Calendar
August 9-26 – Songs For A New World by Jason Robert Brown
Our major production for the year at Round House Theatre Silver Spring will feature the work of Jason Robert Brown rearranged to tell the story of two soldiers serving in Iraq and their families at home.
Director Suzanne Richard
Music Director Zak Sandler
Choreography Liz Lerman’s Dance Exchange
The show will run Thursdays thru Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2 & 7:30pm. Pricing is as follows: all Thursday & Sunday shows are $15, Friday shows are $25 and Saturday shows are $30. There is a $5 discount for students and seniors, and groups of 10 or more and 2-for-1 pricing with a military ID. To reserve tickets and pay cash or check at the door, please call 240/683-0305 or to pay with a credit card, please go to: http://www.boxofficetickets.com/
For driving, parking and metro information, please visit the Round House Theatre Website and be sure you are looking at the information for Round House Theatre Silver Spring, usually the second subtitle.
PAST RECENT EVENTS
June 2 at 8:00 & June 3 at 2:00 and 7:30 - The Farthest Earth from Thee
A Suite of Sonnets
Commissioned by VSA arts, the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, in consultation with Open Circle Theatre, performs an original work inspired by Shakespeare’s sonnets. The production features company and guest dancers with and without disabilities. Shakespeare revealed intense, intimate, and moving relationships through his sonnets. This collection of contemporary dances transforms his words into explosive movement and vibrant video images. VSA arts is an affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. For more information, please visit http://www.danceexchange.org/performance/farthestearth.html
Greenberg Theatre
4200 Wisconsin Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20016
Tickets: $25
Call 202-885-2587
Friday, June 8 at 2pm & Saturday, June 9 at 10 am – You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
Commissioned for the VSA arts Start with the Arts Family Festival and performed at Columbus Circle at Union Station. This is an outdoor, free event, so bring the family and enjoy the spring! For more information on the festival, please visit http://www.vsarts.org/x1266.xml
Open Circle Theatre’s concert version of Clark M. Gesner’s script, based on the comic strip by Charles Schulz and with additional music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, follows the lovable loser, Charlie Brown, as he searches for the key to happiness with the help of his friends—Snoopy, Schroeder, Linus, Lucy and Sally.
Director, Suzanne Richard; Music Director, Jason McCool; Pianist, Stuart Weich. Featuring Rob McQuay, James Garland, Will Mincey, Sam Weich, Judy Simmons, and Selene Faer.
June 26 at 7pm – Benefit at Strathmore Music Center
OPEN CIRCLE THEATRE
BENEFIT
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
8 PM to 10 PM
at Strathmore Music Center
5301 Tuckerman Lane
North Bethesda, MD 20852-3385
Hosted by Rick Foucheaux. Featuring Rob McQuay, James Garland, Will Mincey, Scott Sedar & Zak Sandler
Enjoy excerpts of Open Circle Theatre’s recent productions of Evita and You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown and our upcoming production of Songs For A New World. Hear from representatives of Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Signature Theatre, Arena Stage, and Round House Theatre about how Open Circle contributes to the DC area theatre community and makes theatre accessible to everyone.
Tickets are $100.00, $50 of which is a tax deductible donation.
Parking is located in the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro garage off of Tuckerman Lane. Parking in the garage is $4 and must be paid using a Metro SmarTrip card, available for a fee at all Metro Stations. Limited short-term parking also is available at specially marked meters along Tuckerman Lane.
You may send a check made out to Open Circle Theatre to:
Open Circle Theatre
500 King Farm Blvd., Unit 102
Rockville, MD 20850
Open Circle Theatre, Inc. is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization. Contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.