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Theater in Sketch: MORNING’S AT SEVEN (People’s Light)

Chuck Schultz January 23, 2018 1 Comment

Paul Osborne’s 1939 comedy gets a new production in Malvern, PA.

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TOUCHTONES (Arden): This must be a bad connection

Kathryn Osenlund October 30, 2017 No Comments

Naughty and nice collide in TOUCHTONES, a musical fantasy in world premiere at the Arden.

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Fringe in Sketch: HOME (Geoff Sobelle)

Chuck Schultz September 21, 2017 No Comments

Our personal space is our own

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HOME (Geoff Sobelle): 2017 Fringe review

Kathryn Osenlund September 14, 2017 No Comments

Bringing it all back home

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THE NERD (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-second review

Cameron Kelsall June 29, 2017 No Comments

Larry Shue’s 1979 farce has seen better days.

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Theater in Sketch: THE ROSES IN JUNE (Seagull Productions)

Chuck Schultz June 29, 2017 2 Comments

Chuck Schultz reviews in words and image.

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PROJECT DAWN (People’s Light): The hug or the hammer

Cameron Kelsall June 22, 2017 No Comments

A well-intentioned but dull play about an important legal program in Philadelphia.

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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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SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (Walnut): Stayin’ Alive

Dorie Byrne June 18, 2017 No Comments

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER is a white-washed adaptation of the classic movie, with double the music and none of the soul. Director/choreographer Richard Stafford seems terrified…

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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.…