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Performing Arts

Mary Pat Walsh (shown) gives a hug to Katie Stahl in the Irish Heritage Theatre production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

‘The Women of Ireland’: Who are they? — from Irish Heritage Theatre

Five short plays — three of them super-short plays — and a mystifying title for their grouping.

8 years ago

Step Afrika! rehearses for its production “The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence.” (Zoe Read/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Step Afrika! tells Great Migration story through dance

With stomping feet, clapping hands and spoken word, the Step Afrika! dance company is in Wilmington this week to tell the story of the Great Migration.

8 years ago

In Quintessence Theatre's production of
Shapiro on Theater
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A ‘Wild Duck’ driven by the females, from Quintessence Theatre

At Quintessence Theatre, the females in the cast seize the production by the sheer dint of their acting.

8 years ago

Mary Tuomanen performing
NewsWorks Tonight
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Philly-based playwright puts the audience to work to create space for multiple narratives

This semester, Haverford College's Friend in Residence program brings Mary Tuomanen to the campus.

8 years ago

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Playwright Michael Hollinger (left) listens to a first read of a new script during rehearsal for his drama,
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Playwright wears masks of comedy, tragedy simultaneously in Philly

Playwright Michael Hollinger is now rolling out two plays — a comedy, and a drama — and holding rehearsals for each in the same building.

8 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight, April 10, 2018

The Cosby retrial enters its second day. The University of Pennsylvania faces a lawsuit from the parents of a student who committed suic ...

Air Date: April 10, 2018

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Newark, Delaware's Kelsea Johnson performs on NBC's
Arts & Entertainment

Delaware singer continues her 'Voice' journey

On Monday night’s episode of the singing competition show, Johnson, 22, beat contestant Sharane Calister in the “knock out” rounds to advance in the competition.

8 years ago

Colleen Hughes in the one-woman play
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

‘Magdalene’ and the modern woman, from Tribe of Fools

The character we see on stage is Mary Magdalene. And more.

8 years ago

Cast of 'V to X'
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

‘V to X’ at the Arden an education in the inhumanity, inequity of mass incarceration

This brutal look at a life spent languishing in a privately operated "correctional facility" comes from theater artist Kash Goins.

8 years ago

The cast of
Speak Easy
Arts & Entertainment

Diverse casting helps us understand the richness of the human story

The production of "The Diary of Anne Frank" at People’s Light and Theatre in Malvern, Pa., which included a multiracial ensemble of actors, stirred controversy.

8 years ago

Kimberly S. Fairbanks and Joe Guzmàn in InterAct Theatre Company's
Shapiro on Theater
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A bristling clash of cultures in InterAct Theatre’s ‘Human Rites’

Plays like “Human Rites” – thoughtfully written and thought-provoking -- are what keep a lot of people, myself included, eagerly going to the theater.

8 years ago

Ruby Wolf and Peter DeLaurier in Lantern Theater Company's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

In ‘The Tempest’ at Lantern, the magic’s in the text

Shakespeare's words, with solid acting and not a lot of stage glitz.

8 years ago

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The cast of Walnut Street Theatre's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

‘Noises Off’ at the Walnut, and the notion of stylish slapstick

In Michael Frayn's play about an inept bunch of actors and the show they perform, the shtick flies.

8 years ago

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Dance partners: Philly students with disabilities learn tap from professionals

Tapping into trust and friendship, dancers ready their performance for Art-Reach’s 2018 Cultural Access Awards.

8 years ago

Newark, Delaware's Kelsea Johnson performs on NBC's
Arts & Entertainment

Delaware singer advances on ‘The Voice’

Newark resident moves ahead with backing of coach Alicia Keys.

8 years ago

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