There’s a lot of Twelfth Night going around in the Philadelphia area, all different. The Wilma conjures a fresh seaside setting. A dock moves forward.…
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TWELFTH NIGHT (Wilma): Foolery shines everywhere
“Foolery, sir, does walk about the orb like the sun; it shines every where.” Leaving Copernicus aside, the Fool’s wry remark is an apt description…
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ON THE EXHALE (Theatre Exile): A one-woman show handles a loaded issue
Martin Zimmerman’s visceral, thoroughly modern, elegant one-woman show inspired by the tragic 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting.
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On Target: Matt Pfeiffer talks about directing ON THE EXHALE
Director Matt Pfeiffer talks about directing a one-actor play about gun violence
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DANCE NATION (Wilma): What it means to be ferociously pubescent
The constant menace of teenage ambition hums under the entire production.
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SNEAKERS (Nichole Canuso Dance): 2019 Fringe review
Nichole Canuso imparts a different way of looking at loss, living, and love.
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SWEAT (PTC): What’s the matter with Reading?
Why does SWEAT appeal to us, as aging urban middle-to-upper-to-upper-upper-class theatergoers? Do we hope to understand? Relate? Gawk? What do we applaud?
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HOPE AND GRAVITY (1812 Productions): “Even the lightest things come crashing back down to earth.”
There are many good comedies out there, but not many where the weight of tragedy crests and wanes beneath the laughter.
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CABARET (Arden): Glücklich zu sehen?
CABARET has taken on a new level of relevance, but Matthew Decker’s re-creation of Sam Mendes’ famous production remains stuck in the past.
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Many Happy Returns: Trey Lyford wishes you HAPPY BIRTHDAY (1812 Productions)
Three married couples in a romp about infidelity who all have years of stage work and accolades to their names.
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GENTLEMEN VOLUNTEERS (Pig Iron): Psychology, trickery, live foley, everything you want
GENTLEMAN VOLUNTEERS displays charm, psychological interest, and fringe sentiment which planted the roots of Pig Iron’s experimentation.
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A DOLL’S HOUSE (Jo Strømgren Kompani): 2015 Fringe review 9.2
Jo Strømgren Kompani boldly promise to deliver the essence of the celebrated play despite making ambitious changes to it.
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A DOLL’S HOUSE (Jo Strømgren Kompani): 2015 Fringe review 9.1
This DOLL’s HOUSE is human and multifaceted, lighthearted and ironic, narrative with a dancer’s expression of character.
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Jumping Out Of Airplanes: Trey Lyford on theater, life, and DOLL’S HOUSE at the 2015 Fringe Festival
This fall, Lyford takes a break from his typical role as a contemporary clown and returns to Fringe Festival in Jo Strømgren’s recreation of Henrik Ibsen’s famous play, A Doll’s House.
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