PEACE
By Callie Kimball
Aug 28 - Sept 28, 2008

PEACE (inspired by Aristophanes’ classic satire of the same name) pairs two of WSC’s brightest stars: Callie Kimball, who wrote last year’s critically acclaimed Shakespeare’s Rape of Lucrece, and director Alexander Strain, who received a grant from The Boomerang Fund for Artists for his performance in Caligula. In this world premiere, a Tennessee landowner rides a hot air balloon to Mt. Olympus only to find the place trashed by War, who has declared Peace an enemy combatant. Once rescued, Peace returns to earth. At a price.

All's Well that Ends Well
by William Shakespeare
Nov 6 - Dec 7, 2008

All’s Well that Ends Well will be directed by Helen Hayes award-winning director Joe Banno. Audiences can expect Banno’s audacious take on one of Shakespeare’s “problem plays,” as bad boy Bertram gets duped by the clever Helena. But can this romance really last?

The Cherry Orchard
By Anton Chekhov
Jan 15 - Feb 15, 2009

The Cherry Orchard is considered one of the Russian playwright’s masterpieces and will be directed by Helen Hayes award nominee and WSC Artistic Director Christopher Henley. Madame Renevskaya faces eviction and so does WSC. The Cherry Orchard will be the last play performed by WSC at Clark Street Playhouse, WSC’s home for the past thirteen seasons. However, WSC will not be moving to Paris with the sale of our cherry orchard, but to a new and exciting home in downtown Rosslyn.

Small Craft Warnings
By Tennessee Williams
Apr 9 - May 10

Small Craft Warnings, a rarely performed American classic set in a bar, will take place in an actual bar. Blurring the lines between performer and spectator, we will follow a motley group of regulars as they come to grips with the emptiness and loneliness of their existence. Directed by Jay Hardee, Small Craft Warnings is a perfect play for finding beauty in hard times.

WSC's Clark Street Playhouse
601 S. Clark St.,
Crystal City (Arlington), VA 22202 (Directions)