A recent performance of HUMAN RITES, a world premiere production by InterAct Theatre, featured a talk with cultural psychologist Richard Shweder, whose work inspired playwright Seth Rozin.
HUMAN RITES succeeds as a vehicle to tackle such hot-topic themes as appropriation and intersectionality.
OLIVER! (Quintessence): Eat gruel, get pickpocketed, and become an orphan Stepping back to a Victorian workhouse with Quintessence Theatre Group. 
COMPLETENESS (Theatre Exile): Algorithms and geek romance Seduction by examples of computational intractability 
THE AUDIENCE DISTURBS MARCEL’S BATHTIME AND HE’S VERY UPSET WITH YOU ALL (Tiny Dynamite): 60-second review Tiny Dynamite's A Play A Pie A Pint makes a welcome return with a smart and silly one-man show 
An Aerialist Brazilian: Danila Bim discusses her work with Cirque du Soleil’s VOLTA Danila Bim’s job is literally hair-raising! 
GREAT RUSSIAN NUTCRACKER (Moscow Ballet): Dance review The Moscow Ballet delivers all that is expected from a first-rate Nutcracker, but there are no surprises. Support Phindie operations
Cliff Lee made an appearance at the Philadelphia Auto Show, and it was the top story on the evening news. (Since this is a performing arts blog, I should explain that Cliff Lee is the newly reacquired star pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, which is a baseball team and baseball is played by . . more…
