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A Christmas Carol
Join the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future as they lead the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge on a journey of transformation and redemption.
Call for schedule., Call for price. Opens November 23
Ford's Theatre,
511 10th St. NW., (202) 347-4833
The Alchemist
When the gentleman Lovewit flees England to avoid the Plague, Subtle, Face, and Dol set up headquarters in his home and set about exposing the social ills of their fellow Londoners.
Call for schedule, Call for price Closing Nov. 22
Shakespeare Theatre Company's Lansburgh Theatre,
450 7th St. NW., (202) 547-1122
Angels in America
Set in Reagan-Era New York City, Angels in America is Tony Kushner’s two-part epic on national themes, the AIDS crisis, and spiritual and political morality.
Call for schedule, Call for price Closes Nov. 21
Round House Silver Spring,
8641 Colesville Road, Silver Spring., (240) 644-1100
As You Like It
In the Forest of Arden, exiles from a tyrannical kingdom search for freedom. And the irrepressible Rosalind, Shakespeare’s most fully realized female character, finds freedom of a different kind as she pursues love in disguise.
Call for schedule, Call for price To Dec. 20
Shakespeare Theatre Company's Sidney Harman Hall,
610 F St. NW., (202) 332-3300
August: Osage County
Estelle Parsons stars as the matriarch of an extended clan approaching meltdown.
Call for schedule., Call for price. Opens November 24
Kennedy Center,
2700 F St. NW., (202) 467-4600
Camelot
When Queen Guenevere falls in love with Sir Lancelot, this idyllic land is placed in jeopardy. The splendid score includes the romantic and haunting "If Ever I Would Leave You," the captivating "How to Handle a Woman," and the majestic title song "Camelot."
Call for schedule., $26–$49 To January 3
Olney Theatre Center,
2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd., Olney, (301) 924-3400
Danny and Chantelle
Danny and Chantelle are best mates an’ all. They love the clubs. The buzz. getting buzzed up. Love the weekend. The music. The party. Hate tuesdays.
Call for schedule, Call for price To Dec. 6
Flashpoint
Mead Theatre Lab, 916 G St. NW., (240) 582-0050
Disney's Mulan
Based on the 1998 Disney film Mulan and the Story "Fa Mulan" by Robert D. San Souci Directed by Janet Stanford.
Call for schedule., Call for price. Opens November 25
Imagination Stage,
4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda., (301) 280-1660
The Fantasticks
In a twist on the classic story of boy meets girl, Matt and Luisa are led by El Gallo from the wistfulness of "when life was slow and oh so mellow" to the reality that "without a hurt the heart is hollow." Rising star director Amanda Dehnert re-imagines this timeless fable in an abandoned amusement park, a perfect playground for the story's emotional carnival.
Call for schedule., Call for price. Opens November 20
Lincoln Theatre,
1215 U St. NW., (202) 488-3300.
FULL CIRCLE
The ancient Chinese myth of the chalk circle re-emerges at the fall of the Berlin Wall: as the crotchety East German Chancellor watches a play, students suddenly riot and the profiteers swoop in. Amid the chaos, two women launch a madcap chase to save an orphaned baby and outrun the vultures of both communism and capitalism. Their journey through Woolly’s entire building comes full circle back to the stage—but can a disgraced artistic director help them reset the nation’s moral compass?
Wed.–Sat. at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. and 7p.m., $27–$62 To Nov. 29
Woolly Mammoth Theatre,
641 D St. NW., (202) 393-3939
Lost in Yonkers
In a remarkable coming-of-age story that won 4 Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize, two brothers are left to fend for themselves in a dysfunctional household with their formidable immigrant grandmother, sweet but simple-minded aunt and a hoodlum of an uncle.
Call for schedule, $15–$55 To November 29
Theater J,
1529 16th St.NW., (202) 518-9400
Lulu
Before today's Page Six bad girls, there was Lulu. Meet the original girl gone wild in Wedekind's outrageous sex tragedy. Abused, debased, and maligned, Lulu climbs through German and Parisian high society, leaving a trail of dead lovers behind her, only to find herself crashing onto the streets of Jack the Ripper's London.
Thursdays–Saturdays at 8 p.m.; matinees Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m., Call for price To Dec. 13
Washington Shakespeare Company's Clark Street Playhouse
601 S. Clark St., Arlington., (703) 418-4808
Much Ado About Nothing
Reluctant lovers Beatrice and Benedick conceal their attraction behind a merry war of wit in Shakespeare’s romantic, clever comedy. The play’s musical language resonates with Caribbean rhythm in this colorful production.
Call for schedule, $30–$60 To November 29
Folger Theatre,
201 East Capitol St.SE., (202) 544-7077
Of Mice and Men
Set in California during the Great Depression, Of Mice and Men is the tragic story of two displaced ranch workers traveling from place to place and job to job as a result of the economic recession. The unlikely friends are united by their dream of someday settling down on their own piece of land and finding a better life.
Thursdays–Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees at 3 p.m., $25–$30 To November 29
Church Street Theater
1742 Church St. NW., (800) 494-8497
Pearl Bailey - By Request
A musical about the Virgina vaudeville performer who went on to be a household name.
Call theater for schedule., $45–$50 To December 20
MetroStage,
1201 North Royal St., Alexandria., (703) 548-9044
PORT AUTHORITY
The area premiere of a tale of the missed opportunities and lost loves of three generations of Dublin men.
Call for schedule, $20–$25 To Nov. 22
The Writer's Center,
4508 Walsh St., Bethesda, MD., (301) 816-1023
Shear Madness
The "most fun night" Arch Campbell's ever had at the Kennedy Center is an extended vaudeville routine set in a Georgetown hair salon rather than a play. Funny without ever becoming either witty or clever, it's an audience-participation whodunit in which we're encouraged to grill the witnesses and essentially to write our own ending by voting for a guilty party. In practice, there are four endings (one for each suspect), but how the performers get there each evening depends on the questions. There are faggot jokes galore, and shaving-foam jokes, and general stupidity for those looking for froth. It's not theater exactly, but as empty-headed entertainment it's not appreciably less stimulating than Cats or a visit to the bowling alley. (BM)
Thursdays, Fridays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 6 & 9 p.m.; Sundays at 7 p.m.; matinees Sundays at 3 p.m., $40–$50
Kennedy Center
Theater Lab, 2700 F St. NW., (202) 467-4600
Show Boat
Spanning the years 1880 to 1927, this lyrical masterpiece concerns the lives, loves, and heartbreaks of three generations of show folk on the Mississippi.
Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.; Thursdays–Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 7 p.m.; matinees on Sat. and Sun. at 2 p.m., $46–$86 To Jan. 17
Signature Theatre
4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington., Call for price
A Streetcar Named Desire
Cate Blanchett stars as Blanche DuBois in the U.S. premiere of Sydney Theatre Company's production of Tennessee Williams's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama A Streetcar Named Desire, directed by Liv Ullmann.
Call for schedule., SOLD OUT Closing Nov. 21
Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater,
2700 F St. NW., (202) 467-4600
26 Miles
An '83 Buick Regal may be an unlikely place to find out what family really means, but when Beatriz and her estranged daughter head west on a spontaneous cross country road trip, neither is prepared for what lies ahead.
Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.; Thursdays–Sundays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays at 3 p.m., Call for price Closing Nov. 22
Round House Theatre Bethesda,
4545 East West Highway., (240) 644-1100
