Spooky Action Theater

Name: Spooky Action Theater
Address: 1810 16th Street NW, Washington D.C., DC, 20009, US
Telephone: +12022480301
Price range: $
Rating: 4.9

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Spooky Action Theater is an award-winning adventurous professional theatre, a hub for bold aesthetics, vital conversations and global visions.

Versatile black box theater for producing thought provoking productions.

11/08/2025

Gift yourself “a tonic for the soul” by joining us for this ONE-NIGHT-ONLY concert by composer, rock musician, and playwright STEW STEWART.

Stew will perform an hour-long set of his songs, from his early days with Stew & The Negro Problem, to his 2008 Tony Award-winning Broadway show, “Passing Strange,” along with special selections from other albums and shows he has written and performed over the last fifteen years.
Two Shows: Dec 10, 7pm & 9pm.

Grab your tickets at https://tickets.spookyaction.org/products/stew

10/31/2025

On the heels of our workshop of Drew Lichtenberg’s “The White Bitch, or Hedda Gabler in Helgeland,” you can join us for a spirited Ibsen Symposium at . The first panel will include Spooky’s artistic director Elizabeth Dinkova, Theater J’s artistic director Hayley Finn, and dean of George Mason’s College of Visual and Performing Arts Rick Davis, and be moderated by Drew Lichtenberg. This panel will discuss the relationship between “The Wild Duck” and plays that came before (An Enemy of the People, Ghosts, A Doll’s House) and after (Hedda Gabler). The event will take place 10-12 on Sunday, Nov 2, at the Forum at the Harman Hall. Reserve your tickets at Shakespeare theatre.org

10/27/2025

Our staged reading for Drew Lichtenberg’s “The White Bitch: Hedda Gabler in Helgeland” played to a full house of Ibsen fans and novices this Sunday. Dani Stoller played the titular character, joined by Ro Boddie as Tesman, Jeremy Keith Hunter as Lovborg, composer and indie musician Elsa Kennedy as Thea, and stage manager Liv Tyndall. Artistic director Elizabeth Dinkova directed this workshop and led a post-show talkback with the playwright about Ibsen’s radical legacy, the process of adaptation, and the purpose of the provocative new title. The workshop was supported by Arthur Fergensen as a part of our New Works in Action program, directed by Gillian Drake, that facilitates the development of daring new plays, musicals, adaptations, and performance art.

10/25/2025

Did you know that Drew Lichtenberg’s “The White Bitch” is actually a play with music? In our two days of workshopping, composer Elsa Kennedy and the company are exploring one of the most iconic songs, “The White Bear.” Elsa is translating the Viking mythology and lovers’ longing in Drew’s script into a haunting dark alternative folk score.

10/24/2025

HE’S BACK! Join us for a ONE-NIGHT-ONLY concert by composer, rock musician, and playwright STEW STEWART, as we transform our space into an intimate underground cabaret.

Stew will perform an hour-long set of his songs, from his early days with Stew & The Negro Problem, to his 2008 Tony Award-winning Broadway show, “Passing Strange,” along with special selections from other albums and shows he has written and performed over the last fifteen years.
Two Shows: 7pm & 9pm

Grab your tickets at https://tickets.spookyaction.org/products/stew

10/23/2025

New play alert! We’re thrilled to be partnering with and on an Ibsen celebration this fall. On Oct 26, we are doing a staged reading of STC artistic producer and resident dramaturg Drew Lichtenberg’s mischievous new adaptation of “Hedda Gabler” with a stellar cast including Dani Stoller, Ro Boddie, Jeremy Keith Hunter, and Elsa Kennedy. Vine leaves in her hair, Viking headdress in her arms, Valkyrie breastplate over her heart, the creature formerly known as Hedda Gabler is on the hunt. The White Bitch has the power to grant every man his heart’s desire, but the only cost is his soul. In this irreverent and maximally theatrical adaptation, Ibsen’s late-career masterpiece is reimagined as never before. Is it a work of Viking romanticism in realist drag? A cutting satire shot through with shades of Nietzschean myth? A Sapphic cabaret? You be the judge.

10/22/2025

With one last standing ovation, we sent off “The Dragon” on Sunday. This one will have a special place in our hearts: as our most politically resonant production, the best-selling play in Spooky’s history, and the project to bring together artists representing the highest number of different countries. We offer enormous gratitude to everyone who made the show happen, and who came to see and support it.

10/18/2025

“The creativity of the direction and design had my heart racing in awe, and the committed and versatile performances are a thrill to behold” (UnProfessional Opinion). Two more chances to see “The Dragon” before it closes; shows are close to sold out, so grab your ticket asap at tickets.spookyaction.org

10/17/2025

The first three shows this week have been SOLD OUT, but you still have a chance to catch the “outstanding visionary accomplishment” that is “The Dragon” on Saturday and Sunday. Photo by DJ Corey Photography. Tickets at tickets.spookyaction.org

10/14/2025

Last week to see “The Dragon!” Some shows are already sold out, but you can still grab the last remaining tickets for the rest at tickets.spookyaction.org

10/12/2025

Only one week left to experience the phenomenal work of the actors populating “The Dragon!” “Dinkova’s cats fills the stage with an irrepressible energy, telling a story that should resonate with all of us” (BroadwayWorld). Tickets at tickets.spookyaction.org . Photos by DJ Corey Photography.

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1810 16th Street NW
Washington D.C., DC
20009

Opening Hours

Monday

9am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+12022480301

Website

http://www.spookyaction.org/

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