Mirren, Carter & More Appear In DC Shakespeare Line-up

Shakespeare Theater Company has announced the line-up for their 2009-2010 season.

Phedre, Mrs. Warren's Profession, and The Liar will come to the Shakespeare Theater stages. As You Like It, Rickard II And Henry V, and The Bacchae have been previously announced.

Phedre will star Helen Mirren, and Dixie Carter will star in Mrs Warren's Profession.

Ion by Euripides is currently playing at Sidney Harman Hall and will run through 4/12/09.

In Ion, the Greek playwright Euripides crafts a remarkable romance of loss and reconciliation. Abandoned by his parents, Ion grows up as an orphan at Apollo's temple. But when his mother appears in search of a prophecy, Ion must confront both his painful past and his unexpected destiny. Euripides' plot twists and turns with jealousy and revenge before culminating in a reunion scene of deep tenderness and pathos. Ethan McSweeny returns to direct his second Greek tragedy for STC, after his "stunning ... acutely theatrical" production of The Persians in 2006 (The Washington Post). He will direct the American premiere of David lan's new version, which captures the rich beauty of this neglected masterpiece.

The Dog In The Manger is also currently playing on the Lansburgh Theater stage through 3/29/09.

Since its founding in 1985, the Shakespeare Theatre Company has endeavored to be the nation's leading force in the presentation and preservation of classic theatre. Our core mission is to present classic theatre in an accessible, skillful, imaginative, American style that honors playwrights' language and intentions while viewing their plays through a 21st-century lens. With the formation of the Harman Center for the Arts-which includes the new Sidney Harman Hall and the existing Lansburgh Theatre-the Shakespeare Theatre Company is a national destination theatre offering a broad range of works to audiences in the greater-Washington area and across the nation.

The Harman Center for the Arts provides state-of-the-art, affordable, midsized venues to outstanding local, national and international performing arts companies. The Harman Center for the Arts encourages synergy among sister arts organizations and stimulates an ongoing artistic dialogue that embraces all of the performing arts, while affording the Shakespeare Theatre Company the opportunity to expand its education and accessibility programs and engage diverse audiences in the arts.

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