What the Critics are Saying

The Washington Post:

If you've never experienced the hyper-theatrical dance moves and dramatics of the astonishing Synetic Theater, may I suggest that now would be a very good time to start?

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a production that...lifts the company to another magnitude of accomplishment.

The City Paper

Timing, of course, the Synetic troops have always had, and in spades, but this time around they're if anything sharper, better drilled, exuberantly alive and exquisitely attuned to each other.

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How do they keep making Shakespeare work so well without words?

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the vicious brawl that leaves Tybalt and Mercutio dead looks here like a pack of Olympic gymnasts pitted for their lives against Cirque du Soleil acrobats in some half-gravity environment—that's how fearless, how fast, how goddamn airborne it seems.

The Washington Examiner:

With "Romeo and Juliet," Synetic has once again produced a fast-moving, visually stunning work, unlike anything else being done on local stages, that manages to be avant-garde without being pretentious. If you have never treated yourself to a Synetic show, this is a perfect opportunity to do so.

The Potomic Stages:

In many ways, this new Romeo and Juliet is the best work they have done to date -- and that is saying a great deal!

The Sun-Gazette:

With "Romeo and Juliet," the company has taken its distinctive style to an even higher level.