Fascinating but frustrating. Those are the two words that most readily come to mind when describing David Grimm’s Kit Marlowe, Rorschach Theater’s latest production. The work’s plot is undeniably gripping, but the play is frequently hindered by a number of performances that, while certainly not poor, are strangely uneven. What results is too many moments where a scene builds in momentum and tension, but is ultimately derailed by a flat or off-beat line delivery. Some…

If you were hoping to catch the latest production of the Washington Shakespeare Company time is running out. Their engagement of “The Tempest” at the Clark Street Playhouse” ends Sept. 5. Although the Washington City Paper called the production (in print only) ” … often pretty, occasionally moving, alternately intriguing and infuriating … It is, to say the least, rather uneven,” DCist enjoys a little Shakespeare now and again. It might also help to keep…