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Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Apr 15 – Jun 22, 2025
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In Signature’s remarkably intimate ARK Theatre, this radical rock musical explodes with glam, grit, glitter and heart.

With killer heels and a fabulous wig, Hedwig tours the country, trailing the ex-lover who stole her songs and made it big. Tonight, Hedwig will tell her story on her own terms, in an unforgettable show about growing up in Communist East Germany, the botched sex change operation that allowed her to come to the United States, and life beyond the binary.

Hilarious and heartbreaking, with an electrifying score, this queer anthem cult classic celebrates surviving against all odds.

“The most exciting rock score written for the theatre since, oh, ever!” – Time Magazine

Text by John Cameron Mitchell
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Trask
Directed by Ethan Heard

Performance Information

Seating Chart

Hedwig and the Angry Inch seating chart

  • Running Time

    Running time is approximately 90 minutes with no intermission.

  • Content Warnings

    This show contains adult language and descriptions of trauma.

  • Recommended Age

    Recommended for ages 13+.

  • Effects Warning

    This show will use strobe lights, loud noises and theatrical haze.

Content Warnings

This show has adult language and descriptions of trauma, including gender/sexuality slurs, body dysmorphia and implied child abuse. The show will use strobe lights/lighting effects, loud noises, and theatrical haze. Recommended for ages 13+.

Specialty Performances

Pride Nights

June 6 at 8PM & June 20 at 8PM
A special Friday event for members of the LGBTQ community, family and friends with a lively post-show reception.
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Discussion Nights

May 20 at 7:30PM & June 4 at 7:30PM
Go behind the scenes with an exclusive post-show discussion following select Tuesday and Wednesday performances.
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Accessibility

Signature Theatre offers several accessibility options to ensure our Theatre is welcoming to everyone.

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Accessible Performances

Masks Required

April 27 at 2PM

May 20 at 7:30PM

June 12 at 8PM

ASL Interpreted

May 30 at 8PM

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Cast Members

Sawyer Smith

Sawyer Smith

Hedwig

They/She PRE-BROADWAY: The Devil Wears Prada (Original Pre-Broadway Cast). REGIONAL: Steppenwolf Theater: Ms. Blakk For President (Q), Amadeus (Venticelli); Drury Lane Theater: Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Ursula), A Chorus Line (Bobby); Marriott Theater: Gypsy (Mazeppa), Something Rotten (Robin); Paramount Theater: RENT (Angel), Cats (Rum Tum Tugger); Studebaker Theater: Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas (Madame Squirrel). OTHER: The Inconvenience: The Fly Honey Show (Ensemble). AWARDS: Joseph Jefferson Award: Heathers: The Musical. EDUCATION: BFA Roosevelt University. @thesawyersmith
Vanessa (V) Sterling

Vanessa (V) Sterling

Yitzhak

they/she/he NEW YORK: Theatre East/Harold Clurman Lab Theater: annA. DC AREA: Shakespeare Theatre Company: Henry IV: Part 1, Henry IV: Part 2. REGIONAL: EgoPo Classic Theater: The Drag, Life Is A Dream; Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble: A Christmas Carol; Hedgerow Theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream; The Spot: Wolf Play, Assassins, Fun Home, American Hero; Montgomery Theater: Camelot, The Understudy, The 39 Steps; Arden Theatre Company: Into the Woods; Mauckingbird Theatre Company: Tartuffe; Quintessence Theatre Group: Wilde Tales; Capital Repertory Theatre: Hamlet; Texas Shakespeare Festival: Blood Brothers, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Measure for Measure; The Arkansas Arts Center: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, A Year with Frog and Toad. EDUCATION: Ithaca College: BFA Acting. VanessaSterling.com @sterlingvvv
Christian Montgomery

Christian Montgomery

Hedwig Understudy

He/She/They SIGNATURE: Jesus Christ Superstar. DC AREA: Round House Theatre: Spring Awakening; Olney Theatre Center: AD16, Elf, Beautiful; Constellation Theatre Company: Little Shop of Horrors (Helen Hayes Nom.), Melancholy Play, The Wild Party, Orlando, Urinetown, Avenue Q; Monumental Theatre Company: tick, tick…BOOM! (Helen Hayes Nom.), Be More Chill (Helen Hayes Nom.); Keegan Theatre: American Idiot (Helen Hayes Nom.), Next to Normal (Helen Hayes Nom.), Seussical, Six Degrees of Separation, HAIR; Studio Theatre: Carrie the Musical, Wig Out; ATMTC: You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, Alexander...Very Bad Day; Toby's: Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mary Poppins, Memphis.
Deema Turkomani

Deema Turkomani

Yitzhak Understudy

they/them INTERNATIONAL: Bahrain, Spring of Culture: Fawtha Fl Madina. DC AREA: Monumental Theatre: American Psycho, Spring Awakening. DC AREA STAGED READINGS: Breaking the Binary X Woolly Mammoth: The Great Impresario Would Like to Invite You to Dinner; Round House Theatre: Limp Wrist on The Lever; Spooky Action Theater: Syrena. EDUCATION: George Mason University, Theatre BFA, Musical Theater Concentration. www.deematurkomani.com @deematurkomani
Sam Carolla

