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The subtext of family lore: Jennifer Summerfield and John Rosenberg in ‘Osceola.’ (Photo by Kyle Cassidy.)

Hella Fresh Theater presents John Rosenberg’s ‘Osceola’

A little family drama

Hella Fresh Theater premieres ‘Osceola,’ a new play imagining a moment in the life of writer/director John Rosenberg’s grandmother. Josh Herren reviews.
Josh Herren

Josh Herren

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Heart and refreshing frankness: Aetna Gallagher and Trice Baldwin-Browns in Curio’s ‘I Heart Alice Heart I.’ (Photo by Rebecca Gudelunas.)

Curio Theatre Company presents Amy Conroy’s ‘I Heart Alice Heart I’

Hand over your heart

Curio Theatre Company’s ‘I Heart Alice Heart I’ explores a decades-long partnership with humor and tenderness. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Sublime design and a strong performance from Satchel Williams in Inis Nua’s ‘A Hundred Words for Snow.’ (Photo by Wide Eyed Studios.)

Inis Nua presents Tatty Hennessy’s ‘A Hundred Words for Snow’

Narrations from the North Pole

With ‘A Hundred Words for Snow,’ Inis Nua mounts a gorgeous production of a flawed play. Josh Herren reviews.
Josh Herren

Josh Herren

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Little palpable danger: Jered McLenigan, Julianna Zinkel, and Steven Wright in EgoPo’s ‘Fool for Love.’ (Photo courtesy of EgoPo.)

EgoPo Classic Theater presents Sam Shepard’s ‘Fool for Love’

A dusty desert affair

EgoPo Classic Theater’s production of ‘Fool for Love’ lacks the charged current that pulls the doomed central couple together, even as it guarantees their mutual destruction. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Investigating the experience, not decoding meaning: Jon Zak, Tina Brock, and Thomas Dura in IRC’s ‘Bald Soprano.’ (Photo by Johanna Austin.)

Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium presents Eugène Ionesco’s ‘The Bald Soprano’

Why revisit Ionesco?

Once again, the Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium explores meaning, truth, language, and absurdity in ‘The Bald Soprano’. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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A metaphor for art-making under oppression: the characters of ‘Grey Rock’ build a rocket. (Photo by Carlos Cardona.)

The Kimmel Center presents Amir Nizar Zuabi’s ‘Grey Rock’

When art reaches for the moon

‘Grey Rock,’ from a Palestinian writer/director and cast, reminds us that some things in life are worth pursuing not because they are easy, but because they are hard. Jill Ivey reviews.
Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

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When do lies become truth and truth become lies? Anthony Martinez-Briggs and Brett Ashley Robinson in the Wilma’s ‘Describe the Night.’ (Photo by Johanna Austin.)

The Wilma Theater presents Rajiv Joseph’s ‘Describe the Night’

Truth and lies, then and now

In a theatrical epic, playwright Rajiv Joseph uses Soviet history to make us look at ourselves, right now in the United States. Brad Rothbart reviews.
Brad Rothbart

Brad Rothbart

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A cast of six women take on the Bard’s tale of greed, hubris, and disloyalty at Bristol Riverside Theatre. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Bristol Riverside Theatre presents Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’

Losing Lear’s essence

The acclaimed classical troupe Bedlam brings a streamlined and confounding adaptation of ‘King Lear’ to Bristol Riverside Theatre. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Fight looks different for everyone: Claris Park, Kimie Muroya, Stephanie Kyung Sun Walters, and Annie Fang in InterAct’s ‘Man of God.’ (Image courtesy of InterAct.)

InterAct Theatre Company presents Anna Moench’s ‘Man of God’

A violating eye

InterAct’s ‘Man of God’ exposes the danger between vulnerability and shame, as four teenage girls far from home discover that someone is watching them. Christina Anthony reviews.
Christina Anthony

Christina Anthony

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This premise doesn’t lack dramatic potential: Monique Robinson, Ryan George, Grace Experience, and Ellen McLaughlin in ‘Midwives.’ (Photo by T. Charles Erickson.)

George Street Playhouse presents Chris Bohjalian’s ‘Midwives’

A difficult stage delivery

‘Midwives,’ an adaptation of Chris Bohjalian’s best-selling novel, gets a rocky birth onstage at George Street Playhouse. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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