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That’s right! Our ever-popular UMW Theatre Road Trips are back this season! Join us for exceptional performances in Washington, D.C. We make it easy for you! Park your car at duPont Hall and board our charter bus where your host will talk with you about the production you are about to experience as you travel to the theatre. The bus will drop you at the front door and will return to pick you up. On the way home, your host will lead you and your fellow theatregoers in a post-performance discussion about the show. Come along for the ride—going to the theatre in Washington could not be easier!
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Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
by David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts
AKA the comedy troupe, SplitLip • April 26, 2025 @ 2pm • The Golden Theatre in New York City
The 2024 Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical. It’s London’s biggest hit with 74 Five-Star reviews making it “the best-reviewed show in West End history”
The year is 1943 and right now we’re losing the war. Luckily, we’re about to gamble all our futures on a stolen corpse.Singin’ in the Rain meets Strangers on a Train, Operation Mincemeat is the fast-paced, hilarious and unbelievable true story of the twisted secret mission that won us World War II. Bursting at the seams with the kind of chaos you couldn’t invent, the question is: how did a dead body, a fake love letter, and – of all people – Ian Fleming come together to wrong-foot Hitler?
Mister Lincoln
by Herbert Mitgang • October 6 @ 2pm • Ford’s Theatre
In this witty and revelatory one-man show starring Scott Bakula as President Abraham Lincoln, Mister Lincoln—as the President preferred to be called—shares stories of himself during some of our country’s most important historical events. From his own personal perspective, first as a prairie lawyer and anti-slavery advocate in Illinois, to later in Washington as president of the United States, when he signs the Emancipation Proclamation and becomes the liberator, this insightful play leans on Lincoln’s own brilliant language to reveal surprising aspects of the life of one of our nation’s greatest presidents.
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
by Burt Shevelove, Larry Gelbart, & Stephen Sondheim • November 17 @ 2 PM • Signature Theatre
It’s a comedy tonight in Sondheim’s zany, hysterical, Tony Award-winning musical romp. In one of the greatest musical comedies of all time, three households reside next to each other in ancient Rome. Just outside their doors, the exploits of a quick-thinking Roman slave, a braggart soldier, a beautiful courtesan, a lovesick young man and others devolve into uproarious chaos in a fast-paced, witty and monumental escapade. With mistaken identities, wily ruses, madcap chases, a love story, and a happy ending of course, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’s audacious and irreverent spectacle has something for everyone.
In the Heights
by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes • February 23 @ 2pm • Signature Theatre
The joyous Tony Award-winning triumph by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton) and Quiara Alegría Hudes (Daphne’s Dive). Lights up on Washington Heights, NYC where the streets are full of music, and everybody’s got a dream. With the neighborhood on the brink of gentrification, and a life-changing winning lottery ticket somewhere in their midst, the vibrant inhabitants share hope, loss, and love as they plan their futures while cherishing their home. Latin rhythms and hip-hop lyrics infuse “96,000,” “Paciencia y Fe,” “Carnaval del Barrio,” and the title song as this breathtaking celebration of community and culture energetically bursts off the stage with Signature’s trademark immersive style.
Paradise Blue
by Dominique Morisseau • May 25 @ 2pm • Studio Theatre
Detroit, 1949. Welcome to Paradise, a jazz club that’s seen better days. Blue, the club’s trumpet-playing owner is ready to leave this town and his family demons behind. But his house band and his best girl have dreams of their own, so when hardboiled widow Silver enters the picture looking for some business and some pleasure, Love, lust, and legacy collide in the fight for Paradise. Studio transforms the Victor Shargai theatre into a jazz club for Dominique Morisseau’s (Pipeline, Skeleton Crew) music-filled drama about resilience, self-preservation, and community.
A Wrinkle in Time: A New Musical
by Lauren Yee and Heather Christian • June 22 @ 2pm • Arena Stage
A world-premiere musical of the classic young adult novel. Meg Murry’s father was experimenting with time travel and the fifth dimension when he mysteriously disappeared. Now, Meg, her friend Calvin, and her younger brother Charles Wallace must race to rescue him. Can they outwit the forces of evil they will encounter on their heart-stopping journey through space? Join Meg on this epic quest in an adventurous new musical adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s Newbery Medal-winning classic novel that will energize your spirit, expand your imagination, and inspire you to believe that love, friendship, and courage can conquer all.
When you purchase a UMW Theatre Road Trip ticket, you are securing a ticket to the performance, but you will not receive your ticket to the performance until we arrive at the theatre. This is part of taking the worry out of the trip for you. We will be responsible for everything until you arrive. You will also receive an email (typically on Monday or Tuesday) prior to that week’s Road Trip. If you do not receive an email by Wednesday, please email Taryn Snyder at tsnyder3@umw.edu to be sure we have the correct information. We will be using the email address that you use when you purchase your tickets, so please be sure this is an email address you check regularly. We are committed to making this as easy as possible for you!
Specific information will be relayed to Road Trippers via email about departure and return times from the theatre.
Buses usually depart Fredericksburg at 12 pm (posted times are show start times), and return no later than 6 pm.
We will keep you posted on all information as your trip approaches.
FredTix Convenience Fees and Handling Fees apply to Road Trip tickets.
All sales are final. No refunds. No exchanges.
