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Shapiro on Theater

Brandi Burgess (left) as Lina and Angelica Jackson as Jessie, two new moms who meet regularly for coffee in
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New mothers ‘Cry It Out’ in perfect Simpatico Theatre production

The play offers characters who deliver their own points of view about being moms — ideas that illuminate the subject, then let you think for yourself.

3 years ago

Cathy Simpson (rear left) as Jesus, Bi Jean Ngo and James Kern as daughter and father in Theatre Exile's production of
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Caught in a time warp ‘Among the Dead’ at Theatre Exile

This evocative play about a child of war features a complex story and a fine cast.

3 years ago

Alison Ormsby as Esther in the Azuka Theatre production of 'Boycott Esther.' (Courtesy of Johanna Austin/austinart.org)
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#MeToo: Art imitates life in Azuka’s ‘Boycott Esther’

“Boycott Esther” playwright Emily Acker creates an imperfect onstage drama out of her career setback because of Harvey Weinstein’s fall from grace.

3 years ago

Luverne Seifert and Melanye Finister in Wilma Theater's world-premiere production
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‘Dionysus Was Such a Nice Man’ at the Wilma: It’s not your typical Greek myth

Playwright Kate Tarker offers up the absurdist tale of a shepherd, his wife and Oedipus, the son who left them.

3 years ago

The ensemble of
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‘For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday,’ at People’s Light

Sarah Ruhl wrote the play as a 70th birthday gift for her mother, who portrayed Pan as a teenager in Iowa.

3 years ago

Tim Moyer (left) as the professor, Yousof Sultani as Nazrullah, and Nazli Sarpkaya as Getee in InterAct Theatre Company's production of
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A ‘Heartland’ in two disparate places, from InterAct Theatre

Afghanistan and Omaha are the settings for an alternately funny and sad drama about the meaning of struggle.

3 years ago

Trevor William Fayle and Stephanie Hodge as siblings in the Philadelphia Artists' Collective production of
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”Tis Pity She’s a Whore,’ controversial for almost 400 years, from Philadelphia Artists’ Collective

The play has been the object of scorn and disgust for its subject matter and even for its title. But this flawed presentation satisfies as a glimpse of theater history.

3 years ago

Austin Nedrow as Christopher (left) and Ian Merrill Peakes as his father, in Walnut Street Theatre's production of
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The Walnut’s engrossing ‘Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’

Movement may be more subtle in this Philadelphia production of the Broadway dazzler, but the result is striking and eloquent in its own right.

3 years ago

Steven Rishard (left), Suli Holum and PJ Barth in Theatre Horizon's production of
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The many facets of ‘The Few,’ at Theatre Horizon

The ‘Few,’ by MacArthur “genius grant” fellow Samuel D. Hunter, strikes common chords about loneliness and connection and continues through April 7.

3 years ago

The ensemble of
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An off-season Fringe, with the spotlight on local successes

The new High Pressure Fire Service Festival, geared to locally based performers, runs through most of June, with a new show opening each month.

3 years ago

Akeem Davis and Zuhairah in Arden Theatre Company’s  production of
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A gem of a ‘Gem of the Ocean’

The production affirms Arden Theatre Company as the region's major producer of August Wilson's work.

3 years ago

Pearce Bunting as a hypnotist in
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From Theatre Exile: Is ‘An Oak Tree’ real or artificial?

Gimmickry overtakes a play bombarded by on-stage directions and a prescribed lack of rehearsal.

3 years ago

In 1812 Productions'
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Saluting the ‘Broads’ who declared themselves in laughter, from 1812 Productions

Strong women take the microphone.

3 years ago

Gregg Goodbrod and Sarah Gliko in
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A sentimental journey over ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ at Philadelphia Theatre Company

A photographer, a housewife and a show that doesn't know when to stop.

3 years ago

Ruby Wolf (left) and Rachel Brodeur in
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‘Box Clever’ and boxed in at life, from Inis Nua Theatre Company

A desperate single mother bares her soul, but not effectively until the play's very end.

3 years ago

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