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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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  • Reviews Theater

    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 No Comments
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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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  • Features Interviews

    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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Reviews Theater

MMF (Quince): A modern kind of love triangle

Dorie Byrne August 23, 2016 No Comments

Dean loves Michael. Michael loves Jane. Jane loves Dean. Dean loves Jane. Jane loves Michael. Got it?

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Yoel “Samuel Beckett” Wulfhart on CAT-A-STROPHE

Thom Nickels August 22, 2016 No Comments

I’m sitting with playwright Samuel Beckett in a townhouse in Fishtown. I have a lot of questions, the first being how anybody can call themselves Samuel Beckett when the “real” Samuel Beckett died in 1989

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Ionesco Anticipation: IRC’s Tina Brock on another buzz-worthy Fringe show, and her favorite chair

Christopher Munden August 21, 2016 No Comments

Tina Brock talks about Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium’s Fringe show Eugene Ionesco’s THE CHAIRS.

View More Ionesco Anticipation: IRC’s Tina Brock on another buzz-worthy Fringe show, and her favorite chair
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Building Bridges with Love and Theater: Sarah Gafgen organizes a concert for victims of violence

Henrik Eger August 21, 2016 1 Comment

Philadelphian actor, singer, and director produces a charity concert in support of three organizations that work diligently on overcoming violence.

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Spelling Bee: Interview with Chloe Sierka

Michael Kelly August 20, 2016 No Comments

Feeling altogether out-of-the-loop with regards to this mysterious sleeper gem and Avenue Theater Company I caught up with choreographer and assistant director Chloe Sierka

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Reviews Theater

HARBOR (Quince): A house of mirth

Joshua Millhouse August 20, 2016 No Comments

The second play in this year’s GayFest expertly navigates between comedy and tragedy.

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Male, Male, Female: Interview with GayFest! playwright David Kimple

Henrik Eger August 18, 2016 No Comments

Interview with the author of MMF.

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TOMMY & ME (Theatre Exile): Theatrical touchdown

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper August 17, 2016 No Comments

A lovely and elegiac look at how a sportswriter developed his love for football and friendship with an Eagles quarterback.

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THE LION IN WINTER (CCTC): A lion for all seasons

Dorie Byrne August 16, 2016 No Comments

It’s the year 1183 and Henry II is disappointed in his sons and in love with a much younger woman. Some things never change.

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Sailing into Success at GayFest! Interview with HARBOR playwright Chad Beguelin

Henrik Eger August 16, 2016 No Comments

Talking to the playwright for GayFest! 2016’s Mainstage production.

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Joel Guerrero (left) and Jeff Hunsicker in MY FAVORITE HUSBANDS (Photo by John Donges).
Reviews Theater

MY FAVORITE HUSBANDS (Quince): The illogical politics of love

Toby Zinman August 15, 2016 No Comments

Political rom-com MY FAVORITE HUSBANDS launches the sixth annual LGBT theater festival, GayFest!

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TOMMY AND ME (Theatre Exile): There am I in the midst of them

William Brock August 14, 2016 No Comments

TOMMY AND ME does a lot to make itself likable. Didinger’s love for McDonald is evident and provides a herculean effort towards making the play work. It’s incredibly tempting to allow yourself to be swept away in a sea of sincerity.

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RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH (People’s Light): Singing the life of the ‘Man in Black’

Debra Miller August 8, 2016 No Comments

A new twist on the jukebox musical traces the life and career of country icon Johnny Cash.

View More RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH (People’s Light): Singing the life of the ‘Man in Black’
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BOEING BOEING (Hedgerow): 60-second review

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper August 7, 2016 No Comments

It’s difficult to tell which actor provides the most comic energy in Damon Bonetti’s lively and funny production of this farce

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Welcome to Happy Hour: Four PDC playwrights showcasing their breakthrough work

Henrik Eger August 5, 2016 No Comments

Preview of the first Playwrights’ Happy Hour Showcase from PDC.

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Ticket giveaway: BOEING, BOEING at Hedgerow Theatre

Christopher Munden August 3, 2016 No Comments

We’re giving away two free tickets to the performance of your choice and an instant discount on any show.

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LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST (PA Shakes): 60-second review

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper August 2, 2016 No Comments

Republished by kind permission from Neals Paper. Lightning, alas, did not strike two years in a row when it came to Pennsylvania Shakespeare’s grand experiment…

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DON’T BOTHER ME, I CAN’T COPE! (New Freedom): Occupying our space, a community’s fight for permanence

Lauren Patterson August 1, 2016 1 Comment

Strikes a raw nerve as it addresses the issue of institutional buy-out of impoverished neighborhoods

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BLITHE SPIRIT (PA Shakes): 60-second review

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper August 1, 2016 No Comments

Nothing beats watching actors at the top of their game biting into crunchy material and whipping it into a tasty delight.

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Filling the World with Love and Theater: Interview with Harry Dietzler of Upper Darby Summer Stage

Henrik Eger July 31, 2016 No Comments

Summer Stage, one of the largest draws for young theater artists on the East coast: Interview with founding executive and artistic director Harry Dietzler

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