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Round House Theatre

4545 East-West Highway
Bethesda, MD

Driving Directions

Northbound Drivers on Wisconsin Avenue (MD 355)
Turn right on Montgomery Avenue before reaching East-West Highway, following signs for MD 410 East. Go one block and turn left on Waverly Street. Park on either side of Waverly or continue straight to access our underground parking facility. The theatre is located at 4545 East-West Highway.

Southbound Drivers on Wisconsin Avenue (MD 355)
Go one block south of East-West Highway, following signs for MD 410 East. Go one block, and turn left on Waverly Street. Park on either side of Waverly, or continue straight to access our underground parking facility. The theatre is located at 4545 East-West Highway.

From Downtown Silver Spring/Takoma Park
Take East-West Highway, MD 410, westbound. You will see the theatre on your right at the corner of East-West Highway and Waverly Street. Turn left on Waverly to park in the County parking facility accessed from either side of the street. To park in the paid attended parking garage underneath the theatre, turn right at the light at Waverly. The theatre is located at 4545 East-West Highway.

Metro Directions

Round House Theatre is one block from the Bethesda station on Metro’s Red Line, at the corner of East-West Highway and Waverly Street. Use Metro Trip Planner.

Metro riders should disembark at the Bethesda station and take the convenient pedestrian tunnel under Wisconsin Avenue. This pedestrian tunnel ends in the lobby of the Bethesda Crescent Building.

After exiting the tunnel, take the escalator up to street level. Exit the building onto East-West Highway, look to your right, and you will see Round House Theatre across the street at the corner of East-West Highway and Waverly Street.

The pedestrian tunnel is closed 10:00 pm – 5:00 am. During those times the Metro is accessible through the entrance on Wisconsin Avenue in the plaza next to the Hyatt.

Parking at Round House Theatre

The theatre does not own or operate any of the parking garages listed below. While we do our best to provide the most accurate information available, timing and rates are subject to change at the discretion of the owners. 

Garage Parking
The LAZ garage underneath the theatre and 7501 Wisconsin Avenue building is open each day until 11:00 pm Monday through Sunday (during the run of The Tempest). Paid parking is available at a flat rate of $6 for Round House patrons entering the attended garage after 6:00 pm M-F, or all day on the weekends. Those parking before 6:00 pm M-F will receive a $6 discount and be responsible for the remainder. Flate rate parking for $6 is available all-day on the weekends.

If you are staying for a special event that may end after the times listed above, or leaving Round House premises on foot after the show, you will need to move your car immediately following the performance. Once the garage closes you may not be able to access your vehicle until the following morning.

Entrance to the parking garage is on the service road directly across from Waverly Street and adjacent to the theatre. Follow the signs to the parking garage. The eastern-most elevator in the garage (on the P-1 level; clearly marked as for Round House) will take you to our theatre Box Office foyer.

Please note that the payment procedure has changed for the 7501 Wisconsin Avenue garage. Drivers will now be required to take an automatic ticket when entering and later pay at the pay stations located on the P-1 level before returning to their vehicle to exit. The nearest pay station accepting cash & credit is located by the P-1 east tower garage elevator lobby. When exiting the Round House elevator lobby, walk straight ahead and look to the right to find the nearest pay station.

Metered Garage Parking
Two metered public parking decks are on Waverly Street one-half block from the theatre. These meters are in effect weekdays 7:00 am – 10:00 pm and cost $1.25 per hour. Parking in these metered decks is free on weekends. Please be aware that Montgomery County has temporarily closed portions of the 7401 Waverly Street parking garage for rehabilitation. (Read full details here.)

Pay-by-Cell Phone parking is available in the Waverly Street garage. For more information on Montgomery County’s Pay-by-Cell phone program, click here.

Education Center

925 Wayne Avenue
Silver Spring, MD

Driving Directions

From the Capital Beltway (I-495)
Take the southbound exit at either Colesville Road or Georgia Avenue toward Silver Spring.

