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Comedy Performances for Thursday, July 19, 2007

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7:30 pm
FREEDOM A satire that uses humor to challenge damaging African-American stereotypes.
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8:00 pm
Chocolate Jesus DC's premiere story performance theatre explores identity, faith, and rebellion.
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8:00 pm
Breadhouse Four convicted criminals. One stage. Three hundred screaming kids. Action!

Comedy Performances for Friday, July 20, 2007

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1:00 pm
I U.S.(Paid for by the U.S. State of Emotional Affairs) An Imposed Love Story
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2:00 pm
Nutshell The play with the elephants. Based on “The Waste Land.”
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4:00 pm
Low Tide Hotel It's like a poet's holiday on a Coney Island boardwalk.
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5:00 pm
The Feminazi Pigs, anyone?
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6:15 pm
UBU An evening of theatrical anarchy...
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7:00 pm
Night of the Living Theatre...by Dead Playwrights Dead Playwrights try to pitch their scripts to Hollywood
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7:00 pm
I AM S.A.A.M(South Asian American Male) Humorous and dramatic vignettes about South Asian men in DC.
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7:30 pm
FREEDOM A satire that uses humor to challenge damaging African-American stereotypes.
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8:00 pm
The Drunkard "A triumph. Humour abouds right through. It's Brilliant." The Examiner
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8:00 pm
Chocolate Jesus DC's premiere story performance theatre explores identity, faith, and rebellion.
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8:00 pm
Breadhouse Four convicted criminals. One stage. Three hundred screaming kids. Action!
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8:00 pm
Ninja Motorcycle Babes Burn, Barbie, Burn!
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10:00 pm
Koun Kukki: The Legend of Hamachi and Unagi Bastard Kabuki Kyogen Anime blast of political satire!

Comedy Performances for Saturday, July 21, 2007

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2:00 pm
I U.S.(Paid for by the U.S. State of Emotional Affairs) An Imposed Love Story
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2:00 pm
UBU An evening of theatrical anarchy...
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2:00 pm
Local Story Lost in a place you know better than anywhere.
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2:15 pm
The Fate of a Cockroach Cockroach King, his Queen, husband and wife—their fates intertwined
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3:30 pm
FREEDOM A satire that uses humor to challenge damaging African-American stereotypes.
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4:30 pm
Two of Mee The illusion of reality. The reality of illusion. A Collision.
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4:30 pm
Ninja Motorcycle Babes Burn, Barbie, Burn!
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4:30 pm
Night of the Living Theatre...by Dead Playwrights Dead Playwrights try to pitch their scripts to Hollywood
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6:30 pm
Koun Kukki: The Legend of Hamachi and Unagi Bastard Kabuki Kyogen Anime blast of political satire!
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7:00 pm
Low Tide Hotel It's like a poet's holiday on a Coney Island boardwalk.
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7:00 pm
An Evening with George Burns Alan DeValerio stars as legendary entertainer George Burns
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7:30 pm
FREEDOM A satire that uses humor to challenge damaging African-American stereotypes.
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7:45 pm
ExFILES Two lesbian moms collide over custody in this bitter-sweet drama.
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8:00 pm
The Drunkard "A triumph. Humour abouds right through. It's Brilliant." The Examiner
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9:00 pm
Nutshell The play with the elephants. Based on “The Waste Land.”
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9:00 pm
For Boston A horrifically dark comedy about sex booze friendship and crowbars.
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9:00 pm
The Feminazi Pigs, anyone?
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9:30 pm
Other Plans A DC Premiere! Four shorts from playwright Stephanie Alice Scarpinato.

