Prominent silent film musician Andrew Earle Simpson screens an exuberant 1928 French/German silent film, Saxophone Suzy, accompanied by a new live score plus new arrangements of Weimar inspired cabaret.

Alliance for New Music-Theatre’s production of The Trumpeter this past January was Helen Hayes Recommended by Theatre Washington.

The performances were SRO, so now we are bringing it back to Dupont Underground with 13 performances from November 4 -22.

Staged again in the bunker-like tunnel of Dupont Underground, our production of Inna Goncharova’s play about the siege and bombing of Mariupol during the first year of the Russian invasion of Ukraine was a categorical success.

This will be a total immersive experience!

Directed by world-celebrated Hungarian director János Szász, who was joined by two of DC’s finest actors – Michael Kevin Darnall and Lise Bruneau, this production resonated with haunting music by trumpeter Kevin McKee. A refugee-led Ukrainian Men’s Vocal Ensemble enhanced the vivid storytelling in Inna Goncharova’s new play of survival against all odds by the last surviving member of a Ukrainian military band.

Our fully-staged experience is the latest event in our ongoing commitment to the writings of Ukrainian playwrights, bringing the far-away suffering of the Ukrainians up close during the fourth year of the Russian invasion.

Company Member Daniel ‘Deacon’ Smith takes the lead to embark on a partnership with Howard University’s award winning student performers from a cabaret competition.

This cabaret will feature songs from Company Member Josh Cleveland's adaptation of Fitzgerald's novel with original music and lyrics inspired by 20’s jazz.

Crossover Artist, Company Member, and Dominican Republic songstress Melisa Bonetti blends different music genres, pairing operatic arias with jazz standards to express wild and deep emotions.

Company Member Cara Schaefer shares her wit, expressive voice, and enormously generous heart, especially for all creatures great & small whose stories are overlooked in the mainstream narrative.

Join us when our whole cabaret ensemble reassembles in a season finale and a preview of a new work based on Klaus Mann’s novel, Mephisto, about making art in a growing Fascist society.