DCAC - District of Columbia Arts Center

DCAC's Sparkplug
curated by Lea-Ann Bigelow
May 2 - May 11
Opening Reception: May 2, 7 - 9pm
Learn-a-palooza with DCAC's Sparkplug: May 10, 3 - 6pm

DC Arts Center’s resident collective Sparkplug launches its first exhibition as part of an ongoing pursuit of adventures beyond the commercial gallery system. Sparkplug is a gathering of a dozen or so Washington, DC metro area emerging artists, curators and writers that meet once a month to discuss their work, explore common concerns and ideas, grow their community, and dream up creative engagements both in DC and around the globe.

Sparkplug at Learn-a-palooza
On Saturday, May 10 artists from Sparkplug will offer classes through Learn-a-palooza, a community organized event. Businesses, homes, and community centers in Adams Morgan, U St, Dupont, and Columbia Heights will open their doors to hold short "classes" on every topic under the sun. DCAC's resident collective Sparkplug hosts three classes:

Framing Tips: 4:30 PM to 5:00 PM taught by artist and museum preparator, Mark Planisek

Anne Benolken
The Apotheosis of Kali
May 16 - June 8
Opening Reception: Friday, May 16, 7 - 9pm
curated by Carolyn Reece-Tomlin

Click here for a list of Past DCAC theater performances

April 10- May 31*
Theatre du Jour Presents
Self-Accusation
by Peter Handke
directed by B Stanley
assisted by Rachel Reed
Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30
$15/ $12 DCAC Members
No shows May 1, 2, 3 or 22, 23, 24
For Reservations call DCAC at 202-462-7833

Who are you? Are you what you should have been? How did you become who you are? Can you face your inaction, your culpability, your own judgment? Theatre Du Jour presents an aural spectacle that invades your awareness and permeates your experience. “A spectacle without pictures, inasmuch as they give no picture of the world,” as described by the Austrian author, who wrote this “Speak-in” in 1966. The words of this spectacle take us from birth to the present, from awareness of self to awareness of action, from duty to demands, from expression to language, and from what we thought to what we became. Featuring Jerry Herbilia and Kris Roth. Sound design by Nate Taylor.

Back by popular demand following a successful short run in November in the 10:00 pm time slot. Don’t miss this chance to see Self Accusation before the production heads off to Edinburgh, Scotland as a part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the largest theatre festival in the world.

Read the Washington Post Review....

Daystallion Improvised Comedy Theater Presents
An Evening of Improv
Saturday May 10, 10pm
$10/ $8
For Reservations call DCAC at 202-462-7833

Enjoy a night of longform improv comedy with Daystallion improv! The seven members of this New York-based troupe have trained at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater and perform regularly in venues around New York City. They are performing for the first time in the DC area in a special one night performance at DCAC.

Learn-a-palooza
with DCAC's Sparkplug

Learnapalooza DC is a community organized event happening on Saturday, May 10. Businesses, homes, and community centers in Adams Morgan, U St, Dupont, and Columbia Heights will open
their doors to hold short "classes" on every topic under the sun. DCAC's resident collective Sparkplug hosts three classes:

Artist Materials 101: 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM taught by artist, Jenny Walton

Stretching Your Own Canvas: 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM taught by artist, Peter Gordon

Framing Tips: 4:30 PM to 5:00 PM taught by artist and museum preparator, Mark Planisek

more info.....

Creating a One-Person Play
A Workshop by Laura Zam
Classes April 7, 14, 21, 28, May 5, + 12, 7-9pm
Final Performance Wednesday, May 14 at 7:30pm
Cost of workshop: $250/ $200 DCAC Members
To register, email info@laurazam.com, or call (202) 431-6448.

This workshop, taught by award-winning writer and performer Laura Zam, takes students through the process of creating a full-length solo performance piece. Over the course of six sessions, students learn how to find a storyline, discover structure, allow characters to emerge, and build a dynamic relationship with the audience. This workshop is a perfect fit for Capital Fringe solo performers who want to develop their piece or hone their skills in a structured, nurturing environment or any actors wishing to take their career into their hands by creating work for themselves. It's also great for storytellers craving the next step, writers who have been dying to perform their own work, and anyone with a story that must be told. By the end of the workshop, students will have a rough draft of a one-person show. An excerpt of this will be presented at a
public performance in May, in partnership with the Capital Fringe Festival.

June 5 - July 5
Landless Theatre Presents
Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30
$18/ $15 DCAC Members (at the door only)
For Reservations: www.landlesstheatrecompany.org

June 13 - June 28
Deep Inside Oz
Fridays and Saturdays at 10:00
$12/ $10 DCAC Members (at the door only)
For Reservations: www.landlesstheatrecompany.org

A naughty radio play by Philadelphia playwright Randy Gross. Dorothy meets Star Wars meets Burlesque. The winner of Landless Theatre's "So Bad It's Good" Play Competition!

The Saartjie Project
Auditions: Saturday, May 31 2- 4pm
Production: August 22, 7:30pm and August 23, 7:30pm
For Reservations Call DCAC at 202.462.7833

The Saartjie Project is a collective of diverse artists exploring the life and legacy of Saartjie Baartman and black women's body politics through spoken word, song and dance. Artists will perform their own originial material and/ or scripted material inspired by Saartjie's story, black women's body politics or personal experiences/ reflections.

Interested in auditioning? Contact Producer Jessica S.
email: jessica@creatingourlegacy.com
mobile: 443-676-5355 - emergencies only
office: 202-230-2665 - interested parties can leave a detailed voice message
For more information visit http://thesaartjieproject.blogspot.com/

Ongoing Theater Events:

IN YOUR EAR- avant garde poetry:
Third Sunday of every month at 3:00, September-May

$3/DCAC members free
The best in alternative, avant garde, experimental, innovative and/or non-mainstream poetry from DC and around the country. For info on the readers visit www.dcpoetry.com.

Annual Fundraisers:

Cuisine des Artistes Every year we invite an art-hungry public to a feast where they may
consume edible works that the nature of collaboration between visual and culinary media. We are always looking
for artists, non-artists, and volunteers interested in participating in this annual event, next scheduled for Fall 2006.

2007 1460 Wall Mountables: DCAC's Annual Open Exhibit Each year we section the gallery into
2'x2' squares and have an open call to artists.

Special Announcements: