Seven Readings

Basement Cabaret’s tenth show, Seven Readings, is a multidisciplinary variety performance centered on tarot and other traditions of intuitive reading. The program explores these themes through comedy, storytelling, burlesque, and film, bringing performers with varied artistic practices and backgrounds together for an evening of unusual, personal work.

Basement Cabaret is a periodic series that presents different acts on a single stage at changing locations throughout Washington, DC. The series supports DMV artists developing unconventional and risk-taking work.

When: Friday, October 23, 2026

Showtimes: 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Tickets: $15

Venue: Rhizome DC

Lineup: Sue Bracey; John Carroll, Joe Randazzo, and Meredith Garagiola; Lilah DJ and Isaac Fields; TX Watson and Shannon Gray; Skye Marinda and Violet Gray; Joan Q, Joanna Harris, and Gin Jarelle; and Miles Keogh and Gus Nordhielm.

Format: Comedy, storytelling, burlesque, and film

Run time: Approximately three hours, based on the listed 7:00 PM–10:00 PM schedule

Series: Basement Cabaret is a recurring variety show featuring artists from different disciplines and backgrounds. Each installment takes place at a different DC location and is intended to support weird, risky, and personal work by artists from the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area.