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Author: Joshua Millhouse

Josh Millhouse is a writer, performer, and theater administrator based in West Philadelphia. He hopes, in the near future, to self-produce his own work. In the meantime, he's working hard, seeing lots of theater, and enjoying this circuitous pattern of trips to Wawa that is Philly life.
Fringe Festival Fringe reviews Reviews Theater

PERICLES (Die Cast): 2017 Fringe review

Joshua Millhouse September 8, 2017 1 Comment

Jacobean literature and Shakespearean drama are at their best when they’re steeped in the depraved, vengeful affairs of nobility, and rooted in mythos. The complex,…

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Reviews Theater

THIS WONDERFUL LIFE (Act II): Every time a bell rings…

Joshua Millhouse December 12, 2016 No Comments

Tony Braithwaite re-enacts a holiday film classic in Act II Playhouse’s THIS WONDERFUL LIFE.

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Reviews Theater

BREATHE SMOKE (Orbiter 3): These are times of change

Joshua Millhouse October 28, 2016 No Comments

Williams avoids the metatheatrics associated with plays about performance for an inquiry into painful transitions we all must undergo.

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THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE (Arden): “Your First Shade!”

Joshua Millhouse October 21, 2016 No Comments

Dito van Reigersberg in a new drag persona steals the spotlight in this riotuous, fierce production.

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THE GAS HEART (Once More Theatre): 2016 Fringe review 87

Joshua Millhouse September 25, 2016 No Comments

Tristan Tzara called his play THE GAS HEART “the greatest three-act hoax of the century.”

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FOUR MINUTE BOOTH (Gatto + Hirano): 2016 Fringe review 75

Joshua Millhouse September 19, 2016 No Comments

Four minutes of prolonged eye contact can incur a boost of oxytocin, a chemical that decreases stress and instills positive emotions.

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HAPPY YUMMY CHICKEN (Love Drunk Life): 2016 Fringe review 70

Joshua Millhouse September 19, 2016 1 Comment

Sincere, amusing, and an absolute treat (and inside joke) for artmakers

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Fringe Festival Fringe reviews Music Reviews

AN EVENING WITH MISTER JOHN (John Francisco/Mister John’s Music): 2016 Fringe review 51

Joshua Millhouse September 17, 2016 No Comments

BYOB elementary school music class: A PARTY WITH MISTER JOHN is the evening out you didn’t know you needed.

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AN OBVIOUSLY FOGGOT (Poison Apple Initiative): 2016 Fringe review 50

Joshua Millhouse September 16, 2016 No Comments

Sometimes brutal, but always on point, AN OBVIOUSLY FOGGOT is the explosive, vibrant queer play we’ve been waiting for in this year’s festival.

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SHAKESPEARE @ THE BAR: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Margo Jones Syndicate): 2016 Fringe review 43

Joshua Millhouse September 16, 2016 No Comments

The Bard, no longer relegated to elite theatrical institutions, has found his way to a popular University City bar.

View More SHAKESPEARE @ THE BAR: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Margo Jones Syndicate): 2016 Fringe review 43
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ASHES OF A DEAD PHILOSOPHY (Forgotten Lore Theatre Company): 2016 Fringe review 41

Joshua Millhouse September 16, 2016 No Comments

Edgar Allen Poe’s macabre imagination manifests itself through Forgotten Lore Theatre Company’s ASHES OF A DEAD PHILOSOPHY. This promenade theatre installment occupies a room in…

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SHADOW HOUSE (Brenna Geffers and Philadelphia Opera Collective): 2016 Fringe review 2

Joshua Millhouse September 10, 2016 No Comments

This site-specific installation unravels the layers of emotion and humanity that the historic Powel House contains

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HARBOR (Quince): A house of mirth

Joshua Millhouse August 20, 2016 No Comments

The second play in this year’s GayFest expertly navigates between comedy and tragedy.

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An Interview with Morriah Aleese Young, Creator of BUILDING A WORLD, BUT BUILDING A WORLD FOR WOMEN

Joshua Millhouse July 14, 2016 No Comments

We sat down with Morriah to discuss her utopian artscape, feminism, boob-themed carnival games, and Beyonce.

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Reviews SoLow Fest 2016 Theater

THE JAWS PROJECT (Robert Daponte, Mary Tuomaney, Sam Henderson): SoLow review

Joshua Millhouse July 2, 2016 No Comments

The ensemble’s naturalistic performances and fast-paced dialogue create a very funny play, and the extremely minimal production elements and do-it-yourself approach to theater makes the audience an intrinsic part of the show.

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UNDERGROUND RAILROAD GAME (FringeArts/ Lightning Rod Special): The safe word is “Sojourner”

Joshua Millhouse May 15, 2016 No Comments

The most talked-about play from the 2015 Fringe is revived in an equally stellar production at FringeArts.

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MOTH (Azuka): Another teen angst drama

Joshua Millhouse May 9, 2016 No Comments

While its opening moments certainly intrigue and amuse, MOTH loses steam as it chugs along.

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SMOKE (Theatre Exile): Sexy but unsettling

Joshua Millhouse February 28, 2016 No Comments

Kim Davies’s SMOKE is a dangerous experiment in sexual politics In the taboo world of kink parties.

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THE SISTERHOOD (Mauckingbird): Queering Moliere

Joshua Millhouse February 9, 2016 No Comments

It doesn’t take a Moliere scholar to enjoy these zany characters, brilliantly brought to life by the ensemble.

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EXIT STRATEGY (PTC): All due respect

Joshua Millhouse February 6, 2016 1 Comment

Holter’s play calls out and subverts the “inspirational white teacher” motif in popular culture because EXIT STRATEGY avoids the Hollywoodization of the decay of America’s public school system.

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