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Intelligently embracing digital performance: Benson Thomas, Pax Ressler, Annie Fang, Sean Close, Brett Ashley Robinson, and Dave Jadico in 1812’s ‘This Is the Week That Is.’ (Image courtesy of 1812.)

1812 Productions presents ‘This Is the Week That Is’

Can we handle any more 2020 satire?

We’re not going to make it through the rest of 2020 if we can’t process what’s happened through laughs, and 1812’s ‘This Is the Week That Is’ delivers. Josh Herren reviews.
Josh Herren

Josh Herren

Reviews 2 minute read
The play’s emotional center: Billie Krishawn as Suzanne Alexander, with Rex Daugherty as Robert Hampshire in ‘Ohio State Murders.’ (Image courtesy of Round House Theatre.)

Round House Theatre and McCarter present Adrienne Kennedy’s ‘Ohio State Murders’

A brutal homecoming

In ‘Ohio State Murders,’ playwright Adrienne Kennedy uses tragedy to explore the lingering effects of racism on personal relationships and society at large. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 3 minute read
Not a Christian monolith:Jered McLenigan as Justin, Campbell O’Hare as Emily, and Sarah Gliko as Teresa in the Wilma’s ‘Heroes of the Fourth Turning.’ (Image via videography by Jorge Cousineau, courtesy of the Wilma.)

The Wilma presents Will Arbery’s ‘Heroes of the Fourth Turning’

Truth outside the bubble

In the Wilma’s 'Heroes of the Fourth Turning,' playwright Will Arbery uses both intellect and unfettered emotion to address the fundamental issues facing a divided USA. Brad Rothbart reviews.
Brad Rothbart

Brad Rothbart

Reviews 5 minute read
Theatre Exile’s ‘D-Pad’ brings both passion and outrage. (Image courtesy of Theatre Exile.)

Theatre Exile presents Jeremy Gable’s ‘D-Pad’

Beyond Gamergate

Theatre Exile presents ‘D-Pad,’ an almost-too-real narrative about a woman of color facing down the gaming industry. Mina Reinckens reviews.
Mina Reinckens

Mina Reinckens

Reviews 3 minute read
Mirroring the disquiet of a mind underground. (Photo courtesy of EgoPo.)

EgoPo presents Damien J. Wallace and Dane Eissler’s ‘UNDERGROUND’

Notes from Philadelphia

‘UNDERGROUND,’ a co-production of EgoPo Classic Theater and Lawrence Theatre Company, updates Dostoyevsky to contemporary Philadelphia. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 3 minute read
A strong yet vulnerable mom, citizen, and artist: Kim James Bey in ‘Sleep Deprivation Chamber.’ (Image Courtesy of Round House Theatre.)

Round House Theatre, Howard University, and McCarter present ‘Sleep Deprivation Chamber’

A medium and moment for Adrienne Kennedy

In ‘Sleep Deprivation Chamber,’ part of the virtual Adrienne Kennedy festival from McCarter and Round House Theatre, a decades-old play gets new life in the painfully perfect moment. Josh Herren reviews.
Josh Herren

Josh Herren

Reviews 2 minute read
Memorable and engrossing: Jefferson Mays in his adaptation of ‘Christmas Carol.’ (Image courtesy of A Christmas Carol Live.)

A stream of Jefferson Mays’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ benefits regional theaters

A Christmas miracle

Actor Jefferson Mays offers a thrilling, one-person ‘Christmas Carol’ as a benefit for theaters across the country. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 3 minute read
When everything feels monumental: Hannah Gaffney, Michelle Tsai, and Tori Lewis in PTC’s ‘The Wolves.’ (Photo by Anthony Werhun.)

Philadelphia Theatre Company presents Sarah DeLappe’s ‘The Wolves’

Perfect match

Philadelphia Theatre Company brings ‘The Wolves,’ a stunning portrait of adolescent self-discovery, to the digital stage. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 3 minute read
Adrienne Kennedy doesn’t ignore the persistence of inequity within mixed-race relationships: Maya Jackson and Michael Sweeney Hammond in ‘He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box.’ (Photo courtesy of Round House Theatre.)

McCarter and Round House Theatre present Adrienne Kennedy’s ‘He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box’

Dreams and nightmares

An online festival dedicated to the life and legacy of playwright Adrienne Kennedy commences with ‘He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box,’ a lyrical and brutal chronicle of interracial romance in the segregated South. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 4 minute read
Langston Hughes stood his ground before Congress. (Image courtesy of REP.)

Resident Ensemble Players present Carlyle Brown’s ‘Are You Now or Have You Ever Been…’

The poet's testimony

An audio production of ‘Are You Now or Have You Ever Been,’ from the University of Delaware’s Resident Ensemble Players, sheds light on the moment poet Langston Hughes faced the senate inquiry that led to the Red Scare. Josh Herren reviews.
Josh Herren

Josh Herren

Articles 2 minute read