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Unveiled on December 9, 2005, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' new 324-seat Family Theater provides a new home for world-class family theater performances for the nation's youth and continues the Kennedy Center's $125 million commitment to performing arts education for adults and children alike.

"This new venue" said Michael Kaiser, president of the Kennedy Center, "expands the Kennedy Center's ability to produce and present excellent works for young people." The inauguration of the Kennedy Center's state of the art 324-seat Family Theater facility coincides with the 30th anniversary of the Kennedy Center's youth oriented Performances for Young Audiences series.

Designed by the architectural firm Richter Cornbrooks Gribble, Inc. of Baltimore, the new theater is located on the site formerly occupied by the AFI Film Theater. Its construction spanned 11 months, and incorporates the most modern theatrical innovations available, including: premium audio technologies; a computerized rigging system; and a digital video projection system.

Family Theater Seating Chart

Coming to the Family Theater :

VSA: Playwright Discovery Evening

Sep 30 - Oct 1, 2010
Family Theater
Running Time: 1 hour
Tickets and Schedule

Description:

26th Annual Playwright Discovery Evening

This year's VSA Playwright Discovery Evening promises to be doubly entertaining since it will feature not one, but two productions.

The Marionette Effect is an original, award-winning, autobiographical one-act play by 17-year-old playwright Laura Hogikyan of Superior Township, Michigan, that tells the story of a teenager who is unable to play the piano the way she used to after having a stroke.

Jack From Above is a one-man show performed by Tony Award–winning director Jack Hofsiss (The Elephant Man, 1979) that chronicles his experiences after a diving accident in 1985. The play is a tale of life, love, art, the human body, and the human spirit that is both harrowing and hilarious.

Free but tickets required. Tickets are available from VSA. For information call 202-628-2800