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Philly Fringe 2018: Svaha Theatre Collective's' Long Trouble' and 'Phaedra's Love'

The crown is burning

Svaha Theatre Collective's two productions skewering royalty, 'Long Trouble,' and 'Phaedra's Love,' result in something greater than the sum of their parts. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Behold, a white feminist. (Photo by Plate 3 Photography.)

Philly Fringe 2018: Lee Minora’s ‘White Feminist’ (second review)

Becky's back

What do I do about justice? What do you do? Lee Minora brings her hit one-woman satire to the Fringe. Alaina Johns reviews.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

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Minora's Becky is about more than just her good hair. (Photo courtesy of the artist.)

Philly Fringe 2018: Lee Minora's 'White Feminist'

Pussy-hat politico

Lee Minora's Fringe-hopping one-woman show, 'White Feminist,' offers strong satire with a brilliant twist. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Bonetti's performance as a duplicitous double-agent fares better than McKenna's less-than-edgy one. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Lantern Theater Company presents Tom Stoppard's 'Hapgood'

The spy who bored me

‘Hapgood,’ at Lantern Theater Company, finds Tom Stoppard at his most self-consciously dense. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Michaela Shuchman as Fanny Brice in 'Behold Her.' (Image courtesy of Half Key Theatre Company.)

Philly Fringe 2018: Half Key Theatre Company presents Arden Kass's ‘Behold Her’ (second review)

5,000 years of beauty

This Fringe show sets out to explore images and expectations of Jewish beauty, but ends up taking in a lot more. Alaina Johns reviews.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

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From across the room, William Kentridge's 'Twelve Coffee Pots' (2012) transforms into a woman's figure. (Photo courtesy of the Arthur Ross Gallery.)

University of Pennsylvania's Arthur Ross Gallery presents 'William Kentridge: Universal Archive'

The pleasure of uncertainty

South Africa–born multimedia artist William Kentridge gets a fine solo show at Penn's Arthur Ross Gallery. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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Westerbeck's upbeat new character makes this college student a performer to watch. (Photo courtesy of the artist.)

Philly Fringe 2018: Kylie Westerbeck's 'Peg!'

Manic silliness from a magical girl

Kylie Westerbeck's 'Peg!' introduces a relentlessly optimistic Minnesotan who captures our hearts. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Grunberger's premiere finds clever ways to depict the process of pregnancy. (Image courtesy of the artist.)

Philly Fringe 2018: Lisa Grunberger's 'Almost Pregnant'

The art and science of babymaking

The quest for a child drives Lisa Grunberger's moving new play ‘Almost Pregnant.’ Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Lindsay Smiling (left) and Brandon Pierce rank among Philadelphia's finest performers and prove it here. (Photo by Johanna Austin, austinart.org.)

Philly Fringe 2018: Wilma Theater presents James Ijames's 'Kill Move Paradise'

Ghosts in the machine

The power of ‘Kill Move Paradise,’ James Ijames’s bracing new play at the Wilma Theater, lies in its sad ambiguity. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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'The Silence' illustrates Tolstoy's famous insight about unhappy families. (Photo courtesy of Lightbox Film Center.)

Lightbox Film Center's Autumn Sonata: An Ingmar Bergman Centennial Retrospective

A Bergman bonanza

In the centennial year of Ingmar Bergman's birth, Lightbox Film Center joins art houses around the world in celebrating the auteur's work. Robert Zaller reviews.
Robert Zaller

Robert Zaller

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