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Philly Fringe 2023: inFLUX Theatre Collective presents Bite the Dust
Ashes to ashes
inFLUX Theatre Collective’s Philly Fringe show Bite the Dust focuses on the impermanence of life, and the permanence of art. Jill Ivey reviews.
Reviews
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Philly Fringe 2023: the BSR editor’s picks
Tips for this year’s fest (it’s a big one)
Editor-in-chief Alaina Johns has her picks for this year’s Philadelphia Fringe Festival, including offerings from Cannonball, Free Fringe, and Digital Fringe.
Previews
6 minute read
Dive into the 2023 Philly Fringe Festival with avant-garde necromancer Sarah Knittel
Philly Fringe 2023: How did we get here?
Sarah Knittel—not a Fringe queen, but certainly a mage or wicked-cool duke—gets us ready for the 2023 fest by sharing her Fringe journey as a self-producing artist.
Essays
8 minute read
“A responsibility to open the door”: how do we embrace disability on an institutional level?
What else can theater be?
Last month, writer Wendy Univer explored a cutting-edge cadre of artists whose work centers on inclusion from the ground up. Now, she speaks with institutional leaders about integrating and prioritizing disability inclusion.
Features
8 minute read
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The Kimmel Cultural Campus and the Schubert Organization present Disney’s The Lion King
The circle of life is going strong onstage
Disney’s first large-scale musical returns to Philadelphia with big puppets and bigger talents worthy of the spectacle. Jill Ivey reviews.
Reviews
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Theatre in the X presents Charles Fuller’s Zooman and the Sign
Timely, audacious Philly theater
Theatre in the X celebrates its 10th anniversary with Zooman and the Sign, a tremendous rumination on community violence in Philadelphia that is all too resonant today. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
Bucks County Playhouse presents The Bridges of Madison County
The beginning of things
Bucks County Playhouse presents a star-studded Bridges of Madison County that delivers all the thrill of awakening love. Josh Herren reviews.
Reviews
3 minute read
People’s Light presents Sam Shepard’s True West
East meets West
A highly conceptualized production of True West at People’s Light offers striking visuals but scant drama. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
Shakespeare in Clark Park presents Two Gentlemen of Verona: The Musical
A summer stunner
Politically charged yet emotionally joyous, a 1971 musical adaptation of Two Gentlemen of Verona knocks it out of Clark Park. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility
Sisters take the stage
With this adaptation of Sense and Sensibility, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival breathes new life into a literary classic that even newcomers to Austen will love. Mina Reinckens reviews.
Reviews
3 minute read