Power the Storytellers, Power Our City
Live theatre is where our city gathers — to feel, to think, and to connect. In Keegan’s intimate Church Street home, stories unfold up close, artists and audiences share the same space, and conversations spill into the lobby and out onto the block. That closeness is our super power — and you make it possible. Now we’re asking for your help to carry this momentum into Keegan’s 30th anniversary era.
The Keegan Theatre is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, so your gift is fully tax-deductible. If you have any questions about giving to Keegan, please email supportkeegan@keegantheatre.com.
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The Keegan Theatre
1742 Church Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
Other Ways to Give
Throw your support behind an upcoming production or initiative and enjoy additional benefits like complimentary tickets, exclusive access, discounts, and more. Learn about our FY26 sponsorship options or our corporate giving opportunities!
We are thrilled to announce our participation in the 2025 Combined Federal Campaign. Members of the federal community (federal employees, military members, USPS personnel, retirees, and contractors) can now find Keegan Theatre in the CFC charity list with the code 60358.
Honor someone’s life in a meaningful way by creating a memorial fund in their name through a service like Ever Loved, bringing people together to raise money for Keegan.
Employer Matching Gift programs help make the most of every dollar you give. Just choose Keegan Theatre as your charity of choice, and every time you give to Keegan, your employer will match your donation! Talk to your Human Resources representative to learn about the Matching Gift Program at your place of work.
Continue to support Keegan posthumously. Work with your professional advisors to make a will bequest or beneficiary designation to Keegan. Contact Alexis at ahartwick@keegantheatre.com for more information or to make your gift today.
Avoid capital gains tax, deduct the stock’s fair market value, and maximize your contribution to Keegan! Work with your financial advisor or use a donor-advised fund (DAF). Contact Alexis Hartwick, Managing Director at ahartwick@keegantheatre.com for more information or to make your gift today.
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The Andrew Keegan Theatre Company
Washington, DC
Since its founding in 1996, The Keegan Theatre has presented 171 powerful productions of classic and modern plays and musicals in an intimate 120-seat theater space, building a reputation as a producer of some of D.C.’s most exciting work and earning 26 Helen Hayes Awards and 131 nominations. Keegan’s mission is to take audiences to the vital heart of the theater experience: extraordinary artists in an intimate setting exploring the human condition. Keegan seeks to foster connections and positive change in our community through vigorous, inclusive, empowering education and outreach. In 2013, Keegan purchased our Dupont Circle home and modernized the building through a major renovation. In 2014, we launched PLAY-RAH-KA (PRK), our education program serving students with limited access to in-school arts programming. In 2017, we launched the Boiler Room Series (BRS) to support and amplify emerging playwrights from traditionally underrepresented populations. And in 2018, we created KeeganConnects to ensure access and inclusion on the audience side. Each of these programs grew directly from what the community told us it needed and each has expanded as that need has grown.
Thirty years in, the results are measurable, the programs are bigger, the partnerships deeper, and the community needs clearer than ever. What makes this moment different from the previous twenty-nine years is that what we’ve spent decades building is now producing outcomes that compound: productions drawing first-time audiences at record levels, a playwright development program with national reach, an education program whose demand outstrips our capacity, and a community access initiative that is measurably changing who walks through our doors.
But it is a difficult time to grow. Mid-sized theaters, which carry outsized community responsibility without the budget cushion of large institutions or the lean agility of small ones, are bearing the greatest strain of the current moment in American theater. Earned income remains below pre-pandemic levels industry-wide, and the withdrawal of federal arts funding has created new pressure across the field. Keegan sits squarely in that tier, and we feel that pressure. Against that backdrop, Keegan's trajectory is up – but trajectory is not the same as capacity. What determines whether this moment becomes a foundation for the next thirty years or a ceiling is whether the investment matches the opportunity. That is what your support makes possible.
Thanks to all our donors!
Since our founding, we’ve been driven by the belief that live theater plays a critical role in our community and culture — and your donations both confirm that belief and actively help to support our mission to take audiences to the vital heart of the theater experience.
All donors and sponsors receive our heartfelt thanks, but donors of $250+ also receive special benefits, as our way of showing our appreciation.
- Recognition in playbills throughout the season
- Our special Keegan Quarterly insider email newsletter, featuring interviews with Keegan artists, sneak peeks behind the scenes of our shows, and an exclusive first-hand look at next year’s season
- An invitation to opening night toasts
- A complimentary concession item for each show of the season
Click to view more benefits reserved for sponsors of our mainstage programming and special initiatives. When you become a sponsor, you make a direct impact on the work we do here at Keegan.