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ART
Through Jan. 3
Recollection: Reinterpreting Tradition and Heritage
In this group exhibition of painting, photography and sculpture works, five Korean artists radically reinterpret a variety of classic forms into the visual language of contemporary art. Through vastly different artistic approaches, materials and subject matter, Jaehyug Choi, Soomin Ham, Hyeon Suk Her, Doo Yeon Jung and Yoohyun Kim each grapple in personal terms with the apparent contradiction of a modern Korean society still deeply rooted in its cultural history. Whether those bonds to the past are merely added weight or a strengthening foundation is up to each artist to decide.
Korean Cultural Center
Through Jan. 5
By the Light of the Silvery Moon: A Century of Lunar Photographs
The year 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969. Photography played a significant role both in preparing for the mission and in shaping the cultural consciousness of the event. An exhibition of some 50 works will include a selection of photographs from the unmanned Ranger, Surveyor, and Lunar Orbiter missions that led up to Apollo 11.
National Gallery of Art
Through Jan. 5
Ginny Ruffner: Reforestation of the Imagination
Imagine an apocalyptic landscape. It appears barren, devastated and hopeless. It is not. At the Renwick Gallery, internationally renowned artist Ginny Ruffner creates a seemingly bleak environment that suddenly evolves into a thriving floral oasis by combining traditional sculpture with augmented reality (AR) technology.
Renwick Gallery
Through Jan. 5
A Monument to Shakespeare
The Folger Shakespeare Library is throwing back the curtains on its origins and exciting future in an exhibition where visitors are invited to play, lounge, be curious and see more of the Folger Shakespeare Library than ever before. Among the treats: rummage through Henry Folger’s desk and read the correspondences that brought the Folger to the nation’s capital; explore large scale reproductions of Cret’s detailed architectural drawings, newly digitized for this exhibition; and visit the first complete edition of Shakespeare’s plays published in 1623.
Folger Shakespeare Library
Through Jan. 12
Everything is Palpitating: Rodolfo Abularach
From 1957, when the Art Museum of the Americas’ (AMA) founding director José Gómez Sicre acquired several pieces by Guatemalan master Abularach for its collection, the artist has been prominently interwoven within the institution’s history, as well as that of Guatemalan and Latin American art in a broader sense. This exhibition is an opportunity to gather one of the larger samplings of Abularach’s works representing 60 years of his output. It surveys not only the artist’s impact on the direction of art of the hemisphere in the 1950s to the 1970s, but also the role that AMA has played in its development.
Art Museum of the Americas
Through Jan. 12
Intersections: Los Carpinteros – Cuba Va!
Los Carpinteros (Marco Castillo and Dagoberto Rodríguez) is an internationally acclaimed Cuban artist collective best known for merging architecture, sculpture, design, and drawing. From the outset in the early 1990s, Los Carpinteros’s work has reflected on social transformations in post-revolutionary, socialist Cuba, offering critical commentary of dominant ideologies and power structures with humor and artistry.
The Phillips Collection
Through Jan. 12
Mid-Century Master: The Photography of Alfred Eisenstaedt
When he photographed her for the November 5, 1965 issue of Life magazine, Alfred Eisenstaedt cemented Marjorie Merriweather Post’s place among the most notable people of the 20th century. Featuring nearly fifty Eisenstaedt photographs and ephemera from his career in photojournalism, focusing on his timeless images of life in the mid-20th-century and the era’s most celebrated figures, this special exhibition will explore the relationship between Post and Eisenstaedt and the broader body of Eisenstaedt’s work documenting life in the mid-twentieth century.
Hillwood Museum, Estate & Gardens
Jan. 17 to April 19
Delita Martin: Calling Down the Spirits
Multimedia artist Delita Martin (b. 1972) makes large-scale prints onto which she draws, sews, collages and paints. Martin’s meticulous, multilayered works create a powerful presence for her subjects: black women and men depicted on a monumental scale. Through her imagery, Martin forges a new iconography that is rooted in African tradition, personal recollections and physical materials.
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Through Jan. 20
Live Dangerously
“Live Dangerously” reveals the bold and dynamic ways in which female bodies inhabit and activate the natural world. Twelve groundbreaking photographers use humor, drama, ambiguity and innovative storytelling to illuminate the landscape as means of self-empowerment and personal expression. A major section of the exhibition showcases the performative and fantastical works of Janaina Tschäpe. For the first time, NMWA will exhibit all 100 large-scale photographs in the series “100 Little Deaths” (1996-2002), in which the artist stages her own body within sites from her travels around the world.
