Thursday, October 06, 2005
more discounted or free shows
Thanks to Brian Dragonuk's e-mails, as edited by Lorraine Treanor, all these free and discounted offers are filling my e-mail box. My box runneth over. When I think of how little there was in DC for me to see when I was growing up, and now--no, I am not THAT old.
And with all there is to see, what did I choose? Ami Dayan's "Upshot." Long, rambling at times incoherent play about a character who challenges his playwright. (One character in search of an author, or at least in search of better play). I still make lousy choices. Perhaps readers of this blog will make better ones!
** DISCOUNT TICKETS **
35% off tickets to
William Shakespeare's OTHELLO
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Washington, DC
Avery Brooks and Patrick Page return to Washington, DC in OTHELLO, now playing at the Shakespeare Theatre Company through October 30th.
Artistic Director Michael Kahn directs Shakespeare's classic tragedy of a love destroyed by jealousy. Provoked by the treacherous Iago's lies, Othello begins to mistrust his loyal bride, Desdemona. As his suspicions rise, Othello collapses under the weight of his self-doubt, eventually destroying his once-happy marriage. With poetry rivaling King Lear and with the psychological depth of Hamlet, Shakespeare constructs a highly charged tale of prejudice, revenge and the destruction of innocence.
"The production is so fresh that you feel you are hearing and seeing Shakespeare's drama for the first time."
- The Washingtonian
"An Othello so fine that I don't see how it could be bettered, except maybe by bringing it to Broadway, where more people can see it."
- The Wall Street Journal
Save 35% on tickets for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings.
Performance Schedule:
Tuesday 7:30pm / Wednesday 12:00pm & 7:30pm / Thursday 8:00pm / Friday 8:00pm / Saturday 2:00pm & 8:00pm / Sunday 2:00pm & 7:30pm
TICKETS: Call 202.547.1122 and mention code 2356 (if outside the DC Metro area, call toll-free at 1.877.487.8849)
*Conditions: Discount based on availability. Valid only for performances on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings. Not valid in combination with any other offer. Not valid on previously purchased tickets.
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PROFESSIONAL COMPS FOR THOSE WORKING IN THE THEATRE COMMUNITY - see specified performances
MORNINGS AT SEVEN at Olney Theatre Center
Olney, MD
I'm a member of your lists, and I work for Olney Theatre Center. Our management is offering professional comps for selected performances of Morning's at Seven by Paul Osborn. List members may be interested that starring in this show are local actors Halo Wines, James Slaughter, and Anne Stone.
PROFESSIONAL COMPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING PERFORMANCES OF MORNING'S AT SEVEN:
Friday, October 7 at 8:00 pm
Wednesday, October 12 at 8:00 pm
Thursday, October 13 at 8:00 pm
TO RSVP, just call the box office (301.924.3400) and mention "LOWT" to get complimentary tickets!
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FREE READING
JANE: ABORTION AND THE UNDERGROUND
Sat, Oct 8
Washington, DC
Venus Theatre invites you to a free reading at Touchstone Gallery
406 7th St., NW
2nd Floor
1 pm
Saturday Oct. 8
wRighting Women: A Venus Theatre Staged Reading presents...
JANE: ABORTION AND THE UNDERGROUND
(A dramatic documentary of Chicago's revolutionary abortion service and its roots, 1965-1973) by Paula Kamen
Getting as close to the Capitol as possible, Venus Theatre welcomes Chief Justice Roberts into office with Paula Kamen's work. www.paulakamen.com
Paula Kamen, a Chicago journalist, is the author of All in My Head: An Epic Quest to Cure an Unrelenting, Totally Unreasonable, and Only Slightly Enlightening Headache.
She has held the position of "Visiting Research Scholar" with Northwestern University's Gender Studies Program since 1994. Her commentaries and book reviews have appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Salon, Ms., Chicago Tribune, In These Times, and more than a dozen anthologies. This includes Shiny Adidas Track Suits and the Death of Camp: The Best of Might Magazine (Berkley Boulevard, 1998) and Appeal to Reason: The Best 25 Years of In These Times (Seven Stories, 2002).
