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THE BROKEN HEART (Quintessence): Dark matter

Kathryn Osenlund April 7, 2017 No Comments

Melancholy John Ford was more ‘himself’ and less ‘Shakespearean’ than other less bold Cavalier dramatists.

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WILDE TALES (Quintessence): Where the WILDE things are

Kathryn Osenlund December 16, 2016 No Comments

Oscar Wilde once wrote to a friend that his two books of fairy tales were intended “partly for children and partly for those who have…

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THE THREE MUSKETEERS (Quintessence): Swordplay and horseplay combine in a breezy adaptation

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper May 2, 2015 No Comments

As always with an Alexander Burns production, imagery is rife, props are creative, and jokes come as much from sight gags as from dialogue.

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MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA (Quintessence): America’s Ghosts Return to Haunt

Julius Ferraro April 11, 2014 1 Comment

There are plenty of things to thrill over in Quintessence Theatre Group’s stirring, and impressively-performed, MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA. Director Alex Burns and his well-picked ensemble continue to impress.

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THE MISANTHROPE (Quintessence): What’s not to like?

Christopher Munden May 10, 2013 No Comments

I hope one day to see (and understand) a Moliere play in the original French, though as I’m not doing anything about that desire except…

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Quintessence Theatre Arms and the Man Photo by Shawn May
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ARMS AND THE MAN (Quintessence) plays up the farce

Christopher Munden April 23, 2013 1 Comment

Two main threads run through George Bernard Shaw’s plays: social critique (he was an early member of the socialist Fabian society) and sharp observant humor.…

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