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The BSR Podcast: season 8, episode 2: talking with director Jeffrey L. Page
Directing, disability, and other enduring conversations about PTC's Cost of Living
Podcast host Darnelle Radford sits down with busy director Jeffrey L. Page for a wide-ranging conversation about his recent work, including PTC's new production of Martyna Majok's Cost of Living.
Podcast
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Philadelphia Theatre Company presents Martyna Majok’s Cost of Living
Necessary intimacies
The Philly nonprofit Art-Reach, which
connects our disability community to our cultural scene, partners with Philadelphia
Theatre Company for Cost of Living, a show about the complexities of caregiving. Alaina Johns reviews.
connects our disability community to our cultural scene, partners with Philadelphia
Theatre Company for Cost of Living, a show about the complexities of caregiving. Alaina Johns reviews.
Reviews
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Passage Theatre Presents Richard Bradford and Anthony Martinez-Briggs’s Ghetto Gods in Divineland
A mixed-media world premiere in Trenton
Ghetto Gods in Divineland, now getting its world premiere in Trenton, has successful interdisciplinary elements of music, poetry, and dance, but the script doesn’t follow through on its ambitious concepts. An Nichols reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
Lantern Theater Company presents Brian Friel’s Faith Healer
Acts of faith
The line between truth and memory blurs in Brian Friel’s Faith Healer, given a riveting revival by Lantern Theater Company. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
Gnome Core journeys through South Philly Meadows
Whimsical, magical wonders rooted in reality
The magical and politically relevant performance from Alex Tatarsky is a chance to connect with the earth and our inner child on a journey through South Philly Meadows. Dara McBride previews.
Previews
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Montgomery Theater presents R. Eric Thomas’s Mrs. Harrison
Echoes of the Bad Art Friend
Montgomery Theater presents R. Eric Thomas’s Mrs. Harrison, a play that contends with timely themes of storytelling and appropriation but falters for the messiness of its construction. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
Bristol Riverside Theatre presents Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun
Doing justice to Black Shakespeare
A new production of Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun at Bristol Riverside Theatre honors this monumental American text while highlighting relevant struggles today. An Nichols reviews.
Reviews
5 minute read
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InterAct Theatre Company presents Jahna Ferron-Smith's Step Mom, Step Mom, Step Mom
A standout blend of kink, farce, and drama
The world premiere of Jahna Ferron-Smith’s Step Mom, Step Mom, Step Mom, now onstage at InterAct, follows a Black woman and a white man navigating the sexual and racial dynamics of their marriage. C.M. Crockford reviews.
Reviews
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1812 Productions and Delaware Theatre Company present Bruce Graham’s Flatlanders
A mountain of corny comedy
The Flatlanders, a new play by Bruce Graham from 1812 Productions, is an unfunny throwback to the heyday of boulevard comedy. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Reviews
3 minute read
The Wilma Theater and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company present Sasha Denisova’s My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion
Glory to the hero
Playwright Sasha Denisova channels the strength and resilience of her Ukrainian mother in My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion on stage at the Wilma Theater in a co-production with DC’s Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Reviews
3 minute read