Death, as experienced in director James Ijames’s comic yet movingly evocative production of Sarah Ruhl’s play, is a continuation of life.
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THE EXTRA PEOPLE (Ant Hampton): 2015 Fringe review 71
A commentary on technology, as well as a platform for cultural and philosophic questions
View More THE EXTRA PEOPLE (Ant Hampton): 2015 Fringe review 71ALL MY SONS (People’s Light): A treat from the golden age of American theater
Seeing a naturalistic play by one of the masters of the form, Arthur Miller, with a cast and set that are as realistic and as authentically moving as the text, is a rarity and a treat.
View More ALL MY SONS (People’s Light): A treat from the golden age of American theaterPHOTOGRAPH 51 (Lantern): Discovering the secret of life
The backstory of Rosalind Franklin’s seminal image that led to the discovery of the double-helix structure of the DNA molecule is examined in an engrossing Philadelphia premiere.
View More PHOTOGRAPH 51 (Lantern): Discovering the secret of life1.5 Million Men Missing: New play looks at “five to ten” and the devastation of the prison system
There are 1.5 million black men missing from American homes. V TO X examines who and where they are.
View More 1.5 Million Men Missing: New play looks at “five to ten” and the devastation of the prison systemSECOND SKULL (Sothis Music-Theater Ensemble): 2015 Fringe review 69
Sothis devises experimental theater to call attention to collective and conscious freedom.
View More SECOND SKULL (Sothis Music-Theater Ensemble): 2015 Fringe review 69When an actor cannot move, the director has to jump in: Tina Brock is the new KING in the sold-out final performances of Ionesco’s classic
Director Tina Brock shares her thoughts as she steps into the lead role for IRC’s final performances of EXIT THE KING
View More When an actor cannot move, the director has to jump in: Tina Brock is the new KING in the sold-out final performances of Ionesco’s classicNOT FOR PROFIT (Ferdinand): 2015 Fringe review 64
A theater company, in the midst of financial crisis, ventures into new and risky territory in its upcoming production of The Tempest.
View More NOT FOR PROFIT (Ferdinand): 2015 Fringe review 64100 (Sam Henderson): 2015 Fringe review 63
100 is more than an elegantly written play told in random pieces—it’s an intense experience if you are open to it.
View More 100 (Sam Henderson): 2015 Fringe review 63Fringe in Sketch 9: SOLDIER BEAR (Leila and Pantea Productions)
As part of Phindie’s coverage of the 2015 Fringe Festival, Aaron Krolikowski is attending a series of shows and sketching what he sees.
View More Fringe in Sketch 9: SOLDIER BEAR (Leila and Pantea Productions)LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST (Revolution Shakespeare): 2015 Fringe review 61
A clever new take on Shakespeare’s early romantic comedy imparts the flavor of 1960’s-70s Americana with live country-rock music and a multi-talented cast of actors/singers/musicians.
View More LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST (Revolution Shakespeare): 2015 Fringe review 61Fringe in Sketch 8: JUMP THE MOON (Philadelphia Opera Collective)
As part of Phindie’s coverage of the 2015 Fringe Festival, Aaron Krolikowski is attending a series of shows and sketching what he sees.
View More Fringe in Sketch 8: JUMP THE MOON (Philadelphia Opera Collective)THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT: A GRAVEYARD CABARET (REV Theatre): 2015 Fringe review 60
Charles Dickens comes undead at this haunting site-specific show.
View More THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT: A GRAVEYARD CABARET (REV Theatre): 2015 Fringe review 60IN TRANSIT: DANCE|MUSIC|THEATER (FringeArts / PMA): 2015 Fringe review 58
Staged in the American Art Galleries in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, this interactive pop-up work of art, gives a new insight into how to “experience” the…
View More IN TRANSIT: DANCE|MUSIC|THEATER (FringeArts / PMA): 2015 Fringe review 58JUMP THE MOON (Philadelphia Opera Collective): 2015 Fringe review 57.2
o subtitles necessary to hear praises sung for women astronomers of the late 19th century.
View More JUMP THE MOON (Philadelphia Opera Collective): 2015 Fringe review 57.2JUMP THE MOON (Philadelphia Opera Collective): 2015 Fringe review 57.1
An experimental world-premiere opera gives voice to the unsung women heroes of astrophysics at Harvard in the 1890s, with a cutting-edge score, non-linear libretto, and expressionist movement.
View More JUMP THE MOON (Philadelphia Opera Collective): 2015 Fringe review 57.1CAREFUL INJURIES (Other Case Notes Ensemble): 2015 Fringe review 56
Composed as a series of vignettes, CAREFUL INJURIES “began as an examination of physical states and expressions of comfort, fear, and exhaustion.”
View More CAREFUL INJURIES (Other Case Notes Ensemble): 2015 Fringe review 56SUITE N˚2 (Encyclopédie de la Parole / Joris Lacoste): 2015 Fringe review 55
Part chorale work, part theater, and part compelling curated art, this peculiarly affecting piece examines the diversity of contemporary communication.
View More SUITE N˚2 (Encyclopédie de la Parole / Joris Lacoste): 2015 Fringe review 55“Performing Ionesco is a sport”: Interview with EXIT THE KING director Tina Brock
Henrik Eger talks to director Tina Brock about this intriguing Fringe production.
View More “Performing Ionesco is a sport”: Interview with EXIT THE KING director Tina BrockKILL WILL (Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre): 2015 Fringe review 54
Seven actors explain, enact, and parody a series of Shakespeare’s “bloody bits” in this fast, furious, and funny mash-up of The Bard’s iconic death and battle scenes.
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