Workhouse Screens 'Metropolis' Saturday

Science fiction film buffs will want to check out the screening Saturday of the 1927 epic "Metropolis" with live music provided by percussionist Tom Teasley.

The Plot

The futuristic city of Metropolis seems idyllic and carefree. But Freder Fredersen, the son of the city's mastermind, discovers an underground network of the city workforce—poor, overworked and overtaxed people living hopeless lives. Society is sharply divided, and soon Fredersen falls in love with a prophet who foretells of a savior who will reunite the disparate factions. A crazed inventor then kidnaps Fredersen and creates a robot in his image, which wreaks havoc on Metropolis and the working class. What's to be done? 

Percussion by Tom Teasley

Teasley, a two-time Helen Hayes Award-winner, is an internationally respected musician with performances at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the National Symphony. 

"Tom tours frequently throughout the world performing and presenting clinics for the instrument companies he endorses including Yamaha, Vic Firth, Sabian, Remo, Latin Percussion and others," his Web site notes. "A three-time recipient of a Fulbright-Hayes grant for performances in the Middle East, Tom collaborated with indigenous musicians and gave historic performances in Bahrain, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, the West Bank and Jerusalem. He has been an artist-in-residence at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and has collaborated with the National Symphony as both a soloist and composer."

Show time starts at 7:30 p.m. in Studio 3 at the Workhouse, located at 9601 Ox Road. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students. For more information, call (703) 495-0001. See you at the Workhouse!