League of Washington Theatres - February 2009

[Howard Hartman]

League of Washington Theatres   The Washington area's association of professional theatres

Come Play With Us! Shows, Offers, & Events from the League of Washington Theatres January 29, 2009 Welcome to the League of Washington Theatres February 2009 E-news, keeping you up-to-date on shows and events in the Washington theatre community.  Visit us at www.lowt.org to find out more about LOWT programs and our 49 member theatres.  We'll see you at the theatre!     What's On Stage - February 2009                                                                                                                                      THRU Am I Black Enough Yet?                         Charter Theatre - Theatre on the Run                   Feb. 8 The Prince & the Troubadour                   Charter Theatre/Young Audiences                      Feb. 8 Mother Goose                                        Synetic Theater - Rosslyn Spectrum                   Feb. 14 The Cherry Orchard                                Washington Shakespeare Co                              Feb. 15 Irving Berlin's I Love a Piano                    Arena Stage-Lincoln Theatre                              Feb. 15 Best JudgeThe King/Mejor alcalde el rey                                         GALA Hispanic Theatre                                      Feb. 22 Unleashed: Secret Lives of White House Pets                                  Kennedy Ctr-Family Theater                               Feb. 22 The Seafarer                                          Studio Theatre                                                   Feb. 22 Les Miserables                                      Signature Theatre                                               Feb. 22 The Winter's Tale                                   Folger Theatre                                                   Mar. 8 The Little Dog Laughed                           Signature Theatre                                               Mar. 8 The Winter's Tale                                    Folger Theatre                                                   Mar. 8 Cool Papa's Party                                   MetroStage                                                       Mar. 8 Zomo the Rabbit                                     Imagination Stage                                              Mar. 8                                                                                                                              BEGINS Hell Meets Henry Halfway                      Woolly Mammoth                                   Feb. 2 The Heavens Are Hung in Black              Ford's Theatre                                        Feb. 3 The Accident                                         Theater J                                               Feb. 4 A Lie of the Mind                                    Rep Stage                                             Feb. 4 Eurydice                                               Round House-Bethesda                           Feb. 4 The Inspector General                            Journeymen -Church St Theatre               Feb. 4 Cool Papa's Party                                  MetroStage                                            Feb. 5 Dante's Divine Comedy                           Synetic - Rosslyn Spectrum                    Feb. 5 The Women of Tin Pan Alley                   Theater Alliance                                      Feb. 5 Holes                                                    Adventure Theatre                                   Feb. 6 A Delicate Balance                                 Arena Stage-Crystal City                         Feb. 6 Dog in the Manger                                  Shakespeare Theatre Co-Lansburgh         Feb. 10 Roundheads and Peakheads                   Catalyst Theater Company - Atlas            Feb. 11 Is He Dead?                                          Olney Theatre Center                               Feb. 11 Kick-Butt Women                                  Teatro de la Luna                                     Feb. 12 Hunchback                                            Shakespeare Theatre Co-Harman              Feb. 13 B. Cook Spotlight: Danieley/Mazzie         Kennedy Ctr-Terrace Theatre                    Feb. 14 Krapp's Last Tape                                  Keegan - Theatre on the Run                    Feb. 19 The Music Man                                      Washington Savoyards - Atlas                 Feb. 20 If You Give a Mouse a Cookie                 Adventure Theatre                                   Feb. 20 The Gin Game                                       Bay Theatre (Annapolis)                          Feb. 20 The Receptionist                                    Studio 2ndStage                                     Feb. 25 Alive from Palestine: Stories Under Occupation                                   Kennedy Ctr-Terrace Theatre                   Feb. 26    Special Offers & Events   Catalyst Theater Pay-What-You-Can performance of Roundheads and Peakheads on February 11 - 14.   