Event-Day Timeline

1. Reach The box office is between the theatre's main doors at 1215 U Street NW, between 12th and 13th Streets. It is open weekdays from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; on a weekend it opens only if there is a show, two hours before doors, and closes at 9 p.m.

   by 6:30 PM

   Doors open — be here to beat the entry line.
2. Showtime

   ~8:20 PM

   Estimated start for Vitamin String Quartet.

   1 listed support act is shifting the estimated headliner start to 8:20 PM.

3. Show ends

   ~10:15 PM

   An estimated 115-minute show puts the main exit wave here.

   Estimated

4. Head home

   Pick the exit window that fits how you want the night to end.

   • Beat the encore rush

     10:00 PM

     Leave before the final songs if avoiding the first exit wave matters more than the full ending.

     Low confidence

   • Likely final song window

     10:15 PM

     Best estimate for the main crowd release based on show pacing.

     Low confidence

   • Low-stress exit

     10:35 PM

     Wait for the concourse and rideshare surge to thin before leaving.

     Low confidence

Times are estimates — arrival steps use straight-line walking distances, and end times shift with encores, pacing, and overtime. Pad in a buffer for security lines, traffic, and will-call, and double-check restaurant hours before you go.