DCist's July Theater Preview
It's July in D.C., and you know what that means -- you'll have your fill of festivals and musicals to choose from (if not necessarily much else) in the theater world. Here's what's on the horizon.
Prepare yourself -- you're about to be inundated with mini-reviews. The Capital Fringe Festival kicks off Thursday, and we've got a team of critics to bring you the highlights and low lights. Chris Klimek already got a glimpse of what's to come. (July 9).
If Fringe isn't your bag, there's always the Source Festival, which we gave you a rundown about last month -- the event continues through July 12.
And let's not forget the Hip Hop Theatre Festival which wraps up this Saturday.
As for those musicals? Olney has a new production of Ain't Misbehaving (July 8). The national tour of the innovative Spring Awakening is stopping at the Kennedy Center (July 7). And Wolf Trap brings you a production of the classic, 42nd St. (July 17).
Also this month:
- Journeymen's entrant into the Fringe Festival is It's Not Easy Being Green (July 10).
- Forum closes its season with dark play or stories for boys (July 11).
- Second City stops at Woolly Mammoth with its show Barack Stars (July 14).
- Studio Theatre has Fucking A on its SecondStage. (July 15).
- Firebelly Productions offers its take on Hamlet (July 16).
- Keegan goes crazy for One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Jul 19).
- Rorschach continues its condensed season with Dead City (July 19).
- End your month with some Albee as American Century does Seascape (July 30).
Still Playing: Olney's The Glass Menagerie runs through July 12; July 19 is your last chance for Theater J's own take on The Seagull, Studio's production of Radio Golf, Olney's The Millionairess and Rorschach's twist-turning Brainpeople; Take the thrill ride that is Shakespeare Theatre's King Lear through July 26; Kennedy Center's star-fueled production of The Color Purple and Toby's take on Oklahoma! run into August.