2026 ONE-ACT FESTIVAL
August 14 – 23
Our Annual Festival of original plays that will amuse, intrigue and captivate you. Different shows each weekend.
BERNHARDT/HAMLET
by Theresa Rebeck, directed by Seth Ghitelman
September 18 – October 4
The most famous actress of her time, Sarah Bernhardt takes on the challenge of playing the iconic Shakespearean role of Hamlet. She sets off a misogynistic debate of who controls the production of theater.
MACBETH
By William Shakespeare, directed by Madeleine Smith
October 23 – November 16
Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a wicked tragedy that explores the corrosive nature of absolute power, the myopic drive for legacy, and the cost of unchecked ambition. As Macbeth’s tyranny plunges Scotland into fear and bloodshed, the nation rises to reclaim its future and overthrow a tyrant.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Charles Dickens
December 11-20
The Christmas Classic returns to Silver Spring!
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER
by Oliver Goldsmith, directed by Katie Bodgan
January 15 – February 7
Hijinks ensue over the course of one night when two unsuspecting London gentlemen arrive for a visit to the Hardcastle country estate and encounter the women destined to conquer their affections.
RIGHTS PENDING PLAY #1
February 19 – March 7
A play about a student body with mumps.
TAKE ME OUT
by Richard Greenberg, directed by Ned Kieloch
April 23 – May 9
In Richard Greenberg's Tony Award-Winning play, "America's National Pastime" gets thrown a curve. When a handsome superstar outfielder
announces that he is gay, he sets in motion a chain of events that, like the
game of baseball and the game of life, bring about both heartbreak and joy.
RIGHTS PENDING PLAY #2
June 11 – 27
A play about taxi cabs in Pittsburgh.