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Wanted: flawless execution. A scene from the streaming incarnation of ‘The Fleecing.’ (Image courtesy of Almanac.)

Almanac Dance Circus Theatre and Die-Cast present 'The Fleecing'

Pulling the wool over our screens

Though ambitious and full of potential, Almanac Dance Circus Theatre’s ‘The Fleecing’ is marred by an overcomplicated format and technological limitations. Jill Ivey reviews.

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Feb 08, 2021 Reviews 5 minute read

The Lantern’s camera does a good job capturing Geneviève Perrier’s Molly Sweeney. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Lantern Theater Company presents Brian Friel’s ‘Molly Sweeney’

A troubling sight

Lantern Theater’s digital production of ‘Molly Sweeney’ tells the simple but striking tale of a blind woman whose life is upended when her vision is restored. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Jan 25, 2021 Reviews 4 minute read

Intense and expressive: Caroline Clay in ‘Etta and Ella on the Upper West Side.’ (Image courtesy of Round House Theatre.)

Round House Theatre and McCarter present Adrienne Kennedy’s ‘Etta and Ella’

Round House Theatre and McCarter’s Work of Adrienne Kennedy: Inspiration & Influence festival concludes with the stream of ‘Etta and Ella on the Upper West Side,’ a static production that undermines the playwright’s complex text. Hanae Mason reviews.

Hanae Mason

Jan 11, 2021 Reviews 3 minute read

Giving voice to a Ghostly little book: Stephen Pelinski plays Jacob Marley and the Ghost of Christmas Present. (Image courtesy of REP.)

Resident Ensemble Players present ‘A Christmas Carol’

An Ebenezer for your ears

'A Christmas Carol' is an onstage holiday staple, but this year, have a listen thanks to the audio production from the University of Delaware’s Resident Ensemble Players. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Dec 15, 2020 Reviews 4 minute read

Inviting viewers to join the story: Renea Brown as Sarah Crew in ‘The Little Princess.’ (Image courtesy of Quintessence.)

Quintessence presents Suli Holum and Priyanka Shetty’s ‘The Little Princess’

An interactive 'Princess'

Quintessence Theatre revisits a beloved childhood narrative for the holidays with its own interactive adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s ‘A Little Princess.’ Mina Reinckens reviews.

Mina Reinckens

Dec 15, 2020 Reviews 3 minute read

Taylor Mac is resplendent in a show that urges us to find sustenance in our chosen families. (Photo by Little Fang.)

StanfordLive presents ‘Taylor Mac’s Holiday Sauce… Pandemic!’

Reality, divinity, nativity

2020 Ibsen Award-winner Taylor Mac celebrates the dysfunction of the holidays in ‘Holiday Sauce…Pandemic!,’ a vaudeville performance now available to stream at home. Melissa Strong reviews.

Melissa Strong

Dec 14, 2020 Reviews 5 minute read

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

Dec 14, 2020 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

Dec 08, 2020 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.