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Farragut North

May 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment

- just-released “Ides of March” reviewed here -

Beau Willimon’s Farragut North is the kind of “built in Washington” drama that DC theater aficionados clearly will enjoy. In addition, for die-hard political junkies, Farragut North, crisply directed by Clay Hopper for Olney Theatre Center, offers a preview of coming attractions in 2012. That’s due in large part to its hyper-focus on of the kind of political ground game that’s already underway in the hinterlands of far-flung Iowa, a state whose overly-hyped, overly-covered early caucuses can often make or break a front-runner’s status in either party. [Read more...]

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Cyrano

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Cyrano is one of the great male leading roles.  Yet the dominant character in the Folger Theatre production of Edmond Rostand’s classic tragic swashbuckler is not Cyrano De Bergerac, but the world premiere adaptation itself, translated by Michael Hollinger (Opus, Red Herring) and co-adapted by Hollinger and director Aaron Posner.  This version of Cyrano de Bergerac is interesting and entertaining, but ultimately is diminished in impact. [Read more...]

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The Clockmaker

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It takes a real master to successfully blend comedy, romance, crime drama, and metaphysical mystery into a single play.  Fortunately, talented Canadian playwright Stephen Massicotte is just such a master and his gem of a play, The Clockmaker, receives an equally skillful DC area premiere at The Hub Theatre. [Read more...]

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