Certificate for 2 tickets to a Discovery Theater performance . . . The Smithsonian's Discovery Theater, located in the Ripley Center on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is dedicated to offering the best in live performing arts for young people. Each season more than 300 performances of thirty productions feature puppets, storytellers, dancers, actors, musicians, and mimes in performances that present classic stories for children, folk tales from all over the world, American history and cultures, and innovative theater techniques.