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Philly Fringe 2016: César Alvarez's 'The Elementary Spacetime Show'
University of the Arts/FringeArts co-production asks, "Why live?"
In César Alvarez's raucous new musical 'The Elementary Spacetime Show,' teen suicides happen all the time. Alaina Mabaso explains why that's so important.
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Philly Fringe 2016 review: Tribe of Fools's 'Antihero'
Comics from page to stage
Tribe of Fools’ retooled 2013 hit, 'Antihero,' proves prescient in its exploration of violence, both real and imaginary.
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Philly Fringe 2016 review: Philadelphia Opera Collective's 'Shadow House'
A shadowy journey through time and space
The Philadelphia Opera Collective's 'Shadow House' takes us through time and space in the historic Powel House.
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Philly Fringe 2016 review: Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium's 'The Chairs'
Stand up for Ionesco's 'The Chairs'
The Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium makes their 2009 Fringe hit, Eugene Ionesco's 'The Chairs,' even better.
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Philly Fringe 2016 review: 'Notes of a Native Song'
Lit crit rocks out
The creators of Tony Award-winning 'Passing Strange' pay tribute to James Baldwin in this lit-crit rock show.
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Fail Better Productions presents Yoel Wulfhart's 'Cat-a-Strophe'
This 'Cat-a-Strophe' isn't quite
The appropriately named 'Cat-a-Strophe' perplexes in a brave effort well suited to the Philly Fringe.
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Theater with a View presents Lisa D'Amour's 'Detroit'
A site-specific theater company takes on 'Detroit'
Lisa D'Amour's 'Detroit,' a drama about life in the suburbs, is presented at a private home in the suburbs.
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After 35 years, Sara Garonzik departs Philadelphia Theatre Company
A critic's fond farewell to Sara Garonzik
After 35 years at its helm, Sara Garonzik plans to step away from the Philadelphia Theater Company. Critic Gary Day recalls the impact she had on him and his career.
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Mauckingbird Theatre Company presents 'The Pirates of Penzance'
Booty through a gay lens
At the end of August, Philly theater's traditional dead time, comes a must-see revival of Gilbert and Sullivan's 'The Pirates of Penzance.'
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REP Radio Podcast with playwright and Amtrak residency fellow Erlina Ortiz
Riding and writing on a slow train to San Francisco
On this week's BSR/REP Radio podcast, Darnelle Radford interviews Erlina Ortiz, a Temple grad, Latina-American playwright, and winner of a 2016 Amtrak Writers Residency.
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