DCist's May Theater Preview
As April was the month of 80 zillion new play openings, we kind of thought things would slow down a bit for the theater community in May. Not the case – we’ve got lots of exciting productions to share with you, from post-modern Hamlet comedies to, well, Hamlet itself. Plus, something new from the guy behind “Schindler’s List”. Here’s what’s playing.
Catalyst Theater impressed all its larger competitors by taking home the award for best ensemble with their well-received The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui. We can’t wait to see their latest effort, The Flu Season (May 2).
The aforementioned Thomas Keneally has a world premiere at Theater J, with Either Or (May 2).
While many contemporary Broadway composers are churning out Disney adaptations and goofy film remakes (The Wedding Singer, anyone?), Jason Robert Brown brings to the stage poignant lyrics and stories about real people. Signature will bring to the Strathmore stage his revue, Songs For A New World (May 16)
Olney theater has a goofy bedroom farce it likens to a Marx Brothers movie: 13 Rue de L’amour (May 16).
It’s time for a game of questions with Studio Theater’s Rosencrantz and Gildenstern are Dead (May 16).
Also this month
- Folger gets stormy with The Tempest (May 9).
- African Continum Theater presents The Oracle (May 10).
- Theater J’s busy this month, also premiering Shylock (May 13).
- The ever-feminist Heidi Chronicles is at Arena (May 13),
- On that same day, Love in the Nick of Tyme opens at Warner Theater (May 13).
- Solas Nua stages Scenes from the Big Picture (May 17).
- Scena Theater’s got a great view from The Balcony (May 28).
- Who needs words with Synetic’s production of Hamlet…the rest is silence (May 31)
Still Playing
Gala Theater's Elliot: A Soldier's Fugue and the spiffy Royal Shakespeare Co. production of Coriolanus both end May 6; Keegan's A Man For All Seasons, which Chris enjoyed, closes May 12; May 13 marks the ends for the sexy References To Salvador Dali Make Me Hotat Rorschach, and Round House's underwhelming The Director; Landless Theater's Renaissance and Theater Alliance's In On It bow May 19; May 20 is the closing date for the bloody Titus at Shakespeare Theater and the Olney until May 27; MetroStage's Musical Of Musicals: The Musical, Signature's Nest and Arena's Peter and Wendy run into June.