As far as I can tell, this is a satire, although you know you’re on shaky ground when you’re not sure if the play knows it’s a satire.
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AN OCTOROON (Wilma): A melodrama, a social commentary, an experience
Beyond being entertaining and thought-provoking, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s AN OCTOROON is an experience
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THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE (Bucks County Playhouse): Spelling good times
Take a few awkward adolescents, put them in a competition moderated by awkward adults, toss some words (or some formulation of one) at them, and…
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