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Marietta Simpson and Frederica von Stade embody different stages of a devastating disease. (Photo by Steven Pisano.)

O18 Festival: Opera Philadelphia presents Lembit Beecher and Hannah Moscovitch’s ‘Sky on Swings’

The music of fading memory

‘Sky on Swings,’ the O18 Festival’s inaugural entry, offers a moving portrait of love and loss. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Slusar and O'Blenis play university faculty with eyes on the prize. (Photo by Matt Urban at Mobuis New Media.)

Delaware Theatre Company presents Bruce Graham's world premiere 'Sanctions'

Big business, big scandal

Bruce Graham's world premiere 'Sanctions' at Delaware Theatre Company tackles college sports and campus sexual assault in a strong production. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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Kennedy and Wheeler play a husband and wife from the past in Bill D'Agostino's 'Out of Time.' (Photo by Marv Kaplan.)

Philly Fringe 2018: Juniper Productions presents 'Cocktail Plays: Round Two'

Shaky, not stirring

Juniper Productions’ Cocktail Plays: Round Two serves up a quick quartet of new plays by local playwrights with cocktails to match at Philadelphia Distilling. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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The cast of 'WOLFCRUSH' and Haygen-Brice Walker shred the teen monster genre. (Photo courtesy of Jenna Kuerzi and Campbell O'Hare.)

Philly Fringe 2018: On the Rocks presents Haygen-Brice Walker's 'WOLFCRUSH (a queer werewolf play)'

Howl at the moon

‘WOLFCRUSH (a queer werewolf play)’ continues On the Rocks' boundary-pushing tradition with a new take on the teen wolf. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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'The F Word's' cast brings big talent to the stories of U.S. women's history. (Photo courtesy of Radiant Bloom Productions.)

Philly Fringe 2018: Radiant Bloom Productions presents Irene Molloy's 'The F Word' (second review)

F stands for feminism and fun

Irene Molloy's musical revue 'The F Word' takes an inspiring tour through U.S. feminist history right up to our present moment. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

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Hooray for theater, but maybe not this particular show. (Photo by T. Charles Erickson.)

Two River Theater presents Wendy Wasserstein and Christopher Durang's 'Pamela's First Musical'

Auntie lame

‘Pamela’s First Musical,’ a long-gestating collaboration between the late Wendy Wasserstein and Cy Coleman, should have stayed in mothballs. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Not all heartbreaks look the same. Or do they? (Photo by Alaina Johns.)

Philly Fringe 2018: PINK HAIR AFFAIR presents Laura Jenkins’s ‘Heartbreak of a Serial Monogamist'

When we break up

Dancer/choreographer Laura Jenkins explores life’s inevitable, relatable lows in PINK HAIR AFFAIR's ‘The Heartbreak of a Serial Monogamist.’ Alaina Johns reviews.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

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Brenna Geffers directs an intense 11-woman cast in this rarely seen drama. (Photo courtesy of Revolution Shakespeare.)

Philly Fringe 2018: Revolution Shakespeare presents 'Troilus and Cressida'

A Shakespeare oasis

Revolution Shakespeare’s annual free Shakespeare in Hawthorne Park presents an all-female version of the rarely seen 'Troilus and Cressida.' Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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The play, like the game, is all about group dynamics. (Photo courtesy of Tribe of Fools.)

Philly Fringe 2018: Tribe of Fools presents Caitlin Corkery's 'Fly Eagles Fly'

More than the score

Tribe of Fools’ 'Fly Eagles Fly' parodies Philly football fans in a new play with heart, ideas, and parkour. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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(Photo by Becky Oehlers Photography.)

Philly Fringe 2018: The Crossing presents 'Of Arms and the Man'

Honoring endings and a beginning

The Crossing brings a world premiere and other delights to the curated Philly Fringe. Margaret Darby reviews.
Margaret Darby

Margaret Darby

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