Zoom is currently a common mode of communication for the world affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools and colleges use it for online classes; companies are using it for meetings; friends and family use it to stay in touch during a time of social distancing. For theatre companies, Zoom has proven to be an innovative […]
Review: Synetic Theater’s Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera meets The Red Shoes in Synetic Theater’s sexy and Goth take on Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel about ghosts, haute society, obsession and the symbiotic relationship between protégé and pupil. Audiences are probably familiar with the haunted happenings at the Paris Opera House through the long-enduring Andrew Lloyd Webber musical of […]
Review: The Snow Queen from Synetic Theater. Move over Frozen!
It’s a savvy move on the part of Synetic Theater to stage a production of The Snow Queen right as children and tweens everywhere are besotted with the prospect of “Frozen 2” opening in theaters. No doubt parents may actually be able to get their children to the theater with the tantalizing prospect of seeing […]
Review: The Tempest revival from Synetic Theater “fresh and profound”
Synetic Theater opens its season with a remount of its 2013 hit The Tempest, complete with its stunning watery world creation, amphibian-like cast, pounding AMC decibel electronic score, and a splash zone which has at least the first few rows of people roaring for more dousing abuse in a truly immersive theatrical experience. Yes, water […]
Review: Synetic Theater’s adaptation of Treasure Island
Once again, Arlington, VA has been invaded by bloodthirsty pirates. Earlier this summer, Signature Theatre premiered the rollicking musical Blackbeard in Shirlington Village. Now, over in Crystal City, the Hispaniola has set sail in Treasure Island, a Synetic show you won’t want to miss. Synetic Theater’s newest adventure has something for everyone in this adaptation […]
Review: Richard III, a dystopian cyberpunk vision from Synetic Theater
Shakespeare’s most iconic schemer is the centerpiece of Synetic’s fourteenth (mostly) wordless re-interpretation of the Bard’s works. The world of 15th century England is updated to a dystopian cyberpunk future, with soulless, almost robotic soldiers, technology gone rogue, a terrifying landscape upon which Synetic’s trademark physicality and visuals create a breathtakingly theatrical tour de force. […]
Synetic Theater debuts Phantom of the Opera next season
Synetic Theater will produce — and reimagine — the classics for its 2019-2020 season, reviving two of its most notable productions — The Tempest and The Snow Queen — and adding a classic from the Spanish Golden Age and a story drawn from a Gaston Lereux novel and made famous by an Andrew Lloyd Webber […]
Amazon issue resolved, Synetic is safe in its Crystal City theatre through 2022
Synetic Theater, Washington’s acclaimed movement-based company, will remain in its Arlington, VA facility at least through late 2022, its landlord announced. Speculation about the fate of the troupe, a DC-area institution since 1996, had been rampant ever since the announcement came that Amazon would use the building at 1800 S. Bell Street, and that Synetic’s […]
Review: Sleepy Hollow, Synetic-style. Macabre. Scary. Glorious.
Synetic’s Sleepy Hollow takes no cues from Disney’s version or even the 1999 remake by Tim Burton, which saw the tale go darker and deeper. It is far better—a richer, more provocative tale that blurs the line between good and evil and gives dimension and nuance to both Ichabod Crane and his supernatural nemesis, the Headless Horseman.
Review: Synetic’s Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Imaginative, kinetic, engaging, and bold – those are just a few words to describe The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Synetic Theater. For the young and young at heart, this fanciful and faithful adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s most famous tale will tickle funny bones and captivate hearts while dazzling with the lyrical dance and movement […]
Review: Synetic’s Titus Andronicus, wordless, bloodless yet chilling
Take out the words, and it turns out you can make Shakespeare’s most violent play even more brutal and terrifying.
Synetic Season to feature voiceless Shakespeare and New Voices
Synetic Theater has dialed up its customary quota of Silent Shakespeare productions for its 2018-2019 season, but the new theatrical year will also mark another production for Synetic Family Theater and the company’s New Voices project.