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L to r: Jenna Kuerzi and Iman Aaliyah in <em>'Buzzfeed, Donald Trump, and Dead Black Kids.'</em> (Photo by David Fertik)

Selections from the Philadelphia Women's Theatre Festival

Something old, something new
Toby Zinman reviews selections from the Philadelphia Women's Theatre Festival, which provided four days of new work by and about women.
Toby Zinman

Toby Zinman

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Ray Didinger (Matt Pfeiffer) and a younger version of himself (Simon Canuso Kiley) visit memory lane. (Photo by Paola Nogueras)

Ray Didinger's 'Tommy and Me,' at Theatre Exile

An autobiographical touchdown
Theatre Exile scores with sportswriter Ray Didinger's world premiere play 'Tommy and Me,' about his friendship with Eagles Hall of Fame receiver Tommy McDonald.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Up close and personal with two of the gentlemen. (Photo by Kyle Cassidy)

Shakespeare in Clark Park's 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona'

Smiles on a sultry night
Shakespeare in Clark Park's 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona' combined the wonders of nature with the magic of theater.
Lewis Whittington

Lewis Whittington

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Spencer Plachy, foreground, as King Ferdinand. (Photo by Lee A. Butz)

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 'Love's Labour's Lost'

Extreme Shakespeare's "airy delights"
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival produces 'Love's Labour's Lost' as scholars think was the practice in Shakespeare’s time.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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L to r: Ian Merrill Peakes's Petruchio, assisted by his servant Curtis (Brendan Doyle), as Eleanor Handley's Katherina observes. (Photo by Lee A. Butz)

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 'The Taming of the Shrew'

No profit grows where is no pleasure ta'en
Mark Cofta reviews a mainstream production of 'The Taming of the Shrew' after a Philadelphia company’s version showed him the comedy’s darker side.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Guess which one's which. (Photo by Giancarlo Osaben)

People's Improv Theatre's 'Trump vs. Hillary'

Comedians turn to the candidates
This general election is going to be a rich season for political comedy — isn’t it?
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

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Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium's Tina Brock, looking not at all ridiculous. (Photo courtesy of IRC)

Rep Radio podcast with Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium's Tina Brock

Better living through absurdism
In the first BSR/Rep Radio podcast, Darnelle Radford discusses absurdism with Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium founder Tina Brock.
Darnelle Radford

Darnelle Radford

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Preparing for a spirited séance: (l to r) Ian Merrill Peakes, Joyce Cohen, Linda Thorson, and Karen Peakes. (Photo by Lee A. Butz)

Noel Coward's 'Blithe Spirit' at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival

High spirits in Center Valley
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 25th season continues with a new production of Noel Coward’s ghostly comedy 'Blithe Spirit.'
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Sanchel Brown and Matt Holbert (l to r) can't even in <em>'Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope.'</em> (Photo by ethimofoto.net)

Freedom Theatre's 'Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope,' by Micki Grant

Protests on and offstage at New Freedom Theatre
Street demonstrations coincide with theater as life imitates art imitates life at New Freedom Theatre newest production.
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

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That's amoré -- or something like it -- with Hannah Gaffney and Mark Swift. (Photo by Ashley LaBonde)

Marc Camoletti's 'Boeing Boeing' at Hedgerow Theatre

Fasten your seatbelts for Hedgerow's annual summer farce
Marc Camoletti's silly farce 'Boeing Boeing' receives a smart production at Hedgerow Theatre.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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