Othello presented by Synetic Theater at The Kennedy Center

Othello

The Kennedy Center
2700 F Street, NW Washington

Once again infusing one of Shakespeare's most poignant tragedies with their "art of silence," Synetic Theater now explores this tale of love destroyed by jealousy. When the general Othello triumphantly returns home to the promise of peace and marriage, little can he know that his most trusted lieutenant is also one of the most fiendish and manipulative villains imaginable. Scandal is fueled, families and friendships destroyed, as Othello's world comes crashing down, until a "trifle light as air" - a handkerchief - undoes them all.

Presented by Synetic Theater

Thru - Jul 3, 2010

Wednesdays: 7:30pm

Thursdays: 7:30pm

Fridays: 7:30pm

Saturdays: 1:30pm & 7:30pm

Sundays: 1:30pm

Price: $30-$55

Stage: Family Theater

Show Type: Drama

Running Time: 1hr; 30 mins no intermission

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Washington Post - Highly Recommended

"...Iago's perfidy is so vast in Synetic Theater's breathtaking new "Othello" that no single actor can contain it. On this occasion he's three, three, three rogues in one. A trio of star company performers -- Philip Fletcher, Alex Mills and Irina Tsikurishvili -- portray Shakespeare's consummate villain, sharing the responsibility for stirring up a cyclone of passions and driving Othello to jealous homicide."

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- Peter Marks

Washington Examiner - Highly Recommended

"... In the hands of a lesser theater group, all this might come across as unnecessary or tasteless. But director Paata Tsikurishvili doesn't let the technology trivialize or subvert the story. He uses it to deepen the narrative we already know."

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- Barbara Mackay

Examiner - Highly Recommended

"...In Synetic's "Othello", which opened on June 5, the original, extremely original, music ranges among haunting, romantic, disturbing, whimsical, passionate... It's created by Synetic’s resident composer Konstantine Lortkipanidze, with sound design by him and Irakli Kavsadze."

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- Marsha Dubrow

WeLoveDC - Highly Recommended

"...Now through July 3 you can witness how effectively Synetic Theater tackles this issue with their take on Othello. It’s their sixth wordless Shakespeare production – I thought they had reached the pinnacle with their last outing, Antony and Cleopatra, but clearly there’s no end to the brilliance of this company when it applies its physical theater style to the Bard. Hyperbole? Head to the Kennedy Center’s Family Theater and judge for yourself."

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- Jenn Larsen

Washington City Paper - Recommended

"...Early in Synetic Theater’s ingeniously re-imagined—and, in the company’s usual style for Shakespeare, entirely wordless—tale of jealousy run amok, a wild-eyed Iago plunges headlong into a mirror and finds that he, along with the mirror, has splintered into shards—one menacing and creepy (Philip Fletcher), one sexy and seductive (Alex Mills), and one feminine and Lady Macbeth–ish (Irina Tsikurishvili)."

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- Bob Mondello

Arlington Connection - Highly Recommended

Synetic Theater’s hyperkinetic new production of Shakespeare’s Othello is like no Othello you’ve ever seen before. While it takes some liberties with one of the Bard’s most compelling tragedies, the company’s entirely wordless Othello remains weirdly in tune with the essence of the original play that inspired it.

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- Terry Ponick

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

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- Terry Ponick

Othello presented by Synetic Theater at The Kennedy Center

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Othello Reviews

Washington Post - Highly Recommended

Washington Examiner - Highly Recommended

Examiner - Highly Recommended

WeLoveDC - Highly Recommended

Washington City Paper - Recommended

Arlington Connection - Highly Recommended

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

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