To call this play My Big Fat Greek Endurance Test would be flippant, but it wouldn’t be far off the mark. Certainly AJAX, THE MADNESS…
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Fringe Preview :: Muse: The Body Overlooked and ThElastic Air Project
Published by The Dance Journal. Reprinted by kind permission. Site specific works are nothing new to Philadelphia but two performances in the 2013 Fringe Festival,…
View More Fringe Preview :: Muse: The Body Overlooked and ThElastic Air Project[4] 4PLAY (Crack the Glass Theatre Company): Fringe review
Short plays by unknown playwrights, mixed performances by rarely seen actors, an upstart company that takes statement-making risks: this is what the Fringe is all…
View More [4] 4PLAY (Crack the Glass Theatre Company): Fringe review[3] COMPLETENESS (Round Table Theatre): Fringe review
“Noisy and full of crap.” That’s Molly (Clare Mahoney) describing the data one gets when trying to reduce messy living things down to mere data…
View More [3] COMPLETENESS (Round Table Theatre): Fringe review[2.1] AJAX, THE MADNESS (Attis Theatre): Fringe review
Men are made into animals. Animals turn into men, and then are murdered. Bloody, bloody Ajax. His story settles in on you, in the way…
View More [2.1] AJAX, THE MADNESS (Attis Theatre): Fringe review[1.1] BATHTUB MOBY-DICK (The Renegade Company): 2013 Fringe review
We are all searching for something in this life, and oftentimes it’s something that can’t be got. That’s Captain Ahab’s story, but it’s probably yours…
View More [1.1] BATHTUB MOBY-DICK (The Renegade Company): 2013 Fringe reviewSAINT JOAN, BETRAYED, a preview: Really cool masks and puppety things
Aaron Cromie, one half of a double-act with Mary Tuomanen, describes with relish the process of creating their latest Fringe piece, Saint Joan, Betrayed. For Saint…
View More SAINT JOAN, BETRAYED, a preview: Really cool masks and puppety thingsFringe Preview 7: South Philly Fringe
It’s perhaps peculiar that there aren’t more established theater spaces in South Philadelphia (The Shubin and Theatre Exile’s new headquarters are lonely outposts). And in…
View More Fringe Preview 7: South Philly FringeAbsolutely Fabulous Off-Broadway Rep: MY BIG GAY ITALIAN WEDDING and MY BIG GAY ITALIAN FUNERAL
There are few events in life as rife with the heightened emotions of love and loss as weddings and funerals. Add to them the unbridled…
View More Absolutely Fabulous Off-Broadway Rep: MY BIG GAY ITALIAN WEDDING and MY BIG GAY ITALIAN FUNERALGriffin Stanton-Ameisen: An interview with the actor/producer of THE PLAYDATERS about theater, relationships, and romcoms.
With credits at almost every independent theater company in town (PAC, EgoPo, Luna, Simpatico, Renegade, Quintessence, etc.), Griffin Stanton-Ameisen has built a reputation as one of…
View More Griffin Stanton-Ameisen: An interview with the actor/producer of THE PLAYDATERS about theater, relationships, and romcoms.Michael Durkin: An interview with the creator of BATHTUB MOBY-DICK about, er, Moby-Dick and baths.
Call me Ishmael. As founding artistic director of The Renegade Company (therenegadecompany.org), Michael Durkin has provided Philadelphia audiences with a stream of engaging theatrical productions: Hamletmachine,…
View More Michael Durkin: An interview with the creator of BATHTUB MOBY-DICK about, er, Moby-Dick and baths.Liam Castellan: An interview with the director of TRAVELING LIGHT
Director/producer Liam Castellan of Liam’s Sofa Cushion Fortress is bringing London’s “Summer of Love” to the 2013 Fringe. His Philadelphia premiere production of Traveling Light, a contemporary piece by local…
View More Liam Castellan: An interview with the director of TRAVELING LIGHTBruce Walsh: An interview with the playwright/chef serving up Capote, kegs, and eggs
Bruce Walsh—creator of last year’s Fringe home‐hit, Chomsky vs. Buckley, 1969—has sought out fellow playwrights, Chris Davis and Douglas Williams, to stage a collaborative work…
View More Bruce Walsh: An interview with the playwright/chef serving up Capote, kegs, and eggsA DOLL’S HOUSE (Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion): 60-second review
It’s hard to imagine a better set design for Henrik Ibsen’s devastating feminist classic than the living room of the Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion Victorian House…
View More A DOLL’S HOUSE (Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion): 60-second reviewTWO NOBLE KINSMEN (Philly Shakes): Shakespeare as entertainment
Aaron Cromie, the director of Philadelphia Shakespeare Company’s academy performance of TWO NOBLE KINSMEN, is one of this city’s best directors. His puppet/live actor version…
View More TWO NOBLE KINSMEN (Philly Shakes): Shakespeare as entertainmentTHE HOMOSEXUALS (Quince): Ten turbulent years for one young man, six friends, and an entire community
And the festivities continue at GayFest! with Philip Dawkins’s acclaimed play THE HOMOSEXUALS. Gritty and thoughtful, with a broad scope of characterizations and universally relatable themes,…
View More THE HOMOSEXUALS (Quince): Ten turbulent years for one young man, six friends, and an entire communityNOIR (GDP): Theater fatale gets off the beaten path
Little known theater company, GDP Productions, takes a shot at classic crime cinema with NOIR. Played in the shadowy, speakeasy-like back bar of R Bar…
View More NOIR (GDP): Theater fatale gets off the beaten pathBest of 2012/13: About the Philadelphia Theater Critics Awards
About the 2012/13 Phindie Awards.
View More Best of 2012/13: About the Philadelphia Theater Critics AwardsTHE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (Mauckingbird): 60-second review
Gender roles play an essential part in much classic literature. How many complex pre-1900 plots would be instantly resolved if a woman could just marry…
View More THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (Mauckingbird): 60-second reviewMACBETH (Commonwealth): 60-second review
MACBETH is a violent play, a feature emphasized by the contemporary military garb and extended fight choreography in the worthwhile production by Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company.…
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