TCP’s Quartet was a show with all the mania and heart that one could stand in an evening, and the audience left with a sweet feeling that art could be just as true in the twilight years of an artist’s life.
The Little Theater of Alexandria’s Avenue Q is raucous, rowdy, raunchy, and a total blast!
Overall, the film showed that passion can produce true art, regardless of budget.
The Three Musketeers, an original adaptation by Ben Cunis and Peter Cunis, was a dizzying spectacle of fighting, dancing and repartee.
Overall, the energy and veracity of the cast as they showcased their wide range of talents and passions makes the Folger Theatre’s Twelfth Night a show worth seeing.
Together with a very appreciative audience, Spamalot brought the house down in a send up of history, culture and theater that was as timeless and irreverent as Monty Python could ever be.
In totality, the play was well-directed, well acted and dynamic to the fullest. The piece was vibrant, and took a very human approach to telling the story.
If a visually dazzling spectacle was what was intended to be portrayed by this troupe’s work, then they succeeded.
The dramatized history of Henry V makes for a triumphant play, especially when performed as honestly and skillfully as Folger Shakespeare Theatre has done.
The dynamic that the cast built was warm and homey, building on traditions and using materials of the well-loved story to create the spectacle we expect.