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The 2008-2009 Season

Last updated November 18, 2008

Theatre Companies
Production Production Dates
AccokeekCreek TheatreCo
Rounding Third Sept 4 - 28
American Century Theater
Dr. Cook’s Garden Sept. 9 - Oct. 4
Life with Father Nov. 25 - Dec. 7, Jan. 8-24
An American Century Christmas Dec. 10 - Jan. 4
Native Son April 14 - May 9
Seascape July 30 - August 22
Arena Stage
Resurrection Aug. 29 - Oct. 5
Wishful Drinking Sept. 5 - 28
Citizen Josh Oct 9 - 26
Next to Normal Nov. 21 - Jan. 18
I Love a Piano Jan. 29 - Feb. 15
A Delicate Balance Feb. 6 - March 15
Crowns March 27 - April 26
A Long and Winding Road March 31 - Apr 12
Legacy of Light May 8  - June 14
Sweet Bird of Youth May 29  - June 28
Bay Theatre Company
True West Oct. 3 - Nov. 8
The Fantasticks Dec. 12 - Jan. 17
The Gin Game Feb. 20 - Mar. 28
Candida April 25 - May 30
Bethesda Theatre
Altar Boyz Oct. 2 - Jan 3
My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish and I’m in Therapy Jan 15 - Feb 7
pluck - The Titanic Feb 12 - Mar 7
Forbidden Broadway Mar 12 - Apr 5
Menopause the Musical Apr 14 - May 2
Men Fake Foreplay May 27 - June 7
3 Blonde Moms June 17 - June 28
Catalyst Theater Company
1984 Aug. 28 - Oct. 5
Roundheads and Peakheads Feb. 11 - Mar. 15
Bruise Easy May 20 - June 21
Charter Theatre
This Perfect World Sept 18 - Oct 12
Quartet Jan 9 - Feb 8
Fat Gay Jew Apr 30 - May 23
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
Macbeth Oct 10 - 26
The Country Wife Feb. 6 - Mar. 1
Twelth Night June - July
Richard III June - July
Constellation Theatre
Temptation Oct 9 - Nov 9
The Marriage of Figaro Jan 22 - Feb 22
Crazyface May 14 - June 21
Corner Store
Oh, Whistle Nov. 3 - 4
Firebelly Productions
Crimes of the Heart Mar 25 - Apr 19
TBA July 15 - Aug 9
Folger Theatre
Henry IV, Part One Oct. 8 - Nov. 16
The Winter’s Tale Jan. 28 - Mar. 8
Arcadia May 5 - June 14
Ford’s Theatre
A Christmas Carol Dec 2 - Dec 28
The Heavens Are Hung in Black Feb 3 - Mar 8
The Civil War Mar 27 - May 24
Forum Theatre
Drunk Enough to Say I Love You? Oct 11 - Nov 2
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot Dec 5 - 21
Marisol Mar 14 - April 5
Dark Play July 11 - Aug 2
GALA Theatre
The Aging of the Plum Sept. 18 - Oct. 12
The Best Judge, the King Jan. 29 - Feb. 22
The True Story of Coca-Cola in Mexico April 2 - 26
Mummy in the Closet June 4 - 28
Journeymen Theater
As American As Oct. 22 - Nov. 15
The Inspector General Feb. 4 - 28
Tartuffe May 20 - June 13
Keegan Theatre
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Nov. 28 — Dec. 20
Love, Peace and Robbery Nov. 28 — Dec. 21
Krapp’s Last Tape Feb. 19 — March 14
Elizabeth Rex March 19 –April 18
Glengarry Glen Ross June 4 — June 28
A Man of No Importance July 16 — August 15
Kennedy Center
Shear Madness open run
The Shadow of the Glen Oct. 22 - 25
The Playboy of the Western World Oct. 22 - 25
Frost/Nixon Nov. 11 - 30
Jason and the Argonauts Dec. 12 - 14
Legally Blonde, the Musical Dec. 16 - Jan. 11
Goodnight Moon and the Runaway Bunny Dec. 27 - Jan 4.
Richard III, an Arab Tragedy March 5 - 6
Ragtime April 18 - May 10
The Color Purple July 1 — Aug 2
Spring Awakening July 7 - Aug 2
Landless Theatre
President Harding is a Rock Star Oct. 30 - Nov. 30
Gutenberg! The Musical! Dec 11 - Jan 4
A Very Merry .. Scientology Pagaent Dec 11 - Jan 4
Walmartopia April 2 - 29
Spooky Dog and the Teenage Gang Mysteries May 28 - June 27
Longacre Lea
Theories of the Sun Aug. 13 — Sept. 7
Mead Theatre Lab (Flashpoint)

