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'Inspecting Carol' falls flat, through no fault of its actors

Fri, Nov 30, 2:48 p.m.

By Alice Kaderlan

The players in the Rep's holiday reprisal of a skit about a struggling non-profit theatre company give it all they've got, but they can't make up for bad writing.

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Musical revival captures Twain, Americana, U.S. racial history

Thu, Nov 15, 7 p.m.

By Francesca Lyman

The Village Theatre starts its season well with a jaunty, meaningful revival of "Big River," based on Mark Twain's classic book "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."

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Sex, sizzle, subtleties lost in Anthony and Cleopatra

Tue, Nov 6, 4:53 p.m.

By Alice Kaderlan

Weird costumes and bombastic style overwhelm the classic tale of love and intrigue.

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'The Skriker': A jabberwocky thriller

Fri, Oct 26, 4:48 p.m.

By Jean Tarbox

Where do the obsessions of the powerful and the longings of the powerless intersect? In Janice Findley's spot-on interpretation of Caryl Churchill's creepy surrealist thriller.

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ACT Theatre's risky 'Ramayana' falls prey to troubles

Mon, Oct 22, 12:01 a.m.

By Alice Kaderlan

It's a bold production, born of tremendous effort and collaboration. But its goals may have been unreachable.

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Seattle Opera masters Beethoven's tricky, passionate Fidelio

Fri, Oct 19, 6 a.m.

By Thomas May

Inspired by the French Revolution, the composer's tale of love and tyranny is revived in a Guantanamo-like prison.

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Cafe Nordo: A damn fine cup of 'Twin Peaks' nostalgia

Mon, Oct 15, 7:31 a.m.

By Ronald Holden

David Lynch's Washington diner TV cult-favorite returns as fantastically kitschy Capitol Hill dinner theater.

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Russian, U.S. 'girls' launch Washington Ensemble's season well

Sat, Oct 6, 10:01 a.m.

By Thomas May

The dark, sardonic "Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls" demonstrates the magical power of stage performances.

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Mark Twain's long-lost farce loud enough to wake the dead

Thu, Sep 20, 12:01 a.m.

By Katherine Luck

Theater Schmeater's production of "Is He Dead?" is over the top. Way over, acoustically.

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'Uncle Ho to Uncle Sam': A haunting indictment of American otherness

Wed, Sep 19, midnight

By Katherine Luck

Trieu Tran's one man play proves that the journey from Vietnam to America is much more of an emotional than a physical one.

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ACT's Pinter festival: Theater that skewers

Tue, Jul 31, 2 a.m.

By Alice Kaderlan

A month of masterful Pinter plays starts with "The Dumb Waiter" and "Celebration."

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A deeply offensive Helen Keller remake just might save Intiman

Wed, Jul 18, midnight

By Katherine Luck

The scene changes, but the story remains the same as Dan Savage's "Helen" Keller finds his place in the world at 1990s Seattle drag bar.

Intiman's 'Hedda Gabler': You better believe

Tue, Jul 17, midnight

By Ray Gastil

The production is well-acted and the lines are delivered with relish. But at some critical moments, things are pushed too far and we lose belief in the passionately authentic quest of the heroine.