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BURIED CHILD (EgoPo): A powerful production of a difficult play

Toby Zinman October 28, 2019 2 Comments

It’s very satisfying to see this 1978 play revived; it still speaks to us and to the American condition

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COMPLETENESS (Theatre Exile): Algorithms and geek romance

Kathryn Osenlund December 9, 2018 No Comments

Seduction by examples of computational intractability

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WINTER WONDERETTES (Walnut Street): The lovely ditzies of winter

Henrik Eger November 25, 2018 No Comments

Henrik Eger’s entertaining, yet sensitive review of a fun holiday show.

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HUMAN RITES (InterAct): I say tomato, you say genital mutilation

Christopher Munden April 2, 2018 No Comments

HUMAN RITES succeeds as a vehicle to tackle such hot-topic themes as appropriation and intersectionality.

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IDEATION (Theatre Exile): How to succeed in business

Christopher Munden October 19, 2017 No Comments

The sterile corporate-speak of modern business pervades Aaron Loeb’s darkly comic contemporary play

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Theater in Sketch: HOW TO USE A KNIFE (InterAct)

Chuck Schultz June 17, 2017 No Comments

The InterAct Theater goes behind the scenes of a working kitchen

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HOW TO USE A KNIFE (InterAct): A sharp new play

Toby Zinman June 1, 2017 No Comments

Scene one is hilarious; scene two wipes the smile right off your face.

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IRONBOUND (Simpatico): Does this bus stop at 82nd street?

Julia Taus March 21, 2017 No Comments

IRONBOUND takes place outside of a bus stop in front of a factory in New Jersey.

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RIZZO (PTC): A larger-than-life life onstage

Christopher Munden October 1, 2016 No Comments

An entertaining work about a compelling character, RIZZO displays pitfalls common to biographical drama.

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THE INVISIBLE HAND (Theatre Exile): A gripping, thinking person’s play about the wages of self-interest

Kathryn Osenlund May 24, 2016 4 Comments

To call THE INVISIBLE HAND dramatic would be an understatement.

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SMOKE (Theatre Exile): Sexy but unsettling

Joshua Millhouse February 28, 2016 No Comments

Kim Davies’s SMOKE is a dangerous experiment in sexual politics In the taboo world of kink parties.

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A KNEE THAT CAN BEND (Orbiter 3): Love and life in a hot country

Christopher Munden December 8, 2015 No Comments

In Africa as elsewhere, for queers as for everyone, life plays out messily in small tragedies and little loves.

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LIGHTS RISE ON GRACE (Azuka): Cultural identities in the stage lights

Ninni Saajola November 12, 2015 No Comments

Three cleverly interconnected survival stories about the complicated nature of life, love, and family.

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ACCORDING TO GOLDMAN (Act II): How to write a script

Lauren Hartranft September 15, 2015 No Comments

Act II opens its new season with a bang with Bruce Graham’s ACCORDING TO GOLDMAN

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2014/15 Critics’ Awards: The best in Philadelphia theater

Christopher Munden August 14, 2015 1 Comment

Local theater writers vote for their favorites in twelve categories!

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Diary of a Playwright, part 2: Doug Williams sees MOON CAVE take the stage

Douglas Williams March 11, 2015 No Comments

Part Two of Douglas Williams backstage diary as the play he wrote finishes rehearsals and opens to audiences.

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MOON CAVE (Azuka Theatre): Eclipse of the mind

Lisa Panzer March 9, 2015 No Comments

Playwright Douglas Williams gives us a view into the life and psyche of a young man haunted by horrific events from his past.

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UNNECESSARY FARCE (Act II): 60-second review

Lauren Hartranft March 5, 2015 No Comments

A stakeout goes awry with hilarious consequences in UNNECESSARY FARCE at Act II Playhouse.

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Diary of a Playwright: Doug Williams tracks his thoughts as he prepares for his first professional production

Douglas Williams March 3, 2015 1 Comment

Douglas Williams has partnered with Phindie to share the playwright’s perspective as a new play is developed, rehearsed, and produced

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Kristen Bailey (as Gregor). Photo by Shawn May
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THE METAMORPHOSIS (Quintessence): Leave the bug spray at home

Lisa Panzer February 10, 2015 No Comments

A sensational production of Franz Kafka’s story, utilizing sound, movement, color, and light to transport the audience into the eerie world of salesman-turned-cockroach Gregor Samsa .

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