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Othello at the Folger: Quite the Uncomfortable Pleasure

October 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Capitol Hill, Capitol Hill South

It’s been a long time since I’ve sat in an audience and squirmed as uncomfortably as I did while the menacing violence unfolds in the Folger’s production of Shakespeare’s Othello. The race and relationship tragedy, running through December 4, left me despairing over the damnable and downright creepy Iago, played cunningly by Ian Merril Peakes, and [...]

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The To Do List

July 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Capitol Hill, DC

I hope everyone else is breathing a little easier now that it is back to our normal balmy (i.e. not hellish) weather. I’ll take some rain and a flooded basement with a smile this week, thank you very much. It looks like we might encounter a thunderstorm or two throughout the weekend, but if you’re [...]

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