to leave? Beckett\u2019s absurd satire about the human condition lets you ponder what it all means.<\/p>\n

\u201cHappy Days<\/em>\u00a0remains ONE OF THE MOST UNSETTLING AND UNFORGETTABLE PLAYS in the modern canon.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The New York Times<\/p>\n

\u201ca STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL attempt to grapple with the fragility of time and the fleeting poetry of optimism\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 ArtsHub.com<\/p>\n

CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0George Bernard Shaw<\/strong>
\nDirected by\u00a0Bill Largess<\/strong>
\nApril 9-May 3, 2026\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Caesar and Cleopatra\u00a0come to Stage Guild for the first time!<\/em><\/p>\n

Under an Egyptian moon, the aging Julius Caesar meets teenage Cleopatra by chance one night. With turmoil afoot as Cleopatra and her younger brother vie for the throne, Caesar helps the young queen grow into a great ruler favoring wisdom, honor, and clemency. With the palace under siege by insurgents, Caesar might not be able to keep the country together or even escape alive \u2014 let alone manage the headstrong Cleopatra. DC\u2019s premiere producer of Shaw stages this slimmed-down version (by artistic director Bill Largess), a riveting exploration of power, politics, vengeance, and mercy.<\/p>\n

\u201cCOMPELLING & RICH\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 StageLeft<\/p>\n

SEASON PASSES & PRICING<\/strong><\/p>\n

2025\/26 Season Passes are available now. Each Pass gives the recipient four admissions that can be used any way: all four at once; two for one show, two for another; or one for each production.<\/p>\n

Performance Times and Prices:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday evenings at 7:30 pm, $60.00
\nFriday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 pm, $60.00
\nSaturday and Sunday matinees at 2:30 pm $60.00
\nDiscounts are available for Senior Citizens ($50), Students ($30), and Groups.
\nSeason Passes are available, offering incredible savings for the entire Washington Stage Guild season. $140 each.<\/p>\n

Purchase at\u00a0https:\/\/stageguild.org\/buy-tickets\/<\/a><\/p>\n

ABOUT WASHINGTON STAGE GUILD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Founded in 1986 by a professional company of theater artists dedicated to producing literate, challenging works in a collegial and supportive atmosphere, the Washington Stage Guild quickly established itself as an indispensable component of the DC area theater scene; recognized as early as the end of the first season (1987) by The Washington Post. The ensemble theater company\u2019s acclaimed repertoire of neglected classics, unfamiliar works by familiar playwrights, and stimulating new plays from around the world is presented in a style that is the Guild\u2019s own \u2014 direct and clear, with a strong commitment to adhering to the author\u2019s intent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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