Roderick Hill and Sean Dugan in “The Picture of Dorian Gray.” I can’t help thinking that Oscar Wilde’s Dorian Gray would have little interest in the character of the same name embodied by Roderick Hill in Round House’s season opener, the world premiere of a new production of The Picture of Dorian Gray. Sure, this Gray’s a slashing murderer, a sexual deviant and a good-looking-enough-guy (in a CW teen series kind of way). But…

In May, the D.C. theater community has devils, Dorian and the deformed — and in Round House Bethesda’s case, an affection for alliteration that we apparently share. We love the work that Actors Theatre of Washington does, and their latest effort is “Mondays In May”, where for three days this month, they showcase new talent. We Wildephiles are particularly interested in what they’re going to do with The Picture Of Dorian Gray on May 8….