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Friends across the continent and at home. (Photo courtesy of FringeArts.)

Philly Fringe 2017: Chris Davis and Mary Tuomanen present 'Alchemist'

Great chemistry

Chris Davis and Mary Tuomanen dramatize their decades-long friendship in a spirited onstage memoir. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Stein schools her audience. (Photo by Lois Greenfield.)

Philly Fringe 2017: Leah Stein Dance Company presents 'Interior'

Getting to the happy place

In Leah Stein's Philly Fringe dance performance with violinist Diane Monroe, an old classroom takes on new life. Merilyn Jackson reviews.
Merilyn Jackson

Merilyn Jackson

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One of nine storytellers in Elephant Room's gallery. (Photo by Phil Czekner.)

Philly Fringe 2017: Elephant Room Productions' 'Suicide Stories: Gallery of the Untold'

Performance for a life-or-death cause

Elephant Room's first production shares insights about suicide in nine short interdisciplinary works, gallery style. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Andrew Wyeth's 'Chester County,' 1962, drybrush watercolor on paper, 22½ x 30¾ in. (Courtesy of the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Fowler. ©2017 Andrew Wyeth/Artists Rights Society.)

Dolce Suono Trio at the Brandywine River Museum of Art

Music makes art make music

To round out its celebration of Andrew Wyeth’s 100th birthday, the Brandywine River Museum presented the Dolce Suono Trio in an artful concert. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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Campbell O'Hare's bride, who is apparently, you know... (Photo courtesy of On the Rocks.)

Philly Fringe 2017: On the Rocks' 'The Groom's a Fag...'

'Til death do you part

Sex, violence, rock, drugs, drinking, death, and teen angst: the completion of On the Rocks' Haygen-Brice Walker's Dead Teenager Trilogy makes an intoxicating cocktail. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Richardson and Cho in 'Columbus': Overwhelmed by brilliance. (Photo via Creative Commons/Wikimedia.)

The Fabric Workshop's Louis Kahn exhibition and Kogonada's 'Columbus'

Nice places to visit, but…

Does great architecture serve people? A new show about Louis Kahn, as well as a new film set in Columbus, Indiana, make you wonder: would you really like to live in a museum? Dan Rottenberg considers.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

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This smiling cast reveals deep pain onstage.  (Photo by Krissy Haag.)

Philly Fringe 2017: Prime Theatre Syndicate presents Iris Dauterman's 'Trigger Warning'

Trauma works in mysterious ways

Five college women who think they have the answer to preventing rape explore ways to heal from trauma. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

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Steve Connor and Erin Stewart argue the finer points of law and life. (Photo by Cheril N. Clarke.)

GoKash onSTAGE presents Kash Goins's 'Seventy IV Seconds. . .to Judgment'

Judge not...

GoKash OnSTAGE debuts at the Arden with a timely legal drama, 'Seventy IV Seconds . . . to Judgement.' Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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The gang's all there and ready to offer answers. (Photo by Aaron Oster.)

Philly Fringe 2017: Tongue & Groove Spontaneous Theater presents 'Questions'

'Questions' with real answers

Tongue & Groove's newest format, 'Questions,' turns questions submitted by the audience into improvised scenes and monologues. Mark Cofta reviews.

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Venturing into the unknown with Brian Sanders' JUNK. (Photo by Steve Belkowitz)

Philly Fringe 2017: Brian Sanders' JUNK presents '...strand...'

The path less traveled

Brian Sanders' JUNK whisks audiences away in several choose-your-own-adventure immersive dance/theater tours. Alix Rosenfeld reviews.
Alix Rosenfeld

Alix Rosenfeld

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