I think the minimalism and starkness is intended to be clarifying; we are meant to be focused on the hearts of the various intertwined stories Shakespeare presents, and perhaps less distracted by other things going on at the very large periphery the playwright has laid out.
Forget the Cherry Blossoms, folks, they'll be gone before you know it.
The final chapter of The King's Shadow is about to begin.
With the mayhem, warfare and epic egos of Henry the Fourth, Part 1 well under their belts, Brave Spirits Theatre now turns its talents towards one of the more challenging history plays in Shakespeare's canon, Henry the Fourth, Part 2.
This is the second installment in Charlene V.
During a tumultuous period of less than a hundred years, England experienced civil war and political upheaval as the throne switched hands nine times.
'I like this place, and willingly could waste my time in it.
Escape to the forest of Arden with a romantic and immersive production of As You Like It.
The Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC) Free For All, one of the capital's most beloved annual traditions offering free performances of a Shakespearean classic to the general public each summer, will return next month with the Company's 2016 production of William Shakespeare's Othello.
A dark, tragic, comedy creates a surprsing mix
In keeping with Brave Spirits Theatre's commitment to producing overlooked works from Shakespeare's contemporaries, the company's staging of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher's A KING AND NO KING marks a DC metro area professional premiere.
A tale of sadness, fear and proving what a shrew can do.
