Halloween fun at the PIRATES OF PENZANCE this weekend! at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC
Street Parking (it’s fine to park in the surrounding neighborhoods; I’ve never had any problems) Lots of nearby restaurants. Directions & info at http://www.atlasarts.org/plan.php.
The Washington Savoyards present a fun, frolicking, very physical Broadway approach to the classic melodramatic Gilbert & Sullivan operetta.
Special Halloween events October 30 & 31:costume contests (adults Saturday evening, kids Sunday afternoon), winners go onstage during the performance; PLUS audience singalongs.Dress as your favorite pirate, wench, or daughter!
Oct 29 at 7:30pm Oct 30 at 2:30pm and Oct 30 at 7:30pm <--7:30pm/Adults - Halloween costume contest! Winner gets a walk-on role! Oct 31 at 2:30pm <--Kids - Halloween costume contest! Winner gets a walk-on role!
Nov 4 at 7:30pm Nov 5 at 7:30pm Nov 6 at 2:30pm and Nov 6 at 7:30pm Nov 7 at 2:30pm
Auditions 10/22 & 10/24; Callbacks 10/28 Performance 2/25-3/6, 2011 All roles open. This production will be in English. No pay. List of roles Audition Info (very bottom of the page for audition contact) or on Facebook
LA BELLE HELENEThe second - and equally famous - of Offenbach's highly diverting satires on a well-known legend. The action takes place (without any regard for credibility) in unspecified ancient times in a unlikely ancient Greece, and concerns the abduction of the fair Helen by the Prince of Troy - aided and abetted by a wily oracle-worker, who outwits Helen's much deceived husband and an assortment of royal Grecian heroes. The score includes some of Offenbach's best-loved melodies.
The Capital City Symphony fall concerts both hold special appeal for young people, as well as for adults. Every other year the Capital City Symphony features the winner of the YldaNovik Memorial Piano Competition. This year's winner, 15-year-old pianist Sarah Barham, will be the guest artist for the October 17th concert, playing Liszt's Totentanz.
The October concert takes the idea of the dance through some twists, from Liszt's “Dance of Death” to the dead dancing on Bald Mountain, and concluding with Beethoven’s 7th Symphony, which Wagner referred to as “the apotheosis of the dance” because of its lively rhythms. The program will include Liszt, Totentanz, with pianist Sarah Barham; Mussorgsky/Rimsky-Korsakov, Night on Bald Mountain; and Beethoven, Symphony No. 7.
Capital City Symphony SYMPHONY DANCE! With guest artist Sarah Barham, piano Sunday, October 17 at 5:00pm Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 Tickets: $20/25 Adult; $16/20 Senior/Student; Free for age 16 and under (ticket required). Tickets are available at capitalcitysymphony.org or call the Atlas Box Office at 202-399-7993.
Then, in November, CCS will once again offer two performances of its popular Family Concert, Sunday November 14 at 2:30pm and 4:30pm. Each performance is preceded by an instrument petting zoo, with members of the orchestra displaying their instruments and even letting the children try them! The concert itself includes a special program book just for the younger set and lots of audience interaction.
This year's Family Concert will explore "The Case of the Missing Melody." Maestro Victoria Gau will lead the audience on a search for clues in works by Adolphe, Rossini, Wagner, and Tchaikovsky.
Tickets for Children 16 and under are FREE for all Capital City Symphony main season concerts!
Capital City Symphony SYMPHONY MYSTERY! Annual Family Concert Sunday, November 14 at 2:30pm and 4:30pm (instrument petting zoo at 2pm and 4pm for ticket-holders) Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 Tickets: $20/25 Adult; $16/20 Senior/Student; Free for age 16 and under (ticket required). This concert is recommended for children ages 3 and up (or able to sit through an hour-long program). Tickets are available at capitalcitysymphony.org or call the Atlas Box Office at 202-399-7993.
