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 - PWYC reading: new one act by Hunter Styles to be added to Fringe hit Unplugged, May 12 at 7pm

The 27 Club – a group of brilliant, troubled musicians all dead before their time. Live fast, die young, and leave a good looking corpse. But then what? Follow Kurt Cobain into the wilderness of Heaven for a long overdue talk with God. Rock and Roll is dead. Welcome to the after-party. Directed by Flying V Producing Artistic Director Jason Schlafstein. Featuring Aaron Bliden, joined by Monalisa Arias, JaBen Early, Emily Levey, and Rachael Murray. Followed by a feedback session with the playwright.

At The National Conservatory of the Dramatic Arts, in Georgetown, located at 1556 Wisconsin Ave NW Washington, DC 20007. To get to the NCDA entrance go to the rear entrance of the Georgetown Lutheran Church – entrance is on Volta Place (between P & Q streets) – second flight of stairs down into the basement level. Presented by Flying V Theatre. Pay at the door.

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Note: PWYC = Pay What You Can. These tickets generally cannot be reserved, and are available at the door, usually for cash only.

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- $15, all shows thru May 19 for The Amazing and Marvelous Cabinets of Kismet by Wit’s End Puppets
($10, students and seniors)

Kismet lives contentedly in a crowded world of cabinets and drawers. When his home is destroyed, he flees and finds himself in a strange new world made completely of paper, where he must adapt to his new environment. This production uses a unique combination of puppets made from recycled objects and paper to tell the story of a fantasy world that is visually unusual but perhaps not all that different from our own. Intended for adult audiences. Order online or pay at the door. Mead Theater Lab at Flashpoint, 916 G St. NW, Washington, DC.

- $1o preview tickets to new Synetic show, May 8 at 8 pm 

Synetic mounts a brand-new adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas’ novel, The Three Musketeers.  Adapted by Peter and Ben Cunis. Directed by Paata Tsikurishvili. ”Dumas’ language-direct yet poetic, rough yet elegant-is a direct reflection of the breathless action throughout his novel and our adaptation of it. Throughout this story, characters physically collide and streak past each other from one end of France to the other, as they simultaneously and unavoidably crash together verbally-whether in brawls, duels, or in the bedroom.” Features Synetic veterans Dallas Tolentino, Ben Cunis, Hector Reynoso, Dan Istrate, Brynn Tucker, and Peter Pereyra. Irina Tsikurishvili, last seen on stage a year ago in The Taming of the Shrew, will return to spotlight as the treacherous Milady.  The play runs May 9 – June 9. At Synetic Theater, Crystal City, VA – 1800 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA 22202. Details and tickets.

- Free Reading of new play by Adi Stein, Sunday, May 12 at 7pm

Add ‘playwright’ to actor/director Adi Stein’s growing list of credits. He describes his play The Will:  ”The Whitmans are a conniving bunch, so it?s no surprise that the patriarch?s funeral has nothing to do with the deceased himself. What starts as a memoriam quickly turns for the worse. This comedy explores what it means to be a family — one that has to deceive, cheat, and steal to get just what they want. And you thought your family was rough.” Directed by Jacob Janssen. As The Wonderland Ballroom, 1101 Kenyon St NW, Washington, DC. Register to attend at EventBrite

- Free simulcast of WNO’s Show Boat, Sat, May 18 at 7pm

M&M’S ® Opera in the Outfield sponsors this open air simulcast at Nationals Park. Join Washington National Opera and the Kennedy Center for a free, live broadcast of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II’s hit Broadway musical Show Boat! Featuring a full orchestra and over 100 cast members, this dazzling new production follows a troupe of riverboat performers down the Mississippi and across the decades, with songs that include “Ol’ Man River” and “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man.” Gates open at 5pm.  for “pregame” activities. Details here

- Signature continues $22 Tuesdays May 21 and June 4 for for Company

Signature Theatre presents Stephen Sondheim’s Company, directed by Eric Schaeffer.  Phone rings. Door chimes. In comes Company, one of legendary composer Stephen Sondheim’s most beloved musicals. The cast of fourteen, led by Matthew Scott (First You Dream: The Music of Kander & Ebb; Side By Side By Sondheim) in the role of Bobby, features many of Signature’s most well-known stars in an enchanting, deeply funny exploration of love and marriage. On his 35th birthday, Bobby, a commitment-phobic bachelor, searches for the answers to love and life in New York City. While enjoying the company of some lovely ladies, he observes both the joys and pitfalls of marriage from his five quirky couple friends – but is he ready? Only Bobby can find the answer in this witty and piercing examination of matrimony. For how else can you treat marriage, but as a comedy?Runs May 21 – June 30 in the MAX theatre. Details and tickets.

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