In these troubled modern times, one has to find things to be thankful about. I, for one, am thankful that Artistic Director Michael Kahn has dug up another dusty old script from the bottom of the back of the Shakespeare Theatre bookshelves — this time, a French comedy from 1708 called Le Legataire Universel – and handed it to David Ives. The partnership, it turns out, is something of a revelation, and DC’s a lucky city to catch it in its emerging days. [Read more...]