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Tag: The Mechanical Theater

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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Mechanical Theater): Spiriting Shakespeare at Laurel Hill

Lisa Panzer July 31, 2018 No Comments

Double dealing, doubling of characters, double entendre and double dating, of a sort, are doubly fun to watch.

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DRACULA: A GOTHIC MYSTERY (Mechanical Theater): Magnificently mesmerizing at Laurel Hill Cemetery

Lisa Panzer October 29, 2017 No Comments

The Mechanical Theater has succeeded in reviving Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

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The Mechanical Theater Brings RICHARD III to Laurel Hill Cemetery

Debra Miller July 14, 2016 1 Comment

A dark and emotional 90-minute production of Shakespeare’s bloody history of war, murder, and blind ambition is performed outdoors by a cast of six on the grounds of a 19th-century cemetery.

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The Mechanical Theater Discusses its New Site-Specific Take on ROMEO AND JULIET

Debra Miller May 23, 2016 1 Comment

The cast, director, and artistic director of Mechanical’s upcoming production of Shakespeare’s classic give a sneak peek at their original site-specific adaptation.

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Mechanical): A clever take on Dickens’ holiday classic

Debra Miller December 18, 2015 No Comments

A witty new adaptation of Dickens’ Christmas classic is performed in under an hour by a cast of three in a beautiful historic setting.

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THE MADNESS OF POE (Mechanical): A spellbinding production for the Halloween season

Debra Miller October 25, 2015 No Comments

An original and inventive adaptation of Poe interweaves stories by the Master of the Macabre within the period rooms of Historic Strawberry Mansion.

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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Mechanical): A rapid-fire current view of Shakespeare’s “merry war”

Debra Miller August 20, 2015 No Comments

Shakespeare’s popular romantic comedy is given a new look and a quick pace in Mechanical Theater’s delightful production, performed at Society Hill’s historic Powel House.

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SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER (Mechanical): An authentic delight!

Debra Miller April 9, 2015 No Comments

What better place than Philadelphia’s historic Powel House for its resident company, The Mechanical Theater, to stage this historically faithful production.

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The Powel House: Utilizing Historic PhilaLandmarks as venues for the arts

Debra Miller March 1, 2015 No Comments

Celebrating its 250th anniversary in 2015, the Powel House is hosting an array of special events in the fine and performing arts throughout the year.

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