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Tickets: For concerts presented by the Theatre: adults $15; students 18 and under $5. Reservations are recommended and seating is assigned at the time reservations are made. For films: adults $5; students $4. Open seating for films.
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| Friday, September 17 at 8 p.m. |
"Guantanamera!" (film)
film presented by RAAC |
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RAAC writes: "Cuba may languish under a bankrupt system, but it is after all a Caribbean island -- filled with life, color and invention. The film's target is mindless, pigheaded bureaucracy. The weapons it brings to bear against it are romance, sexuality and irreverence in a road show that documents in zestful detail how sanity survives in the everyday life of today's Cuba. Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times calls it "[a] funny and pognant comedy. Full of wit, wisdom and life." (In Spanish with English subtitles) |
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| Saturday, September 18 at 8 p.m. | "Mark Twain: The Light and the Dark" |
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Wayne Clawson portrays Mark Twain's light and dark sides in this new production. Clawson was last seen at the Theatre in "The Shooting of Dan McGrew." |
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| Friday, September 24, at 8 p.m. | "Cookie's Fortune" (film) |
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RAAC writes: "With an all-star ensemble that includes Glenn Close, Patricia Neal, Charles Dutton, Ned Beatty, Liv Tyler, Chris O'Donnell and Lyle Lovett, director Robert Altman's newest film is a southern, gothic-flavored, comedy of manners told with great style and warmth." (Rated PG13) |
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| Saturday, September 25 at 8 p.m. |
Jazz Guitar Duo I
Jimmy Bruno & Jack Wilkins |
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Celebrated guitarists Jimmy Bruno and Jack Wilkins return with another evening of great jazz during which they will preview music from their upcoming album. |
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| Friday, October 8 at 8 p.m. | "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (film) |
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RAAC writes: "Director Michael Hoffman transports this movie from ancient Greece to turn-of-the-century Tuscany in a wonderful adaptation of Shakespeare's complicated romantic comedy. Kevin Kline does his best movie work yet as Nick Bottom and beautiful Michelle Pfeiffer shines as Titania, the deluded queen of the fairies. The lush and sensual Tuscan landscape provides a warm background for the mischievous Puck (Stanley Tucci) as he dashes around performing his errands of love while carrying out the film's delicate madness." (Rated PG-13) |
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| Saturday, October 9 at 8 p.m. | Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet |
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Backed by a four-piece instrumental group, the popular vocal quartet swings through their fabulous arrangements of jazz classics. |
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| Friday, October 22 at 8 p.m. |
"Life is Beautiful" (PG-13 film)
(Re-scheduled to this date) |
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RAAC writes: "Robert Benigni, Italy's crown laureate, puts a serious spin on his comic genius in this tale of a Jewish bookstore owner who uses humor and gamesmanship to shield his son from the horrors of a Nazi concentration camp. Winner of twenty-nine international awards, this film also won the Best Foreign Film Oscar and a Best Actor award for Benigni." (Dubbed in English.) |
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| Saturday, October 23 at 8 p.m. | Celtic Music |
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Linn Barnes and Allison Hampton play lute, Celtic harp, guitar, and uillean pipes. An annual fall favorite: Barnes and Hampton return to the Theatre following their recent tour of Ireland. |
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| Friday, November 12 at 8 p.m. | "Tea with Mussolini" (film) |
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RAAC writes: "Set in Tuscany from 1932 to 1945, this bittersweet drama spans the reign of Italy's Fascist regime, the outbreak of World War II and the arrival of peace. Based on director Franco Zeffirelli's memoir of his childhood and adolescence, the movie stars Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith and Judi Dench as a trio of colorful British expatriates: Lily Tomlin as an American archeologist and Cher as a wealthy Jewish-American art dealer with a string of husbands and lovers behind her." (Rated PG) |
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| Friday, November 19 at 8 p.m. |
Camerata Cantores and Brass Classique
Madrigal Singers and Brass Quartet |
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Camerata Cantores is a 24-voice madrigal ensemble which sings a wide range of music from the Renaissance to the present time. It was founded four years ago by its Director, Helen Dill. The Brass Classique is directed by Richard Dill. This concert is presented by the Camerata. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for seniors and students. |
