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Works by award-winning painters who create art while drinking fine wines and eating pâté. 506 S. Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg. 301-258-6350.
BRENTWOOD ARTS EXCHANGE AT GATEWAY ARTS CENTER “Spectrum: Memories of Natural Forms and Light,” through Sept. 3. Ellen Baer uses bright colors to explore material, surface and color. 3901 Rhode Island Ave, Brentwood. 301-277-2863; TTY 301-446-6802.
BROOKSIDE GARDENS “The Color of Summer,” through Friday. Watercolors by Sue Moses and Carol Kent. 1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton. 301-962-1400.
FRIENDSHIP HEIGHTS VILLAGE CENTER Town of Somerset artists’ exhibit, through Sunday. Local artists present their work in memory of Alice Rowan. 4433 S. Park Ave., Chevy Chase. 301-656-2797.
K GLEN ECHO PARK Costa Rica, Bahamas Workshop Exhibition, through Sunday. Art created by workshop participants who visited the countries. Yellow Barn Studio and Gallery, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. 301-371-5593.
GLENVIEW MANSION “Portraits of Life,” through Sept. 7. Paintings by six of the area’s top female artists. 603 Edmonston Dr., Rockville. 240-314-8682.
K GALLERY HAR SHALOM “Watercolor and Wood,” Friday through Oct. 26. Paintings by Judy Wengrovitz and wood sculptures by Sy Wengrovitz. , 11510 Falls Rd., Potomac. 301-299-7087.
K HEINEMAN MYERS “Trawick Prize Finalists,” Wednesday through Sept. 25. Local artists who were selected as finalists for the contemporary art prize display their work. 4728 Hampden Lane, Bethesda. 301-951-7900.
KEFA CAFE “Birds on the Block,” through Oct. 1. High school-aged apprentice artists present mosaics and greeting cards centered around a theme of birds. Space 7:10, 963 Bonifant St., Silver Spring. 301-589-9337.
MAIN STREET GALLERY Richard Harryman solo exhibition, through Tuesday. Paintings of scenes around the Chesapeake Bay by the local artist. 216A Main St., Annapolis. 410-216-7166.
MARIN-PRICE “New Paintings and New Painters: William Irvine, Jacob Cooley, Zane Hochberg, Donny Finley, Alyce Frank,” through Monday. Paintings of coastal regions by Irvine, the Southwest by Frank and North Carolina by Cooley, as well as Hochberg’s abstract works and Finley’s watercolors. 7022 Wisconsin Ave., Chevy Chase. 301-718-0622.
MARYLAND HALL FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS “Working Arts Forum,” “David Sullivan: Power Up” and “Face of Annapolis,” through Sept. 19. Members of the Working Arts Forum display works of oil, watercolor, acrylic, monotype and collage; David Sullivan uses technology as both subject matter and medium; portraits by the Maryland Hall Portrait Co-op. 801 Chase St., Annapolis. 410-263-5544.
MCBRIDE “Stewart White,” through Tuesday. As part of the 20th Annapolis Art Walk, White’s watercolors will be on display. 215 Main St., Annapolis. 410-267-7077.
K TAI SOPHIA INSTITUTE “Above the Changing Landscape,” Thursday through Nov. 26. Aerial photographs by Baltimore artist Peter Stern. 7750 Montpelier Rd., Laurel. 410-888-9048.
WASHINGTON PRINTMAKERS GALLERY “13th Annual National Small Works” and work by Richie Lasansky, through Sunday. Small prints with different techniques and subject matters, as well an exhibit by the winner of last year’s exhibition. 8230 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring. 301-273-3660.
WEST ANNAPOLIS ART WORKS “Another Look at Annapolis,” through Sept. 5. Acrylics on canvas by Patricia Trout. 4 Annapolis St., Annapolis. 410-295-7045.
VIRGINIA
AMERICAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY “McLean Art Society Summer Show,” through Sunday. A show themed on
flowers and landscapes. 7931 E. Boulevard Dr., Alexandria. 800-777-7931.
