Getting into the magic
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Getting into the magic

What a moment for a show juxtaposing truth and deception. In Nothing Up My Sleeve … Simple Deceptions for Curious Humans, master illusionist and actor Dendy delivers a wondrous, multifaceted solo performance perfectly calibrated to confound your mind, tickle your fancy, and touch your heart. This world premiere runs through March 15 at Round House Theatre in Bethesda.

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A bold experiment at the Folger melds ‘Julius Caesar’ with Malcolm X
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A bold experiment at the Folger melds ‘Julius Caesar’ with Malcolm X

The Folger Theatre’s Julius X: A Reinvisioning of the Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is a bold experiment: Shakespeare’s classic is not adapted here but rather reimagined and transformed into a new work that uses the motifs, themes, and some of the language of Shakespeare’s play to create something completely new. Notably, the central character is not a modern-day Caesar counterpart, or a tyrant at all, but a fictionalized version of Malcolm X.

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Making Shakespeare new again
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Making Shakespeare new again

There’s a fascinating new production of Twelfth Nighton stage at the Folger Theatre, running through June 22. It’s a lot of fun. It’s also a bit odd and messy, a surprising take on William Shakespeare’s classic comedy of twins separated by a shipwreck. Director Mei Ann Teo takes chances here with an overtly sexy, adult production that brings the inherent bawdiness of Shakespeare’s text to the surface.

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