Harold & Sylvia Greenberg Theatre

People in soccer uniforms stretch, giggling

A man streches his arms wide as seated women look on

People in 1800s attire gather around a man who is wildly gesticulting

Contact Us

202-885-2587

GreenbergTheatre@american.edu

4200 Wisconsin Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016 United States

The Greenberg Box Office will be closed and all performances cancelled until May 5. Please see AU's COVID-19 webpage for more information and resources.

Greenberg Theatre 4200 Wisconsin Ave. NW

Contact the Greenberg Box Office at 202-885-2587, 3:00-6:00, Tuesday through Saturday, and one hour before shows.
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Spring Events

The Boy Detective at the Greenberg Theatre

February 13-15: The Boy Detective Fails
With the able assistance of his sister and his best friend, young Billy Argo can solve any crime that comes his way—except for the most challenging and disturbing puzzle of all. Read the review in DC Metro Theater Arts

Their motive is love: a utopian comedy love story inspired by Aristophane's The Birds.

March 26-28: Cancelled: The Birds by Aristophanes
First performed in 414 BC, the story is simple and timeless—humans frustrated with life on earth seek a utopia. They find it in the trees with the birds. Then things get messy and complicated...

April 17-18: Cancelled: Danceworks 2020
AU Dance Program’s annual mainstage presentation of fresh and seasoned perspectives on concert dance created by faculty, students, and guest artists.

Recent Productions 2019

October 17–19, 25–26: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Big business leads to big laughs in this clever lampoon of life on the corporate ladder.
February 14 – 16: The Wolves
Nine members of a high school soccer team warm up for practice, negotiate growing up, and battle with each other and themselves.
March 28 – 30: The Government Inspector
A hilarious case of mistaken identity sends a Russian town into panic and greed.
April 13 – 14: Danceworks 2019: Fulcrum
American University Dance Company brings fresh and seasoned perspectives on concert dance.

Theatre students embracing Sylvia Greenberg.

AU Mourns Passing of Arts Patron Sylvia Greenberg