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MAKING HISTORY (Irish Heritage Theatre): A very human Irish history play

Dorie Byrne May 30, 2017 No Comments

A great play for history buffs and hibernophiles.

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Local playwright makes good: An interview with Jacqueline Goldfinger

Cameron Kelsall May 17, 2017 No Comments

It’s been a banner month for local playwright Jacqueline Goldfinger.

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THE WHITE DEVIL (PAC): A bloody good thriller

Christopher Munden May 8, 2017 No Comments

PAC gives the Jacobin the veneer of a mid-20th century hard-boiler. Sketches by Chuck Schultz.

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Theater in Sketch: ANNA (EgoPo)

Chuck Schultz April 4, 2017 No Comments

A loose adaptation by Brenna Geffer and her ensemble based on the novel, Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy.

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ADAPT! (Wilma): On the brink of dawn

Julia Taus April 4, 2017 No Comments

Blanka Zizka boldly steps forth as both debut playwright and seasoned director of the semi-autobiographical ADAPT!

Jose Llana and Laura Michelle Kelly in Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I. Photo by Matthew Murphy

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THE KING AND I and I: Interview with star of touring production

Debra Danese March 29, 2017 1 Comment

Anthony Chan spoke with Phindie about his role as Prince Chulalongkorn.

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Theater in Sketch: THE KING AND I (Academy of Music)

Chuck Schultz March 27, 2017 No Comments

HE KING AND I is set in a time period of colonies and colonials.

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IT’S SO LEARNING (Berserker Residents): Will this be on the test?

Julia Taus March 15, 2017 No Comments

The Berserker Residents take us back to school

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Beyond PlayPenn: Former conference interns come into their own, part 3

Henrik Eger March 8, 2017 No Comments

Former PlayPenn interns come into their own as theater professionals.

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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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WAITING FOR GODOT (Curio): Highlighting the hilarity of Beckett’s classic

Dorie Byrne February 16, 2017 No Comments

Curio’s designers have created a bubble of no time, no place, in which anything or nothing can happen.

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Neal Zoren’s BEST OF PHILADELPHIA THEATER, 2016

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper February 12, 2017 1 Comment

Neal Zoren chose his favorite productions, directors, and actors from the last year.

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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 by Tuomanen: MARCUS/EMMA (InterAct) and HELLO! SADNESS (FringeArts)

Christopher Munden January 28, 2017 No Comments

Two shows by Philadelphia writer Mary Tuomanen opened on consecutive nights last week, providing a singular opportunity to assess common threads tying together works by the author.

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INFORMED CONSENT (Lantern): A strange kind of ethics

William Brock January 21, 2017 No Comments

The play has a compelling point to make about the diversity of truth and mutual respect, but in the end, it’s difficult to take the argument seriously.

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AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (Allens Lane): This production of Agatha Christie’s classic stays close to the original

Dorie Byrne January 17, 2017 No Comments

The real horror of Christie’s original ending sits in discord with the show’s campy beginning.

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Pantomine in Sketch: SLEEPING BEAUTY (People’s Light)

Chuck Schultz December 28, 2016 2 Comments

Sleeping Beauty the Musical Panto by Peter Pryor and Samantha Reading expresses an ageless story. It is an artistic exploration into space, time, and sound.