Comedy Performances for Sunday, July 22, 2007

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12:00 pm
ExFILES Two lesbian moms collide over custody in this bitter-sweet drama.
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12:00 pm
Night of the Living Theatre...by Dead Playwrights Dead Playwrights try to pitch their scripts to Hollywood
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2:00 pm
Low Tide Hotel It's like a poet's holiday on a Coney Island boardwalk.
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2:00 pm
I AM S.A.A.M(South Asian American Male) Humorous and dramatic vignettes about South Asian men in DC.
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2:30 pm
Other Plans A DC Premiere! Four shorts from playwright Stephanie Alice Scarpinato.
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2:30 pm
The Feminazi Pigs, anyone?
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3:00 pm
The Drunkard "A triumph. Humour abouds right through. It's Brilliant." The Examiner
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4:30 pm
Koun Kukki: The Legend of Hamachi and Unagi Bastard Kabuki Kyogen Anime blast of political satire!
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4:30 pm
An Evening with George Burns Alan DeValerio stars as legendary entertainer George Burns
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5:00 pm
Ben Johnson's Volpone Satire, Sex, Greed & Lust in a modern Elizabethan comedy
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5:00 pm
The Fate of a Cockroach Cockroach King, his Queen, husband and wife—their fates intertwined
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6:00 pm
I U.S.(Paid for by the U.S. State of Emotional Affairs) An Imposed Love Story
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7:00 pm
Nutshell The play with the elephants. Based on “The Waste Land.”
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7:00 pm
A White House Tale Can the ghosts of Presidents' past save GWB, and us?
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8:00 pm
Carrie Potter the Half Blood Prom At the school for witches… she was surrounded by b*tches.
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8:15 pm
Two of Mee The illusion of reality. The reality of illusion. A Collision.
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9:00 pm
Local Story Lost in a place you know better than anywhere.

Comedy Performances for Monday, July 23, 2007

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5:00 pm
ExFILES Two lesbian moms collide over custody in this bitter-sweet drama.
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5:30 pm
Breadhouse Four convicted criminals. One stage. Three hundred screaming kids. Action!
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6:00 pm
Other Plans A DC Premiere! Four shorts from playwright Stephanie Alice Scarpinato.
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6:30 pm
Night of the Living Theatre...by Dead Playwrights Dead Playwrights try to pitch their scripts to Hollywood
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6:45 pm
Ninja Motorcycle Babes Burn, Barbie, Burn!
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7:00 pm
Koun Kukki: The Legend of Hamachi and Unagi Bastard Kabuki Kyogen Anime blast of political satire!
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7:00 pm
The Feminazi Pigs, anyone?
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8:00 pm
The Drunkard "A triumph. Humour abouds right through. It's Brilliant." The Examiner
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8:00 pm
Carrie Potter the Half Blood Prom At the school for witches… she was surrounded by b*tches.
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8:45 pm
Local Story Lost in a place you know better than anywhere.
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9:00 pm
UBU An evening of theatrical anarchy...

Comedy Performances for Tuesday, July 24, 2007

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5:00 pm
I U.S.(Paid for by the U.S. State of Emotional Affairs) An Imposed Love Story
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5:00 pm
UBU An evening of theatrical anarchy...
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5:30 pm
Breadhouse Four convicted criminals. One stage. Three hundred screaming kids. Action!
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7:00 pm
Swami Yomahmi - Unnatural Acts of Comedy Fakir? Mystic? Or faker prone to mistakes? Innovative sideshow comedy.
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7:00 pm
Night of the Living Theatre...by Dead Playwrights Dead Playwrights try to pitch their scripts to Hollywood
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7:00 pm
The Feminazi Pigs, anyone?
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8:00 pm
The Drunkard "A triumph. Humour abouds right through. It's Brilliant." The Examiner
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9:15 pm
Two of Mee The illusion of reality. The reality of illusion. A Collision.
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9:45 pm
Nutshell The play with the elephants. Based on “The Waste Land.”
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10:00 pm
The Burden of Sunflowers A Romantic Comedy about being alone.

