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Theater in Sketch: DREAM GIRL (IRC)

Chuck Schultz February 18, 2019 No Comments

Chuck Schultz reviews Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium’s DREAM GIRL in sketch and words.

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THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS (Irish Heritage): Human portraits of a bloody struggle

Emily Kluver May 31, 2016 No Comments

Dives into the lives of Irish tenement dwellers at the time of the 1916 Easter Rising

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Ireland Rising: Irish Heritage Theatre actors respond to THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS

Henrik Eger May 18, 2016 No Comments

Nine Irish Heritage Theatre actors talk about the Irish roots of Sean O’Casey’s THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS.

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RODEO (Quince): “Who you calling a lady?”

Emily Kluver April 9, 2016 No Comments

Throw your preconceived notions about gender aside and ride your own exasperated mule to Quince Productions’ staging of RODEO.

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Peggy and the PAYCOCK: Interview with Peggy Mecham of Irish Heritage Theatre

Henrik Eger October 24, 2015 No Comments

Henrik Eger interviews Peggy Mecham about JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK, the second part of playwright Sean O’Casey’s “Dublin Trilogy”.

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JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK (IHT): A tragi-comic call for personal responsibility and peace in troubled times

Debra Miller October 23, 2015 No Comments

The second installment in playwright Sean O’Casey’s tragi-comic “Dublin Trilogy” traces the misfortunes of a struggling Irish family during the Irish Civil War.

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A New 120 DAYS OF SODOM has Something for Everyone! (If everyone’s a fan of utter depravity)

Christopher Munden October 7, 2015 No Comments

Most books which were considered sexually scandalous at the time seem positively anodyne when read in the early 21st century. Marquis de Sade’s novels still make for discomforting reads.

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Shakespeare’s Darkest Play, Literally: TILL BIRNAM WOOD… returns to the Fringe

Christopher Munden August 20, 2015 No Comments

Director John Schultz talks about his immersive staging of Shakespeare’s Macbeth: to a blindfolded audience.

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Kevin Rodden as Seamus Shields and Dexter Anderson as Donal Davoren in IHT’s THE SHADOW OF A GUNMAN (Photo credit: Keith Miller)
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SHADOW OF A GUNMAN (Irish Heritage Theatre): My great-grandfather—the shadow-less gunman

Michael Kelly April 22, 2015 No Comments

A tragic play gives this Irish American writer a newfound appreciation for his Irish heritage.

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THE SHADOW OF A GUNMAN (IHT): Humor and horror in the Irish homeland

Debra Miller April 13, 2015 No Comments

Set during their fight for independence, this controversial two-act tragicomedy merges realism with poetry for an insightful and funny view of the Irish.

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STAIRS TO THE ROOF (EgoPo and Rowan): An absurdist take on a fledgling work by Tennessee Williams

Debra Miller February 14, 2015 2 Comments

This is Tennessee Williams as you’ve never seen him, filled with youthful ardor, idealism, and scorn, and well suited for showcasing a young ensemble of emerging talents.

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SPLATTER (Manayunk Theatre Company): Fringe Review 24

Kathryn Osenlund September 10, 2014 No Comments

This Neighborhood Fringe show, directed by Sean Connolly, transpires in the murky basement of an old church in Manayunk. The space lends an ideal sinister atmosphere to a play which, like many psychological thrillers, is more intimation and suspense than action.

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