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Author: Scott Wiser

Scott Wiser is a left-handed, cross country skiing Walter Mitty wannabe. A natural born Pennsylvanian he left for Alaska indulge his Peter Pan complex. He is a one-time participant in the Bard-a-Thon at the Fairbanks Shakespeare Theater.
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ZOO MOTEL (Theatre Exile): Checking in to the Zoom room

Scott Wiser April 15, 2021 No Comments

Catches perfectly the quarantine vibe of feeling isolated, alone, and somehow simultaneously overexposed

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THE SOUND OF THE WIND (dir. Jared Douglas): Film review

Scott Wiser April 24, 2020 No Comments

A gritty, realistic perspective on mental illness

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BALLOON (dir. Michael Herbig): Film review

Scott Wiser March 28, 2020 No Comments

The real life story of two East German families attempt to escape to West Germany via a homemade hot-air balloon. 

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Oscar Nominated Live Action Short Films: A review

Scott Wiser January 29, 2020 No Comments

Rejoice in what has become my favorite Oscar tradition.

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Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films: A review

Scott Wiser January 29, 2020 1 Comment

Animated stories told with focused precision

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AWAY (dir. Gints Zilbalodis): Film review

Scott Wiser November 27, 2019 No Comments

A terrifying yet starkly beautiful world

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A SINGLE SHARD (People’s Light): A yarn spun on a potter’s wheel

Scott Wiser May 18, 2016 No Comments

A powerful sensory experience that can be likened to listening to an engaging storyteller while staring at the fire

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TWELFTH NIGHT (Philly Shakes): What you will!

Scott Wiser April 22, 2016 No Comments

The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre demonstrates Shakespeare’s continued relevance with a well-choreographed comedy of contemplation.

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RICHARD III (People’s Light): Smile heaven upon this fair conjunction

Scott Wiser March 22, 2016 1 Comment

A dichotomy of delight and disgust makes this production such a treat—a feast with many courses, each richly flavored and deeply textured.

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MACBETH (Villanova): Ambition, conscience, fates, and kazoos

Scott Wiser November 14, 2015 No Comments

This production offers gore, unconventionality, and laughs, and certainly strikes up debates about the meaning of the play’s profound poetry.

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THE HANDMAID’S TALE (Curio): One woman’s poignant and personal story

Scott Wiser November 1, 2015 No Comments

A timely retelling of Margaret Atwood’s classic dystopian novel.

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A MYSTERY? (Dragon’s Eye Theatre)
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[65] A MYSTERY? (Dragon’s Eye Theatre): Fringe review

Scott Wiser September 22, 2013 No Comments

Picture the scene:  You are a child under ten years old; you meet three other children, each quite young, Brendan (Patrick Lamborn) is a mandolin prodigy…

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIM HUNTER (Zacherle)
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[55] HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIM HUNTER (Zacherle): 2013 Fringe review

Scott Wiser September 20, 2013 1 Comment

There is no more special honor than to be thrown a birthday party, after all one “can never stop someone’s birthday, even if you kill…

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