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Jan. 23 to April 26
Dialog: Landscape and Abstraction – Freya Grand and AMA’s Permanent Collection
This exhibition pairs important 20th-century abstract works by artists in the OAS Art Museum of the Americas’s permanent collection with works by contemporary landscape painter Freya Grand. The pairings of Grand and artists living and working in the Americas (1960-73) convey a common dialogue through their shared forms, textures, symbols, color and composition. Here, Grand’s immersive landscapes derived from her experiences in remote regions of Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands intermingle with those of such stalwarts of the OAS AMA’s art collection as Maria Luisa Pacheco (Bolivia), Angel Hurtado (Venezuela) and Anibal Villacis (Ecuador).
Art Museum of the Americas
Jan. 25 to March 15
Heroes & Losers: The Edification of Luis Lorenzana
Luis Lorenzana (b. 1979) is a self-taught Filipino artist whose background in politics has infused his work with a cynicism that belies his longing for a kinder, more equitable world. The exhibition thus touches on the themes of a desperate kind of selfless heroism — and the all-too familiar failure of a democratic political system. These are works that will have relevance to the current American landscape; indeed, to anywhere in the world.
American University Museum
Jan. 25 to March 15
Landscape in an Eroded Field: Carol Barsha, Heather Theresa Clark, Artemis Herber
Depicting nature and the environment is one of the most ancient and elemental expressions of art. From cave painting to Dutch still lifes to social practice incorporating life forms, artists have always been attentive and responsive to the world around them. This exhibition spans landscape painting that takes no social or political stance to multimedia painting and sculpture but puts climate change at the center of its meaning.
American University Museum
Jan. 25 to May 24
Robert Franklin Gates: Paint What You See
“Robert Franklin Gates: Paint What You See” showcases an adventurous artist who greatly influenced the course of Washington art from his arrival from Detroit in 1930, at the age of 24, until his death in 1982 as an AU Professor Emeritus. He was a muralist, painter, printmaker, draftsman, and professor at the Phillips Gallery School and then American University for over 40 years.
American University Museum
Jan. 25 to May 24
Volkmar Wentzel
Volkmar Kurt Wentzel (b. Dresden, 1915-2006) arrived in Washington, D.C., in the early 1930s. When the Great Depression led to prohibitive housing costs in D.C., he moved to West Virginia to join a community with Robert Gates and several other artists who had become close friends. In 1937, back in Washington, purchased a new camera and began photographing the series “Washington by Night.” First lady Eleanor Roosevelt, out for a stroll one evening, encountered Volkmar and purchased several of his pictures. Volkmar completed his Washington photographs and brought them to National Geographic. The event led to his 48-year photographic career as a National Geographic photographer.
American University Museum
Through Jan. 26
Bonnard to Vuillard: The Intimate Poetry of Everyday Life
This exhibition presents over 60 exquisite, rarely seen works by a leading group of European Post-Impressionist artists who ushered in a new form of artistic expression in the 1890s. Assuming the name “Nabis” (from the Hebrew navi, meaning “prophet”), its members shared a belief in art’s intimate connection to everyday life.
The Phillips Collection
Through Jan. 26
None Swifter Than These: 100 Years of Diplomatic Couriers
Learn more about the U.S. Diplomatic Courier Service, which in wartime and peacetime carries the sensitive materials, equipment and information that make diplomacy possible. Today, the State Department’s 100 badged diplomatic couriers travel the globe safeguarding our nation’s most sensitive information and materials. They constantly trouble-shoot and innovate to ensure secure logistic supply chains while supervising the delivery of classified equipment and documents, as well as secure construction materials to nearly every nation where U.S. diplomats work.
National Postal Museum
Through Jan. 26
The Touch of Color: Pastels at the National Gallery of Art
Featuring approximately 70 exquisite examples drawn entirely from the permanent collection, “The Touch of Color: Pastels at the National Gallery of Art” traces the history of pastel from the Renaissance to the 21st century and examines the many techniques that artists have developed to work with this colorful and versatile medium.
