A Look at Neighborhood Theater Options this Week
Five theaters in the neighborhood: What’s playing? (Luis Gomez Photos)
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The 2012 theater season is underway at Borderstan-area theaters. Shows are currently running at three theaters, with a special performance this weekend at the Lincoln Theatre.
- Laughter on The 23rd Floor runs through February 18, at the Keegan Theater, 1742 Church Street NW.
- Time Stands Still is at the Studio Theatre through February 12, 14th and P Streets NW.
- The Religion Thing is at Theater J through January 29, 16th and Q Streets NW.
- Jeff Mangum (Neutral Milk Hotel) is inn Concert at Lincoln Theatre, January 27-28.
- Blood Wedding opens February 2 and runs through March 4, at the Source, 1835 14th Street NW. A production of the Constellation Theatre Company.
Check the listings below for full details.
Keegan Theatre at Church Street at 1742 Church Street NW
- Laughter on The 23rd Floor opens January 21 trough February 18. “Inspired by the playwright’s youthful experience as a staff writer on Sid Caesar’s “Your Show of Shows,” this Neil Simon favorite depicts the harried writing staff as they frantically scramble to top each other with gags while competing for the attention of star madman Max Prince. Filled with nostalgia, classic Catskills humor, and colorful characters, Laughter on the 23rd Floor is bound to have you..well…laughing.” (Keegan Theatre)
Lincoln Theatre at 1215 U Street NW
- Jeff Mangum (Neutral Milk Hotel) In Concert at Lincoln Theatre,January 27-28. You can view the schedule and purchase tickets online.
Source at 1835 14th Street NW
- Blood Wedding from the Constellation Theatre Company opens February 2 and runs through March 4: “Lovers are torn apart as two families in rural Spain are intricately bound in an unbreakable cycle of murder and revenge. Experience passion and violence mixed with song and ceremony. Federico García Lorca illuminates our deepest desires with gorgeous poetic imagery and the haunting appearance of a human Moon.” (Constellation Theatre Company)
- Every Tuesday night at the Source is Harold Night! with the Washington Improv Theater. Overview: “Each week is a demonstration, celebration and experiment in the world-famous improv longform, Harold. It starts with an audience suggestion and explores whatever themes emerge through a series of scenes. All of the action is brought to life by WIT’s own Harold Teams right before your eyes.” (WIT)
Studio Theatre at 1501 14th Street NW
- Time Stands Still runs through February 12: “This searing drama from Pulitzer-Prize winner Donald Margulies follows an injured photojournalist who returns home from the battlefields of Iraq only to learn that some images can never be erased.” (Studio Theatre)
Theater J at 1529 16th Street NW
- The Religion Thing runs through January 29: “Mo and Brian are a picture-perfect DC couple: they’re smart, they’re witty, and they have a beautifully remodeled kitchen. But when Mo’s best friend Patti announces she’s found Jesus and is putting her own career on hold, Mo must take a closer look at the harder truths surrounding her own marriage. A brand new comedy about relationships, faith and the fine line between compromise and regret.” (Theater J)
