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WASHINGTON FOLK FESTIVAL Saturday from noon to 10 and Sunday from noon to 6 at Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. 301-634-2222 orhttp://www.fsgw.org.

Medieval Spam

"Spamalot," the smash Broadway musical rip-off of the 1975 film "Monty Python & the Holy Grail," a fractured retelling of the King Arthur legend with killer rabbits, flying cows and a legless Black Knight, opens Tuesday at the National Theatre. Tickets cost $46.25 to $91.25.

"SPAMALOT" Opening Tuesday and continuing through July 9 at the National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. For tickets, 800-447-7400; for information, 202-628-6161 orhttp://www.nationaltheatre.org.

New on Stage

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company opens "The Faculty Room," Bridget Carpenter's biting satire on the dark side of life in high school, with "pay-what-you-can" previews Monday and Tuesday at 8. The bargain seats go on sale at the box office each night at 6:30. Shows continue through July 9. Regular prices are $20 to $48.

"THE FACULTY ROOM" Opening in previews Monday and continuing through July 9 at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, 641 D St. NW. 202-393-3939 orhttp://www.woollymammoth.net.

A young king and three noblemen renounce worldly pleasures -- until they meet a French princess and three of her ladies -- in Shakespeare's comic "Love's Labor's Lost," concluding the season at the Shakespeare Theatre Company. Discounted previews begin Tuesday. Tickets cost $14.25 to $60.50 through Sunday, and $26 to $71.25 thereafter.

"LOVE'S LABOR'S LOST" Opening in previews Tuesday and continuing through July 30 at the Shakespeare Theatre Company, 450 Seventh St. NW. 202-547-1122 orhttp://www.shakespearetheatre.org.

-- Compiled by Barry Barriere


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