Winter-Spring 2006 Schedule ~ Monday Night at the National

FREE PERFORMANCES!
6:00 pm and 7:30 pm, in the Helen Hayes Gallery.
Information available at 202-783-3372.

Seating is limited!! Tickets are Required, and are Distributed without charge one Half-Hour Prior to Performance, on a First-Come First-Served policy.

This weekly showcase in the Fall, Winter and Spring, features local performers, and provides free quality live entertainment to the Greater Washington Area community. Original plays, singers, musical ensembles, dance, drama and comedy are on the bill.

Mon - January 23 - FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA: UNDYING WORDS

With original music and poetry, GUILLERMO SILVEIRA celebrates the brilliant Spanish poet and playwright, whose fiery words won him a host of admirers during an all too short lifetime. The program includes a number of Lorca's short poems and his Sonetos del Amor Obscuro, the “Dark Love Sonnets. http://members.tripod.com/~GuillermoSilveira/

Mon - January 30 - WASHINGTON KOREAN DANCE COMPANY

Dance has been an integral part of Korean culture from ancient times until today. The dancers present this beautiful art form in slow dances marked by elegant, silky hand gestures, and in earthy traditional folk dances performed with bold, lithe and energetic movements. http://www.fallschurchwebsite.com/
Washington%20Korean%20Dance%20Company.htm

Mon - February 6 - SKYLINE

This a cappella group sings, and provides its own background of unique, vocally-generated sound. Skyline creates original music filled with passion, drive, and soul, and also performs scintillating popular covers. Each singer brings his or her unique influences to bear on the sound, producing music with a blend of rich vocal textures and soaring leads, accented with thumping bass and vocal percussion.

Mon - February 13 - THE MIKADO MEETS THE PINAFORE

In a merry musical "marriage of inconvenience" the royal court of Japan confronts the crew and guests of the H.M.S. Pinafore. This zany concoction of plots and musical numbers is presented by THE WASHINGTON
SAVOYARDS, our city's premier Gilbert & Sullivan light opera company.  The show shimmers with riotous merriment and good musicianship.

Mon - February 27 - AN EVENING OF MUSIC FROM "THE PRESIDENT'S OWN"

Chamber Ensembles from the UNITED STATES MARINE BAND play classical selections with the precision and blue-ribbon exactitude for which this group is famed. Established by an Act of Congress in 1798, "The President's Own" is our nation's oldest musical organization.  It is the single Washington cultural institution operating today which predates the opening of this theatre in 1835.  www.marineband.usmc.mil/

Mon - March 6 - THE INCREDIBLE WORLD OF ALAIN NU

You must alert your senses and concentrate on every detail of what you are seeing, in order to comprehend the mind-penetrating, baffling "demonstrations” which master mentalist ALAIN NU performs. You will be describing them later to unbelieving friends who have not had the thrilling pleasure of watching this waaay-beyond-belief exhibition of mental impossibilities and "NuMagic."  Come prepared to be astonished, and you will not be disappointed!  http://www.nu-magic.com/

Mon - March 13 - THE REVOLUTION WILL BE IMPROVISED

Taking no prisoners, and sparing no sensibilities, WASHINGTON IMPROV THEATER pokes fun at everything under the sun and moon, with absolutely no holds barred. Sparked by an audience suggestion, WIT’s players instantly generate a vast and completely unpredictable universe of characters, themes and stories. No script! No rules! Just pure inspired fun!
Parental Guidance for Children under 13. www.washingtonimprovtheater.com

Mon - March 20 - what doesn’t kill me

Tonight we go "backstage" as SANDI HOLLOWAY and her remarkable youth group CITY AT PEACE make arresting improvised theatre out of real-life experiences. With uncompromising candor these aware young people turn anger, pain and frustration into explosive, transformative musical drama. Parental Guidance for Children under 13.  www.cityatpeacedc.org

Mon -  April 3 - COYABA DANCE THEATRE

Combining traditional and contemporary African dance and music, this company's stunning work reflects the diverse ethnic groups and various humanitarian themes of West African culture. The pieces are characterized by Insistent energizing rhythms, and they are performed in colorful, authentic costumes.

Mon - April 10 - POSITIVE VIBRATIONS STEEL ORCHESTRA

Young people from the CAFE program - THE CULTURAL ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE - present an evening of exploding sounds and rhythms on the steel drums. They perform traditional Caribbean favorites and also take the instrument to new levels, including classical music and opera! The program will include In the Mood, The Stars and Stripes Forever, and Rossini's Silken Ladder Overture.

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. Todd Clark is MC, with Hosts Mickey Bowman and Jon Torrey.

Producer         Master of Ceremonies         Host                             Host                 Donn B. Murphy            Todd Clark           Mickey Bowman             Jon Torrey

To receive a schedule, mail a Self-Addressed, Stamped Envelope to: "Monday Night," National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004. Recorded program information is available at 202-783-3372.

** Parental guidance suggested for children under 13 years of age for shows marked with .