A professional, award-winning regional theater, Olney Theatre Center offers a diverse array of productions year-round that enrich, nurture and challenge a broad range of artists, audiences and students. In addition to its Membership Season, which emphasizes 20th-century American classics, new works, area premieres, reinterpretations of classics and musical theater, Olney Theatre offers a wide range of programs and affiliations including: National Players, America’s longest running touring company (since 1949); Family and TYA Series; special school performances of Membership Season shows; a free Summer Shakespeare series on the outdoor Root Family Stage; post-show discussions; and a year-long apprentice training program for emerging theater artists.