Theater Calendar

Fri. Mar. 5, 2010 - Thu. Mar. 11, 2010

• 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,, Opens Mar. 10
• AURÉLIA'S ORATORIO
  Behind the veil of Aurélia's Oratoria is a world of surprises, tricks, and transformations. Equal part whimsy, wit, and wonder, this adventive adventure brings puppetry, acrobatics, and dancing...
  Lansburgh Theatre,, Opens Mar. 4
• 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. 14
• 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
• 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,, Opens Feb. 26
• GDIRL FROM GDANSK
  A sibling rivalry is reignited when two brothers confront their relationship troubles. Liam Heylin's newest play explores the effect of love, jealousy, and hate on a family.
  Keegan Theatre,, Closes Mar. 7
• 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,,
• 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
• I AM MY OWN WIFE
  Inspired by interviews conducted by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Doug Wright, I Am My Own Wife tells the fascinating real-life story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a German transvestite who managed...
  Signature Theatre,, Closes Mar. 7
• IN THE RED AND BROWN WATER
  A steamy coming-of-age in tale the Louisiana Bayou bubbles out of a gumbo of rhythm and sensuality. With In the Red and Brown Water Tarell Alvin McCraney returns to a world driven by intense music,...
  Studio Theatre,, Extended to Mar. 7
• 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,, Opens Mar. 5
• LORD ARTHUR SAVILE'S CRIME
  Oscar Wilde's tale of a man–about–town who is determined to abandon his reputation and wed a woman. Director Bill Largess's adaptation brings Wilde's razor sharp wit to the stage.
  Undercroft Theatre,, Closes Mar. 21
• MAHALIA
  A gospel musical starring Bernardine Mitchell.
  MetroStage,, Closes Mar. 14
• ORESTES, A TRAGIC ROMP
  Anne Washburn's "transadaptation" of an already genre-bending play by Euripides proves to be an electrifying mix of modern dress and ancient narrative, sardonic wit and anguished rhetoric, matricide,...
  Folger Shakespeare Theatre,, Closes Mar. 7
• 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
• RENT
  Jonathan Larson's musical about a group of struggling artists and musicians living under the shawdow of the AIDS epidemic in New York's Alphabet City. Directed by Criag Pettinati.
  Kensington Arts Theatre,, Closes Mar. 7
• 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,,
• 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,, Opens Mar. 4
• 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,,
• TANGO
  Robert X. Rodriguez's one-act opera, Tango, retells the story of Argentina's obesession with tango from 1913-1914 through the use of newspaper clippings and letters. Directed by Jay David Brock.
  Rosslyn Spectrum Theatre,, Closes Mar. 7
• 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 ATHEIST
  The regional premiere of Ronan Noone's dark, one man comedy explores the concepts of fame and accomplishment through the story of a Kansas reporter who torments a politician after uncovering a...
  Keegan Theatre,, Closes Mar. 9
• 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 MISER
  In David Ball's adaptation of Moliere's satirical comedy, a ruthless moneygrubber controls the strings to his purse as tightly as the reins of his household. But can this forerunner of the modern CEO...
  Washington Shakespeare Company's Clark Street Playhouse,, Extended to Mar. 7
• 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,,
• THE PRODUCERS
  Mel Brooks' Broadway hit comes to Georgetown Prep's Figge Theatre. The story of failed producer Max Bialystock and accountant Leo Bloom will be perfomed by students of Act Two Performing Arts.
  Georgetown Preparatory School's Figge Theatre,, Closes Mar. 7