From Georgia Avenue
Southbound: Follow Georgia Avenue south into downtown Silver Spring. After several traffic lights you will cross Colesville Road, and then make a left turn onto Wayne Avenue at a traffic light. The parking garage will be on your left. Round House Education Center is on the ground floor.

Northbound: Follow Georgia north into downtown Silver Spring. Turn right onto Wayne Avenue when it intersects with Georgia Avenue.

From Colesville Road
Southbound: Follow Colesville Road south into downtown Silver Spring. You will cross Sligo Creek Parkway, Dale Drive, and Spring Street and then make a left turn onto Fenton Street at a traffic light. The second light will be Wayne Ave. Turn right on Wayne.

Northbound: Heading north on Colesville, turn right onto Wayne Avenue. Cross Georgia Avenue. The Education Center will be on your left, on the ground floor of the Montgomery County parking garage.

From the District of Columbia
From 16th Street, cross the District line and immediately bear right on Colesville Road. After passing the Silver Spring Metro station, turn right onto Wayne Avenue. Stay on Wayne and cross Georgia Avenue. The Education Center will be on your left at 925 Wayne Avenue, on the ground floor of the Montgomery County parking garage.

From Georgia Avenue, enter Silver Spring and turn right onto Wayne Avenue. The Education Center will be on your left.

Metro Directions

Round House’s Education Center is located approximately three blocks from the Silver Spring station on Metro’s Red Line. Upon exiting the station, Metro riders should walk in the direction of downtown Silver Spring to the corner of Colesville Road and Wayne Avenue. Take a right on Wayne and walk northeast towards downtown Silver Spring. Stay on Wayne and cross Georgia Avenue. The Education Center is located at 925 Wayne Avenue on the ground floor of the Montgomery County parking garage. Use Metro Trip Planner.

Parking at Education Center

The education center is located on the ground level of the Wayne Avenue Garage in Silver Spring. There is a Round House drop-off zone located on the ground level in the garage and you will not be charged for the first 15 minutes.

Administrative Offices & Rehearsal Room

Silver Spring Civic Building
One Veterans Place
Silver Spring, MD

For access to Round House’s Administrative Offices and Rehearsal Room, use the Round House entrance on the back side of the Civic Building.

Driving Directions

From Bethesda
Take East-West Highway eastbound to Silver Spring. Turn left on Colesville Road and cross Georgia Avenue. Go one more block and turn right onto Fenton, then left onto Ellsworth Avenue. Parking is available in the Montgomery County parking garage on Ellsworth (it will be on your left). Additional parking is available in the Montgomery County parking garage at 925 Wayne Avenue.

From the Beltway
Take the southbound exit onto Colesville Avenue. (Exit 30). Continue on Colesville for approximately two miles to Fenton Street. Take a left onto Fenton and then turn left onto Ellsworth Avenue. Parking is available in the Montgomery County parking garage on Ellsworth (it will be on your left). Additional parking is available in the Montgomery County parking garage at 925 Wayne Avenue.

Metro Directions

The Civic Building is approximately four blocks from the Silver Spring station on Metro’s Red Line. Metro riders should walk north on Colesville Avenue and cross Georgia Ave. Continue one more block on Colesville, past AFI and Round House’s black box theatre, to Fenton. Go right on Fenton to Ellsworth, one block down.  Turn left on Ellsworth; the Silver Spring Civic Building will be on your right (in the plaza at the corner of Ellsworth and Fenton). Continue down Ellsworth to the rear of the building (at the corner of Veterans Place) to access the Round House Theatre entrance to the Civic Building. Use Metro Trip Planner.

Parking at Administrative Offices & Rehearsal Room

For access to Round House’s Administrative Offices and Rehearsal Room, use the Round House entrance on Veteran’s Place, at the corner of Ellsworth. Our offices are not accessible through the main plaza entrance.

The Town Square Garage is located on Ellsworth across from the Civic Building. Metered street parking is available on Veteran’s Place and Ellsworth.

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