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Explore 55 upcoming theatre shows in Washington, DC in October 2026, including Dirty Dancing and Drunk Shakespeare: Drunk Dracula (21+ Event). Check dates…
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Sat, Oct 3, 20263:00 PM
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Drunk Shakespeare: Drunk Dracula (21+ Event)
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Sun, Oct 4, 20265:00 PM
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Drunk Shakespeare: Drunk Dracula (21+ Event)
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Mon, Oct 5, 20267:00 PM
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Drunk Shakespeare: Drunk Dracula (21+ Event)
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Tue, Oct 6, 20267:00 PM
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Drunk Shakespeare: Drunk Dracula (21+ Event)
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Wed, Oct 7, 20267:00 PM
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Drunk Shakespeare: Drunk Dracula (21+ Event)
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Thu, Oct 8, 20267:00 PM
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Drunk Shakespeare: Drunk Dracula (21+ Event)
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Fri, Oct 9, 20265:00 PM
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Drunk Shakespeare: Drunk Dracula (21+ Event)
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Fri, Oct 9, 20267:00 PM
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Politics & Prose and GW Present: Barbara Kingsolver | Partita
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Sat, Oct 10, 20262:00 PM
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Maybe Happy Ending
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Sat, Oct 10, 20263:00 PM
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Drunk Shakespeare: Drunk Dracula (21+ Event)
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Sun, Oct 11, 20262:00 PM
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Maybe Happy Ending
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Sun, Oct 11, 20265:00 PM
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Drunk Shakespeare: Drunk Dracula (21+ Event)
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Mon, Oct 12, 20267:00 PM
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Drunk Shakespeare: Drunk Dracula (21+ Event)
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Tue, Oct 13, 20267:00 PM
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Drunk Shakespeare: Drunk Dracula (21+ Event)
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Tue, Oct 13, 20267:00 PM
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Ford's Theatre presents: Come From Away
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Wed, Oct 14, 20267:00 PM
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Drunk Shakespeare: Drunk Dracula (21+ Event)
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Thu, Oct 15, 20267:00 PM
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55 theatre & shows in this calendar; current dates span Oct 3–15, 2026; highlights include Dirty Dancing and Drunk Shakespeare: Drunk Dracula (21+ Event). Use the date and category links on this page when you want a narrower plan.
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