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These programs are made possible through the generous support of
THE MAX AND VICTORIA DREYFUS FOUNDATION
and the Trustees of the National Theatre
The National Theatre is deeply appreciative of this valued assistance.

The series is  produced by Donn B. Murphy and hosted by Todd Clark.
Schedules can be secured by sending a Self-Addressed, Stamped Envelope to "Monday Night," National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004.
Recorded program information is also available at 202-783-3372.
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JANUARY 24
BEYOND ME presented by the young people of CITY AT PEACE, is a powerful original musical drama created by youth of diverse cultural, racial and economic backgrounds.  Mothers die, boys grow up without fathers, teens commit violence and young women are assaulted in this harrowing but ultimately inspiring and unforgettable journey.  Bright hope triumphs out of challenging darkness.
 
 
 
 
 

FEBRUARY 7
SOURCE THEATRE presents YOUR NEW CENTURY FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, a delightful anthology of 10-minute Plays from the bombastic to the bittersweet, all proving that "the more things change the more they remain insane."  As always, the audience votes for Best of the Best from our splendid Washington-area playwrights.
 
 
 
 

FEBRUARY 14

DE COLORES MEXICAN DANCE COMPANY

 
 

 

 

FEBRUARY 21

FEBRUARY 28
BAD GIRLS: MY PAST LIFE stars MELINDA FAUSCH, a captivating vocalist.  She stirs up an entertaining and wickedly potent cabaret of jazz riffs and zingy comedy, with CHRISTOPHER FORBES at the keyboard.  Melinda is incomparable in her classy renditions of old favorites like "Ain't Misbehavin" and "Summertime."
 
 
 
 
 
 

MARCH 6
NO PERFORMNCE
BLUE'S CLUES
A show for pre-schoolers from the Nikelodian Network
plays on the MAINSTAGE
 

MARCH 13

MARCH 20
THE ALEXANDRIA SINGERS
 
 

MARCH 27

APRIL 3
EIGHT IS AN OCTAVE a synergistic fusion of visual art, dance and music.  Jazz legend Buck Hill has recorded saxaphone solo interpretations of portraits by local painter YVETTE KRAFT.  Celebrated jazz pianist PETER EDELMAN, and choreographer DOUGLAS YUELL, will improvise additional music, and dances, based on the canvases.
 
 
 

APRIL 10
UNCOMMON FRIENDS IN RECKONING is an original play set in a hospital during World War II.  Sophie, an African-American nurse, is caring for Ruth, a terminally-ill escapee from a Nazi concentration camp.  Playwright INGRID CORNELL probes the life-changing drama which results from the challenge of a death-bed request.