Discover the City's rich performing arts scene, filled with variety, history, acclaimed productions and plenty of innovation.
While the nation's capital is famously home to monuments, memorials and museums that are
free to enter, the city also features an incredible theater scene, populated by a theater
community 6,000 strong and a diverse set of performance spaces spread throughout the DC
metro area. Arts and culture enthusiasts can witness pre-Broadway premieres downtown,
catch original and touring productions at venues like the Kennedy Center, revisit classics by
The Bard with Shakespeare Theatre Company and Folger Theatre, experience powerful and
political plays from independent companies such as Woolly Mammoth Theatre or enjoy heart-
stopping and historic tales inside Ford's Theatre, Arena Stage and so many others.
