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Eleasha Gamble plays the Witch in "Into the Woods," at Signature Theatre through Feb. 25. Below, from left, Danny Gavigan, Diana Cherkas and Vasanth Santosham in Rorschach Theatre's current production of "Rough Magic," which places a Shakespearean character in modern-day New York.
(By Carol Pratt -- Signature Theatre)
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"Bricktop," a new musical at MetroStage celebrating the artistic legacy of Alberta Smith, Mabel Mercer and Ada "Bricktop" Smith. Through Feb. 28.
"Rape of Lucrece," an original stage adaptation by Callie Kimball of Shakespeare's canonical poem, kicks off Washington Shakespeare Company's participation in the citywide Shakespeare festival. Sarah Denhardt directs. Through March 11.
"Richard III," Michael Kahn's solid version at Shakespeare Theatre Company, with Geraint Wyn Davies as the tyrant with the disfigured shoulder and soul. Through March 18.
"Gem of the Ocean," the first play chronologically in August Wilson's massive 20th-century cycle (but one of the last he wrote) traces the legacy of racism through the denizens of a house in Pittsburgh -- and a woman who might be more than 300 years old. Paulette Randall directs an Arena Stage cast that includes Joseph Marcell and Lynnie Godfrey. Through March 18.
"Junebug and the Reverend," based on a book by Alice Mead, is about a boy who must adjust to new surroundings after his mother takes a job in a retirement community. Martha King De Silva's adaptation is directed at Imagination Stage by Kathryn Chase Bryer. Through March 25.
"Crave," the area premiere of Sarah Kane's short, raw and despairing play, christens Signature Theatre's new second stage, the Ark. Jeremy Skidmore directs. Through April 1.
"Drama Under the Influence," American Century Theatre's survey of female dramatists of the Prohibition era. Through March 24.
FEBRUARY
13-- " The Constant Wife," a revival at Olney Theatre Center of Somerset Maugham's post-World War I drawing room comedy. Director John Going's cast includes Helen Hedman, Julie-Ann Elliott and Nancy Robinette (in her first appearance at Olney). Through March 11.
17 -- "Kid Simple: A Radio Play in the Flesh," is a story told by Forum Theatre and Dance with a rich attention to sound effects and the aural aspects of live production. Directed by Jessica Burgess. Through March 4 at Round House Silver Spring.
17 -- " Carnival," a new adaptation of the 1961 Bob Merrill-Michael Stewart musical, in which a circus puppeteer with psychological scars falls for a naive young woman. Robert Longbottom ("Mister Roberts") directs for the Kennedy Center. Jim Stanek and Ereni Sevasti play Paul and Lili; the puppets are by Muppets veteran Ed Christie. Through March 11.
23 -- "Bohemios," A romantic Spanish zarzuela by Amadeo Vives, Guillermo Perrin and Miguel Palacios. Directed by Mario Marcel for Teatro de la Luna. Through March 4.
23 -- " The Owl and the Pussycat," Actors' Theatre of Washington's tweaked version of the 1964 Broadway bachelor-pad comedy, which now romantically pits two male actors -- Rick Hammerly and Jeffrey Johnson -- against each other. Directed by Lee Mikeska Gardner. At Source Theatre. Through March 25.
