Staged Reading “The Joy of Theatre”
Date and Time
Feb 23, 2026 7:00 pm
Location
Takoma
235 Carroll St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20012
Feb 23, 2026 7:00 pm
Takoma
Playing Against presents a staged reading of The Joy of Theatre, a new play by Germaine Shames. Gross proceeds will be donated to the 10 Steps campaign.
In The Joy of Theatre, four thespians, longtime friends, test the bounds of artistic expression under the watchful eye of an autocratic regime. When they stage a controversial play, the consequences exceed their worst nightmare. Branded "terrorists," with creativity as their arsenal, they scheme, perform, and conjure their way back to (relative) freedom.
A darkly comedic sociopolitical fable about the fragility of creative freedom and what one seemingly powerless band of misfits willingly risks in its service.
The cast features award-winning DMV actors.