In theater work, she has had three plays produced. This includes Jane: Abortion and the Underground -- about the legendary pre-Roe feminist abortion service, which is just beginning to be produced throughout the country on college campuses. The play was excerpted in several anthologies, including The Best Women's Monologues '99 and The Best Stage Scenes '99 (Smith & Kraus, 2001). Writing in the Chicago Reader, critic Kim Wilson said, "Everyone -- but women especially -- should hear this story."
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PROFESSIONAL COMPS FOR THE THEATRE INDUSTRY
IT HAD TO BE YOU
Prof; Comps: Wed & Thurs, Oct 5 & 6
Must close Sat, Oct 8
Arlington, VA
"a love story with sass." *
Join the laughter at The American Century Theater, this Wednesday and Thursday evening at 8 PM. Please call for reservations and seat availablity.
"brazen abandon...daffy...zaniness" Washington Post
"Miss Shotts' Theda is a comic masterpiece...tears up the stage" Washington Times
"hearty laughs" Potomac Stages
"laugh-out-loud funny" Arlington Weekly News TV
"flat out funny" DC Theatre Reviews
Cast: Mark Adams and Karen Jadlos Shotts
It Had to Be You is at the American Century Theater for one final week. The production is at Theater II, Gunston Arts Center, 2700 S. Lang Street, Arlington, Virginia 22206. For reservations please phone 703-553-8782 or write info@americancentury.org .
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FREE
RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET
A rock 'n' roll staging of Shakespeare's The Tempest set in outer space!
Fri, Oct 7
Frederick, MD
The Hood College Center for the Humanities and the Office of Student
Activities present
RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET
Performed by the Blackfriars Stage Company
(formerly known as the Shenandoah Shakespeare Traveling Troupe)
THIS FRIDAY!
October 7th at 7:30pm (doors open at 7pm)
Rosenstock Auditorium
Hood College
Frederick, Maryland
FREE and open to the public.
No advance tickets - come early to get a good seat!
For more information, visit www.hood.edu or email humanities@hood.edu
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FREE
A DELICATE BALANCE by Edward Albee
Fri, Sat & Sun: Oct 7, 8, & 9
Washington, DC
The National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts presents The Fourth Semester Actors Showcase of A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee
Rehearsal Project Instructor Barra Kahn
This showcase features students in their fourth semester of the Conservatory Acting Program . Having spent the last three semesters working their craft in the rehearsal process on Greek, Shakespeare, and Commedia dell'Arte these actors now embark upon realism. Please join us for this important next stage in their training as they have the opportunity to share their work for the first time with a public audience.
The Fourth Semester Ensemble:
Julia Fanning, Christopher McArdle, Elizabeth O'Callaghan, Lynn Ritland, Kjartan Thorarinsson, Nancy Viemeister
Show Dates:
October 7th & 8th @ 8:00 pm
October 9th @ 2:00 pm
All shows are free.
Reservations are suggested: NCDAdrama@aol.com or 202-333-2202
The Conservatory and Theatre are located at 1556 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
The Theatre entrance is on Volta Place between Wisconsin Ave. and 33rd Street -
rear of the building
If you would like to join our e-mail list to receive regular updates about free events and shows at The Conservatory e-mail us at NCDAdrama@aol.com with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line.
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Only $8
EARLY MORNING IMPROV IS BACK
Baltimore, MD
They said it could never happen! So we had them beheaded.
The Early Monday Morning Show, Baltimore's Premiere Comedy Improv Troupe, is proud to announce the Premiere of their 6th Season! After over 100 shows at clubs and theatres all across Maryland, what could we possibly offer at this point?
Come out and see our exciting new cast, a musical tribute to musical tributes, and a special surprise guest star or three this Saturday, Oct 8th, at the Mobtown Theatre! Doors open at 8pm and tickets are only $8. That's a lot of 8's!
