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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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  • Reviews Theater

    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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  • Reviews Theater

    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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REALITY CHECK (ETC Theater): 2016 Fringe review 26

Nicole Forrester September 13, 2016 No Comments

Not without its own brand of social commentary, but mainly it’s just one damn good time

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THEY’LL BE CALLIN’ US WITCHES (Queen Mab’s Men): 2016 Fringe review 25

Lisa Panzer September 13, 2016 No Comments

Five wicked young women flavor this theatrical piece like a craft brew.

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Music Previews

I’M ENOUGH. Music to the show

Christopher Munden September 13, 2016 No Comments

I’M ENOUGH, a one night only flash performance by Sebastian Cummings, hits the stage of PhilaMOCA tonight.

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A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (Deep Blue Theatre Collective): 2016 Fringe review 20.2

Lisa Panzer September 12, 2016 No Comments

Upon entering the MAAS Space, with it’s exposed beams and brick walls, and wooden floors, the very sensation of being engulfed in 1940s New Orleans…

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STORY OF MY EYE (GOATPIG): 2016 Fringe review 24

Michael Kelly September 12, 2016 3 Comments

The principle of Chekov’s Cucumber mandates that if you introduce an object to the audience it must be used to sodomize someone at some point in the production.

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TWO STORIES (Jillian Glace): 2016 Fringe review 23

Julius Ferraro September 12, 2016 No Comments

A fine Fringe premier for choreographer Jillian Glace and her performers.

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HER: THE FEMALE EXPERIENCE FROM BIRTH TO DEATH (Basement Poetry): 2016 Fringe review 22

Julia Taus September 12, 2016 1 Comment

An invitation to dwell inside the place that is unarguably woman, the womb

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ROOM 21 (Jace Clayton): 2016 Fringe review 21

Michael Kelly September 12, 2016 No Comments

We were lucky to have been in attendance for ROOM 21’s only performance—one as unique and undying in our minds as the Barnes itself.

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A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (Deep Blue Theatre Collective): 2016 Fringe review 20.1

Kathryn Osenlund September 12, 2016 No Comments

Deep Blue goes for the jugular with a serious staging of STREETCAR, Tennessee Williams’s beloved, hard, and overheated play

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THE SINCERITY PROJECT (Team Sunshine Performance Corporation): 2016 Fringe review 19.1

Lev Feigin September 12, 2016 1 Comment

Uproariously funny, liberatingly bare-assed, and gut-wrenchingly real

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THEN ATHENA (Allentown Public Theatre): 2016 Fringe review 18

Olivia Jia September 12, 2016 No Comments

A devised piece that addresses the roles of women in combat with both earnestness and humor

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BEFORE I DIE (Tongue & Groove): 2016 Fringe review 17

Julia Taus September 12, 2016 1 Comment

The talented, quick-witted ensemble cast of comedians are accompanied by a live musician whose witty commentary drives plot forward.

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BEDLAM: SHAKESPEARE IN REHAB (Manayunk Theatre Company): 2016 Fringe review 16

Lauren Ristvet September 12, 2016 No Comments

Welcome to the Asylum! In Shakespeare’s day, thrill seekers had a choice between catching a show at the Globe and viewing the lunatics in Bedlam,…

View More BEDLAM: SHAKESPEARE IN REHAB (Manayunk Theatre Company): 2016 Fringe review 16
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WHO WOULD BE KING (Liars and Believers): 2016 Fringe review 15

Dorie Byrne September 11, 2016 No Comments

An ancient story with artful clowning and spacy synth score.

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FEED (Applied Mechanics): 2016 Fringe review 14

Olivia Jia September 11, 2016 No Comments

Narrative, fiction, performance, and reality collide through the breaking of bread.

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DROWNING OPHELIA (Ensemble Atria & EagerRisk Theater): 2016 Fringe review 13

Dorie Byrne September 11, 2016 No Comments

Jane’s subconscious is in the bathtub, and her name is Ophelia

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A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP (The Colored Girls Museum): 2016 Fringe review 12

Jessica Johnson September 11, 2016 No Comments

A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP is about the reclamation of the colored girl’s experience, finding the strength and beauty in it, acknowledging barriers to healing and developing tools for survival and liberation.

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THE SWORD OF THE UNICORN (New Works): 2016 Fringe review 11

Nicole Forrester September 11, 2016 No Comments

A multi-colored, multi-realm reimagining of the hero’s journey as it relates to the never-ending quest of being true to oneself

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IN THE CLEARING (Birds on a Wire): 2016 Fringe review 10

Eri Yoneda September 11, 2016 No Comments

An all girls dance group presents a mysterious dance performance.

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NOTES OF A NATIVE SONG (Stew and Heidi Rodewald): 2016 Fringe review 9

Kathryn Osenlund September 11, 2016 No Comments

“Won’t you follow me down to Baldwin Country? This ain’t your mama’s Baldwin Country.” The show opens with offhand remarks by Stew, a large black…

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