A bold, visceral performance giving the strong script its due.
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Tag: Rebecca Wright
An Irish Masterpiece Still Shocking: Considering Synge’s PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD
An extended consideration of the new Synge production from Mount Airy’s Quintessence Theatre.
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CLOSE MUSIC FOR BODIES (Michael Kiley): 2017 Fringe review
Anyone who has sung around a campfire can attest to the power of music to elicit feelings of closeness
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Two by Tuomanen: MARCUS/EMMA (InterAct) and HELLO! SADNESS (FringeArts)
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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FEED (Applied Mechanics): 2016 Fringe review 14
Narrative, fiction, performance, and reality collide through the breaking of bread.
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I AM NOT MY MOTHERLAND (Orbiter 3): A different kind of interactive theater
Encourages its audience to pay attention, and compels us into conversation afterward.
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Meta-morphing Kafka’s Gregor: Interview with director Rebecca Wright in THE METAMORPHOSIS, (Quintessence Theatre Group)
Henrik Eger talks to director Rebecca Wright about her work and influences.
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THE METAMORPHOSIS (Quintessence): Leave the bug spray at home
A sensational production of Franz Kafka’s story, utilizing sound, movement, color, and light to transport the audience into the eerie world of salesman-turned-cockroach Gregor Samsa .
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A NUMBER (Tiny Dynamite): A father and his son(s)
Churchill raises questions about individuality in society, the ethics of cloning, and nature vs nurture, but this is no didactic political piece.
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WE ARE BANDITS (Applied Mechanics): People like us don’t meet
With WE ARE BANDITS, director Rebecca Wright and Applied Mechanics are working against a brutal opponent: American cynicism.
They’ve turned the third-floor space of Asian Arts Initiative into what looks like a sprawling, minimalist installation piece. Tables, chairs, and little else delineate various spaces throughout the basketball-court-sized venue, including a city square, the apartments of various characters, a rooftop, and a church.
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17 BORDER CROSSINGS (Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental/FringeArts): Voyage of imagination
“Let’s assume you’re traveling,” says Thaddesus Phillips, placing the audience as the sojourner. And he whisks us off. With co-creators Tatiana Mallarino and Patrick Nealy, and director Rebecca Wright, Phillips has concocted something special with 17 BORDER CROSSINGS.
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