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THE VERTICAL HOUR (Lantern): Still means something

Toby Zinman January 16, 2020 No Comments

David Hare has the uncanny knack of being able to talk out of both sides of his mouth.

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BOX CLEVER (Inis Nua): 60-second review

Rudolf Schreiber February 9, 2019 1 Comment

With BOX CLEVER, Inis Nua has done the impossible: make bureaucracy theatrical.

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COLLECTED STORIES (Act II): Friendship in the real world

Lauren Hartranft November 12, 2018 1 Comment

As we enter the season of unpredictable weather, go to Act II to get their take on the warm and fuzzies mixed with the cold shoulder.

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THE CRAFTSMAN (Lantern): Crafting a good story

Christopher Munden November 16, 2017 No Comments

Now in its world premiere from Lantern Theater, the latest play by Philly’s favorite playwright Bruce Graham is based on a true story. It’s a great story.

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SWALLOW (Inis Nua): This Scottish play is a spot on reflection of America right now

Jessica Foley May 4, 2017 No Comments

A visceral, exquisitely written, three-person anxiety attack

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Lantern Theater Company Coriolanus
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CORIOLANUS (Lantern): Succeeding with a Shakespeare many companies wouldn’t attempt

Kathryn Osenlund March 18, 2017 4 Comments

With a strong cast and design wizards the Lantern has made CORIOLANUS a visceral, lively and thought-provoking experience

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LEPER + CHIP (Inis Nua): More booze than the Bard

Christopher Munden February 19, 2017 No Comments

A fast-paced shaggy dog tale of love and revenge, told mostly in dueling monologs of Irish brogue

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AN ILIAD (Lantern): Homer sweet homer

Christopher Munden November 22, 2016 No Comments

AN ILIAD brings Homer’s characters and their epic struggle to life using just a sole narrator and musical accompaniment.

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THE RADICALISATION OF BRADLEY MANNING (Inis Nua): An unforgettable examination of a critical American subject

Debra Miller May 1, 2016 4 Comments

An intense and impactful bio-play on Bradley Manning makes its powerful American debut in a stellar production by Inis Nua.

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SPINE (Inis Nua): Beauty in the library stacks

Ninni Saajola February 22, 2016 No Comments

Dramatizing the effects of public library closings doesn’t sound like the most engaging of topics, but playwright Clara Brennan weaves a beautiful story about the importance of seeing the people behind numbers and statistics.

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SPINE (Inis Nua): A funny and poignant paean to libraries

Debra Miller February 20, 2016 1 Comment

A funny, touching, and uplifting 70-minute solo show considers the vital importance of books, libraries, and a supportive community on human happiness and development.

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THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK CHRISTMAS MUSICAL (Montgomery Theater): Treasure amid the chintz

Lisa Panzer November 24, 2015 No Comments

The clock is ticking down to tinsel time at Armadillo Acres in Starke, Florida, where the residents intend to blind the heavens with bargain store…

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PHOTOGRAPH 51 (Lantern): Discovering the secret of life

Debra Miller September 23, 2015 2 Comments

The backstory of Rosalind Franklin’s seminal image that led to the discovery of the double-helix structure of the DNA molecule is examined in an engrossing Philadelphia premiere.

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RAGE OF ACHILLES (CCTC): The absurdity and tragedy of war

Debra Miller August 9, 2015 No Comments

Commonwealth Classic Theatre presents a world-premiere production of Paul Parente’s meaningful tragicomedy on the absurdities and horrors of war, inspired by the events and characters from Homer’s Iliad.

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THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (Lantern): 60-second review

Christopher Munden June 10, 2015 No Comments

The adaptation appropriates the ludicrous plot points and outlandish characters in Arthur Conan Doyle’s opus for a fast and fun theatrical comedy.

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Pearce Bunting and Catharine Slusar star as George and Martha in Theatre Exile’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF (Photo credit: Paola Nogueras)
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WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF (Exile): A tour-de-force production of an American classic

Debra Miller April 23, 2015 4 Comments

The iconic three-act, three-hour marathon of marital warfare eviscerates the myth of the American family, revealing the drama and devastation behind the façade of our societal expectations

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PENELOPE (Inis Nua): Love and death in a hot country

Christopher Munden April 16, 2015 No Comments

Enda Walsh’s existential thought-play treads a well-worn path, but it does so with intelligence and poetry.

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MICHAEL & EDIE (Villanova Theater): 60-second review

Lauren Hartranft February 13, 2015 No Comments

It’s more than the classic boy meets girl, boy likes girl, girl is cold to boy tale:. Rachel Bonds’s MICHAEL & EDIE is a whirlwind of realization, emotion, and introspection.

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Corinna Burns in Inis Nua’s LONG LIVE THE LITTLE KNIFE (Photo credit: Katie Reing)
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LONG LIVE THE LITTLE KNIFE (Inis Nua): A delightfully duplicitous foray into the art(s) of deception

Debra Miller February 7, 2015 No Comments

What do art forgers and the theater have in common? Both try to convince you that something is real when it’s not, and both do…

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Clare Mahoney and Peter DeLaurier in Lantern Theater Company's QED (Photo credit: Mark Garvin).
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QED (Lantern) No doctorate in theoretical physics is required to enjoy this production

Kathryn Osenlund November 23, 2014 No Comments

But you don’t have to be an egghead to enjoy this play. It’s a great show for non-physicists, a category that includes a whole lot of us.

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