GOVERNMENT
BY NINA KISSINGER
DIRECTED
BY
SARAH NORRIS
It’s summer in Washington, DC and three congressional interns are fielding constituent calls before yet another workplace lockdown begins.
While everyone outside investigates a suspicious red Camry, they find themselves stuck in the one place no one has ever wanted to work overtime: the US government.
A comedy with heart, This is Government grapples with the real-time consequences of political disarray.
$44 (59E59 Members $30)
PRESENTS
HOME?
A PALESTINIAN WOMAN’S PURSUIT OF LIFE, LIBERTY & HAPPINESS
WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY HEND AYOUB
DIRECTED BY CAREY PERLOFF
In Israel, she’s Palestinian. In the Arab world, she’s Israeli. In America, she’s an “other.”
Through a panoply of vivid characters including her five-yearold self, an Egyptian casting director, her dying mother, and many others, Home? follows the true story of Hend Ayoub’s journey to define her identity and find a place where she belongs.
“HOME? PUTS WIT AND WARMTH ON THE MAP”
— WASHINGTON POST
$32 (59E59 Members $25)
MARK JASTER AND SABRINA MANDELL WITH STEPHANIE BAIRD, GWEN GRASTORF, MARK JASTER, SABRINA MANDELL, JAMES OWENS, AND SARAH OLMSTED THOMAS
Dreadful Episodes is a hilarious and virtuosic theatrical collage adorned with live music and physical comedy, inspired by the illustrations of Edward Gorey, Victorian reverie, ill-fated romance, calamitous croquet, and the dangers of windy cliffs. Join us this autumn when the veil is thin to enjoy all things witty and macabre.
“WICKEDLY FUNNY...A GOREY ILLUSTRATION BROUGHT TO LIFE”
— WASHINGTON POST
$44 (59E59 Members $30)
A unique showcase of 15 New York shows headed to Scotland for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (the largest arts festival in the world).
East to Edinburgh was created as a way to help shows get on their feet so companies experience the same production constraints that all shows experience during the Fringe, while giving companies a clean, comfortable, and nurturing space to fine-tune their productions.
Visit our website for the full lineup of East to Edinburgh shows!
$18 (59E59 Members $15)
20 — OCTOBER 19
THEATER J PRESENTS
THIS MUCH I KNOW
BY JONATHAN SPECTOR
DIRECTED BY HAYLEY FINN
WITH FIRDOUS BAMJI, ETHAN J. MILLER, AND DANI STOLLER
A psychology professor’s search for his missing wife launches us on a time-hopping fugue, weaving together the stories of Stalin’s daughter defecting to America, the son of a white supremacist growing to doubt the beliefs he was raised with, and the secret despair of becoming an accidental killer.
Inspired by the book Thinking, Fast and Slow by Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman about the science of decisionmaking, Jonathan Spector takes us on an explosively theatrical interrogation of how we make decisions, how we change our minds, and how much responsibility we bear for the things we do not control.
“AN
INVIGORATING
— THE GUARDIAN
THEATRICAL BRAINTEASER”
$66-$131 (59E59 Members $50)
FROMTHEWRITER OFTHENYTCRITIC’SPICK ANDTONYAWARD NOMINATED EUREKADAY
JULY
Tuesday, July 8
6:30 E2E: okay, bye!
8:30 E2E: Edie
Wednesday, July 9
6:30 E2E: okay, bye!
8:30 E2E: The Brilliance of…
Thursday, July 10
6:30 E2E: Edie
7:15 Polishing Shakespeare
8:30 E2E: The Show with…
Friday, July 11
6:30 E2E: The Strongest Girl…
7:15 Polishing Shakespeare
8:30 E2E: #CHARLOTTESVILLE
Saturday, July 12
2:15 Polishing Shakespeare
2:30 E2E: #CHARLOTTESVILLE
4:30 E2E: The Strongest Girl…
6:30 E2E: The Brilliance of…
7:15 Polishing Shakespeare
8:30 E2E: Edie
Sunday, July 13
2:15 Polishing Shakespeare
2:30 E2E: #CHARLOTTESVILLE
4:30 E2E: okay, bye!
