Just one glimpse of Robert Perdziola’s sumptuous gowns and ridiculously gorgeous costumes, and you know where we are. This is the Shakespeare Theatre Company, and those are the swank society mavens of Oscar Wilde’s “An Ideal Husband.” Everything else, well, it simply doesn’t matter as much. That’s because, aside from Perdziola’s magnificent visions, director Keith Baxter is at the head of Wilde’s glamorous comedy of errors. And whenever Baxter is in town, you are almost guaranteed to enjoy the evening.
| Onstage |
| ‘An Ideal Husband’ |
| Where: The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW |
| When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday, 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; through April 16 |
| Info: $37 to $103; 202-547-1122; shakespearetheatre.org |
The last time Baxter brought Washington audiences a whiff of Wilde was in the shade of “Lady Windermere’s Fan.” It’s no surprise that expectations are sky-high whenever Baxter’s name is attached to a project, and here his treatment begins and ends with the elusive idea of the “Ideal.”
