Theater Calendar

Fri. Mar. 12, 2010 - Thu. Mar. 18, 2010

• MONDO ANDRONICUS
  A severe compression of Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus, the earliest and gnarliest of Shakespeare's tragedies (though you have to figure he was going for a Sam Raimi-like gore-comedy thing even then)...
  Molotov Theatre Group,, Closes April 3.
• AMAZONS AND THEIR MEN
  Based loosely on the life of Leni Riefenstahl, Amazons and Their Men is about a young director who seeks artistic vindication after glamorizing a fascist regime. Set in Nazi Germany, the play jumps...
  Round House Theatre,, Closes Mar. 20
• ANDY WARHOL: GOOD FOR THE JEWS?
  Written and performed by Josh Kornbluth, Andy Warhol: Good for the Jews? considers the spiritual life of the pop artist who painted portraits of Albert Einstein, George Gershwin, and Golda Meir in...
  Theatre J,, Closes Mar. 21
• BUS STOP
  After a blizzard strands a busload of passengers at a roadside diner, old relationships and new attractions emerge between an ensemble cast that includes a rodeo rider, a Shakespeare-quoting...
  Olney Theatre Center,, Closes Mar. 21
• CHUMBALE
  Hilarity ensues after a newlywed couple moves in with the wife's family. Can they survive the misadventures and misunderstandings that come with living under one roof? Preforming in Spanish with...
  Teatro de la Luna,, Closes Mar. 13
• CLYBOURNE PARK
  A white community in the 1950s splinters after a black family plans to move into an open house. In present day, the same house has come to represent a changed demographic in the community. Clybourne...
  Woolly Mammoth Theatre, Opens Mar. 15
• DEAR SARA JANE
  While Sara Jane waits for her soldier husband to return from battle, she must confront the nasty secrets of her past. After a few too many bourbons, Sara Jane poses some dangerous questions that may...
  The Soundry,, Closes Mar. 21
• FARFAR OASIS and LOWTIDE HOTEL
  The double bill begins with Farfar Oasis, a period piece about the Western world's fascination–and naivety–towards the Middle East in the early twentieth century. It's companion, Lowtide...
  Kogod Theatre at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center,, Closes Mar. 12
• HENRY V
  The Shakespeare Theatre Co. and director David Muse explore Henry V's war with France and his struggle to lead England to greatness. Played in repertory with Richard II.
  Sidney Harman Hall,, Closes Apr. 10
• HIGH FIDELITY
  A musical adaptation of Nick Hornby's bestselling novel about Rob Gordon, a hopeless record store owner in his mid-thirties. After Rob's girlfriend leaves him, he re-evaluates his life by...
  DC Arts Center, Black Box Theater,, Closes Mar. 14
• LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA
  On an windy day in Tuscany, Claire and Fabrizio fall madly in love. Claire's mother, Margaret, struggles with her daughter new relationship and its consequences on their lives. Directed by Molly...
  Arena Stage,, Closes Apr. 11
• LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
  Stanley Krelborn, a well-meaning flower shop employee, raises an odd plant with a hunger for flesh and blood. As the plant's size and appetite grow, Stanley loses control of the increasingly bizarre...
  Ford's Theatre,, Opens Mar. 12
• LORD ARTHUR SAVILE'S CRIME
  Oscar Wilde’s mystery novella involving free will, anarchists, social niceties and palm-reading, is laced with enough dialogue to suggest that Wilde might briefly have considered putting it on...
  Undercroft Theatre of Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church,, Closes Mar. 21
• MAHALIA
  A gospel musical starring Bernardine Mitchell.
  MetroStage,, Closes Mar. 14
• MAURITIUS
  After their mother dies, two sisters discover a book of rare stamps worth more than they could possibly imagine. The sisters' world turns upside down after a group of seedy collectors, who will do...
  Bay Theatre, Closes Mar. 21
• MY NAME IS ASHER LEV
  Based on the novel by Chaim Potok, director Aaron Posner's newst play follows the life of Asher Lev, a talented artist born in post-WWII Brooklyn. As Asher's ability strains his relationship with his...
  Round House Theatre,, Opens Mar. 17
• NIGHTS AT THE OPERA: GOLDEN AGE
  Acclaimed playwright Terrence McNally's backstage Parisian drama about the production of I Puritani, Vincenzo Bellini's final opera.
  Kennedy Center, Family Theater,, Opens Mar. 12
• PETER & THE WOLF
  Sergei Prokofiev's children's tale about Peter and his animal friends is retold as a musical. Recommended for children aged 5 and older.
  Imagination Theater,, Closes Mar. 21
• PUSS N' BOOTS
  The classic fairy tale about a clever cat who dons a pair of human boots and leads his poor homeless master to a life of luxury. When Puss puts on the boots, he becomes a fantastic dancer and uses...
  Synetic Family Theater,, Closes Mar. 14
• RICHARD II
  The Shakespeare Theatre Co. and director Michael Kahn explore Shakespeare's historic account of the life and death of King Richard II. Played in repertory with Henry V.
  Sidney Harman Hall,, Closes Apr. 10
• 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,,
• SOME GIRLS
  The Neil LaBute written play explores what happens when an engaged man starts to dig up some of his past relationships to discover the women he left behind. Will he reach the altar, or will he remain...
  H Street Playhouse,, Closes Mar. 21
• STOMP
  After 14 years of itnernational acclaim, Stomp brings its creative, ensemble song and dance performance to the Baltimore–D.C. area.
  Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center,, Opens Mar. 16
• SWEENEY TODD
  Cast a Shakespearean in Stephen Sondheim's blood-soaked revengical, and you might reasonably expect to discover fresh nuances, and in fact, discoveries do come fast and furious, though not in the...
  Signature Theatre,, Closes Apr. 4
• THAT FACE
  London playwright Polly Stenham's debut explores violence at an all-girls school and its ramifications on a family pushed to the edge. Black humor and witty dialogue make That Face a must-see.
  Studio Theatre,, Closes Mar. 14
• THE FRONT PAGE
  After an invesigative reporter and his editor track down an accused murderer on the lam, they hatch a plan to hide the accused man in a rolltop desk to cash in on the scoop. Directed by Roland...
  Port City Playhouse,, Opens Mar. 12
• THE GLASS MENAGERIE
  Tennessee Williams' 1944 drama is a delicate yet profound story of love, loss, yearning, illusion and escape.
  Rep Stage,, Extended to Mar. 14
• THE NEW MUSICAL ADVENTURES OF FLAT STANLEY
  After a mishap with a flimsy bulletin board, Stanley is flattened–paper thin! Based on the children's book by Jeff Brown, this children's play follows Flat Stanley as he travels around the...
  Adventure Theatre,, Closes Apr. 4