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Performances begin tonight for Roundabout Theatre Company's third annual Roundabout Underground Reading Series. The actors involved in the series include: Pico Alexander, Fred Applegate, De'Adre Aziza, David Aaron Baker, Cassie Beck, Michael Chernus, Diane Davis, Dashiell Eaves, Ryan Eggold, Lisa Emery, Sue Jean Kim, Chad Kimball, Jessica Love, Lizbeth Mackay, Annie McNamara, Alex Mickiewicz, Aaron Clifton Moten, Olivia Oguma, Tonya Pinkins, Paul Pontrelli, Conrad Ricamora, Reg Rogers, Debra Jo Rupp, Campbell Scott and Max von Essen.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company is proud to present Buyer & Cellar as a part of its STC Presentation Series. Written by Jonathan Tolins and directed by Stephen Brackett, Buyer & Cellar will launch its North American tour in Chicago in May before coming to D.C. Buyer & Cellar had its world premiere in April 2013 at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, where it received rave reviews and played a sold-out, extended run before transferring to the Barrow Street Theatre where it opened June 24, 2013. Buyer & Cellar stars Michael Urie (Ugly Betty) as a struggling (and recently fired) L.A. actor named Alex More, who finds himself taking an odd job working in the Malibu basement of a Hollywood mega-star (and though her name is not mentioned, there are numerous similarities to Barbara Streisand). When the A-lister makes a rare appearance one day, the comedy launches into an outrageous look at fame and the price that accompanies it. Buyer & Cellar will run from June 20-29, 2014, at STC's Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW).

The dating gurus of FutureMate are back with two special Valentine's Day performances-a perfect way for singles to find their ideal post-apocalypse match! Set in a future United States that has been devastated by the Cataclysm, where finding a fertile mate has become more challenging than ever, FutureMate is here to help! Hosts Matt & Pam take audience members through the FutureMate system, matching them up through a phone-based speed date and a series of ice breakers, helping them locate that special someone. Come see all the benefits that await you for doing your part to rebuild our great nation. Both singles and citizens clinging to the vestiges of monogamy are welcome.

Ars Nova announces a February and March lineup featuring exciting new comedy, music and theater programming.

The Dirty Blondes announce HALLOWED GROUND, a textual, collage-based theater piece sculpting familiar and unfamiliar literature to create a one-night performance examining the balance between the search for wealth and the search for inner peace.

F*It Club, the New York Innovative Award-winning film and theatre company, continues its annual series of short, commissioned world-premiere plays with The Spring Fling: First Love, six new short plays by Halley Feiffer (How to Make Friends and Then Kill Them), Kate Gersten (Benefit of the Doubt), Jason Grote (Mad Men, Smash, Hannibal, 1001), Mark Sitko (Rocky Philly, Tube), Tommy Smith (White Hot, Pigeon), and Lauren Yee (The Hatmaker's Wife). Performances will be Thursday, May 1st through Sunday, May 11th with Wednesday through Saturday night performances at 8pm and Sunday matinees at 2p.

The Flea Theater presents the World Premiere of THE MYSTERIES - a radical retelling of The Bible.

Ars Nova announces a February and March lineup featuring exciting new comedy, music and theater programming.

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the third annual Roundabout Underground Reading Series. The series will celebrate seven critically-acclaimed seasons of Roundabout Underground productions. Roundabout Underground Reading Series is a five night event that will include a nightly reading of a new play written and directed by an emerging artist.

The winners of the Writers Guild of America awards will be revealed in dual ceremonies today, Feb. 1, in Los Angeles and New York City. Today, the nominees for television, film, video games, and more were announced. Check them out below!

Shining East Productions presents The Sun Shines East, based on a true story written by Corinne Chateau* about an adoptive mother's struggle to break through deep personal barriers and international politics to bring home her daughter. Pat Golden directs a cast of 5 including Karen Christie-Ward*, Tara Gadomski*, Mary Francina Golden*, Bristol Pomeroy, and Amy Staats*. Fourteen performances will be held at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theatre, 10 West 64th Street, in New York City from tonight, January 31-February 16, 2014.

Ars Nova kicks off 2014 with Game Play, this year's incarnation of Ars Nova's annual Play Group production. An evening of original short plays and live music inspired by classic board game titles, Game Play features Peter Benson, Marcia DeBonis, Dashiell Eaves, Brandon Gill, Ben Graney, Susan Heyward, Jessica Love and Carmen Zilles. This production plays 10 performances, today, January 29 - February 8.

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater's Artistic Director David Van Asselt and Managing Director Brian Long have announced that Ken Urban's The Correspondent, directed by Stephen Brackett will begin previews tonight, January 29, 2014, at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, 224 Waverly Place, west of Seventh Avenue South, between West 11th and Perry Streets. The official opening night is set for Thursday, February 13, 2014. The Correspondent is scheduled to run through Sunday, March 16.

The dating gurus of FutureMate are back with three weeks of shows-including two special Valentine's Day performances-a perfect way for singles (and those clinging to the vestiges of monogamy) to find their ideal post-apocalypse match! Set in a future United States that has been devastated by the Cataclysm, where finding a fertile mate has become more challenging than ever, FutureMate is here to help! Hosts Matt & Pam take audience members through the FutureMate system, matching them up through a phone-based speed date and a series of ice breakers, helping them locate that special someone (free of the Nightwalker mutation, of course). Come see all the benefits that await you for doing your part to rebuild our great nation.

The Brick Theater, Inc. and GOGOL ANNEX present Antebellum, a portrait of the notorious and famed in pre-Civil War era New Orleans. The show runs tonight, January 22 - 25 at 9:30pm and January 29 - February 1 at 7:00pm at THE BRICK THEATER, 579 Metropolitan Ave | Brooklyn.

The dating gurus of FutureMate are back with two special Valentine's Day performances-a perfect way for singles to find their ideal post-apocalypse match! Set in a future United States that has been devastated by the Cataclysm, where finding a fertile mate has become more challenging than ever, FutureMate is here to help! Hosts Matt & Pam take audience members through the FutureMate system, matching them up through a phone-based speed date and a series of ice breakers, helping them locate that special someone. Come see all the benefits that await you for doing your part to rebuild our great nation. Both singles and citizens clinging to the vestiges of monogamy are welcome.

The Brick Theater, Inc. and GOGOL ANNEX present Antebellum, a portrait of the notorious and famed in pre-Civil War era New Orleans. The show runs January 22 - 25 at 9:30pm and January 29 - February 1 at 7:00pm at THE BRICK THEATER, 579 Metropolitan Ave | Brooklyn.

Ars Nova presents, as part of the Out Loud series, a FREE reading of THE BIGGEST VALLEY by A. Zell Williams, directed by Jesse Jou. The cast includes McKinley Belcher, Kaliswa Brewster, Ronald Peet and Sarah Steele.

The dating gurus of FutureMate are back with two special Valentine's Day performances-a perfect way for singles to find their ideal post-apocalypse match! Set in a future United States that has been devastated by the Cataclysm, where finding a fertile mate has become more challenging than ever, FutureMate is here to help! Hosts Matt & Pam take audience members through the FutureMate system, matching them up through a phone-based speed date and a series of ice breakers, helping them locate that special someone. Come see all the benefits that await you for doing your part to rebuild our great nation. Both singles and citizens clinging to the vestiges of monogamy are welcome.