Free! Happenings at the Harman

Silk Road Dance Ensemble returns to Happenings at the Harman with Egypta!

Egypta: Myth, Magic and Mystery is a complement to the Shakespeare Theatre Company's production of Anthony and Cleopatra. It is an exhibition of traditional dance and costuming from the Silk Road. The performance takes place Wednesday, April 30, at noon in The Forum of Sidney Harman Hall (610 F St. NW).

Box lunches are available for purchase for $10 if desired. Seating is unreserved general admission, based on availability and is on a first-come, first-served basis. It is recommended that you arrive early as many Happenings events have overflow crowds.

Photo courtesy of the Silk Road Dance Ensemble Egypta website.

Call the Box Office at 202.547.1122 for up-to-date schedule information or to place an order for a box lunch.

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SPECIAL $10 PERFORMANCES

We’re offering a special opportunity for patrons 35 and under to see Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra for $10.

Click here and enter promo code 5032 for $10 tickets to see Julius Caesar on May 6.

Click here and enter promo code 5032 for $10 tickets to see Antony and Cleopatra on May 8.

You can also call the Box Office at 202.547.1122. Proof of age is required to pick up tickets.

2008-2009 Season

The Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced its 08-09 Season filled with sensational comedies, enduring love stories, powerful drama, American and East Coast premieres.


Photo of Christopher Innvar and Veanne Cox by Carol Rosegg.

Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare
directed by David Muse
September 9 to October 12, 2008
Sidney Harman Hall

The Way of the World
by William Congreve
directed by Michael Kahn
September 30 to November 16, 2008
Lansburgh Theatre

Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare
directed by Rebecca Bayla Taichman
December 2, 2008, to January 4, 2009
Sidney Harman Hall

The East Coast Premier!
The Dog in the Manger
by Lope de Vega
translated and adapted by David Johnston
directed by Jonathan Munby
February 10 to March 29, 2009
Lansburgh Theatre


Photo of Nancy Robinette by Carol Rosegg.

The American Premiere!
Ion
by Euripides
translated and adapted by David Lan
directed by Ethan McSweeny
March 10 to April 12, 2009
Sidney Harman Hall

Design for Living
by Noël Coward
directed by Michael Kahn
May 12 to June 28, 2009
Lansburgh Theatre

King Lear
by William Shakespeare
directed by Robert Falls
June 16 to July 19, 2009
Sidney Harman Hall


Photo of Floyd King by Carol Rosegg.

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Free! Happenings at the Harman

In honor of Bard's birthday, the Washington Revels Singers will present madrigals and songs celebrating the Spring from the time of William Shakespeare as part of Happenings at the Harman on Wednesday, April 23, at noon. The performance takes place in The Forum of Sidney Harman Hall (610 F St. NW).

Box lunches are available for purchase for $10 if desired. Seating is unreserved general admission, based on availability and is on a first-come, first-served basis. It is recommended that you arrive early as many Happenings events have overflow crowds.

Call the Box Office at 202.547.1122 for up-to-date schedule information or to place an order for a box lunch.

Q&A with Dan Kremer

Dan Kremer makes his Shakespeare Theatre Company debut as Julius Caesar.

Most recent project:

Most recently, I was directing a production of The Importance of Being Earnest at a college near my home in Seattle.

What is your favorite scene in Julius Caesar? Why?

That would be act 2, scene 2, the morning of the Ides of March. Caesar’s wife, Calphurnia, has dreamt that night of dangers to Caesar, and the day begins with reports of omens that compound her fears. Through great effort she persuades Caesar to stay at home that day. Then Decius arrives and, using the lure of a crown, convinces Caesar to go to the senate. At last, the conspirators arrive wearing smiles of deceit to accompany Caesar to the forum and the fate they have planned for him. The conflicting objectives and reversals of action make this scene delicious to play.

What play would you most like to perform in and what character would you like to play?

Charles II in George Bernard Shaw’s In Good King Charles’ Golden Days. This rarely performed play, written in 1939, brings together Isaac Newton, George Fox (the founder of the Quakers), King Charles II and an assortment of Charles’ mistresses and wives for a lively discussion of science, religion and women in politics. Quite a resonant work for our time, as Shaw so often proves to be.

What's on your iPod? (mp3, cd player, etc.):

Telemann wind concertos, Earl Hines, Keb Mo, Beethoven, David Byrne, Swamp Cabbage – my collection is rather eclectic.

