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The Theatre's Fall Season runs from September through December, and the season's schedule includes jazz concerts; a classical piano recital; chamber music performances by the Smithsonian Chamber Players; an evening of Celtic Music; a performance by the St. Petersburg Trio; and the play "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare, produced by Cambridge University students. Again in the fall, movies will be presented at the Theatre twice monthly, by the Rappahannock Association for Arts and the Community. (There are no movies at the Theatre during the month of December.) The Theatre's schedule is always subject to change, and advance reservations are recommended except for the films for which no reservations are taken. Reservations may be made by sending email to TheatreVA@aol.com or by phoning the Theatre at (540) 675-1253. Or reservations may be made by mail to: The Theatre, 291 Gay Street, P.O. Box 322, Washington VA 22747 TICKET PRICES: Adults $20; Students 18 and under $5.
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| Friday, September 15 at 8 p.m. |
"Akeelah and the Bee" (PG)
film presented by RAAC |
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| September 16 at 8 p.m. |
'TWELFTH NIGHT" by William Shakespeare
produced by Cambridge University students |
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The Theatre again welcomes the annual touring production of a Shakespeare comedy by a student group from Cambridge University. Here is their brief synopsis of the play: “Viola is dressed as a boy and is in love with Duke Orsino, but Duke Orsino is in love with Olivia. Olivia’s servant Malvolio thinks Olivia is in love with him, but Olivia is really in love with Viola . . . or is that Viola’s twin brother Sebastian? Only the fool, Feste, knows the truth!” The play features thwarted love, mistaken identity, and a punning clown. |
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| Sunday, September 17 at 4 p.m. |
"TWELFTH NIGHT" by William Shakespeare
a production by Students of Cambridge University |
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The Theatre again welcomes the annual touring production of a Shakespeare comedy by a student group from Cambridge University. Here is their brief synopsis of the play: “Viola is dressed as a boy and is in love with Duke Orsino, but Duke Orsino is in love with Olivia. Olivia’s servant Malvolio thinks Olivia is in love with him, but Olivia is really in love with Viola . . . or is that Viola’s twin brother Sebastian? Only the fool, Feste, knows the truth!” The play features thwarted love, mistaken identity, and a punning clown. |
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| Saturday, September 30 at 8 p.m. |
THE ST. PETERSBURG TRIO
Russian Folk Music and Classical Favorites |
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Andrey Saveliev, balalaika, Svetlana Nikonova, domra, Vladimir Zakharevitch, bayan, with soprano Anya Titova. The Trio was formed in 1992 when its members graduated from Russia’s pre-eminent musical conservatory, the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in St. Petersburg. They perform extensively in the U.S. and abroad, and are all currently members of the Washington Balalaika Society Orchestra. The first part of the program at the Theatre includes music of Strauss, Dvorak, Brahms and Joplin. The second half of the program is devoted, in the Trio’s words, to “Russian Folk Songs best ever.” |
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| Friday, October 6 at 8 p.m. |
"Lost City" (R)
film presented by RAAC |
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| Saturday, October 7 at 8 p.m. |
MICHAEL TSALKA and KATARZYNA MARZEC
A Piano Recital of Solos and of Music for Four Han |
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Music by Schubert, Scarlatti, Chopin, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Brahms and Gershwin. Each pianist plays some works solo; together, they play music written by the composer for four hands. Israeli pianist Tsalka’s reviews include: from Italy, “outstanding and moving interpretations of Mozart and Schubert”; from Argentina, “precision and splendid technique...a sound filled with subtleties and colors”; from Germany, “Tsalka mesmerized his audiences with an incisive line and rhythmic vitality”; from Sweden, “piano technique . . .at an absolute top level...simplicity and great elegance”. Polish pianist Katarzyna Marzec’s rich performing experience includes numerous solo and chamber concerts, as well as performances with orchestras throughout Europe, the Middle East, and the U.S. |
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| Saturday, October 14 at 8 p.m. |
LAURENCE JUBER
Guitarist |