National Gallery of Art
Through Jan. 31
Oman – A Vision of Modernity
The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center hosts a new photography exhibition featuring a collection of breathtaking photographs from Oman showcasing the convergence of tradition and modernity throughout the sultanate.
Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center
Through Feb. 7
In Between and Beyond
In this comprehensive suite of works by Jorge Caligiuri, the artist explores dramatic and engaging compositions, detaching the image from the two-dimensional aspect of the wooden panel to create three-dimensional assemblages that draw the viewer into his world. That world is filled with expressive fearlessness, taking mediums to the edge to change our perspectives on subject, line, color and ideas.
Embassy of Argentina Art Gallery
Through Feb. 17
Alonso Berruguete: First Sculptor of Renaissance Spain
This is the first major exhibition held outside Spain to celebrate the expressive art of the most important sculptor active on the Iberian Peninsula during the first half of the 16th century, Alonso Berruguete, featuring an impressive range of more than 40 works from across his career, including examples of his earliest paintings from his time in Italy, where he trained.
National Gallery of Art
Through March 8
Visual Memory: Home + Place
This mid-career survey of multimedia artists Scherezade García and iliana emilia García explores how each artist reflects upon constructed notions of human geography and history in a creative multidisciplinary approach. Generating a provocative and incisive rethinking about the possibilities of visual memory, they engage with timeless universal concerns about global migration, settlement and the spaces we occupy.
Art Museum of the Americas
Through May 1
Women: A Century of Change
As we approach the 100th anniversary of the U.S. constitutional amendment confirming women’s right to vote, this powerful new exhibition and book from National Geographic showcases iconic women around the world. The exhibition’s stunning photographs, drawn from National Geographic’s unparalleled image collection, span nine decades and feature a myriad of countries.
National Geographic Museum
Through May 25
Chiura Obata: American Modern
Chiura Obata (1885-1975) ranks among the most significant Japanese American cultural artists and figures of the 20th century. Best known for his majestic views of the American West, Obata brought a distinctive trans-Pacific style to the arts community of California as an artist and teacher. This major traveling retrospective presents the most comprehensive survey to date of his acclaimed and varied body of work, from bold landscape paintings of the Grand Canyon and Yosemite National Park to intimate drawings of his experiences of the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Through July 5
I Am… Contemporary Women Artists of Africa
Taking its name from a 1970’s feminist anthem, “I Am… Contemporary Women Artists of Africa” draws upon a selection of artworks by women artists from the National Museum of African Art’s permanent collection to reveal a more contemporary feminism that recognizes the contributions of women to the most pressing issues of their times. With experimental and sophisticated use of diverse media, the 27 featured artists offer insightful and visually stunning approaches to matters of community, faith, the environment, politics, colonial encounters, racism, identity and more.
National Museum of African Art
Through Sept. 7, 2020
Pat Steir: Color Wheel
The Hirshhorn will host the largest painting installation to date by the acclaimed abstract painter Pat Steir. The exhibition is an expansive new suite of paintings by the artist, spanning the entire perimeter of the Museum’s second-floor inner-circle galleries, extending nearly 400 linear feet.
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Through Sept. 13, 2020
Lee Ufan: Open Dimension
“Lee Ufan: Open Dimension” is an ambitious site-specific commission by the celebrated Korean artist Lee Ufan. The expansive installation, featuring 10 new sculptures from the artist’s signature and continuing Relatum series, marks Lee Ufan’s largest single outdoor sculpture project in the US, the first exhibition of his work in the nation’s capital, and the first time in the Hirshhorn’s 45-year history that its 4.3-acre outdoor plaza has been devoted, almost in its entirety, to the work of a single artist.
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Through Oct. 12, 2020
Marcel Duchamp: The Barbara and Aaron Levine Collection
Featuring the recent gift of over 50 major historical works, including more than 35 seminal works by Marcel Duchamp, this exhibition comprises an unparalleled selection of art, thoughtfully acquired over the course of two decades and offering a rarely seen view of the entire arc of Duchamp’s career. This is the first stage of a two-part exhibition on the life and legacy of Duchamp. The second stage, opening spring 2020, will examine Duchamp’s lasting impact through the lens of the Hirshhorn’s permanent collection, including significant works by a diverse roster of modern and contemporary artists.
