ROUND HOUSE THEATRE SILVER SPRING 2010/11
Once again this season, Round House Theatre Silver Spring will be a dynamic heart of artistic activity in the heart of downtown Silver Spring. There’s something different happening every day – performances, rehearsals, classes, discussions, and other activities.
Round House’s eclectic, affordable Silver Spring Series returns. In this mix of theatre, music, and dance performances, Round House brings exciting artists and groups from across the DC metro area to our black box theatre.
Forum Theatre's Angels in America
In addition, Forum Theatre returns as theatre company-in-residence. Forum made its Round House Silver Spring debut in fall 2009 its Helen Hayes Award-winning production of Angels in America and returned in early 2010 with Amazons and Their Men. They’re back on our Silver Spring stage in 2010/11 with three new productions.
Our Silver Spring black box will also host performances and programs by our artistic and community partners.
Round House Theatre Silver Spring
8641 Colesville Road (next to AFI Silver Theatre)
Metro: Silver Spring (approx. 3 blocks away)
Silver Spring Series 2010/11
Cherry Smoke
Area Premiere
By James McManus
Directed by Jessica Burgess
Featuring Tim Getman, Julia Proctor, Jjana Valentiner, and Cliff Williams
Fri., Aug. 27 & Sat. Aug. 28 at 8pm, Sun., Aug. 29 at 2pm, Thu., Sept. 2 – Sat., Sept. 4 at 8pm, Sun. Sept. 5 at 2pm
The area premiere of Cherry Smoke by James McManus, winner of the 2006 Princess Grace Award for playwriting. Meet Fish. Fish was born in fire, and takes care of himself. In the economically devastated area between Pittsburgh and West Virginia, he makes a dangerous living in the underground boxing matches. His younger brother Duffy patches his cuts between rounds, and tries to keep him out of jail. Cherry, a local homeless girl, falls in love with Fish, and they build a world around themselves. For Duffy and his girl Bug, life is about finding a way to survive. But Fish is not put together that way. He has restless blood, and he’s always fought himself and his friends out of trouble. This magical, visceral, uncompromising drama launched McManus’ career across the globe.
Contains adult themes and language. Recommended for age 16 and above.
The rest of our 2010/11 Silver Spring Series lineup will be announced shortly. Watch for more info.
Silver Spring Series tickets:
$15 – general admission
$10 – Round House subscribers, patrons age 30 & under, senior citizens, groups of 10+
The Silver Spring Series is funded in part by a three-year grant from the Weissberg Foundation
Performances by Forum Theatre, theatre company-in-residence at Round House Theatre Silver Spring
Scorched
By Wajdi Mouawad, and translated by Linda Gaboriau
September 30 – October 23, 2010
Directed by Forum’s Artistic Director, Michael Dove
The peculiar dying wishes of their mother sends twins Simon and Janine on a journey to the war-torn Middle East to unravel their origins and unearth the source of their mother’s years-long silence. A theatrical tour de force, Scorched has captivated audiences from around the world with its poetic mystery. Translated into a dozen languages in over 200 productions worldwide, Forum Theatre is proud to present the DC premiere of Scorched from highly acclaimed Lebanese-born playwright Wajdi Mouawad.
Featuring Company Member Alexander Strain*, Rachel Beauregard, Rena Cherry Brown, Maboud Ebrahimzadeh, Tina Ghandchilar, Dana Levanovsky, Scott McCormick, Amy McWilliams*, Joe Thornhill
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, The Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
One Flea Spare
By Naomi Wallace
February 17 – March 12, 2011
As the streets of 1665 London pile up with bodies, a rough-spoken sailor and a precocious young girl steal indoors, only to discover themselves quarantined for a month with the wealthy master and mistress of the house. One Flea Spare is a searing and bawdy Black Plague comedy that explores the limits of compassion in a tale about sex, class and disease. Winner of the 1997 Obie Award for Best Play and from the MacArthur Fellowship “Genius Award” winning writer and Kentucky native, Naomi Wallace.
bobrauschenbergamerica
By Charles Mee
June 2 – June 25, 2011
directed by Derek Goldman
A fantastical road trip through the American landscape, written as Robert Rauschenberg might conceive it had he been a playwright instead of a painter. Inspired by one of America’s greatest visual artists, Charles Mee creates a Rauschenberg-esque collage of images, music, and dance that paints a distinct history of a nation and culture as well as a glimpse into its future. Whimsical and nostalgic, bobrauschenbergamerica is a joyous celebration of life and art.
To learn more about Forum Theatre, visit their web site – http://www.forumtd.org/.
For info on becoming a Forum Theatre Member, click here.
