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Category Archives: Reviews
The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs
Tonight I saw another one-man play at Woolly Mammoth. WOW! Mike Daisey performed his play The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs. For just under two hours he sat at a silver desk on a black stage with a … Continue reading
An Ideal Husband
As the days in DC are too quickly rushing to an end, I attended another of my STC plays, Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband. The set design was beautiful, and the acting was as always superb. The main setting was … Continue reading
Greek Tragedy LA Style
Wow. Another great night of theater at the Woolly Mammoth where I sawOedipus el Rey. This was a new version of Oedipus Rex, set amidst a Chicano community, in the barrio and prison, that was powerfully affecting. The theater was … Continue reading
~AC/DC in DC
Tonight I had a lot of fun. Kathy and I joined up with Dan and Patty J, Katherine H, and Rick M to go to Falls Church and see an AC/DC cover band. We joined up in an Irish pub … Continue reading
The Comedy of Errors
I had another enjoyable evening of Shakespeare at the Folger Theatre with The Comedy of Errors. It was fun and fast and it started with an unusual device of the purported director of the Worcestershire Mask and Wig Society showing … Continue reading
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Tagged DC, Shakespeare, Theatre
Cymbeline
Tonight I experienced another great night of Shakespeare in DC, with STC’s production of Cymbeline at the Lansburgh Theatre. Initially the story summary (falsely sullied virtue of a virtuous wife, etc) didn’t excite me, and I had a little difficulty … Continue reading
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Tagged DC, Shakespeare, Theatre
Candide
Tonight I saw the next play in Shakespeare Theater Company’s season, a production of Leonard Bernstein’s Candide, the musical version of the play by Voltaire. It is a satirical comedy rebutting the philosophy of “Optimism”. It was a nice production, … Continue reading
Washington Politics is Funny
Tonight I saw the next “play” in the Woolly Mammoth season, A Girl’s Guide to Washington Politics. This wasn’t a play at all, but a collection of comedy sketches put on by Chicago’s The Second City. It was very entertaining. … Continue reading
House of Gold
Tonight I saw the second play of the season at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre, House of Gold. This play was pretty avant garde, loosely inspired by the JonBenet Ramsey case. As Andi described it, it was very “Woolly”. While the … Continue reading
Henry VIII
Tonight I again took advantage of the rich Shakespeare offerings in DC and saw the rarely performed The Life of King Henry VIII at the Folger Theatre, one of my favorite venues. Hard to believe this was my 10th Shakespeare … Continue reading
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Tagged DC, Shakespeare, Theatre