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Through Oct. 12, 2020
Portraits of the World: Denmark
“Portraits of the World: Denmark” will feature the painting “Kunstdommere (Art Judges)” by Michael Ancher (1849-1927), on loan from the Museum of National History in Hillerød, Denmark. The monumental group portrait pays tribute to a tightly knit artists’ community in northern Denmark, which served as the incubator for the Modern Breakthrough in Danish painting. A complementary display of American portraits will highlight the proliferation of artists’ communities in New York City during the first half of the 20th century, which likewise accelerated the development of modern art in the United States.
National Portrait Museum
DANCE
Jan. 30 to Feb. 2
The National Ballet of Canada
Canada’s esteemed ballet company returns with two programs: On Jan. 28 and 29, experience two works by William Forsythe: Jiří Kylián’s “Petite Mort” and Alexei Ratmansky’s “Piano Concerto #1.” Then on Jan. 30 to Feb. 2, “The Sleeping Beauty” is the romantic tale of a princess cursed to sleep for 100 years, danced to Tchaikovsky’s gorgeous music. Tickets are $29 to $149.
Kennedy Center Opera House
DISCUSSIONS
Jan. 6 to Feb. 3
Introduction to Western Art: From the Great Pyramids to the Pantheon
Our modern world echoes with the creative vestiges of the past, from the Arc de Triomphe to Wedgwood pottery, from the paintings of Pablo Picasso to the Washington Monument. The key to understanding the inspiration for these works — and so many more across the centuries—is through an overview of ancient material culture. In this four-session daytime course from 12 to 2 p.m., art historian Renee Gondek leads an insightful survey of the paintings, sculptures and architecture produced in ancient Egypt and the Greek and Roman worlds. Tickets are $140; for information, visit smithsonianassociates.org.
S. Dillon Ripley Center
The Jan. 8 to 29
The Making of England: From the Viking Wars to King Cnut
A thousand years ago, Danish king Cnut the Great penned his Letter to the English People following a series of Viking attacks on Britain that began with a small-scale raid in 787 A.D. that extended into two centuries of wars. At the start of these conflicts, Britain was a patchwork of Anglo-Saxon and Celtic kingdoms. By their conclusion, much of Britain was consolidated into a single one, England. In this four-session daytime course from 12 to 2 p.m.,Richard Abels, emeritus professor of history at the U.S. Naval Academy, explores how the Viking wars served as the catalyst for its creation. Tickets are $140; for information, visit smithsonianassociates.org.
S. Dillon Ripley Center
Thu., Jan. 9, 6:45 p.m.
Marchel Duchamp: Enfant Terrible and Innovative Genius
Regarded as one of the most important, innovative, and influential, artists of the 20th century, Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) created paintings, sculptures and objects that go well beyond conventional labels. In a richly illustrated program, art historian Nancy G. Heller traces Duchamp’s life and art, focusing on a selection of his key works and explaining why they were — and still remain — important, in terms of their broader aesthetic, philosophical, economic and political contexts. Tickets are $45; for information, visit smithsonianassociates.org.
S. Dillon Ripley Center
Wed., Jan. 15, 6:45 p.m.
Crafting the Buddha’s Image
The image of Buddha is one of the world’s most recognized religious symbols, but its origins are shrouded in mystery. For 500 years after his death in the fifth century B.C., his followers avoided creating any image of their Blessed One. Where did the famous likeness come from, and why did it take so long to be created? Art history professor Rob DeCaroli delves into these questions. Tickets are $45; for information, visit smithsonianassociates.org.
S. Dillon Ripley Center
Thu., Jan. 30, 6:45 p.m.
Travels with Darley: Exploring Qatar
Emmy-nominated television host, writer, and producer Darley Newman shares insider’s tips on Qatar, which she curated while filming her popular PBS series “Travels with Darley.” Tickets are $45; for information, visit smithsonianassociates.org.
S. Dillon Ripley Center
MUSIC
Jan. 16 to 19
National Symphony Orchestra: Bronfman Plays Beethovan / Holst’s The Planets
From menacing Mars to enigmatic Neptune, a wondrous cosmic dance comes to symphonic life in Holst’s “The Planets.” Recently appointed principal guest conductor of the Dallas Symphony, New Zealand-born Gemma New makes her NSO debut with this uplifting cornerstone of classical music, taking the audience on a transcendent trip through the solar system. World-renowned pianist Yefim Bronfman joins the program to perform Beethoven’s poetic Fourth Piano Concerto. Tickets are $15 to $99.
