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Scenes from the Big Picture - Schedule - Tickets - Directions/Location

24 hours. 20 characters. 40 scenes. Belfast City. An urban story.

Scenes from the Big Picture
by Owen McCafferty
directed by Des Kennedy

There is ample and free street parking at the theater.

Metro: Catholic University in on the redline, at the Brookland-CUA stop. The metro station is on the far east side of the campus, about a 15-minute walk from the theater (which is on the far west side of the campus). When exiting metro, go to the left, enter the campus, walk up a hill and pass the library. Keep the Shrine on your left and when you have come to the west side of the campus the road will veer to the right. Shortly up that road, on the left and down a steep stairway, is the theater.

From east (College Park, Greenbelt): Queens Chapel Road into DC, becomes Michigan Avenue. Turn right onto Harewood Road (at the Shrine), the theater is half a mile up Harewood on the right.

From west (Adams Morgan, Georgetown): At the intersection of 16th Street and Irving Street (two blocks east of the heart of Adams Morgan) go east on Irving (right if you are coming from downtown). Cross Georgia Avenue, pass the Washington Hospital Center, go under North Capitol Street. Irving dead-ends on Michigan Avenue: turn left onto Michigan. The next light (which comes up quickly) is Harewood Road, turn left onto Harewood. The theater is half a mile up Harewood on the right.

From north (Takoma Park, Langley Park): South on New Hampshire Avenue. Shortly after crossing from Maryland into DC, all New Hampshire Avenue traffic is diverted to the left and onto North Capitol Street (just north of the intersection of North Capitol and Riggs Road). Travel down North Capitol Street for about a mile, pass the cemetery on the right: the road veers to the left and travels up a hill. The intersection at the top of the hill is with Taylor Street: take the left hand turn at the first of the two lights to get onto Taylor. On Taylor, the next light is the intersection with Harewood: go to the right onto Harewood. The theater is half a mile down Harewood on the left.

From south (Capitol Hill): From the Capitol go up North Capitol Street: cross New York Avenue, Rhode Island Avenue, and proceed another mile to the intersection of North Capitol and Michigan Avenue: turn right onto Michigan Avenue. Pass Trinity College on the right, go through the intersection with irving Street and turn left at the next light, which is Harewood Road. The theater is half a mile up Harewood on the right.

From Virginia: 395 to the 14th Street Bridge. Take 14th Street up to Irving, and follow the directions for "west" above.

From Maryland: Take the Beltway to New Hampshire Avenue South and follow the directions for "north" above OR take Connecticut Avenue to Military Road east (a left turn). Eventually Military goes under 16th Street, crosses Georgia Avenue and becomes Missouri Avenue. Continue on Missouri until North Capitol Street; turn right onto North Capitol. Travel down North Capitol Street for about a mile, pass the cemetery on the right: the road veers to the left and travels up a hill. The intersection at the top of the hill is with Taylor Street: take the left hand turn at the first of the two lights to get onto Taylor. On Taylor, the next light is the intersection with Harewood: go to the right onto Harewood. The theater is half a mile down Harewood on the left.