Sea at DC Arts Center

Sea

DC Arts Center
2438 18th Street NW Washington

Join the voyage of a shipmaster who guides a bizarre band of travelers through a modern-day Hades. Six unassuming travelers face riveting challenges on the quest for ultimate salvation. Sea is an episodic tale of lost love in the otherworld that unfolds as past relationships meet present realities. This powerful play is written by Norway's preeminent writer Jon Fosse, the most performed living writer in Europe and 2010 winner of the International Ibsen Award.

Thru - Nov 24, 2019

Box Office: 202-462-7833

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DC Theater Arts - Recommended

"...Thus Fosse's language is distinctly spare, terse, oblique, plain-spoken, often lacking affect. Having grown up in Minnesota among folks whose forebears came from Fosse's culture, I can relate. I recognize how such language functions to bury emotion. And so it was that watching Sea I came to appreciate the work of the six actors in this cast who have created a sense of the feelings packed down inside their intentionally unfeeling lines. I watched each of the six as they subtly did so. I was not moved. That was not the point. But I was greatly impressed that under Artistic Director Robert McNamara's astute direction, an acting style materialized before my eyes that got at what Fosse tries to get at:"

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- John Stoltenberg

DCTheatreScene - Somewhat Recommended

"...Another challenge: director Robert McNamara has Barker performing at an intensity that's several beats higher than the rest of the ensemble, a choice that proves distracting. Of the rest, Walsh is most sympathetic as he mournfully watches his partner gravitate away from him and towards the Pied Piper-esque strumming of the mysterious guitar player."

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- Missy Frederick

BroadwayWorld - Recommended

"...On the whole, the actors did a commendable job working with and through Fosse's work. SEA, translated into English by May-Brit Akerholt, is linguistically and stylistically complex. Scena's casting is strong, with standout performances by Greg Ongao as The Guitar Player and Sara Barker as The Woman. Ongao breathed life into each discrete interaction and precise movement- I hope to see him at Scena, and elsewhere, again. Barker, a DC favorite, asserts once again that she is a master of her craft. The ensemble is rounded out by Buck O'Leary (Shipmaster), Eamon Patrick Walsh (The Man), Kim Curtis (The Older Man), and Ellie Nicoll (The Older Woman). Kudos to the ensemble for powerfully navigating the heavy silences demanded by the script, especially in the intimate blackbox."

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- Evann Normandin

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DC Theater Arts - Recommended

DCTheatreScene - Somewhat Recommended

BroadwayWorld - Recommended

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