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Viggo Mortensen, Annalise Basso, Shree Crooks, and Charlie Shotwell. (Photo by Eric Simkins, courtesy of Bleeker Street)

'Captain Fantastic,' directed by Matt Ross

Long hair, don't care
Viggo Mortenson is the patriarch of a back-to-nature family forced to return to the world of modern conveniences. It's not a smooth transition.
Angela Harmon

Angela Harmon

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Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg talk the talk, but does Woody Allen walk the walk? (Photo courtesy of Lionsgate Films)

'Café Society,' directed by Woody Allen

Too much foam, not enough java
In Woody Allen's 'Café Society,' love looks the same whether you're climbing up or down the social ladder.
Michael Fisher

Michael Fisher

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"Step into my parlor," said Roz Warren to the library patron. (Photo by Pierre Vignau via Creative Commons/Flickr)

Ode on the Bala Cynwyd Library's Summer Reading Club

Reading for prizes
Every summer, libraries host reading clubs for kids and adults. Humorist Roz Warren is taking one for the team and becoming summer reading's very own hype woman.
Roz Warren

Roz Warren

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Guess which one's which. (Photo by Giancarlo Osaben)

People's Improv Theatre's 'Trump vs. Hillary'

Comedians turn to the candidates
This general election is going to be a rich season for political comedy — isn’t it?
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

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Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium's Tina Brock, looking not at all ridiculous. (Photo courtesy of IRC)

Rep Radio podcast with Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium's Tina Brock

Better living through absurdism
In the first BSR/Rep Radio podcast, Darnelle Radford discusses absurdism with Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium founder Tina Brock.
Darnelle Radford

Darnelle Radford

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Curtis Summerfest faculty members and alumni (l to r) Toby Appel, viola (’70); Heather Miller Lardin, bass (’96); William Short, bassoon (’10). (Photo by Annie Sarachan)

Curtis Institute of Music's 'Summerfest'

Smiling on a summer night
Curtis Institute of Music's faculty- and alumni-filled 'Summerfest' beats the Philadelphia heat with a parade of novelties.
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

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Preparing for a spirited séance: (l to r) Ian Merrill Peakes, Joyce Cohen, Linda Thorson, and Karen Peakes. (Photo by Lee A. Butz)

Noel Coward's 'Blithe Spirit' at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival

High spirits in Center Valley
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 25th season continues with a new production of Noel Coward’s ghostly comedy 'Blithe Spirit.'
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Sanchel Brown and Matt Holbert (l to r) can't even in <em>'Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope.'</em> (Photo by ethimofoto.net)

Freedom Theatre's 'Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope,' by Micki Grant

Protests on and offstage at New Freedom Theatre
Street demonstrations coincide with theater as life imitates art imitates life at New Freedom Theatre newest production.
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

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That's amoré -- or something like it -- with Hannah Gaffney and Mark Swift. (Photo by Ashley LaBonde)

Marc Camoletti's 'Boeing Boeing' at Hedgerow Theatre

Fasten your seatbelts for Hedgerow's annual summer farce
Marc Camoletti's silly farce 'Boeing Boeing' receives a smart production at Hedgerow Theatre.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Linda Chunn's "Land of the Stupid." Oy vey, indeed. (Photo courtesy of PAFA)

'Happiness, Liberty, Life? American Art and Politics' at PAFA

Back to the future in politics and art
While this exhibition was intended to coincide with the DNC, it serves a much higher purpose. The artists on display are diverse and speaking truth to power.
Stacia Friedman

Stacia Friedman

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