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DC's Commedia dell'Arte theatre company, celebrating #Commediadellarte in DC and around the world. #dctheatre

 Washington, DC
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If our 2025 season featured homegrown, of-the-moment, DC based works, then let 2026 be the year we offer a joyful getaway for our audiences!
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Summer is here which means the Fools are BACK! Days are getting longer, pools are open, the end of the school year is nigh. And yet, there's a chill in the air... 🎟️ at factionoffools.org/the-moors #FOFMoors #dctheatre #acreativedc #theatre #commediadellarte #202creates
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Happy Commedia dell'Arte Day! 🎉 🇮🇹 Celebrate the birth of professional Commedia AND professional theatre by watching “The Romantic Comedy Project”, a behind-the-scenes documentary of our year-long collaborative playwrighting process. youtube.com/watch?v=GiI1N-dk…
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#dctheatre #loveliketuesday #dcart #acreativedc #newplay #theatre #commediadellarteday #internationalcommediadellarteday #commediadellarte
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Eric Minton@Shakespeareance21 Feb 2024
DC's @factionoffools remounted its landmark Commedia Romeo & Juliet with tweaks, new masks, and two casts. Memories of original plus remount's doubleheader makes for a triple-bill thrill of commedia Will. My review is at shakespeareances.com/willpow…
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"A Commedia Romeo and Juliet" is Helen Hayes Recommended, and the hype is REAL!! Performances are almost sold out, and you only have until February 3rd before we must bid thee adieu! 🎟️Do you have your tickets yet?! factionoffools.org/commedia-… #dctheatre #acreativedc #shakespeare
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Theatre Review: ‘A Commedia Romeo & Juliet’ presented by by Faction of Fools Theatre Company at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop @factionoffools @CHAWinDC mdtheatreguide.com/2024/01/t…
Theatre Review: ‘A Commedia Romeo & Juliet’ presented by by Faction of Fools Theatre Company at...

Theatre Review: ‘A Commedia Romeo & Juliet’ presented by by Faction of Fools Theatre Company at...

“…a truly gut-busting hour of theatrical joy”

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MD Theatre Guide's Top 5 Shows of the Week @ironcrowtheatre @factionoffools @Studio_Theatre @riversidecpa98 @Spotlighters #honorablemention @compassrosethtr mdtheatreguide.com/2024/01/t…
Top 5 Shows of the Week

Top 5 Shows of the Week

Week of January 14, 2024 1. “RENT” at Iron Crow Theatre “While some of his [Sean Elias’] changes serve to strip down the show to its essential elements or to bring out its gritty realism, others re…

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Ian Thal@IanThal30 Jan 2024
in @wcp I review @factionoffools' #Commedia dell'Arte version of ROMEO & JULIET at @CHAWinDC. It's not your high school or middle school English teacher's #Shakespeare, but it is vital and hilarious. @KathrynZoerb directs! washingtoncitypaper.com/arti… #DCArts #DCTheater
This Is Not Your English Teacher’s Romeo and Juliet

This Is Not Your English Teacher’s Romeo and Juliet

Faction of Fools’ commedia dell'arte spin on the classic love story, confirms: “Romeo and Juliet is a comedy, except when it isn't.”

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Enjoy a little amuse bouche of A Commedia Romeo and Juliet! Performances running NOW through February 3rd and... not to brag... but tickets are selling like hotcakes, so don't wait! 🥞 🎟 #dctheatre #acreativedc #shakespeare #dcart
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Photo 1: You hear there are only 8 chances left to catch our high octane, 5 person, 1 hour A Commedia Romeo and Juliet! Photo 2: You realize you still have 8 chances 😮‍💨 Get those tickets now at factionoffools.org/commedia-… #dctheatre #aCommediaRandJ
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Oh Snowmeo, Snowmeo, wherefore art thou SNOWMEO?! The bad news: our performance of #aCommediaRandJ is canceled tonight (Friday, 1/19 at 730pm) ❄️ ⛄️ The good news: we have performances through February 3!! #aCommediaRandJ #dctheatre #acreativedc #dcart #202creates #snowday
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GUESS WHO’S BACK? ❤️ 🗡️ Only 11 performances of “A Commedia Romeo and Juliet” January 19-February 3 at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop! Get your tickets (and all the juicy details) at factionoffools.org/commedia-… #aCommediaRandJ #dctheatre #acreativedc #commediadellarte
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Last performed in 2012, this high-octane version of R &J, featuring only 5 actors in a 1-hour show, brings physical spectacularity to Shakespeare’s poetry & highlights the tragedy by juxtaposing it with humor. Our 2024 remount is performed by two casts, both alike in dignity!
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Extra, extra, read all about A Commedia Romeo and Juliet!! 🚨 Only 11 performances January 19 - February 3 at @CHAWinDC ! dctheaterarts.org/2024/01/04…
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But really though...what IS a scenario?!?!? Join us on Saturday, December 9th at 730pm at @CHAWinDC for a workshop celebration of the bones of #Commediadellarte : the scenario! 🎟️ app.arts-people.com/index.ph… #dctheatre #acreativedc #shakespeareeverywheredc #dcarts
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In the Renaissance, actors used a scenario, a written outline, to improvise action and dialogue. We will present classic scenari and then their own modern take on a Renaissance scenario, showcasing the experimental play and physical comedy that exemplifies Commedia dell'Arte.
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Then, this new, modern scenario will serve as the bones of our 2025 devised production!
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The #ShakespeareEverywhereDC Festival is officially here & we are excited to share our partner, @INSeriesDC’s, free lecture series!! Register at eventbrite.com/o/in-series-o… #dctheatre #washingtondc #acreativedc #dcarts #washingtondaily #theotherdc
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Join the discussions & talks hosted by #ShakespeareEverywhereDC festival’s inaugural Scholar in Residence, distinguished Shakespeare critic & scholar Marjorie Garber, William R. Kenan, Jr. Research Professor of English and of Visual & Environmental Studies at Harvard University.
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These events are free, open to the public, and will be held at locations all across the city; made possible by @INSeriesDC and @HumanitiesDC.
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