Night falls on Big Cherry, USA — a seemingly ordinary town with secrets festering beneath its folksy charm. As the city council meeting unfolds in real time, tensions rise, alliances shift, and a routine agenda veers into chaos. What begins as civic procedure spirals into a gripping unmasking of buried truths — and a chilling question: How far would you go to protect your version of the truth? From the razor-sharp pen of Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts (AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY), THE MINUTES is a darkly hilarious, slow-burning thriller that peels back the patriotic veneer of American identity. Part biting satire, part psychological mystery, it exposes the rot at the heart of institutional power and the stories we tell to survive it.
Thursdays-Saturdays at 8:00 pm
Sundays at 3:00 pm
Select Mondays and Wednesdays at 8:00 pm
$55 Adult
$44 Seniors 62+
$44 Students/under 25
Single tickets incur $5 service fee per ticket
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90 minutes with no intermission
Please be advised that this production features the use of flashing lights.
Additionally, the production features blood effects, strong language, and provocative content, including the use of a racial slur, reference to a sexual assault, and racist stereotyping, appropriation, and representation.
April 12, 2026 | 2:30-5:30 pm
Parents can join us for the matinee performance and register their Pre-K to 5th grade children for onsite child care with Keegan PLAY-RAH-KA Teaching Artists during the show. (Limited capacity and all children must be registered in advance. Show ticket sold separately.)
April 12, 2026 | Following the matinee performance
Free and open to all patrons.
April 19, 2026 | Following the matinee performance
Join us for this exciting post-show panel on the retelling and reframing of our shared national history, featuring two incredible advocates and academics: Dr. Elizabeth Rule, Assistant Professor of Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies at American University and Dr. David Silverman, Professor of History at George Washington University. Free and open to all patrons!
April 24, 2026 | Happy Hour @ 7:00 pm, Show @ 8:00 pm
Patrons under 30 years old are invited to purchase discounted tickets, which include 1 drink coupon, exclusive access to our mezzanine for mingling, and a seat for the evening’s performance.
April 29, 2026 | 8:00 pm
Discounted $20 tickets are available for the April 29 performance to current students with a valid student ID (to be checked at the door) — just use promo code 29MIN at checkout.
DC Theater Arts Review
“Playwright Tracy Letts sketches the councilmen and women with comic precision, and under Keegan Artistic Director Susan Marie Rhea’s crisp direction, the cast inhabit their roles with glinting humor and glee. Throughout The Minutes, we’re treated to a master class in ensemble acting.”
Broadway World Review
“The Keegan Theatre has delivered an extremely cohesive ensemble cast in a meticulous and absorbing production of Tracy Letts’ The Minutes.”
Theatre Bloom Review
“Directed by Susan Marie Rhea, this stunning and evocative dramady explores the cankerous truths nestled deep in the darkness of small-town politics and is a mind-blowing theatrical experience well-worth seeing.”
Metro Weekly Review
“Director Susan Marie Rhea’s production taps into the potency of the play, issuing a stark warning to stay vigilant about how the minutes of history are being recorded, and by whom.”
