During Thursday night performances of SPEED-THE-PLOW, a savvy crowd gathers for a 7:30 pm show and stays afterward for a soiree with the cast. Beverages and light refreshments included! To purchase tickets, visit www.boxofficetickets.com or contact (800) 494-TIXS

October 25 Cast & Culture:  Meet the cast and hear about making the play.  ($15-45)
November 1 Grapes & Gossip:  Come one come all! ($15-$45)
November 8 Booze & Schmooze:  Our 20’s and 30’s crowd. ($25 with the code “playdate”)
November 15 Cosmos & Conversation:  A gathering with the GLBT community ($15-45)

SPEED-THE-PLOW FACT SHEET

WRITTEN BY: David Mamet
DIRECTED BY: Jerry Whiddon

SET DESIGN:  Dan Conway
LIGHTING DESIGN: Cory Ryan Frank
SOUND DESIGN: Neil McFadden
COSTUME DESIGNER: Kathleen Geldard
PROPS DESIGNER: Michelle Elwyn
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER: Karen Currie
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Samantha Merrick

FEATURING: Peter Birkenhead, Meghan Grady, and Danton Stone

PRESS NIGHT: Sunday, October 21, 2007 at 7:30 pm

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE: October 18 – November 25, 2007
$25 Sunday Night Special! Every Sunday night at 7:30 pm
Pay-What-You-Can Performance: Thursday, October 18 at 7:30 pm
Regular performance schedule: Wednesday and Thursday 7:30 pm, Saturday at 8:00 pm, and Sunday at 3:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Special Matinee: Wednesday, November 14 at Noon
Additional Performance: Tuesday, November 20 at 7:30 pm
No Performance: Thursday, November 22

LOCATION: Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater at the Washington DC Jewish Community Center at
1529 16th Street NW in Washington, DC, 4 blocks east of Dupont Circle.

PARKING & METRO:  Discounted parking available at Colonial Parking, 1616 P Street NW ($4 when validated at the J’s front desk); Limited $5 parking in the Washington DCJCC lot; Limited street parking. Dupont Circle Station RED line.

TICKETS:  $15-$50. Box Office Tickets (800) 494-TIXS or www.boxofficetickets.com.
For groups of 10+ call (202) 777-3214 or email hannahh@washingtondcjcc.org
Tickets for patrons under 25 (limited number): $15 at door/$20 online 

Theater J is handicapped accessible and offers listening assisted devices for interested patrons.   
High resolution digital images are available upon request. More information about this production is available at  (202) 777-3230 or www.theaterj.org.

Theater J produces thought-provoking, publicly engaged, personal, passionate and entertaining plays and musicals that celebrate the distinctive urban voice and social vision that are part of the Jewish cultural legacy. Acclaimed as one of the nation's premiere playwrights theaters, Theater J presents cutting edge contemporary work alongside spirited revivals and is a nurturing home for the development and production of new work by major writers and emerging artists exploring many of the pressing moral and political issues of our time. Dedicated above all to a pursuit of artistic excellence, Theater J takes its dialogues beyond the stage, offering an array of innovative public discussion forums and outreach programs which explore the theatrical, psychological and social elements of our art. We frequently partner with those of other faiths and communities, stressing the importance of interchange among a great variety of people wishing to take part in frank, humane conversations about conflict and culture.

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