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    FRANKLINLAND (Lantern): A visit with Philadelphia’s Founding Father

    The first thing to know about Lantern Theater Company’s Franklinland is that the direction is solid, the actors first-rate, and their back-and-forth conversations are punchy and funny.

    Kathryn Osenlund May 23, 2026 No Comments
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    CLASS C (Azuka): Dystopia close at hand

    Things are not yet as bad as the reality presented in the play. But it urges us to beware, to speak up for ourselves at the ballot box, and not allow the promise of 1776 to continue down the sad road to nightmare. 

    Kathryn Osenlund May 17, 2026 No Comments
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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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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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There’s No Place Like Home: Revolutionary performances by Automatic Arts

Christopher Munden July 30, 2016 No Comments

The best showcase for new performing arts in Philadelphia gets Revolutionary with an evening of beer and performance at Cliveden

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NICE WORK on a Summer Stage

Henrik Eger July 30, 2016 No Comments

The Upper Darby Summer Stage just opened its 2016 season with an entertaining Gershwin farce.

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THE TWO GENTLEMAN OF VERONA (Shakespeare in Clark Park): A nice night in the park

William Brock July 30, 2016 1 Comment

The production, though occasionally troubled, can still put a finger on the pulse of Shakespeare at its best.

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I AM NOT MY MOTHERLAND (Orbiter 3): A different kind of interactive theater

Trish McFadden July 29, 2016 No Comments

Encourages its audience to pay attention, and compels us into conversation afterward.

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THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (PA Shakes): Shrewd Shakespeare

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper July 27, 2016 No Comments

A good production that benefits most when it puts farce aside and concentrates on two people using their will to create partnership and harmony

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THE COMEDY OF ERRORS (Del Shakes): 60-second review

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper July 25, 2016 No Comments

The emphasis is on the physical comedy in David Stradley’s production

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THE DIVINE SISTER (BCP): This play’s a blessing

Lauren Hartranft July 24, 2016 No Comments

The beautiful, historic Bucks County Playhouse presents Charles Busch’s highly acclaimed THE DIVINE SISTER.    Charles Busch is renown for his unique works including“Vampire Lesbians…

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GIANTESS: Interview with Genne Murphy, successful PlayPenn dramatist

Henrik Eger July 24, 2016 No Comments

Our series of interviews with prominent PlayPenn playwrights continues…

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Know KING JOHN: Helen Mirren and other stars promote Philly production of little-known Shakespeare play

Christopher Munden July 23, 2016 No Comments

Revolution Shakespeare has put together a truly all-star line-up for its promotional video for KING JOHN, this year’s fall Shakespeare production in Hawthorne Park.

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ROSEBURG (New City Stage): A difficult thing to talk about

William Brock July 23, 2016 No Comments

Two stories are retold in parallel structure—the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy and the 2015 Umpqua Community College shooting.

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Summer Club: Swinging on the Shore

Henrik Eger July 22, 2016 No Comments

This weekend, while the cheese-steak crowd is piling into Wildwood, sophisticated Philadelphians go on their annual pilgrimage to Cape May to experience the latest program of The Summer Club.

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Philly’s Kinda Cool episode 5: Ten citywides, harassment, and which is cooler “black or gay”?

Christopher Munden July 22, 2016 No Comments

This week’s Philly’s Kinda Cool considers Melania Trump’s plagiarism, harassment, and whether it’s cooler to be black or gay.

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Food for Thought: Southwark Queen Village Community Garden

Christopher Munden July 21, 2016 No Comments

After four decades the Southwark Queen Village community garden continues to thrive.

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Famous Philadelphians: John Wanamaker (1838–1922)

Christopher Munden July 21, 2016 No Comments

John Wanamaker is remembered as the father of the American department store and modern commercial and retail advertising.

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Development, Culture, and Community in the Forest of Arden: REV Theatre’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM at Columbus Square Park

Lauren Patterson July 19, 2016 No Comments

REV invited us to chase characters through the Forest of Arden against a backdrop of South Philadelphia’s urban skyline.

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Un-Conventional Theater: Performances around the Democratic National Convention

Christopher Munden July 19, 2016 No Comments

The Democratic National Convention comes to Philadelphia July 25-28, 2016, with all its trappings of political theater: Hillary inspiring the masses (?), Bernie joining her…

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