Tag: Commedia dell’Arte
‘The Great One-Man Commedia Epic’ at Faction of Fools
The Great One-Man Commedia Epic is a one-man show that is so endearing that I felt like my Dad had just told me a bed-time...
‘Macbeth: The Instruments of Darkness’ at The Rude Mechanicals
Macbeth, a classic Shakespearean tale of one man’s quest for Scotland’s reign and the lengths he is willing to go for it, is often...
Capital Fringe 2014 Review ‘Love Letter Lost’
(Best of the Capital Fringe)
Love Letter Lost, presented by Tut’Zanni Theatre Company, is everything a Fringe show should be: fast paced, highly entertaining, and...
Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘Oh, What Can’t A Woman Do?’
(Best of the Capital Fringe)
This production is not to be missed! It is clearly one of the ‘Best of the Capital Fringe.’
Hilary Morrow’s solo...
Molière’s ‘The Miser’ Continues Today at 2 PM and Through May...
Rockville Little Theatre’s 2013-14 season closes with Molière’s classic comedy The Miser, at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre through May 11th.
There is a 2...
Molière’s ‘The Miser’ Plays May 2-11 at Rockville Little Theatre at...
Rockville Little Theatre’s 2013-14 season closes with Molière’s classic comedy The Miser, at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre from May 2-11, 2014. Produced by...
Tomorrow Sunday, April 13th at 7 PM: Faction of Fools Theatre...
Tomorrow, Sunday, April 13th at 7 pm, Faction of Fools Theatre Company presents the 5th Annual "Fool for All": Tales of Heroes and Gyros. The Fool...
An Interview with Guillaume Tourniaire on Directing Rockville Little Theatre’s ‘The...
Rockville Little Theatre closes their 2013-14 season with an ambitious, unique and off-beat production of Molière’s The Miser. Director Guillaume Tourniaire’s vision for the...
‘Pinocchio!’ A Co-Production of Faction of Fools and NextStop Theatre Company
NextStop Theatre Company joins up with the Faction of Fools Theatre Company to present a retelling of the childhood classic, Pinocchio! based on the...
‘A Commedia Christmas Carol’ at Faction of Fools Theatre Company by...
In anticipation that A Commedia Christmas Carol is here to stay, I am giving it the most Washington of all things: an acronym (ACCC).
ACCC...
Magic Time: ‘Molière’s Don Juan’ at Faction of Fools by John...
On top of the antic hilarity in Faction of Fools’ new production of Molière’s Don Juan, I had the funny feeling while watching this...
‘Molière’s Don Juan’ at Faction of Fools by Justin Schneider
Casanova. Lothario. Bill Clinton. Among the world's famous playboys, the figure of Don Juan holds a special place in the theatre. Faction of Fools,...
‘Saint Joan’ at BEDLAM Theatre at Olney Theatre Center by Jenna...
Saint Joan is George Bernard Shaw’s version of the rise and fall of Joan of Arc. Joan was an illiterate, teenage farm girl in...
‘Hamlet’ at BEDLAM Theatre at Olney Theatre Center by Amanda Gunther
Though this be madness, yet there is method in it. To take on one of Shakespeare’s epic dramas with only four actors portraying all...
‘Abduction from the Seraglio’ at The In Series by Jessica Vaughan
The In Series, DC’s own pocket opera company, has commissioned a new libretto for Mozart’s famous comic opera, Abduction from the Seraglio in an...
‘Portraying an Icon: An Actor’s Reflection on Playing Don Juan’ By...
When Matthew R. Wilson offered me the role of Don Juan, my first thought was, “Hell, yeah!” It's a chance to work with Faction...
Reporting from The Page-to-Stage Festival: ‘The Three Musketeers’ and ‘The Young...
This Labor Day weekend, the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts hosts the 12th annual Page-to-Stage Festival. Featuring over 40 theatre companies from the Washington...
Reporting from The Page-to-Stage Festival: ‘The Good Devil, In Spite of...
If you’ve never made your way to The Kennedy Center’s Page-to-Stage fest, let me let you in on a few pleasures that await you...
Culture, Class, and Morality in a Whimsical ‘Don Juan’ at Faction...
“When will you do Molière?” we at Faction of Fools have been asked since our founding in 2009.
The answer is “Now!” and the play...
Capital Fringe Review: “A Commedia Romeo and Juliet” by Jessica Vaughan
A Commedia Romeo and Juliet by DC Commedia dell’Arte troupe Faction of Fools Theare Company is Shakespeare like you’ve probably never seen it before performed by this...