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Georgetown Voice Story on H Street
October 26, 2009
the Georgetown Voice revisits H Street three years after an initial story ran about development along the Corridor.

H Street Businesses on the Kojo Nnamdi Show!
October 1, 2009
The rapidly developing H Street Corridor owes much to the many new restaurants and bars who have chosen to open up here. WAMU talk show host Kojo Nnamdi speaks with a few who have made the commitment to H Street.

Theatre at the Atlas

February 12 & 13, 2010
Nobody's Perfect
The Kennedy Center - Theater for Young Audiences

Fourth grade is not easy and after spending a year planning her "positively purple" birthday party, Megan finds herself at odds with new student Alexis. To Megan, Alexis has it all: beauty, brains, and athletics�she�s practically perfect in every way. Though Megan tries to be nice to her, Alexis is anything but friendly, making Megan wonder, "Does she not like me because I'm deaf?" When they�re forced to collaborate on a science project, Megan discovers Alexis�s secret. Based on the children�s book by Academy Award� winner Marlee Matlin (Best Actress, Children of a Lesser God) and Doug Cooney, this touching new musical�simultaneously performed in spoken English and American Sign Language�is an important reminder that despite first impressions, nobody�s perfect. Recommended for ages 8 and up, and grades 3 and up. Curriculum Connections include literature, language development, peer relationships, communication, and Deaf Culture.

Based on the children�s book by Marlee Matlin and Doug Cooney
Adapted for the stage by Doug Cooney
Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma
Directed by Coy Middlebrook
ASL Translation by Alexandria Wailes
Co-commissioned with VSA arts

*Schools interested in field trip rates for the Friday morning performace should contact the Atlas Performing Arts Center Box Office, 202-399-7993 x2

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February 19, 2010 - March 7, 2010, Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 PM, Sundays at 2:00 PM
Treemonisha
Washington Savoyards as part of Intersections: A New America Arts Festival

An intersection of classical opera form and ragtime genius in a new production of a rarely performed American treasure, presented by DC's favorite light opera company.

Friday, February 19, 8pm
Saturday, February 20, 8pm
Sunday, Fberuary 21, 2pm
Friday, February 26, 8pm
Saturday, February 27, 8pm
Sunday, Fberuary 28, 2pm
Friday, March 5, 8pm
Saturday, March 6, 8pm
Sunday, March 7, 2pm

Lang Theater

Tickets: $15-$40

For audiences ages 8 and over.

Heralded as �an entirely new phase of musical art� when Scott Joplin played for its first performance in 1915, Treemonisha was rediscovered in the 1970s and went on to triumph on Broadway. Last seen in DC in 1976, the Washington Savoyards will present an all-new production of this �thoroughly American opera� for a new generation, under the direction of Michael J. Bobbitt.

The Washington Savoyards production sets this opera in a Louisiana bayou. Treemonisha is an educated young African American woman who denounces the superstitutions of her community. In retaliation, local conjurers kidnap her and take her into a swamp teeming with animals. Remus, her beau, rescues her at the last moment and they return home. A champion now of the community, Treemonisha triumphantly espouses education as the key to African American success.

www.savoyards.org

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Friday, February 19, 2010 at 7:30 PM; Saturday, Feburary 20, 2010 at 7:30 PM; Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 4:30 PM & 7:30 PM; Friday, February 26, 2010 at 7:30 PM; Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 9:30 PM; Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 7:30 PM
Kathleen Gonzales: The Bridge of Bodies
INTERSECTIONS: A New America Arts Festival

Kathleen Gonzales Photo

The Bridge of Bodies, a one-woman, sixteen character unfolding of a Haitian-American�s mission of self-discovery.

Friday, Feb 19 at 7:30pm

Saturday, Feb 20 at 7:30pm

Sunday, Feb 21 at 4:30 and 7:30pm

Friday, Feb 26 at 7:30pm

Saturday, Feb 27 at 9:30pm

Sunday, Feb 28 at 7:30pm

Lab II

Tickets: $15

For audiences ages 13 and up.

After captivating critics in a successful run at the Flashpoint Theatre in the summer of 2008, actress/playwright Kathleen Gonzales brings her compelling solo performance to INTERSECTIONS. Inspired by her own personal history, Gonzales weaves a story about Marie-Therese Pierre who, haunted by recurring dreams and her mother's silence about their shared past, journeys to her native Haiti in search of an identity. Upon arrival, she embarks on a magically realistic mystery tour, encountering long-lost family members, buried memories and strangers who seem to know her. The sites and sounds of Haiti�s troubled past are intimately captured in this moving, hopeful drama. Ms. Gonzales embodies sixteen different characters that all help Marie-Therese connect the dots of her past and discover her future. Be sure to see The Bridge of Bodies -- one of the featured festival productions focusing on the lives of first and second generation Americans.

http://www.kathleengonzales.com/

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Saturday, February 20 at 7:30 PM; Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM
An Evening with Marva: Celebrating the Gospel Truth
INTERSECTIONS: A New America Arts Festival

An Evening with Marva: Celebrating the Gospel Truth, a rich musical journey through song with singer Marva Hicks from her gospel roots to Broadway and beyond.

