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Miari employs a larger-than-life puppet to represent religious figures with outsized power over his life.  (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Walnut Street Theatre Studio 3 presents Ibrahim Miari's 'In Between'

Something missing in between

Ibrahim Miari's 'In Between,' at the Walnut Street Theatre, reveals the challenges of growing up with an Arab father and Jewish mother in Israel, but not how Miari overcame them. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Roger Clark's Bradley takes the place of patriarch Sherman Howard's Dodge on the couch. Howard seems too spry for the role. (Photo by Jerry Dalia.)

Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents Sam Shepard's 'Buried Child'

Home is where the hurt is

Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents an uneven staging of ‘Buried Child,’ Sam Shepard’s disturbing domestic drama. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Crystal Lucas-Perry and Isa Arciniegas's Mina and Lucy safely explore forbidden love. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

People's Light presents 'Such Things as Vampires'

More bark than bite

People's Light's ambitious original production 'Such Thing as Vampires' falls short trying to portray post-apocalyptic danger in a safe way. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Neely and Fried's Guy and Girl connect through music before they even meet. (Photo by Ashley Smith, Wide Eyed Studios.)

Arden Theatre Company presents 'Once'

Love at first strum

'Once,’ at Arden Theatre Company, offers a wistful, musical look at fleeting romance. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe won the night by bringing out the best elements of drag. (Photo courtesy of Opera Philadelphia.)

O18 Festival: Opera Philadelphia presents John Jarboe's 'Queens of the Night'

Opera's a drag

John Jarboe brings Philly favorites and a drag-opera mashup to Opera Philadelphia's O18 Festival. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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There's little authenticity in Villanova's depiction of book-club dynamics. (Photo by Paola Nogueras.)

Villanova Theatre presents Karen Zacarías's 'The Book Club Play'

Judging a book

Dysfunctional group dynamics are on full display in Villanova Theatre's 'The Book Club Play.' Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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The cast of 'The Seafarer': It's all fun and games until someone loses big. (Photo by Kathy Atkinson.)

University of Delaware REP presents Conor McPherson's 'The Seafarer'

The highest stakes

The Resident Ensemble Players bring a first-rate production of Conor McPherson's 'The Seafarer' to Delaware. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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Dowell's 'It's Just Cotton' shows the sharp pods that shred cotton pickers' hands. (Photo by John Dowell, courtesy of AAMP.)

AAMP presents John Dowell's 'Cotton: The Soft Dangerous Beauty of the Past'

The fabric of enslaved lives

The African American Museum in Philadelphia looks at cotton's history and legacy through the lens of photographer John Dowell. Pam Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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Costumes by Raf Simons abet Anthony Roth Costanzo’s innate theatricality. (Photo by Dominic M. Mercier.)

O18 Festival: Opera Philadelphia presents Anthony Roth Constanzo’s ‘Glass Handel’

Too hip to Handel

‘Glass Handel,’ a mixed-media showcase for countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, doesn’t always add up to a satisfying experience. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Is she a skilled and well-prepared worker? Or is she "a natural"? (Illustration by Hannah Kaplan for BSR.)

‘The Cost of Being a Girl,’ by Yasemin Besen-Cassino

Girls’ work: Wage inequality starts early

Someone will always argue that women earn less than men do because they take time off for their families — but as ‘The Cost of Being a Girl’ argues, that doesn’t explain the wage gap, which starts at age 12. Pamela Forsythe reviews.
Illustration by Hannah Kaplan

Pamela J. Forsytheand Illustration by Hannah Kaplan

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