If you're a theater fan, mark your calendars: there's plenty to do when it comes to stage performances in Washington this week, from a rock 'n' roll musical to a post-war romance.
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'School of Rock' at The National Theatre
First up, score discounted tickets to the Broadway musical "School of Rock." Based on the 2003 Jack Black film, the play tells the story of a music teacher who introduces his classical music-loving prep school students to the joys of rock 'n' roll. Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote songs for the stage production, but those you heard in the movie are here, too.
When: Wednesday, Jan. 16-Sunday, Jan. 20; various times
Where: The National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave.
Price: $39-$204
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'Jeffrey' at D.C. Arts Center
Next, D.C. Arts Center is staging the romantic comedy "Jeffrey" by playwright Paul Rudnick ("Sister Act," "The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told"). Half-price tickets are available to see this story of a gay actor and waiter in 1990s New York who finds the man of his dreams amid the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
When: Thursday, Jan. 17, and Friday, Jan. 18, 7:30 p.m.
Where: D.C. Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW
Price: $17.50 (regularly $35)
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'Gulf View Drive' at Undercroft Theatre
Tickets are also half off for "Gulf View Drive" presented by the Washington Stage Guild. The final installment of the "Nibroc Trilogy" of plays by Arlene Hutton stages the trials and tribulations of a quintessential post-World War II American couple.
When: Thursday, Jan. 17-Sunday, Jan. 20; various times
Where: Undercroft Theatre, 900 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Price: $25-$30 (regularly $50-$60)
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'Admissions' at Mead Theatre
Finally, get 20 percent off Friday night tickets for "Admissions" at the Studio Theatre's Mead Theatre. The play tackles issues of power, privilege and whiteness while telling the story of a Bill and Sherri, the proudly progressive headmaster and dean of admissions at a New Hampshire boarding school who've been working to diversify the school's mostly white student body. When the future of their overachieving son is jeopardized, a rift is formed in the family's public values and private decisions.
When: Friday, Jan. 18, 8 p.m.
Where: Studio Theatre's Mead Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW
Price: $65 (regularly $81)
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