SIGNATURE THEATRE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
All programs are free. No reservations required.
BROWN BAG THURSDAYS
The first Thursday of the month join us for a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the current productions and events at Signature. Enjoy your lunch while you engage in an informal discussion with some of the artists from our 2010-2011 season. Programs are subject to guest artist availability. Please check monthly for any program changes.
1:00pm – 2:00 pm
Signature's Mead Lobby
4200 Campbell Avenue
Arlington, VA 22206
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Euan Morton |
September 9, 2010 – Special Brown Bag Opening
The first Brown Bag Thursday will be held after Labor Day weekend, on
the second Thursday of September. The featured guest artist and one of the stars
of Signature’s production of Chess, Euan Morton played Boy George in
the West End and Broadway productions of Taboo, for which he received
an Olivier Award, Tony® Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle ,
and Drama League Award nominations. This spring, Euan appeared in the
musical revue Sondheim on Sondheim that premiered at the Roundabout
Theatre’s Studio 54.
October 7, 2010
Ken Ludwig, author of Lend Me a Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo, Crazy for
You, and Shakespeare in Hollywood, premiered his play Twentieth Century
at Signature in 2003 before it opened in New York at The Roundabout
Theatre. He returns to Signature for the premiere of his new comedy A Fox
on the Fairway directed by Tony® Award-winning director John Rando.
November 4, 2010
Dubbed “the First Lady of Washington Theatre,” Nancy Robinette returns
to the Signature stage in the premiere of playwright/director Joe Calarco’s
comedy Walter Cronkite is Dead. Nancy has received 16 Helen Hayes
Award nominations and been honored with five Helen Hayes Awards for
Outstanding Actress.
December 2, 2010
Signature favorite Harry A. Winter joins the cast of Sunset Boulevard to
play legendary director Cecil B. DeMille. Last seen in the 2009 Signature
production of Show Boat, for which he earned one of his four Helen Hayes
nominations, Harry has been featured in countless Signature musicals
including 110 in the Shade, My Fair Lady, and The Witches of Eastwick.
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Florence Lacey |
January 6, 2011
Florence Lacey plays the iconic silent-screen character Norma Desmond
in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard. On Broadway, she
performed the title role in Webber’s Evita and appeared in Les Misérables,
Hello Dolly!, The Grand Tour, and An Evening with Jerry Herman.
February 3, 2011
The professional Guest Artist (TBA), who plays Third Reich
documentarian filmmaker Leni Refienstahl in the 2011 Signature in the
Schools original play, will talk about the experience of working with her
young high-school cast mates in rehearsal and on stage.
March 3, 2011
Composer Joseph Thalken discusses his new musical, Wheatley’s Folly.
This premiere marks the culmination of Part Three of Signature’s American
Musical Voices Project.
April 7, 2011
Guest Artist (TBA) from Wheatley’s Folly.
May 5, 2011
Mitchell Hebert makes his Signature debut in Art, Yasmina Reza’s Tony®
Award winning play.
June 6, 2011
Guest Artist (TBA) from Side By Side By Sondheim.
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FROM PAGE TO STAGE
Signature Theatre is "dark" on Monday nights, but the lights are on at the Shirlington Library, just downstairs from the theater. Conversations with Signature staff and guest artists take place the first Monday of each month. Programs are subject to guest artist availability. Please check monthly for any program changes.
7:00pm – 8:00 pm
Arlington Public Library, Shirlington Branch
4200 Campbell Avenue
Arlington VA 22206
October 4, 2010
Conversation with John Rando. The Tony® Award winning director for Urinetown made his Broadway debut directing Neil Simon’s The DinnerParty, starring Henry Winkler and John Ritter. For Signature, John directs
the World Premiere of Ken Ludwig’s A Fox on the Fairway.
November 1, 2010
Conversation with Aubrey Deeker. A Shakespeare Theatre regular and
veteran performer at Round House Theatre, The Folger Theatre, Ford’s
Theatre, and other local venues, Aubrey makes his Signature debut in
Ken Ludwig’s A Fox on the Fairway.
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Joe Calarco |
December 6, 2010
Conversation with Joe Calarco. A multiple Helen Hayes award-winning
director and playwright and a Signature Artistic Associate, Joe talks
about his eight-year creative journey to produce the final version of
Walter Cronkite is Dead: from an original cast of eight to an intimate
two-character comedy.
January 4, 2011
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
From Page to Stage resumes in February.
February 7, 2011
Popcorn and a movie: Sunset Boulevard. Billy Wilder’s original 1950 film
features Gloria Swanson, William Holden, and actor/director Erich von
Stroheim. This program will run approximately 2 hours.
March 7, 2011
Conversation with Sara Jaffe. Each season, Signature features one of the
staff in our community programs. As our Director of Development, Sara is
responsible for raising the necessary funds that allow Signature Theatre
to entertain you.
April 11, 2011 – NOTE THE DATE: The Second Monday in April
(due to Helen Hayes Awards!)
Conversation with Michael Rosotto. A popular DC actor, Michael is
appearing at Signature for the first time in Art.
May 2, 2011
Conversation with THE COMMUNITY’S CHOICE! During the year, vote
for the Guest Artist you would most like to have a conversation with in
the Page to Stage series. The selected Guest Artist will be announced in
April.
June 6, 2011
Conversation with Guest Artist (TBA) from Side By Side By Sondheim.
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