Burial Tax, written by Andrew Gall 

Directed by Paul Takács

Two bitterly estranged siblings and their unwitting spouses navigate an uncomfortable and chaotic reunion at the old family lake house  to spread the ashes of their late father. Past pains get wrapped up with current struggles in this sardonic and wrenching examination of ‘adulting’.

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Written and Composed by Dave Malloy

Ripped from the pages of Tolstoy's War and Peace, the genre-bending electro pop opera that set Broadway ablaze will launch Firehouse’s 2025-26 season! Join Natasha & Pierre as they navigate lust, loneliness, betrayal, and redemption in Moscow’s high society during the Napoleonic Wars.  

Pay-What-You-Will Previews: August 20th and 21st
Opening Night: Friday, August 22nd
Final Performance: Sunday, September 7th

A Distinct Society
Written by Kareem Fahmy 
Virginia Premiere!

Nothing much ever happens in a sleepy library that straddles the border of the U.S. and Canada. But when an Iranian father and daughter, separated by the "Muslim ban”, begin using the library as a meeting place, the French-Canadian librarian, an American border patrol agent and a local teenager find their quiet lives suddenly full of excitement and consequence. Inspired by true events, A Distinct Society is a touching and funny play about the many things—family, food, art, love, and politics—that can either divide or unite us.

Pay-What-You-Will Previews: November 12th and 13th
Opening Night: Friday, November 14th
Final Performance: Sunday, November 30th

Out the Mud
Written by Kristen Adele Calhoun*
Developmental Premiere!

*recipient of the John Mitchell, Jr. Commission, Premiering 2027

Juneteenth 1865, a newly freed couple stands at a crossroads: leave the only land they've ever known to forge an uncertain future, or remain on the plantation to work for the very family that once claimed ownership over their lives. Inspired by the Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers’ Project, Out the Mud weaves humor and heart into a powerful story about love, legacy, and the pull of freedom.

Pay-What-You-Will Previews: March 11th and 12th
Opening Night: Friday, March 13th
Final Performance: Sunday, March 29th

WitchDuck
Written by Eva DeVirgilis 
World Premiere!

Co-produced with Cadence Theatre Company

It's 1706. Virginia’s last convicted witch is sentenced to trial by water. What the duck? Over 300 years later, she still won't stay down. The true story of Grace Sherwood resurfaces in Witchduck—a wickedly subversive new play that proves once and for all: women are hysterical.

Pay-What-You-Will Previews: May 6th and 7th
Opening Night: Friday, May 8th
Final Performance: Sunday, May 24th

Safety
Written by Irene Ziegler with Music by John Winn
World Premiere!

Haunted after a terrifying home invasion, Camille purchases a gun to protect herself and her ailing mother. Her new found sense of power, ever-increasing fear, and a little too much attention from an amorous gun salesman leads Camile into an explosive showdown with life altering results. In this darkly comic new musical, Ziegler and Winn explore the nature of trauma, and what it means to be safe.

Pay-What-You-Will Previews: July 8th and 9th
Opening Night: Friday, July 10th
Final Performance: Sunday, July 26th