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Why live? Alvarez answers, "Well, why not?" (Photo courtesy of FringeArts)

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.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

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L to r: Colleen Hughes, Kyle Yackoski, and Leah Holleran. (Photo by Lewis Harder)

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.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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L to r:  Michael A. Lienhard, Kayla Grasser, and Anthony Crosby. (Photo by R.A. Friedman)

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.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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IRC does Ionesco proud. (Photo via Creative Commons/Wikimedia)

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.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Stew and Heidi Rodewald play under the watchful eye of James Baldwin. (Photo courtesy of FringeArts)

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.
Toby Zinman

Toby Zinman

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The cast, dildo maracas and all. (Photo courtesy of Fail Better Productions)

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.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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We don't need no water.... (Photo courtesy of Theater with a View)

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.
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

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Sara Garonzik steps away from the spotlight. (Photo via Creative Commons/Wikimedia)

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.
Gary L. Day

Gary L. Day

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Laura Whittenberger, Jake Blouch and Garrick Vaughan get  their Jolly Rogers on. (Photo courtesy of Mauckingbird Theatre Company)

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.'
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Ortiz prepares to ride the rails. (Photo courtesy of Erlina Ortiz)

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.
Darnelle Radford

Darnelle Radford

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