Saturday, Feb 20 at 7:30pm

Sunday, Feb 21 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm

Sprenger Theater

Tickets: $25

For audiences ages 13 and up.

Step inside the musical world of the versatile Arena Stage favorite, Marva Hicks. Listen to the voice that began in the church then went on to brighten Broadway and tour with Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Whitney Houston. This lively concert will include a first look at selections from Gospel Truth, Marva�s new world premier solo performance, commissioned by Arena Stage, the largest theater in the country dedicated to American plays and playwrights, celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2010. Enjoy a sneak preview of this upcoming theatrical event, crafted by an award-winning team that includes New York Times' Bestselling author Pearl Cleage and Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago Hudson.

http://www.arenastage.org/

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Sunday, February 28, 2010 and Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 2:30 PM
Arena Stage�s Voices of Now Mentor Ensemble
INTERSECTIONS: A New America Arts Festival

Encounter, a musically poetic look at young peoples� lives devised and performed by Arena�s top youth ensemble.

Sunday, Feb 28 at 2:30pm

Sunday, Mar 7 at 2:30pm

Sprenger Theater

Tickets: $5

For audiences ages 11 and up.

An ensemble of young performing artists vividly explore events that have shaped their lives in Encounter, a lively production that interweaves monologue, dialogue, poetry, movement and music to tell each teen's unique story. An ideal event for young people and their families to experience together, Encounter celebrates the artistry of young voices and offers a compelling window into world of young people today. The talented young performers exuberantly embrace the opportunity presented by Arena Stage's Voices of Now Mentor's ensemble to be effective communicators and positive role models and create a production that will both delight and inspire.

http://www.arenastage.org/

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Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 4:30 PM
Vertical Voices Playback Theatre: Intersect: Let Your Life Speak
INTERSECTIONS: A New America Arts Festival

Intersect: Let Your Life Speak, an interactive performance created by DC�s Sidwell Friends School performers probing the festival theme.

Sunday, Feb 28 at 4:30pm

Sprenger Theater

Tickets: $5

For audiences ages 5 and up.

Let your stories be told through Playback Theatre, an international phenomenon inspired by the ancient practice of oral tradition as well as by contemporary forms of improvisational theatre. The Vertical Voices Playback Theatre of Sidwell Friends School honors the human experience by inviting audience members to share their personal stories and then watch as the actors use improvisation, careful listening and insight to bring these experiences to life. Imagine your stories of the intersections in your life and culture, being brought to life by these vibrant young performers. Celebrate and explore the festival theme through a theatre form designed to promote the dignity of the human experience and build community. And it�s fun! Come intersect with a style of theatre practiced in a global network covering six continents and more than thirty countries.

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Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 7:30 PM
David Emerson Toney and Chris Youstra: Elysian Fields
David Emerson Toney and Chris Youstra

David Emerson Toney & Chris Youstra Musical Photo

Elysian Fields, Act One of a vibrant new Toney-Youstra musical collaboration that resets Shakespeare�s King Lear in the deep South.

Sunday, Mar 7 at 7:30pm

Lab I

Tickets: $10

For audiences ages 13 and up.

Be the first to experience the compelling words of playwright David Emerson Toney and the haunting music of composer Chris Youstra in a word premier reading of Act One of Elysian Fields. Actor/singers will bring to life the story an old freed black slave in the Civil-War-Era South who, after a windfall, divides his property among his children. Inspired by Shakespeare�s timeless tragedy, King Lear, this musical asks: "When can we no longer blame the world around us for our own shortcomings?" The audience will be invited to share their responses to this powerful new work in a post-reading talk-back. The Atlas is proud to welcome back the playwright-composer team who created its opening production, Coming Home.

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April 9, 2010 - April 25, 2010, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 PM, Sundays at 2:30 PM
Mikado
Washington Savoyards
Gilbert and Sullivan�s hilarious Mikado returns to the Washington Savoyards stage under the direction of Cindy Oxberry with Shawn Burke-Storer as music director. Nanki-Poo is escaping marriage to Katisha, Yum-Yum thinks Nanki-Poo is cute and would rather marry him than Ko-Ko, Ko-Ko wants to marry Yum-Yum but would also like to keep his head, and the Mikado would like his son back. Pooh-Bah is, of course, Lord High Absolutely Everything, but Ko-Ko has his little list.
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April 15, 2010-May 15, 2010; Thursday-Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday at 3:30 PM
The Old Settler
African Continuum Theatre Company

Three women. One man. With odds like this, a man better have his wits about him. It�s the 1940s and Harlem is in full swing! Sisters Elizabeth and Quilly take in a young man to help out with expenses. But when his ex-girlfriend gets wind of his whereabouts and discovers a forbidden attraction between him and one of the ladies, she�s none too pleased about it. You won�t want to miss the humorous chain of events in this story of love and family.

90 minutes with intermission
Family Friendly

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