Ray Ficca (Mayor Superba) Keegan Theatre: Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Six Degrees of Separation, The Baltimore Waltz; Totem Pole Playhouse: The Sunshine Boys, Unnecessary Farce, The Complete History of America (Abridged), Sylvia, Proposals, The Underpants, Cotton Patch Gospel, The Drowsy Chaperone, I Hate Hamlet, Bell, Book, and Candle, Barnum, Red, White and Tuna, Honus and Me, Tuesdays With Morrie; Olney Theatre: Anything Goes; 1st Stage: Proof; Metro Stage: Rough Crossing; Round House Theatre: How to Write a New Book for the Bible; Nextstop Theatre: Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol; Mechanic Theatre: Tony ’n’ Tina’s Wedding. Ray has also appeared in several films directed by John Putch, including Route 30, Too!, Route 30 3, and The Father and the Bear. Most recently, he reunited with John in Asheville, NC, for Hallmark Channel’s A Biltmore Christmas. Ray is the President of the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Washington, DC. RayFicca.com
Stephen Russell Murray, he/him (Mr. Peel) Keegan Theater: Seussical, What We're Up Against, Chicago, American Idiot, Spring Awakening; Signature Theatre: Fiddler on the Roof; The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical, Private Jones, Which Way to the Stage, Spin, Sunday in the Park with George; Olney Theatre: Kinky Boots, The Music Man; Constellation Theatre Co.: Head Over Heels; Spooky Action Theater: Professor Woland's Black Magic Rock Show, Maple & Vine; Imagination Stage: Petite Rouge: A Cajun Red Riding Hood; A Year With Frog & Toad; Folger Theatre: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, The Way of the World; 1st Stage: Never the Sinner, The Chosen; 4615 Theatre: Separate Rooms, A Delicate Ship; Pointless Theatre: Rhinoceros. EDUCATION: MFA Classical Acting, The Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy. UPCOMING: Indecent at 1st Stage. www.stephenrussellmurray.com
Timothy Hayes Lynch, he/him (Mr. Oldfield) Previous shows include: Keegan Theatre: An Irish Carol (Frank), Noises Off (Selsdon), Webster’s Bitch (Frank), Shakespeare in Love (Wabash/Boatman), Yoga Play (John Dale), Parade (Gov. Slaton), Six Degrees of Separation (Dr. Fine), An American Daughter (Alan), Things You Shouldn’t Say Past Midnight (Donald Abramson), The Sunshine Boys (Al Lewis), Twelve Angry Men (Foreman), An Irish Carol (Frank), A Man of No Importance (Baldy), A Man For All Seasons (Sir Thomas More), and many more; Signature Theater: Dangerous Liaisons (Major Domo); American Century Theater: Moby Dick: Rehearsed (Ishmael/Starbuck), Mr. Lynch can be heard on GraphicAudio and Audible books.
Valerie Adams Rigsbee, she/her (Ms. Johnson) Previous Keegan shows: Noises Off (Belinda, Helen Hayes Winning Ensemble), Shakespeare in Love (Tilney/Sir Robert), Hands on a Hardbody (Janis), Next to Normal (Diana u/s - performed; HH Winning Musical). Other area shows include: Toby’s Dinner Theatre: Elf, Music Man, 9 to 5, Sister Act; ExPats Theatre: Marlene; 1st Stage: Shutter Sisters; Studio Theatre: The Remains; Constellation Theatre: Skin of Our Teeth, Urinetown; Next Stop Theatre: Much Ado About Nothing; Monumental Theatre: Bonnie and Clyde; Adventure Theatre: James and the Giant Peach (HH Winning Ensemble). Catch her next as Ms. Norbury/Mrs. George/Mrs. Heron in Mean Girls at Toby’s this summer. Big love to Tristan and Gary! www.actorval.com
Brett Earnest, he/him (Mr. Hanratty & Mr. Peel understudy). Previous work includes Chesapeake Shakespeare Company: A Christmas Carol (Fezziwig/Charles Dickens), Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy: Romeo & Juliet (Friar Lawrence), The Rover, or the Banish’d Cavaliers (Ned Blunt), Cymbeline (Cymbeline/Dr. Cornelius), and The Odyssey (Old Odysseus/Helios), Georgetown University: Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice (Marino Faliero), George Washington University: Fragments (Mark), John’s Hopkins University/Goethe-Instituit: Immanuel Kant (Cardinal). BrettEarnest.com.
