Perhaps it is Harris’s adept characterization of economic pains and societal pressures which sets light romantic comedy in pleasant relief.
View More LOVE, LIES AND TAXIDERMY (Inis Nua): To Wales with loveTag: Christopher Haig
Theater in Sketch: HIR (Simpatico)
Simpatico Theatre Company’s production of HIR by Taylor Mac challenges audiences to reconsider preconceptions of gender identity
View More Theater in Sketch: HIR (Simpatico)HIR (Simpatico): We are all everything
Author’s note: Taylor Mac uses “judy” as a gender pronoun. This review reflects Mac’s preference. Taylor Mac’s work is unwieldy and absurdist, challenging and unsettling.…
View More HIR (Simpatico): We are all everythingJOHN (Arden): Things that haunt
There remains something compelling about ghost stories. Annie Baker’s JOHN demonstrates why: our past haunts just as well as any poltergeist.
View More JOHN (Arden): Things that hauntTIME IS ON OUR SIDE (Simpatico): Philadelphia’s living history of gay pride and social progress
A world-premiere commission filled with humor and heart considers the history and progress of gay rights in Philadelphia through the lens of a local podcast and the discovery of a revealing artifact.
View More TIME IS ON OUR SIDE (Simpatico): Philadelphia’s living history of gay pride and social progressTWO STREET: A TALE OF STAR-CROSSED MUMMERS (Tribe of Fools): 2014 Fringe Review 12.2
Shakespeare meets South Philly in Tribe of Fools’ TWO STREET, a high-energy take on Romeo and Juliet through the perspective of a contemporary gay couple.…
View More TWO STREET: A TALE OF STAR-CROSSED MUMMERS (Tribe of Fools): 2014 Fringe Review 12.2ALTAR BOYZ (11th Hour): Raising the Praise!
The fast-paced spoof about a boy band saving the souls of an audience of sinners on the last stop of their “Raise the Praise” tour is filled with witty references to the Bible, the Passion of Christ, and the Catholic liturgy. The Boyz—aptly named Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan, and Abraham–proselytize to prospective believers in real time through their songs, employing post-modern technology, current slang, and choreographed moves that gently skewer such popular acts as the Backstreet Boys and ‘N Sync.
View More ALTAR BOYZ (11th Hour): Raising the Praise!Simpatico’s THE MEEP PROJECT Brings Innovation to All-Ages Theater
THE MEEP PROJECT is a charming collaboration between playwright Ed Swidey and Simpatico Theatre Project. The world premiere development piece (which looked as fully developed as any original production I’ve seen!) employs new methods of storytelling, using movement and sound in place of language.
View More Simpatico’s THE MEEP PROJECT Brings Innovation to All-Ages Theater