Washington County Playhouse Dinner Theater — Attraction in Hagerstown

Everyone is very nice and pleasant. Laura, the owner, took my last minute call and checked with the chef to see if it was still possible to add 2 more to the list. Took my word on faith and when I arrived, I paid at the end of the show, instead of paying upfront via a reservation. I appreciated that very much. It was like that with the whole staff. The reason for 3 less stars of 5 are. 1- The food wasn't that good. The breaded cod was cool in the middle. The starchy sides, a soufflé and Augratin potatoes made me gassy and uncomfortable. Also, the specialty drinks looked really promising on the menu but drinking them was very lack luster. Too sweet and not enough alcohol. What's the point of not feeling a little tipsy after your first cocktail. I am a light weight, after all, and their 11 bucks each. And a single cocktail served correctly, usually does it for me. 2- the flow of the story was so lack. 6 scenes that seemed like only lasted 5 to max 10 minutes. I am not exaggerating. And between scenes, the same actors served the food, got drink orders, picked up dirty dishes, replenished water and coffee, etc. That really prolonged the breaks between each scene. To me, it put TOO MUCH emphasis on the dinner part. It really was a big distraction to the actual theater. It made the story flow super slow and I was too distracted by it all. 3- This is the kicker here, there was an opportunity for seconds so I went up. I went for the chicken this time because the fish just wasn't cuttin' it. The server picked a chicken piece from the "soup" or stew broth and realized it was small so he put it back, which I appreciated. Then he reached back into it and pulled out a nice bigger piece, but put that back in as well, which left me with a lot of anticipation of the next piece which was surely going to be THE ONE I get. For a 3rd pull, it was a small piece again that went right into my plate. I was like, "thanks". Dude, that was kind of cheap. An indirect message to me that said, "this first one is too small for you sir, you are a customer after all. But you also aren't worthy of this second one. It's too big for you. (I mean, was he saving it for himself?). Nah, here you go, this is more like it, a small piece for you, off you go now. Like I said, that seemed pretty cheap. My bill came out to $161 for 2 adults tickets and 3 cocktails (My date drank less than half of her cocktail and I barely touched my 2nd drink. Too sweet and too weak which just added to the bloated and gassy stomach). The coffee was strong and good, though. I will not be...

Come on out to Washington County Playhouse! We learned this one of the few dinner theatre's in the country where the cast members are also your servers for the night. I originally was worried because I couldn't locate my confirmation email with my ticket. I called the box office and Laura put me at ease ensuring me it would still be a smooth process. She resent the email which I received and remembered me when we checked in for the evening. We were brought to our seats and given our number to go by when being called for dinner. It was a buffet of whitefish in an old bay Alfredo sauce which was YUM! Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, broccoli and cheese and of course some gravy. First course was a simple house salad with a selection of dressings. My friends and I ordered the mocktail of the evening which includes a take home glass with the playhouse theatre logo on one side and the name of the show on the other. We saw Anastasia. We got there around 6pm after dinner was cleared away around 7:45, the show began. For a small stage, they really made it all come to life! It was a wonderful experience with great service and I'm sure...

I'll give this place 4 stars. My fiance and I are directors, writers, and actors ourselves, and we have attended several dinner theaters. We had a lot of fun here. The food was good for the price and the show was fun and funny.

4 stars for two reasons. They are limited by the size of their buffet, which can only accommodate 5-6 people at a time, so it takes a long time to get everyone fed before the show starts. We were there for 5 hours. Again, it was an enjoyable 5 hours, but a long trip back home from Hagerstown as well.

The other reason is more thespian in nature. The two main characters were really good, but some of the things the cast attempted could have been better. It definitely felt better than a normal community theater though. I won't get into specifics of my thoughts because the show was good and I want people to understand that my message to them in this review is:

Go visit the Washington County Playhouse because it's a good time at...