Audio Described Performances for Large Theaters in the Washington DC Metro Area

Theater, Show Title, Describer and Program Notes	Start &End Date	1^st and 2^nd Desc. date	Time
Arena Stage Fichandler at the Mead Center - 202-554-9066 You, Nero As Rome collapses beneath Nero’s outrageous narcissism, a forgotten playwright tries to restore order through the art of theater in this farce. Amid the chaos of crime, lust and politics, convincing the world’s most famous debaucher to choose virtue over vice proves to be a Herculean task. Describer: LaKeisha Jones Program Notes: Sylvia Rosenthal	Fri 11/25/2011 Sun 1/1/2012	Sat 12/31/2011	2:00pm
Arena Stage Fichandler at the Mead Center - 202-554-9066 Ah, Wilderness Return to an idyllic age of Americana in Eugene O’Neill’s unabashedly romantic and sweetly funny Ah, Wilderness! As the Connecticut-based Miller clan plans their traditional Fourth of July festivities, their dreamy-eyed middle child Richard is wrestling with cultural conventions, political uncertainty, the power of literature, and the exquisite pain of love. The memories of family life were never so delicately portrayed as in O’Neill’s only comedy, his coming-of-age love letter to a simpler time. Describer: Rita Tehan Program Notes: Sylvia Rosenthal	Fri 3/9/2012 Sun 4/8/2012	Sat 3/31/2012	2:00pm
Arena Stage Fichandler at the Mead Center - 202-554-9066 The Music Man Having exhausted all 102 counties in Illinois, “Professor” Harold Hill gives Iowa a try and soon enough convinces River City of its trouble with the “sin and corruption” of the pool hall, trouble that can only be stopped by forming a boys’ band. Marian the librarian suspects he’s a con man, but she begins to trust him after seeing how he’s given confidence to her shy younger brother. Soon, this “Music Man” has transformed the entire town, not only turning the bickering school board into a barbershop quartet, but himself into an honest man. When the stage erupts with “76 Trombones,” you’ll be cheering along with River City for Harold Hill! Describer: Sue Bussman Program Notes: Rita Tehan	Fri 5/11/2012 Sun 7/22/2012	Sat 6/2/2012	2:00pm
Arena Stage Kogod Cradle at the Mead Center - 202-554-9066 Red Winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Play, Red depicts the brilliant and passionate painter Mark Rothko facing the biggest challenge of his career. Describer: Rita Tehan Program Notes: John Weber	Fri 1/20/2012 Sun 3/11/2012	Sat 2/18/2012	2:00pm
Arena Stage Kreeger at the Mead Center - 202-554-9066 Elephant Room From the uninhibited, “engaging” (Washington Post) absurdist performance duo Rainpan 43 and actor/magician Steve Cuiffo comes a new theatrical event, filled with off-the-wall magic and sublime comedy Elephant Room examines the childlike wonder of three past-their-prime illusionists who insist on living their lives by sleight of hand. Program Notes: Rita Tehan	Fri 1/20/2012 Sun 2/26/2012	Sat 2/25/2012	2:00pm
Arena Stage Kreeger at the Mead Center - 202-554-9066 Long Days Journey Into Night Delusion and disenchantment have pitted the Tyrone family members against one another for decades. One fateful day, as their increasingly drunken hours slip by, they must either confront their defeated dreams or else be forever doomed to a cycle of guilt and resentment. Describer: Rita Tehan Program Notes: Pat Stewart	Fri 3/30/2012 Sun 5/13/2012	Sat 4/28/2012	2:00pm
Arena Stage Kreeger at the Mead Center - 202-554-9066 The Normal Heart Describer/Program Notes: Janet Carsetti & Bob Coley	Fri 6/8/2012 Sun 7/29/2012	Sat 7/7/2012	2:00pm
