Theater Calendar

Fri. Nov. 20, 2009 - Thu. Nov. 26, 2009

• 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.
  Ford's Theatre,, Opens November 23
• 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.
  Shakespeare Theatre Company's Lansburgh Theatre,, Closing Nov. 22
• 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.
  Round House Silver Spring,, Closes Nov. 21
• 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...
  Shakespeare Theatre Company's Sidney Harman Hall,, To Dec. 20
• August: Osage County
  Estelle Parsons stars as the matriarch of an extended clan approaching meltdown.
  Kennedy Center,, Opens November 24
• 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...
  Olney Theatre Center,, To January 3
• 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.
  Flashpoint, To Dec. 6
• Disney's Mulan
  Based on the 1998 Disney film Mulan and the Story "Fa Mulan" by Robert D. San Souci Directed by Janet Stanford.
  Imagination Stage,, Opens November 25
• 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...
  Lincoln Theatre,, Opens November 20
• 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....
  Woolly Mammoth Theatre,, To Nov. 29
• 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,...
  Theater J,, To November 29
• 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...
  Washington Shakespeare Company's Clark Street Playhouse, To Dec. 13
• 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...
  Folger Theatre,, To November 29
• 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....
  Church Street Theater, To November 29
• Pearl Bailey - By Request
  A musical about the Virgina vaudeville performer who went on to be a household name.
  MetroStage,, To December 20
• PORT AUTHORITY
  The area premiere of a tale of the missed opportunities and lost loves of three generations of Dublin men.
  The Writer's Center,, To Nov. 22
• 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...
  Kennedy Center,
• 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.
  Signature Theatre, To Jan. 17
• 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...
  Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater,, Closing Nov. 21
• 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...
  Round House Theatre Bethesda,, Closing Nov. 22