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Delaware Theatre Company presents George Bernard Shaw’s ‘Saint Joan’
Off to the Dauphin
Contemporary playwright Chelsea Marcantel assays the great George Bernard Shaw for ‘Saint Joan,’ now onstage at Delaware Theatre Company. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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South Camden Theatre Company presents ‘The Duck Variations’ and ‘The Dumb Waiter’
Camden's dynamic duos
South Camden Theatre Company ably pairs ‘The Duck Variations’ and ‘The Dumb Waiter,’ early-career successes for David Mamet and Harold Pinter. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Opera Philadelphia presents Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’
More tuneable than lark to shepherd's ear
Opera Philadelphia presents the U.S. premiere of Robert Carsen’s whimsical, well-traveled ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream.’ Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium presents Elmer Rice’s ‘Dream Girl’
A failed escape
The boundaries between fantasy and reality blur too frequently in Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium’s ‘Dream Girl.’ Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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The Painted Bride presents jumatatu m. poe and Jermone Donte Beacham’s ‘This Is a Formation’
A performance you can feel
Creators jumatatu m. poe and Jermone Donte Beacham’s immersive multimedia dance event, featuring J-Sette formations, invited the audience to participate in an exploration of queer black identity expressed through club culture. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
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The Future of Jazz Piano presents Sullivan Fortner
The new generation of jazz
Second of three artists featured in the Future of Jazz Piano series at St. Stephen’s, Sullivan Fortner shows virtuosic verve and promises a bright future — both for jazz and the concert series. Helen Walsh reviews.
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Princeton University Concerts presents Olivier Messiaen’s ‘Quartet for the End of Time’
Music beyond time and space
It’s impossible to recreate the premiere of Messiaen’s ‘Quartet for the End of Time’ — nor would we want to — but anyone who heard it at a recent Princeton University Concerts performance recognizes a transcendent experience. Linda Holt reviews.
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Tribe of Fools presents ‘Clown Sex Ed’
Let's talk about sex
'Clown Sex Ed' by Tribe of Fools combines comedy with the birds and the bees. Alix Rosenfeld reviews.
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Enlog Theatre Company presents Megan McKeirnan’s ‘marry, fuck, breath of water’
Liquid courage
An aquatically named world-premiere play addresses the fluid nature of attraction and identity. Joseph Myers reviews.
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Moore College of Art and Design presents its Faculty Triennial
Teaching and doing
The faculty triennial now on display at Moore is a smorgasbord of media, genres, and ideas, with rewards and challenges around every corner. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
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