Comedy Performances for Wednesday, July 25, 2007

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5:30 pm
Breadhouse Four convicted criminals. One stage. Three hundred screaming kids. Action!
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7:00 pm
The Burden of Sunflowers A Romantic Comedy about being alone.
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7:00 pm
Bad Dad! The truth will set you free. Once you recover.
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7:30 pm
Telemonster A romantic comedy about prank calls.
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8:00 pm
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes) The Chicago-based Neo-Futurists attempt to perform 30 plays in 60 minutes!
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8:00 pm
The Drunkard "A triumph. Humour abouds right through. It's Brilliant." The Examiner
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9:00 pm
Ben Johnson's Volpone Satire, Sex, Greed & Lust in a modern Elizabethan comedy
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9:00 pm
A White House Tale Can the ghosts of Presidents' past save GWB, and us?
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9:30 pm
Swami Yomahmi - Unnatural Acts of Comedy Fakir? Mystic? Or faker prone to mistakes? Innovative sideshow comedy.
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9:30 pm
Ninja Motorcycle Babes Burn, Barbie, Burn!
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10:00 pm
ExFILES Two lesbian moms collide over custody in this bitter-sweet drama.

Comedy Performances for Thursday, July 26, 2007

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6:00 pm
Bad Dad! The truth will set you free. Once you recover.
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7:00 pm
Other Plans A DC Premiere! Four shorts from playwright Stephanie Alice Scarpinato.
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7:30 pm
ExFILES Two lesbian moms collide over custody in this bitter-sweet drama.
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8:00 pm
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes) The Chicago-based Neo-Futurists attempt to perform 30 plays in 60 minutes!
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8:00 pm
The Drunkard "A triumph. Humour abouds right through. It's Brilliant." The Examiner
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8:00 pm
Chocolate Jesus DC's premiere story performance theatre explores identity, faith, and rebellion.
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8:00 pm
A White House Tale Can the ghosts of Presidents' past save GWB, and us?
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9:30 pm
Hamlet? That is The Question Clowns stuck in Hamlet scramble to find their way out.
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9:30 pm
For Boston A horrifically dark comedy about sex booze friendship and crowbars.
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9:30 pm
Much Ado About Nothing Girls, girls, girls! An all-female Much Ado About Nothing!

Comedy Performances for Friday, July 27, 2007

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5:00 pm
Hamlet? That is The Question Clowns stuck in Hamlet scramble to find their way out.
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6:00 pm
Carrie Potter the Half Blood Prom At the school for witches… she was surrounded by b*tches.
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6:30 pm
An Evening with George Burns Alan DeValerio stars as legendary entertainer George Burns
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7:00 pm
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes) The Chicago-based Neo-Futurists attempt to perform 30 plays in 60 minutes!
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7:00 pm
For Boston A horrifically dark comedy about sex booze friendship and crowbars.
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7:30 pm
FREEDOM A satire that uses humor to challenge damaging African-American stereotypes.
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7:30 pm
I U.S.(Paid for by the U.S. State of Emotional Affairs) An Imposed Love Story
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8:00 pm
The Drunkard "A triumph. Humour abouds right through. It's Brilliant." The Examiner
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8:00 pm
Chocolate Jesus DC's premiere story performance theatre explores identity, faith, and rebellion.
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8:00 pm
A White House Tale Can the ghosts of Presidents' past save GWB, and us?
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9:00 pm
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes) The Chicago-based Neo-Futurists attempt to perform 30 plays in 60 minutes!
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9:00 pm
The Fate of a Cockroach Cockroach King, his Queen, husband and wife—their fates intertwined
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9:00 pm
I AM S.A.A.M(South Asian American Male) Humorous and dramatic vignettes about South Asian men in DC.
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10:00 pm
Telemonster A romantic comedy about prank calls.
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10:00 pm
Local Story Lost in a place you know better than anywhere.
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11:00 pm
Bad Dad! The truth will set you free. Once you recover.
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Midnight
Swami Yomahmi - Unnatural Acts of Comedy Fakir? Mystic? Or faker prone to mistakes? Innovative sideshow comedy.
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Midnight
The Gregor and Olga Show Sexy vaudeville inspired comedy featuring burlesque, music and mayhem.