Sam Carolla

Drums

he/him SIGNATURE: Private Jones, The Color Purple. DC AREA: Woolly: A Strange Loop (pre-Broadway tryout); Monumental: tick, tick...BOOM!, Songs for a New World, Be More Chill, Brooklyn. 1st Stage: A Civil War Christmas. Montgomery College: Urinetown. REGIONAL: Great Lakes Center for the Arts: Godspell. Riverside: Pirates of Penzance, A Christmas Spectacular, La Cage Aux Folles, The Color Purple, Beauty and the Beast, A Chorus Line, Mamma Mia, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Saturday Night Fever. OTHER: Mandana Khazraei, Cat Janice, Oh He Dead, Scrumptious. EDUCATION: George Mason: BM, Jazz Studies. @samcarolla
Marika Countouris

Marika Countouris

Keys

she/her SIGNATURE: Private Jones, Passing Strange, The Color Purple. DC AREA: Woolly Mammoth: A Strange Loop (pre-Broadway tryout); Arena Stage: The Bedwetter, Ride the Cyclone; Ford's Theatre: Grace; Olney: AD16; Round House: A Hannukah Carol; Constellation: The Last Five Years, Little Shop of Horrors, Aida; Flying V: We're Gonna Die; NextStop: Ride the Cyclone; Monumental: American Psycho, Spring Awakening, tick, tick...BOOM!, Songs for a New World, Head Over Heels, Be More Chill, Daddy Long Legs, Brooklyn. REGIONAL: Goodspeed: Private Jones; Great Lakes Center for the Arts: Godspell. AWARDS: Helen Hayes Nominee, 2023 BroadwayWorld DC Winner - Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance for Passing Strange. EDUCATION: Catholic University: BM, Musical Theatre. UPCOMING: Keegan: Lizzie. @marikanne 
Alec Green

Alec Green

Guitar

he/him SIGNATURE: Passing Strange (guitar), Private Jones (guitar), Hair (guitar).  DC/BALTIMORE AREA: Monumental: American Psycho (sound design), Spring Awakening (sound design), Songs For a New World (sound design), Tick, Tick, Boom! (guitar), Head Over Heels (guitar), Daddy Long Legs (guitar); Constellation: The Last Five Years (guitar); Baltimore Center Stage: Crowns (sound design), Cinderella (sound design); Spooky Action: Professor Wolland’s Black Magic Rock Show (sound design); Live Arts MD: Daddy Long Legs (guitar), They’re Playing Our Song (guitar).  OTHER: Paul Schafer in concert (guitar), Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards (creative video director), Albums: The Parking Lot (with Second Place), Summer Storm (solo album).  TEACHING: Washington College.  EDUCATION: Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.
Joanna Smith

Joanna Smith

Bass

she/her DC AREA: GALA Hispanic Theatre: Momia en el Clóset: Evita’s Return; Constellation Theatre Co: Desperate Measures. REGIONAL: Great Lakes Center for the Arts: Godspell; Shenandoah Summer Musical Theatre: Bridges of Madison County; Riverside CPA: Jesus Christ Superstar, Heartbreak Hotel, Beautiful: The Carol King Musical, Jersey Boys, 42nd Street, Ragtime, Ghost, Camelot, Bright Star, The Color Purple, Oklahoma, My Fair Lady, Mamma Mia!, Pirates of Penzance, Sister Act. OTHER: 2nd Annual Lilith Fest, Keller Williams, Mile of Music Festival, The Rock Boat XXI, Magazines: Bass Player July 2022, No Treble March 2021, Podcasts: Between the Frets 2023, Backbeat Conversations 2021. AWARDS: BHBL Performing Arts Hall of Fame 2024. EDUCATION: UMW: BA in Music. UPCOMING: Keegan: Lizzie. www.joannasmithbass.com @joanna_b_smith

Creative Team

Ethan Heard

Directed by

he/him SIGNATURE: Associate Artistic Director. Director: Soft Power, The Bridges of Madison County, Pacific Overtures, Which Way to the Stage. NEW YORK: Co-Founder of Heartbeat Opera: Fidelio (NYTimes Critic’s Pick), Butterfly, Breathing Free (Drama League Nominee), Lady M, Dido & Aeneas, Kafka-Fragments, seven drag extravaganzas; Inner Voices: The Other Room; Experiments in Opera: Sisyphus; Judson: Desire|Divinity; Dixon Place: The Gay Ivy; Opera America: Truth & Reconciliation. REGIONAL: Opera Philadelphia: Madame Butterfly; Berkshire Theatre Festival: A Little Night Music, Bells Are Ringing, Little Shop of Horrors; Williamstown: Pullman, WA; Curtis: Empty the House; Princeton: Into the Woods, Next to Normal, The Producers, Poppea; Carnegie Mellon: A Little Night Music; Yale: Sunday in the Park with George, Merrily We Roll Along, Julius Caesar, L’Orfeo, Yale School of Drag. DC AREA: The Kennedy Center: La Susanna. INTERNATIONAL: Broadway Asia: The Secret (Resident Director). EDUCATION: Yale: BA and MFA. TEACHING: Yale, Princeton, O’Neill Theater Center. ethanheard.com. @ethanjheard

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