Alliance for New Music-Theatre’s production of The Trumpeter this past January was a categorical success, garnering critical acclaim, and was Helen Hayes Recommended by Theatre Washington.

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The performances quickly grew to 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 and survival against all odds by the last surviving member of a Ukrainian military band.

This will be a total immersive experience!

Directed by Hungarian Director János Szász the show will be remounted with its original actors, two of the areas finest, Michael Kevin Darnell and Lise Bruneau, and will again be enriched greatly by the talents of trumpeter Kevin McKee and our male chorus of Ukrainian singers led by Ruslan Bondar.

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.

Please join us for a festive evening of seasonal food, drink, and cheer, with performances by some of our favorite company members. Be the first to experience two fabulous new works coming to DC stages in 2027.

The evening starts at 6:30 pm at the home of Barbara and David Garlock, 1824 Phelps Place NW

Your support for these projects will be much appreciated to carry us into 2027 prepared to bring today's most important stories to eager DC audiences.

If you cannot attend, but would like to donate to Alliance for New Music-Theatre's Holiday Campaign, please click HERE.

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 Luna 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.