Comedy Performances for Saturday, July 28, 2007

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12:00 pm
Two of Mee The illusion of reality. The reality of illusion. A Collision.
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12:00 pm
Ninja Motorcycle Babes Burn, Barbie, Burn!
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2:00 pm
The Gregor and Olga Show Sexy vaudeville inspired comedy featuring burlesque, music and mayhem.
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2:30 pm
Swami Yomahmi - Unnatural Acts of Comedy Fakir? Mystic? Or faker prone to mistakes? Innovative sideshow comedy.
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2:30 pm
The Fate of a Cockroach Cockroach King, his Queen, husband and wife—their fates intertwined
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3:20 pm
Ben Johnson's Volpone Satire, Sex, Greed & Lust in a modern Elizabethan comedy
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3:30 pm
FREEDOM A satire that uses humor to challenge damaging African-American stereotypes.
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4:00 pm
Bad Dad! The truth will set you free. Once you recover.
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4:30 pm
Local Story Lost in a place you know better than anywhere.
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4:45 pm
Other Plans A DC Premiere! Four shorts from playwright Stephanie Alice Scarpinato.
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5:00 pm
I AM S.A.A.M(South Asian American Male) Humorous and dramatic vignettes about South Asian men in DC.
Vote for this performance
5:30 pm
Hamlet? That is The Question Clowns stuck in Hamlet scramble to find their way out.
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6:30 pm
Carrie Potter the Half Blood Prom At the school for witches… she was surrounded by b*tches.
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7:00 pm
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes) The Chicago-based Neo-Futurists attempt to perform 30 plays in 60 minutes!
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7:30 pm
FREEDOM A satire that uses humor to challenge damaging African-American stereotypes.
Vote for this performance
8:00 pm
The Drunkard "A triumph. Humour abouds right through. It's Brilliant." The Examiner
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8:00 pm
For Boston A horrifically dark comedy about sex booze friendship and crowbars.
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9:00 pm
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes) The Chicago-based Neo-Futurists attempt to perform 30 plays in 60 minutes!
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9:00 pm
Much Ado About Nothing Girls, girls, girls! An all-female Much Ado About Nothing!
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10:00 pm
Telemonster A romantic comedy about prank calls.
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10:00 pm
Chocolate Jesus DC's premiere story performance theatre explores identity, faith, and rebellion.

Comedy Performances for Sunday, July 29, 2007

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12:00 pm
An Evening with George Burns Alan DeValerio stars as legendary entertainer George Burns
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1:00 pm
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes) The Chicago-based Neo-Futurists attempt to perform 30 plays in 60 minutes!
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2:00 pm
Ben Johnson's Volpone Satire, Sex, Greed & Lust in a modern Elizabethan comedy
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2:00 pm
Swami Yomahmi - Unnatural Acts of Comedy Fakir? Mystic? Or faker prone to mistakes? Innovative sideshow comedy.
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2:00 pm
For Boston A horrifically dark comedy about sex booze friendship and crowbars.
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2:15 pm
Much Ado About Nothing Girls, girls, girls! An all-female Much Ado About Nothing!
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3:00 pm
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes) The Chicago-based Neo-Futurists attempt to perform 30 plays in 60 minutes!
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3:00 pm
The Drunkard "A triumph. Humour abouds right through. It's Brilliant." The Examiner
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4:00 pm
Bad Dad! The truth will set you free. Once you recover.
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4:30 pm
A White House Tale Can the ghosts of Presidents' past save GWB, and us?
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4:30 pm
I AM S.A.A.M(South Asian American Male) Humorous and dramatic vignettes about South Asian men in DC.
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4:45 pm
The Fate of a Cockroach Cockroach King, his Queen, husband and wife—their fates intertwined
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5:00 pm
Carrie Potter the Half Blood Prom At the school for witches… she was surrounded by b*tches.
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5:00 pm
The Gregor and Olga Show Sexy vaudeville inspired comedy featuring burlesque, music and mayhem.
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7:00 pm
The Burden of Sunflowers A Romantic Comedy about being alone.
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7:15 pm
Hamlet? That is The Question Clowns stuck in Hamlet scramble to find their way out.