After the holiday break and all those Christmas Carols and Nutcrackers, January saw the DC theater scene return to full throttle.
So, lets catch up:

The two plays that seem set for hit status that opened in the past week are the second run of Woolly Mammoth's Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind (courtesy of Chicago Based Neo-Futurists) and the token ironic pop culture play of the month COPS! at American Century Theater., not to mention the ongoing blockbuster that is Ella at Arena Stage

This week see the closing of My Fair Lady @ The Kennedy Center. So, if you still want to sing along to "the rain in Spain stays mainly in the plains" you have until January 20th to do so.

And in the meantime here are the

openings this week and beyond:

January 15th:
Argonautika @ Shakespeare Theatre Company
In my opinion the play to see this month: With her signature style and eye for the epic, director Mary Zimmerman turns her talents to the spectacular tale of Jason and the Argonauts. In their quest for the Golden Fleece, Jason and his crew encounter a world of dangers—frightening sea monsters, hypnotic water nymphs, wicked kings … and a young sorceress named Medea

Glory Days @ Signature Theatre
Four high school friends reunite one year after graduation to discover how dramatically their lives have grown apart. While they attempt to reconnect and understand each other’s differences, nothing can compare to the glory days of high school when life was simpler and all appeared right with the world. A musical.

January 16th

The K of D, an urban legend @ Woolly Mammoth
After a reckless driver kills her twin brother, young Charlotte McGraw becomes a fascination to others when it appears she has received an eerie power from his dying kis

January 21st

No Child @ Woolly Mammoth
Its year-long Off-Broadway success left audiences cheering – and now writer/performer Nilaja Sun brings her inspiring solo piece to DC. Reacting to No Child Left Behind, Sun transforms herself with rapid-fire precision into the teachers, students, parents and janitors who inhabit one New York City public school. Her portrait of life at Malcolm X High School highlights how one determined woman can change the lives of countless others. Radiating irresistible charm, Sun performs this timely work with unforgettable virtuosity.

January 23rd

Mrs. Warren's Profession @ Rep Stage
George Bernard Shaw's story follows a daughter’s discovery of a mother’s history brings to light the clash of ideals and the economies of womanhood. This story turns on the relationship between Mrs Warren, a “genial and fairly presentable old blackguard of a woman” (who happened to earn her money as a prostitute) and her "prudish," Cambridge-educated daughter, Vivie.

25 Questions for a Jewish Mother @ Theater J
6'3", conservative, kosher, gay and mother of two boys; not your typical Jewish comedienne, eh? Judy Gold's neurosis about becoming her mother spurred a quest to find out what makes a Jewish mother different from all other mothers. Gold and playwright Kate Moira Ryan interviewed over 50 Jewish women and came up with an astonishing album of memorable characters.

January 24th

Cookin at the Cookery @ MetroStage
An award-winning musical about the legendary blues and jazz singer Alberta Hunter. A unique blend of soulful blues and riveting biography, Cookin' covers the remarkable life of this singular talent: her birth in Memphis in 1895, her international career that flourished from the 20's through the 40's, and her triumphant comeback at The Cookery in Greenwich Village, after 50 years, at the age of 82.

Trad @ Solas
In which A one-armed 100 year-old man sets off on an epic journey across the Irish wilderness with his feisty one-legged father in search of the son he has never met. It is supposed to be hilarious.

January 26th

Romeo and Juliet @ Synetic
I imagine I don't really have to tell you what this is about, do I?

plus, of course....

Special Offers/Events

Two events presented as part of Quest Fest: A Visual Arts Showcase:
Creation by the Theatre of the Silence (Hong Kong, China), Jan. 18; Other Volumes - A Visual Theatre Showcase, Jan. 19, 25 & 26. Tickets: $15 general admission, $10 student/senior.

Rep Stage
Pay-What-You-Can Previews of "Mrs. Warren's Profession": Wednesday January 23 and Thursday January 24 at 7:30pm
$15 Previews: Friday, January 25 at 8pm and Saturday, January 26 at 2:30pm and 8pm

The Shakespeare Theatre Company
Free programming series "Happenings at the Harman": Wednesdays from noon-1pm at the Harman Center for the Arts.

Synetic Theater
Pay-What-You-Can performances of Romeo and Juliet on Jan. 24 & 25 at 8pm.

Theater J
Reading of Rabbi Sam - A new performance piece by Charlie Varon (creator of Rush Limbaugh in Night School). Jan. 7-8 at 7:30pm.
Readingof Will The Circle Be Unbroken: Death, Rebirth, And Hunger for a Faith, adapted by Derek Goldman from the book by Studs Terkel.
Jan. 14 at 7:30pm.
Tickets for either event: $15.

Washington Stage Guild
Reading of The Best of Friends by Hugh Whitemore, Feb 5 at 7:30pm at Flashpoint.

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Pay-What-You-Can performance of The K of D, an urban legend on Jan. 16 at 8pm.
Pay-What-You-Can performances of No Child on Jan. 21 & 22 at 8pm.

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