By Rajiv Joseph “The comic energy of the writing carries the characters to their tragic finish line.”—The Los Angeles Times Serbia, 1914. When teen-aged Gavrilo Princip coughs blood into a doctor’s lace handkerchief, he’s delighted that the doctor lets him keep such a fancy souvenir. But the outlook quickly dims when Gavrilo and two other boys are diagnosed with deadly tuberculosis. Suddenly, these hungry urchins have nothing to lose. A fanatical captain exploits their despair for his own nationalist ends. Soon, they’re hapless assassins bumbling their way into the start of World War I. In this pitch-dark farce, the notorious demise of Archduke Ferdinand is an allegory of our own perilous moment. This audaciously theatrical production comes to Capital Repertory Theatre directly from Philadelphia’s Wilma Theater, winner of the 2024 Regional Theatre Tony Award. Inventive, hilarious and heartbreaking, “Archduke” reminds us that a world torn apart by political extremism inevitably eats its young.
- Rajiv Joseph
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The mission of Capital Repertory Theatre (theREP) is to create a meaningful theatre generated from an authentic link to the community. theREP serves as a safe house for the cultural lives of both artists and the community at large. theREP fosters the belief that the theatre must serve as an advocate and caretaker of the common threads that bind the American culture together in a world that is defined more and more by diversity. theREP strives to bring to life those works that speak to our common cultural heritage as well as new work that expands our perceptions of ourselves and explores new horizons of thought through the medium of theatre.
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Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas!
OFC Creations Theatre Center (12/18 - 1/4) | |
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Kinky Boots
Proctors (3/14 - 3/15) | |
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Kimberly Akimbo
West Herr Auditorium Theatre (3/24 - 3/29) | |
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Moulin Rouge!
Proctor's Theatre (6/2 - 6/7) | |
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Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
The Longacre Theatre (11/1 - 11/1) | |
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Spamalot
West Herr Auditorium Theatre (1/13 - 1/18) | |
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SU Drama's A Rebel Prayer
SU Drama's "A Rebel Prayer" (3/27 - 4/5) | |
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Archduke
Capital Repertory Theatre (3/6 - 3/29) | |
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