Wednesday, July 13th 10 p.m.
Saturday, July 16th 7:45 p.m.
Sunday, July 17th 2 p.m.
Wednesday, July 20th 8 p.m.
They say: “Is this comedy? Theater? An actual motivational talk? Whatever you call it, it will change your life forever, maybe. Off-Broadway writer/performer Laura Zam conjures Ken Johnson. Washington Post praise for other Zam work: “Funny”, “Smart”, “Beautiful”. Let Ken solve your problems.” Read more Hip Shot: An Hour With Ken Johnson: The Secret of the Seven Openings
Saturday, July 9, 9:15 p.m.
Sunday, July 10, 3:15 p.m.
Tuesday, July 12, 7:45 p.m.
Wednesday, July 13, 8 p.m.
They say: An interactive musical comedy about five brave pioneers as they journey westward to fulfill their manifest destiny. Help them on their perilous journey as they sing across uncharted territory — comically crossing dangerous rivers, hunting buffalo, outsmarting thieves and battling dysentery.
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The Baldacchino Gypsy Tent Bar, 607 New York Avenue NW
Remaining Performances:
Sunday, July 10th, 6 pm
Tuesday, July 12th, 6 pm
Thursday, July 14th, 9 pm
Saturday, July 16th, 8 pm
They say: Professor VindleVoss and her adopted son Edvard the Zombie invite you to the rebirth of their once towering family circus! With only a few dusty artifacts and their quick wits, they make the magic of the big top live again! Read more Hip Shot: The VindleVoss Family Circus Spectacular!
Spooky Universe – Universalist National Memorial Church
Remaining Performances:
Sunday, July 10, 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 12, 7:45 p.m.
Saturday, July 16, 4:45 p.m.
Saturday, July 23, 10:30 p.m.
They say: “Do you like Oscar Wilde? Do you like dirty jokes? Well, David Mamet wrote a play just for you! Come see the raunchy tale of two Victorian women with a romantic “understanding” that’s about to become much more complicated.” Read more Hip Shot: Boston Marriage
They say: A building secured for generations against what lies outside. A meeting is called to discuss whether it’s time to finally open the doors, see whether the Beasts still wait outside, “time to let us out,” or to let them in? Read more Hip Shot: The Beasts
Wednesday, July 13 at 7:45 p.m.
Sunday, July 17 at 2:15 p.m.
Thursday, July 21 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 24 at 2:00 p.m.
They say: “Five of the dictionary’s keywords revel in their superior status — until a dark prophesy warns that their power trip will soon come to an end. Can they find a way to stay on top of the page?”
Behold The Shop, the newest of three stages located inside the Fort Fringe complex. Though fatigued after two sleepless days of prep, producing artistic director Scot McKenzie agreed to talk to us about the theater-in-the-round once used as a storeroom for salsicce.
Tuesday, July 12, at 6:00 p.m.
Friday, July 15, at 10:15 p.m.
Sunday, July 17, at 4:00 p.m.
They say: “Elsie and Abby lead a hard life, but survive by transforming their painful childhood into tall tales: their impossible birth; their strange caretaker; and the discovery of a secret that threatens to destroy their tiny family.” Read more Hip Shot: Sisters of Ellery Hollow
District of Columbia Arts Center, 2438 18th Street, NW
Remaining Performances:
Saturday July 9th, 8:00 p.m.
They say: “Approximately 219,000 people annually in the United States are diagnosed with lung cancer. Even if one of them is your dad, it can be funnier than you think. The perfect show for anyone who has, or ever had, a father.”
