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Philly Theatre Week: 11th Hour presents ‘Home Fries at Home: Music for the Soul’
Potatoes and potential
Elena Camp and Rajeer Alford show off musical and epicurean talents in 11th Hour Theatre Company’s Philly Theatre Week streaming production, ‘Home Fries at Home: Music for the Soul.’ Brad Rothbart reviews.
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Resident Ensemble Players present Agatha Christie’s ‘The Poirot Mysteries’
Little gray cells on the radio
Resident Ensemble Players closes its audio-streaming season with an Agatha Christie double-bill to delight Hercule Poirot devotees: ‘The King of Clubs’ and ‘The Cornish Mystery.’ Gail Obenreder reviews.
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‘Red Island House’ by Andrea Lea
The country that claims you
Andrea Lee’s latest novel follows a family over 20 years as they visit their vacation home in Madagascar and witness and participate in the luxury, intrigue, and exploitation of the island and its residents. Kirsten Bowen reviews.
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The Annenberg Center presents Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers
Community in solitude
Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers explores loss, solitude, and hope in five reimagined excerpts from Lin’s longer works and a world premiere danced by the choreographer himself. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
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Lightning Rod Special presents Lee Minora and Scott Sheppard’s ‘Nosejob’
A feminist fantasy?
Lightning Rod Special launches a new series of audio works with ‘Nosejob,’ a story that connects a 9th-century nunnery to modern college kids, asking what really makes up our fantasies. Alaina Johns reviews.
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InterAct Theatre Company presents Eleanor Burgess’s ‘The Niceties’
Nothing nice about it
InterAct’s virtual presentation of ‘The Niceties’ hits close to home for college students of color. Kyle V. Hiller reviews.
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‘Water I Won’t Touch’ by Kayleb Rae Candrilli
Liberation in the trans experience
Kayleb Rae Candrilli’s newest poetry collection, ‘Water I Won’t Touch,’ explores what it means to live amidst crisis—ecological crisis, addiction crisis, and the crisis of endemic transphobia. Matthew John Phillips reviews.
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Opera Philadelphia presents Caroline Shaw and Anne Carson’s ‘We Need to Talk’
Opera as performance art
Opera Philadelphia concludes its 2021 digital series with ‘We Need to Talk,’ an exciting collaboration between composer Caroline Shaw and poet Anne Carson. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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Inis Nua presents Siân Owen’s ‘How to Be Brave’
Bravery in simpler times
Inis Nua’s virtual presentation of ‘How to be Brave’ reminds us of the power of a small story well told. Joshua Herren reviews.
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The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Ellington, Gershwin, and Stravinsky
Broad Street meets Tin Pan Alley
George Gershwin and Duke Ellington take their place beside Stravinsky in the latest digital offering from the Philadelphia Orchestra. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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