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Making Philadelphia Theater Great Again: Ken Brady’s THE LETTER H
What will future theatermakers and scriptwriters make of Donald Trump and his campaign. Ken Brady gets a head start.
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Waking up Trump and all sexual molesters through THE CONSEQUENCE OF LOCKER ROOM TALK. An interview with playwright-director Shelli Pentimall Bookler.
Shelli Pentimall Bookler grabs the … political moment with a script-in-hand production.
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Hopefully This Will All Be Over Soon: A punk-theater election fantasia
Mixing punk and bouffon, this political satire offers a chance to laugh at the absurdity of this unusual election cycle and engage in the real issues of the November 8 election.
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BREATHE SMOKE (Orbiter 3): These are times of change
Williams avoids the metatheatrics associated with plays about performance for an inquiry into painful transitions we all must undergo.
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GUARDS AT THE TAJ (Theatre Exile): Beauty and brutality join hands
The debate central to Rajiv Joseph’s absorbing new play isn’t just talk: when you lose this one, you really lose.
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MYSTERY IN THE HOUSE OF USHER: A POE TALE (Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion): A morbidly fun affair
The spirits of Edgar Allen Poe’s tales come alive in the historical Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion.
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THIS IS THE WEEK THAT IS: THE ELECTION SPECIAL (1812 Productions): Yuugely funny
Ho boy, it’s been quite the election cycle. Thankfully, Philadelphia has 1812 Productions to ease the pain with its annual satirical show.
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And the winners are… 2016 Barrymore Awards
For the second year in a row, Theatre Exile led the pack with five Barrymore Awards for its production of The Invisible Hand
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Theater in Sketch: MOTHER COURAGE
Some sketches of some Brecht.
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Live Tweeting the Barrymores
Tonight is the ceremony for the annual Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theater, and Phindie will be there, holding a cell phone and live tweeting about the gathering and the winners.
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RADIANT VERMIN (Inis Nua): Devilishly good home redecoration
An entertaining cautionary tale about the wages of greed and consumerism
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DISGRACED (McCarter): No disgrace here
A divinely thorough production of an honest, far reaching play.
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A NEW BRAIN (Horizon): Getting a new lease on life
Theatre Horizon’s production of William Finn’s autobiographical musical comedy is filled with off-beat humor, powerhouse vocals, and a life-affirming message.
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WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING (Wilma): How a hard rain’s a gonna fall
Using the endtimes as a backdrop, Andrew Bovell uses the drama within a family’s history as a parallel for the turbulence in humanity’s.
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THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE (Arden): “Your First Shade!”
Dito van Reigersberg in a new drag persona steals the spotlight in this riotuous, fierce production.
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Kaepernick on a Hot Tin Roof? Did self-censorship constrain Tennessee Williams?
Six decades separate the Broadway debut of Tennessee Williams’ CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF in 1955 from Colin Kaepernick’s boycott of the National Anthem
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MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN (Quintessence): Epic theater!
Quintessence Theatre brings to life a beautifully staged, truly epic production of Bertolt Brecht’s MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN, as brilliantly directed by Alexander Burns.
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Gaslighting Done Right: Interview with the cast of Hedgerow Theatre’s reinvented ANGEL STREET
Considering a trimmed, contemporized, and feminized version of a classic British drama
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Dinner Theater, Recooked
Irreverent local performers present two strange and sumptuous evenings of independent theater and comedy alongside food and cocktails
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