The Silver Spring Penguin

The play’s the thing this weekend, with everybody and their brother putting on some kind of production. With any luck, none of them will fry your brain like Wednesday’s episode of “Lost” did. No Oceanic Six, no conniving Others, no time-traveling castaways. Just straight-up stage work.

Taking in some of that show business is Lisa Dubay, who won The Penguin’s drawing to see “Heart of a Dog” at Montgomery College’s Black Box Theatre. Congratulations to Lisa, and thanks to everyone else who threw their names into the hat and lost.

There will be more opportunities to win free tickets to stuff, so keep your eyes peeled. In the meantime, cough up the cash and take in these gigs:

Thursday

8:00 p.m. theHegira Theater Company presents “Anna K”, based on Tolstoy’s Karenina thang, at the Round House Theatre (8641 Colesville Rd). The high drama costs $15 per seat ($12 if you pack convincing student or senior ID).

Friday

7:30 p.m. Cuneiform Records and the Sonic Circuits Festival of Experimental Music present the jazz/improv quartet Cosmologic at the Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center (8230 Georgia Ave). Tickets are $15 each ($10 for students).

7:30 p.m. The Spooky Action Theater Company presents the satire “Heart of a Dog” at Montgomery College’s Black Box Theatre (Philadelphia at Chicago Aves, Takoma Park). Tickets are $15 each.

8:00 p.m. The Silver Spring Stage (10145 Colesville Rd) presents the McCarthy-era drama “A Bad Friend”. Tickets are $15 to $18 each.

8:00 p.m. theHegira Theater Company presents “Anna K”, based on Tolstoy’s Karenina thang, at the Round House Theatre (8641 Colesville Rd). The high drama costs $15 per seat ($12 if you pack convincing student or senior ID).

Saturday

2:00 p.m. The Spooky Action Theater Company presents the early-bird edition of “Heart of a Dog” at Montgomery College’s Black Box Theatre (Philadelphia at Chicago Aves, Takoma Park). Tickets are $15 each.

5:00 p.m. The Pyramid Atlantic community-arts store (924 Ellsworth Dr) hosts a book-release party for “Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photos” by Deborah Willis and Kevin Merida. This event is free and open to the public.

7:30 p.m. The Spooky Action Theater Company presents the satire “Heart of a Dog” at Montgomery College’s Black Box Theatre (Philadelphia at Chicago Aves, Takoma Park). Tickets are $15 each.

8:00 p.m. The Silver Spring Stage (10145 Colesville Rd) presents the McCarthy-era drama “A Bad Friend”. Tickets are $15 to $18 each.

8:00 p.m. theHegira Theater Company presents “Anna K”, based on Tolstoy’s Karenina thang, at the Round House Theatre (8641 Colesville Rd). The high drama costs $15 per seat ($12 if you pack convincing student or senior ID).

Sunday

2:00 p.m. The Spooky Action Theater Company presents the satire “Heart of a Dog” at Montgomery College’s Black Box Theatre (Philadelphia at Chicago Aves, Takoma Park). Tickets are $15 each.

3:00 p.m. theHegira Theater Company presents “Anna K”, based on Tolstoy’s Karenina thang, at the Round House Theatre (8641 Colesville Rd). The high drama costs $15 per seat ($12 if you pack convincing student or senior ID).

Photo courtesy of Flickr user iboogaloo.