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The Weekly Roundup, February 23-March 2
The Fleecing and This Bitter Earth return, Farah Jasmine Griffin visits Philly, and more
A week with healing comedy, streaming theater performances you may have missed, Afro-Cuban jazz, and a visit from author Farah Jasmine Griffin. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
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Theatre Exile and the Brothers’ Network present Stephen Adly Guirgis’s The Motherf**ker with the Hat
Too far from Philly
Theatre Exile’s Motherf**cker with the Hat moves the setting of the hit play from New York to Philadelphia, with mixed results. Josh Herren reviews.
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The Kimmel Cultural Campus presents the national tour of Hadestown
Hell of a show
The touring production of Hadestown, a wildly popular retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, arrives at the Academy of Music with energy and verve. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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The Weekly Roundup, February 9-16
Exploring intercultural relationships through the arts
A week to observe a variety of cultures and identities with events from Hedgerow Theatre, DVAA, National Liberty Museum and Vinyl Tap 215, Temple University, and more. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
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InterAct Theatre Company presents Harrison David Rivers’s This Bitter Earth
A 21st-century love story
In This Bitter Earth, now onstage at InterAct, a Black playwright and a white activist see their relationship tested against police brutality and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement. Kirsten Bowen reviews.
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Quintessence Theatre Group presents Seamus Heaney’s The Cure at Troy
Something that's Greek
Quintessence Theatre offers a modern, vibrant riff on Sophocles with Seamus Heaney’s The Cure at Troy. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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EgoPo Classic Theater presents Alice Childress’s Wine in the Wilderness
An artist’s perspective
EgoPo Classic Theater offers a rich portrait of connection through art in Alice Childress’s Wine in the Wilderness. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Arden Theatre Company presents Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire
The cluelessness of strangers
The Arden Theatre Company’s long-delayed staging of A Streetcar Named Desire lacks realism and magic. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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The Weekly Roundup, December 15-22
Carols after a Plague, Once, EQUATORS, and a Crossroads holiday
Holiday happenings throughout the week with Crossroads Comedy Theater, 1812 Productions, the Crossing, and more. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
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1812 Productions presents Jennifer Childs and Scott Greer’s Two Outta Three
Staging the empty nest
In Two Outta Three, Jennifer Childs and Scott Greer become empty nesters and explore what's next with their signature humor and charm. Jill Ivey reviews.
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