All posts by Kate Wingfield
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Myth Busters: The Folger rises to a challenge with ‘Timon of Athens’ (review)
Shakespeare's Timon can't be easy to stage, and that's why the unstoppable folks at Folger took it on.
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Review: Macbeth at Shakespeare Theatre
Strong supporting performances can't compensate for the central failing in STC's Macbeth
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Review: Washington National Opera’s “Madame Butterfly”
WNO's "Madame Butterfly" blends beautiful opera with an overwhelming art concept
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Review: Smart People at Arena Stage
Arena's Smart People is a series of rushed vignettes and missed opportunities
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Arena’s “A Raisin in the Sun”: Five Stars (Review)
A Raisin in the Sun endures as a timeless jewel, and Arena’s production is a chance to see it truly shine
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Living Just Enough: Pike St. at Woolly Mammoth (Review)
Nilaja Sun gives a virtuoso performance that brings a powerful story to vivid life.
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Novel Notion: The Select at The Shakespeare Theatre Company (Review)
Hemingway fans will appreciate the faithfulness of The Select, but for everyone else it's a bit of a slog
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WNO’s Champion is a knockout (Review)
Terence Blanchard's jazz opera Champion comes out swinging and delivers some powerful punches
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Washington National Opera’s “Dead Man Walking” (review): Original, beautiful and compelling
The Washington National Opera's Dead Man Walking is what modern opera should be
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Royal Pain: King Charles III at The Shakespeare Theatre (Review)
Mike Bartlett's King Charles III is one regal encounter you won't want to miss
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Fighting Tyrants: Watch on the Rhine at Arena Stage (Review)
Arena's Watch on the Rhine struggles to master Lillian Hellman's challenging structure
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Folger Theatre’s “As You Like It”: A charmingly energetic soul-pleaser
"As You Like It" is a charmingly energetic soul-pleaser paired with the Folger's special brand of intimacy
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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (review): Holly Twyford delivers a potent, memorable Martha
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf is another showcase for Holly Twyford's amazing talent
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Roe at Arena Stage (review): Energetic, engaging and somewhat flawed
Roe dramatizes one of the most iconic cases of the Supreme Court
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“Moby Dick” at Arena Stage (review): Catch a ride on this bewitching Pequod
Visually and aurally enchanting, this is storytelling as magical dream. You've never seen Melville quite like this.
