<cal1>Friday/May 12
<cal2>The Choir of the German School Washington, D.C. presents a "Night of Mozart" with Conductor Mr. Thomas Busch, pianists Olivia Ly, age 9 and Jeffrey Ly, age 11 at 8 p.m. at Pilgrim Lutheran Church, 5500 Massachusetts Ave., Bethesda. $12/adults and $8/students. They can be purchased at German School Washington, D.C., 8617 Chateau Dr. Potomac. For Will Call 301-767-3846.
<cal1>Saturday/May 13
<cal2>The National Philharmonic presents Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni’ at 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore. Call 301-581-5100 for tickets. Ticket prices are $80, $60, $45, $35 & $25.
<cal1>Sunday/May 14
<cal2>The Choir of the German School Washington, D.C. presents a "Night of Mozart" with Conductor Mr. Thomas Busch, pianists Olivia Ly, age 9 and Jeffrey Ly, age 11 at 6 p.m. at Pilgrim Lutheran Church, 5500 Massachusetts Ave., Bethesda. $12/adults and $8/students. They can be purchased at German School Washington, D.C., 8617 Chateau Dr. Potomac. For Will Call 301-767-3846.
<cal1>Saturday/May 20
<cal2>The Washington National Opera presents a free workshop of Hansel and Gretel for children and their families from 11 a.m.-noon at the Potomac Library, 10101 Glenolden Drive, Potomac. Led by WNO Teaching Artists, families are introduced to the story and music of opera, and how music communicates plot, character and emotion. Hands-on crafts and creative music activities are included. This program is ideal for children 6-12 years old and their families. Registration required, call 240-777-0690.
Bach Sinfonia performs "The Red Priest Vespers: Masterworks of Vivaldi" at 8 p.m. at Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church, 6601 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda. Jennifer Ellis, soprano, and Chantry will also be performing. $25/adult; $22/seniors; $16/students. 14 and under free. Visit www.bachsinfonia.org or call 301-362-6525.
The Stanislavsky Theater Studio will present an original production of Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s “Crime and Punishment” through June 18 at Montgomery College’s Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus. Performances will take place Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. There will be two special Thursday performances on June 8 and 15 at 8 p.m. Free parking is available for Stanislavsky Theater Studio audiences in the College's parking garage, located at the corner of King and Fenton Streets. Tickets range between $15–$25/person. Student and employee tickets cost $5. Tickets are available at www.sts-online.org, www.boxofficetickets.com, or by calling 800-494-TIXS.
<cal1>Sunday/May 21
<cal2>‘Music for Peasants and Princes’ will be presented by the Washington Balalaika Society Orchestra at 3 p.m. at the Kreeger Theatre, Jewish Community Center, 6125 Montrose Road, Rockville. Concert of Russian folk and light classical music played by a full orchestra using traditional Russian folk instruments. Tickets are $20 regular, $18 Seniors and Students. Tickets can be purchased at www.balalaika.org and 703-744-9151.
<cal1>Friday, May 26
<cal2>Act Two Performing Arts presents “Songs for a New World” at the Historic Stage, Olney Theatre Center, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd., Olney at 7:30 p.m. Act Two’s performance of this Jason Robert Brown musical features local high-school performers, including 10 Winston Churchill High School students. Tickets are $16 for adults, $14 for students/seniors, or $12 each for groups of 10 or more. Call 240-418-9412 or visit www.acttwo.org and click on the “Songs for a New World” logo.
<cal1>Saturday, May 27
<cal2>Act Two Performing Arts presents “Songs for a New World” at the Historic Stage, Olney Theatre Center, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd., Olney at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Act Two’s performance of this Jason Robert Brown musical features local high-school performers, including 10 Winston Churchill High School students. Tickets are $16 for adults, $14 for students/seniors, or $12 each for groups of 10 or more. Call 240-418-9412 or visit www.acttwo.org and click on the “Songs for a New World” logo.
<cal1>Ongoing
<cal2>The Stanislavsky Theater Studio will present an original production of Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s “Crime and Punishment” through June 18 at Montgomery College’s Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus. Performances will take place Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. There will be two special Thursday performances on June 8 and 15 at 8 p.m. Free parking is available for Stanislavsky Theater Studio audiences in the College's parking garage, located at the corner of King and Fenton Streets. Tickets range between $15–$25/person. Student and employee tickets cost $5. Tickets are available at www.sts-online.org, www.boxofficetickets.com, or by calling 800-494-TIXS.
Theater Performances for Children on Saturdays and Sundays, May 13–28. Adventure Theatre presents “Tarradiddle Tales,” a play by Flora Atkin. Mexico, Africa and Denmark provide the backdrop for these folk tales. Tickets are $7 for children and adults. Playing time is approximately 1 hour. Call 301-320-5331 or visit www.adventuretheatre.org.
Puppet Theater for Children has shows Wednesdays through Sundays, May 3–31. Puppet Co. at Glen Echo Park presents “Pinocchio.” Half life-sized rod puppets, performed in the Comedia del Arte style, tell Carlo Collodi’s story of what it means to be “real.” Performances Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 10 and 11:30 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. through June 1. Recommended for kindergarten through adult. Tickets are $7 for adults and children. Playing time 50 minutes. Call 301-320-6668 or visit www.thepuppetco.org.
Imagination Stage's fifth show of the 2005-06 professional season in the Lerner Family Theatre is a world premiere adaptation of the novel “The Hundred Dresses,” with script and direction by Helen Hayes Award-winning writer/director Mary Hall Surface. The show runs from May 13-June 11 with performances on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. and Sunday at 12:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. There are also some Saturday 7 p.m. performances. Go to www.ImaginationStage.org or call 301-280-1660 for exact days and to purchase tickets. Tickets may also be purchased at the box office at 4908 Auburn Avenue in Bethesda and cost $15, $12 & $10. Group rates are available.
“A Murder, A Mystery and A Marriage,” at Round House Theatre in Bethesda, 4545 East West Highway May 31–June 25. Visit www.round-house.org for tickets and info.
The Potomac Theatre Company will present Neil Simon's comedy “Plaza Hotel,” about three brief encounters in the same luxurious suite at New York's famed Plaza Hotel from June 16-25 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. The show will be performed at The Blair Family Center for the Arts, at the Bullis School, 10601 Falls Road, Potomac. Visit www.potomactheatreco.com.