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As a young musician in London in the 1970s, Juber “got an extraordinary, life-changing break when Paul McCartney hand-picked him to become Wings’ lead guitarist.” During the three years he recorded and toured with Wings, he won a Best Rock Instrumental Grammy. He has since worked with artists such as George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul Williams and Al Stewart and has been named Fingerstyle Guitarist Of The Year. He has played on Oscar- and Emmy-winning movies and TV shows. The latest of his eleven solo albums is “One Wing”, a collection drawn from the Paul McCartney and Wings repertoire. |
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| Friday, October 20 at 8 p.m. |
"Water" (PG-13)
film presented by RAAC |
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| Saturday, October 28 at 8 p.m. |
LINN BARNES and ALLISON HAMPTON
Celtic Music |
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The annual fall concert by the popular and accomplished team of Linn Barnes and Allison Hampton brings music from Celtic and American folk traditions played on harp, guitars, lute, and Irish bagpipes. Allison says that she and Linn traveled in France earlier this year and “collected a great deal of interesting new music, particularly from Brittany, the Celtic part of France.” |
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| Friday, November 3 at 8 p.m. |
"Sketches of Frank Gehry" (PG-13)
film presented by RAAC |
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| Saturday, November 4 at 8 p.m. |
MUSIC FROM THE AMERICAN POPULAR SONGBOOK
Ned Boynton, guitar, Karen Gray, vocals, and frien |
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An upbeat and swinging evening of instrumental and vocal music from the American popular songbook. Ned Boynton is from the West Coast and “a wonderful guitarist,” San Francisco Chronicle. Karen Gray now lives near Annapolis and is “a tiptop vocalist,” Washingtonian Magazine. |
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| Friday, November 17 at 8 p.m. |
"A Prairie Home Companion" (PG-13)
film presented by RAAC |
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| Sunday, November 19 at 4 p.m. |
SMITHSONIAN AT LITTLE WASHINGTON
Schubert's "Die Winterreise" |
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John Elwes, tenor, and Kenneth Slowik, fortepiano, bring Schubert’s moving and exquisitely beautiful song cycle to the Theatre to open this 15th season of the Smithsonian at Little Washington. English tenor John Elwes was Head Chorister at Westminster Cathedral, continued his studies at the Royal College of Music, and made his stage debut as a tenor at London's Proms Concerts in 1968. His active concert and operatic schedule keeps him in Europe for much of the time. He performs with conductors such as Christopher Hogwood, Nikolaus Harnoncourt and John Eliot Gardiner and has participated in over one hundred recordings with the major recording companies. Kenneth Slowik is a founding member of the Smithsonian Chamber Players, the Castle Trio, and the Axelrod Quartet. He is renowned for his performances on the cello and viola da gamba, and, increasingly in recent years, as a conductor. Slowik is also a fine keyboard artist and for this concert he will be playing a fortepiano brought to the Theatre specially for this occasion. Many of Slowik's recordings have won prestigious international awards in a musical repertoire which ranges from the Baroque, through the Classical and Romantic periods to the early twentieth century. |
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| Saturday, December 2 at 8 p.m. |
STATESMEN OF JAZZ
All-Star Group of Fine Musicians |
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The Statesmen of Jazz brings another all-star group of fine musicians to the Theatre. This year, they include the witty and entertaining Marty Grosz, guitar and vocals; Dan Block, saxophone; Mickey Roker, drums; Norman Simmons, piano; Greg Cohen, bass; Duke Heitger, trumpet; and Aaron Weinstein, violin. |
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| Sunday, December 3 at 3 p.m. |
SMITHSONIAN AT LITTLE WASHINGTON
The Castle Trio |
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The renowned Trio, which comprises Lambert Orkis, piano; Marilyn McDonald, violin; and Kenneth Slowik, cello, plays Beethoven’s Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 44; Schubert’s Trio in B-flat Major, D898; and Schumann’s Trio in D Minor, Op. 63. |
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| Friday, December 8 at 8 p.m. |
A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
from the Blue Ridge Chorale |
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For information and tickets for this event, please phone 540-675-3502. (The Theatre cannot take reservations for this concert which is being presented by the Blue Ridge Chorale.) |
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