The Shakespeare Theatre Company concludes its 2007-2008 season with Moliere's The Imaginary Invalid, adapted by Alan Drury. Rene Auberjonois, the Tony Award winning actor best known for his roles on Boston Legal, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Benson, makes his STC debut as Argan. Keith Baxter returns to direct the production at the Company's Lansburgh Theatre through July 27, 2008.

Shakespeare Theatre Company Artistic Director Michael Kahn announced the Company’s 2008-2009 season, a lineup that includes Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night and King Lear as well as William Congreve’s The Way of the World, Lope de Vega’s The Dog in the Manger (the East Coast premiere of a translation and adaptation by David Johnston), Euripides’ Ion (the American premiere of a translation and adaptation by David Lan) and Noel Coward’s Design for Living.

Shakespeare Theatre Company Artistic Director Michael Kahn announced a revision to the Company’s 2008-2009 season schedule that includes the replacement of John Strand’s musical adaptation of Eugene Labiche’s An Italian Straw Hat with Noël Coward’s Design for Living. Kahn will direct Design for Living at the Company’s Lansburgh Theatre from May 12 to June 28, 2009.

Heralded as one of Washington’s favorite traditions, the Shakespeare Theatre Company Free For All presents Hamlet at Carter Barron Amphitheatre (16th Street and Colorado Avenue NW) in Rock Creek Park from May 22 to June 1, 2008. Originally directed by Artistic Director Michael Kahn, the production has been restaged by Alexander Burns and features returning cast members Jeffrey Carlson and Michelle Beck.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company season continues with Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra in revolving repertory at Sidney Harman Hall, a part of the Harman Center for the Arts. As swift and enthralling as a political thriller, Julius Caesarportrays the life-and-death struggle for power in Rome. Alive with stunning rhetoric, Julius Caesar investigates the intoxicating effects of power and the dangers of idealism.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company's 2007-2008 season continues with Major Barbara. Full of Shaw's signature shrewd, urbane wit, Major Barbara depicts timeless tensions between wealth and charity, government and religion, business and family. Often called Shaw's greatest play, Major Barbara offers a provocative discourse, while entertaining us with vivid characters, intriguing plot twists and a hefty dose of pure fun.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company announced that its Youth and Family Series will begin with On the Eve of Friday Morning, a newly commissioned play by award-winning local playwright Norman Allen. Nassrin, a contemporary girl in Iran, spends a night awaiting word of her imprisoned father's fate. To pass the hours, her mother tells her the tale of Mushkil Gusha, a central story of their ancient Persian culture.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company announces Happenings at the Harman, a free programming series offered Wednesdays from noon-1 p.m. in the Forum at Sidney Harman Hall, part of the Harman Center for the Arts. Featuring discussions and performances by Washington-area scholars and artists, Happenings at the Harman seeks to connect audiences with today's leading artists and thinkers.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company presents Christopher Marlowe's Tamburlaine and Edward II in revolving repertory as the inaugural productions for Sidney Harman Hall, a new 775-seat theatre in downtown Washington. Marlowe's first play, Tamburlaine chronicles its hero's meteoric rise from a humble shepherd-thief to a fearsome warrior and emperor of thousands.

In conjunction with its rotating repertory productions of Tamburlaine and Edward II, the Shakespeare Theatre Company presents a multi-disciplinary Marlowe Mini-Festival celebrating the genius and influence of Christopher Marlowe.

Shakespeare Theatre Company announced the fall performance schedule for the Harman Center for the Arts. The schedule will feature a variety of dance and music programming, both at the Lansburgh Theatre and Sidney Harman Hall, from August though December 2007.