When it rains – the Festival Bar does not open. The Festival Preview slated for Saturday, July 9 (today) is canceled due to the rain.
Don’t fret! Don’t be sad! We have so much to experience and enjoy through July 24. Shows kick off in all venues Thursday, July 14. Still, trying to sort out what to see? Check out this list of shows broken down by genre. Book your tickets once you decide (30% of available tickets have sold); check Audience Covid Requirements for entry to indoor venues.
COMEDY
A Temporal by Sianna Joslin: “Epilepsy, then… not epilepsy. But it’s funny, I promise.”
Climate, Cancer and 7 celibate men: A Queer Comedy by Beauty and Shit: “Coming of age & coming out in an era of climate chaos”
EGO/DEATH by Natalie Parks: “Ruth is back from the dead! What’s up with that?“
I’m Just Doing My Job, A One Woman Show by Diana Veiga by Diana Veiga: “Diana Veiga’s had a lot of jobs.”
Interrupted by Hyla Matthews: “One woman’s experiences with life’s crises.”
Let’s Take This Offline by Catherine Wigginton Greene & Colleen Laughlin: “Can we take this offline and into real life?”
Mike Lane: Mixed Race Sweetie by Mike Lane: “The sexiest comedy show about being mixed race Asian!”
Motherload by Jenna Hall and Justine Hipsky: “Some stories write themselves.”
The Body Show by Mikala Jamison: “True stories about life in different bodies.”
Untitled by Ellie Pike: “One woman plays seven characters in this zany, small-town comedy.”
What They Said About Sex by Steve Bud: “Find out what other people do between the sheets.”
DRAMA
A Number by Caryl Churchill by the Edge of the Universe Players 2: “A thrilling, horrifying look at cloning, identity, and parental consequences.”
Etched Glass Decanter by Evening Crane Theatre: “A dark fantasy drama following characters across multifarious strange worlds.”
Green Machine by Urban Idyll Theater: “The grass isn’t always greener.”
Higher by Plays2Gather: “A bi-racial couple escapes COVID in a hot-air balloon journey.”
Mary by Jo Williamson: “Follow Mary, a teacher, on her romantic and spiritual journey.”
Meatballs and Music – One Man Show by Tom Sweitzer: “The colorful and intense childhood of a young boy who is saved by music.”
My Father, My Martyr and Me by Fargo Nissim Tbakhi: “Dance. Rebury. Unlearn. Decolonize. Dirt. Rescue. Rubble. Love. Love. Love“
Sedec 1965: A Love Story by Flora Le: “Motorcycle Diaries meets Eat, Pray, Love. Set in Vietnam.”
September 11, 1973: The Day Salvador Allende Died by Luigi Laraia: “President Salvador Allende is under siege, as is his government and a way of life.”
Sheboygan by Louis Bayard: “A topical comedy-drama about race and identity, with a top-notch DC cast.”
Sobriety of Fear by Shaun Michael Johnson: “One actor, five characters, trapped in a cycle of violence.”
SWB – Strangers With Benefits by Shadia A. Hafiz – “An unconventional look at sex, love, and loss.”
Tacones (Rhymes with Cojones) by M. Cristina Garcia & Friends Productions: “A tale of loss and pain and the quest for forgiveness.”
The Approach by the Watershed: “Three women. Three Conversations. Listen. Listen carefully.”
The Gate by Voices Festival Productions: “Do iron fences make good neighbors – or resentful enemies?”
The Oreo Complex by Lillian Brown: “A voyage to discover an unapologetic performance of blackness.”
MUSICALS
All the Feels: An Uplifting Cabaret by Pinky Swear Productions: “Some goddamn sunshine for a weary world.”
Pretty Messy Love by Mary Leaphart: “A journey to find true love in the real world.”
Static: Noise of New Musical by Tess Rowan: “Morse code musical about family secrets on the Appalachian Trail.”
This is Cabaret by DC Cabaret Network: “DC Cabaret Network = compelling vocals and honest storytelling.”