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Bi Jean Ngo's Honey might not be so sweet. (Photo by Kate Raines/Plate 3 Photography.)

Philly Fringe 2017: Sam Tower + Ensemble's 'Strange Tenants'

You can never go home again

In a little house by a cornfield, four former high-school friends come together to swap stories and sing songs. And then things get weird. Wendy Rosenfield reviews.
Wendy Rosenfield

Wendy Rosenfield

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L to R: Chris Anthony and Keith Conallen get sensuous. (Photo by Brenna Geffers.)

Philly Fringe 2017: Die-Cast presents William Shakespeare's 'Pericles'

Fate and the sea

Die-Cast premieres with a low-tech, sensuous, seldom-seen Shakespeare, 'Pericles,' directed by Brenna Geffers. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Carl(os) Roa takes a trip. (Photo by Talia Mason.)

Philly Fringe 2017: Carl(os) Roa's 'Andean Mountains (Montañas Andinas)'

You are here

In Carl(os) Roa's solo Fringe performance, Google Street View plays a starring role in the search for belonging. Wendy Rosenfield reviews.
Wendy Rosenfield

Wendy Rosenfield

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The family that enters the void together dismantles the laws of physics together. (Photo by Jake Al-Dookhi.)

Philly Fringe 2017: New Paradise Laboratories' 'Hello Blackout!'

Darkness, their old friend

In New Paradise Laboratories' Philly Fringe 2017 entry, the Kissimmee family goes into the void and comes out a little lost. Toby Zinman reviews.
Toby Zinman

Toby Zinman

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Everyone's a winner at the Game Show Show. (Photo by Harish Pathak.)

Philly Fringe 2017: Found Theater Company's 'Game Show Show'

What's in a game?

Don’t touch that dial — at least not until after Found Theater Company’s dark spoof of television, 'Game Show Show.' Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Philly Fringe 2017: Iron Age Theatre's 'To My Unborn Child: A Love Letter from Fred Hampton'

Fred Hampton speaks again

In Iron Age Theatre's world premiere of Richard Bradford's new solo show, Black Panther leader Fred Hampton comes back to life after his murder at age 21. Wendy Rosenfield reviews.
Wendy Rosenfield

Wendy Rosenfield

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Tony Braithwaite pulls back the curtain, but doesn't reveal enough. (Photo by Bill D'Agostino.)

Act II Playhouse presents Tony Braithwaite's 'Which Reminds Me'

Stop me if you've heard this one...

At Act II Playhouse, Tony Braithwaite offers a sterile paean to life behind the curtain. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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What happens underground doesn't always stay there. (Photo courtesy of Run Boy Run Productions.)

Run Boy Run Productions presents Allen Clark's 'Underground Episodes'

Secrets from the subway

Run Boy Run Productions debuts with Allen Clark's powerful anthology of subway-inspired stories. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Emma can climb, but can she pull herself out of a depression? (Illustration for BSR by Hannah Kaplan.)

BSR Scripts and Sips: Lauren Feldman's 'Grace, or the Art of Climbing'

Up and out

The seventh in BSR's Scripts and Sips series is Lauren Feldman's 'Grace, or the Art of Climbing.' It's not exactly new and unproduced, but it has been reworked since its Philly premiere. We guarantee your pulse will rise just reading this incredibly physical drama.
Lauren Feldman Illustration by Hannah Kaplan

Lauren Feldmanand Illustration by Hannah Kaplan

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Liza J. Bennett (Brooke Wyeth) and Kevin Kilner (Lyman Wyeth). (Photo by Joan Marcus.)

Bucks County Playhouse presents Jon Robin Baitz's 'Other Desert Cities' (second review)

Love and mercy vs. family and politics

Jon Robin Baitz's 2011 hit 'Other Desert Cities' shows its age in Bucks County Playhouse's revival. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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