Theatre Prometheus

Join The Roaring Girl production team! We are seeking to hire creative and design roles for our Spring 2026 production. All positions are paid equally. The stipend for each position is $500.Ideal candidates will be organized, detail oriented, collaborative, and deadline conscious. Learn more and apply at the link in our bio. The Roaring Girl by Thomas Dekker and Thomas Middleton is a shockingly contemporary but rarely produced 1611 play that takes a raucous, mischievous look at gender, counterculture, generational tensions, and the lengths we go to for the ones we love.

Theatre Prometheus is casting for a production of The Roaring Girl by Thomas Dekker and Thomas Middleton, adapted and directed by Sophia Menconi and Sarah Marie Wilson. This is a paid project. All actors will receive a $500 stipend. Please prepare a 60-90 second comedic monologue. While the play is a classical text, written in heightened language, audition piece need not be. We are looking for actors with a strong sense of comedic timing! Please submit your self-tape and materials at the link in our bio by Sunday, February 1. CALLBACKS Will take place in person at 1pm on Saturday February 7. Location TBD. Theatre Prometheus is a non-union theatre company based in Washington, DC. Theatre Prometheus encourages all people to submit and does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender (including gender identity and expression), sexual orientation, body size, disability, or religious affiliation) REHEARSALS/PERFORMANCES Rehearsals: April & May - weeknights and weekends Tech: May 23-June 3 IDR/Preview: June 4 Opening: June 5 Closing: June 27 SUMMARY Sebastian has a problem. He's in love with Mary but his father won't agree to their marriage. In desperation he turns to the one person who can help him: the fearless and feisty cross-dressing thief Moll Cutpurse. This shockingly contemporary but rarely produced 1611 play takes a raucous, mischievous look at gender, counterculture, generational tensions, and the lengths we go to for the ones we love.

Another one, thank you! Join us at The Pit for an additional performance on Friday, December 5th. This performance is masked required. And while we’re here, meet our vivacious creative team. The Pit would not exist without them! Purchase your tickets at the link in our bio! #ThePit2025 #dmvtheatre

If you’ve ever been to a Theatre Prometheus performance, you know it’s a group effort. From actors to ushers to set designers to artistic associates to set builders and more, everything you see at Theatre Prometheus is a labor of love from independent, local DMV artists. We tell the stories that too often go untold and we reach audiences too often overlooked by larger companies. When you give today, you’re doing more than just donating–you’re making it possible to continue our work, exploring revolutionary empathy through practice, performance, and the nurturing of our person-first artistic community. Make a donation today at the link in our bio to support Theater Prometheus.

🔦Show Spotlight!🔦 Theatre Prometheus is excited to welcome The Welders 4.0 to the Firecracker Festival this weekend for their interactive staged reading, REBELS VS ROYALS A NIGHT OF DECEPTION & SUCCESSION 👑 A murder, a monarchy, and a scandal that could upend generations. This immersive murder mystery drops us into the aftermath of “The Excision”—a violent purge that split the nation between the powerful monarchy and the newly formed rebel underground movement. Now at a lavish banquet meant to celebrate peace, the beloved King Julian Speranza collapses mid-toast…and the hunt for his killer begins. Created by Rebecca Dzida, Taylor Payne, and Shaquille Stewart. This is an interactive prequel to The Welder’s upcoming production of Cake Eaters by Rebecca Dzida. See someone you’d like to support? Head over to the ticket link in our bio and grab a ticket today! 🎟

🔦Show Spotlight!🔦 JEAN/NE is the next reading for the Firecracker Festival week 2! Jean/ne is a trans examination of Joan of Arc’s final night before execution. Written by Prometheus Director of New Works Mari Fluegeman, directed by Robin Berl, who Prometheus audience may know as the director of 2024’s World Premiere of Dua: The Monster’s Story. All performances of Jean/ne are mask-required. Masks will be provided at the theater. Join us November 21st for Trans Affinity Night in honor of Trans Day of Remembrance sponsored by OutPsych. Content warnings: depictions of incarceration, Catholicism, capital punishment (immolation), discussions of war, rape, death and dying, murder, transphobia, sexism, colonialism, religious discrimination. References to filicide (drowning), death in childbirth, and suicidal ideation. If you are looking for support and healing surrounding these topics and your experiences, we have resources to share with you. See someone you’d like to support? Head over to the ticket link in our bio and grab a ticket today! 🎟

Have you heard? We’re thrilled to announce a Trans Affinity Night reading of JEAN/NE on November 21, in honor of Trans Day of Remembrance. JEAN/NE is a new play by Mari Fluegeman that centers on Joan of Arc as a trans figure and icon. We hope trans folx in our community (or new to our community!) will join us! Tickets are 100% free using the code OUTPSYCH. 🏳️‍⚧️ November 21, 2025 at 7:30PM Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center Sponsored by OutPsych Content warning: JEAN/NE contains depictions of incarceration, Catholicism, capital punishment (immolation) discussions of war, rape, death and dying, murder, transphobia, sexism, colonialism, religious discrimination reference to filicide (drowning), death in childbirth, suicidal ideation

All their hard work pays off tonight! Happy opening to WE ARE THE DEMONS INSIDE OUR BODIES ! 🎇 The firecracker festival opens TONIGHT (11/14) with our first reading at 7:30pm! 🎟️ Haven’t grabbed a ticket yet? No worries! Head over to the link in our bio or grab a ticket at the door. See you there!

🔦Show Spotlight!🔦 Mother of is up for the first weekend of the Firecracker Festival! A poetic and irreverent take on the true meaning of choice, Mother of follows a young, nonbinary playwright in one timeline and a young woman told she will bear the son of God in another. Mother of is by Chicago-based playwright Katherine Gwynn, directed by co-Artistic Director Tracey Erbacher. Don't miss the opening weekend of readings! Head over to the ticket link in our bio and grab a ticket today! 🎟

🔦Show Spotlight!🔦 WE ARE THE DEMONS INSIDE OUR BODIES is the opening reading for the Firecracker Festival! A group of college friends reunite for a night of horror movies, drinks, and Ouija. As the night darkens, the messages they receive from the board become more and more real. A new play from Managing Director Amanda Zeitler, directed by Associate Artistic Producer Ileana Blustein. See someone you’d like to support? Head over to the ticket link in our bio and grab a ticket today! 🎟

🔥Announcement!🔥 Tickets to the Firecracker festival are HERE at the link in our bio! Check out our lineup and take your pick today! 😍🎟

We're doing a new works festival! Join us November 14-December 7th for readings of new plays by emerging local and national playwrights alongside exciting collaborations with community partners @weldersdc and another surprise partner! We're delighted for our patrons to get in on the ground floor of these exciting new works with a special focus on highlighting queer and trans voices and stories, at a time when those voices are specifically under attack. Check out the lineup and details at our website!