MetroStage is a professional not-for-profit theater dedicated to producing plays by established and emerging playwrights, which are chosen for their social, political, literary and entertainment value. MetroStage offers a season of main stage productions, a Sunday cabaret series, family theater, and FirstStage, a series of staged readings presented as part of the theater's commitment to the development of new work.

Located in Old Town Alexandria, MetroStage presents challenging contemporary American plays and musicals and premieres new works by Washington area and regional playwrights. Always current, MetroStage's work speaks to the concerns and passions of our time by showcasing the dynamic writing and performances of the best contemporary local and regional artists.

Website: MetroStage, Alexandria, Virginia

• tick, tick...Boom, October - November 2007 Review Schedule

• Girl in the Goldfish Bowl, September - October 2006
• King of Cool - The Life and Music of Nat King Cole, December 2006
• Bricktop, January - February 2007
• The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!), April - June 2007

• The Sandstorm: Stories from the Front, August - September 2005
• For The Pleasure of Seeing Her Again, October - November 2005
• Two Queens, One Castle, January - March 2005
• Becoming George, April - May 2005
• Ellington - The Life and Music of the Duke, July - August 2006

• Rough Crossing