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Winner of the inaugural Laurents-Hatcher Award, The Submission follows Danny, a gay, white playwright as his play gets accepted at the nation's preeminent theater festival. Trouble is, everyone thinks his stirring new play about an alcoholic black mother and her card sharp son trying to get out of the Projects is written by Shaleeha G'ntamobiand she doesn't exist. Controversial themes of race and sexuality are part of the mix, as is explicit language. Production Sponsors: Kevin White & Rossana Salvadori (Recommended for mature audiences due to themes and explicit language.)

presented by Olney Theatre Center

When Suzanna sets up her friend Max on a blind date with her husband's co-worker Becky Shaw, she sets into motion a series of cataclysmic events that forever change all of their lives. Like the Victorian upstart Becky Sharp, this modern Becky is unsure, overdressed and socially ambitious. But she's no shrinking violet, as Max soon learns. An Off-Broadway hit the New York Times called "as engrossing as it is ferociously funny," Becky Shaw is a comedy of romantic errors that asks what we owe to the people we love most and the strangers who land on our doorstep.

presented by Round House Theatre

This Victorian thriller focuses on a seemingly normal couple, the Manninghams. Is the handsome Jack Manningham a caring husband or is he discreetly trying to drive his young wife Bella into insanity under the guise of kindness. It takes an extraordinarily dedicated Scotland Yard detective, the aptly named Inspector Rough, to unravel this delightfully twisted thriller.

presented by Olney Theatre Center