7:30 E2E: The Strongest Girl…
Tuesday, July 15
6:30 E2E: Shake It Away
7:15 Polishing Shakespeare
8:30 E2E: The Brilliance of…
Wednesday, July 16
6:30 E2E: Saloon Girls
7:15 Polishing Shakespeare
8:30 E2E: Shake It Away
Thursday, July 17
6:30 E2E: Who We Become
7:15 Polishing Shakespeare
8:30 E2E: Saloon Girls
Friday, July 18
6:30 E2E: Who We Become
7:15 Polishing Shakespeare
8:30 E2E: The Show with…
Saturday, July 19
2:15 Polishing Shakespeare
2:30 E2E: Saloon Girls
4:30 E2E: Who We Become
6:30 E2E: The Show with…
7:15 Polishing Shakespeare
8:30 E2E: Shake It Away
Sunday, July 20
2:15 Polishing Shakespeare
2:30 E2E: Tim Kenneth Kicks…
4:30 E2E: Jack Offerman’s Big…
7:30 E2E: Pelvic Service Announcement
Tuesday, July 22
6:30 E2E: Kafka for Beginners
7:15 Polishing Shakespeare
8:30 E2E: The Boy from Bantay
Wednesday, July 23
6:30 E2E: The Boy from Bantay
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:15 Polishing Shakespeare
8:30 E2E: Jack Offerman’s Big…
Thursday, July 24
6:30 E2E: The Boy from Bantay
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:15 Polishing Shakespeare
8:30 E2E: Kafka for Beginners
Friday, July 25
6:30 E2E: Exhausted Paint
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:15 Polishing Shakespeare
8:30 E2E: Pelvic Service Announcement
Saturday, July 26
2:00 Gene & Gilda
2:15 Polishing Shakespeare
2:30 E2E: Tim Kenneth Kicks…
4:30 E2E: Pelvic Service Announcement
6:30 E2E: Kafka for Beginners
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:15 Polishing Shakespeare
8:30 E2E: Exhausted Paint
Sunday, July 27
2:00 Gene & Gilda
2:15 Polishing Shakespeare
2:30 E2E: Exhausted Paint
4:30 E2E: Tim Kenneth Kicks…
7:30 E2E: Jack Offerman’s Big…
8:00 Gene & Gilda
Tuesday, July 29
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:15 Polishing Shakespeare
Wednesday, July 30
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:15 Polishing Shakespeare
Thursday, July 31
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:15 Polishing Shakespeare
AUGUST
Friday, August 1
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:15 Polishing Shakespeare
Saturday, August 2
2:00 Gene & Gilda
2:15 Polishing Shakespeare
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:15 Polishing Shakespeare
Sunday, August 3
2:00 Gene & Gilda
2:15 Polishing Shakespeare
Tuesday, August 5
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:15 Polishing Shakespeare
Wednesday, August 6
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:15 Polishing Shakespeare
Thursday, August 7
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:15 Polishing Shakespeare
Friday, August 8
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:15 Polishing Shakespeare
Saturday, August 9
2:00 Gene & Gilda
2:15 Polishing Shakespeare
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:15 Polishing Shakespeare
Sunday, August 10
2:00 Gene & Gilda
2:15 Polishing Shakespeare
Tuesday, August 12
7:00 Gene & Gilda
Wednesday, August 13
7:00 Gene & Gilda
Thursday, August 14
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:30 In the Shadow of Her Father
Friday, August 15
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:30 In the Shadow of Her Father
Saturday, August 16
2:00 Gene & Gilda
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:30 In the Shadow of Her Father
Sunday, August 17
2:00 Gene & Gilda
2:30 In the Shadow of Her Father
Tuesday, August 19
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:30 In the Shadow of Her Father
Wednesday, August 20
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:30 In the Shadow of Her Father
Thursday, August 21
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:30 In the Shadow of Her Father
Friday, August 22
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:30 In the Shadow of Her Father
Saturday, August 23
2:00 Gene & Gilda
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:30 In the Shadow of Her Father
Sunday, August 24
2:00 Gene & Gilda
2:30 In the Shadow of Her Father
Tuesday, August 26
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:30 In the Shadow of Her Father
Wednesday, August 27
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:30 In the Shadow of Her Father
Thursday, August 28
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:30 In the Shadow of Her Father
Friday, August 29
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:30 In the Shadow of Her Father
Saturday, August 30
2:00 Gene & Gilda
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:30 In the Shadow of Her Father
Sunday, August 31
2:00 Gene & Gilda
2:30 In the Shadow of Her Father
SEPTEMBER
Tuesday, September 2
7:00 Gene & Gilda
Wednesday, September 3
7:00 Gene & Gilda
Thursday, September 4
7:00 Gene & Gilda
Friday, September 5
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:15 This is Government
Saturday, September 6
2:00 Gene & Gilda
2:15 This is Government
7:00 Gene & Gilda
7:15 This is Government
Sunday, September 7
2:00 Gene & Gilda
2:15 This is Government
Tuesday, September 9
7:15 This is Government
Wednesday, September 10
7:15 This is Government 7:30 Home?
Thursday, September 11
7:15 This is Government 7:30 Home?
Friday, September 12
7:15 This is Government 7:30 Home?
Saturday, September 13
2:15 This is Government 2:30 Home?
7:15 This is Government 7:30 Home?
Sunday, September 14
2:15 This is Government 2:30 Home?
Tuesday, September 16
7:15 This is Government 7:30 Home?
Wednesday, September 17
7:15 This is Government 7:30 Home?
Thursday, September 18
7:15 This is Government 7:30 Home?
Friday, September 19
7:15 This is Government 7:30 Home?
Saturday, September 20
2:15 This is Government 2:30 Home?
7:00 This Much I Know
7:15 This is Government 7:30 Home?
Sunday, September 21 2:30 Home?
5:00 This is Government
7:00 This Much I Know
Tuesday, September 23
7:15 This is Government 7:30 Home?
Wednesday, September 24
7:00 This Much I Know
7:15 This is Government 7:30 Home?
Thursday, September 25
7:00 This Much I Know
7:15 This is Government 7:30 Home?
Friday, September 26
2:00 This Much I Know
7:00 This Much I Know
7:15 This is Government 7:30 Home?
Saturday, September 27
2:00 This Much I Know
2:15 This is Government 2:30 Home?
7:00 This Much I Know
7:15 This is Government 7:30 Home?
Sunday, September 28
2:00 This Much I Know 2:15 This is Government 2:30 Home?
Tuesday, September 30
7:00 This Much I Know 7:30 Home?
OCTOBER
Wednesday, October 1
2:00 This Much I Know 7:30 Home?
Thursday, October 2
7:00 This Much I Know 7:30 Home?
Friday, October 3
7:00 This Much I Know 7:30 Home?
Saturday, October 4
2:00 This Much I Know 2:30 Home?
7:00 This Much I Know 7:30 Home?
Sunday, October 5
2:00 This Much I Know 2:30 Home?
Tuesday, October 7
7:00 This Much I Know 7:30 Home?
Wednesday, October 8
2:00 This Much I Know
7:00 This Much I Know 7:15 Dreadful Episodes 7:30 Home?
Thursday, October 9
7:00 This Much I Know 7:15 Dreadful Episodes 7:30 Home?
Friday, October 10
7:00 This Much I Know 7:15 Dreadful Episodes 7:30 Home?
Saturday, October 11
2:00 This Much I Know 2:15 Dreadful Episodes 2:30 Home?
7:00 This Much I Know 7:15 Dreadful Episodes 7:30 Home?
Sunday, October 12
2:00 This Much I Know 2:15 Dreadful Episodes
Tuesday, October 14
7:00 This Much I Know 7:15 Dreadful Episodes
Wednesday, October 15
2:00 This Much I Know
7:00 This Much I Know 7:15 Dreadful Episodes
Thursday, October 16
7:00 This Much I Know 7:15 Dreadful Episodes
Friday, October 17
7:00 This Much I Know 7:15 Dreadful Episodes
Saturday, October 18
2:00 This Much I Know 2:15 Dreadful Episodes
7:00 This Much I Know 7:15 Dreadful Episodes
Sunday, October 19
2:00 This Much I Know 2:15 Dreadful Episodes
Tuesday, October 21
7:15 Dreadful Episodes
Wednesday, October 22
7:15 Dreadful Episodes
Thursday, October 23
7:15 Dreadful Episodes
Friday, October 24
7:15 Dreadful Episodes
Saturday, October 25
2:15 Dreadful Episodes 7:15 Dreadful Episodes
Sunday, October 26
2:15 Dreadful Episodes
Tuesday, October 28
7:15 Dreadful Episodes
Wednesday, October 29
7:15 Dreadful Episodes
Thursday, October 30
7:15 Dreadful Episodes
Friday, October 31
7:15 Dreadful Episodes
NOVEMBER
Saturday, November 1
2:15 Dreadful Episodes
7:15 Dreadful Episodes
Sunday, November 2
2:15 Dreadful Episodes