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Philadelphia Artists’ Collective presents Jane Eyre
Revealing Jane’s inner life
Jane Eyre gets a new stage treatment in this ambitious adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel, which showcases the inner life of the passionate and principled governess. Alaina Johns reviews.
Reviews
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Theatre Horizon presents Charly Evon Simpson’s sandblasted
The truth about Black women’s lives
In the regional premiere of sandblasted at Theatre Horizon, Black women in a desert landscape are trying to survive in a world that is literally making their bodies fall apart. Krista Mar reviews.
Reviews
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Quintessence Theatre Group and New Classics Collective present Written by Phillis
Bringing Wheatley’s words to life
Quintessence marks new ground with a world-premiere production in collaboration with Chicago’s New Classics Collective, examining the life of Phillis Wheatley, an enslaved poet who gained worldwide fame in the 18th century. Josh Herren reviews.
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Azuka Theatre presents Christine Evans’s Galilee
Walking on water
Azuka Theatre presents the world premiere of Christine Evans’s Galilee, which brings a personal dimension to the threat of climate change. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Reviews
3 minute read
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1812 Productions presents Theatre Mischief’s The Play That Goes Wrong
Should the show go on?
1812’s The Play that Goes Wrong, onstage at Plays & Players, brings the hilarity when things go egregiously, deliriously bad. C.M. Crockford reviews.
Reviews
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Theatre Exile presents James Ijames’s Abandon
Another mother and son
As James Ijames’s Pulitzer-winning and Tony-nominated FAT HAM continues on Broadway, his latest world premiere, Abandon, gets a stand-out cast at Theatre Exile. Alaina Johns reviews.
Reviews
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CSz Philly’s Off the Record is a different type of improv
Making the band
CSz Philly’s Off the Record is a mockumentary musical improv featuring a unique performance with each showing. Daralyse Lyons previews.
Previews
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The BSR Podcast: Season 7, episode 6: Theatre Exile presents James Ijames's Abandon
The Philly Pulitzer winner's latest world premiere is happening here
It's something Philly will never get tired of saying: "Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright James Ijames." BSR podcaster Darnelle Radford sits down with cast members of his latest premiere, happening at South Philly's Theatre Exile.
Podcast
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Philadelphia Theatre Company presents Lanie Robertson’s Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
“Like an old sweet song, the lasting time”
There’s a surprise in the staging of Philadelphia Theatre Company’s Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, which takes place just a few blocks from the venue that inspired it. Jill Ivey reviews.
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Wilma Theater presents Nathan Alan Davis’s Eternal Life Part 1
The times we create
Eternal Life Part 1, in its world premiere at the Wilma, offers a vision of the near future that is as strange and wondrous as it is relatable. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Reviews
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