Dramathon 2026
Great theatre for a great cause! The Theatre Lab’s 15th Annual Dramathon, DC’s one-of-a-kind theatrical extravaganza happening on Monday, April 27 at 7:30pm!
The Theatre Lab’s 15th Annual Dramathon
Join us at the Theatre Lab for Dramathon 2026, DC’s one-of-a-kind theatrical extravaganza happening on Monday, April 27 at 7:30pm! One of our most exhilarating performances of the year, the Dramathon brings together some of Washington DC’s best-known actors, directors, playwrights, and theatre enthusiasts for a one-night-only live show of world premiere short plays written for this event. It’s Pay-What-You-Can at the door in support of our Send a Kid to Theatre Camp Campaign.
Dramathon 2026 Guest Artists
The Playwrights
Renee Calarco, Allyson Currin, Jake Jeppson, J. J. Johnson, Kathryn O’Sullivan, Elizabeth Pringle, Dani Stoller, Laura Zam
The Directors
Christopher Henley, Jennifer Mendenhall, Chelsea Radigan
The Actors
Frank Britton, Julie-Ann Elliot, Helen Hedman, J.J. Johnson, Michael Kramer, Jefferson Russell, Deidra LaWan Starnes, Erin Weaver
Want to perform alongside these award-winning DC theatre professionals? Read on for how to participate in this year’s Dramathon.
How to Participate
Dramathon participants work with and perform alongside DC area directors, actors, and playwrights in a one-of-a-kind theatre experience—with no previous acting experience and no memorization required! Whether you’re a Theatre Lab student or alumni, a fan of local DC theatre, or just want to support the arts, we welcome everyone to the stage!
When you participate in the Dramathon, you help raise money for a great cause. All funds from the event benefit our Send a Kid to Theatre Camp campaign, which provides scholarships to children and teens for our renowned summer camps and institutes.
Here’s how it works:
Register online as a Dramathon 2026 participant. (Click here to open the registration form.)
We’ll set up a donation page for you on our website.
Raise a minimum of $100 by 9:00 AM on April 6, 2026 to remain eligible to participate.
After April 6, raise as much money from your friends, family, colleagues and community for a great cause! The more scholarship money you raise, the bigger and better roles you’ll be assigned to play.
Once you’re cast, invite your family and friends to the Dramathon 2026 event on April 27, 2026.
Don’t stop raising money after you get cast your role! More prizes will be awarded the night of the event.
Registration to sign up as a Dramathon 2026 participant is now open! Click below to open the registration form.
Donate to Send a Kid to Camp
Thank you to our Dramathon 2025 participants, who helped raise over $23,000 for our youth theatre scholarships last year!
