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Four shows in one night! February 4 - 26 Friday and Saturday nights Early Shows: 7:30 pm Late Shows: 10:00 pm

Anna Deavere Smith's latest one-woman production, Let Me Down Easy, will be videotaped at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater by Great Performances in February for airing on PBS during the series' 2011-2012 season.

A singer could scarcely be hotter than Joyce DiDonato right now: recently named Artist of the Year by Gramophone magazine, the mezzo-soprano has a new Virgin/EMI album just out (Diva, Divo, released Jan 25); is currently starring in the lead role of Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking at Houston Grand Op

After a successful December kick-off, "Show Tunes & Cocktails at The Jefferson" continues as a monthly sing-along at The Jefferson, Washington DC.

The previously announced, America's Playwright at 100: A Salute to Tennessee Williams, scheduled for Monday, January 31 at 7:30 p.

With over 30 shows opening on DC area stages, there's lots to choose from for local theatregoers and visitors in February.

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 1/30 for Washington, DC

The Cameri Theatre of Tel Aviv, the largest and most renowned theater company in Israel, brings their production of RETURN TO HAIFA, based on Palestinian author Ghassan Kanafani's beloved novella of the same name and adapted by Israeli playwright Boaz Gaon, to Theater J this January.

The Washington Stage Guild presents Magic by G.

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater continues its inaugural season this spring with an unparalleled tribute to one of the nation's greatest living playwrights, Edward Albee.

The Alden Theatre's Puppetry Festival on Saturday, Feb.

As more than 100 new play artists and professionals gather at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater this week for From Scarcity to Abundance: Capturing the Moment for the New Work Sector, groups have organized in major cities across the country to also join the conversation.

The Ford's Theatre Society celebrates Abraham Lincoln's birthday with special programming throughout the month of February.

Now in its second year, the American Voices New Play Institute at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater will hold a four-day convening bringing together more than 100 theater practitioners from across the country to further the dialogue around new play development.

The Kennedy Center presents the world premiere production of American Scrapbook: A Celebration of Verse January 29 to February 6, 2011 in the Family Theater

Today, a group of national and Washington D.

Come to laugh so hard, you may cry!

Anna Deavere Smith's latest one-woman production, Let Me Down Easy, will be videotaped at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater by Great Performances in February for airing on PBS during the series' 2011-2012 season.

As more than 100 new play artists and professionals gather at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater this week for From Scarcity to Abundance: Capturing the Moment for the New Work Sector, groups have organized in major cities across the country to also join the conversation.

From Arena Stage's newly opened Mead Center for American Theater, artistic director Molly Smith discusses the development and construction of the new building, which encompasses the company's original theatres and adds a third stage, and how the plans for the venue began during her interview process

Now in its second year, the American Voices New Play Institute at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater will hold a four-day convening bringing together more than 100 theater practitioners from across the country to further the dialogue around new play development.

The Carpetbagger's Children by Horton Foote and directed by Mark Ramont runs January 21-February 13, 2011

STOMP, the international sensation, is making its triumphant return to the Warner Theatre for a limited engagement beginning January 25, 2011.

Today, theUnited Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign, PSI (Population Services International), and UNICEF announced the successful delivery of nearly 1 million anti-malaria mosquito nets in the Central African Republic (CAR)-providing one net to each family in the country.

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 1/23 for Washington, DC