Editor’s Pick: The National Players Close Out Their Season at Olney

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Danielle Drakes, and Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, the groundbreaking 1959 play that shed light on issues of discrimination and racism in American housing, directed by Christopher Michael Richardson.The plays will be performed by the Tour 72’s ensemble of Jordan Essex, Savannah Gomez, Ariya Hawkins, Max Johnson, Melanie A.

Lawrence, Lorenzo Miguel, Walter C.A. Riddle, Taylor Ryan Rivers, and Sabrina Lynne Sawyer, with Phillip Snyder the Tour 72 stage manager.“I’m really looking forward to welcoming the players home and seeing these two shows now that the actors have been living in these roles for over nine months,” says Jason King Jones, artistic director of the Players and senior associate artistic director at Olney. “It’s an opportunity for area audiences to see some of the best up-and-coming actors in the region who have truly mastered these plays.”A Midsummer Night’s Dream is Tuesday, May 31, and Wednesday, June 1, followed by A Raisin in the Sun Thursday, June 2, and Friday, June 3.Showtime is 7:45 p.m.

every night. Olney is at 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Md. All performances are pay-what-you-can. Call 301-924-3400 or visit www.nationalplayers.org..