Check out www.mobtown.net or call 410-467-3057 for directions and details. Join the insanity! And if you bring a date, people won't ask you why you're by yourself!
** ONSTAGE **
WIT'S IMPROV JAM
Sun, Oct 9
Washington, DC
Show your support for Washington's ever-growing improv community with
WIT's continuing series of Improv Jams!
On the second Sunday of each month, drop in and check out the latest
offerings from DC's improv scene, from local college troupes to
showcase performances by visiting guests. And be sure to jump in on the
Lottery Jams, where teams are cast on the spot for performances that
very night. Anyone can play!
Come one. Come all. Come ready to Jam.
IMPROV JAM
$5 | SU 10.9 | 7:00PM
Flashpoint's Mead Theatre Lab | 916 G St NW
Tickets available at the door only
www.washingtonimprovtheater.com
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ALL MY SONS by Arthur Miller
Opens Sat, Oct 8th
Baltimore, MD
ALL MY SONS, written by Arthur Miller, directed by Sherrionne Brown at SPOTLIGHTERS Theatre.
Described by the Baltimore SUN as - "artistically directed and wonderfully acted"
Joe Keller and Steve Deever ran a machine shop that made airplane parts ~ defective cylinder heads that caused many deaths during World War I. Deever was sent to jail; Keller made a fortune. This catastrophe and the fact that Keller's younger son was reported MIA dominate the play. Love affairs and freedom vs. incarceration are all themes these characters must face that lead up to a fitting conclusion.
Running through Saturday, October 8th at SPOTLIGHTERS Theatre (817 St. Paul St, Baltimore, MD 21202) with shows at 8PM Friday and Saturday. Adult Tickets $15; Students, Seniors and BTA Members $12 and Groups of 15 or more $10. Cash and Credit Cards accepted at the Box Office. Lobby and Box Office opens one hour prior to curtain, with seating approximately 30 minutes before curtain.
SPOTLIGHTERS Theatre is handicap accessible by request, for more information, please contact the theatre at (410) 752-1225.
Tickets can be purchased by Mission Tix at www.missiontix.com and from the SPOTLIGHTERS website at www.spotlighters.org/boxoffice.html
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And with all there is to see, what did I choose? Ami Dayan's "Upshot." Long, rambling at times incoherent play about a character who challenges his playwright. (One character in search of an author, or at least in search of better play). I still make lousy choices. Perhaps readers of this blog will make better ones!
** DISCOUNT TICKETS **
35% off tickets to
William Shakespeare's OTHELLO
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Washington, DC
Avery Brooks and Patrick Page return to Washington, DC in OTHELLO, now playing at the Shakespeare Theatre Company through October 30th.
Artistic Director Michael Kahn directs Shakespeare's classic tragedy of a love destroyed by jealousy. Provoked by the treacherous Iago's lies, Othello begins to mistrust his loyal bride, Desdemona. As his suspicions rise, Othello collapses under the weight of his self-doubt, eventually destroying his once-happy marriage. With poetry rivaling King Lear and with the psychological depth of Hamlet, Shakespeare constructs a highly charged tale of prejudice, revenge and the destruction of innocence.
"The production is so fresh that you feel you are hearing and seeing Shakespeare's drama for the first time."
- The Washingtonian
"An Othello so fine that I don't see how it could be bettered, except maybe by bringing it to Broadway, where more people can see it."
- The Wall Street Journal
Save 35% on tickets for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings.
Performance Schedule:
Tuesday 7:30pm / Wednesday 12:00pm & 7:30pm / Thursday 8:00pm / Friday 8:00pm / Saturday 2:00pm & 8:00pm / Sunday 2:00pm & 7:30pm
TICKETS: Call 202.547.1122 and mention code 2356 (if outside the DC Metro area, call toll-free at 1.877.487.8849)
*Conditions: Discount based on availability. Valid only for performances on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings. Not valid in combination with any other offer. Not valid on previously purchased tickets.
