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Events on May 29th For Alexandria, VA 22311

Bawdy Farce Measure for Pleasure at Woolly Mammoth Theatre

Woolly Mammoth Theatre (Washington, DC)
Thursday, May. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Full Price: $24.00 - $48.00   Our Price: FREE - $24.00*
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In David Grimm's naughty Restoration comedy, Sir Peter Lustforth has had enough of his wife's amorous ways and casts his eye on the virginal Hermione—setting off a series of chaotic chases and couplings among a womanizer, a transvestite, a puritanical dame and a helplessly romantic valet.  Learn More

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

Folger Theatre (Washington, DC)
Thursday, May. 29 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $25.00 - $55.00   Our Price: $12.50 - $27.50*
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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

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

Theater J at Goldman Theater (Washington, DC)
Thursday, May. 29 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $25.00 - $55.00   Our Price: $12.50 - $27.50*
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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

Nixon's Nixon: Playful Satire About the Infamous President

Round House Theatre - Bethesda (Bethesda, MD)
Thursday, May. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $50.00 - $60.00   Our Price: $25.00 - $30.00*
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It's August 7, 1974. Secluded in the White House on the eve of his resignation, President Richard Nixon and his Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, come to terms with the consequences of their actions as they act out comic and provocative conversations with various world leaders. This playful satire was a huge hit for Round House Theater in 1999; they revive it now, with Edward Gero (as Nixon) and Conrad Feininger (as Kissinger) reprising their roles from the original production.  Learn More

Epic Greek Tragedy The Oresteia from Constellation Theatre Company

Clark Street Playhouse (Arlington, VA)
Thursday, May. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
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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. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: $10.00*
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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

The History Boys: Tony Award-Winning Comedy at the Studio Theatre

The Studio Theatre (Washington, DC)
Thursday, May. 29 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $39.00 - $46.00   Our Price: $19.50 - $23.00*
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The 2006 Tony Award winner for Best Play, The History Boys, comes to DC. Alan Bennett's sharply funny and touching comedy goes inside the world of a British boys' school, where two teachers become rivals for the minds and hearts of eight unruly students. Founding Artistic Director Joy Zinoman re-imagines this warm, brilliant and epic play.  Learn More

Chita Rivera and George Hearn in Kander & Ebb's Musical The Visit

Signature Theatre (Arlington, VA)
Thursday, May. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $61.00 - $71.00   Our Price: $30.50 - $35.50*
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Two-time Tony winners and Broadway legends Chita Rivera and George Hearn star in this new musical based on one of the 20th century's great plays. Driven from her hometown in disgrace as a teenager, Claire grows to become the richest woman in the world. Many decades later, she returns to her downtrodden hometown, where she faces much more than she expected.  Learn More

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