
The wall of sharp weapons in the Patrons Room at the Harman Center for the Arts. Each was used in a Shakespeare Theatre Company production, including 2011’s The Merchant of Venice, 2010’s Henry V, 2001’s Hamlet—40 separate productions, in all. Photograph by James R. Brantley.

Jason Kampf and Pamela Sorensen check out the Harman Center’s collection of caskets and urns. Photograph by James R. Brantley.

Michael Kahn, Hilary Rosen, and David Catania. Photograph by James R. Brantley.

Party cohosts Bill McSweeney and Eden and Gerald Rafshoon. Photograph by James R. Brantley.

Signing books, the job of authors at their own book party. Here Shayne and Sunshine sign copies of their book for Washington Blade features editor Joey DiGuglielmo. Photograph by James R. Brantley.

NBC4 reporter Tom Sherwood, John Hill, Dwight Mortemen, and Kyle Walton. Photograph by James R. Brantley.

Pary Williamson, Sally Quinn, Quinn Bradlee, and Ned Martell. Photograph by James R. Brantley.

In the foreground, Pamela Sorensen and Jason Kampf listen to remarks by Michael Kahn, Norman Sunshine, and Alan Shayne. Photograph by James R. Brantley.

Brad Luna and Adam Ouanes look through the book of the evening, Double Life. Photograph by James R. Brantley.

Conrad Cafritz and Dorothy Kosinski, director of the Phillips Collection. Photograph by James R. Brantley.

The Double Life party guest list was a collection of social elite and power gays. Here are guests Gene Lawson, Scott Sterl, Luke Frazier, and Robert Pullen. Photograph by James R. Brantley.