THE ART LEAGUE “’Scapes,” through Sept. 6. The gallery’s annual August exhibit features landscapes by its members. 105 N. Union St., Alexandria. 703-683-1780.
ARTBEAT GALLERY “Illusions of Reality,” through Sept. 5. Stories of metaphorical realism told through oil and watercolor by Gina Noelle Ash. 9407 Main St., Manassas. 703-365-8558.
ARTISTS’ UNDERTAKING “Exploring Form and Function,” through Sept. 6. Etchings by Roger Frey and woodturning by Bob Horowitz, both local artists. 309 Mill St., Occoquan. 703-494-0584.
BELNAVIS ART GALLERY “Earth’s Bounty,” through Tuesday. The gallery’s opening exhibit features a variety of works by local artists. 6208 Rolling Rd., West Springfield. 703-866-0040.
K FAIRFAX ART LEAGUE “Light and Motion,” Thursday through Oct. 4. Wendy Wang’s still-life presentations, paintings of dancers and portraits. Old Town Hall, 3999 University Dr., Fairfax. 703-273-2377.
GALLERY WEST“In Misty China,” through Sept. 5. Landscapes, people and culture by Genevieve Lynn done with Chinese brush painting. 1213 King St., Alexandria. 703-549-6006.
GREAT FALLS LIBRARY “Produce: Photographs by Christin Boggs,” through Saturday. The local artist’s display of photographs focused on the politics of food in the 21st century. 9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. 703-757-8560.
GREEN SPRING GARDENS Diane Shiely Frykman, through Sunday. Still-life and landscape paintings by the local artist. 4603 Green Spring Rd., Alexandria area. 703-642-5173.
HUNTLEY MEADOWS PARK “Kaleidimals,” through Tuesday. Marilyn Gaizband uses photographs of animals to create patterned collages. 3701 Lockheed Blvd., Hybla Valley area. 703-768-2525.
LOFT GALLERY “From Here to There,” through Sept. 5. Paintings by Lisa Neher exploring motion, space and time. 313 Mill St., Occoquan. 703-490-1117.
RIVER FARMSummer art show, through Sunday. Paintings of landscapes and flowers. 7931 E. Boulevard Dr., Alexandria. 703-768-5700.
TORPEDO FACTORY ART CENTER August visiting artists, through Tuesday. Cherie Redlinger, oil paintings; Corwin Levi, mixed-media painting; Bonnie Lebesch, acrylic on panel or paper; Wan-Ju Wei, oil and acrylic paintings;
Robin Childers, screen prints. Art
League Gallery “Scapes” Exhibit, through Sept. 6. All-media works by Art League Gallery artists, juried by Joey
Manlapaz. Target Gallery “Systems Failure,” through Sept. 26. An all-media juried exhibition examining crisis and those who suffer from it, including Hurricane Katrina and the oil spill. 105 N. Union St., Alexandria. 703-838-4565.
VIENNA ARTS SOCIETY GALLERY “Varieties,” through Sunday. Batik and other works by Carol Higgs. 513 Maple Ave. W., Vienna. 703-319-3220.
WORKHOUSE ARTS CENTER Workhouse Associates and Workhouse Art Guild exhibition, through Sept. 5. A variety of works by members of the two groups. 9601 Ox Rd., Lorton. 703-495-0001.
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of Duke Orsino after the shipwreck involving her and twin brother Sebastian. The chillier story is set in the household of Agnew’s Olivia, where her uncle Sir Toby Belch and his confederates unleash a vicious practical joke on Olivia’s snooty and clueless steward, Malvolio. “Twelfth Night” works best when a harmony is struck between the plots, when the gentle sexual confusion among the aristocrats cushions the impact of the abuse heaped on Malvolio. This version, however, achieves none of the desired equilibrium. It simply goes consistently for an easy sight gag or laugh, whether that entails a repetitive visual effect or a character passing wind.