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Wed., Jan. 29, 8 p.m.,
Thu., Jan. 30, 8 p.m.
International Guitar Night
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of International Guitar Night with its most eclectic lineup yet: Guest host Mike Dawes (England) with his incredible two-hand contemporary style, fretless guitarist Cenk Erdoğan (Turkey), electrifying jazz virtuoso Olli Soikkeli (Finland) and Hawaiian Slack Key master Jim “Kimo” West. Tickets start at $32.
Wolf Trap
THEATER
Through Dec. 29
A Christmas Carol
It’s the 10th Anniversary of Olney’s favorite Christmas tradition, as Paul Morella’s captivating solo performance of the Dickens classic keeps audiences coming back season and after season. Tickets are $40 to $84.
Olney Theatre Center
Through Dec. 29
Dear Jack, Dear Louise
When two strangers meet by letter during World War II, a love story begins. U.S. Army Captain Jack Ludwig, a military doctor stationed in Oregon, begins writing to Louise Rabiner, an aspiring actress and dancer in New York City, hoping to meet her someday if the war will allow. But as the war continues, it threatens to end their relationship before it even starts. Please call for ticket information.
Arena Stage
Through Dec. 29
Disney’s Newsies
In the summer of 1899, the newsboys of New York City took on two of the most powerful men in the country — Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst — and won. Inspired by true events, the Broadway smash hit is a testament to the power of standing up and speaking out. Please call for ticket information.
Arena Stage
Through Dec. 29
The Second City’s Love, Factually
“Love, Actually” — whether you love it, hate it or have never even seen it, you’ll definitely love this romantic romp that parodies the film along with many other classic holiday rom-com moments. Back by popular demand following a sold-out run in 2018, this year’s “Love, Factually” is packed with even more parody of the classic holiday film. Tickets are $49 to $79.
Kennedy Center Theater Lab
Through Dec. 31
An Irish Carol
An original work by Keegan company member Matthew Keenan, “An Irish Carol” is an homage to Dickens’ classic — told as only the Irish can. This comic and touching play, set in a modern Dublin pub, follows one evening in the life of David, a wealthy pub owner who has lost touch with his own humanity in the interest of self-protection and material success. But on this Christmas Eve, three voices may change David’s life forever. Tickets are $36 to $46.
Keegan Theatre
Through Jan. 1
A Christmas Carol
Join the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future as they lead the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge on a journey of transformation and redemption. Originally conceived by Michael Baron, this music-infused production captures the magic and joy of Dickens’s Yuletide classic. Tickets are $34 to $124.
Ford’s Theatre
Jan. 4 to 19
Le Cabaret de Carmen
The IN Series’s “Le Cabaret de Carmen” takes a radical new approach to presenting opera as an intimate and immediate experience. Without the distancing pomp and magnitude of traditional Carmen performances, the raw emotions of Bizet’s score are laid bare by a cast of six performers in a heart-racing 90 minutes. Spectators sit closely at tables as singers and actors emerge from the audience and weave the narrative around them. A minimal tango orchestra plays on stage, infusing the familiar score with the evocative sensuality of bandoneon and cello. Tickets are $46.
SOURCE Theatre
Through Jan. 5
A Chorus Line
Winner of nine Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize, overflowing with sensational ballet, tap and jazz dance numbers, this nonstop showcase with one of the largest casts in Signature history is the one singular sensation for the holiday season. Please call for ticket information.
Signature Theatre
Through Jan. 5
She The People
Since 2009, Woolly Mammoth has partnered with The Second City to bring their signature brand of laughter-fueled activism to D.C. audiences. This brand-new play further satirizes the reality of being a woman in the United States, exploding the myths and misrepresentations surrounding body positivity, bachelorettes, Beyoncé, the 2020 ballot, and exploring the impact of the Trump presidency and the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements. Tickets start at $38.
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Through Jan. 5
The Snow Queen
Synetic presents a whimsical, family-friendly adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson’s beloved fairy tale, The Snow Queen. Join Gerda, a little girl with gumption, a magic mirror, and a quest to save her best friend, as she sets out on a life-changing journey that takes her over mountains and across distant lands to the Snow Kingdom. Tickets are $15 to $30.