Punch Nov 6 - 22
FEMA’s 1603 Jan 16 - 25
Funeral Potatoes Jan 31 - Feb 15
Deep Belly Beautiful Apr 3 - 26
MetroStage
Rooms July 25 — Sept. 7
Pearl Bailey .. By Request Oct 16 - Nov 9
Isn’t It Romantic Nov 20 - Dec 21
Cool Papa’s Party Jan 29 - March 8
Heroes Apr 22 - May 24
National Theatre
West Side Story Dec 15 - Jan 17
A Chorus Line March 10 - 22
Olney Theatre Center
Rabbit Hole Aug. 6 - 31
The Underpants Sept. 24 — Oct. 19
Peter Pan, the Musical Nov. 19 — Jan. 4
Is He Dead? Feb 11 - Mar 8
King of the Jews Mar 8 - Apr 19
Call of the Wild Apr 8 - May 3
The Millionairess June 10 - 28
The Glass Menagerie June 24 - July 26
Waste Aug 5 - 30
Open Circle Theatre
Story Theatre Aug. 22 - Sept. 13
Quotidian Theatre Company
Dublin Carol Nov 14 - Dec 14
Monday Evening 1942 Apr 17 - May 17
Captain Drew on Leave July 10 - Aug 9
Rep Stage
Trumbo: Red, White and Blacklisted Aug. 27 — Sept. 28
Intelligence Oct. 8 — Nov. 9
The Butterfingers Angel, Mary & Joseph, Harod the Nut, & the Slaughter of 12 Hit Carols in a Pear Tree Dec. 3 — Jan. 4
A Lie of the Mind Feb. 4 — Mar. 8
God’s Ear April 1 — May 3
Hysteria June 3 — July 5
Round House Theatre
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents Sept. 17 — Oct. 12
Alice Nov. 26 — Dec. 28
Eurydice Feb. 4 — March 1
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest April 1 — 26
A Sleeping Country May 27 — June 21
Shakespeare Theatre
Romeo and Juliet Sept. 9 — Oct. 12
The Way of the World Sept. 30 — Nov. 16
Twelfth Night Dec. 2 — Jan. 4
The Dog in the Manger Feb. 10 — March 29
Ion March 10 — April 12
Design for Living May 12 — June 28
King Lear June 16 — July 19
Signature Theatre
Ace Aug. 26 — Sept. 28
The Lieutenant of Inishmore Sept. 23 — Nov. 16
Les Miserables Dec 2 - Jan 25
The Little Dog Laughed Jan. 13 — March 8
Giant April 28 — May 31
See What I Wanna See April 7 — May 31
Studio Theatre
The Road to Mecca Sept. 3 — Oct. 12
Grey Gardens Nov. 12 — Dec. 21
The Seafarer Jan. 14 — Feb. 22
Rock ‘n’ Roll April 22 — May 31
Radio Golf May 20 — June 28
Synetic Theatre
Host and Guest Sept. 26 — Nov. 9
Dante’s Divine Comedy Feb. 6 — March 22
Lysistrata March 27 — April 26
A Midsummer Night’s Dream May 28 — June 14
Teatro de la Luna
11th Int’l Fest of Hispanic Theater Oct 7 - Nov 15
Kick-Butt Women Feb 12 - Mar 7
They Don’t Wear Black Tie May 21 - June 13
Theater Alliance
The Women of Tin Pan Alley Feb 5 - 22
The Bread of Winter Apr 16 - May 9
The Woman Who Amuses Herself May 16 - June 6
Five Flights June 12 - June 28
Theater J
Without You I’m Nothing Sept. 9 - 28
Honey Brown Eyes Oct. 22 — Nov. 30
Sholom Aleichem: Laughter Through Tears Dec. 17 — Jan. 11
The Accident Feb. 4 — March 8
DAI (Enough) Jan. 14 - 18
Plonter (Tangle) March 14 - 29
The Rise and Fall of Annie Hall April 15 — May 24
The Seagull on 16th Street June 17 — July 19
Toby’s Dinner Theatre of  Columbia
The Producers Aug. 28 — Nov. 23.
Plaid Tidings Nov. 27 — Dec. 31
High School Musical Jan-Feb
Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Baltimore
Phantom of the Opera Sept. 5 — Nov. 16
A Christmas Carol Nov. 256 — Dec. 28
Sophisticated Ladies Jan. 15
Vpstart Crow
The Importance of Being Earnest Oct. 2 - 19
A Christmas Carol Dec. 4 - 21
She Stoops to Conquor Feb. 6 - 22
Othello May 1 - 17
Tartuffe July 10 - 26
Washington Savoyards
The Music Man Feb. 20 — March 9
Iolanthe March 27 — April 5
Washington Shakespeare Company
Peace Aug 28 - Sept 28
All’s Well That Ends Well Nov 6  Dec 7
The Cherry Orchard Jan 15 - Feb 15
Small Craft Warnings Apr 9 - May 10
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Maria/Stuart Aug. 18 - Sept. 14
Boom Nov. 3 - 30
Hell Meets Henry Halfway Feb. 2 — March 1
Antebellum March 30 — April 26
Fever/Dream June 1 - 28
Kids Stages
Adventure Theatre
Harold and the Purple Crayon Sept 19 - Nov 14
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Nov 17 - 26
Frosty the Snowman Dec 5 - Jan 4
Holes Feb 6 - Mar 29
Clara Barton: The Courage Within Mar 2 - 6
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Feb 20 - Mar 30
Just a Dream: The Green Play Mar 31 - Apr 5
Strega Nona Apr 24 - June 7
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown June 21 - Aug 8
Classika
A Classical Fool Sept 20 - Nov 4
The Penguin Story Nov 22 - Jan 25
The Armadillo’s Song Jan 17 - Mar 29
Mother Goose Feb 14 - May 17
Imagination Stage
Busytown Sept 27 - Nov 12
Playing from the Heart Nov 1 - Nov 30
Miss Nelson is Missing Nov 22 - Jan 4
Zomo the Rabbit Jan 24 - Mar 8
Heidi Apr 24 - May 24
Lyle the Crocodile June 23 - Aug 9
The Puppet Company
Beauty and the Beast Sept 12 - Oct 12
Three Billy Goats Gruff Oct 17 - Nov 21
The Nutcracker
Tales of Beatrix Potter Jan 16 - Feb 22

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