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    A Life Unfolds: Kathryn Grody’s The Unexpected 3rd

    Acclaimed actor and writer Kathryn Grody brings her wit, warmth, and sharp perspective to People’s Light in The Unexpected 3rd. Known for her distinctive voice…

    Debra Danese September 19, 2025 No Comments
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    A Summer Day (Wilma): Existential and eccentric

    An existential and eccentric play , it’s not light-hearted theater.

    Kathryn Osenlund June 24, 2025 No Comments
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    Mushnik Reimagined: May Elizabeth Scallen in Little Shop of Horrors

    In Little Shop of Horrors, Mary Elizabeth Scanlon takes on the role of Mushnik, the flower shop owner with a front-row seat to the madness.

    Debra Danese June 24, 2025 No Comments
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    GIOVANNI’S ROOM (Quintessence): Bringing Baldwin to the stage

    Giovanni’s Room, is currently on stage in Philadelphia in world premiere. The James Baldwin Estate granted Quintessence Theatre permission to produce this theatrical adaptation, the…

    Kathryn Osenlund June 9, 2025 No Comments
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    RENT (Arden): Revisiting a 90s La boheme

    Jonathan Larson,  who wrote the book, lyrics, and music in 1994, described Rent as a Rock Opera

    Kathryn Osenlund June 2, 2025 No Comments
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NOT FOR PROFIT (Ferdinand): 2015 Fringe review 64

Joshua Millhouse September 20, 2015 No Comments

A theater company, in the midst of financial crisis, ventures into new and risky territory in its upcoming production of The Tempest.

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100 (Sam Henderson): 2015 Fringe review 63

Jessica Foley September 20, 2015 No Comments

100 is more than an elegantly written play told in random pieces—it’s an intense experience if you are open to it.

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Fringe in Sketch 9: SOLDIER BEAR (Leila and Pantea Productions)

Aaron Krolikowski September 20, 2015 No Comments

As part of Phindie’s coverage of the 2015 Fringe Festival, Aaron Krolikowski is attending a series of shows and sketching what he sees.

View More Fringe in Sketch 9: SOLDIER BEAR (Leila and Pantea Productions)
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2,000 MOVEMENTS (Gregory Holt): 2015 Fringe review 62

Brendan Tetsuo September 20, 2015 No Comments

An exploration of unrepeated and layered movements, Gregory Holt’s 2,000 MOVEMENTS is a living archive of body and space

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LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST (Revolution Shakespeare): 2015 Fringe review 61

Debra Miller September 20, 2015 No Comments

A clever new take on Shakespeare’s early romantic comedy imparts the flavor of 1960’s-70s Americana with live country-rock music and a multi-talented cast of actors/singers/musicians.

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Fringe in Sketch 8: JUMP THE MOON (Philadelphia Opera Collective)

Aaron Krolikowski September 20, 2015 No Comments

As part of Phindie’s coverage of the 2015 Fringe Festival, Aaron Krolikowski is attending a series of shows and sketching what he sees.

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THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT: A GRAVEYARD CABARET (REV Theatre): 2015 Fringe review 60

Henrik Eger September 20, 2015 No Comments

Charles Dickens comes undead at this haunting site-specific show.

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INTO THE LIGHTS (Dancefusion & Ballet Fleming): 2015 Fringe review 59

Debra Miller September 20, 2015 No Comments

Modern dance meets contemporary ballet in an expressive collaboration by two of Philadelphia’s top-notch companies.

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IN TRANSIT: DANCE|MUSIC|THEATER (FringeArts / PMA): 2015 Fringe review 58

Eri Yoneda September 18, 2015 No Comments

Staged in the American Art Galleries in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, this interactive pop-up work of art, gives a new insight into how to “experience” the…

View More IN TRANSIT: DANCE|MUSIC|THEATER (FringeArts / PMA): 2015 Fringe review 58
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JUMP THE MOON (Philadelphia Opera Collective): 2015 Fringe review 57.2

Lisa Panzer September 18, 2015 No Comments

o subtitles necessary to hear praises sung for women astronomers of the late 19th century.

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JUMP THE MOON (Philadelphia Opera Collective): 2015 Fringe review 57.1

Debra Miller September 17, 2015 No Comments

An experimental world-premiere opera gives voice to the unsung women heroes of astrophysics at Harvard in the 1890s, with a cutting-edge score, non-linear libretto, and expressionist movement.

View More JUMP THE MOON (Philadelphia Opera Collective): 2015 Fringe review 57.1
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CAREFUL INJURIES (Other Case Notes Ensemble): 2015 Fringe review 56

Katelyn Bobek September 17, 2015 No Comments

Composed as a series of vignettes, CAREFUL INJURIES “began as an examination of physical states and expressions of comfort, fear, and exhaustion.”

View More CAREFUL INJURIES (Other Case Notes Ensemble): 2015 Fringe review 56
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SUITE N˚2 (Encyclopédie de la Parole / Joris Lacoste): 2015 Fringe review 55

Christopher Munden September 16, 2015 No Comments

Part chorale work, part theater, and part compelling curated art, this peculiarly affecting piece examines the diversity of contemporary communication.

View More SUITE N˚2 (Encyclopédie de la Parole / Joris Lacoste): 2015 Fringe review 55
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Fringe in Sketch 7: UNARMED (Arielle Pina)

Aaron Krolikowski September 16, 2015 No Comments

As part of Phindie’s coverage of the 2015 Fringe Festival, Aaron Krolikowski is attending a series of shows and sketching what he sees.

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The cast (Patricia Durante, Robb Hutter, Anna Lou Hearn, and Jenna Kuerzi) of IRC’s EXIT THE KING (Photo credit: Johanna Austin)
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“Performing Ionesco is a sport”: Interview with EXIT THE KING director Tina Brock

Henrik Eger September 16, 2015 No Comments

Henrik Eger talks to director Tina Brock about this intriguing Fringe production.

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KILL WILL (Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre): 2015 Fringe review 54

Debra Miller September 16, 2015 No Comments

Seven actors explain, enact, and parody a series of Shakespeare’s “bloody bits” in this fast, furious, and funny mash-up of The Bard’s iconic death and battle scenes.

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DANCES WITH SOCKS (Megan Flynn Dance): 2015 Fringe review 53

Jane Fries for The Dance Journal September 16, 2015 No Comments

A series of short sketches of people in process. Carefully crafted dances that pulled the audience into the performers’ private worlds.

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THE CART OF LOVE/EL CARRO DEL AMOR (Ana María Ruimonte/Owlsong Productions): Fringe review 52

Ninni Saajola September 16, 2015 No Comments

An ambitious art project that seeks to combine multimedia, puppeteering, a baroque chamber orchestra and the singing of mezzo-soprano Ana María Ruimonte in a bilingual presentation.

View More THE CART OF LOVE/EL CARRO DEL AMOR (Ana María Ruimonte/Owlsong Productions): Fringe review 52
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ACCORDING TO GOLDMAN (Act II): How to write a script

Lauren Hartranft September 15, 2015 No Comments

Act II opens its new season with a bang with Bruce Graham’s ACCORDING TO GOLDMAN

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IT’S SO LEARNING (Berserker Residents): 2015 Fringe Review 51

Debra Miller September 15, 2015 No Comments

Go back to school with The Berserker Residents in this highly interactive ensemble-devised piece, in which you are the student and your teachers are berserk!

View More IT’S SO LEARNING (Berserker Residents): 2015 Fringe Review 51

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