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PLAYING BY AIR to Play The Alden in McLean, 11/1

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The Alden in McLean presents the hilarious and high-energy performance troupe, PLAYING BY AIR, for a single family friendly showing at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, the group encourages audience interaction. Tickets are $20, $15 for McLean Community Center tax district residents. The Alden is located at 1234 Ingleside Avenue, inside the center.

PLAYING BY AIR captivates audiences with a joyful fusion of music, juggling and circus acts in which traditional theatricality meets absurd comedy. The award-winning performers share their sense of playfulness and perform breathtaking feats in a production enjoyed equally by adults and children. Audiences are drawn into the performance by their contagious attitude of expressive play and creativity.

The show is a symphony of action, comedy and music that audiences describe as "a gift of laughter and joy." The cast juggles, balances and literally flips all kinds of things! The award-winning performers of PLAYING BY AIR have appeared by invitation at The White House, performed for Fortune 500 companies and wowed a stadium of 20,000 fans at Madison Square Garden. With technical precision and skillful teamwork, PLAYING BY AIR raises the bar on juggling choreography as a popular art form.

Tickets are on sale now. For more information or to purchase tickets online, visit: http://ow.ly/Tv7IS or call 703-790-0123, TTY: 711.

Built in 1975, the 383-seat Robert Ames Alden Theatre, "The Alden," is a cultural resource for the citizens of McLean and the Washington Metropolitan area that presents a full professional season of interdisciplinary and high-quality performances, lectures and educational programs for audiences of all ages. The Alden is ADA-compliant and will make arrangements for accommodations. To request this information in an alternate format, call 703-790-0123, TTY: 711, or visit: www.aldentheatre.org.

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