The Resurrectionist King presented by Active Cultures at Joe's Movement Emporium

The Resurrectionist King

Joe's Movement Emporium
3309 Bunker Hill Road Mount Rainier

It's 1884 and times are hard at the struggling Theatre Comique. But Vigo Jansen, DC 's most infamous grave robber, is determined to put on a one-man show. An amusing backstage drama about life, death and the theft of our earthly remains. Based on actual events.

Presented by Active Cultures

Thru - Apr 17, 2011

Price: $20

Show Type: Comedy/Drama

Box Office: 301-699-1819

Running Time: 1 hr, 40 mins with 1 intermission

www.activecultures.org

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The Resurrectionist King Reviews

Average Rating based on 3 reviews

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Washington Post - Recommended

"...Now premiering at Joe’s Movement Emporium in Mount Rainier, local author Stephen Spotswood’s play tosses characters and themes into conflicts that often seem contrived, melodramatic and glib. But the production, directed by Tom Prewitt, has poise and a fun gothic look — and audiences craving the offbeat may enjoy some of its macabre insights into local history."

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- Celia Wren

Washington City Paper - Somewhat Recommended

"...Spotswood has a slight tendency to overseason the stew: A late revelation from Manteuffel’s character feels like one too many, but it’s hardly a hanging offense. Director Tom Prewitt appears to have spent his budget on costumes (by Jenny Bernson) rather than on the skeletal set—a smart choice, given that the play ultimately asks how much of ourselves resides in our injury-prone, fast-decaying meatsuits. All in all, it’s an intriguing if imperfect beginning, and I’d welcome a subsequent production with a little more meat on its sturdy bones."

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- Chris Klimek

DCTheatreScene - Somewhat Recommended

The Resurrectionist King tells a pretty good story. Regrettably, it tells that story in the second Act, after the passage of forty-five tedious, predictable, unfunny minutes. The second Act is a moral boxing match on the subject of grave-robbing, a ghoulish practice essential to the teaching of anatomy.

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- Tim Treanor

The Resurrectionist King presented by Active Cultures at Joe's Movement Emporium