2025 Season, Georgetown Palace Theatre & Georgetown Playhouse

The Georgetown Palace Theatre and Executive Artistic Director, Ron Watson, proudly announce our 2025 season. 

 

"I'm excited about the variety and balance that our new season offers. I believe this is a season for us to push past our own boundaries. Our vision is to be the cultural destination for everyone, and I think the 2025 season truly has something for everyone." - Ron Watson, Executive Artistic Director

 

 

The 2025 season kicks off with The Secret Garden, directed by the Palace's own, Ron Watson. This enchanting classic of children's literature is reimagined in brilliant musical style by composer Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman. Join us for a compelling tale of forgiveness and renewal. The Secret Garden runs Jan. 31-March 2 on the historic Springer Stage.

 

First up in the Palace Playhouse, a 1987 Pulitzer prize winning play for Best Drama and a 1987 Tony Award winner for Best Play, Fences, by August Wilson. Directed by Marcus McQuirter, Fences explores the evolving African-American experience, race relations, and other themes of the 1950's. Join us Feb. 14-March 16 at the Playhouse, 8th Street entrance.

 

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a nonstop laughfest that takes comedy back to its roots with the infectious energy of classic vaudeville. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is directed by our own Emily Taylor and runs March 21-April 20 on the historic Springer Stage.

 

Miracles, tortillas, and the Virgin Mary set the stage for Luis Santeiro's comedy, Our Lady of the Tortilla. Directed by Felipe Garcia, Our Lady of the Tortilla tells the story of an inter-generational, Cuban family in the U.S. struggling with tradition, culture, language, love, and… each other! The show runs May 2-June 1 at the Playhouse, 8th Street entrance.

 

Winner of nine Tony Awards when it debuted in 1964, Fiddler on the Roof has become a staple of the musical theater canon, touching audiences worldwide with its humor, warmth, and honesty. Rich in historical and ethnic detail, its universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, sadness, and joy. Directed by Rick Roemer, the show runs May 30-July 6 on the historic Springer Stage and features a live band.

 

From the mind of David Auburn, Proof, was inspired by the real-life story of John Nash (A Beautiful Mind). It won the 2001 Pulitzer prize for Drama and the 2001 Tony Award for Best Play. Directed by our very own, Jessie Drollette, Proofexplores concepts related to mental health conditions, genius, trust, faith, and family dysfunction. The show runs June 20-July 20 at the Playhouse, 8th Street entrance.

 

Next up on the Springer stage, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Beautiful is the inspiring tale about a girl who became King with a stirring book by the late Oscar and Tony-nominated Douglas McGrath and the music and lyrics of icons Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. Directed by Stephanie Smith, Beautiful: A Carole King Musical runs March 21-April 20 on the historic Springer Stage and features a live band.

 

Part romance, part tragedy, and all drama, Stop Kiss, by Diana Son, explores tricky themes in the quest for self-discovery and self-acceptance. Directed by Morgan Urbanovsky, the show runs Aug. 8-Sept. 7 at the Playhouse, 8th Street entrance.

 

In the Heights is a musical with concept, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton) and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The story is set over the course of three days, involving characters in the largely Dominican American neighborhood of Washington Heights in Upper Manhattan. To honor the authors’ vision and to clearly and appropriately tell the story, the roles will be cast according to the character definitions as written in the script. Directed by Felipe Garcia, choreography by Gene Tapia, and music direction by Xavier Jaramillo, In the Heights runs Oct. 3-Nov. 2 on the historic Springer Stage. 

 

Another comedy from Jones Hope Wooten, Dashing Through the Snow, kicks off the holiday season in the Playhouse. It’s four days before Christmas in the tiny town of Tinsel, Texas, and a colorful parade of eccentric guests arrive at the Snowflake Inn and deck the halls with holiday hilarity. Directed by Molly Fonseca, the show runs Nov. 28-Dec. 30 at the Playhouse, 8th Street entrance.

 

We will announce two additional shows as soon as contracts are finalized, but what we can say is that one is a holiday favorite and the other is a classic mystery. See you at the Palace!