STC’s ‘Wild Duck’ Takes Audiences on a Flight of Feeling
Henrik Ibsen’s The Wild Duck is not among his most frequently staged works in the United States, so the Shakespeare
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STC’s ‘Frankenstein’ Dives Deep into Humanity’s Shadows
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has long haunted readers with its exploration of science, ambition, and monstrosity. In Shakespeare Theatre Company’s current
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Babbitt, the “Best of the Nationally Advertised” Shows – Now With Matthew Broderick at Shakespeare Theatre!
Reading is fundamental, but sometimes it takes staging for a story to transform from merely impressionable to illuminating. That’s what
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Shakespeare Theatre Co. Announces 2024/2025 Season
Subscriptions are on sale now for the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s upcoming 2024/2025 season.
Read MoreSTC’s AS YOU LIKE IT a Beatles & Bard Mashup & Unconventional Good Time
Currently on stage at the Shakespeare Theatre and extended for a second time by popular demand, As You Like It is a mashup that not only sounds incredibly fascinating but also makes more sense than one might first imagine. Because in this early Shakespearean play, one of the central themes is “All You Need Is Love.”
Read MoreAt STC: ‘Here There are Blueberries’ a Mesmerizing, Unnerving Historical Mystery
Archivists at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum are used to people — usually Holocaust survivors and their families — sending their important memorabilia to them. But when an archivist receives an album of photographs that shows the memories at Auschwitz from the other side — the Nazi side — it is unexpected, unprecedented, and unnerving.
Read More‘King Lear’ at STC So Incredible It Gets Third Extension
Page portrays Lear so expertly in every stage of his life — from flippancy to fear, madcap to madness, and giddiness to absolute and impossible grief — that this STC performance is, for many, one of the best Lears we’ve ever seen.
Read More‘Jane Anger’ A Raucous Historical Retelling — and Revenge Comedy — at STC
Well, it’s definitely unexpected. From the first moments after the curtain lifts, ‘Jane Anger’ is a raucous love letter to feminism with some astonishing twists and turns.
Read MoreSTC’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ — Truly Genius!
While it’s a timeless tale, certain choices STC Artistic Director Simon Godwin made in directing this play were exceptional. To start, a news set literally sets the scene.
Read MoreThe Ultimate Scribbles Take the Stage in STC’s ‘The Notebooks of Leonardo daVinci’
This meandering mix of random ruminations and deep scientific thought are expressed both in spoken word and contemporary movement. (Imagine this one as equal parts unplotted play and modern dance performance.)
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