In celebration of our World Premiere of MIDICULOUS — a unique new Choose-Your-Own-Adventure play that takes audiences into the laughably lopsided social “order” of Midiculous Middle School — we’re inviting audiences to join us at Keegan for a chance to return to the awkwardness that raised you… and maybe survive it with a bit more dignity than the first time around! Designed for adults to look back and remember/cringe/laugh about our middle school years, this one-night-only event features nostalgic fun and games, classic cafeteria snacks, incredible prizes, and a Silent Disco of classics from the 80’s, 90’s, and early aughts.
Come to Cringefest dressed in your middle school FINEST for a chance to win fun prizes! Need inspiration?
• Recreate your own look from age 13 (bangs, braces, hair gel, polo shirts ALL welcome)
• Transform yourself into the very best 8th grade English teacher (don’t forget the red pen)
• Become a character from that weird TV show/cartoon you fixated on and show us your flair!
If you were an emotional tween with something to say, we want to hear from you! We’re looking to highlight a few incredibly cringey diary entries or love letters to be dramatized and read aloud by some of your favorite Keegan actors at Cringefest. Send in yours for the chance to be immortalized through performance! SUBMIT NOW
Event starts at 7:00 pm
Advance tickets $15
At the door $20
Enjoy high-end nostalgic cafeteria snacks like sliders, mac and cheese bites, and wings from local gem of a restaurant, Annie’s Paramount Steak House (recently featured in the final season of Netflix’s “Queer Eye”) Visit Annie’s website
A slice (or two, you’re a growing middle-schooler) from our stack of pies from neighborhood favorite, Protest Pizza Visit Protest Pizza website
Collect stickers from a bygone era (you know the ones) at each playful station, from paper football and tricycle races to friendship bracelets, MASH, and more. Collect them all to earn cool prizes!
Come dressed to impress — participate in our absolutely MIDICULOUS costume contest for a chance to earn tickets to Keegan shows! Get some inspiration above…
Don’t miss performances of cringey diary entries and middle school lover letters from some of your favorite Keegan actors! Submit your online for the chance to have it performed. SUBMIT NOW
We’ll cap off the festivities with a Silent Disco honoring “the oldies” of your youth!
Plus more games, a photobooth, and MORE at Cringefest — the only Dupont Circle celebration to re-live your middle school years all over again. We’ll see you there!