Tag: Alex Mills
Review: ‘Titus Andronicus’ at Synetic Theater
"A work of art has value only if tremors of the future run through it…"
-- André Breton (1896–1966) French writer, poet, and founder of Surrealism.
Artistic...
Review: ‘The Adventures of Peter Pan’ at Synetic Theater
I have to admit something: this was my first Synetic Theater production. I assure you, however, it will not be my last. I had...
Review: ‘Wig Out!’ at Studio Theatre
The world of Wig Out! is a glittering fantasia on house ballroom culture. Tarell Alvin McCraney's ingeniously metatheatrical 2006 script sets this play with...
Review: ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ at Synetic Theater
Haunting is the word that quickly came to mind as I sat, mesmerized, rediscovering a classic of literature I thought I knew from reading...
Spine: ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ at Synetic Theater
The spectacle of movement has always been Synetic's star attraction. When those primal, emotional moments fuse with a strong narrative throughline, Synetic's brilliance shines...
Review: ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ at Synetic Theater
Synetic’s The Taming of the Shrew is disarming, decadent, and a great visual rush. It is also great, dialogue-free storytelling with its own edge...
In the Moment: Synetic Theater’s ‘Dante’s Inferno’
The roaring wordless “silence” of Synetic’s remount of Dante’s Inferno is potent; it will swiftly suck you into its ferment depicting what sin might...
Review: ‘Dante’s Inferno’ at Synetic Theater
Synetic Theatre, which gave Washington a Silent Hamlet, now brings audiences a wordless Dante's Inferno.
And a silent 100 minutes never sounded so good.
Created by...
Review: ‘Twelfth Night’ at Synetic Theater
What is Shakespeare without his words? Answer: a rollicking good time!
Synetic Theater, known for its dynamic and often wordless productions of Shakespeare and other...
In the Moment: Synetic Theater’s ‘The Man in the Iron Mask’
Synetic Theater’s The Man in the Iron Mask is a good yarn, well told. With the production Synetic continues to expand beyond its original...
Review: ‘The Man in the Iron Mask’ at Synetic Theater
Synetic is one of the very few theatre companies that pull off “cinematic” well. Without sacrificing the intimacies and excitement of live theatre you...
The Women’s Voices Theater Festival: ‘Alice in Wonderland’ at Synetic Theater
Yes, a high time to be had. All you need to do is follow the simple directions; “eat me”; then “drink me.” And whoosh, with music...
‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at Synetic Theater
The music is pulsing; the performers are insanely flexible, and everything from set to costumes to lights is drenched in the fantastical for Synetic’s...
‘A Tale of Two Cities’ at Synetic Theater
If only Alex Mills was available to tell stories to my now 31 year old daughter when she was a baby. While I read...
Meet Cast Members of Synetic Teen Company’s ‘Hamlet…the rest is silence’
Let me introduce you to these young, talented, and athletic cast members of Synetic Teen Company's production of Hamlet...the rest is silence, playing through April...
Here Are The Recipients of This Year’s 2015 Helen Hayes Awards...
Here are the recipients of the 2015 Helen Hayes Awards in the order they were announced tonight at The Lincoln Theatre.
THE RECIPIENTS ARE IN...
‘The Island of Dr. Moreau’ at Synetic Theater
Synetic continues to plumb classic literature to find new sources of inspiration for its physical theater productions. Opening its new season, Paata Tsikurishvili and...
‘Three Men in a Boat (To say nothing of the dog)’...
Cultish musical enthusiasts have The Rocky Horror Show, movie-goers have Night of the Living Dead, 60's rockers had The Grateful Dead, and literary enthusiasts have Three Men in...
‘Hamlet…the rest is silence’ at Synetic Theater
“The rest is silence” are Hamlet’s last words before he dies, but you won't hear them in this production because the whole play is...
TONIGHT at 7:30 PM: The Rainbow Theatre Project presents ‘Say You...
THE RAINBOW THEATRE PROJECT PRESENTS SAY YOU LOVE SATAN
AT SOURCE TONIGHT - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2014 AT 7:30 PM
Attendees promised a helluva good...