A Subscription Season Production

Is He Dead?

Student Matinee(s): March 5 @ 10:15 am

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 1898, this play was recently discovered by Shelley Fisher Fishkin and updated by David Ives. Join Olney for a farce that will have you laughing loud enough to wake the dead.

A WASHINGTON-AREA PREMIERE!

Rated "PG"

Tickets: $12

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A Subscription Season Production

Call of the Wild -The Musical

Student Matinee(s): April 30 @10:15 am
Based on the works of Jack London;

Book and Lyrics by: Jon Lipsky; music by Bill Barclay

Directed by: Clay Hopper on the Mainstage

Welcome to the ruthless world of the frigid Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush. This frozen, unforgiving land is inhabited by two types of beings: dogs and their masters. While they have come for fame and glory, dogs and humans must learn to endure not only the wilderness, but the loneliness too. Full of original songs, this riveting show pits man vs. animal in instinct, survival, loyalty, and humanity.

WORLD PREMIERE

Rated "PG 13"

Tickets: $12

Part of Olney's Family Entertainment Series

Stellaluna

Student Matinee(s): March 20 @ 10 am and 12 pm
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 story about being who you are, see how this adorable baby fruit bat discovers the essence of friendship.

Rated "G"

Tickets: $10

Part of Olney's Family Entertainment Series

Goodnight Moon

Student Matinee(s): June 1 @ 10 am and 12 pm
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"

Tickets: $10

A Subscription Season Production

The Glass Menagerie

Student Matinee(s):May 27, May 28, May 29, and June 2 @ 10:15 am
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"

Tickets: $12

Part of Olney's Family Entertainment Series

Treeboy

Student Matinee(s): October 19 @ 10 am and 12 pm
Produced by Green Thumb Theatre

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"

Tickets: $10

A Subscription Season Production

Night Must Fall

Student Matinee(s): October 22 @ 10:15 am
By: Emlyn Williams

Directed by: John Going on the Mainstage

Would you take in a stranger? In a small Essex town, a wickedly charming and attractive young man is hired as a live-in companion for an ailing woman residing with her niece. When the news of a local murder is revealed, the alluring stranger becomes increasingly suspicious. In this suspenseful mystery thriller, will they discover the killer before he strikes again? Don't be left in the dark!

Rated "PG"

Tickets: $12

A Subscription Season Production

Camelot

Student Matinee(s): December 10, December 15, December 16, and December 17 @ 10:15 am
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 Folk Do?," and, of course, "Camelot."

Rated "G"

Tickets: $12