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Philly Fringe 2016 review: Chris Davis's 'One-Man Apocalypse Now'
The lighter side of the heart of darkness
Chris Davis's 'One-Man Apocalypse Now' celebrates the iconic film but achieves much more. Mark Cofta reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2016: Ensemble Atria and EagerRiskTheater's 'Drowning Ophelia'
Plumbing the depths
Ensemble Atria and EagerRisk Theater’s 'Drowning Ophelia' explores the power of memory through Hamlet’s heroine. Mark Cofta reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2016: Queen Mab's Men's '...they'll be callin' us witches'
Toil and trouble
A new play about the Salem witches goes dark, but not deep enough. Mark Cofta reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2016: Ted Hearne and The Crossing's 'Sound from the Bench'
When politics meet the avant garde
The Crossing takes on Ted Hearne’s responses to inequality, the Iraq war, and Citizens United. Tom Purdom reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2016: César Alvarez's 'The Elementary Spacetime Show'
University of the Arts/FringeArts co-production asks, "Why live?"
In César Alvarez's raucous new musical 'The Elementary Spacetime Show,' teen suicides happen all the time. Alaina Mabaso explains why that's so important.
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Philly Fringe 2016 review: Reggie Wilson's 'CITIZEN'/Boris Charmatz's 'Levee des Conflits'
Sweat and repetition
The first two FringeArts curated dance pieces, 'CITIZEN' and 'Levee des Conflits,' consider the nature of identity. Alix Rosenfeld considers them in tandem.
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Philly Fringe 2016 review: Tribe of Fools's 'Antihero'
Comics from page to stage
Tribe of Fools’ retooled 2013 hit, 'Antihero,' proves prescient in its exploration of violence, both real and imaginary.
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Philly Fringe 2016 review: Philadelphia Opera Collective's 'Shadow House'
A shadowy journey through time and space
The Philadelphia Opera Collective's 'Shadow House' takes us through time and space in the historic Powel House.
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Philly Fringe 2016 review: Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium's 'The Chairs'
Stand up for Ionesco's 'The Chairs'
The Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium makes their 2009 Fringe hit, Eugene Ionesco's 'The Chairs,' even better.
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Philly Fringe 2016 review: 'The Eumenides'
Some justice some peace
Penn theater students and White Box Theatre take on 'The Eumenides' and bring it into the Penn Museum with excellent results.
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