RENT: A Community Singalong
2026-06-13 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | The Theatre Lab, 900 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC, DC, 20001, United States
Join us at The Theatre Lab for a free community singalong of RENT, the iconic Tony Award-winning musical! Written by Jonathan Larson, RENT celebrates 30 years since its groundbreaking debut.
This landmark musical revolutionized Broadway as we know it—centering marginalized voices and urgent social issues, championing community, and providing that bold, fearless storytelling could move audiences and the world.
We’re celebrating RENT’s legacy the Theatre Lab way: together, with joy, and at full volume! Belt your heart out to highlights from the unforgettable score, including “Seasons of Love,” “Take Me or Leave Me,” “La Vie Bohème,” and more. No singing or musical theatre background required.
🌟 Event Highlights:

Free and open-invite admission, so bring your friends and fellow RENT fans!
Special discounts to upcoming class sessions available only to attendees
Pop-up Theatre Lab merch store, including new items you haven’t seen before
Opportunities to mingle with Theatre Lab staff and connect about upcoming programming, performances, and more

🗓️ Date & Time: June 13, 2026 from 4-6 PM
📍 Location: The Theatre Lab, 900 Massachusetts Ave NW (Plan Your Visit)
🎟️ Tickets: Free Admission
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Note: Due to the mature themes of the show, this event is recommended for ages 13 and up.

Summer Camp 2026 Starts
2026-06-17 - 2026-08-21 | The Theatre Lab, 900 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC, DC, 20001, United States
For more than three decades, The Theatre Lab has provided award-winning summer youth and teen programs to the Washington community. Each summer, we are the artistic home to more than 550 young people from all over the metropolitan area who take part in our acclaimed acting camps and theatre training institutes. We offer serious theatre training, taught by experienced teachers and theatre professionals, in a unique environment that’s friendly, supportive, and incredibly fun.
We believe that young artists, whether new to the craft or brimming with experience, deserve a place where they can be challenged. A place where they can develop superior theatre skills while at the same time learning to take artistic risks and explore new creative paths. And they deserve to have a great time doing it—because, after all, having fun is what summer is all about! If you’re looking for a summer experience you’ll never forget, we invite you to get in on the act!
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🗓️ Dates: June 17 – August 21, 2026
Session 1: June 17-19
Session 2: June 22-July 2 (no camp July 3)
Session 3: July 6-July 17
Session 4: July 20-July 3
Session 5: August 3-14
Session 6: August 17-21
📍Location: The Theatre Lab (900 Massachusetts Ave NW | Plan Your Visit)

Something Rotten!
2026-07-09 - 2026-07-11 | Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St NE, Washington DC, DC, 20002, United States
Welcome to the Renaissance, DC! Set in the 1590s, Something Rotten! is a wildly entertaining musical farce that imagines the chaotic birth of the very first musical. Brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are struggling playwrights desperate to write a hit in the long shadow of a certain Renaissance rock star known as “The Bard” (William Shakespeare!). Packed with clever wordplay, Shakespearean tropes, and laugh-out-loud surprises, Something Rotten! was nominated for 10 Tony Awards following its debut and is lauded as one of the funniest musical comedies ever written.
Ages: 10+
Runtime: 2 hours and 30 minutes including a 15-minute intermission
Performance Details
🗓️ Dates & Times: July 9-11, 2026

Thursday, July 9 at 7:30 PM
Friday, July 10 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, July 11 at 2:00 PM (Matinee)
Sunday, July 11 at 7:30 PM
📍 Location: Atlas Performing Arts Center (1333 H St NE Washington, DC 20002 | Plan Your Visit)
🎟️ Tickets: General: $20 | Students: $15 (Buy Tickets)
About the Production
Book by KAREY KIRKPATRICK and JOHN O’FARRELL
Music and Lyrics by WAYNE KIRKPATRICK and KAREY KIRKPATRICK
Conceived by WAYNE KIRKPATRICK and KAREY KIRKPATRICK
Directed by DEB GOTTESMAN
Music Direction by LUCIA LANAVE
Choreography by SARAH FRANCES WILLIAMS
This production of Something Rotten! is proudly presented by The Theatre Lab’s renowned Musical Theatre Institute for Teens (MTIT). The Theatre Lab is DC’s largest independent drama school and works to make the artistic and the real-life benefits of theatre training accessible to all.
