The American Century Theater is dedicated to presenting great, important, and neglected plays of the Twentieth Century — what Henry Luce called “the American Century.” Our mission is based on the firm conviction that this theatrical repertoire — influential and critically acclaimed dramas, comedies, and teleplays first produced between 1920 and 1970 — portrays a uniquely American vision that is vital to our shared cultural heritage. In today's increasingly Balkanized society, finding this common ground has become essential.

Our mission is also driven by the belief that theater should be accessible to all citizens. For the mainstream audience today, the combination of prohibitive cost and adult-only themes makes it increasingly difficult to find appropriate theater-going experiences for the entire family. We know this need not be the case, and that America's finest dramas — written for a broad audience — contain significant themes and ideas that should be part of our collective wisdom as a nation.

Website: American Century Theater, Arlington, Virginia

• J.B., September - October 2012 Review Schedule
• The Show-off, January - February 2013 Schedule Auditions
• Voodoo MacBeth, March - April 2013 Schedule Auditions
• Biography, June 2013 Schedule Auditions
• Summer 2013 Musical, July - August 2013 Schedule

• The Country Girl, September - October 2011 Review Schedule
• Little Murders, January - February 2012 Schedule
• On the Waterfront, March - April 2012 Review Schedule
• Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You, June - July Review 2012 Schedule
• Marathon '33, July - August 2012 Review Schedule

• The Tenth Man, September - October 2010 Review Schedule Auditions
• One Night with Fanny Brice, November 2010 Schedule
• Beyond The Horizon, January - February 2011 Schedule Auditions
• Stage Door, April - May 2011 Schedule Auditions
• Visit to a Small Planet, July - August 2011 Review Schedule Auditions

• A Piece of My Heart, September - October 2009 Review Schedule
• A Christmas Carol, Schedule (Telephone)
• Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, January - February 2010 Review Schedule
• Stalag 17, March - April 2010 Review Auditions
• Treadwell: Bright and Dark, May - June 2010 Review Schedule
• Babes in Arms, July 2010 Schedule Auditions
• Serenading Louie, July - August 2010 Review Schedule Auditions
• The Tenth Man Auditions

• Dr. Cook's Garden, September - October 2008 Schedule
• A Passion for Justice: The Clarence Darrow Story, October 2008 Schedule
• Life With Father, November - December 2008, January 2009 Review Schedule Auditions
• An American Century Christmas, December 2008 - January 2009 Review Schedule
• Native Son, April - May 2009 Review Schedule
• Seascape, July - August 2009 Review Schedule

• Ah, Wilderness, September - October 2007 Review Schedule Auditions
• Cops, January 2008 Review Schedule Auditions
• Happy Birthday, Wanda June, March 2008 Auditions
• Eccentricities of a Nightingale, April 2008 Schedule Auditions
• Stunt Girl, June 2008 Review Schedule Auditions
• The Titans, July - August 2008 Review Schedule

• MacBird!, September-October 2006 Review Schedule Auditions
• Desire Under the Elms, January-February 2007 Review Schedule Auditions
• Drama Under the Influence, February-March 2007 Review Schedule
• That Championship Season, March-April 2007 Review Schedule
• Staged Reading of Stage Door, June 2007 Review Schedule
• Hellzapoppin, July-August 2007 Review Schedule Auditions

• It Had to be You, September - October 2005
• Spoon River Anthology, January 2006 Review
• The Autumn Garden, March - April 2006 Review
• Call Me Mister, June 2006 Review Schedule
• U.S.A., June - July 2006 Review Schedule

• One Touch of Venus, Summer 2005
• The Emperor Jones, June - July 2005
• Moby Dick Rehearsed, March - April 2005
• Tea and Sympathy, Winter 2005
• Paradise Lost, Fall/Winter 2004
• The Time of Your Life, Fall 2004

• The Robber Bridegroom, Fall 2003
• If Only in My Dreams, Holiday 2004
• Mr. Roberts, Winter 2004
• A Flag is Born, Spring 2004
• Machinal, Summer 2004
• Porgy, Summer 2004

• Picnic, Winter 2002
• Home of the Brave, Spring 2002
• Laughter at Ten O'Clock: Memories of the Carol Burnett Show, Summer 2002
• Detective Story, Summer 2002

• Hollywood Pinafore, Fall 2000
• The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window, Winter 2001
• Danny and Sylvia, Winter 2001
• The Andersonville Trial, Summer 2001

• The Cradle Will Rock, Fall 1999
• I Cry Aloud: The Clarence Darrow Story, Winter 2000
• The Boys In The Band, Spring 2000
• Luv, Summer 2000

• The Crucible, Fall 1998
• And Things That Go Bump in the Night, Winter 1999
• archy and mehitabel, Spring 1999
• Two Masks, Summer 1999

• Moby Dick Rehearsed, Fall 1997
• A Thousand Clowns, Winter 1998
• Lady in the Dark, Spring 1998
• A Delicate Balance, Summer 1998

• The Best Man, Fall 1996
• A Saroyan Celebration, Winter 1997
• Moby Dick Rehearsed, Spring 1997

• Twelve Angry Men, premiere production
• The Children's Hour, Fall 1995
• The Pirate, Winter 1996
• The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-the-Moon Marigolds, Spring 1996