An existential and eccentric play , it’s not light-hearted theater.
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TWELFTH NIGHT (Wilma): Beach blanket Bard
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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FAT HAM + ABANDON: Considering James Ijames’s new and newer work
James Ijames won the Pulitzer Prize for Fat Ham, which is now running on Broadway; his even newer play, Abandon, has just opened at Theatre Exile.
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KISS (Wilma): What does it mean when someone else is representing you?
A play is about acting as well as the political act of making theater as well as about getting it wrong through cultural appropriation
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Recording HEROES: Wilma’s Kellie Mecleary talks about producing a digital, site-specific production
In Will Arbery’s HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING, four Catholic conservative friends gather at a late-night backyard party in Wyoming, shortly before the 2017 eclipse.…
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Considering Wilma’s Next Chapter: Blanka Zizka is joined by three co-directors
Changes are afoot at the Wilma Theater, with Blanka Zizka moving on from her role as sole artistic director after forty years in charge of the company.
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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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THERE (Wilma): 2019 Fringe review
THERE is not a place on Earth’s map. It is not a poem recital, nor is it a play.
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THERE (Wilma): 2019 Fringe review
Visually arresting and aurally haunting, THERE makes rarefied language solid and visceral
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Philadelphia theater through the eyes of J. Cooper Robb, Part 2: 2004
Revisiting Philly theater history through the eyes of one of its finest critics.
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ROMEO AND JULIET (Wilma): Wherefore do Romeo and Juliet?
What about Shakespeare do we want kids to like?
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How Big Is That Theater? Seating capacities of Philadelphia theaters
Ranked list of Philadelphia theaters by seating capacity
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MR BURNS (Wilma): Darkness on the edge of Springfield
Civilization has collapsed but The Simpsons is still going.
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Theater in Sketch: PASSAGE (Wilma Theater)
PASSAGE reminds sketch artist Chuck Schultz of a painting at the Philadelphia Museum by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema.
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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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After the O17: A reflection on Opera Philadelphia’s brave endeavor
This bountiful menu of music had something for every taste
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Your guide to Opera Philadelphia’s O17 Festival
Here’s everything you need to know about the musical smorgasbord that awaits.
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2017 Barrymore Awards nominations
On August 21, Theatre Philadelphia announced nominees for the 2017 Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre. Established companies led the day.
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Opera Innovator: An Interview with David Devan ahead of the O17 Festival
Opera Philadelphia’s innovative general director previews the upcoming O17 Festival.
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