A Subscription Season Production

National Players Present

As You Like It

Date(s): January 9, 7:30 pm; January 10th, 1:30 pm
By: William Shakespeare

Banished from court, Rosalind flees to the Forest of Arden where she meets an unlikely group of characters and Orlando, the man she loves.

Rated "G"

$16; tickets FREE to 8-Play subscribers

National Players Present

1984

Date(s): January 10th, 7:30 pm; January 11th, 1:30 pm
By: George Orwell

This great modern classic of the nightmarish world dominated by Big Brother is more timely than ever, and its warnings more powerful.

Rated "G"

$16; tickets FREE to 8-Play subscribers

A Subscription Season Production

Is He Dead?

Date(s): February 11 - March 8

By: Mark Twain; Adapted By: David Ives;

Directed by: Halo Wines on the Mainstage

Jean-Francois Millet is a brilliant but unrecognized artist who can't sell a painting to save his life. With the help of his madcap bohemian friends, Jean decides to stage his own demise to revive sales. However, in order to keep an eye on his success, he re-emerges as his imaginary twin sister. Authored by Mark Twain in 1897, this play was recently discovered and updated by David Ives. Together these authors have created a farce that will have you laughing loud enough to wake the dead.

A WASHINGTON-AREA PREMIERE!

Rated "PG"

$26-49; Groups of 15 or more receive additional discounts.

Part of Olney's Family Entertainment Series

Stellaluna

Date(s): March 21
Based on the book by Janell Cannon

Produced by The Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia

Stellaluna has her world literally turned upside down, when she is adopted by a loving family of birds. The only problem is...she's a bat. In this humorous and touching stroy about being who you are, see how this adorable bab fruit bat discovers the essence of friendship.

Rated "G"

$16; a $6 lap seat is available for children under 3 who do not require a physical seat. Subscribers may add on a 6-Admission pass for all shows in our Family Entertainment Series for just $54.

Part of Olney's Family Entertainment Series

Goodnight Moon

Date(s): May 31
Based on the book by Margaret Wise Brown

Produced by The Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia


Goodnight Moon is a celebration of familiar nighttime rituals. The tale features soothing rhythm of bunner banter and dream-like imagery that never fail to infuse youngsters with a reassuring sense of security.

Rated "G"

$16; a $6 lap seat is available for children under 3 who do not require a physical seat. Subscribers may add on a 6-Admission pass for all shows in our Family Entertainment Series for just $54.

A Subscription Season Production

The Glass Menagerie

Date(s): June 3- July 5
By: Tennessee Williams

Directed by: Jim Petosa in the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab

Amanda Wingfield hails from a genteel southern family. She was once the most popular girl in town with her pick of eligible bachelors...but she chose poorly. Amanda is desperate to make sure that her two adult children do not replicate her mistakes. As she struggles to create a future for her son, an aspiring poet who is rarely home; and her daughter, a cripplingly shy woman who is home too much, she might just lose the family she is desperate to save. Join Olney for Tennessee Williams' glittering and haunting masterpiece.

Rated "PG"

$26-49; Groups of 15 or more receive additional discounts.

Summer Shakespeare Festival

The Taming of the Shrew

Date(s): July 2, 3, 5
By: William Shakespeare

While many suitors beg for Bianca's hand, her father refuses to let her marry before her older sister, Katherine. However, Katherine is hot tempered, willful, and vicious. Is any man up to the challenge? Daring Petruchio is more determined than most. Join Olney for one of the best-loved "Battle of the Sexes" in Shakespeare's popular comedy.

Rated "PG"

Performances are FREE; reservations requested

National Players Present

Much Ado About Nothing

Date(s): September 9 - 10
By: William Shakespeare

This sparkling comedy offers the endearing spectacle of intellectural self-importance outdone by the desire to love and be loved in return.

Rated "PG"

These Preview Performances are Pay-What-You-Can

National Players Present

Lord of the Flies

Date(s): September 16 - 17
By: William Golding; adapted for stage by Nigel Williams

Schoolboys, plan-wrecked on a deserted island, soon discover some dark sides of human nature.

Rated "PG"

These Preview Performances are Pay-What-You-Can

Part of Olney's Family Entertainment Series

Treeboy

Date(s): October 18
Produced by Treeboy

10 year-old Avery Adamson discovers that his father is going to cut down his favorite tree. In protest, he enrolls his best friend to live with him in the yard (No TV! No video games! Nothing!). But when a heated debate over soccer and global warming goes sour, Avery questions if he has the guts to be an Enviro-Man or if he is merely, as his sister calls him, a Tree Boy.

Rated "G"

$16; a $6 lap seat is available for children under 3 who do not require a physical seat. Subscribers may add on a 6-Admission pass for all shows in our Family Entertainment Series for just $54.

A Subscription Season Production

Camelot

Date(s): November 18 - January 3
Book and lyrics by: Alan Jay Lerner; Music by: Frederick Loewe; Original production directed and staged by Moss Hart; based on The Once and Future King by T.H. White

Directed by: Stephen Nachamie on the Mainstage

This irresistible musical takes you inside the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Arthur's dream of creating a utopian kingdom is complicated by love for his new Queen, Guinevere, and friendship with his favorite knight, Lancelot. This ravishing story of passion, chivalry, and betrayal has a gorgeous score that includes "If Ever I Would Leave You," "What Do the Simple Folks Do?," and, of course, "Camelot."

Rated "G"

$25-48; kids 18 and under are half price top ticket; Groups of 15 or more receive additional discounts.