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See this King John not just to chalk up to your list of Shakespearean plays but because it is good. See for yourself. You will be well rewarded.

“You are only as sick as your secrets” — or so the saying goes. Applying that bit of ancient wisdom to the farce/drama now premiering at Signature Theatre, I would say that playwright Paul Downs Colaizzo’s characters are sick, sick, sick.

Though your immediate plans may not include a visit to Latin America, here’s a timely thought: you can get a right-here-and-now glimpse of our neighbors to the south by visiting the Teatro de la Luna’s annual Hispanic Theater Festival.

A Chorus Line touches the reality of the audition process, at least before the finale in which all the job seekers, those hired and those not, get to parade in spectacularly glittery gold costumes. If only.

The Picture of Dorian Gray shows the maturing of a company willing to go well beyond the box of tricks that brought it fame and notice. Try it out with eyes wide open.

Even at this early stage of his career, however, Simon could write material that greatly pleased viewers, and the TACT production elicited strong, favorable reactions from the Saturday night audience.

Go see Miss Saigon for many reasons; including the way it captures the essence of a time and place and its overall gutsiness.

You’ve got embezzlement, bribery, intimidation by threat of lawsuit, sexual hypocrisy, political chicanery and mental maladies ranging from narcissism and anal obsession to infatuation addiction and paranoid schizophrenia.

All in all, Encore’s Sleeping Beauty was an enjoyable performance with laughter and love. And, of course, the happy ending.

Despite a couple of flat notes and a runaway die, you can bet that Washington-Lee High School rolled up a real winner in their production of Guys and Dolls.