Sense and Sensibility at Folger Theatre

Sense and Sensibility

Folger Theatre
201 East Capitol Street, SE Washington

Reason and passion collide in Jane Austen’s beloved tale of sisterhood and romance. When sudden financial straits force the Dashwood family to move to a distant cottage, sisters Elinor and Marianne become ensnared in heart-wrenching romances. Directed by Bedlam Theater's Eric Tucker (The Wall Street Journal’s 2014 'Director of the Year'), this all-new production of the critically acclaimed play stars Caroline Sefanie Clay, Jacob Fishel, Maggie McDowell, Jamie Smithson, and Erin Weaver.

Thru - Oct 30, 2016

Tuesdays: 7:30pm

Wednesdays: 7:30pm

Thursdays: 7:30pm

Fridays: 8:00pm

Saturdays: 2:00pm & 8:00pm

Sundays: 2:00pm & 7:00pm

Price: $30 - $75

Box Office: 202-544-7077

www.folger.edu/events/sense-and-sensibility

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Sense and Sensibility Reviews

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Washington Post - Highly Recommended

"....Jane Austen seems to bring out the best in people — and especially in actors. You see it time and time again in the splendid film and television adaptations of her piquantly civilized novels. And you certainly sense it all the way through the irresistible version of “Sense and Sensibility” that is currently wrapping the stage of Folger Theatre in ribbons of enchantment."

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- Peter Marks

DC Theater Arts - Highly Recommended

"...Austen purists might find the flamboyance of this Sense and Sensibility a bit difficult to take. The subtlety of Austen’s writing is sometimes overwhelmed by the broadness of the comedy. But Austen, like Shakespeare, was not just of an age but for all time. This is an opportunity to appreciate again just how timeless she is."

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- Sophia Howes

MetroWeekly - Highly Recommended

"...There is something deliciously subversive in the Folger Theatre. Tucked behind the impenetrable façade of its namesake library, a building rubbing shoulders with the Supreme Court and the Capitol, you'd expect it to be offering some kind of stately, patriotic fare. But, like a small, crazy-fierce Roman Candle, the Folger keeps delivering all manner of gloriously innovative theater magic."

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- Kate Wingfield

MD Theatre Guide - Highly Recommended

"...Anyone can relate to these characters. It has been over 200 years since Austen wrote this story and it still resonates with us not only because she wrote in such a perceptive and witty way, but because she built characters that we know. We are them. All of us are or have been one of these at one time or another."

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- Elle Marie Sullivanon

Theatre Bloom - Highly Recommended

"....Folger Theatre would be monstrous glad if you’d take up a cottage— who doesn’t love a good cottage— in town and stay a spell to celebrate their 25th Anniversary season as it gets underway with a treasured classic novel adapted to the stage in this their production of Jane Austen’s Sense & Sensibility. Adapted by Kate Hamill and Directed by Eric Tucker, this charmingly spellbinding production whisks you away from the dreary troubles of the modern world and places you in a world of romance, a world of hope, a world of scandal, and above all a world where love can still flourish despite the gossip both in and out of town. With an invigorating new energy that puts a wild new spin on the production, Sense & Sensibility— as presented under the innovative eye of Eric Tucker— will sweep you up into an enthralling whirlwind of enchantment before evening’s end."

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- Amanda Gunther

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

"...For a play about behaving yourself and practicing decorum, this Sense and Sensibility bursts at the seams with freshness and life. You are drawn into this beguiling English social circle as surely and completely as the characters are-caught up in the whirl and the zig-zagged pursuit of joy."

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- Jayne Blanchard

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