2013/14 season

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    AGNES UNDER THE BIG TOP
    By Aditi Brennan Kapil

    Directed by Michael Dove
     
    September 5 - 28, 2013
     
    AREA PREMIERE
     
    In an American city, to the sound of the subway, six lives intersect in this comic adventure about immigrant life in America. A Liberian nurse, a Bulgarian one-time ringmaster and his wife, an Indian subway driver trainee, a nomadic busker, and a bedridden woman pursue dreams, peace, and a place in this strange new world.
     
     

    MEENA’S DREAM
    By Anu Yadav
    Music by Anjna Swaminathan, Rajna Swaminathan and Sam McCormally

    Directed by Paige Hernandez
     
    January 8 - 19, 2014
     
    WORLD PREMIERE
     
    During the day, seven-year-old Meena wishes that her mother could get well; and by night, the Hindu God Lord Krishna appears, entreating Meena’s help in his war against the Worry Machine. Meena’s Dream creates a fantastical world through storytelling and live music, from South Indian classical to indie folk.
     
     
     

    PLUTO
    By Steve Yockey

    Directed by Michael Dove
     
    February 20 - March 15, 2014
     
     
    The morning after a local school tragedy, a single mother attempts to reconnect with her son. But strange forces keep interfering: the new family dog has three heads, an angry mob has gathered outside, and a chilling figure has occupied the refrigerator.
     
     
     

    10th SEASON CELEBRATION PRODUCTION

    THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT
    By Stephen Adly Guirgis

    Directed by John Vreeke
     
    May 22 - June 14, 2014
     
    The return of the production the Washington Post called "preposterously entertaining" and "nearly flawless...an answered prayer" 
     
    In purgatory, Judas is on trial, yet so overwhelmed by guilt that he cannot speak in his own defense. So lawyers, witnesses, saints, and even the Devil try the case without him, debating punishment, redemption, and the nature of free will.
     
     
     

    GIDION'S KNOT
    By Johnna Adams

    Directed by Cristina Alicea

    July, 2014

    AREA PREMIERE

    Over the course of an unexpected parent/teacher conference in a 5th grade classroom, a mother and her son’s teacher have a volatile conversation about the tragic circumstances that led to Gidion’s suspension from school. Was he a bully? A victim? A protector? Or, was his imagination too powerful a tool for the adults around him? 

     

     

     

    This also marks the 5th year that of Forum Theatre as the theatre in residence at Round House Theatre Silver Spring