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Sharing a special language: Joilet Harris and Mary Martello in ‘Sisters!’. (Image courtesy of Arden Theatre Company.)

The Arden presents ‘Joilet Harris and Mary Martello: Sisters!’

Such devoted sisters
Stalwart Philadelphia performers chronicle their decades-long friendship in 'Sisters!,' a virtual cabaret
produced by Arden Theatre. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 4 minute read
A masterclass in emotional vulnerability: Laiona Michelle as Sugar in 'Tiny Beautiful Things.' (Image courtesy of George Street Playhouse.)

George Street Playhouse presents Nia Vardalos’s ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’

Discovering Dear Sugar
The power of truth-telling is on display in ‘Tiny Beautiful Things,’ the stage adaptation of Cheryl Strayed’s best-selling book. Brad Rothbart reviews.
Brad Rothbart

Brad Rothbart

Reviews 3 minute read
Bringing us into virologist Nathan Wolfe’s psyche: William DeMeritt in ‘The Catastrophist.’ (Image courtesy of People’s Light.)

People’s Light presents Lauren Gunderson’s ‘The Catastrophist’

A scientist’s psyche
America’s most-produced playwright, Lauren Gunderson, wrote a play about her famous virologist husband during the pandemic. Josh Herren reviews.
Josh Herren

Josh Herren

Reviews 3 minute read
Oh no, not an ice-breaker: Tanaquil Márquez, Bi Jean Ngo, Jennifer Childs, and Melanie Cotton in ‘The Way I Walk.’ (Photo by Bob Levan.)

1812 Productions presents ‘The Way I Walk’

CPR for Zoom fatigue
After 14 months of social distancing, 1812 Productions injects life into Zoom ubiquity with ‘The Way I Walk.’ Jill Ivey reviews.
Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Reviews 4 minute read

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A scene from Fat Ham. A close-up on two Black men, one tenderly holding the other's head on his shoulder.

The Wilma presents James Ijames’s ‘Fat Ham’

A story all its own
The ‘Hamlet’-inspired ‘Fat Ham,’ James Ijames’s latest Wilma premiere, could have gone the route of tragedy porn, but it doesn’t end the way you expect. Hanae Mason reviews.
Hanae Mason

Hanae Mason

Reviews 3 minute read
All the hallmarks of Greek tragedy: Emilia Weiss and Walter DeShields in EgoPo’s ‘Nocturne.’ (Photo by Kevin Monko.)

EgoPo Classic Theater presents Adam Rapp’s ‘Nocturne’

The catharsis of watching together
EgoPo’s production of Adam Rapp’s 2001 ‘Nocturne’ defies the company’s “classic theater” mission, but feels nonetheless like a Greek tragedy, catharsis and all. Jill Ivey reviews.
Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Reviews 4 minute read
One of Philly’s acting treasures: Taysha Marie Canales in the Arden’s ‘No Child…’. (Photo courtesy of Arden Theatre Company.)

Arden Theatre Company presents Nilaja Sun’s ‘No Child…’

Teach the children well
In a strong streaming production from Arden Theatre Company, Nilaja Sun’s ‘No Child…’ explores the power of art and compassion. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 4 minute read
Prodigious talents: real-life partners Rajeer Alford and Elena Camp team up for 11th Hour’s ‘Home Fries at Home.’ (Photo by Wide Eyed Studios.)

Philly Theatre Week: 11th Hour presents ‘Home Fries at Home: Music for the Soul’

Potatoes and potential
Elena Camp and Rajeer Alford show off musical and epicurean talents in 11th Hour Theatre Company’s Philly Theatre Week streaming production, ‘Home Fries at Home: Music for the Soul.’ Brad Rothbart reviews.
Brad Rothbart

Brad Rothbart

Reviews 3 minute read
Capturing Christie’s essence: playwright and director Michael Gotch (left) and Lee E. Ernst as Hercule Poirot. (Image courtesy of REP.)

Resident Ensemble Players present Agatha Christie’s ‘The Poirot Mysteries’

Little gray cells on the radio
Resident Ensemble Players closes its audio-streaming season with an Agatha Christie double-bill to delight Hercule Poirot devotees: ‘The King of Clubs’ and ‘The Cornish Mystery.’ Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 4 minute read
Is this really my fantasy? (Image courtesy of Lightning Rod Special.)

Lightning Rod Special presents Lee Minora and Scott Sheppard’s ‘Nosejob’

A feminist fantasy?
Lightning Rod Special launches a new series of audio works with ‘Nosejob,’ a story that connects a 9th-century nunnery to modern college kids, asking what really makes up our fantasies. Alaina Johns reviews.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

Reviews 3 minute read