FULL OF GRACE (Scott Barrow & Robert Choiniere): Part 1, a Catholic docudrama, hit like a succession of grenades going off at a Protestant church, days before the Pope arrived
A play about LGBT Catholics was performed as the Pope prepared to visit Philadelphia.
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LIGHTS RISE ON GRACE (Azuka): Cultural identities in the stage lights
Three cleverly interconnected survival stories about the complicated nature of life, love, and family.
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MERLIN AND WART (Kevin Stackhouse): Theater in the service of social reform
An intensely disturbing and impactful new play imagines the horrendous neglect and abuse suffered by two severely ill patients at Byberry Mental Hospital on the day of its closing in 1987.
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WATERSHIP DOWN (Simpatico/ Drexel MPiRP): A hop along a classic of children’s literature
Director Allen Radway coordinates an intricate but unpretentious array of parts into a coherent and appealing whole.
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BONNIE & CLYDE (Eagle): The passions and hardships of folk-hero outlaws
A dramatic, funny, and sympathetic portrayal of the infamous lovers and their crime spree during the Great Depression is set to music with a southern twang.
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Is It Always About Sex? Director Kittson O’Neill on the sexual politics of THE ROVER
If you don’t think every play is about sex, you shouldn’t be making theater.
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BODYTRAFFIC (Dance Affiliates): Rising-star of LA contemporary dance scene showcases versatile talent
The four short pieces showcase the versatility of one of contemporary dance’s hottest companies.
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EQUIVOCATION (Arden): They made him an offer he can’t refuse
In the wake of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, Shakespeare is summoned to take on a play commission for the Crown.
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[NYC] KING CHARLES III (Stuart Thompson, Sonia Friedman Productions, and Almeida Theatre): A savvy foray into future history
A future history play, evocative of Shakespeare, imagines political intrigue, public crises, and personal dilemmas within Britain and the royal family following Prince Charles’s ascension to the throne.
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From Assisi to Philadelphia: U.S. premiere of Italian cantata celebrating the extraordinary life of Hildegard von Bingen
Philadelphia is in for a musical treat: an Italian cantata based on original writings of Hildegard.
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FOX ON THE FAIRWAY (Act II): Camaraderie of a club
No golf interest? No problem. This show has tongue-in-cheek humor, love, competition, and the danger of the unexpected.
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PARTITA 2 (Anna Teresa De Keersmaeker/FringeArts):
Anna Teresa De Keersmaeker and Boris Charmatz create a powerful structure, physically mapping time and space.
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TABLAO PHILLY (Pasión y Arte): Andalusia in Philadelphia
Flamenco tablaos, which gained popularity in the 18th and 19th centuries, can be compared to today’s jazz clubs or poetry cafes.
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And the Winners Are… 2015 Barrymore Award winners
2015 Barrymore Awards recipients by award category
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THE HANDMAID’S TALE (Curio): One woman’s poignant and personal story
A timely retelling of Margaret Atwood’s classic dystopian novel.
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CHOPIN WITHOUT PIANO (CENTRALA / Fringearts): A story of a revolutionary musician
A polish director and a polish actor project a new image of the composer by playing his two piano concertos with an orchestra and an actor playing the piano part.
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Directing the Barrymores: Steve Pacek on putting together the award ceremony
Excitement, surprising winners, and a brand new award: Barrymore director Steve Pacek tells us whats in store at this years ceremony.
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ALL IN THE TIMING (IRC): Six fast and funny existentialist shorts
A collection of six short one-act comedies address the existentialist dilemma and pose the ubiquitous question, “What if?”
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Sketching Theater: RIZZO (Theatre Exile)
Artist Aaron Krolikowski provides first-hand accounts of events. Not in words, but in sketch.
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BEHIND CLOSED DOORS (Speakeasy 932): A triumph of the theatrical imagination
Invited into a residence on Juniper Street, we are told to explore whichever way we like. We find 7 dynamically different tales from 5 playwrights.
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