Striptease Fundraiser: A true story
Henrik Eger tried to go to a fundraiser for Hidden River Arts… and ended up at a burlesque show instead.
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Undercover Circus in a West Philly Park: Tangle Movement Arts at Clark Park Farmers Market
The show will feature acrobats disguised as normal visitors to the popular Clark Park Farmers Market,
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THE LETTER OF LAST RESORT (Inis Nua): Tastefully staged pub theater
Inis Nua brings pub theater to Philly with it’s delectable production of David Greig’s THE LETTER OF LAST RESORT
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Borges and the Future of Philadelphia Theater: Pig Iron APT first year show
Pig Iron APT Class of 2016 show May 27 & 28, 2015.
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How to Live Faster: Interview with Dito van Reigersberg of Pig Iron
Pig Iron’s latest wild theatrical creation opens this week at FringeArts. I Promised Myself to Live Faster is an absurdist sci-fi epic and wild allegory about gayness in 2015,
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THE GOLDILOCKS ZONE (Passage): A cosmic consideration of post-modern parenthood
In Passage Theatre Company’s world-premiere production, the conditions needed for a post-modern couple to create life are no longer as limited as they once were
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. . . BARRY SEAL (Thaddeus Phillips/FringeArts): Smile and a wink
Thaddeus Phillips plays Barry Seal, a real-life, infamous drug smuggler-turned-DEA-informant who eventually gained the ire of both smugglers and government agents.
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AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE (BRT): Pollution and politics
Henrik Ibsen’s classic gets a beautiful production at Bristol Riverside Theatre.
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I LOVE A PIANO (Walnut): A Berlin marathon
Conceived with a book by Ray Roderick and Michael Berkeley, I LOVE A PIANO is a valentine to Irving Berlin music through the ages
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LET THE DOG SEE THE RABBIT (Lightning Rod Special): A conceptual look at humans looking at animals
The experimental work is a three-part meditation on the life and death of animals under the domination of the human gaze.
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There’s No Bizness like SHOWBIZ: Sebastian has a new show
Sebastian describes SHOWBIZ as “part theater, part concert special, part social commentary extravaganza.”
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DON QUIXOTE (Hedgerow): Cervantes’ knight errant rides anew
The fanciful adventures of knight errant Don Quixote and loyal his sidekick Sancho Panza are refreshingly revived.
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SPEECH AND DEBATE (Azuka): 60-second review
Azuka Theatre found a theatrical goldmine in the world of high school misfits with its 2012 production of J.C. Lee’s Pookie Goes Grenading, and finds rich…
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NOISES OFF (Curio): Utter nonsense, superbly structured and out of control
Michael Frayn’s enormously popular 1980s play is a zany farce about doors and sardines, relationships, and mistakes.
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THE GATHERING OF THE MOTHER MOTH PEOPLES (Olivia Jorgensen): Blessed, blessed Beltane
The play, like its characters, exists in a dream-world
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BROWNSVILLE SONG (B-SIDE FOR TRAY) (PTC/Long Wharf): Telling an urban tragedy
An admirable attempt to address the contemporary and timely tragedy of urban violence that doesn’t quite manage to ring true.
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A TRIBUTE TO JEROME ROBBINS (PA Ballet): Perfect for Mother’s Day
Most balletomanes credit Balanchine with capturing the American spirit in ballet, but to me it’s Jerome Robbins who deserves the accolades.
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PLANT ME HERE (Brat): Sound and fury
Brat Productions’ PLANT ME HERE presents a saccharine dream of ruin and rebirth.
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GOD OF CARNAGE (Ritz): Funny fissures in the façade of civilization
In GOD OF CARNAGE, French playwright Yasmina Reza’s 90-minute award-winning black comedy, it doesn’t take long to demonstrate the old adage that the apple doesn’t…
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That’s Just Like Your Opinion, Man: RAW ONION REVIVAL (IRC) actors become their own critics
Every actor has experienced theater critics who got things a little wrong. Here’s their chance to peel their own onion.
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