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Steppenwolf NOW presents James Ijames’s ‘What Is Left, Burns.’
Zooming with the past
Philadelphia playwright James Ijames makes his Steppenwolf Theatre Company debut with ‘What Is Left, Burns,’ an engrossing, elliptical digital play. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Quintessence Theatre presents Georg Büchner’s ‘Danton’s Death’
Political violence…in this economy?
Quintessence Theatre finished up its Shout into the Void Virtual Play Reading Festival and celebrated Election Day with Georg Büchner’s political masterpiece ‘Danton’s Death.’ Josh Herren reviews.
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Lightning Rod Special presents ‘SUPERHOST’
Enjoy your stay (or else)
Lightning Rod Special’s ‘SUPERHOST’ imagines an Airbnb that isn’t as wonderful as it appears in a recording for distanced theatergoers in search of something creepy. Alaina Johns reviews.
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Philadelphia Artists’ Collective presents Alice Childress’s ‘Trouble in Mind’
Good “Trouble”
Philadelphia Artists’ Collective presents a sharp digital staging of ‘Trouble in Mind,’ a much-revered but underproduced exploration of racism in the theater. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Four Walls Theater presents Pravin Wilkins’s ‘BARS’
Land of the free?
A new all-digital theater group concludes its inaugural season with Pravin Wilkins’s ‘BARS,’ which follows characters on both sides of the justice system, asking who it really serves. Michele Zipkin reviews.
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EgoPo Classic Theater presents ‘Emily’ by Brenna Geffers and Natalia de la Torre
A letter from Miss Dickinson
EgoPo Classic Theater’s ‘Emily’ brings theater to your mailbox, and reconsiders the life and legacy of Emily Dickinson in the process. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Berkeley Rep presents ‘It Can’t Happen Here,’ a radio play streaming nationwide
It’s already happening here
In its radio-play adaptation of Sinclair Lewis’s 'It Can’t Happen Here,' Berkeley Rep makes us confront ourselves. Brad Rothbart reviews.
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The Phoenix Theatre presents Shakespeare’s ‘Henry VI, Part III’
“To make less the depth of grief”
The Phoenix Theatre in Chester Springs embraces Zoom with its presentation of ‘Henry VI, Part III,’ one of the Bard’s lesser-performed histories. Jill Ivey reviews.
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Thaddeus Phillips presents ‘Zoo Motel’
Don’t know before you go
In ‘Zoo Motel,’ the latest theatrical presentation for the pandemic age, Thaddeus Phillips brings his magic to the Zoom screen. Josh Herren reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2020: Tangle Movement Arts presents ‘The Way Out’
The limbo of life
A performance made for pandemic, ‘The Way Out’ took audiences on a drive-in journey through music, movement, theater, and glassblowing at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Melissa Strong reviews.
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