Sunday at 2 and 7:30, Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:30 and Thursday at 8. 610 F St. NW. 202-547-1122. www.
shakespearetheatre.org. Free; tickets required.
CONTINUING CAT’S CRADLE
Theatre through Sept. 5 Given Kurt Vonnegut’s colorful, confrontational style, the new stage adaptation of his “Cat’s Cradle” from Longacre Lea Productions is unexpectedly calm. The 1963 novel is a dance macabre, with a plot driven by the atomic winds of World War II as Vonnegut parades mad scientists, a gorgeous dame and a peculiar new religion in a plot about the end of the world. Director-adapter Kathleen Akerley’s emphasis is on the investigation led by Jonah, the writer who wants to know exactly what Felix Hoenikker, one of the (made-up) inventors of the atomic bomb, was doing as the device was dropped on Hiroshima. It’s brave of Akerley not to camp this up. Even tall Danny Gavigan in drag as Hoenikker’s grown daughter is miles short of over the top; the show simply doesn’t come at you as comedy. It’s too bad that the audience never gets in the habit of laughing at Vonnegut’s dark gags, but on the other hand the serious-minded (and long) production creates some genuine chills as Jonah stumbles into his end-of-the-world story. — Nelson Pressley
Wednesday-Thursday at 7:30. 3801 Harewood Rd. NE. 202-460-2188. www.
longacrelea.org. $15-$18, $12-$15 students and seniors.
B PASSING STRANGE
professionally as Stewwas the chief ingredient in the strong critical response to this autobiographical musical. Now, Studio Theatre’s 2ndStage has taken Stew’s voluble personality out of the mix, handing over the duties of the evening’s touchstone narrator to Jahi A. Kearse. The musical charts the progress of a character called Youth (Aaron Reeder) from a restless adolescence in south-central Los Angeles to a wing-spreading young adulthood in Europe. Kearse’s omniscient narrator, it turns out, is the older incarnation of this young man. If Stew tended to spin across the evening like a strengthening twister, Kearse offers a more measured meteorological force. This alters the atmosphere of “Passing Strange” just enough to let us fully enjoy a wider range of Stew’s vivacious landscape.
Sunday at 7:30. 1501 14th St. NW. 202-332-3300.
www.studiotheatre.org. $38-$43.
SEPARATED AT BIRTH Reviews
A star (B) denotes a show recom- mended by our critics.
NEWLY REVIEWED TWELFTH NIGHT Sept. 5
At Sidney Harman Hall through This yuk-yuk treatment of
Shakespeare’s subtle comedy favors only the most obvious styles of humor and treats the romantic underpinnings as love matches of a flippant and silly variety. The play consists of two plots of divergent temperatures. The warmer one involves the disguise of Viola in the court
& Pony D.C., is a clown show that sends its characters into the depths of the Metro to find humor. The clowns are neither the bewigged bozos who gave you nightmares as a child nor the bemasked Italian Harlequins that gave you nightmares as a college student, but instead red-nosed, wordless caricatures that embody certain Metro tropes including Guy From Baltimore Who Hits on All the Ladies or Uptight Intern With a Laugh Like a Fire Alarm or Tourist Who Apparently Has Never Before Seen a Map. It’s tied together by an Amélie-like figure who draws the other characters into enjoying silly everyday Metro happenings. The performance is well paced and manages (most of the time) to
At Flashpoint through Sunday “Separated at Birth,” produced by Dog
THE DISTRICT DON’T MAKE ME TAKE OFF MY EARRINGS Gay African American comedian Sampson discusses life, politics, society and equal rights. Friday at 10. D.C. Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. 202-462-7833.
www.dcartscenter.org. $15.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Scena Theatre presents a twist on Oscar Wilde’s satire of the elite, through Sunday. Friday and Saturday at 8, Sunday at 3. H Street Playhouse, 1365 H St. NE. 703-683-2824.
www.scenatheater. org. $25-$40.