^^^^^^
PROFESSIONAL COMPS FOR THOSE WORKING IN THE THEATRE COMMUNITY - see specified performances
MORNINGS AT SEVEN at Olney Theatre Center
Olney, MD
I'm a member of your lists, and I work for Olney Theatre Center. Our management is offering professional comps for selected performances of Morning's at Seven by Paul Osborn. List members may be interested that starring in this show are local actors Halo Wines, James Slaughter, and Anne Stone.
PROFESSIONAL COMPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING PERFORMANCES OF MORNING'S AT SEVEN:
Friday, October 7 at 8:00 pm
Wednesday, October 12 at 8:00 pm
Thursday, October 13 at 8:00 pm
TO RSVP, just call the box office (301.924.3400) and mention "LOWT" to get complimentary tickets!
^^^^^^^
FREE READING
JANE: ABORTION AND THE UNDERGROUND
Sat, Oct 8
Washington, DC
Venus Theatre invites you to a free reading at Touchstone Gallery
406 7th St., NW
2nd Floor
1 pm
Saturday Oct. 8
wRighting Women: A Venus Theatre Staged Reading presents...
JANE: ABORTION AND THE UNDERGROUND
(A dramatic documentary of Chicago's revolutionary abortion service and its roots, 1965-1973) by Paula Kamen
Getting as close to the Capitol as possible, Venus Theatre welcomes Chief Justice Roberts into office with Paula Kamen's work. www.paulakamen.com
Paula Kamen, a Chicago journalist, is the author of All in My Head: An Epic Quest to Cure an Unrelenting, Totally Unreasonable, and Only Slightly Enlightening Headache.
She has held the position of "Visiting Research Scholar" with Northwestern University's Gender Studies Program since 1994. Her commentaries and book reviews have appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Salon, Ms., Chicago Tribune, In These Times, and more than a dozen anthologies. This includes Shiny Adidas Track Suits and the Death of Camp: The Best of Might Magazine (Berkley Boulevard, 1998) and Appeal to Reason: The Best 25 Years of In These Times (Seven Stories, 2002).
In theater work, she has had three plays produced. This includes Jane: Abortion and the Underground -- about the legendary pre-Roe feminist abortion service, which is just beginning to be produced throughout the country on college campuses. The play was excerpted in several anthologies, including The Best Women's Monologues '99 and The Best Stage Scenes '99 (Smith & Kraus, 2001). Writing in the Chicago Reader, critic Kim Wilson said, "Everyone -- but women especially -- should hear this story."
^^^^^^^
PROFESSIONAL COMPS FOR THE THEATRE INDUSTRY
IT HAD TO BE YOU
Prof; Comps: Wed & Thurs, Oct 5 & 6
Must close Sat, Oct 8
Arlington, VA
"a love story with sass." *
Join the laughter at The American Century Theater, this Wednesday and Thursday evening at 8 PM. Please call for reservations and seat availablity.
"brazen abandon...daffy...zaniness" Washington Post
"Miss Shotts' Theda is a comic masterpiece...tears up the stage" Washington Times
"hearty laughs" Potomac Stages
"laugh-out-loud funny" Arlington Weekly News TV
"flat out funny" DC Theatre Reviews
Cast: Mark Adams and Karen Jadlos Shotts
It Had to Be You is at the American Century Theater for one final week. The production is at Theater II, Gunston Arts Center, 2700 S. Lang Street, Arlington, Virginia 22206. For reservations please phone 703-553-8782 or write info@americancentury.org
^^^^^^^
FREE
RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET
A rock 'n' roll staging of Shakespeare's The Tempest set in outer space!
Fri, Oct 7
Frederick, MD
The Hood College Center for the Humanities and the Office of Student
Activities present
RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET
Performed by the Blackfriars Stage Company
(formerly known as the Shenandoah Shakespeare Traveling Troupe)
THIS FRIDAY!
October 7th at 7:30pm (doors open at 7pm)
Rosenstock Auditorium
Hood College
Frederick, Maryland
FREE and open to the public.