Barbara Klein (Ms. Innes) Previous performances include: Clear Space Theatre: Vagina Monologues; Keegan Theatre: Importance of Being Earnest; LA Theatre Works: All My Sons, Seven Days in May, American Appetites, Heidi Chronicles, Diary of Anne Frank; Signature Theatre: Abundance, Wall of Water, Mill Fire; Folger Shakespeare Theatre: Fuente Ovejuna; Horizons Theater: Stickwife, Johnny Bull, Last Days at the Dixie Girl Cafe, Still Life, Top Girls; New Playwrights Theater: Speaking in Tongues; Source Theater: Golden Boy, Extremities, Twelfth Night, Hello and Goodbye. Retired NPR News Anchor: retired VOA program host.
Katie McManus, she/her (Ms. Matz) Keegan Theatre: Falsettos (Helen Hayes Award nomination), Elegies, Yoga Play, Hands on a Hardbody, Chicago, Big Fish, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, A Man of No Importance, RENT (Helen Hayes Award, Best Ensemble), Man of La Mancha, National Pastime. Signature Theatre: Titanic, Chess, Sweeney Todd. NextStop Theatre: Little Women (Helen Hayes Award nomination), City of Angels (Helen Hayes Award nomination), [title of show], Assassins, Into the Woods, Seussical!. Creative Cauldron: Sondheim Tribute Revue, Ruthless!, And the World Goes 'Round, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. Shakespeare Theatre: Two Gentlemen of Verona: a Rock Opera. Studio Theatre: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson.
Michael McGovern (Mr. Carp) Previous shows include: The Keegan Theatre: Everything Is Wonderful (Jacob); Workhouse Arts Center: Into the Woods (Baker), Hunchback of Notre Dame (Claude Frollo); Silhouette Stages: Fun Home (Bruce Bechdel); The Little Theatre of Alexandria: Jekyll & Hyde (Jekyll/Hyde), Annie (Daddy Warbucks), Much Ado About Nothing (Don Pedro); Silver Spring Stage: Assassins (Leon Czolgosz); The Arlington Players: Into the Woods (Wolf/Cinderella's Prince); GMCW: Working (Waitress/Flight Attendant), Unbreakable (Man 2). BFA Musical Theatre - Univ. of Michigan.
Dominique Gray (Mr. Blake) is excited to be at Keegan for a third time, following appearances in Apropos of Nothing and Hand to God. Other previous shows include: Arena Stage: Fremont Ave; Constellation: Dracula, a Comedy of Terrors; Imagination stage: 10 Seconds, The Last Martyr; Folger Theatre: DC I Love You 1&2. Graduate of the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts.
Zach Brewster-Geisz (Mr. Assalone) Previous shows include: Keegan Theatre: The Outsider (Ned Newley) (Helen Hayes nomination: Outstanding Lead Performer); Studio Theatre: The Scenarios (Ned u/s); 1st Stage: The Chosen (David Malter); Avant Bard: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bottom); Rorschach Theatre: Annie Jump and the Library of Heaven (Dr. Jump); NextStop Theatre: East of Eden (Adam), Richard III (Hastings); Prologue Theatre: Grand Concourse (Frog), The Explorers Club (Sir Humphries). Television work includes: We Own This City (HBO), Lady in the Lake (Apple TV). He is on the faculty at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts. www.ZachBG.com
Theo Hadjimichael (Mr. Breeding) Previous shows include: Keegan Theatre: Irish Carol (Michael), When We Were Young and Unafraid (Paul); Scena Theatre: A Clockwork Orange (Deltoid), The War of the Worlds (Actor); Chesapeake Shakespeare Co: Cymbeline (Pisanio), Much Ado About Nothing (Don Pedro), Cyrano de Bergerac (Christian); WSC: Les Justes (Voinov), Caligula (Actor), the Royal Hunt of the Sun (Actor); Constellation Theatre: The Oresteia (Actor).
