A gripping solo play that asks tough questions and rejects easy answers
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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THOMAS JEFFERSON, CHARLES DICKENS & COUNT LEO TOLSTOY: DISCORD (Lantern Theater Company): Locked in limbo with literati
The Lantern team transforms an essentially all-talk playscript into an engaging, living piece of theater.
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HOW TO USE A KNIFE (InterAct): A sharp new play
Scene one is hilarious; scene two wipes the smile right off your face.
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Philadelphia Theater Calendar June 2017
What’s on stage in Philadelphia this month?
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MAKING HISTORY (Irish Heritage Theatre): Make Ireland Great Again
Brian Friel the Irish Chekhov.
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MAKING HISTORY (Irish Heritage Theatre): A very human Irish history play
A great play for history buffs and hibernophiles.
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Quincy Tyler Bernstine in INTIMATE APPAREL: Stalwart supporting actor gets chance to shine
Although her name may not sound immediately familiar, Quincy Tyler Bernstine has been a force in theater for nearly two decades.
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GYPSY (Arden): A self-aware musical
Another take on the Arden’s GYPSY
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GYPSY (Arden Theatre): Mary’s turn
Martello shines in an otherwise confused production of this classic musical.
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WEST SIDE STORY (Media Theatre): 60-second review
2018 is Leonard Bernstein’s centenary, and theaters around the country are programming his greatest works in his honor. Delaware County’s Media Theatre has taken the…
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Theater in Sketch: PEACEABLE KINGDOM (Orbiter 3)
Rebecca Wright brought out the cute and cuddly demeanor of the cast while still driving home a deep dark message
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THE ABSOLUTE BRIGHTNESS OF LEONARD PELKEY (PTC): Just another queer tragedy
If you like your gay stories trite and tragic, this is the play for you.
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Local playwright makes good: An interview with Jacqueline Goldfinger
It’s been a banner month for local playwright Jacqueline Goldfinger.
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Theater in Sketch: THE MASSIVE TRAGEDY OF MADAME BOVARY (Curio)
The small cast at Curio Theatre play multiple roles in THE MASSIVE TRAGEDY OF MADAME BOVARY, a dramatization of Gustave Flaubert’s novel (read the Phindie…
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It Doesn’t Take a Man: Getting to the Bottom of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
“It doesn’t take a man to play the role of Bottom,” says veteran actor Susan Wefel, who is playing one of Shakespeare’s most ridiculous fools. “It can be a woman.”
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What’s Going On: Interview with Jarran Muse of MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL
Jarran Muse talks to Phindie about preparing for his role as Marvin Gaye.
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RE/ACTION (Pennsylvania Ballet): Brilliant ballet by divine dancers
The company has gone through drastic changes since last season, some of which may have come with sorrow. Still they never stopped their devotion to ballet and to the Philadelphia art community.
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PEACEABLE KINGDOM (Orbiter 3): Can we live in peace?
A remarkable play navigating the deep waters of philosophy and the shallow waters of adults wearing animal costumes.
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With support from the Public Citizens for Children’s Picasso Project + Youth and the Curtis Institute of Music’s ArtistYear Fellowship Program, the arts are once again being revived in Philadelphia’s public school district.
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BUZZER (Theatre Exile): We wouldn’t come here if we didn’t live here
A provocative and dismaying story, conveyed through complex characters rather than through statistics and theories
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