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Author: Lauren Ristvet

Lauren Ristvet is a Philadelphia-based writer and archaeologist, who is interested in both ancient and modern performances. She teaches at the University of Pennsylvania and is a curator at the Penn Museum.
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SAY NO MORE (Wild Plum Productions): 2016 Fringe review 66

Lauren Ristvet September 18, 2016 No Comments

Wild Plum Production’s reimagining of Strindberg’s The Stronger. Review with sketches by Chuck Schultz.

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BODAS DE SANGRE (The Duende Cycle): 2016 Fringe review 61

Lauren Ristvet September 18, 2016 2 Comments

Three years before his assassination during the Spanish civil war, Federico Garcia Lorca elaborated his theory of duende at the Argentinian premier of BODAS DE…

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BEDLAM: SHAKESPEARE IN REHAB (Manayunk Theatre Company): 2016 Fringe review 16

Lauren Ristvet September 12, 2016 No Comments

Welcome to the Asylum! In Shakespeare’s day, thrill seekers had a choice between catching a show at the Globe and viewing the lunatics in Bedlam,…

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ONE DAY OLD (Iraisa Ann Reilly): 2016 Fringe review 6

Lauren Ristvet September 10, 2016 No Comments

Drawing on J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, the play reflects upon both a quintessentially American experience—immigration—and the universal experience of growing up.

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