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A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.
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A Way with Words

A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.

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Playing the three sisters in Curio Theatre Company's production of
Shapiro on Theater
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‘Crimes of the Heart,’ and maybe the play (Curio Theatre Company)

Three sisters have a very bad day, especially in this telling.

9 years ago

Executive and artistic director Christine Cox at the BalletX groundbreaking.
Arts & Entertainment

Constructing modern ballet on Washington Avenue

The city's retail corridor for building supplies will be the new home for BalletX.

9 years ago

Anthony Lawton and Mary Lee Bednarek in Lantern Theater Company's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

‘The Craftsman’ and another craftsman’s new play (Lantern Theater Company)

Bruce Graham's play, in its world premiere, is a riveting piece about an art dealer charged with treason.

9 years ago

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Scott Greer in Arden Theatre Company's production of
Shapiro on Theater
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Skillfully capturing the essence of ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ (Arden Theatre Company)

The audience helps actor Scott Greer deliver this tale of a man with a mom who attempts suicide and his list that supplies reasons for living.

9 years ago

Justin Guarini and Jillian Gottlieb get to know each other in
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Was ‘The New World’ ever this flashy? (Bucks County Playhouse)

A world premiere musical offers the fun side of Pilgrims and Native Americans that we never saw. (Neither did they!)

9 years ago

Rand Guerrero and Charlotte Northeast in InterAct Theatre Company's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Expanding the truth in ‘Broken Stones’ (InterAct Theatre Company)

A Marine sets out on a mission to recover antiquities in Iraq. A ghostwriter has her own ideas about the details.

9 years ago

Maggie Johnson (left) and Alice Yorke in Azuka Theatre’s production of
Shapiro on Theater
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Headlong into ‘The Gap’ (Azuka Theatre)

Aliens have invaded her, one sister tells another in a beguiling world-premiere play.

9 years ago

Arlen Hancock and Kirsten Quinn in Irish Heritage Theatre's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Living ‘By the Bog of Cats’ (Irish Heritage Theatre)

Family history repeats itself in a play by one of Ireland's current leading playwrights.

9 years ago

The company of Wilma Theater's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

A different sort of bloodstream for ‘Blood Wedding’ (Wilma Theater)

An old play becomes an altogether new experience in this adaptation of Federico García Lorca's classic.

9 years ago

(photo courtesy Tanja Productions/Delaware Theatre Company)
Arts & Entertainment

Bravado and indignation star in Delaware Theatre's 'Dare To Be Black'

Say what you will about the Delaware Theatre Company, it’s never been afraid to tackle controversial topics. The story of a black boxer in the early 1900s fits that theme.

9 years ago

The 11th Hour Theatre Company production of the musical
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia’s Barrymore Award winners — trophies, $87,500, and a celebration

The Barrymore Award ceremony, Monday night at the Merriam Theater, is the way metropolitan Philadelphia’s professional theater community celebrates its accomplishments.

9 years ago

Arts & Entertainment

Delaware Arts Calendar: 28th Annual Sea Witch Festival, Honk! and more to see and do in Delaware this week

From concerts and movies, to special events for the whole family, there is always something to see and do in Delaware. Here are some of our picks.

9 years ago

Aaron Davidman in his one-man show
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

‘Wrestling Jerusalem’ (Philadelphia Theatre Company)

In a one-man show filled with ideas, Aaron Davidman takes on the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians and examines as many sides as he can find.

9 years ago

Arts & Entertainment

Delaware arts calendar: Opera Uncorked, Halloween mini-con and more to see and do in Delaware this week

From concerts and movies, to special events for the whole family, there is always something to see and do in Delaware. Here are some of our picks.

9 years ago

In Theatre Exile's production of
Shapiro on Theater
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‘Ideation’ and the dark places it might lead (Theatre Exile)

Management consultants try to devise a process for their product by plowing through any business model they can conjure. In this case, the product is death.

9 years ago

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