Mary Stuart at Folger Theatre

Mary Stuart

Folger Theatre
201 East Capitol Street, SE Washington

Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I: These two dangerous and powerful women fight for the throne in Mary Stuart, an adaptation by Peter Oswald of Friedrich Schiller's 1800 play. Mary is stuck in prison and must rely on a band of rebellious conspirators. Elizabeth hesitates to sign Mary's death sentence but knows she must do something to keep her claim to the throne. This lively thriller features scheming politicians, a double agent and an imagined meeting between Mary and Elizabeth. History buffs may know how the rivalry ends, but that doesn't make the journey any less riveting.

Thru - Mar 8, 2015

Price: $30 - $75

Running Time: 2 Hrs, 45 mins;one intermission

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Washington Post - Recommended

"...Even so, this "Mary Stuart" more than holds the stage for its more than 21/2 hours. The vernacular is sheer Washingtonian - the righteous speeches, the flinty debates, the double-talk and spin. In its depiction of charismatic but isolated leaders grappling with the demands of ego and diplomacy, it easily satisfies our craving for political stars."

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- Nelson Pressley

DC Theater Arts - Highly Recommended

"...In Mary Stuart, it is especially exciting to see two dynamic women, two forceful personalities, in a time when women's lives and opportunities were so restricted. Perhaps that is one of the great fascinations of this remarkable play."

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- Sophia Howes

Talkin Broadway - Recommended

"...Director Richard Clifford keeps the intrigues easy to follow, although his double casting of some roles may be a way of suggesting little difference between the two sides. Mariah Hale's costumes, all in black and white, subtly convey the sense that-a few duplicitous courtiers notwithstanding-the nobles were forced to make a clear-cut choice between the two queens."

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- Susan Berlin

MD Theatre Guide - Highly Recommended

"...The production teams for Mary Stuart did a superlative job, led by the crisp direction of Richard Clifford. Tony Cisek's scenery was fantastic, particularly Elizabeth's throne room, lit gold by lighting designer Rob Denton. Mariah Hale's costumes were provocative, none more so that Elizabeth's gown, which visually captures that sense of prison the Queen feels. Evocative music and sound design by Patrick Calhoun punctuated the action precisely and to good effect."

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- Elizabeth Bruce

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

Folger’s gorgeous, sumptuous Mary Stuart is a bodice-ripper for the brainy, distilling a life-and-death moment to its constituent elements of pride, resentment, entitlement and loss. It is a dissection – not bloodless but full of torrential passion – of human values on the stage of history. On the one side is God-ordained righteousness, and the freedom to embrace natural law. On the other side is the terrified caution of a leader who is captive to the will of the people she ostensibly leads.

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- Tim Treanor

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Washington Post - Recommended

DC Theater Arts - Highly Recommended

Talkin Broadway - Recommended

MD Theatre Guide - Highly Recommended

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

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