A love story in which the course of love would run smooth if it weren’t for stubbornness, misunderstanding, and Irish prudery
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UNCLE VANYA (Quintessence): Tedious boring people
Good productions of Chekhov remind us of how vital his work still can be. Bad productions feed the narrative that his plays are dated, charmless, and inconsequential.
View More UNCLE VANYA (Quintessence): Tedious boring peopleKING JOHN (Revolution Shakespeare): 2016 Fringe review 88
You won’t get many opportunities to see KING JOHN; you’re unlikely to see one as well-rendered as Revolution Shakespeare’s.
View More KING JOHN (Revolution Shakespeare): 2016 Fringe review 88The Bastard of KING JOHN: Carlo Campbell on Revolution Shakespeare Fringe offering
Rev Shakes’ annual mainstage productions begin the final weekend of the Fringe and showcase a sensibility at home in the festival
View More The Bastard of KING JOHN: Carlo Campbell on Revolution Shakespeare Fringe offeringInternational Fringe 2016: A welcome to theater from around the world, including refugees
The International Philly Fringe: A welcome to 28 countries
View More International Fringe 2016: A welcome to theater from around the world, including refugeesSTRAIGHT WHITE MEN (InterAct): Rattling cages…
Young Jean Lee’s brave societal exploration brings out the issues of privilege among, you guessed it—straight white men.
View More STRAIGHT WHITE MEN (InterAct): Rattling cages…THE WOMAN IN BLACK: A GHOST PLAY (Act II): 60-second review
THE WOMAN IN BLACK: A GHOST PLAY is a cleverly constructed stage production by Stephen Mallatratt based on a novel by Susan Hill. It is a story within a story with Arthur Kipps (Dan Kern) seeking the assistance of an actor (Jered McLenigan) to tell his terrifying and sorrowful tale he’s compiled into a five hour manuscript. The actor encourages Kipps to tell the story through acting; the actor playing the role of Kipps and Kipps playing the roles of the people he encountered during his experiences.
View More THE WOMAN IN BLACK: A GHOST PLAY (Act II): 60-second reviewHEROES (Lantern): Quieter guns of August
It’s 1959. Two veterans of the Great War sit in silence. HENRI: I love the month of August GUSTAVE: I knew it couldn’t last, the…
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