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The Nina Variations

Dramatic Theatre · Catharsis Theatre Collective · Ages 16+ · United States of America

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Review by TONY FRANKEL

June 24, 2025 stageandcinema.com original article

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What makes the play sing is its elasticity—it’s not just a showcase for Chekhov obsessives, but a theatrical duet that demands emotional and physical range. At the Broadwater Studio under Richard Kenyon‘s thoughtful direction, the piece crackles with intimacy and theatrical danger, with James Carter Montgomery and Natalie Valentine constantly shifting tone, tactic, and temperature.

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