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DC Premiere

Penelope

EXTENDED Mar 5 - Apr 28, 2024
A woman holds a glass in front of her with her elbow resting on a table. Inside the glass is a little ship with a white sail floating on bright blue water

If we’re going to talk about the Trojan War, we need a drink.

Penelope, the wife of Odysseus, is fed up and has some things she wants to say. With glass of bourbon in hand, she takes the microphone to chronicle those twenty years waiting on the small island kingdom of Ithaca.

With soulful music, this witty and thoughtful musical flips the script on the dutiful wife, as Penelope steps out of the background to claim her time in the spotlight.

Music & Lyrics by Alex Bechtel
Book by Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean & Eva Steinmetz
Music Directed by Ben Moss
Directed by Eva Steinmetz
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Performance Information

Seating Chart

Penelope Seating Chart
  • Run Time

    Running time is approximately 70 minutes, no intermission.

  • Content Warnings

    This show is recommended for teens and up, has mild adult language, and will use theatrical haze.

Program

Flip through the Penelope Program

Click the arrows to turn the pages, and click the box in the bottom right corner to view in full screen.

Specialty Nights

Discussion Nights

March 19 & April 10, 2024

Pride Night

April 5, 2024

Masks Required

March 19, 7:30PM & April 7, 2PM

Cast

Jessica Phillips

Penelope

she/her BROADWAY: Dear Evan Hansen (Heidi Hansen); Leap of Faith (Marla); Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Marian); Next to Normal (Diana standby); Jesus Christ Superstar; The Scarlet Pimpernel. OFF-BROADWAY: Next to Normal. NATIONAL TOUR: Dear Evan Hansen. REGIONAL: Goodspeed: Deathless; Williamstown Theatre Festival: Unknown Soldier, and more. TV/FILM: NBC: Law and Order: SVU (ADA Pippa Cox); Paramount+: Why Women Kill; CBS: Elementary, Unforgettable; USA: Royal Pains, and more. Emerson College. Mom of 2. @thejessicaphillips

Creative Team

Sponsors

Inside Signature with Jessica Phillips

April 4, 2024 1 – 2PM The Mead Lobby and Streaming Online FREE, No reservation required Best known for her multiple Broadway roles and as Pippa Cox on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Jessica Phillips makes her Signature debut as the titular character in Penelope. Learn about her training, storied career, and how she connects with the Greek myth heroine she portrays in the witty and thoughtful musical.

Signature Theatre

4200 Campbell Ave Arlington, Virginia

A wonderfully ingratiating new musical

The Washington Post

Simply spellbinding

DC Theater Arts

Phillip’s performance is epic

TheaterMania

A must-see production

MD Theatre Guide

Breathtaking to see

DMV Theatre Review

Jessica Phillips is a magnetic presence at the heart of this rapturous solo musical

Talkin' Broadway