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The man, his mission, and his meats. (Photo courtesy of Chris Davis)

Chris Davis presents 'The Last Emperor of Mexico'

A meaty role

Chris Davis’s one-man play 'The Last Emperor of Mexico,' performed in a bodega/butcher shop, shows that the Fringe aesthetic succeeds year-round. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Erin Markey and Becca Blackwell as one of the Irish Cream's many guises. (Photo by Ian Douglas)

FringeArts presents Erin Markey's 'A Ride on the Irish Cream'

A wild ride

Erin Markey’s 'A Ride on the Irish Cream' is an exhilarating new performance with music about childhood travails. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Jennifer Summerfield's Sonya and Jessica DalCanton's Elena share a laugh. (Photo by Ashley Labonde)

Hedgerow Theatre presents Brian Friel's translation of Chekhov's 'Uncle Vanya'

A vibrant 'Vanya'

Hedgerow Theatre's 'Uncle Vanya' continues a run of fine local productions of Anton Chekhov's plays. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Katie Stahl and Liam Mulshine as Chip and Leper. (Photo courtesy of Inis Nua Theatre Company)

Inis Nua presents Lee Coffey's 'Leper + Chip'

Dublin tragedy

Inis Nua's American premiere of Lee Coffey's 'Leper + Chip' is a short, violent love story and a must-see production. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Thomas Choinacky spaces out. (Photo by Jen Cleary)

REP Radio podcast with 'A User's Manual' creator Thomas Choinacky

Architecture is everywhere

Step inside the art of creation in our latest podcast, as Darnelle Radford interviews Thomas Choinacky about his newest solo performance piece, 'A User's Manual.'
Darnelle Radford

Darnelle Radford

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Isabel’s sixth-grade class, with puppets designed by Mark Williams. (Photo by Johanna Austin at AustinArt)

Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium presents Jean Giraudoux's 'The Enchanted'

Into the woods

Jean Giraudoux's 'The Enchanted' blends fairytale magic with philosophical musings in Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Constortium's delightfully complex fantasy world. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Lightning Rod Special's Jennifer Kidwell. (Photo courtesy of FringeArts)

FringeArts presents ‘Sans Everything’ (second review)

Journey to our own bodies

Lightning Rod Special and Strange Attractor's 'Sans Everything' fast forwards through millennia, when human existence has outstripped our physical bodies and vacation takes on a whole new meaning. Alaina Johns reviews.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

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Chris Banker and Jim Burns becoming friends. (Photo by Joe del Tufo/Moonloop Photography)

City Theater Company presents David Robson's 'After Birth of a Nation'

Dishing up stale farce

David Robson's new farce 'After Birth of a Nation,' about a meeting between director D.W. Griffith and President Woodrow Wilson, squanders opportunities and churns out cheap laughs. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Paul Kuhn and Brian McCann wait. And wait some more. (Photo by Rebecca Gudelunas)

Curio Theatre Company presents Samuel Beckett's 'Waiting for Godot'

When is a joke not a joke?

Curio Theatre Company's production of Samuel Beckett's 'Waiting for Godot' goes for the laugh, but is there a punchline or a gut punch? Chris Braak reviews.
Chris Braak

Chris Braak

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All the worlds are a stage. (Photo courtesy of FringeArts)

FringeArts presents Lightning Rod Special/Strange Attractor's 'Sans Everything' (first review)

'Sans Everything' encompasses all

Lighting Rod Special and Strange Attractor's collaboration yields a fascinating vision of human life far from Earth.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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