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Philadelphia theater calendar: October 2014
January | February | March | April | May | June July | August | September | October | November | December Arcadia. By Tom Stoppard. September 25-November 2, 2014. Lantern Theater Company, 923 Ludlow Street. lanterntheater.org. …
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The firstlings of their heart: MACBETH marks Revolution Shakespeare’s first full production
This fall sees Revolution Shakespeare’s first full production: a New Orleans-inspired MACBETH, from October 1-12.
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FENCES (People’s Light): On broken dreams and the hope for change
The 2nd production by People’s Light from Wilson’s “Century Cycle”, FENCES is an engaging and profound examination of very human characters dealing with very challenging circumstances,
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KING LEAR (Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Company): In West Philadelphia, old and gray
Seeing a show at the Elizabethan-era replica theater The Globe is a thrilling experience for any Shakespeare fan: the arrangement of (fairly uncomfortable) seats, natural…
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LA BÊTE (Arden Theatre Company): “Excellence Must Struggle to Survive!”
David Hirson’s riotous comedy in rhyming couplets evokes the farcical Baroque style of Molière while conveying a timeless message about high art versus low art.
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The Fringe in nine and a half hours: the Phindie Fringe Bike Tour Diaries (part two)
Nine point five hours, five pieces of theater, ten bicyclists, and no great plan on how we’re gonna eat: that was the format for day two of PHINDIE’S OFFICIAL FRINGE BIKE TOUR.
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DOUBLE BATMAN (Frank Perri): 2014 Fringe Review 87
Frank Perri’s DOUBLE BATMAN is a powerful monologue of loss, withdrawal, and reemergence basically explaining why he is doing a powerful monologue of loss, withdrawal, and reemergence.
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POE-A-THON (Night Hawks): Fringe Review 85
“Hammy, I said—a bit of a ham.” that’s how a character in POE-A-THON describes Edgar Allan Poe, speaking volumes about the approach taken by Night Hawks.
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WOMEN UN PLUGGED (Dretwin Productions): 2014 Fringe Review 83
WOMEN UN PLUGGED is about women and what they say to each other when they think no one is looking.
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BROKEN PEOPLE (David DelBianco): Fringe Review 82
There is quite a lot of yelling in BROKEN PEOPLE, the new show by local actor and playwright David DelBianco.
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FANDO Y LIS (Emily Schuman): Fringe Review 81
Fernando Arrabal’s FANDO Y LIS stands as an exemplar of mid-20th century modernism, alongside other practitioners of the Theater of the Absurd.
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IN THE PONY PALACE/ FOOTBALL (Half Saddle): Fringe Review 80
With dialogue like “I thought this player was a golden unicorn in the last game” the presentation is recognizable, but slightly askew, and ten times more fun
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SKIN IN THE GAME (Foreverlore): Fringe Review 70
Past mistakes haunt the promising futures of three underprivileged high school seniors when a strange benefactoroffers a full scholarship for the winner of a unspecified competition on a remote island.
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BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK (Silver Stage Company): Fringe Review 69
As a culture, we are fascinated by celebrities’ elusive personal lives. Silver Stage Company’s BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK questions the responsibility we bestow…
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LIVING IN EXILE: A RETELLING OF THE ILIAD (Philadelphia Experimental Theatre Ensemble): Fringe Review 68
LIVING IN EXILE presents a compelling reinterpretation of the Trojan War; playwright Jon Lipsky’s script draws directly upon the Homeric tradition of oral recitation.
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WHITE RABBIT, RED RABBIT (Nassim Soleimanpour, performed by Jennifer Lynn): Fringe Review 31.2
Driving to work one morning, I’d heard WHYY’s Jennifer Lynn mention she’d be hosting the performance of WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT. I experienced an immediate “I wonder what this disembodied voice will look like in real life” moment.
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PASSPORT (IshowNY Productions & Yajaira Paredes): Fringe Review 67
PASSPORT shows how not being understood can turn a person into a non-person, who can therefore be subjected to inhumane abuse.
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PETER PAN IS DEAD (Brandon Monokian): Fringe Review 65
The enthusiasm of this production is infectious; Fringe exists for productions just like it.
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BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO (Temple Theaters): Fringe Review 61.2
Throughout, the play is ridden with fearful moments, guilty consciences, and serious reflections of what life may be like for creatures being surrounded by uneasiness and pain.
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