Journey to the West at Source

Journey to the West

Source
1835 14th Street, NW Washington

Enter the ancient, mystical dreamscape of Journey to the West, an epic stage adaptation of the Chinese legend of a Buddhist monk who must travel from China to India in search of sacred scriptures. The intrepid hero Tripitaka is joined on his quest by a rambunctious monkey, an insatiable pig and a fearsome river monster, brought to life through Constellation Theatre's dynamic interplay of movement, live music and passionate acting. Full of grand spectacle, thrilling action sequences and even vaudeville comedy, Journey to the West brings epic adventure to DC's Source black box.

Thru - May 22, 2016

Box Office: 202-315-1305

www.constellationtheatre.org/journey.html

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Journey to the West Reviews

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MetroWeekly - Recommended

"...Constellation Theatre made its name with Mary Zimmerman's crowning achievement in epic adaptation, The Arabian Nights. They followed by making a literal splash with Zimmerman's Metamorphoses, and are now staging one of the American director's first epics, one that ventures even farther afield - Journey to the West."

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- Doug Rule

MD Theatre Guide - Highly Recommended

"...There are many stand-out performances here, too many to count, but let me just mention Lilian Oben’s statuesque Guanyin and Jacob Yeh’s sober Jade Emperor among them; the supporting cast for Journey deserve a special shout-out, constantly changing costumes and creating some truly hilarious vignettes, with vaudeville-like schticks galore. And Kendra Rai, who has already proven her talents several times over, truly out-does herself with a myriad of costumes and finely-executed masks."

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- Andrew White

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

"...This seasoned company continues to take on the challenge of epic theatre. It is gratifying to see young people (and Washington audiences in general) embracing this style, a rarity in this TV-obsessed country. If some of the performers lack some maturity - let's call it "seasoning" - to pull off the heightened demands of character and voice such works also require to make a production brilliant throughout, well then, the commitment of Constellation must be commended for their developing such performance capacity -- and supported!"

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- Susan Galbraith

Journey to the West at Source