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Tag: Samuel Beckett

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THE ACCOUNTANT (Trey Lyford): 2018 Fringe review

Toby Zinman September 10, 2018 1 Comment

Do the math. That’s what accountants do, right? The show is 75 minutes long. I looked at my watch about ten times, from which we…

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Why Wait? Director Ken Marini talks about Quintessence Theatre’s brilliant WAITING FOR GODOT

Henrik Eger February 22, 2018 4 Comments

Quintessence Theatre’s production of WAITING FOR GODOT just closed. Henrik Eger spoke to the director about his background and his experiences directing Samuel Beckett’s classic.

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WAITING FOR GODOT (Quintessence): Really absurd

Christopher Munden February 12, 2018 No Comments

Quintessence Theatre Group’s WAITING FOR GODOT strikes a balance between humor and pathos, between realism and ridiculousness.

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2018 Theater Preview: Quintessence Theatre Group

Smalley Bogg January 10, 2018 No Comments

Quintessence Theatre Group of Mount Airy produces contemporary stagings of classic theatrical works.

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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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CAT-A-STROPHE (Fail Better): 2016 Fringe review 1

Lisa Panzer September 8, 2016 1 Comment

Fallacies and facts concerning male-female relations are explored within a farcical framework.

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When is a film not a film? Beckett’s FILM (1965) and Lipman’s NOTFILM (2015)

William Brock July 16, 2016 No Comments

Somewhat perplexingly, neither Film nor Notfilm are films nearly to the extent that each is a picture of a feeling.

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Second Acts: Top Philly playwright Bruce Graham talks FUNNYMAN and life in the theater

Christopher Munden January 19, 2016 2 Comments

When you think Philadelphia theater, you think Bruce Graham. He shares his thoughts about his latest play, the state of theater in Philadelphia, and the art of writing plays.

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2016 is almost knocking at the gate: Interview with LAFFERTY’S WAKE playwright Susan Turlish

Henrik Eger December 12, 2015 2 Comments

In this, the second of a two-part interview (read part one here), Henrik Eger talks to playwright Susan Turlish about her work.

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SNOWGLOBE (MacKnight Foundation): 60-second review

Christopher Munden February 1, 2014 No Comments

With clever repartee, SNOWGLOBE cleverly tackles deep existential questions. Under Bill McKinlay’s direction, the actors bring life and nuance to the clever Beckettian back-and-forth.

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Gimmickry in Theater

Michael Fisher March 19, 2013 3 Comments

While perusing the pop culture section of Bill Simmons’ Grantland site a couple weeks ago, I came across a piece by contributor Sean Fennessy detailing an interesting event…

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