Titus Andronicus (play, Shakespeare Theatre Company)

Well, as all the reviews said, this was a bloody mess. Literally (gobs of stage blood). And also very well acted, and affecting. But you can tell this is early drama, and early Shakespeare - the villain is bad because .... he's bad. That's it. End of explanation. And he's the only non-white person there, which made it very, very uncomfortable ... .

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We've seen a fair amount of really good theater this year, because the Young Lady's school program requred that she see a play every quarter (they didn't have to be professional productions, though). But I think maybe now we're in the habit for its own sake ... .