Spooky Action Theater

Spooky Action Theater 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.

Congratulations to our Helen Hayes Award Winners: Luis Garcia for Outstanding Projections, Jeremy Allen Crawford for Out...
05/31/2026

Congratulations to our Helen Hayes Award Winners: Luis Garcia for Outstanding Projections, Jeremy Allen Crawford for Outstanding Supporting Performer, Fran Tapia for Outstanding Lead Performer, Marika Countouris for Outstanding Music Direction, and the full cast, staff, and creative and production team for “Professor Woland”’s award for Outstanding Production, Musical. Photos by Shannon Finney and Liz O’Meara Goldberg. To catch a glimpse into our next musicals in development, join us for our End of Season Party on June 13; tickets at tickets.spookyaction.org

Elsa Kennedy is a multidisciplinary creative and performing artist based in Boston, Massachusetts, and is thrilled to jo...
05/29/2026

Elsa Kennedy is a multidisciplinary creative and performing artist based in Boston, Massachusetts, and is thrilled to join this outstanding group of D.C. creatives. A prolific composer, Kennedy’s portfolio includes four solo LPs, an EP and scores for multiple film and stage productions. In 2022, Kennedy’s role as lead actress in the award-winning independent film “Everything Will Be Fine In The End” earned her a nomination for Best Actress at the Europa Film Festival. Since then, Kennedy’s acting credits include features on ‘Dead City’ (Season 3, 2026), ‘Super Troopers 3’ (2026), Natasha Lyonne’s ‘Poker Face’ (Season 1, 2023), and the upcoming film adaptation of ‘The Collaboration’. Kennedy recently scored & performed ‘The White Bitch,’ Drew Lichtenberg & Elizabeth Dinkova’s new adaptation of ‘Hedda Gabler,’ in collaboration with Spooky Action Theater. Other recent scores include ‘Horatio’, a gender-and-genre-bending Shakespearean rock opera first workshopped with Elizabeth Dinkova in 2023 at ‘Shakespeare In the Woods’, the upcoming documentary ‘The Aftereffect’ and two upcoming Shakespeare productions.

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Stephen Kime is excited to be working with Spooky Action for the first time. Recent credits include: Avant Bard Theatre:...
05/28/2026

Stephen Kime is excited to be working with Spooky Action for the first time. Recent credits include: Avant Bard Theatre: “Two Gentlemen of Killarney,” “The Margriad” (Winner - Best Supporting Actor in a Play, 2026 Helen Hayes Awards), “Coriolanus;” NextStop Theatre Co.: “Footloose,” “Frankenstein,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream;” Keegan Theatre: “Shakespeare in Love;” Chesapeake Shakespeare Co.: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream;” Devil’s Isle Shakespeare Co.: “The Tempest,” “Only Love: A Fresh Cut of Romeo and Juliet;” Red Rat Theatre Co: “The Pitchfork Disney;” Annapolis Shakespeare Co.: “Hamlet,” “A Christmas Carol,” “The Secret Garden;” Endangered Species/Frederick Shakespeare Fest.: “Romeo and Juliet,” “Comedy of Errors,” “The Awakening;” Mosaic Theater: “Inherit the Windbag.”

Reserve tickets for the event at tickets.spookyaction.org

Lawrence Redmond is pleased to bring excerpts from Spooky Action’s new musicals to life at our End of Season Party! He i...
05/27/2026

Lawrence Redmond is pleased to bring excerpts from Spooky Action’s new musicals to life at our End of Season Party! He is a Washington, DC native, a longtime DMV-based actor, and a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association since 1987. His most recent endeavors included “Murder on the Orient Express” at VA Rep, “Berlin Diaries” (directed by Elizabeth Dinkova) at Theater J, “1776” at Ford’s Theater, “Guys and Dolls” at STC, “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” at Signature Theatre, “Sister Act” at Ford’s Theatre. He is a two-time recipient of the Helen Hayes Award, along with seven additional nominations. He is a 2023 Lunt-Fontanne Fellow and 2023 Anderson-Hopkins Award for Excellence in Theatre recipient. (9/12/25-19/13/12).

Reserve tickets for the event at tickets.spookyaction.org

Our new rock musical “Professor Woland’s Black Magic Rock Show” took home five awards, making it the second most-awarded...
05/20/2026

Our new rock musical “Professor Woland’s Black Magic Rock Show” took home five awards, making it the second most-awarded production of the year, and first most-awarded in the Helen category! Congratulations to our winners: Luis Garcia for Outstanding Projections Design, Jeremy Allen Crawford for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Marika Countouris for Outstanding Musical Direction, and Fran Tapia for Outstanding Lead Actor. We share credit for our award for Outstanding Production with our development partners at Quinnipiac University ( ), Rosalie Bochansky and Abigail Copeland, who produced the workshop before we premiered the show at Spooky. Congratulations to all of our nominees and all of the artists who were a part of the success of our productions in 2025! We are thankful for our vibrant and supportive community, and it was an honor to celebrate the incredible talents of D.C. theater makers at ’s beautiful ceremony. helenhayesawards2026

Last night, Spooky Action made history: it became the third most awarded theater of the year, only preceded by Arena Sta...
05/19/2026

Last night, Spooky Action made history: it became the third most awarded theater of the year, only preceded by Arena Stage and Round House. Our new musical “Professor Woland’s Black Magic Rock Show” brought 5 awards home, tying for second most nominated production of the year with “The Inheritance” at Round House. These awards are a testament that productions of huge ambition can be born in small places, and Spooky Action is essential to the ecosystem of new work development. To reserve a ticket for our showcase of two other new musicals in development on June 13, visit our website at https://spookyaction.org/products/end-of-year-party . Photos by DJ Corey Photography.

And finally: the hardworking ensemble nominated for Outstanding Ensemble (Musical) for “Professor Woland’s Black Magic R...
05/18/2026

And finally: the hardworking ensemble nominated for Outstanding Ensemble (Musical) for “Professor Woland’s Black Magic Rock Show!” These lovers and demons played multiple characters, a variety of instruments, and told a story about art, censorship, and resistance that powerfully resonated today.

Fran Tapia received a Helen Hayes Nomination for Outstanding Lead Performer (Musical) for her mesmerizing performance as...
05/18/2026

Fran Tapia received a Helen Hayes Nomination for Outstanding Lead Performer (Musical) for her mesmerizing performance as Woland, the demonic leader of “Professor Woland’s Black Magic Rock Show.” Shape-shifting and charismatic, she “radiated shady bravado” (Washington Post).

“Fran Tapia is FAIRLY SLITHERING as the Satanic Woland” (BroadwayWorld).

Jeremy Allen Crawford nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor (Musical) for his role as the demonic messenger Behemot...
05/18/2026

Jeremy Allen Crawford nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor (Musical) for his role as the demonic messenger Behemoth. It takes a special actor to pull off a snarky giant cat while playing cello, and we congratulate Jeremy on getting well-deserved recognition.

Jordyn Taylor received a Helen Hayes Nomination for Outstanding Lead Performer (Musical) for her extraordinary turn as M...
05/18/2026

Jordyn Taylor received a Helen Hayes Nomination for Outstanding Lead Performer (Musical) for her extraordinary turn as Margarita, the emotional compass of “Professor Woland.” According to Washington City Paper, Jordyn “emphatically wows us” with her unforgettable performance.

“Jordyn Taylor…with SOARING VOCAL PERFORMANCES over the band’s driving pacing” (BroadwayWorld).

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