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$25 tickets May 25 – 27, Fri at 8, Sat at 3 and 8, Sun at 3 and 7

MetroStage presents Steven Dietz’ Lonely Planet. Michael Russotto and Eric Sutton  create a world where friendship and fear collide, and the compassion, empathy and commitment of Jody and Carl can resonate and survive. Plus half price beer and wine all weekend, free chips   Call 703-548-9044   (CODE: Memorial Day)  MetroStage, 1201 N. Royal St, Alexandria, VA.

All deals in date order listed below.

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Half Price tickets for selected performances are available from  and .

There are some great deals to be had by wearing your Fringe button. Need one? Fringe Button Discounts.

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

All deals in date order listed below.

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$25 tickets May 25 – 27, Fri at 8, Sat at 3 and 8, Sun at 3 and 7

MetroStage presents Steven Dietz’ Lonely Planet. Michael Russotto and Eric Sutton  create a world where friendship and fear collide, and the compassion, empathy and commitment of Jody and Carl can resonate and survive. Plus half price beer and wine all weekend, free chips   Call 703-548-9044   (CODE: Memorial Day)  MetroStage, 1201 N. Royal St, Alexandria, VA.

- 20% off Tue/Wed/Thurs/Sun evening performances of The Servant of Two Masters through June 24.

Delightful and delicious, The Servant of Two Masters is filled to the brim with music, dance and laughter. Mayhem erupts when a wily servant hatches a crafty scheme to double his wages by serving two masters at once. To purchase, use this special DCTS link or call the Box Office at 202.547.1122, option 1 and give promo code: DCTS. Not applicable to previously purchased tickets or in combination with other offers. The Lansburgh Theatre, 450 7th Street NW, Washington, DC.

- Free Improv performances . every Tues at 10pm Washington Improv Theater performs one long form Improv which they call Harold Night! At Source, 1835 14th St NW, Washington, DC.

- PWYC performances, or $10 for reserved seats, Saturdays, May 19 – July 1 at 2pm, WSC Avant Bard Euripedes’ The Bacchae and Sam Shepherd’s The Tooth of Crime are running in rep. See the schedule here. PWYC tickets on sale at 1pm. At Artisphere, 1101 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22209.

- 20% off tickets to WSC Avant Bard’s The Bacchae & The Tooth of Crime thru July 1 WSC Avant Bard is putting a new twist on Spring this season with their annual Spring Repertory, this time packed with instrumental showdowns and wine-filled madness. The Bacchae by Euripides (directed by Steven Scott Mazzola) will be playing in rep this season with The Tooth of Crime by Sam Shepard (directed by Kathleen Akerley). So come get wild with us, it will be epic! Another great Fringe Button Discount. Patrons can redeem their discount two ways:In person the night of a performance (wear your button) and Online using the code “FRINGE”. Artisphere 1101 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA

- $10 tickets to Bobby Gould in Hell, May 24-June 9. Thur-Sat at 8pm What would you do to avoid eternity in hell? American Ensemble Theatre presents a comedy from Pulitzer prize winning author David Mamet. Bobby Gould finds himself in hell with an interrogator determined to get him to confess his sins. Gould struggles for his life. And an ex-girlfriend turns up the heat. According to The New York Times, “the playwright is as funny and pungent as ever.” Directed by Tom Prewitt. Featuring Liz Dutton, Anthony van Eyck, Mikael Johnson, Slice Hicks. At Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th Street, S.E., Washington, DC 20003. Details and tickets

- $10 tix to any Forum Theatre matinee, May 24 – June 16. The Illusion by Tony Kushner. Desperate to reach his long-lost son, an aging father turns to a sorcerer for insight. As the sorcerer conjures three episodes from the young man’s life, his father is led deep into a maze of romance, intrigue, conspiracy, and murder. But just how much of it is true? In his witty and passionate adaptation of Corneille’s seventeenth -century classic L’illusion comique, Tony Kushner weaves illusion with truth –and theater with real life. Directed by Mitchell Hebert. Featuring: Aaron Bliden, Joe Brack, Gwen Grastorf, Brian Hemmingsen, Mark Halpern, Nanna Ingvarsson, Scott McCormick, and Brynn Tucker. Another great Fringe Button Discount. At Round House Theatre, Silver Spring,  To get this deal, call the Round House box office at 240-644-1100 and mention FRINGE. Round House Theatre Silver Spring. 8641 Colesville Road Silver Spring, MD 20910

- PWYC preview, Sat, May 26 at 2pm, Studio Theatre Bachelorette, Leslye Headland’s comic and lacerating look at toxic friendships and other lifelong commitments.Tickets go on sale 2 hours in advance of show time and must be bought in person with cash only. Limit 2 Pay-What-You-Can tickets per customer. Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW Washington, DC 20005.

- Free Staged Reading, Wed, May 30 at 8pm

WSC Avant Bard presents a Richard Byrne’s Nero/Pseudo, a mashup of ancient Rome and the glitter of glam rock. Taking its start from the notorious story of the fake Emperor Nero who rose up in Greece after the Roman despot’s suicide in 69 AD, Byrne’s work looks at power, celebrity and sex and features eight new songs about the fall of Troy co-written with Chicago alternative rock luminaries Jon Langforf (Mekons, Waco Brothers, Three Johns) and Jim Elkington (The Zincs, The Horse’s Ha). Colin Hovde directs, and the reading features WSC Avant Bard company members Kari Ginsburg, Mundy Spears, James Finley and Heather Haney. At Artisphere, 1101 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA. 

- PWYC preview, Wed, May 30 at No Rules Theatre Company

Suicide, Incorporated. After massive success at Chicago’s Gift Theatre and New York’s Roundabout Theatre, this dark comedy about a business that helps its customers to perfect their suicide notes makes its way to Washington, DC.  Tickets available one-hour before curtain at the box office. At the H Street Playhouse, 1365 H Street NE, Washington, DC. 

- PWYC performance, Wed, May 30 at 7:30pm at Round House Theatre

Double Indemnity by James M. Cain; adapted for the stage by David Pichette & R. Hamilton Wright.  East Coast Premiere. PWYC tickets on sale in person 1 hour before curtain. Cash/exact change only. Limit of 2 tickets per person. Round House Theatre, 8641 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

- 1/2 price tickets (regularly $40-$55) to Synetic, June 6 – July 1

- 20% off Tue/Wed/Thurs/Sun evening performances of The Merry Wives of Windsor June 12 through July 12.

A bawdy and riotous romp, The Merry Wives of Windsor stars the most beloved comic characters of Shakespeare’s Henry IV. Falstaff, an impoverished knight, decides to simultaneously pursue two of the town’s wealthy wives. This eventually leads to chaos for Windsor and repeated embarrassment for Falstaff. To purchase, use this special DCTS link  or call the Box Office at 202.547.1122, option 1 and give promo code: DCTS. Not applicable to previously purchased tickets or in combination with other offers. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F Street NW, Washington, DC.

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