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Tag: Plays and Players Theatre

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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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MAKING HISTORY (Irish Heritage Theatre): Make Ireland Great Again

Cameron Kelsall May 31, 2017 No Comments

Brian Friel the Irish Chekhov.

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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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THE JAWS PROJECT (Robert Daponte, Mary Tuomaney, Sam Henderson): SoLow review

Joshua Millhouse July 2, 2016 No Comments

The ensemble’s naturalistic performances and fast-paced dialogue create a very funny play, and the extremely minimal production elements and do-it-yourself approach to theater makes the audience an intrinsic part of the show.

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MARCUS; OR THE SECRET OF SWEET (Plays & Players): 60-second review

L. Haber October 25, 2013 1 Comment

Is life sweet when you live in the Louisiana Bayou before an unprecedented storm hits?  For Marcus (Eric L. Fleming), life at 16 years of age…

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Tarell Alvin McCraney
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Tarell Alvin McCraney’s Brother/Sister Trilogy: Philadelphia audiences get a great look at an acclaimed new playwright

Christopher Munden October 20, 2013 1 Comment

Allen Radway, James Ijames, and Daniel Student discuss Tarell Alvin McCraney’s Brother/Sister trilogy. All three plays in the series hit Philadelphia stages this fall.

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Daniel Student, artistic director of Plays & Players.
Interviews Theater

Daniel Student on Tarell Alvin McCraney: An interview with the Plays & Players director about the playwright and his works

Christopher Munden October 15, 2013 2 Comments

Plays & Players Theatre is staging Marcus, Or the Secret of Sweet, the third part of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s acclaimed Brother/Sister series. Phindie spoke to P&P…

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XY Scheherazade Unstuck Theater
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[72] XY SCHEHERAZADE (Unstuck Theater): Fringe review

JB Farley September 22, 2013 No Comments

XY SCHEHERAZADE works very hard to conjure the moment when “a story that you’re telling a friend becomes, for a minute, a shared perspective.” But…

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ALL THE SEX I’VE EVER HAD (Mammalian Diving Reflex) 2013 Philadelphia Fringe review
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[37] ALL THE SEX I’VE EVER HAD (Mammalian Diving Reflex): Fringe review

L. Haber September 14, 2013 2 Comments

At Plays & Players, a serene air of sophistication, and a soothing nostalgia of productions past blanket the crowd of the fully seated theater. The…

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This is Not a Theater Fringe review
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[28.2] THIS IS NOT A THEATER (Navin Rawanchaikul, Navin Production): Fringe review

Michael Fisher September 12, 2013 3 Comments

You know those commercials at the movies that play for fifteen minutes before the trailers? You don’t want them, you don’t care about them, but…

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Dance Reviews

CIRQUE DU GAY (Quince): Circus in stockings and buttless chaps

Julius Ferraro August 7, 2013 1 Comment

Dennis Porter, part of the three-man CIRQUE DU GAY, is trolling up and down the aisle at Plays and Players Theatre in a clown suit.…

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Don’t Worry Philly, There Will Be Theater in August

Julius Ferraro August 1, 2013 No Comments

August is not the best of theater months. For most theaters, mainstream and small, the season is still a September or October to May session.…

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review of Suzan-Lori Parks's The America Play
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60-second review: THE AMERICA PLAY (P&P)

Christopher Munden April 16, 2013 No Comments

Abraham Lincoln’s status as “the Great Emancipator” is a foundational myth of the American nation: a racially loaded narrative explored and satirized by Suzan-Lori Parks…

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chris davis drunk lion
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Sharing a Cerveza with THE DRUNK LION

Christopher Munden December 15, 2012 3 Comments

“My mom always told me to be careful accepting invitations, but how often does a Mexican lion invite you to a cantina?” Philadelphia has bright…

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Best of Philadelphia Theater, 2011-12

Christopher Munden August 10, 2012 No Comments

Here are my annual picks for the best of Philadelphia theater: Best Play: August: Osage County (Arden) Honorable mention: The Island (Lantern) Best Actor, Male: Frank…

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1812 Productions Weds Mamet in BOSTON MARRIAGE

Christopher Munden May 6, 2012 No Comments

I have a soft spot for the drawing room plays by Oscar Wilde, Somerset Maughan, and the like. With ready wit they provide amusing takedowns…

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Previews Theater

Live from Philadelphia… it’s 4SW Live! (FREE show)

Christopher Munden March 20, 2012 No Comments

4SW Productions is launching onto the Philadelphia theater scene with a showcase of short comedic plays next Monday in the third-floor space at Plays & Players theater.…

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Philadelphia’s BRAT Productions makes the theater of the absurd even more absurd

Christopher Munden February 15, 2012 No Comments

Eugene Ionesco’s absurdest masterpiece The Bald Soprano (“La Cantatrice chauve”) ends as it begins: with an Englishwoman talking about french fried potatoes. Her husband isn’t listening, but this…

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A Valentines Playdate in Philadelphia

Christopher Munden February 7, 2012 1 Comment

“First dates are stressful,” says the postcard for Matchbox Theatre Projects Valentines Day special,The Playdaters. As we all know, the 100th date can be just…

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Previews Theater

African American History Month, onstage in Philadelphia

Christopher Munden February 5, 2012 No Comments

I’m writing this on February 4th, on what would be Rosa Parks 99th birthday. Parks herself is represented onstage in Philadelphia tonight, at the end…

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