IN THE NEXT ROOM, OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY Set in the 1880s, Sarah Ruhl’s comedy deals with a newfangled
Friday and Saturday at 8:30 and — P
At Studio Theatre through Sunday The rocking songwriter known
Friday-Saturday at 7:30, Sunday at 2, At Catholic University’s Callan JUANA ARIAS FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
The curtain closes Sunday on Dog & Pony DC’s “Separated at Birth,” featuring clowns as D.C. commuters, at Flashpoint.
COMINGS AND GOINGS
Last chance Closing Sunday: Keegan
Theatre’s “Noises Off” at Church Street Theater (703-892-0202); “Passing Strange” at Studio Theatre (202-332-3300); Dog & Pony DC’s “Separated at Birth” at Flashpoint’s Mead Theatre Lab (866-811-4111, 202-315-1305); Scena Theatre’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” at the H Street Playhouse (703-683-2824).
On sale now Marsha Mason stars as
Helena in “All’s Well That Ends Well,” Shakespeare’s romantic comedy about one woman’s pursuit of a husband, Sept. 7 through Oct. 24 at Lansburgh Theatre. 202-547-1122. www.
shakespearetheatre.org. . . . In
“Circle Mirror Transformation,” games and exercises played by students in amateur theater class begin to resemble out-of-class drama, Sept. 8 through Oct. 17 at Studio Theatre. 202-332-3300.
www.studiotheatre.org. ... Two swindlers fall in love in the romantic musical “Glimpses of the Moon,” Sept. 8 through Oct. 17 at MetroStage. 703-548-9044. www.
metrostage.org. . . . In “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” Tom Ripley pursues social status and fortune and is willing to do anything — including committing murder — to get and keep it. Sept. 8 through Sept. 26 at Round House Theatre Bethesda. 240-644-1100. www.
roundhousetheatre.org.
Friday at 8, Saturday at 2 and 8, — Peter Marks
hit the whimsical tone it’s aiming for without veering into twee. Occasionally the audience gets tired of the joke before the clowns do. Is there any point, after all, in asking why one clown is intent on getting the other to take a nap in the Metro? She’s a clown. He’s a clown. Who knows why they do anything.
Friday and Saturday at 8 and Sunday at 3. 916 G St. NW. 866-811-4111. 202-315-1305.
www.flashpointdc.org. $15, $10 students and seniors.
.M. Also Playing
Prices are for the entire run of the show; Individual shows may vary.
machine used to treat women’s “hysteria,” through Sept. 19. Wednesday-Thursday at 8. Woolly Mammoth Theatre, 641 D St. NW. 202-393-3939.
www.woollymammoth.net. $15-$65.
— Fiona Zublin
NOISES OFF Keegan Theatre presents Michael Frayn’s play within a play about backstage antics, through Sunday. Friday and Saturday at 8, Sunday at 3. Church Street Theater, 1742 Church St. NW. 703-892-0202.
www.keegantheatre.com. $30, $25 seniors and students.
SHEAR MADNESS The audience joins the fun in this performance based on a murder in a hair salon. Friday and Tuesday-Thursday at 8, Saturday at 6 and 9, Sunday at 3 and 7. Kennedy Center, Theater Lab, 2700 F St. NW. 202-467-4600. 800-444-1324. www.
kennedy-center.org. $42.
SHEN YUN PERFORMING ARTS The group performs traditional Chinese dances to the sounds of a live orchestra and vocalists, through Sunday. Friday at 7:30, Saturday at 1:30 and 7:30 and Sunday at 1:30. Kennedy Center, Opera House, 2700 F St. NW. 202-467-4600. 800-444-1324.
www.kennedy-center.org. $79-$150.
SINK THE BELGRANO! Scena Theatre presents a satire of the United Kingdom during the Falklands War, through Sept. 12. Saturday-Sunday and Wednesday-Thursday at 8. H Street Playhouse, 1365 H St. NE. 703-683-2824.
www.scenatheater.org. $10-$40.
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