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| Friday, November 26 at 8 p.m. |
"Three Seasons" (film)
film presented by RAAC |
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RAAC writes: "This is the first American full-length feature to complete production in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam since the Vietnam War. Set against the backdrop of that country's panoramic splendor, the film follows the struggles, hopes and dreams of working-class people." (PG-13)(Vietnamese with English subtitles.) |
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| Sunday, November 28 at 3 p.m. |
The Smithsonian at Little Washington
Brilliance of the Baroque series |
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"Thanksgiving with the Bach Family" The Smithsonian Chamber Players open the 1999-2000 Smithsonian at Little Washington season (their eighth season in residence at the Theatre) with another in their "Brilliance of the Baroque" concert series. Linda Quan, violin, Marc Schachman, oboe, and Kenneth Slowik, harpsichord, play sonatas for violin, oboe, and harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach. Included in the program with be shorter selections by some of Bach's sons, as well as a few pieces Bach composed for the instructional use of his family. |
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| Saturday, December 4 at 8 p.m. |
Jazz Guitar Duo II
Frank Vignola and Gene Bertoncini |
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In their first appearance here, internationally renowned guitarists Frank Vignola and Gene Bertoncini join the growing ranks of fine jazz guitarists who have played at the Theatre. |
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| Friday, December 10, 1999 at 8 p.m. |
"The Winslow Boy" (film)
film presented by RAAC |
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RAAC writes: "Director David Mamet's seventh flim is a screen adaptation of Terence Rattigan's moving 1946 stageplay about honor and family. Before the First World War, an English naval cadet, accused of forging and cashing a five-shilling postal order, is expelled from school. Mamet ignores the question of the boy's guilt or innocence while the movie concentrates on the intense self-control of the boy's upper-middle-class family, and after a while the entire enterprise seems slightly mad." (Rated G) |
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| Saturday, December 18, 1999 at 4 p.m. |
The Montpelier Singers
Christmas Carols |
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In this holiday celebration, The Montpelier Singers include a wide range of Christmas Carols. At the end of the concert the audience will be asked to join in carol singing for a short time. No admission charge. Open, unreserved seating. Donations welcome. This concert is presented by the Rappahannock Association for Arts and the Community (RAAC). |
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| Friday, January 14, 2000 at 8 p.m. |
"The Red Violin" (film)
film presented by RAAC |
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RAAC writes: "A story spanning centuries and many locales including Cremona, Vienna and Oxford. 17th century violin maker Nicolo Bussotti creates the greatest violin of his life for his unborn son. We follow the violin as it chanages hands over the next 300 years culminating with a contemporary auction in Montreal where musical instrument sleuth Charles Morritz (Samuel L. Jackson) is bidding for the instrument." Rated R, 126 minutes. |
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| Sunday, January 16, 2000 at 4 p.m. |
Community Event: for MLK Jr. Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration |
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Rappahannock County's ninth annual celebration honoring the birthday of the great civil rights leader, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. This year the program is a play: "A Dream Beyond Freedom," by Mary Tinsley. Performed by members of the Wayland Blue Ridge Baptist Association Youth and others. Presented by the Julia E. Boddie Memorial Scholarship Committee. No admission charge. Open, unreserved seating. Donations welcome. |
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| Sunday, January 23, 2000 at 3 p.m. |
Bill Charlap plays Jazz, Broadway, Scott Joplin
jazz piano recital |
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Pianist Bill Charlap plays jazz, Broadway, Scott Joplin. "At thirty-two, he is the best . . . of a swarm of gifted pianists who have appeared in New York in the past ten years," Whitney Balliett, The New Yorker. |
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| Friday, January 28, 2000 at 8 p.m. |
"Sixth Sense" (film)
film presented by RAAC |
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RAAC writes: "Bruce Willis plays a child psychologist trying to help an 8-year-old boy with a dark secret. As the child, whose visions are truly terrifying, Haley Joel Osment is outstanding and surely an Oscar nominee. This is an entrancing film which dabbles in profound character revelation and the paranormal. The twist ending will put your head in a swirl." (Rated PG-13,107 minutes) |
