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Sep 04, 2009
Camille Flounces, but Often Falls Flat
The cast of Washington Shakespeare Company’s “Camille”. In Washington Shakespeare Company’s staging of the comedic drag classic Camille (A Tearjerker), the story centers on Marguerite, a freewheeling but sickly prostitute with an assortment of silly friends, who falls in love with the penniless Armand. The cast is all male, save for one curious exception, and even actors who actually play men often join in with boa-wearing and lip-synching. Director Christopher Henley recreates the original…