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    ROMEO AND JULIET (Arden): Bounty as boundless as the sea

    It’s quite likely that you’ll never see a finer performance of this Shakespearean warhorse.

    Kathryn Osenlund March 18, 2026 No Comments
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  • Theater

    Why Deaf Theater is a Form of Resistance

    This film follows Daymond Sands, a Deaf theatre program director, preparing his first original showcase, highlighting the cast’s heartfelt effort to bring Deaf perspectives center stage

    Smalley Bogg February 26, 2026 No Comments
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    RARE ACCIDENTS: HENRY IV parts I and II abridged (Quintessence): A quick visit to Eastcheap

    We are treated to a rare spectacle in a show that would surely please Shakespeare.

    Kathryn Osenlund February 24, 2026 1 Comment
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    MACBETH (Lantern): Dancing, singing… and murder

    In opening scenes three Weird Sisters, witches, brew evil in a pot using scarce ingredients like eye of newt. They cherry pick the future for Macbeth with oracular accuracy, giving over the goods while leaving out important elements.

    Kathryn Osenlund November 11, 2025 1 Comment
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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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Fringe Festival Fringe reviews Reviews Theater

LIBERTY CITY RADIO THEATRE (Bill Arrowood & Liberty City Radio Theatre): 2017 Fringe review

Kathryn Osenlund September 23, 2017 No Comments

Old style ‘On’ and ‘Applause’ signs light up. The show starts.

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THE STORYTELLERS (Joy Madden): 2017 Fringe review

Julia Taus September 23, 2017 No Comments

“We are storytellers,” Joy Madden begins.

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Fringe in Sketch: DEAR DIARY LOL (AntiGravity Theatre Project)

Aaron Krolikowski September 22, 2017 No Comments

Anti Gravity Theatre Project presents a theatrical excavation of their middle school diaries by staging the unaltered words found inside.

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THE MAGIC FLUTE (Opera Philadelphia): A dazzling reinvented Mozart at the O17 Festival

Eri Yoneda September 22, 2017 No Comments

Opera Philadelphia challenges our preconceptions of opera with its O17 Festival

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THESE TERRIBLE THINGS (Berserker Residents): 2017 Fringe review

Christopher Munden September 22, 2017 No Comments

The Berserker Residents may parody the conventions of theater, but they clearly believe in its power

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AMERICANA PSYCHOBABBLE (Alexandra Tatarsky): 2017 Fringe review

Julius Ferraro September 22, 2017 No Comments

Tatarsky’s daring, inventive, rapid-fire wordplay is unlike anything you’ll see on a Philly stage

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BYE BYE LIVER (Happy Hour Live, LLC): 2017 Fringe review

Julia Taus September 22, 2017 No Comments

A sketch-comedy, drinking play designed to get you drunk while making you laugh at the absurdities of over-imbibing.

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Fringe in Sketch: UBU FAUST (Broderick Jones with Leila and Pantea Productions)

Chuck Schultz September 22, 2017 No Comments

Puppets and the devil! Chuck Schultz sketches.

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THE TURN OF THE SCREW (Leila and Pantea Productions): 2017 Fringe review

Cameron Kelsall September 22, 2017 No Comments

An inventive and terrifying take on a classic ghost story

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AIRSWIMMING (Half Key Theater Company): 2017 Fringe review

Julia Taus September 22, 2017 No Comments

Shuchman and Johnson take us through the trenches of psychological warfare with unforgettable performances

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Fringe in Sketch: HOME (Geoff Sobelle)

Chuck Schultz September 21, 2017 No Comments

Our personal space is our own

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UBU FAUST (Broderick Jones with Leila and Pantea Productions): 2017 Fringe review

Christopher Munden September 21, 2017 No Comments

Alfred Jarry, Doctor Faustus, and Punch & Judy combine in hilarious puppetry.

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BIND (Corinna Burns): 2017 Fringe review

Cameron Kelsall September 21, 2017 No Comments

An ambitious, unfinished work by one of Philadelphia’s best.

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Fringe in Sketch: THE FREN BANKLIN EXPERIENCE

Aaron Krolikowski September 21, 2017 No Comments

Fren Banklin comes to the sketchbook reporter’s dining room.

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Two of several performers who spend some time on the floor during Michael Kiley's music-movement "experience" Close Music for Bodies. Photo by Adachi Pimentel.
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CLOSE MUSIC FOR BODIES (Michael Kiley): 2017 Fringe review

Carolyn Wyman September 21, 2017 1 Comment

Anyone who has sung around a campfire can attest to the power of music to elicit feelings of closeness

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LABOR OF LOVE (The Waitstaff): 2017 Fringe review

Christopher Munden September 20, 2017 No Comments

Sketch comedy group The Waitstaff is the longest continuously producing company in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. They must be doing something right.

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Fringe in Sketch: MARX IN SOHO (Iron Age)

Chuck Schultz September 20, 2017 No Comments

MARX IN SOLO by Howard Zinn is directed by John Doyle for Iron Age Theatre.

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#COCKTAILPLAYS (Juniper Productions): 2017 Fringe review

Julia Taus September 20, 2017 No Comments

The best bartenders remember you by the names of the cocktails you drink.

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Fringe in Sketch: I, PEASEBLOSSUM (Curio Theatre)

Christopher Munden September 20, 2017 No Comments

I, PEASEBLOSSOM was a great character study for me. I wanted to keep capturing the many sides of Brian McCann.

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A BILLION NIGHTS ON EARTH (Thaddeus Phillips + Steven Dufala): 2017 Fringe review

Julia Taus September 20, 2017 No Comments

How do you capture A BILLION NIGHTS ON EARTH in a 90 minute play while appealing to an audience aged 3-99?

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