Holter’s play calls out and subverts the “inspirational white teacher” motif in popular culture because EXIT STRATEGY avoids the Hollywoodization of the decay of America’s public school system.
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OR (Hedgerow): love, lust, loyalties and loads of laughter!
Set in London, 1660, Liz Duffy Adams’s rollicking historical romp explores the remarkable life of Aphra Behn, a spy, poet, and England’s first professional female playwright.
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The Last Days of the Society Hill Playhouse
A stalwart of Philadelphia theater since the 1960s, Society Hill Playhouse will close on April 1, 2016. This Spring’s programming marks the final chapter in a long history.
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HARVEY (Walnut): Burns slow, then hops right along
The story is a little dated, but that is part of its charm, like watching a Norman Rockwell painting come to life.
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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (Media): Killing Lee’s mockingbird
In directing Christopher Sergel’s dramatic adaptation of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, Jesse Cline is uncharacteristically too reverential about the material.
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Ranking 50 Years of Philadelphia Theater
Rankings from 1967 until 2015 for best actor (male), best actor (female), best supporting actor (male), best supporting actor (female), best production, and best director.
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#THEREVOLUTION (InterAct): The vapid rebellion
What would happen if a bunch of early-20-something city-dwelling music-video-watching lower-middle-class variously privileged poorish Americans launched a violent revolution against the state?
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THE IT GIRL (Simpatico): Sounds of silence that still resonate
A world-premiere fictionalized bio-play on silent-film star Clara Bow captures the era and the lessons of her life and career as seen through a contemporary lens.
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OSCAR WILDE: FROM THE DEPTHS (Lantern): A love that dared not speak its mind
With his brilliant work and tragic arc, Oscar Wilde remains a fascinating figure.
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ESCUELA (Guillermo Calderón/ FringeArts): You say you want a revolution
A narrowly focused, transportative work about a cell of Marxist revolutionaries, like entering a fading kodachrome snapshot.
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SORRY, BROKEN PIANO (Art Church): Indie shock jock drama
A podcast DJ and his tireless producer on a mission to conquer the late-night dregs-of-society demographic.
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THE LANGUAGE ARCHIVE (BRT): A poetic parable about the language of love
Julia Cho’s lofty romantic comedy examines the beauty of language and the failure of humans to communicate.
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PINK PUNCH (Art Church): Rosemary’s baby shower—one hell of a weird ride
If the ninth circle of hell decided to host a baby shower, it would resemble something like PINK PUNCH by Cara Blouin.
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THE PIANO LESSON (McCarter): A fine tune
Baikida Carroll’s PIANO LESSON is August Wilson as it’s meant to be seen.
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GOD BLESS BASEBALL (FringeArts/Toshiki Okada): Explaining the rules of the game
Toshiki Okada’s new play is an allegorically complex performance about baseball that isn’t about baseball.
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ON THE ROAD AGAIN (Act II): 60-second review
What better way to celebrate the cluster that is travel but with a charming show all about it in Ambler!
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Building a Diverse Audience for Theater: Interview with playwright/actor/director Kash Goins
How can theater attract people of all socio-economic, educational, and ethnic backgrounds?
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FUNNYMAN (Arden): Comedy on the brink of tragedy
A new play by Bruce Graham considers the sadness that often underlies comedy and the need to adapt to changing styles and the struggles of life.
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Second Acts: Top Philly playwright Bruce Graham talks FUNNYMAN and life in the theater
When you think Philadelphia theater, you think Bruce Graham. He shares his thoughts about his latest play, the state of theater in Philadelphia, and the art of writing plays.
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A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN (Walnut): 60-second review
The Walnut’s production reveals the bones of an American classic if never quite fleshes out the potential of the enduring masterwork.
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