Some wounds refuse to heal. Mary Kathryn Nagle’s daring new work, which debuts as the fourth production in Arena Stage’s Power Plays initiative, travels the intersections of personal and political truths, historic and present struggles. Sarah Ridge Polson, a young Cherokee lawyer fighting to restore her Nation’s jurisdiction, must confront the ever-present ghosts of her grandfathers. With shadows stretching from 1830s Cherokee Nation (now present-day Georgia) and Andrew Jackson’s White House to the Cherokee Nation in present-day Oklahoma, Sovereignty asks how high the flames of anger can rise before they ultimately consume the truth.
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Chez Joey
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater (1/30 - 3/15) | |
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Stories From The Brink
Goldman Theater (1/24 - 1/25) | |
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Paranormal Activity
Shakespeare Theatre Company (1/28 - 2/7) | |
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Catch Me If You Can
Shenandoah Conservatory (2/26 - 3/1) | |
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25th Anniversary Tour of Patti LuPone Matters of the Heart
Center for the Arts at George Mason University (3/5 - 3/5) | |
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Romeo & Juliet & Their Friend Mario
The Roguish Players (1/30 - 2/1) LIMITED TICKETS REMAIN NEW PLAY WASHINGTON DC PREMIERE | |
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Murder at the Mansion presents A Wedding to Die For
F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (4/10 - 4/12) | |
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How Shakespeare Saved My Life
Folger Shakespeare Library (6/9 - 7/5) | |
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Jonah
Studio Theatre (3/11 - 4/19) | |
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Trouble in Deadwood - ARTfactory's Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
ARTfactory (2/13 - 2/15) | |
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The Great Gatsby
The National Theatre (5/13 - 5/13) | |
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