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SUNSET OF MULHOLLAND DRIVE (dir. Uli Gaulke, Agnes Lisa Wegner): 2019 Philadelphia Film Festival review

Angela Harmon October 25, 2019 No Comments

Sunset Over Mulholland Drive is not interested in exploration, only adoration.

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THE NIGHT ALIVE (Inis Nua): A little unlikely magic

Mark Cofta October 24, 2019 No Comments

A writer in touch with real life—and how scary it can be.

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COME FROM AWAY (national tour): Welcome to the Rock

Toby Zinman October 23, 2019 No Comments

Deeply stirring and mournful, a remarkable accomplishment

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MARY SHELLEY’S FRANKENSTEIN (McCarter): Overreaching ambition

Toby Zinman October 20, 2019 No Comments

Theatrically spectacular but without the marvelous profundity of the source novel

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THE SYNGE TRIPTYCH (Quintessence): Celebrating the common people of Ireland

Joshua Herren October 20, 2019 No Comments

In repertory with their solid production of PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, the company presents three of Synge’s one-acts as THE SYNGE TRIPTYCH.

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DOT (People’s Light): A (fading) memory play

Joshua Herren October 17, 2019 No Comments

Mmemories fill a family’s West Philadelphia home like radio waves.

Features Theater

An Irish Masterpiece Still Shocking: Considering Synge’s PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD

Henrik Eger October 17, 2019 No Comments

An extended consideration of the new Synge production from Mount Airy’s Quintessence Theatre.

Features Interviews Theater

Speak From Away: Dialect coach Joel Goldes teaches Newfie-talk and other accents for COME FROM AWAY

Debra Danese October 17, 2019 No Comments

Dialect coach Joel Goldes breaks down what it takes to learn an accent.

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And the winners are… 2019 Barrymore Award recipients

Christopher Munden October 14, 2019 No Comments

Hey, who won a 2019 Barrymore Award?

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FALSETTOS (11th Hour Theatre Company): 60-second review

Joshua Herren October 14, 2019 No Comments

A challenging show, with musically complicated, character-driven songs, that demands performers tell almost the entire story through song.

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MINORITYLAND (Power Street Theatre): The G word

Joshua Herren October 12, 2019 No Comments

MINORITY portrays gentrification and its evils in a complexity lacking from the characters that inhabit the fictional Hope Street.

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THE NIGHT ALIVE (Inis Nua): 60-second review

Christopher Munden October 12, 2019 No Comments

A quiet, human look at modern isolation

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PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD (Quintessence): Dead dads, tall tales, Irish intrigue

Joshua Herren October 6, 2019 No Comments

When PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD premiered in Philadelphia in 1912, riots broke out. Quintessence’s skillful production features consistently strong performances that manage to surprise and delight.

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DONNA ORBITS THE MOON (Tiny Dynamite): A long and moving journey

Toby Zinman October 5, 2019 No Comments

At first it seems to be just another mad housewife story: a church-going, cookie-baking, carpet-vacuuming middle-aged empty nester whose husband works until 11 p.m. and…

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ORLANDO (Villanova): Blurred lines

Joshua Herren October 5, 2019 No Comments

As Orlando journeys through genders and centuries, the pain and beauty of being a human in a body is explored with a vibrant commitment to the process of theater-making.