Fords Theatre: 202 347 4833 Necessary Sacrifices In his fourth commission for Ford’s Theatre, playwright Richard Hellesen explores the two documented encounters between Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln during a period of national crisis. As Lincoln searches for a way to end slavery in the summers of 1863 and 1864, Douglass’s rhetoric and conviction challenges the president to envision a post-emancipation world. Together, the men imagine not only a unified nation but a society that brings truth to the Constitution’s assertion that “all men are created equal.” Describer: Lee Canossa Program Notes: Richard Collins	Fri 1/20/2012 Sun 2/12/2012	Tues 1/31/2012 Sat 2/11/2012	7:30pm 2:00pm
Fords Theatre: 202 347 4833 1776 With quick-witted dialogue and a playful score, 1776 dramatizes the impassioned debates of Philadelphia’s Second Continental Congress. As George Washington sends updates from the military front, patriots John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson attempt to persuade the 13 colonies to separate from British rule. Motivated by a series of abuses from King George, America’s first politicians forge a new democracy by composing the Declaration of Independence. Describer: Marianne Metz Program Notes: Rita Tehan	Fri 3/9/2012 Sat 5/19/2012	Tues 4/24/12 Sat 5/5/2012	7:30pm 2:00pm
Fords Theatre: 202 347 4833 One Destiny Describer/Program Notes: Marianne Metz	Spring – Summer 2012	Sat 4/21/2012	10:45AM
Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater: 202 467 4600 x 19 Nothing at this time
The Washington National Opera 202-467-4600 x 19 Nothing at this time
Kennedy Center Terrace Theater: 202 467-4600 ext. 19 Nothing at this time
Kennedy Center Theater Lab: 202-467-4600 x19
National Theater: 202 783 6854 Beauty and the Beast	Tues 6/12/12 Sun 6/24/12	Sat 6/23/12	2:00pm
Olney Theatre Center – Mainstage 301 924 3400 You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown Charlie Brown struggles through another full day of book reports, baseball games, kite flying, and philosophy with a little help from his friends. Charles Schulz’s classic Peanuts gang takes a leap from the newspaper page onto the stage in this lively musical. Describer/Program Notes: Janet Carsetti & Bob Coley	Wed 2/22/12 Sun 3/18/12	Wed. 3/7/12
Olney Theatre Center – Mainstage 301 924 3400 Sleuth When a wealthy mystery novelist invites his wife’s lover to his elegant and isolated country estate, a bizarre game of cat and mouse begins, which spirals into a complex duel of wits and power plays.	Tues 6/12/12 Sun 7/8/12	Wed 6/27/12
Olney Theatre Center – Mainstage 301 924 3400 Little Shop of Horrors Seymour needs all the help he can get, so when a mysterious plant shows up at his doorstep and helps him catch the eye of his secret crush, Audrey, he’ll give it anything to keep it alive.	Tues 7/31/12 Sun 8/26/12	Wed 8/15/12
Olney Theatre Center – Mainstage 301 924 3400 Over the Tavern Precocious 12-year-old Rudy believes that we were put on earth “to have fun.” He refuses to be force-fed rules and values from anyone – not from his parents and especially not from Sister Clarissa.	Tues 9/25/12 Sun 10/21/12	Wed 10/10/12
Olney Theatre Center – Mainstage 301 924 3400 Cinderella Cinderella dreams of adventure and romance and unwittingly calls upon her fairy godmother with a wish to attend the Prince’s Ball. Through this enchanting fairytale we learn that the impossible is possible and dreams truly can come true.	Tues 11/13/12 Sun 12/30/12	Wed 11/28/12
Olney Theatre Center: Mulitz- Gudelsky Theatre Lab 301 924 3400 The 39 Steps When Richard Hannay agrees to take home a mysterious woman he meets at the theatre, he unexpectedly finds himself thrown into a world of spies and adventure. With four actors playing over 150 characters, this classic Hitchcock thriller takes a comedic turn on the stage.	Wed 4/18/2012 Sun 5/13/2012	Wed 5/2/12
Round House Bethesda: 240 644 1100 Next Fall Weaving a tale that’s as funny, infuriating, and unpredictable as life itself, Next Fall is a contemporary love story that will make you smile, laugh, and perhaps even cry. The characters have irrational phobias, conflicting religious beliefs, and lingering secrets. They are two men in love, two parents in denial, and two friends on speed dial.	Wed 2/1/2012 Sun 2/26/2012	Sat 2/11/12	3:00pm
