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drama by Tracy Letts, through March
Center, 1333 H St. NE; 202-399-7993,
15, $20, $18 seniors and students. Silver
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Spring Stage, 10145 Colesville
LAST CHANCE Souvenir: A Fantasia
Final weekend, closes March 2 | FREE!
FILM: Rubén Salazar: Man in the Middle Thursday, February 27, 2014 6:30–7:30 p.m. A PBS documentary premiere on the journalist and Civil Rights leader killed during a riot. Discussion with filmmaker Phillip Rodriguez follows.
Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art is organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Generous support for the exhibition has been provided by Altria Group, the Honorable Aida M. Alvarez, Judah Best, The James F. Dicke Family Endowment, Sheila Duignan and Mike Wilkins, Tania and Tom Evans, Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino, The Michael A. and the Honorable Marilyn Logsdon Mennello Endowment, Henry R. Muñoz III, Wells Fargo, and Zions Bank. Additional significant support was provided by The Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center. Support for Treasures to Go, the Museum’s traveling exhibition program, comes from The C.F. Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia.
his young employee in this comedy-
seniors. Atlas Performing Arts
on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins: An heiress with more money than talent becomes a singer, through Sun., $27, $22 seniors, $15 students. 1st Stage, 1524 Spring Hill Road, McLean, Va.; 703-854-1856, 1ststagetysons.org. LAST CHANCE Spring Awakening: The rock musical follows the exploits of young people in love, through Sun., $10, $8 seniors and students. Montgomery College, Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center, 51 Mannakee St., Rockville; 240-567-5301, montgomerycollege.edu/pac. Such a Life You’ve Given Me ... and It’s Not Enough: Teatro de La Luna’s winter production features three women discussing their pursuit of balance as mothers and individuals, through March 9, $15-$40. Gunston Arts Center Theater II, 2700 S. Lang St., Arlington; 703-998-4555. LAST CHANCE Sunjata Kamalenya: A theatrical retelling of the story of Sunjata Keita, a young boy who through personal struggle, love and community, went on to become the founder of the Mali Empire, opens Fri. through Sat., $10. Publick Playhouse, 5445 Landover Road, Cheverly, Md.; 301-277-1710, arts.pgparks.com. Superior Donuts: An unlikely friendship forms between a shop owner and
Road, Silver Spring; 301-593-6036, ssstage.org. LAST CHANCE Taurus Broadhurst
Dance: The group performs contemporary African dance as part of Atlas’ Intersections festival, opens Fri. through Sun., $27.50, $16.50 students and seniors. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE; 202-399-7993, atlasarts.org. The Cole Porter Project: It’s All Right With Me: The In Series celebrates the works of Porter, through March 9, $38, $35 seniors, $20 students. Source, 1835 14th St. NW; 202-204-7800, sourcedc.org. The Commedia Princess and the Pea: A theater troupe attempts to stage the story of a sensitive princess, through March 15, $13.50. Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 W. Patrick St., Frederick, Md.; 301-694-4744, marylandensemble.org. The Dresser: It’s World War II, and a theatrical troupe travels Britain performing “King Lear” until its star forgets his lines during his 227th show, through March 23, $32-$60. Everyman Theatre, 315 W. Fayette St., Baltimore; 410-7522208, everymantheatre.org. The Importance of Being Earnest: Two wealthy Englishmen make up tales to entertain themselves in Oscar Wilde’s comedy, through March 16, $20-$110.
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Image credit: Freddy Rodríguez, Danza de Carnaval, 1974, acrylic, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, ©1974, Freddy Rodríguez
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LEE MIKESKA GARDNER STARS as the real-life heiress and hilariously bad opera singer whose Carnegie Hall performance has become legendary in “Souvenir: A Fantasia on the life of Florence Foster Jenkins” at 1st Stage.