This is not the admiring smirk or a contemptuous Ha-ha!, but fall-off-your-chair, eye-mopping hilarity.
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Tag: Colin McIlvaine
BURIED CHILD (EgoPo): A powerful production of a difficult play
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
Seduction by examples of computational intractability
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WINTER WONDERETTES (Walnut Street): The lovely ditzies of winter
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
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
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)
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
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?
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
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
To call THE INVISIBLE HAND dramatic would be an understatement.
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SMOKE (Theatre Exile): Sexy but unsettling
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 has partnered with Phindie to share the playwright’s perspective as a new play is developed, rehearsed, and produced
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