Clare Boothe Luce saw her 1936 play as a critique of certain malicious denizens of Park Avenue. Director Lane Savadove sees more in it.
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Tennessee Williams in Space? Caitlin Weigel talks about writing a play she doesn’t call a play
When does a sketch become a play? How you know when something is funny? Caitlin Weigel might know.
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TOO MUCH SUN (Isis): The hilarity and horrors of a dysfunctional family
An egomaniacal actress disrupts the lives of her estranged dysfunctional family in Nicky Silver’s sardonic and disturbing absurdist tragicomedy.
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INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MATT & JACQUIE’S SKETCH COMEDY (Good Good Comedy):
The evening satisfyies with steady and smart amusement through short, tightly written and unassumingly delivered sketches.
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LOBBY HERO (Theatre Horizon): A web of unintended consequences
Kenneth Lonergan’s new play explores the many levels of trust.
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Learning the Art of Acting at the Walnut Street Theatre
Instead of choosing a pub to enjoy a happy hour, Jasmine Hammond and her students of the Introduction to Acting for the Camera class spend their Friday nights learning about the art of acting in the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia.
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Ethics for theater critics: Does an analysis by a privileged journalist have value?
Do writers get more ethical the more they are paid?
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RED (Walnut): Talking Rothko
Rothko’s and his young assistant’s dialogue on art reflects the way art is in conversation with itself, but it doesn’t manage to capture Mark Rothko as a fascinating and challenging character.
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You might be done with the past, but the past ain’t done with you: Matt Pfeiffer on O’Neill’s ANNA CHRISTIE
Matt Pfeiffer discusses the Eugene O’Neill play ahead of PAC’s reading.
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LOCAL GIRLS (Azuka): High school rage
In Azuka Theatre’s world premier production of Emma Goidel’s newest play, three young metalheads need to replace the “screamer” in their band before battle of the bands.
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SMOKE (Theatre Exile): Sexy but unsettling
Kim Davies’s SMOKE is a dangerous experiment in sexual politics In the taboo world of kink parties.
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THE PHILLY FAN (Montgomery): The time is always ripe for a Philly sports story
Though Bruce Graham’s play is set on the eve of a potential Philadelphia sports triumph it chronicles the long-suffering, patiently impatient diehard who supports local professional teams.
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EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR (Fringe): Preteens tell a story of universal significance
“This is my house,” she says. She raises the other arm about 45 degrees. “This is that game with the sticks.” The arms stay in the air as she continues.
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JUAN-WINFIELD ESCUTIA-SCOTT, OR THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR, A BUTCHER PLAY (Chris Davis): 60-second review
With, “It was Mexico, but not your grandfather’s Mexico…” Chris Davis sets the tone for an enjoyably interactive, imaginative tour back in time to the Mexican-American War.
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Protect the #SPINE
On today’s podcast, we get to know Claire Moyer, director of Inis Nua’s SPINE, discuss the issues that make up the piece, and talk about some of the first books that moved us.
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I Know Something I Can’t Tell: Phoebe Schaub Has a SECRET SHOW at the Painted Bride
The final installment of the SECRET SHOW SERIES at the Painted Bride is curated by Phoebe Schaub in collaboration with Joe Wozniak, but the audience won’t know what it is till they’re there—and I’m not telling!
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Hot Tamales! Playwright Chris Davis talks Mexican food and history ahead of his butcher play
If there are two things Chris Davis knows they are good theater and good Mexican food.
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SPINE (Inis Nua): Beauty in the library stacks
Dramatizing the effects of public library closings doesn’t sound like the most engaging of topics, but playwright Clara Brennan weaves a beautiful story about the importance of seeing the people behind numbers and statistics.
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A WONDERFUL NOISE (Villanova): Noise but not wonderful
Michael Hollinger and Vance Lemkuhl’s musical is lacking in conflict and complexity.
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[podcast] Theatre Exile’s safe word is #SMOKE
Darnelle Radford chats to Deb Block about Theatre Exile’s production of SMOKE by Kim Davies
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