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ROMEO AND JULIET (Wilma): Wherefore do Romeo and Juliet?

Christopher Munden January 22, 2019 No Comments

What about Shakespeare do we want kids to like?

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This Is Not A Theater Review

Christopher Munden October 30, 2017 3 Comments

Thoughts on Destiny Estimate, the American Theater Critics Association, and theater criticism.

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STRANGE TENANTS (Sam Tower + Ensemble): 2017 Fringe review

Dorie Byrne September 13, 2017 No Comments

STRANGE TENANTS is a genre-busting production couched in a classic setting.

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HELLO BLACKOUT (New Paradise Labs): 2017 Fringe review

Julius Ferraro September 10, 2017 No Comments

More engrossing, more alienating, and more disciplined than its predecessor.

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HELLO BLACKOUT! (New Paradise Laboratories): 2017 Fringe review

Cameron Kelsall September 8, 2017 No Comments

How can a radically plotless work communicate a complex and controversial theory?

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Theater in Sketch: HIR (Simpatico)

Chuck Schultz June 22, 2017 No Comments

Simpatico Theatre Company’s production of HIR by Taylor Mac challenges audiences to reconsider preconceptions of gender identity

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HIR (Simpatico): We are all everything

Cameron Kelsall June 13, 2017 1 Comment

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.…

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JOHN (Arden): Things that haunt

Christopher Munden February 7, 2017 No Comments

There remains something compelling about ghost stories. Annie Baker’s JOHN demonstrates why: our past haunts just as well as any poltergeist.

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TWO WALKENS (Miniature Refrigerator Operator): Finding Christopher Walken, finding us

Christopher Munden December 7, 2016 No Comments

Meehan and Collins use convincing Christopher Walken impressions in an intriguing look at how the fantasies of popular culture provide escape from our lives while they shape them.

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Meeting the TWO WALKENS: Susanne Collins and Kevin Meehan on their new work

Christopher Munden November 28, 2016 No Comments

For their debut production, Susanne Collins and Kevin Meehan looked to one of the most iconic actors of contemporary cinema: Christopher Walken.

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War Stories: Interview with Richard Dresser, successful PlayPenn dramatist

Henrik Eger June 30, 2016 No Comments

To celebrate this year’s conference, Phindie is running interviews with prestigious playwrights who have benefited from their experiences with PlayPenn.