Synetic Theater
Jan. 9 to Feb. 2
Sheltered
It is 1939, and Hitler’s assault on Europe has begun. Though much of the world has turned its back on the Jews of Europe, Evelyn and Leonard Kirsch suspect that the menace is real. This ordinary American couple makes a bold decision that could save the lives of many Jewish children and change the course of history. But first, they must convince their estranged friends to help. What begins as a night of cocktails and conversation becomes a tense negotiation of politics, morality and survival — and the stakes are life and death. Tickets are $25 to $69.
Theater J
Through Jan. 12
The Dead
Scena Theatre presents an original musical version of the classic short story by Ireland’s greatest writer, James Joyce. The story opens at a Christmas party where the young Gretta swoons while a renowned tenor sings at the piano. Her husband Gabriel feels amorous while he watches her. Later that night, he’s devastated to learn she was actually moved by the memory of her first love, who died hopelessly obsessed with her. Realizing his marriage lacks such passion, Gabriel feels like a shadow of a person, flickering in a world where the living and “the dead” converge. Tickets are $15 to $50.
The Atlas
Through Jan. 12
Peter Pan and Wendy
Bold, budding scientist Wendy Darling dreams of earning a Nobel Prize. When Peter Pan arrives at her bedroom window, she takes a leap and leaves finishing school behind, chasing adventure among the stars. Facing down fairies, mermaids and the dastardly Captain Hook, Wendy, Peter and their friends discover the power of standing up together for what’s right. Please call for ticket information.
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Jan. 14 to March 1
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The boisterous Falstaff hatches a dubious plan to woo the wealthy wives of Windsor, pilfer their fortunes and make their husbands green with jealousy. The scheming plot is met with fun-filled retaliation when the ladies devise a plot to teach Falstaff a lesson he won’t soon forget. Tickets are $42 to $85.
Folger Theatre
Jan. 15 to Feb. 16
Pipeline
Nya is a single mom and dedicated teacher at a high-poverty city school, determined to give her teenaged son Omari opportunities that her students will never have. When an altercation with a teacher at his private school threatens Omari’s future, Nya has to fight a system that’s against him in any environment. A searing, eloquent, and deeply compassionate look at a broken education system, the moments we are pushed to our limits, and the ferocity of one parent’s love. Tickets are $60 to $90.
Studio Theatre
Jan. 17 to March 1
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Set in 1992 in war-torn Afghanistan, this gripping story centers around a friendship that develops between two Afghan women following a tragedy. While facing insurmountable odds of a brutal and oppressive way of life, the two form an unlikely bond in a heart-rending fight for survival. Tickets are $41 to $95.
Arena Stage
Through Jan. 19
My Fair Lady
Boasting such classic songs as “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “My Fair Lady” tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to transform her into his idea of a “proper lady.” But who is really being transformed? Tickets are $39 to $159.
Kennedy Center Opera House
Jan. 24 to Feb. 23
Silent Sky
A decade before women gained the right to vote, Henrietta Leavitt and her fellow women “computers” transformed the science of astronomy. In the Harvard Observatory, Leavitt found 2,400 new variable stars and made important discoveries about their fluctuating brightness, enabling fellow scientists to map the Milky Way and beyond. This inspiring drama explores the determination, passion and sacrifice of the women who redefined our understanding of the cosmos. Tickets are $22 to $72.
Ford’s Theatre
Jan. 28 to Feb. 23
Gun & Powder
Inspired by a true story, make way for the sisters Clarke in a dynamic, moving and inspiring world premiere musical of notorious outlaws who ruled the Wild West. To help their mother settle a sharecropper debt, Mary and Martha Clarke — light-skinned African American twins — pass themselves as White to seize the funds by any means necessary. However, their bond of sisterhood is tested when they fall in love with two very different men, one black, the other white. Please call for ticket information.
Signature Theatre
Jan. 30 to Feb. 1
World Stages – Grey Rock
A Palestinian man decides to build a rocket to the moon in a shed. “This show is about people, about relationships between a father and a daughter, a mentor and an apprentice, a woman and her suitors,” says writer and director Amir Nizar Zuabi. Tickets are $15 to $35.
Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