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Jane Petkofsky, she/her (Innes u/s) Previous shows include: The Keegan Theatre: The Dealer of Ballynafeigh (Ma), Cabaret (Fraulein Schneider), Steel Magnolias (Clairee), Man of La Mancha (Housekeeper/Maria), The Hostage (Ms. Gilchrist), Elizabeth Rex (Henslowe), Working (Rose Hoffman and others), A Man of No Importance (Mrs. Grace); Ally Theater Company: The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington (Martha Washington), Rasheeda Speaking (Ileen); Theater Alliance: The Events (Choir); Creative Cauldron: Caroline, or Change (Grandma Gellman); Cadence Theatre: True West (Mom); Venus Theatre: The Speed Twins (Ollie), #solestories (Cam); Signature Theatre: Billy Elliot (Grandma u/s performed); American Century Theatre: Marathon 33 (Evie), Beyond the Horizon (Kate Mayo), Stage Door (Mrs. Orcutt); ArtsCentric: Sister Act (Sister Mary Theresa). Film credits include The Henchman’s War (Sandra - IndieCapitol nomination for Best Supporting Actress), Christmas at the Greenbrier (Susan), and The Hurtz Brothers (Elana). Training: Honors Acting Conservatory at the Theatre Lab School of Dramatic Arts.
Joe Crea, he/him (Mayor Superba / Mr. Breeding u/s) is delighted to be making his Keegan Theatre debut. Recent credits include Round House Theatre: The Inheritance (Ghost); Folger Theatre: Twelfth Night (u/s Sir Andrew & Antonio); Chesapeake Shakespeare Company: Joe Turner's Come and Gone (Rutherford Selig); Prince George’s Shakespeare in the Parks: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Theseus & Oberon); 1st Stage: The Nance (u/s Chauncey Miles), NOVA Nightsky Theater: Romeo & Juliet (Friar Lawrence). Joe received his BA in Theater from Goucher College in Baltimore and studied at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco and Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City. Joe’s a graduate and serves on the board of Studio Acting Conservatory in Washington, DC.
Jared H. Graham, he/him (Mr. Hanratty u/s, Assistant Director) is a DMV based performer, educator, administrator, and director. Jared holds an MFA in Physical Theatre from the Accademia dell’ Arte in Arezzo, Italy and a BFA in Theatre Performance from the University of Memphis. He is the Director of Production and Education at the Keegan Theatre and has appeared on several local stages. Previous credits in the DMV area include Keegan Theatre: Noises Off, N, An Irish Carol; Solas Nua: The Honey Trap; NextStop Theatre: Frankenstein; 4615 Theatre: Macbeth, Dinner, Betrayal; Adventure Theatre: The Fisherman and his Wife; PG County’s Shakespeare in the Park: Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing; Chesapeake Shakespeare: Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet; Olney Theatre Center/ National Players: Othello, The Great Gatsby, Alice in Wonderland; Brave Spirits: As You Like It, The Changeling, The Duchess of Malfi; Rainbow Theatre Project: Blue Camp; Spooky Action: Sonnets for an Old Century, The Lady from the Village of Falling Flowers; and The Team Room Foundation: The Team Room.
Richard Rohan (Mr. Oldfield / Mr. Assalone u/s) has appeared as Murray in A Thousand Clowns at American Century Theater, Groucho in Whatever It Is I’m Against It at Theater J and John Adams in 1776 among numerous other roles, all in the aforementioned previous century. He has worked as a voice actor, narrator, and Senior Creative Director for over 20 years for Graphic Audio.
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Susan Marie Rhea (Director) is the Artistic Director of The Keegan Theatre, where she has directed Webster's Bitch, Lifespan of a Fact, Yoga Pay, Boy, The Baltimore Waltz, Parade (co-director: Christina A. Coakley, 7 Helen Hayes noms, including Direction and Musical), What We’re Up Against, All My Sons, The Crucible, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Elizabeth Rex, A Man for All Seasons, Agnes of God, and True West. Working alongside Keegan’s Founding Artistic Director Mark A. Rhea, Susan co-directed the musicals Chicago (8 Helen Hayes noms, including Direction and Musical), American Idiot, Hair, Full Monty (3 Helen Hayes noms), Spring Awakening (5 Helen Hayes noms, including Direction and Resident Musical), National Pastime, and RENT (5 Helen Hayes Awards, including Direction and Resident Musical). Susan has also acted in dozens of Keegan productions and received a Helen Hayes Award in 2023 for her performance in THE OUTSIDER. Susan received her post-graduate theater training at Circle in the Square, NY/NY.
