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    THE HYPOCHONDRIAC (Quintessence): The silliest possible nonsense

    Outrageous and farcical, this play is not just over the top – it’s left the top so far behind that they’ve forgotten where it left it. The applause at the end was wild.

    Kathryn Osenlund April 30, 2026 No Comments
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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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    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 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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HELLO BLACKOUT! (New Paradise Laboratories): 2017 Fringe review

Rhiannon Laymon September 20, 2017 No Comments

Another other take on NPL’s HELLO BLACKOUT!

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WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED (Opera Philly): 2017 Fringe review

Christopher Munden September 19, 2017 No Comments

Relevant themes and ideas rarely seen on an opera stage

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THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI (DBaD Productions): 2017 Fringe review

Kathryn Osenlund September 19, 2017 No Comments

The Fringe is an excellent place for companies to mount political protest plays

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BAD ACTIVIST (Humble Mumbles): 2017 Fringe review

Julius Ferraro September 18, 2017 No Comments

The story of a third-wave feminist / lefty peace activist unable to resist her essentially Orientalist fantasies

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I, PEASEBLOSSOM (Curio): 2017 Fringe review

Dorie Byrne September 18, 2017 No Comments

I, PEASEBLOSSOM is a lark, even compared to its light-hearted inspiration, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

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A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (Walnut Street Theatre): 60-second review

Cameron Kelsall September 18, 2017 1 Comment

The promise of “something for everyone” is both too little and too much.

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

Kathryn Osenlund September 18, 2017 No Comments

It looks like a father’s love went into the making of this big adventure, Phillips’s warmest work yet.

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LEAPS OF FAITH AND OTHER MISTAKES (Almanac): 2017 Fringe review

Dorie Byrne September 18, 2017 No Comments

A beautiful spectacle, full of humor, sadness, joy and handstands

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Venus: Asya Zlatina and Sybil Geddes and planetary paper towels. Sketch by Aaron Krolikowski thesketchbookreporter.com.
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Fringe in Sketch: STORM (Asya Zlatina and Dancers)

Aaron Krolikowski September 17, 2017 No Comments

Asya Zlatina and Dancers flesh out Gustav Holst’s powerful Planets Suite

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Fringe in Sketch: ALCHEMIST (Mary Tuomanen & Chris Davis)

Chuck Schultz September 17, 2017 No Comments

Mary Tuomamen and Chris Davis push life size keys that signal to each other through space and time

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THE PASSION OF KELLYANNE (LiveFeedNYC): 2017 Fringe review

Carolyn Wyman September 17, 2017 No Comments

How did Kellyanne Conway go from Hammonton, New Jersey blueberry-packing champ to the first woman to manage a successful U.S. presidential Campaign?

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TOWN (Jolie Darrow & Jack O’Keeffe/PHIT Comedy): 2017 Fringe review

Julia Taus September 17, 2017 5 Comments

TOWN feels like a writer’s first draft. Ultimately, nothing seems to be at stake.

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Fringe in Sketch: RUNNING NUMBERS (Theatre in the X)

Aaron Krolikowski September 17, 2017 No Comments

Theater in the X presents a drama about an inner-city high school senior whose dreams and desperation of going to college and overcoming his environment,…

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STORM (Asya Zlatina and Dancers): 2017 Fringe review

Eri Yoneda September 17, 2017 No Comments

Asya Zlatina’s new work STORM is sophisticated and well-done.

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Fringe in Sketch: PERICLES (Die Cast)

Chuck Schultz September 16, 2017 No Comments

PERICLES presented by Die Cast at the Rotunda makes me look at a pew in a whole other light.

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DEATH IS A CABARET OL’ CHUM (REV Theatre Company): 2017 Fringe review

Lisa Panzer September 16, 2017 No Comments

Razors pain you; Rivers are damp; Acids stain you; And drugs cause cramp. Guns aren’t lawful; Nooses give; Gas smells awful; You might as well…

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SEVENTY IV SECONDS … TO JUDGMENT (GoKash OnStage): In judgment of our wrongs

Christopher Munden September 15, 2017 No Comments

How could so many juries acquit so many killers of unarmed African Americans.

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Fringe in Sketch: (MISS) JULIE (Svaha Theatre Collective)

Chuck Schultz September 15, 2017 No Comments

Rich people need it. Poor people have it. If you eat it then you die.

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SUICIDE STORIES (Elephant Room Productions): 2017 Fringe review

Julia Taus September 15, 2017 2 Comments

A surprising reminder of how good it is just to be alive.

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