The Hunchback of Notre Dame at Synetic Theater

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Synetic Theater
1800 S. Bell Street Arlington

Synetic's visionary Founding Artistic Director Paata Tsikurishvili brings his mind-bending, cinematic style to Victor Hugo's gothic, heartbreaking epic of inner beauty and undying loyalty. The dialogue-free production follows the deformed Quasimodo, who grapples with society's cruelty and protects the lovely gypsy Esmeralda, the one woman who shows him kindness. Quasimodo's adoptive father, the priest Frollo, decides he wants Esmeralda for himself - plunging all of Paris into a spiral of riots, revolution and murder. The striking, beautiful production comes to Synetic Theater at Crystal City in Arlington.

Thru - Jun 11, 2017

Wednesdays: 8:00pm

Thursdays: 8:00pm

Fridays: 8:00pm

Saturdays: 8:00pm

Sundays: 2:00pm

Box Office: 800-494-8497

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame Reviews

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Washington Post - Recommended

"...Konstantine Lortkipanidze, Synetic's longtime house composer, creates another of his eclectic soundscapes for "Hunchback." This composition is particularly good at amplifying the personality of individual scenes and characters, of guiding us through the stages of pathos and tragedy. It's indicative of a company cracking a difficult code, of being able to marry the elements of storytelling through design and gesture, and finding harmony."

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- Peter Marks

DC Theater Arts - Highly Recommended

"...Synetic's The Hunchback of Notre Dame is exceptionally fresh and appealing - especially for those, like me, who want rough edges, sharp points, and deeper substance to go with some of their entertainment choices."

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- David Siegel

MD Theatre Guide - Highly Recommended

`Synetic Theater, as part of its epic theatrical mission, explores the classics of the Western canon-not just Shakespeare-and wordlessly, breathtakingly, reveals how modern they are. The results are not always as clear, in terms of narrative arc, as they could be; but their fountain of creativity seems inexhaustible. See this - read up on "Hunchback" first, but by all means see this."

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- Andrew White

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

"...With the physical range of Frollo, Quasimodo, and Esmeralda, The Hunchback of Notre Dame is fertile ground for Synetic Theater. The story is a lasting human drama, and its many fights are a great opportunity to show off their skills. With additions like a more humanized Frollo and the army of gargoyles, Synetic leaves Hugo's classic even better than how they found it."

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- Marshall Bradshaw

BroadwayWorld - Highly Recommended

"...When the lights came down at the end of Synetic Theater's THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, in the quiet moment before applause began, someone behind me exhaled an amazed, "wow." I agree completely."

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- Pamela Roberts

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame at Synetic Theater