Favorite Shakespearean Play:

Usually, that would be the one (or at present two) that I’m working on. After that, King Lear, Measure for Measure, The Tempest.

Favorite Shakespearean Villain:

That would probably be Iachimo from Cymbeline. Iago does far more damage to the lives around him, but for absolute fleering villainy it is hard to top Iachimo.

What's next for you after Julius Caesar? Two weeks in Fairbanks, AK, teaching a Shakespeare workshop at the Fairbanks Arts Festival.

Have you had a chance to see D.C.? What’s your favorite spot in the city?

Except for a few long, exploratory walks, I have not seen much of the city. Soon after the Roman Rep opens, my daughter will be visiting for a couple of weeks. I have begun compiling a list of sights, galleries and museums that we might tour together. That is a pleasure that I eagerly anticipate.

Tickets are available by phone (202.547.1122) or online here.

Photo of Dan Kremer as Julius Caesar by Carol Rosegg.

Name the Snakes and Win Tickets

The Shakespeare Theatre Company has two new members: two Ball Pythons from the Maryland Reptile Farm. These two snakes need names before they can appear in our production of Antony and Cleopatra.

Help us name them by sending your suggestions to Ckrueger (at) ShakespeareTheatre.org by May 2 at 5 p.m. Shakespeare Theatre Company staff will vote on the winners. The winners will receive 2 tickets to see Antony and Cleopatra (April 26 through July 6).

Free! Happenings at the Harman

Cellist Marcio Botelho and soprano Kate Hearden from the National Gallery Chamber Players will perform as part of Happenings at the Harman on Wednesday, April 16, at noon.

The performance takes place in The Forum of Sidney Harman Hall (610 F St. NW).

Box lunches are available for purchase for $10 if desired.

Seating is unreserved general admission, based on availability and is on a first-come, first-served basis. It is recommended that you arrive early as many Happenings events have overflow crowds.

Call the Box Office at 202.547.1122 for up-to-date schedule information or to place an order for a box lunch.

Harman Center for the Arts

looking down, originally uploaded by hey-helen.

Another great photos of the Harman from one of our patrons!

To see more photos from the Shakespeare Theatre Company, click here.

Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra Podcasts!

Director David Muse discusses his production of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. As swift and enthralling as a political thriller, Julius Caesar portrays the life-and-death struggle for power in Rome. Fearing that Caesar's growing strength and ambitions threaten the Republic, a faction of politicians plots to assassinate him. But when Caesar is killed, chaos engulfs Rome. In Caesar, Brutus and Mark Antony, Shakespeare created three fascinating, dynamic characters. To hear the podcast, click here.

Director Michael Kahn discusses his production of William Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. Featuring some of the most sublime poetry of love and loss ever written, Antony and Cleopatra is a dark portrait of an ill-fated love affair. The play begins almost a decade after the events of Julius Caesar, with civil unrest roiling imperial Rome. the aging Mark Antony, one of the empire's three rulers, lives a decadent life in Egypt, carousing with Queen Cleopatra. As Rome reasserts its claim on him, Antony struggles between his sense of duty and his love for Cleopatra. To hear the podcast, click here.

Both productions run in rotating repertory from April 26 through July 6, 2008, at the Shakespeare Theatre Company's Sidney Harman Hall (610 F St. NW).

For tickets, click here.

Free! Happenings at the Harman

The Washington Balalaika Society, America's finest orchestra of Russian folk instruments will make their Happenings at the Harman debut on Wednesday, April 9, at noon.

The performance takes place in The Forum of Sidney Harman Hall (610 F St. NW).Box lunches are available for purchase for $10 if desired.

Seating is unreserved general admission, based on availability and is on a first-come, first-served basis. It is recommended that you arrive early as many Happenings events have overflow crowds.

Call the Box Office at 202.547.1122 for up-to-date schedule information or to place an order for a box lunch.

Photo of The Washington Balalaikas, curtesy of their website.

Roman Rep Videos on YouTube!

Director Michael Kahn discusses Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, which runs in Sidney Harman Hall from April 26 to July 6, 2008.

Antony and Cleopatra: A Love Story



Antony and Cleopatra: Rome vs. Egypt


Director David Muse discusses Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, which runs in Sidney Harman Hall from April 27 to July 6, 2008.

Julius Caesar's Relevance


Julius Caesar: Idealism vs. Reality


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