Resident Ensemble Players presents The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] [Again]

Massaging and massacring the Bard

Delaware’s Resident Ensemble Players opens its season with The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] [Again], mixing sketch and farce for a dizzy and hilarious presentation of the beloved tribute. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Sep 24, 2024 · Reviews · 4 minute read

Philly Fringe 2024: Zaina Yasmin Dana’s Othello (vs the Military Industrial Complex)

Reimagining Othello as a Palestinian in the IDF

This bold and ambitious adaption of Othello from Philly-based Palestinian director Zaina Yasmin Dana weaves the original text with the modern realities of an ongoing war with mixed but impressive effects. Krista Mar reviews.

Krista Mar

Sep 23, 2024 · Reviews · 3 minute read

The Arden Theatre presents Selina Fillinger’s POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive

A faulty feminist farce

A lack of laughs and reliance on stereotyping hampers the feminist farce POTUS now onstage at the Arden. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Sep 23, 2024 · Reviews · 3 minute read

McCarter presents Carol Heikkinen and Zoe Sarnak’s Empire Records: The Musical

A 1990s cult classic hits the stage

Empire Records bombed when it first came out in 1995, but the soundtrack was a sensation. Now, the movie is a cult classic, inspiring a new musical getting its world premiere at McCarter. An Nichols reviews.

An Nichols

Sep 23, 2024 · Reviews · 4 minute read

Philly Fringe 2024: Fist and Heel presents POWER

Stirring things up with Shakers

Fist and Heel’s Fringe entry merges a variety of dance elements from West African, Black Shaker, and modern dance, and more to imagine the life of Mother Rebecca Cox Jackson. An Nichols reviews.

An Nichols

Sep 22, 2024 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2024: Liberty City Arts presents Erwartung

A voice of discovery

Philadelphia-based soprano Amanda O’Toole makes a memorable impression in a rare performance of Arnold Schönberg’s Erwartung, presented in the Fringe by Liberty City Arts. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Sep 21, 2024 · Reviews · 2 minute read

Philly Fringe 2024: Jenn Adams presents An Evening with August Strindberg: Followed by a Perfectly Normal Performance of Miss Julie

If Strindberg got a TED talk

Writer, director, and actor Jenn Adams takes an ambitious leap by portraying the complex and often problematic playwright August Strindberg in her new show for this year’s Fringe. Josh Herren reviews.

Josh Herren

Sep 20, 2024 · Reviews · 1 minute read

Humble Materials presents Jessica Noel’s All Quiet on the Western Front

A new adaptation of the iconic war novel explores the home front

In this year’s Philly Fringe, Humble Materials adapts the classic war novel All Quiet on the Western Front to focus on the ones who are most often left behind: women. Jill Ivey reviews.

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Sep 20, 2024 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2024: Pig Iron presents Poor Judge

How many Aimee Manns does it take to patch a broken heart?

Pig Iron presents Poor Judge, an exuberant piece of dance-theater cabaret that finds the personal in the music of Aimee Mann. Kiran Pandey reviews.

Kiran Pandey

Sep 17, 2024 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2024: Chris Davis presents The 40-Year-Old Ballerino

Dancing with memoir

Chris Davis continues his tradition of audience-pleasing solo Fringe shows with The 40-Year-Old Ballerino, one of his most personal creations to date. Alaina Johns reviews.

Alaina Johns

Sep 17, 2024 · Reviews · 3 minute read