Porgy and Bess
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It’s “summertime, and the livin’ is easy” in Catfish Row, a working-class fishing town in South Carolina. When a murder shakes the community and tempts Bess to return to her drug-filled past, Porgy becomes her unlikely refuge. As a hurricane descends and Bess’ violent old flame returns, she’ll find herself torn between Porgy’s steadfast love and the demons that tempt her.
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10 dates (23 May - 31 May)
May
23
Fri
7:30 pm
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC, United States
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May
24
Sat
1:00 pm
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC, United States
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May
24
Sat
7:30 pm
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC, United States
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May
25
Sun
2:00 pm
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC, United States
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May
27
Tue
7:30 pm
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC, United States
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May
28
Wed
7:30 pm
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC, United States
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May
29
Thu
7:30 pm
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC, United States
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May
30
Fri
7:30 pm
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC, United States
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May
31
Sat
1:00 pm
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC, United States
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May
31
Sat
7:30 pm
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC, United States
Tickets available
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