Hot Picks for the Week of May 12, 2024
metroweekly.comMETAMORPHOSESPsalmayene 24 directs an exciting new production of visionary Mary Zimmerman’s Tony-winning play which places the tales of Ovid into a modern-day setting, in this case the African diaspora.Folger Theatre’s production features a powerful all-Black cast that includes Edwin Brown III, Renea S.
Brown, DeJeanette Horne, Yesenia Iglesias, Billie Kirshawn, Manu Kumasi, Miss Kitty, Jon Hudson Odom, Kalen Robinson, Gerrad Taylor, and Renee Elizabeth Wilson.Through June 16 at the Folger, 201 East Capitol St.
SE. Tickets are $20 to $84. Visit www.folger.edu/metamorphoses.SPACEY UNMASKEDKatherine Haywood’s documentary, anchored in years of investigative reporting, is an unflinching portrait of the sexual misconduct allegations leveled against Kevin Spacey.The film explores emotional testimony around allegations against the Oscar-winning actor tracing back to 1981 and features first-hand accounts from multiple men who have previously not shared their stories publicly.The documentary premieres on Monday, May 13, at 9 p.m.
on ID and will be available to stream on Max. Visit www.max.com.THE RETURN OF ULYSSES: SONG OF MY FATHERClaudio Monteverdi’s opera tells the epic story of homecoming from The Odyssey.The IN Series is threading the Vietnam War into the work, with a new English text featuring interviews taken with Vietnam veterans and supplemented with dance by the thrilling Thai contemporary dance company, 18 Monkeys.Sixties protest songs by Donovan, Joan Baez and Phil Ochs will be woven into the piece, arranged in the style of Monteverdi madrigals.
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