Mosaic Theater Company holds a PayWhatYouCan performance of "Marie and Rosetta" on August 22 @ 8pm. Tickets available for purchase at the door beginning an hour before curtain. Discounted tickets can be purchased in advance.

Arena Stage holds its Community Day on Saturday, August 25 beginning at noon.
This FREE even brings a fun-filled day to celebrate the start of the 2018/19 season, plus high-flying aerialists, dance classes taught by Camp Arena Stage Teaching Artists, season-themed activities, live music from local artists, and the return of Taste of the Southwest, featuring small bites from restaurants found on the Wharf and in the Southwest neighborhood.

Coming up at Spooky Action Theater is their 2018 Mini Festival of Readings, part of New Works in Action. Between September 3 and 9, catch six new plays starting with "Torgus & Snow" September 3 at The Kennedy Center's Page-to-Stage Festival, then other readings at Spooky Action September 4 - 9 (Free to attend, but make a reservation).

Join Solas Nua Mon, August 20 for this free play reading DANNY & CHANTELLE (STILL HERE), firected by Craig Baldwin and featuring Dani Stoller & Joe Carlson. At Dupont Underground. Doors open at 6:30 / Reading at 7pm.

Constellation Theatre Company holds a Pay-What-You-Can Preview Fri, August 10 (8pm) for their production of Melancholy Play by celebrated writer Sarah Ruhl. All tickets sold at the door starting 1 hour prior to curtain time, first come, first served basis, no advance sales. They'll also have $15 Preview Sat, August 11 (8pm), and $25 Preview Sun, August 12 (8pm)

The National Players are back previewing Shakespeare's Twelfth Night before they take the show on the road. Two Pay-What -You-Can performances are on August 16 and 17 in Olney Theatre Center's Historic Theatre. All donations go towards National Players. CASH ONLY. Tickets purchased on the day-of show at the box office starting at 5pm. All purchases must be in-person and in CASH. No phone or internet sales.