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Theater in Sketch: THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME (Walnut Street)
A review in words and sketch by Chuck Schultz and Yumna Tolaimate
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BLOOD WEDDING (Wilma): Movement in the veins
Lorca’s BLOOD WEDDING makes a fitting vehicle for the Wilma Theater in-house troupe.
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How should Philadelphia Theatre Company rebrand itself?
Cameron Kelsall has some ideas for the new executive director.
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ADAPT! (Wilma): On the brink of dawn
Blanka Zizka boldly steps forth as both debut playwright and seasoned director of the semi-autobiographical ADAPT!
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CONSTELLATIONS (Wilma): Love in the multiverse
“We have all the time we ever had.”
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WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING (Wilma): How a hard rain’s a gonna fall
Using the endtimes as a backdrop, Andrew Bovell uses the drama within a family’s history as a parallel for the turbulence in humanity’s.
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THE SECRET GARDEN (Arden): Captivating mystery and haunting artistry
A superb cast and creative artistic design bring the story of traumatic loss and joyful renewal to life in the haunting musical adaptation of a Victorian classic.
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THE HARD PROBLEM (Wilma): Stoppard makes intelligible intelligence look easy
Tom Stoppard again demonstrates his uncanny ability to make dense philosophical discussions intelligible and dramatically sensible.
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What Can The Wilma Do With $10 Million?
A new $10 million in funds includes money for an updated facade, a cafe space, and a 10-member artistic company.
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ANTIGONE (Wilma): Spectacular, but a spectacular failure
The man behind the 2013 Fringe Festival hit AJAX, The Madness directs his version of ANTIGONE for the Wilma Theater.
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ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD (Wilma): A contemporary classic, in three parts
Tom Stoppard’s ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD is perhaps the most ubiquitous work of postmodern drama.
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HAMLET (Wilma): Blanka Zizka’s daring production amazes while keeping its distance
Not unlike the U.S. Constitution, HAMLET endures partly because its imperfections and spaces allow for different ways to read it.
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Theater Artists Making Beautiful Music in NY and Philly
The theater community contains a wealth of multi-talented artists who are not only gifted actors, but also highly skilled singers, musicians, and composers.
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THE SCREWTAPE LETTTERS (Lantern): 60-second review
The Lantern Theater Company’s remount of THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS by C.S. Lewis is a sizzling show from hell. Kathryn Osenlund’s 60-second review
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DON JUAN COMES HOME FROM IRAQ (Wilma): A Disparate Jigsaw
Call it Don Juan or Don Giovanni, the Don Juan story, handed down through time, is pre-loaded with a mix of serious and comic elements and a supernatural dimension. DON JUAN COMES HOME FROM IRAQ, from theater luminaries Paula Vogel (playwright) and Banka Zizka (director), has the gravitas down and doesn’t lose sight of humor, but extra pieces lodge within this puzzle’s slippery treatment of time and reality.
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