Shakespeare is timeless. Romeo and Juliet is a universal love story. You have probably heard those sentiments expressed before, but are they true? Well, it’s complicated. Shakespeare profoundly understood the…
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THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR (IRC): Corruption! A production that forefronts Gogol’s surprising, desperate, hypnotizing dialogue. Illustration by Mike Jackson. 
PlayPenn, Theater, and “A comfortable place for misfits”: Interview with founder Paul Meshejian, Part 1 It’s unfashionable to suggest there’s such a thing as human nature, but we are “Homo narrans”—Man, the story teller. The theater will always... 
COME TOGETHER FESTIVAL: Dance review, part 1 The collective energy of the deep field of Philly dance and visiting artists created a palpable festival atmosphere. 
SOMETHING ROTTEN in Philadelphia: Philly natives return with the touring production Philadelphia natives Rob McClure and Maggie Lakis are returning home for SOMETHING ROTTEN. 
Theater in the Galleries: Renegade and the Barnes collaborate with SUBJECT: WOMEN The Barnes Foundation and the Renegade Company are collaborating on a series of 15 minute theatrical interpretations of the works in the Bar... 
One of the best bonuses of Philadelphia’s Fringe Festival is the nightly after-party at the Festival Bar (this year at Underground Arts), where everyone can relax, mingle, grab a bite, have a drink, and enjoy free performances of the Late Nite Cabaret. For the third consecutive year, the magnetic Erik Ransom served as host on 9/11, with this year’s show—Angles in Amerika–featuring a diverse line-up of open-mic stand-up comics, haunting music by Tiva Tiva, an enticing sneak peek at the Philadelphia Opera Collective’s Opera Macabre, and a premiere concert reading of nine songs from Ransom’s own epic-in-progress, TRAGIC EVENTS. Relevant and camp, smart and funny, the original 9/11 drag rock opera tells the story of the homonymous Nyna Levin (Ransom), a gay Islamic drag-queen terrorist who achieves her quest for liberation and self-expression through violent acts of infamy. more…