Ford's Theatre ● Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commemoration on Thurs., February 12 from 9am - 5 pm. (Free, but tickets required; tickets distributed beginning at 8:30am). An open house featuring area students performing some of Lincoln's great speeches, and the Federal City Brass Band on Civil War-era instruments. ● Ford's Theatre Open House and Lincoln Birthday Celebration on Mon., February 16 from 9am - 5pm. (Free but tickets required; tickets distributed beginning at 8:30am). Events include new Ranger-led interpretive programs, a reading of the new one-act play The Road From Appomattox by Richard Hellesen, a performance of One Destiny and songs from The Civil War. ● Free performance of Lincoln Seen and Heardfeaturing Sam Waterston and Harold Holzer on Mon., February 16 at 7pm. Free, but tickets required. ● Free reading of The Rivalryby Norman Corwin on Mon., February 23 at 7pm. Free, but tickets required.   Imagination Stage President's Day Matinee of Zomo the Rabbit: A Hip-Hop Creation Myth on Mon, February 16 at 1:30pm. Tickets: $10-21 (group rates for 10+)   The In Series Special performance, in conjunction with Constellation Theatre, of Viva Mozart on Sun., February 1.In celebration of Mozart's 253rd birthday, a unique and hilarious Marriage of Figaro. Enjoy scenes from the play by Beaumarchais intertwined with highlights from Mozart's celebrated comic opera based on the play. Performance followed by a birthday cake and champagne party.  At Source Theatre (1835 14th St. NW). Tickets: $50.   Journeymen Theater Company ● Pay-What-You-Can screening of Burnt by the Sun, the 1994 Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Film about the loss of innocence under Stalin's regime. Mon, February 9 at 7:30pm. ● Cabaret: From Russia with Love, a cabaret of Russian poetry, folk songs, and other musical fare featuring Barb Papendorp, Katherin McCann, Andrew Wassenich, and  James R. Fitzpatrick.  Sat, February 14 at 11pm and Mon, February 16 at 8pm. Tickets $15. ● Special Valentine's Day Package. See The Inspector General (8pm) & From Russia with Love cabaret (11pm) on Saturday Feb 14. Tickets: $30.00. Performances followed by a Valentine's Day bash. ● Pay-What-You-Can event: Chekhov's Shorts, an evening of Chekhov's short stories adapted for the stage and presented by Journeymen's Artistic Associates, Mon, February 23 at 7:30pm. ● Pay-What-You-Can for all Wednesdayperformances of The Inspector General.   MetroStage Pay-What-You-Can performance of Cool Papa's Party, book/lyrics by Thomas W. Jones II, choreographed by Maurice Hines, on Thurs, February 5 at 8pm.   Olney Theatre Center Pay-What-You-Can performance of Mark Twain's Is He Dead? on Tues, February 10 at 7:30pm. Tickets on sale one hour prior to performance. Synetic Theater ● Pay-What-You-Can performance of Dante at Rosslyn Spectrum on Thurs., February 5 at 8pm. ● Valentine's Day performance of Dante with champagne and chocolates before the show. Tickets: $35 regular, $30 seniors, $20 students.   Theater Alliance ● Pay-What-You-Can performance of The Women of Tin Pan Alley on Thurs., February 5 and Fri., February 6 at 8pm. ● Special presentation of Jon Spelman's Story Hour on Sat., February 7 at 11am. Ideal for ages 5 - 9.  Tickets are $5 for children and $15 for adults.   Washington Stage Guild Readings:  Winter Series continues, at Flashpoint, 916 G Street, NW.  FREE; reservations suggested, call 240-582-0050. The Infernal Machine by Jean Cocteau.  One of the most famously tangled family trees in history is pruned back to the roots by the sardonic Cocteau, who gives a familiar story a surprising background, and poses riddles that are as hard to ask as they are to solve. Mon., February 9 at 7:30pm   Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Pay-What-You-Can performances of Hell Meets Henry Halfway by Pig Iron Theatre Company of Philadelphia on Mon., February 2 at and Tues., February 3 at 8pm. Tickets on sale at 6:30pm each evening, two/person, cash/check only. Meet-the-Artist Discussions follow performances on Wed, February 11 (8pm, Sun, February 15 (2pm), Thurs, February 19 (8pm) and Thurs, February 26 (8pm).

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