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Parke in character, mouth open and tongue sticking out with a pill hanging at the tip, a blue curtain as a backdrop

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.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

Previews 6 minute read
Knittel, wearing neon green zebra leggings, tussles with laughing audience members while falling on her back during a show.

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.
Sarah Knittel

Sarah Knittel

Essays 8 minute read
Chang, an Asian woman in a short gray tunic, moves gracefully with ensemble members behind her, some dancing and some sitting

“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.
Wendy Univer

Wendy Univer

Features 8 minute read
Dlamini, in dramatic white red yellow & blue face paint & stylized baboon costume sings in front of a gazelle puppet ensemble

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.
Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Reviews 3 minute read
The cast poses together, wearing ordinary clothes, against a beige background, some serious, some sad, some worried.

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.
Kiran Pandey

Kiran Pandey

Reviews 4 minute read
A bedroom scene: Rodriquez, in a shirt and jeans, ecstatically lifts Baldwin, wearing a yellow dress. They’re both barefoot.

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.
Josh Herren

Josh Herren

Reviews 3 minute read
Domingo, drinking a beer in a leather jacket, looks away while De Silva regards him from his seat at the kitchen table

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.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 4 minute read

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A Black woman, a white man, and an Asian person lie blissfully on the grass with their heads together and hands joined.

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.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 4 minute read
Elinor in green and Marianne in yellow, in empire-waisted dresses, look tenderly at each other, sharing a caress.

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.
Mina Reinckens

Mina Reinckens

Reviews 3 minute read
In dramatic blue light & fog on the yellow outdoor stage at dusk, the actors strike different contorted & wary poses.

Delaware Shakespeare presents Macbeth

Welcoming the darkness
North Wilmington’s Rockwood Park, with its own alleged hauntings, makes an appropriately chilling setting for Delaware Shakespeare’s summer outing with the Scottish Play. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 5 minute read