Theater and Dance

THEATER

Belgrade Trilogy

• Young Serbian immigrants are forced to seek out a new life after the NATO air war in this dark comedy written by one of Europe’s leading playwrights, Biljana Srbljanovic. 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Through May 15. Scena Theatre at the Warehouse Theater, 1021 Seventh St. NW. $15-$25. 703/684-7990.

Boy Gets Girl

• Rebecca Gilman’s drama that explores the fine line between what is romance and what is obsession. 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. April 22-May 23 . Presented by Theater Alliance at the H Street Playhouse, 1365 H St. NE. $20-$25. 800/494-8497.

Children of Eden

• A musical look into family relationships, beginning with Adam and Eve. 7:30 p.m. Monday-Wednesday and Friday, 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Through June 6. Ford’s Theatre, 511 10th St. NW. $29-$45. 202/347-4833.

Cocktail

• Bartender Roy’s business is failing until he mixes a drink for his wife and adds a special secret ingredient. 11 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Through May 15. Cherry Red Productions at the Source Theatre, 1835 14th St. NW. $15. 202/298-9077.

The Comedy of Errors

• Two sets of identical twins separated at birth create a case of mistaken identities and a circus of confusion in this Shakespeare classic. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Through May 2. Folger Theatre, 201 E. Capitol St. SE. $25-$48. 202/554-7077.

D.C.’s Neutrino Video Project

• The Washington Improv Theater creates a 30-minute film on the streets of Adams Morgan right before the eyes of the audience. 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $10. District of Columbia Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW.

Elegies: A Song Cycle

• The new musical by Tony Award-winner William Finn blends songs focusing on the idea of loss. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Through May 9. Signature Theatre, 3806 S. Four Mile Run Drive, Arlington. $28-$42. 703/218-6500.

Enigma Variations

• A writer agrees to a rare interview, only to have the questions reveal many of his secrets. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. April 22-May 23. The Washington Stage Guild, 1901 14th St. NW. $20-$28. 240/582-0050.

Far Away

• Ten years in the life of Joan, from her childhood to her adult life and the war that rages in her mind. 8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Through May 9. Studio Theatre, 14th and P streets NW. $25-$45. 202/332-3300.

Fathers and Sons

• Brian Friel’s adaptation of Ivan Turgenev’s novel re-creates provincial Russia in the 19th century through the eyes of two families. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. Through April 25. Stanislavsky Theater Studio, 1742 Church St. NW. $31-$36. 800/494-8497.

Fences

• The Pulitzer Prize-winning work by August Wilson portrays the frustration of a Negro Leagues baseball player who worked as a garbage man before the color barrier was broken. 8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. Through May 2. Round House Theatre, East-West Highway and Waverly Street, Bethesda. $10-$39. 240/644-1100.

Five by Tenn

• Five one-acts by Tennessee Williams, part of the Kennedy Center’s Tennessee Williams Explored festival: “I Can’t Imagine Tomorrow,” “And Tell Sad Stories of the Death of Queens …,” “Escape,” “The Municipal Abattoir” and “These Are the Stairs You Got to Watch.” 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sunday. Through May 9. The Shakespeare Theatre at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. $35-$60. 202/467-4600.

A Flag Is Born

• This political play provides a flamboyant argument for a Jewish homeland. 8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday. Through April 24. American Century Theater at Theater II, Gunston Arts Center, 2700 S. Lang St., Arlington. $18-$26. 703/553-8782.

Henry IV, Part II

• The second part of the William Shakespeare classic sees Prince Hal mature and distance himself from his old friend Falstaff. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Through May 2. The Shakespeare Theatre, 450 Seventh St. NW. $16-$66. 202/547-1122.

Jesus Hopped the ’A’ Train

• The prison drama about life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and the existence of God. 8 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday. April 28-May 30. Round House Theatre Silver Spring, 8641 Colesville Road, Silver Spring. $10-$39. 240/644-1100.

Lady Chatterley’s Lover

• The D.H. Lawrence classic about an aristocrat’s affair with her gamekeeper. In repertory with “Waiting For Godot.” 8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m. Sunday. April 24-May 22. Washington Shakespeare Company at the Clark Street Playhouse, 601 S. Clark St., Arlington. $22-$30. 800/494-8497.

Monty Python’s Life of Brian

• An American staging of the classic Monty Python screenplay about the boy born in the manger next to Jesus Christ. 10 p.m. Friday, Saturday. Through April 24. The Landless Theatre Company at the District of Columbia Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. $15. 202/462-7833.

