Through the most turbulent events of the first half of the 20th Century, David Sarnoff rises to prominence as the world's first media mogul, while Philo Farnsworth languishes in obscurity. One a master of industry, the other a genius of invention, these two intellectual giants find themselves on a collision course with one another and with history as they race to create Television.
An intensely personal drama and a decade spanning epic, The Farnsworth Invention is rife with Aaron Sorkin's signature wit and mile-a-minute banter as it depicts the history behind the invention that changed the world.
- Aaron Sorkin
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News About The Farnsworth Invention at 1st Stage
1st Stage Extends TRYING Through November 3
October 07, 2019 1st Stage, Tysons Corner's award-winning professional theatre, announces the extension of their critically acclaimed production of Trying until November 3.
1st Stage Opens Season 12 With Regional Premiere Of TRYING
September 09, 2019 The regional premier of this two-hander explores the author's real experience working for Francis Biddle at his home in Washington, DC from 1967-1968. Judge Biddle, Former Attorney General of the United States under Franklin Roosevelt and Chief Judge of the American Military Tribunal at Nuremberg is notoriously hard on his staff as he tries to cement his legacy. Can the old, Philadelphia aristocrat and his young, Canadian assistant bridge the generational divide and come to understand one another in this a?oecomic and touching' play (The New York Times)?
Avant Bard Announces Sudden Casting Change For TOPDOG/UNDERDOG
March 09, 2019 Avant Bard has announced that Khalil Kain has had to withdraw from the cast of TOPDOG/UNDERDOG due to unforeseen personal circumstances. But Avant Bard is happy to announce that Jeremy Keith Hunter has joined the production. Jeremy will play opposite Louis E. Davis in the Pulitzer Prize-winning dark comedy by Suzan-Lori Parks about two African American brothers grappling for destiny. The production runs from March 14 to April 14, 2019, at Gunston Arts Center Theatre Two in Arlington.Videos
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Professor Woland's Black Magic Rock Show
Spooky Action Theater (3/20 - 4/13) | |
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Your Name Means Dream
Theater J (3/12 - 4/6) | |
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Sister Act
Ford's Theatre (3/14 - 5/17) | |
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Season 18: CONSTELLATIONS and HEAD OVER HEELS
Constellation Theatre Company (2/6 - 6/1) | |
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Chicken & Biscuits
NextStop Theatre (3/13 - 4/6) | |
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Uncle Vanya
Harman Hall - Shakespeare Theatre Company (3/30 - 4/20) | |
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Once Upon a Mattress: Youth Edition
Gaithersburg Arts Barn (4/4 - 4/13) | |
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We Are Gathered
Arena Stage (5/16 - 6/15) | |
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Duel Reality
Harman Hall - Shakespeare Theatre Company (7/1 - 7/20) | |
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Les Miserables
Van Wezel Performing Arts Center (4/8 - 4/13) | |
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American Festival Pops Orchestra: Armed Forces Day Celebration
Hylton Performing Arts Center (5/17 - 5/17) | |
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