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Lantern Theater’s 'Julius Caesar' (1st review)
A Japanese shogun
The Lantern Theater's production of Julius Caesar set the action in feudal Japan, which, if not a great idea, at least wasn't a bad idea.
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‘True West’ at Theatre Exile (second review)
Lost in the boonies
Some call this a masterpiece by America’s greatest living playwright. Others find it irritating and have walked out. Both are appropriate reactions to a play that’s about split personalities.
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‘Other Desert Cities’ at the Walnut
Cold-blooded conservatives vs. warmhearted liberals
Somewhere west of Generation Gap, a family modeled after Ronald Reagan’s wages bitter ideological warfare. Too bad the characters here are mostly caricatures.
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'True West' at Theatre Exile
The yin and yang of the artistic process
Theatre Exile, with its nuanced actors, is probably the best equipped of all Philadelphia troupes to handle Shepard’s one-dimensional drama.
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Chichester’s ‘King Lear’ in Brooklyn
Is there an estate planner in the house?
Frank Langella’s portrayal of King Lear will remain memorable to me for his powerful presence, humanity, and range. He plays all the notes, from proud and vain to volatile and irrational to humble and heartbroken.
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Kuro Taniro's 'The Room Nobody Knows'
An avant-garde dream from Japan
With a work like The Room Nobody Knows, you need to have both an open mind and an adventurous attitude, or you just might lose yourself in the confusion.
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'The Night Alive' and 'Outside Mullingar'
Two dramatic views of Ireland
The Night Alive and Outside Mullingar have a lot in common. Both are set in today’s Ireland, both take place in domestic sitting-rooms, and both feature small casts of poor, struggling Irish souls. But what a difference there is in the way these two writers (one Irish-born, one of Irish descent) view the world.
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Ibsen's 'Ghosts' at People's Light
A surprisingly modern take on family secrets
Ibsen's classic drama from 1881 is relevant to today’s world. The People's Light production features naturalistic acting and a translation into contemporary American language that increase its impact.
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Nina Raine’s ‘Tribes’ by PTC (1st review)
The sounds of silence
Are deaf people handicapped or blessed? Not the least of the charms of this ambitious and provocative work about language is its refusal to paint its deaf protagonist as either a saint or a victim.
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Mauckingbird stages Harvey's 'Beautiful Thing'
A love story told without heart
The director does more than tell the actors where to stand; he or she is also responsible for bringing out the emotional truth of the production. The importance of this is especially clear when the material needs help.
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