Heaven Has Weeklong Hereafter in DC, with Shalwitz Stepping In, Oct. 4-8 | Playbill

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News Heaven Has Weeklong Hereafter in DC, with Shalwitz Stepping In, Oct. 4-8 Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company's American premiere of Canadian playwright George F. Walker's Heaven has been extended to Oct. 8, and the final week has artistic director Howard Shalwitz stepping into the show.

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company's American premiere of Canadian playwright George F. Walker's Heaven has been extended to Oct. 8, and the final week has artistic director Howard Shalwitz stepping into the show. Shalwitz, who also directed the provocative and comic play about hate, will play the role of David, created in the Washington DC staging by John Lescault. Shalwitz plays a rabbi and friend of a woman (Naomi Jacobson) whose Irish husband (Mitchell Hebert), a human rights lawyer, struggles with his own prejudices. Shalwitz performs Oct. 4-8. Performances began Aug. 28 and it was originally set to continue only to Sept. 30.

Tickets are $16-$29. Woolly Mammoth is at 1401 Church Street NW, between P and Q, in Washington DC. Call (703) 218-6500 for information.

-- By Kenneth Jones

 
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