News

This week, Imagination Stage welcomes Layne Holley, as our new Chief Managing Officer (CMO). Holley joins Joanne Lamparter, Imagination Stage’s Chief Artistic Programming Officer, in advancing the mission of our acclaimed 45-year old organization, which …Read more.

We are so excited to have a powerhouse creative team working on our upcoming production of Miss Nelson is Missing, including Director Janet Stanford and Choreographer Tony Thomas!  Janet Stanford recently retired from her role …Read more.

Imagination Stage is thrilled to welcome Joanne Lamparter–formerly our Artistic Director for Education and Theatre for Change–into her new role as Chief Artistic Programming Officer. We spoke with Joanne to learn more about her history …Read more.

BETHESDA, MD (August 22, 2023). Imagination Stage™, the metro DC region’s largest professional theatre for young audiences and leader in positive youth development through the arts, starts its ‘Greatest Hits’ series with the return of …Read more.

If you saw THE HULA-HOOPIN' QUEEN earlier this year, you will recognize the talented Kalen Robinson, who played the role of Kameeka. This summer, Kalen returns to Imagination Stage...

Imagination Stage welcomes all students at all points in their arts journeys. Some train here as an important stepping stone to their dream career as a professional theatre, dance, or film artist; others find the …Read more.

Romeo and Juliet is performed by the IStage Performance Ensemble, an audition-based, semester-long production experience for actors in grades 7-12. For more information about our top-quality, selective advanced programs, please visit our Training and Performances …Read more.

COVID-19, Vaccination and Safety Procedures

From its very inception Imagination Stage has welcomed ALL young people and families regardless of race, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation. We use theatre arts to explore complex social justice …Read more.

Imagination Stage acknowledges that the land on which our theatre home sits was, and is, still inhabited and cared for by the Piscataway Conoy and Piscataway tribes.

Behind the Pats of Spy Academy – Amanda Haddock I’ve been fortunate enough to spend the last 7 or so years working almost exclusively in the professional immersive theatre world. I’ve had the chance to …Read more.

I hope Imagination Stage students remember this time of COVID not only as a time they overcame challenges but also as a fun time. Our programming is joyous and fun. Our classes are filled with …Read more.

SPY ACADEMY – A New Level of Audience Participation Audience participation is a hallmark of Theatre for Young Audiences. True, it can sometimes be gratuitous. And true, most adults resist it with all their might, …Read more.

  Educators could never have predicted that 2020 would lead to completely digital learning – but with a great challenge comes great opportunity! As our education team joins millions of teachers around the world transitioning …Read more.