Round House Bethesda: 240 644 1100 Crown of Shadows This gripping, modern take on The Odyssey uses contemporary language and leanings to paint a chilling portrait of the family the warrior leaves behind. Penelope and her teenage son Telemachus struggle to maintain control on Ithaca while waiting for Odysseus to return. As Penelope navigates the political waters of countless suitors, Telemachus, in his turbulent youth, chafes against both the bombardment of potential usurpers and his father’s legacy. With pressure for a successor mounting, they battle two outsiders for control over the island, with a shocking ending that can’t be found in Homer’s saga.	Wed 4/11/12 Sun 5/6/12	Sat 4/21/12	3:00pm
Round House Bethesda: 240 644 1100 Double Indemnity When hard-boiled insurance agent Walter Huff meets femme fatale Phyllis Nirlinger, the wife of a wealthy client, he quickly realizes that she wants to get rid of her husband ‑ and decides to help her do it. Accident insurance pays double indemnity on railroad mishaps, so they plot to get Nirlinger on ‑ and off ‑ a train without arousing the suspicions of the police, the insurance company, Nirlinger’s daughter, her mysterious boyfriend, or Nirlinger himself. Describer: Rita Tehan Program Notes:John Weber	Wed 5/30/12 Sun 6/24/12	Sat 6/9/12	3:00pm
Roundhouse Silver Spring: 240 644 1100 Nothing at this time
Shakespeare Lansburgh Theatre: 202 547 1122 The Two Gentlemen of Verona The Two Gentlemen of Verona centers on Valentine and Proteus, loyal friends who are transformed into enemies thanks to their fickle hearts. After traveling to Milan, Valentine falls in love with the Duke’s daughter, Silvia. By chance or fate, Proteus also falls in love with her, forsaking the woman he left behind in Verona. A jealous Proteus betrays his friend’s plan to elope with Silvia, and the Duke banishes Valentine. Should Valentine and Proteus sacrifice their friendship for desire, or can they somehow find a compromise? This adventurous, romantic story has it all—hidden identities, comedy, a gang of gentlemen outlaws—even a double wedding. Describer: Program Notes: Sue Bussman	Tues 1/17/2012 Sun 3/4/2012	Sat 2/25/2012	2:00pm
Shakespeare Lansburgh Theatre: 202 547-1122 The Servant of Two Masters Identities are mistaken, engagements are broken and lovers are reunited in Carlo Goldoni’s commedia dell’arte masterpiece. Mayhem erupts when the wily—and chronically hungry—servant Truffaldino hatches a zany scheme to double his wages (and his meals) by serving two masters at once. Describer: Rita Tehan Program Notes: Pat Stewart	Tues 5/15/2012 Sun 7/1/2012	Sat 6/23/2012	2:00pm
Shakespeare: Sidney Harman Hall : 202-547-1122 Strange Interlude STC Artistic Director Michael Kahn directs Eugene O’Neill’s Pulitzer Prize-winning, yet controversial, drama about love and deception. Heartbroken over her adored fiancé’s death, Nina engages in a series of sordid affairs before agreeing to marry a man she does not love. Months later, pregnant with her husband’s child, she learns a horrifying secret about his family, setting off a dramatic and emotional chain of events across two decades. Describer: Pat Stewart Program Notes: Marianne Metz	Tues 3/27/2012 Sun 4/29/2012	Sat 4/14/2012	2:00pm
Shakespeare: Sidney Harman Hall : 202-547-1122 The Merry Wives of Windsor Falstaff, an impoverished knight, plots to woo two wealthy wives at the same time. However, his plan backfires and the cunning wives seek revenge, bringing chaos to Windsor and embarrassment after embarrassment to Falstaff. Describer: Pat Stewart Program Notes: Rita Tehan	Tues 6/12/2012 Sun 7/15/2012	Sat 6/30/2012	2:00pm