All posts by Kate Wingfield
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Stage Review: “Botticelli in the Fire” at Woolly Mammoth
Woolly's "Botticelli in the Fire" offers both too much and too little in reimagining the Renaissance painter
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Stage Review: “Saint Joan” at Folger Theatre
Bedlam's Saint Joan is lovingly produced but demands the patience of a saint
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Opera Review: WNO’s The Barber of Seville
Expect to laugh more than you thought possible in the company of a full orchestra, wigs, Counts, and world-class singing
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Stage Review: Druid Theatre’s “Waiting for Godot”
A skillfully depicted production of Beckett's enigmatic tragicomedy
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Stage Review: Signature Theatre’s “John” is funny, haunting, and captured with perfection
Annie Baker's play revels in the nostalgia of a mid-Atlantic B&B
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Stage Review: Woolly Mammoth’s “Underground Railroad Game”
Woolly Mammoth Theatre's latest gives bold, moving voice to the issues of the day
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Stage Review: Arena’s “Two Trains Running” reflects the complexity of the black experience
A funny, angry, stoic and unaccountably hopeful deep-dive into the lives of 1960s working class African Americans
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Stage Review: Folger’s Winter’s Tale is clever, fun, and emotionally intimate
Shakespeare's story is delivered with a metaphorical twinkle in the eye
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Opera Review: Don Carlo at the Washington National Opera
If you come to "Don Carlo" just to listen to the singing, you won't be disappointed.
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Review: “Hold These Truths” at Arena Stage
Jeanna Sakata has written a timely play that fails to scratch beyond the surface of its tragedy
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Review: Heather Raffo’s “Noura” at Shakespeare Theatre
Heather Raffo's "Noura" has a wealth of ideas, but suffers from too much telling and not enough showing
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Forum: The true power of Black Panther lies in its women
The African-American women in Black Panther, finally, at long last, utterly obliterate the Hollywood construct.
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Review: Danai Gurira’s “Familiar” at Woolly Mammoth
Familiar brings a unique voice and genuine humor to a relatable issue
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Review: “The Great Society” at Arena Stage
Robert Schenkkan's compelling exploration of Lyndon B. Johnson offers a lot of food for thought
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Review: “Hamlet” at Shakespeare Theatre is an absolute must-see
Michael Urie commands the stage in Michael Kahn's deeply elegant, daring production of "Hamlet"
