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The explosive Jack Parsons. (Photo via Creative Commons/Wikimedia.)

BSR Scripts and Sips: David Lee White's 'Rocket Sex Magic'

Drugs, alcohol, and group sex: Meet Jack Parsons

The third in BSR's "Scripts and Sips" series is David Lee White's 'Rocket Sex Magic.' If you've never heard of Jet Propulsion Laboratories founder Jack Parsons, Google him and then read this script. You will not believe it.
David Lee White

David Lee White

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L to R: Nina Covalesky and Drew Seltzer. (Photo by Matthew J Photography.)

Theater with a View presents David Lindsay-Abaire’s ‘Rabbit Hole’

Love’s reckoning on the lawn

Theater with a View's outdoor 'Rabbit Hole' reveals that great drama doesn't require walls or a floor. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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L to R: David Ingram, Christopher Patrick Mullen, and Mary Elizabeth Scallen. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

People's Light presents Ken Ludwig's 'Moon over Buffalo'

Over the moon

Ken Ludwig’s backstage farce 'Moon Over Buffalo' provides summer laughs at People’s Light & Theatre Company. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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"You take those flies, put 'em in a bottle, name 'em, throw 'em out into the Gulf." (Illustration for BSR by Hannah Kaplan.)

BSR Scripts and Sips: Jacqueline Goldfinger's 'Bottle Fly'

Sweet and sour, Florida-style

The second in BSR's "Scripts and Sips" series is Jacqueline Goldfinger's 'Bottle Fly.' It's the tale of a Florida Gulf Coast couple, their disabled young ward, two lesbian tenants, and the bonds between them that stick like honey.
Jacqueline Goldfinger Illustration by Hannah Kaplan

Jacqueline Goldfingerand Illustration by Hannah Kaplan

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L to R: Savannah Jackson's Katharine sees eye to eye with Emilie Krause's Henry V. (Photo by Alessandra Nicole.)

Delaware Shakespeare presents 'Henry V'

A glimmer of progress

Delaware Shakespeare strikes a blow for gender equality and makes a fine production, with Emilie Krause playing the title character in 'Henry V.' Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Emma Gibson and Harry Smith as Carys and Michael, worlds apart. (Photo by Kate Raines/Plate 3 Photography.)

Tiny Dynamite presents G.W. Watson's 'Perfect Blue'

Future perfect?

Tiny Dynamite's 'Perfect Blue' imagines a near-future battle for environmental control and a family's survival. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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All for one and one for all. L to R: Porthos (Zack Robidas), D’Artagnan (Sean Patrick Higgins), Sabine (Stephanie Hodge), and Musketeers Aramis and Athos (Alex Sovronsky and Ian Merrill Peakes). (Photo by Lee A. Butz.)

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents Ken Ludwig's 'The Three Musketeers'

Cinematic thrills onstage

The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival’s 'The Three Musketeers' features great fights but a muddled script. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Trevor William Fayle and Campbell O'Hare in 'Romeo and Juliet.' (Photo courtesy of Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company.)

Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company presents 'Romeo and Juliet'

Coming soon to a park near you

Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company’s 13th Free Theatre in the Parks tours 'Romeo and Juliet' through July. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Lou Mallory, beleaguered head football coach at Lenape State University. (Illustration for BSR by Hannah Kaplan.)

BSR Scripts and Sips: David Robson's 'Clay Warrior'

What's in a game?

The first of BSR's "Scripts and Sips" series begins with David Robson's 'Clay Warrior,' a drama about a sexual-abuse scandal rocking a state university — and the football coach who allowed it to happen. Sound familiar?
David Robson Illustration by Hannah Kaplan

David Robsonand Illustration by Hannah Kaplan

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The 'Shark Tank' pretenders take a dip in the tank. (Photo courtesy of Sean Keegan-Landis and Max Sittenfield.)

Good Good Comedy Theatre presents 'Shark Tank: The Final Episode'

Swimming with the sharks

Sean Keegan-Landis and Max Sittenfield spoof the entrepreneur-go-round 'Shark Tank' television series and its pompous personalities. Stephen Silver reviews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

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