Not as Cute as Picture

• When a 9-to-5 copywriter decides to go for his dream of movie stardom, his life spins out of control on a journey of self discovery. 8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Through April 24. Trumpet Vine Theatre Company, 3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive, Arlington. $16-$20. 703/912-1649.

Oh, Coward!

• The off-Broadway hit musical spans the realm of Noel Coward’s comedy. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, 8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Through May 16. Olney Theatre Center for the Arts, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney. $15-$36. 301/924-3400.

Rosemary and I

• An author must conjure up the ghosts of her past in order to move on with her life. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Through May 9. Metrostage, 1201 N. Royal St., Alexandria. $32-$38. 703/548-9044.

Senor Discretion Himself

• Pancito, the town drunk in a small Mexican village, becomes the town’s unwilling prophet in this world-premiere musical. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Through May 23. Arena Stage, Fichandler Theater, 1101 Sixth St. SW. $42-$60. 202/488-3300.

Shear Madness

• The long-running whodunit comedy continues indefinitely. 8 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 9 p.m. Friday, 6 and 9 p.m. Saturday, 3:30 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Kennedy Center Theater Lab, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. $34. 202/467-4600.

Speed-the-plow

• David Mamet’s dark comedy about life in Hollywood. 8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Through May 2. Center Stage, 700 N. Calvert St., Baltimore. $10-$55. 410/332-0033.

Waiting for Godot

• The classic story by Samuel Beckett about two men waiting for M. Godot. In repertory with “Lady Chatterley’s Lover.” 8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m. Sunday. April 15-May 22. Washington Shakespeare Company at the Clark Street Playhouse, 601 S. Clark St., Arlington. $22-$30. 800/494-8497.

STAGE

Ballston Common Mall

Old Vic Arena, 4238 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. 703/294-LAFF

• Comedy Sportz D.C., teams of comedians battle each other in a competitive improv comedy sketch. 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 7:30 and 10 p.m. Saturday. $8-$12.

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202/432-SEAT.

• The Capitol Steps, musical and political satire troupe. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $31.50.

The Stage Door Restaurant and Bar

1324 King St., Alexandria. 703/798-1064.

• Under the Beltway improvisational comedy. 8:30-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $7.

DINNER THEATER

Cats

• Broadway’s longest-running musical, based on “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” by T.S. Eliot. 8:15 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sunday; 7:15 p.m. Sunday. Buffet served two hours before curtain. Through Aug. 8. Toby’s Dinner Theatre, 5900 Symphony Woods Road, Columbia, Md. $22.50-$43. 410/730-8311.

Crazy for You

• The George and Ira Gershwin musical comedy, set in the 1930s. 8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m. Sunday. Through June 27. West End Dinner Theatre, 4615 Duke St., Alexandria. $24-$39. 703/370-2500.

42nd Street

• The story of Peggy Sawyer, a young chorus girl, and her journey of making it big on Broadway. 8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1 p.m. weekday matinees, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Through April 24. Chesapeake Music Hall, the Dinner Theater of Annapolis, 339 Busch’s Frontage Road No. 101, Annapolis. $25-$35. 800/406-0306.

Murder Upon Request

• The interactive comedy-mystery group performs different plays at two locations: “A Deadly Private Party” at Alfio’s La Trattoria, 4515 Willard Ave., Chevy Chase, and “Just Killing Time” at the Arlington Hilton, 950 N. Stafford St., Arlington. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 1 p.m. Sunday. $55. Both run indefinitely. 703/379-8108

One Life to Lose

• Blair Mansion Mysteries. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; some Thursday and Sunday shows. Continues indefinitely. Blair Mansion Inn Restaurant, 7711 Eastern Ave., Silver Spring. $39.95. 301/588-6646.

LOCAL THEATER

Beyond Glory

• Actor Stephen Lang enters into the personas of seven American soldiers and sailors who have received the nation’s highest military award, the Medal of Honor. 8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Through May 2. $30-$35. The Women in Military Service for America Memorial Theatre, Memorial Drive, Arlington. 202/772-1165.

Sleuth

• A whodunit thriller based on the 1972 movie with Sir Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine. 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Through May 8. Little Theatre of Alexandria, 600 Wolfe St., Alexandria. $13-$16. 703/683-0496.

Uncle Maroje

• Marin Drzic’s comedic play about Uncle Maroje and his son, who goes to Rome and spends his inheritance. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through April 25. The Catholic University of America, Hartke Theatre, 620 Michigan Ave. NE. $5-$12. 202/319-4000.