Jared H. Graham, he/him (Assistant Director, Mr. Hanratty u/s) is a DMV based performer, educator, administrator, and director. Jared holds an MFA in Physical Theatre from the Accademia dell’ Arte in Arezzo, Italy and a BFA in Theatre Performance from the University of Memphis. He is the Director of Production and Education at the Keegan Theatre and has appeared on several local stages. Previous credits in the DMV area include Keegan Theatre: Noises Off, N, An Irish Carol; Solas Nua: The Honey Trap; NextStop Theatre: Frankenstein; 4615 Theatre: Macbeth, Dinner, Betrayal; Adventure Theatre: The Fisherman and his Wife; PG County’s Shakespeare in the Park: Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing; Chesapeake Shakespeare: Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet; Olney Theatre Center/ National Players: Othello, The Great Gatsby, Alice in Wonderland; Brave Spirits: As You Like It, The Changeling, The Duchess of Malfi; Rainbow Theatre Project: Blue Camp; Spooky Action: Sonnets for an Old Century, The Lady from the Village of Falling Flowers; and The Team Room Foundation: The Team Room.
Sierra Young, she/her (Fight Director) is a Helen Hayes nominated fight and intimacy director in the DC/Baltimore Area. Keegan: Lizzie, Everything is Wonderful, Hand to God, Merrily We Roll Along, Sweat. Regional: Arena Stage: The Age of Innocence, Ja Ja’s African Hair Braiding, POTUS!; Constellation: Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, Head Over Heels; Folger Theater: Julius X, Twelfth Night; Ford's: 1776, The American Five, Sister Act, Little Shop of Horrors; Monumental: Spring Awakening; Studio Theatre: Paradise Blue, The Scenarios, Downstate, The Colored Museum et. al; Shakespeare Theatre Company: Frankenstein, As You Like It, King Lear; Washington National Opera: Treemonisha, Porgy and Bess. Sierra is the resident fight and intimacy director for Mosaic Theater Company in Washington, DC and Baltimore Center Stage. She is an active member of the Society of American Fight Directors, Intimacy Directors and Coordinators, as well as the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. Website: sierrayoung.org
Logan Benson she/her (Costume Designer). Previous works include: Keegan Theatre: Hand to God (Costume Designer); Wolf Trap Opera: Dialogues of the Carmelites (Asst. Costume Designer); Kennedy Center: Kenan Fellow 24-25, The Other Children of the Sun (Asst. Costume Designer); Theater Alliance: Covenant (Co-Costume Designer), American Fast (Asst. Costume Designer/Wardrobe); Woolly Mammoth Theatre Co: Akira Kurasawa... (Asst. Costume Designer); American Players Theatre: Much Ado About Nothing (First Hand), Dancing at Lughnasa, The Liar (Stitcher), etc.
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Tony Angelini (Sound Designer) has been part of the Keegan family since 1997. Favorite shows include: Streetcar Named Desire, True West, All My Sons, The Woman in Black. Tony has designed over 285 shows in his career in theaters such as Barter Theatre, Kennedy Center, Signature Theatre, Ford’s Theatre, the Utah Shakespeare Festival, San Diego Rep, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Pacific Conservatory Theatre, and Florida Studio Theatre. In New York, he has worked with Hip Pocket Productions, Turtle She’ll Productions, O Productions, and The Manhattan Arts Institute. He worked as an instructor for The Pacific Conservatory Theatre, where he served as the theatre's sound director. He has mentored upcoming artists for most of his career, working with The University of Mary Washington, American University, and others. He is a published author, you can find his music via just about every platform, and he produces and hosts the podcast "The Creative Mindset."