No advance tickets - come early to get a good seat!
For more information, visit www.hood.edu
^^^^^^^^
FREE
A DELICATE BALANCE by Edward Albee
Fri, Sat & Sun: Oct 7, 8, & 9
Washington, DC
The National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts presents The Fourth Semester Actors Showcase of A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee
Rehearsal Project Instructor Barra Kahn
This showcase features students in their fourth semester of the Conservatory Acting Program . Having spent the last three semesters working their craft in the rehearsal process on Greek, Shakespeare, and Commedia dell'Arte these actors now embark upon realism. Please join us for this important next stage in their training as they have the opportunity to share their work for the first time with a public audience.
The Fourth Semester Ensemble:
Julia Fanning, Christopher McArdle, Elizabeth O'Callaghan, Lynn Ritland, Kjartan Thorarinsson, Nancy Viemeister
Show Dates:
October 7th & 8th @ 8:00 pm
October 9th @ 2:00 pm
All shows are free.
Reservations are suggested: NCDAdrama@aol.com
The Conservatory and Theatre are located at 1556 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
The Theatre entrance is on Volta Place between Wisconsin Ave. and 33rd Street -
rear of the building
If you would like to join our e-mail list to receive regular updates about free events and shows at The Conservatory e-mail us at NCDAdrama@aol.com
^^^^^^^
Only $8
EARLY MORNING IMPROV IS BACK
Baltimore, MD
They said it could never happen! So we had them beheaded.
The Early Monday Morning Show, Baltimore's Premiere Comedy Improv Troupe, is proud to announce the Premiere of their 6th Season! After over 100 shows at clubs and theatres all across Maryland, what could we possibly offer at this point?
Come out and see our exciting new cast, a musical tribute to musical tributes, and a special surprise guest star or three this Saturday, Oct 8th, at the Mobtown Theatre! Doors open at 8pm and tickets are only $8. That's a lot of 8's!
Check out www.mobtown.net
** ONSTAGE **
WIT'S IMPROV JAM
Sun, Oct 9
Washington, DC
Show your support for Washington's ever-growing improv community with
WIT's continuing series of Improv Jams!
On the second Sunday of each month, drop in and check out the latest
offerings from DC's improv scene, from local college troupes to
showcase performances by visiting guests. And be sure to jump in on the
Lottery Jams, where teams are cast on the spot for performances that
very night. Anyone can play!
Come one. Come all. Come ready to Jam.
IMPROV JAM
$5 | SU 10.9 | 7:00PM
Flashpoint's Mead Theatre Lab | 916 G St NW
Tickets available at the door only
www.washingtonimprovtheater.com
^^^^^^^
ALL MY SONS by Arthur Miller
Opens Sat, Oct 8th
Baltimore, MD
ALL MY SONS, written by Arthur Miller, directed by Sherrionne Brown at SPOTLIGHTERS Theatre.
Described by the Baltimore SUN as - "artistically directed and wonderfully acted"
Joe Keller and Steve Deever ran a machine shop that made airplane parts ~ defective cylinder heads that caused many deaths during World War I. Deever was sent to jail; Keller made a fortune. This catastrophe and the fact that Keller's younger son was reported MIA dominate the play. Love affairs and freedom vs. incarceration are all themes these characters must face that lead up to a fitting conclusion.
Running through Saturday, October 8th at SPOTLIGHTERS Theatre (817 St. Paul St, Baltimore, MD 21202) with shows at 8PM Friday and Saturday. Adult Tickets $15; Students, Seniors and BTA Members $12 and Groups of 15 or more $10. Cash and Credit Cards accepted at the Box Office. Lobby and Box Office opens one hour prior to curtain, with seating approximately 30 minutes before curtain.
SPOTLIGHTERS Theatre is handicap accessible by request, for more information, please contact the theatre at (410) 752-1225.
Tickets can be purchased by Mission Tix at www.missiontix.com
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