Hurricane Harvey battered the coasts of Texas and Louisiana. Hurricane Irma was destroying entire islands in the Caribbean, and moving towards Florida. So even before stepping aboard the USS Olympia, the oldest…
Top Philly theater writer Deb Miller previews the best of the 2015 Philadelphia Fringe Festival.
The story of Euripides’s third place finish in the 431 B.C. Athens Dionysia festival is one to warm the hearts of unsung writers everywhere. The great Greek tragedian finished behind two now-forgotten…
TOWN (Jolie Darrow & Jack O’Keeffe/PHIT Comedy): 2017 Fringe review TOWN feels like a writer’s first draft. Ultimately, nothing seems to be at stake. 
THE GROOM’S A FAG; THE BRIDE’S A CUNT; THE BEST MAN’S A WHORE; AND THE MAIDEN OF HONOR (JUST) HUNG HERSELF IN THE CLOSET (On the Rocks): 2017 Fringe review On the Rocks proves you can dismantle the master’s house with his tools. 
SUICIDE STORIES (Elephant Room Productions): 2017 Fringe review A surprising reminder of how good it is just to be alive. 
THE PASSION OF KELLYANNE (LiveFeedNYC): 2017 Fringe review How did Kellyanne Conway go from Hammonton, New Jersey blueberry-packing champ to the first woman to manage a successful U.S. presidential C... 
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (Walnut Street Theatre): 60-second review The promise of “something for everyone” is both too little and too much. 
“In film,” pronounced Ivo van Hove, “the director is the god of his creation.”
