MAINSTAGE SEASON
Burial Tax
Burial Tax
Written by Andrew Gall
World Premiere!
Two bitterly estranged siblings and their unwitting spouses navigate an uncomfortable and chaotic reunion at the old family lake house to spread the ashes of their late father. Past pains get wrapped up with current struggles in this sardonic and wrenching examination of ‘adulting’.
Pay-What-You-Will Previews: July 9th and 10th
Opening Night: Friday, July 11th
Final Performance: Sunday, July 27th
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Written and Composed by Dave Malloy
The genre-defying electro-pop opera Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 launches Firehouse’s 2025–26 season with a dazzling tale of love, betrayal, and redemption in Napoleonic-era Moscow.
Pay-What-You-Will Previews: August 20th and 21st
Opening Night: Friday, August 22nd
Final Performance: Sunday, September 7th
A Distinct Society
A Distinct Society
Written by Kareem Fahmy
Virginia Premiere!
Nothing much happens in a sleepy library that straddles the border of the U.S.and Canada. When a father and daughter separated by the 2018 “Muslim ban” begin using it as a meeting place, it bursts to life with the many things- family, food, art love, and politics- that can either divide or unite us.
Pay-What-You-Will Previews: November 12th and 13th
Opening Night: Friday, November 14th
Final Performance: Sunday, November 30th
Out the Mud
Out the Mud
Written by Kristen Adele Calhoun*
Developmental Premiere!
*recipient of the John Mitchell, Jr. Commission, Premiering 2027
Juneteenth 1865, a newly freed couple stands at a crossroads: leave the only land they've ever known to forge an uncertain future, or remain on the plantation to work for the very family that once claimed ownership over their lives.
Pay-What-You-Will Previews: March 11th and 12th
Opening Night: Friday, March 13th
Final Performance: Sunday, March 29th
WitchDuck
WitchDuck
Written by Eva DeVirgilis
World Premiere!
Co-produced with Cadence Theatre Company
It's 1706. Virginia’s last convicted witch is sentenced to trial by water. Over 300 years later, she still won't stay down. The true story of Grace Sherwood resurfaces in this wickedly subversive new play.
Pay-What-You-Will Previews: May 6th and 7th
Opening Night: Friday, May 8th
Final Performance: Sunday, May 24th
Safety
Safety
Written by Irene Ziegler with Music by John Winn
World Premiere!
Haunted after a terrifying home invasion, Camille purchases a gun to protect herself and her ailing mother. Ziegler and Winn explore what it means to be safe in this darkly comic new musical.
Pay-What-You-Will Previews: July 8th and 9th
Opening Night: Friday, July 10th
Final Performance: Sunday, July 26th
Detroit ‘67
Detroit ‘67
Written by Dominique Morisseau
RVA Premiere!
It's 1967 in Detroit. Motown music is getting the party started, and Chelle and her brother Lank are making ends meet by turning their basement into an after-hours joint. But when a mysterious woman finds her way into their lives, the siblings clash over much more than the family business. As their pent-up feelings erupt, so does their city, and they find themselves caught in the middle of the '67 riots.
*Detroit ‘67 was presented as a staged reading by The New Theatre in 2023 celebrating Morisseau’s Detroit Trilogy.
Pay-What-You-Will Previews: March 12th and 13th
Opening Night: Friday, March 14th
Final Performance: Sunday, March 30th
water by the spoonful
Water by the Spoonful
Written by Quiara Alegría Hudes
Virginia Premiere!
This haunting and melodic Pulitzer Prize-winning drama serves as a testament to the power of family and friendship for those slipping through the widening cracks of our fractured society.
Pay-What-You-Will Previews: November 6th and 7th
Opening Night: Friday, November 8th
Final Performance: Sunday November 24th
peter and the starcatcher
Peter and the Starcatcher
Written by Rick Elice with music by Wayne Barker
The hilarious Tony Award-winning play with music Peter and the Starcatcher serves as a prequel to the timeless tale of the Boy Who Would Not Grow Up. This whimsical adventure delves into themes of greed and despair, and the unbreakable bonds of friendship, duty, and love, set against a backdrop of marauding pirates.
Pay-What-You-Will Previews: August 14th and 15th
Opening Night: Friday, August 16th
Final Performance: Sunday, September 1st