"With enormous sensitivity and style this modest theater proves that language and illusion can transport an audience to another time and place without a big budget." - Washingtonian Magazine

Lazarus Syndrome

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By Bruce Ward
Directed by Interim Artistic Director, Paul Douglas Michnewicz
August 16 – September 9, 2007
Due to popular demand - Extended to September 16!

Have you ever been truly afraid of being alone? Elliott is. That is until some unexpected guests shatter his isolation and plunge him back into the world. The family ties that defy time, tragedy and lots of cooking have never been more hilarious. In the tradition of last season’s acclaimed ¾ of a Mass for St. Vivian comes another unforgettable story created by an exciting new voice.

Ambition Facing West

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Washington Premiere!

By Anthony Clarvoe
Directed by Jeremy Skidmore
October 12 – November 4, 2007
Due to popular demand - Extended to
November 11!

"Ambitious and thought provoking." – San Francisco Chronicle

This luminous tale explores the dreams of opportunity that have sent people westward for generations. Using the far-flung path of one family as his frame, Clarvoe opens in turn-of-the-century Croatia, and then gracefully slips back and forth between 1940s Wyoming and 1980s Japan. A compelling look at how the desire between parents and children to hold each other close dramatically collides with the need to let go.

A NITE AT THE DEW DROP INN

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We will be replacing The Brothers Karamazov
with the sensational
A NITE AT THE DEW DROP INN
Conceived and Directed by James Foster Jr.
January 31 - February 16
Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 5 pm

Recreating the "hole in the wall, through the woods on a gravel road, moonshine still in the back" juke joint experience, A Nite at the Dew Drop Inn offers low-down blues, hot piano, singing that makes you want to stand up and shout, and a tribute to the "Queen of the Blues," Miss Dinah Washington. It's an evening of music and dance and foot-stomping you won't want to miss! So, get ready to kick back, enjoy refreshments with your friends, and experience a wildly entertaining evening, as we convert the H Street Playhouse into Capitol Hill's hottest "juke joint." Featuring: Andy Torres, Yvette Manson, Stephawn Stevens, Kimberly Spencer-McLeod; and Ralph Herndon on piano.

Limited engagement! Get your tickets now!

St. Mark's Gospel

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Michael Tolaydo, a critically-acclaimed local favorite will recreate the role he took over from Alec McCowen, three-time Tony nominee, including Best Actor for his brilliant turn in this one-man play. Tolaydo was selected over 200 other actors to take over the role in 1979 and after four months of preparation in the US - learning the lines -- he went to London to rehearse with McCowen. Michael toured the production for 18 months performing in Africa, Germany, Bermuda, Hawaii, and throughout the mainland United States. One review of his tour-de-force one-man performance stated, "Regardless of one's personal predilections or feelings about the gospels or the Bible itself, St. Mark's Gospel is an experience that should not be missed." Performances will run from June 12 - July 6, on Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00 pm, and Sundays at 5:00 pm (no performance on July 4th).