DANCE

Dance Place

3225 Eighth St. NE. 202/269-1600.

• Deborah Riley Dance Projects. 8 p.m. April 24. 7 p.m. April 25. $6-$18.

• The Field. 2 p.m. April 25. $8-$10.

George Mason University Center for the Arts

Concert Hall, main campus, Braddock and Chain Bridge roads, Fairfax. 703/218-6500 tickets, 703/993-8888 information.

• Miami City Ballet. 8 p.m. April 24. 2 p.m. April 25. $25-$50.

• GMY Dance Company Spring Concert. 8 p.m. April 29-May 1. $7-$10.

SOCIAL DANCING

Adelphi Mill Recreation Center

8402 Riggs Road, Adelphi. 301/699-1477.

• Square Roots square-dance teaching club presents a series of dance lessons. 8 p.m. Monday. $32.

Avalon Studio

15 Mellor Ave., Catonsville, Md. 410/869-9771.

• Swing dancing second and fourth Saturdays. Beginners’ workshop 8-9 p.m., dancing 9 p.m.-midnight. $10.

• Swing dancing 8:30-10:30 p.m. Thursday. $5.

Dance Factory

954 N. Monroe St., Arlington. 703/528-9770.

• Beginning to advanced ballroom, Latin and swing classes. 7-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday. Four weeks. $49.

• Ballroom, Latin, swing combo dances. 7-10:30 p.m. Friday. $9-$10; admission includes lesson.

• Country-and-Western dance every second Saturday. 8:30 p.m. lesson, 9 p.m.-midnight dance. $8-$9.

• Contemporary ballroom dances and practice parties 9 p.m.-midnight Saturday. $9-$10.

• Social ballroom dancing. One-hour lesson, 6:30 p.m. $2 (lesson only). 7:30-10:30 p.m. dance. Sunday. $9.

Dance Studio Lioudmila

18 Roth St., Alexandria. 703/751-8868.

• Tea dance. 2-4:30 p.m. Friday. $7.

• Dance party. 7-11:30 p.m. Saturday. $10.

Friday Night Swing Dance Club

Several locations. Free refreshments. No smoking, no alcohol, no partners necessary. Dance workshops at 8 p.m. 410/583-7337. $12 admission; $10 for members.

Glen Echo Park

Bumper Car Pavilion, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. 301/492-6282.

• Folk dance. 7:30-8:30 p.m. beginners’ lesson, 8:30-11:30 p.m. Friday. $7. 202/546-2228.

• Swing dance. 8-9 p.m. beginners’ workshop, 9 p.m.-midnight dance. Saturday. $12. 301/299-8729.

• La Salle Dance Orchestra plays waltz, tango, fox trot and Latin. 3-3:30 p.m. beginners’ lesson, 3:30-6 p.m. Sunday. $7. 703/978-0375.

• Folk dance. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Sunday. $9. 202/546-2228.

Hollywood Ballroom

2126 Industrial Parkway, Silver Spring. 301/622-5494.

• Singles dance party. 8 p.m. lesson, 9 p.m. dance. Friday. $10-$15.

• Social ballroom dancing. 8 p.m. Wednesday, 9 p.m. Saturday. $10-$15.

• Contemporary ballroom dancing. 7 p.m. lesson, 8 p.m. dance. Sunday. $10-$15.

Irish ceili and set dancing

• Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann: Ceili. 8 p.m. second Saturday (September-June). John C. Wood Center, 3730 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax. Bogwanderers Ceili Band. $6-$12. 703/521-4340.

• Greater Washington Ceili Club: Ceili. 5-9 p.m. last Sunday of month (September-June). Cherry Hill Park Conference Center, 9800 Cherry Hill Road (north of I-495), College Park. $12 adults, $8 seniors and students, $5 ages 11-15, $30 family maximum. Band members vary. 301/294-3568.

Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia

8900 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax. 703/982-0937.

• Israeli dancing with Ethan Halpern. 8-10 p.m. Tuesday. $4-$6.

National Institutes of Health

Fitness Center, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda. 301/942-2831.

• Scottish country dances. Instruction for beginners and social dancing at 8 p.m. every Monday. $3.

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202/432-SEAT.

• Doc Scantlin and his Imperial Palms Orchestra present “Swizzle,” a 1930s Big Band supper club. 7 p.m. April 29. May 13, 27. $18-$65.

The Shark Club

4915 Elmo St., Bethesda. 301/718-4030.

• Swing dance with Tommy Barrick and Friends. Swing lesson during band break. 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. every Tuesday. $7 singles, $10 couples.