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With a host of entertainment options, the sights and sounds of Northern Virginia come alive at night. The area is home to a world-renown outdoor amphitheater, numerous local theater companies and concert and performance halls.


Alden Theatre

1234 Ingleside Avenue
McLean
703-790-0123

Local theatre company based in the McLean Community Center

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra

3001 N. Beauregard St.
Alexandria
703-845-8005

Maestro Kim Allen Kluge's charismatic virtuosity guides the ASO throuch critically acclaimed performances full of passion, power, and emotion.

American Music Stage

8333 Little River Turnpike
Annandale
703-425-9280

A non-profit professional theater company at the Ernst Theater on the Northern Virginia Community College campus.

Castaways Repertory Theater

15941 Donald Curtis Drive
Woodbridge
703-508-5418

Community Theater with three main productions per year.

Center for the Arts

4400 University Drive
Fairfax
703-993-2787

A 2,000-seat concert hall offering excellence in the performing arts on the campus of George Mason University.

Cramer Center

9008 Center Street
Manassas
703-365-8350

Home to Vpstart Crow productions, and offering several theatrical performances per year.

Ernst Cultural Center Theater

8333 Little River Turnpike
Annandale
703-323-3102

The theater, on the campus of Northern Virginia Community College, hosts dance and theater performances, conferences, musicals, and folklore performances.

Harris Theater

4400 University Drive
Fairfax
703-993-2787

A small theatre on the campus of George Mason University

Industrial Strength Theatre

269 Sunset Park Drive
Herndon
703-481-5930

A converted warehouse serves as home to some of Herndon's best community theater performances including the Elden Street Players.

Interact Theatre Company

1221 Mottrom Drive
McLean
703-848-2632

A company of professional artists dedicated to presenting and producing innovative, high-quality productions and original thematic entertainment.