Olney Theatre Center

Founded in 1938 as a summer playhouse, Olney Theatre Center now produces year-round world and American premieres of plays and musicals, and reimaginations of familiar titles; presents the work of leading companies; tours nationally and locally; teaches students of all ages; and mentors the next generation of theatremakers. For more than 8 decades, Olney Theatre Center has brought impactful theater performance and education to our community, helping to grow the vibrancy and vitality of our home in central Maryland. Our campus includes 4 performance spaces: Roberts Mainstage - Our 429-seat theatre is also the location of our Box Office. 1938 Original Theatre - The original 1938 summer stock theatre, complete with peach basket lighting fixtures. Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab - Our flexible-seating black box theatre is on the eastern edge of campus, to the far right when facing from Route 108. Root Family Stage at Omi's Pavilion - Our outdoor theatre behind the Roberts Mainstage.