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| Saturday, January 29, 2000 at 8 p.m. |
Smithsonian at Little Washington
Schubert's Schwanengesang ("Swan Song") |
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The eminent Dutch baritone Max van Egmond joins Kenneth Slowik on fortepiano in a tribute to Franz Schubert (born January 31, 1797). The program of songs includes the famous Schwanengesang or "Swan Song," a cycle published only after Schubert's untimely death. |
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| Saturday, February 5, 2000 at 7 p.m. |
Community Event: Variety Show
members of Washington Baptist Church |
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The third annual variety show produced and presented by members the Washington Baptist Church. No admission charge. Open, unreserved seating. Donations welcome. |
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| Friday, February 11, 2000 at 8 p.m. |
"Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember" (documentary)
film presented by RAAC |
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RAAC writes: "The celebrated Italian actor, and one of the world's great movie stars, reminisces about his life and career with candor, intimacy and charm. Clips gleaned from his many movies, including Fellini classics, liberally illustrate his recollections in this award-winning film directed by Anna Maria Tato, Mastroianni's companion for 22 years until his death." (Unrated, 90 minutes) |
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| Saturday, February 12, 2000 at 8 p.m. |
Leroy Jenkins plays Jazz Violin
solo improvisation on violin and viola |
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"Perhaps no one else playing the violin today merges the languages of European classical music and American jazz as seamlessly, elegantly and poetically as Leroy Jenkins . . . he represents jazz fiddle playing of the most sophisticated and adventurous kind," Arts Plus, Chicago Tribune. |
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| Sunday, February 20, 2000 at 3 p.m. |
Smithsonian at Little Washington
"Brilliance of the Baroque" series |
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To celebrate the "Bach Year" of 2000, the 250th anniversary of the death of Johann Sebastian Bach, the Smithsonian Chamber Players present another all-Bach program during this, their eighth season in residence at the Theatre. James Weaver, harpsichordist and founder of the Smithsonian Chamber Players, and cellist Kenneth Slowik play highlights of their concerts, at the Smithsonian, which include the complete English Suites for Harpsichord and Unaccompanied Cello Suites by J.S. Bach. |
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| Friday, February 25, 2000 at 8 p.m. |
"An Ideal Husband" (film)
film presented by RAAC |
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RAAC writes: "Based on an Oscar Wilde play, this Oliver Parker film retains the Wilde wit and like the playwright, allows no one to escape intense scrutiny. It's a comedy of manners, politics, treachery, misunderstanding and blackmail featuring Rupert Everett at his most dapper and the beautiful Julianne Moore and Cate Blanchett." PG-13, 90 minutes. |
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| Sunday, February 27, 2000 at 2 p.m. |
Community Event: Bland Music Competition
sponsored by the Rappahannock Lions Club |
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In this annual event the Lions Club invites youngsters who live in or go to school in Rappahannock County to compete in the "Bland Music Competition." |
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| Saturday, March 4, 2000 at 8 p.m. |
Smithsonian at Little Washington
Quartets by Mozart and Haydn |
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This final concert in the 1999-2000 season of the Smithsonian at Little Washington features Kenneth Slowik as guest fortepianist in a Mozart and Haydn program by the Coolidge Quartet. The exciting young prize-winning ensemble, now in residence at the University of Maryland, comprises talented musicians from Denmark, Australia, Boston, and San Francisco. The program includes Haydn's Quartet in G Major, Op. 76, No. 1, and two works by Mozart: the Piano Quartet in G Minor, and the String Quartet in D Major, K499, known as the "Hoffmeister." |
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| Friday, March 17, 2000 at 8 p.m. |
"The Best Man" (film)
film presented by RAAC |
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RAAC writes: "This comedy is the debut of filmaker, Malcolm Lee. It centers on a group of old friends (including Taye Diggs and Nia Long) who reunite in New York for a wedding and some intense catching-up. It's a 'My Best Friend's Wedding' type of picture with some 'Big Chill' background making it a finely tuned, sleek and sophisticated date movie. Ensuring the quality is the producer, Spike Lee." Rated R, 115 minutes. |
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| Friday, March 24, 2000 at 8 p.m. |
