Weekend Theater Tips for August 7 - 10

August 6, 3:07 PMClassic TV ExaminerDoug Krentzlin

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Eric Lucas and Matthew Keenan

This weekend’s top pick is Keegan Theatre’s highly entertaining production of the Irish comedy “Stones in His Pocket” now playing at Theatre on the Run in Arlington. Eric Lucas and Matthew Keenan (pictured left) do a terrific job of playing all of the play’s 15 characters. For tickets, call 703-892-0202 or visit www.keegantheatre.com.

Kim-Scott Miller and Jon Townson

Also recommended is The American Century Theater’s world premiere of “The Titans,” a real-life thriller about the Cuban Missile Crisis with outstanding performances by Kim-Scott Miller and Jon Townson (pictured right) as Nikita Khrushchev and John F. Kennedy respectively. “The Titans” is playing at the Gunston Art Center in Arlington. For tickets, call 703-998-4555 or visit www.americancentury.com.

David Jourdan

Speaking of Keegan, their splendid revival of the musical “Man of La Mancha,” starring David Jourdan (pictured left) in the dual role of Cervantes and Quixote, Carolyn Agan as Aldonza and Michael Innocenti as Sancho Panza, still has one more weekend to go at D.C.’s Church Street Theater. For tickets, call 703-892-0202 or visit www.keegantheatre.com.