REYKJAVIK86 - Dallas Theater Center

Show Dates: September 11 – 27, 2026

Location: Dee & Charles Wyly Theatre 

By: Gabe McKinley

Directed by: Jaime Castañeda

World Premiere

One Summit. Two Days. A World on the Brink.

Reykjavik86 is a gripping Cold War thriller that brings the 1986 nuclear summit between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev to life on stage. With the fate of humanity in the balance, two vastly different leaders search for common ground while wrestling ideology, history and the human cost of power. Reykjavik86 delves into diplomacy in a divisive world, revealing the enduring impact of choices made and not made.

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IMPORTANT DATES
  • First Preview
  • Opening Night
  • Final Performance
  • September 11
  • September 16
  • April 27