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Events on May 15th For Washington, DC 20201

Mystery School: Mysticism of Native Americans & Australian Aborigines

Woman's National Democratic Club (Washington, DC)
Thursday, May. 15 2008 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $50.00   Our Price: $25.00*
Rated: 3.7 stars
Mysticism is not just for the religious or the devoutly spiritual. This workshop is a 21st century version of the ancient tradition of mysticism. Dedicated to the examination of the world's mysticism and the plethora of great masters and spiritual paths, students will study original texts and traditional mystical exercises, and deepen their awareness about "frontier science" processes.  Learn More

The Stephen Schwartz Project - A World Premiere Musical Revue

MetroStage (Alexandria, VA)
Thursday, May. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $35.00 - $40.00   Our Price: $17.50 - $20.00*
Rated: 3.1 stars
The Stephen Schwartz Project is a new musical revue featuring the songs of award-winning composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz. Celebrate the work of one of Broadway's most acclaimed writers with "Wicked" new musical arrangements from Broadway and regional favorites Pippin, Godspell, Children of Eden and The Baker's Wife, plus the award-winning films Prince of Egypt, Pocahontas and more...all at MetroStage.  Learn More

A.R. Gurney's The Dining Room from The Foundry Players

Fellowship Hall at Foundry United Methodist Church (Washington, DC)
Thursday, May. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $12.00 - $15.00   Our Price: $6.00 - $7.50*
Rated: 2.0 stars
How have we changed in the past 100 years? And, if you had to pick one thing to symbolize that change, what would it be? Playwright A.R. Gurney (Love Letters) attempts to answer these questions with a play set in a dining room, with 57 characters portrayed by six actors, throughout the course of a day.  Learn More

Translations: Irish Drama by Brian Friel

Church Street Theater (Washington, DC)
Thursday, May. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $30.00   Our Price: $15.00*
Rated: 3.2 stars
Translations, often considered the literary masterwork of Irish playwright Brian Friel (Dancing at Lughnasa), is set in the politically charged landscape of early 1800s Ireland. The inhabitants of a small town in County Donegal feel the repercussions as British engineers come through town to Anglicize place names.  Learn More

Off-Broadway Hit Gutenberg! The Musical! at Black Box Theatre

Black Box Theatre (Indian Head, MD)
Thursday, May. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $18.00   Our Price: $9.00*
Rated: 2.7 stars
In this two-man musical spoof, a pair of aspiring playwrights perform a backers' audition for their new project: a big, splashy musical about printing press inventor Johann Gutenberg (not actor Steve Guttenberg!). The show was recently nominated for the 2007 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical and for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical by the Outer Critics Circle.  Learn More

The School For Scandal: Sheridan's Uproarious Comedy at the Folger Theatre

Folger Theatre (Washington, DC)
Thursday, May. 15 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $25.00 - $55.00   Our Price: $12.50 - $27.50*
Rated: 2.6 stars
The Folger Theatre presents Richard Brinsley Sheridan's classic The School For Scandal. This witty comedy of manners, which concerns a young wife who gets entangled in the schemes of Lady Sneerwell and her cadre of gossips, is a hilarious and scathing portrait of high society.  Learn More

Richard Strauss' Elektra: Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center

Kennedy Center Opera House (Washington, DC)
Thursday, May. 15 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $68.00 - $225.00   Our Price: $34.00 - $112.50*
Rated: 2.9 stars
A royal family destroyed by conspiracy, madness, and vengeance is the setting for Washington National Opera's riveting Elektra. Richard Strauss' modernist masterpiece stars Susan Bullock, whose performance in the title role has been hailed a triumph by critics around the world. Under the baton of WNO Music Director Heinz Fricke, you'll be electrified as Elektra avenges her father's death.  Learn More

David in Shadow and Light: Modern Musical Retelling of the Tale of King David

Theater J at Goldman Theater (Washington, DC)
Thursday, May. 15 2008 @ 7:30pm (Preview)
Full Price: $25.00 - $55.00   Our Price: $12.50 - $27.50*
Rated: 2.6 stars
This epic musical traces King David's astonishing trajectory from boy shepherd to superstar ruler to aging king as he wrestles with the lowest and purest of human impulses. A visually stunning production, it incorporates thrilling dance sequences and a postmodern frame through which audiences can identify with the triumphs and travails of one of the most complex and charismatic figures in biblical history.  Learn More

Award-Winning Drama Intimate Apparel at Atlas Performing Arts Center

Atlas Performing Arts Center (Washington, DC)
Thursday, May. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $33.00 - $35.00   Our Price: $16.50 - $17.50*
Rated: 3.7 stars
African Continuum Theatre presents Lynn Nottage's award-winning drama Intimate Apparel. A woman discovers her passion in the face of overwhelming racial, economic and social pressures to submit to spinsterhood. In 1905 New York City, Esther's life as a lingerie maker for the rich is severely limited until she gives flight to the dream of love. The unexpected consequences break her heart but not her spirit.  Learn More

Epic Greek Tragedy The Oresteia from Constellation Theatre Company

Clark Street Playhouse (Arlington, VA)
Thursday, May. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
Rated: 2.9 stars
The only surviving Greek trilogy unites Clytemnestra, Agamemnon, Orestes, Electra and The Furies in an epic story of war, love, vengeance, justice and mercy. The tragic chain of murder and sacrifice ends in the birth of a justice system and the triumph of compassion. Powerful imagery, live music and a cast of 29 bring this adaptation of the archetypal Greek drama to life in one dynamic evening.  Learn More

Closing Time, American Premiere of a Modern Drama Set in Belfast

Theatre on the Run (Arlington, VA)
Thursday, May. 15 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: $10.00*
Rated: 3.1 stars
A run-down pub/hotel in Belfast acts as a refuge for the drinkers who stop there—including the owners. This is a day like many before it, yet different, as the people who gather realize that sometimes they must face up to the truth. Closing Time is a tender and comic portrait of love, dignity and emotional damage.  Learn More

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