The Moors by Jen Silverman at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop

Faction of Fools Theatre Company, DC’s Commedia dell’Arte theatre company, continues its 15th Anniversary Season with a Brontë-inspired dark comedy. Two sisters and a dog live out their lives on the bleak English moors, dreaming of love and power. The arrival of a hapless governess and a moor-hen set all three on a strange and dangerous path. THE MOORS is a dark comedy about love, desperation, and visibility told through the lens of the Fools signature style: Commedia dell'Arte. Faction of Fools has entertained audiences since 2009 through the hallmarks of Commedia dell'Arte: masks, physical comedy, and recognizable archetypes. Silverman's veracious writing is paired perfectly with the archetypal style of Commedia which is based in the heightened, truthful commentary of society.