"Harvey" (the Pulitzer Prize winning comedy)
presented by Christendom College Players |
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The Christendom College Players present their seventh annual performance at the Theatre. This year they bring the Pulitzer Prize winning comedy "Harvey" by Mary Chase. |
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| Saturday, March 25, 2000 at 8 p.m. |
"Harvey" (the Pulitzer Prize winning comedy)
from the Christendom College Players |
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The Christendom College Players present their seventh annual performance at the Theatre. This year they bring the Pulitzer Prize winning comedy "Harvey" by Mary Chase. |
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| Sunday, March 26, 2000 at 3 p.m. |
"Harvey" (the Pulitzer Prize winning comedy)
from the Christendom College Players |
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The Christendom College Players present their seventh annual performance at the Theatre. This year they bring the Pulitzer Prize winning comedy "Harvey" by Mary Chase. |
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| Friday, March 31, 2000 at 8 p.m. |
"The Insider" (film)
film presented by RAAC |
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RAAC writes: "Lots of Oscar buzz about this one. Al Pacino is the bristling '60 Minutes' producer Lowell Bergman, Christopher Plummer is a mildly satirized Mike Wallace and Russell Crowe plays the real-life whistle-blower, Jeffrey Wigand, in this juicily entertaining public-affairs melodrama about corruption in the tobacco industry. This is a big-time journalism and corporate villainy and you will experience a rising line of tension and paranoia as this jousting epic unfolds." Rated R, 158 minutes. |
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| Saturday, April 1 at 8 p.m. |
"Night Must Fall"
play by Emlyn Williams |
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Fauquier Community Theatre's production of the Welsh playwright's psychological thriller, set in 1935 Essex England.A dashing young stranger arrives at the secluded bungalow of a wealthy, eccentric matron and her niece. Mystery surrounds his identity and intentions. |
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| Sunday, April 2, 2000 at 3 p.m. |
"Night Must Fall"
play by Emlyn Williams |
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Fauquier Community Theatre's production of the Welsh playwright's psychological thriller, set in 1935 Essex England. A dashing young stranger arrives at the secluded bungalow of a wealthy, eccentric matron and her niece. Mystery surrounds his identity and intentions. |
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| Friday, April 14, 2000 at 8 p.m. |
"American Beauty" (film)
film presented by RAAC |
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RAAC writes: "Another Oscar prospect. Kevin Spacey is a defeated suburban patriarch condemned by his withdrawn daughter and hyperorganized wife, Annette Bening. This is an amazing and impassioned fantasia about American loneliness that begins as satire and ends with a vision of the sublime. The acting is superb!" Rated 4, 118 minutes. |
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| Saturday, April 22, 2000 at 8 p.m. |
Bucky Pizzarelli and Chuck Redd
Jazz Duo: Guitar and Vibes |
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Bucky Pizzarelli plays guitar and Chuck Redd plays vibes when these superlative jazz musicians return to the Theatre. |
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| Friday, April 28, 2000 at 8 p.m. |
"Toy Story 2" (film)
film presented by RAAC |
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RAAC writes: "This story is twice as inventive as its predecessor and the animation is out of this world. Tom Hanks practically owns the character of Woody, the cowboy, and Tim Allen and others bring even more soul to the proceedings than before. The movie is a perfect fusion of genuinely affecting narraative and gut-creasing comedy. Adults are enjoying this film as much as their children. Rated G, 85 minutes. |
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| Saturday, May 13, 2000 at 8 p.m. |
The Flying Pisanos
Jazz Guitar and Vocalist |
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Jazz guitarist John Pisano and Jeanne Pisano, the vocalist with the 4-octave range, return to the Theatre just one year after their last visit. "The teaming of Jeanne's luxurious alto and John's resourceful, empathetic guitar playing makes listening to them a pleasure," Los Angeles Times. |
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| May 19, 2000 at 8 p.m. |
"Being John Malkovich" (R)
film presented by RAAC |
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| Friday, May 26, 2000 at 8 p.m. |
"The Talented Mr. Ripley" (R)
film presented by RAAC |
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| Friday June 9, 2000 at 8 p.m. |
"The Green Mile" (R)
film presented by RAAC |
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| Friday, June 23, 2000 at 8 p.m. |
"Tumbleweeds" (R)
Film presented by RAAC |
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