Josh Sticklin (Scenic Designer & Technical Director; Artistic Director of The Boiler Room Series; Associate Producer, Facilities Manager of The Keegan Theatre) is a true multi-hyphenate theater maker and brings that perspective to his work on all fronts. As a director, his credits include JOHN DOE, WOMAN IN BLACK, HAND TO GOD, GOOD PEOPLE, AS YOU LIKE IT, SHE SINGS LIGHT, CHILDREN OF EDEN, and CURTAINS. As a choreographer, his credits include CHESS, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, BALTIMORE WALTZ, and CAROUSEL. As a designer, his credits include SAN GIOVANNI BATTISTA (Set), SEUSSICAL (Set - Helen Hayes Award Winner for Outstanding Set Design), JUNIE B. JONES (Set), YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN (Set), and OTHER LIFE FORMS (Props). As an artisan/engineer he has designed notable scenic elements in LONESOME WEST, SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION, RIPCORD, TOP GIRLS, BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, and THE UNDENIABLE SOUND OF RIGHT NOW. As an actor, Sticklin has performed in 22 productions at Keegan including HAIR, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S RIOT, CUCHULLAIN, BASRA BOY, STONES IN HIS POCKETS, and AMERICAN IDIOT. He also serves as Associate Producer, Technical Director, and Facilities Manager. His leadership on energy efficiency and production quality has resulted in over $500k in upgrades for tech and the physical infrastructure. Josh is a proud member of the Stage Directors and Choreographer Society and holds a dual Bachelor’s degree in Musical Theatre and Political Science from American University.
Cindy Landrum Jacobs (Properties & Set Dressing Designer) loves working at Keegan! Other Keegan Credits: Everything Is Wonderful, Apropos Of Nothing, Falsettos, Woman In Black, Noises Off, Webster’s Bitch, Merrily We Roll Along, SWEAT, Seussical, The Wilting Point, Lifespan Of A Fact, Elegies, The Outsider, Shakespeare In Love, Yoga Play, TransAM, N, Airness, Legally Blonde, God Of Carnage, As You Like It, The Undeniable Sound Of Right Now, Chicago, An Irish Carol (2017-2024). Helen Hayes Nominated Co-Scenic Designer: Webster’s Bitch. Other Properties Designer credits: The Waverly Gallery, The Last Match, How The Light Gets In, Columbinus, The Farnsworth Invention, Trevor, The Pitmen Painters, and Never The Sinner (1st Stage).
Gabrielle Busch she/her (Production Manager) graduated from High Point University with a B.A. in performance theatre. While at High Point, Gabrielle was involved with stage managing, acting, and directing. Coming back to her hometown of D.C she has her sights set high on getting involved in the theatre community as much as she can. Some projects that she has worked on at Keegan include N (Stage Manager), Yoga Play (Stage Manager), Elegies: A Song Cycle (Stage Manager), The Lifespan of A Fact (Stage Manager), Shakespeare In Love (Stage Manager), Merrily We Roll Along (Stage Manager/Assistant Director), Noises Off (Stage Manager), Falsettos (Stage Manager), Apropos of Nothing (Assistant Director), and LIZZIE (Assistant Director).
Katie Lewis (Co-Stage Manager) Previous shows include: Little Theatre of Alexandria: School of Rock (Co-Stage Manager); The Arlington Players: The Full Monty (Stage Manager), Legally Blonde (Assistant Stage Manager).
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Dan Martin (Lead Electrics Technician) Credits for The Keegan Theatre include American Buffalo (IRE), Outside Mullingar, Noises Off, RENT, Elizabeth Rex, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (IRE/USA), Man of La Mancha, Translations, Glengarry Glen Ross (IRE/USA), Death of a Salesman (IRE/USA), A Streetcar Named Desire (IRE/USA), True West (IRE/USA).
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States, appearing under a Special Appearance Contract.
^ Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
