The Trumpeter: an immersive war-zone experience

Dates and Times

Wed, Nov 4, 2026 - Sun, Nov 8, 2026 8pm - 10pm
Sat, Nov 14, 2026 - Sun, Nov 22, 2026 8pm - 10pm Some matinees available

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Alliance for New Music-Theatre’s production of The Trumpeter this past January was a categorical success, garnering critical acclaim, and was Helen Hayes Recommended by Theatre Washington. The performances quickly grew to SRO, so now we are bringing it back to Dupont Underground with 13 performances from November 4 -22.

Staged again in the bunker-like tunnel of Dupont Underground, our production of Inna Goncharova’s play about the siege and bombing of Mariupol during the first year of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and survival against all odds by the last surviving member of a Ukrainian military band. This will be a total immersive experience!

Directed by Hungarian Director János Szász the show will be remounted with its original actors, two of the areas finest, Michael Kevin Darnell and Lise Bruneau, and will again be enriched greatly by the talents of trumpeter Kevin McKee and our male chorus of Ukrainian singers led by Ruslan Bondar.

Our fully-staged experience is the latest event in our ongoing commitment to the writings of Ukrainian playwrights, bringing the far-away suffering of the Ukrainians up close during the fourth year of the Russian invasion.

Tickets are $41.40.