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Humor and Storytelling in Reston to Create a Climate for Change
Maysoon Zayid’s brand of comedy at Reston’s CenterStage.
Tender Comedy About Substance Over Mere Beauty
Providence Players presents ‘Snow White and the Family Dwarf.’
There are cheeky dialogue, comic turns and magical moments intended to treat everyone with the utmost respect and love in the Providence Players upcoming production of “Snow White and the Family Dwarf.”
Light-hearted Musical and Tap Dancing in Reston
Reston Community Players presents ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie.’
Area Premiere of Whodunit Farce
McLean Community Players present ‘The Game's Afoot.’
Be the first in Northern Virginia to see the prolific D.C. area playwright and Helen Hayes Award recipient Ken Ludwig's farcical whodunit, "The Game's Afoot, or Holmes for the Holidays." It is receiving its area premiere from the McLean Community Players.
Literary Classic ‘Pride and Prejudice’ in Herndon
Spirited new adaptation on NextStop Theatre stage.
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A Show With Great Heart in Herndon
“A Charlie Brown Christmas” at Industrial Strength Theatre.
It's that time of year. Time to "try to catch snowflakes on your tongue" as a live edition of that animated favorite, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" comes to the Industrial Strength Theater by way of Herndon's NextStop Theatre.
Musical Romance
Reston Community Players presents "I Love You Because."
It's a great time to leave real world conflicts aside. Come, find yourself enjoying a delightful, feel-good musical about building a relationship," said Lisa Bailey, director of the Reston Community Players production of the romantic comedy "I Love You Because."
A ‘Perfect Wedding’ at Alden
McLean Community Players present the area premiere of Robin Hawdon's farce.
The well-appointed romantic honeymoon suite in a country estate outside of London is not what it seems. Panic is beginning; it is a wedding day and the bride-to-be is expected to arrive very soon. So, who is the young woman there now? And how did she get there? Is there to be a wedding at all? Such is the appetizing premise behind the area premiere of Robin Hawdon's farce of "mistaken identities, deceptions, misunderstandings and true love," said Cathy Farnsworth, McLean Community Players (MCP) producer of "Perfect Wedding."
Reaching the Unreachable
Inspirational "Man of La Mancha" arrives at Alden Theatre.
An enduring work of musical theater, the Tony Award-winning "Man of La Mancha" is coming to the Alden Theatre, courtesy of the McLean Community Players. Inspired by Miguel de Cervantes' "Don Quixote," it is the musicalized quest of a knight daring to confront wickedness, trying to make the world better.
Energy and Passion at Workhouse Stage
The Metropolitan Performing Arts Theatre to present “Fame, The Musical.”
Youthful sensibilities are coming to the Workhouse stage. Chronicling the fictional lives of a variety of determined performing arts students at New York City's High School of Performing Arts, "Fame, The Musical" will transport audiences with its exuberance, courtesy of the Metropolitan Performing Arts Theatre.
Cheery and Cheeky Humor Coming to the Alden
“A Kodachrome Christmas” at the Alden Theatre, Dec. 19-21.
Take a sleigh ride of speeding fun with the “Queen of Rural Media” this holiday season as "A Kodachrome Christmas" barrels into the Alden Theatre at McLean Community Center. "Kodachrome" is written by Pat Hazell who wooed audiences last year with his "The Wonder Bread Years."
Expect Unexpected in ‘She Said, He Said’
An innovative look at musical favorites.
In a humorous musical production that bends the rules with "what if" playfulness, Falls Church's Katie Culligan joins forces with another Falls Church resident, pianist Walter (Bobby) McCoy, to give audiences a cabaret evening of "She said, He said: A Cabaret of Musical Theatre Oddities" at the Creative Cauldron on Falls Church.
Ready for Laughter
The Workhouse presents ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.’
Had a crummy day? Tired of losing at "Words with Friends" only to learn they cheat? Sometimes fall asleep in front of your TV? Then, head off to the Workhouse Arts Center to be tickled by "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee."
Murder Mystery at Reston Stage
Reston Community Players to present thriller “Rehearsal for Murder.”
"Be ready for a suspenseful murder mystery," said cast member Wilson Paine (Reston) describing the Reston Community Players next show, "Rehearsal for Murder." Mystery, love and being led in the wrong direction are central to what happens in this story about the search for the truth.
Neil Simon's Touching, Sweet "Chapter Two" Arrives at Reston's CenterStage
Neil Simon has a "trademark witty, snappy dialogue, and relatable characters that audiences enjoy ", said Joshua Redford, artistic director, Reston Community Players (RCP) . Shortly the RCP will bring Simon's "wide appeal to local audiences" with his "Chapter Two." "Chapter Two" follows the life of George Schneider, a recent widower trying to make his way in a new and rather bumpy world of dating after a long marriage. George is "still coming to terms with his wife's death, who stumbles into a new relationship. He's caught between wanting to move ahead but being unable to let go...with his trademark charm and dry, acerbic wit." said Jeff Breslow who plays George.
Traps and Mystery Galore as 'Sleuth' Arrives
Providence Players of Fairfax presents 'Sleuth.'
"You’re loving it. You’re in a high state of brilliance and excitement." So says one of the characters in the Providence Players of Fairfax next production, the whodunit "Sleuth."
‘Something Completely Different’
Max Raabe & Palast Orchester come to Center for the Arts.
And now for something completely different for the Northern Virginia area entertainment scene. All the way from Europe to tantalize.
Reston: Chekhov’s Masterworks with American Flavor
Reston Community Players’ production of ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ coming to CenterStage on Jan. 20.
Ever inventive contemporary American playwright Christopher Durang’s Tony Award-winning, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” is the Reston Community Players’ upcoming production.
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