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Watch the wardrobe: Tina Brock and Kirsten Quinn in IHT’s ‘Woman and Scarecrow.’ (Photo by Dawn Brooks.)

Irish Heritage Theatre presents Marina Carr’s ‘Woman and Scarecrow’

Fearing the Reaper

‘Woman and Scarecrow,’ Marina Carr’s enthralling exploration of the end of life, receives a haunting and stunningly acted local premiere from Irish Heritage Theatre. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Bye-bye, SSRIs: Donna Vivino as Diana Goodman in BRT’s ‘Next to Normal.’ (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Bristol Riverside Theatre presents Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey’s ‘Next to Normal’

Better living without chemistry?

‘Next to Normal’ remains a popular property on the regional-theater circuit, and is currently on stage at Bristol Riverside Theatre. But are the musical’s views on psychiatry and pharmacology naive and dangerous? Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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A diversity of opinions: Alexandra Espinoza, Bi Jean Ngo, Leonard C. Haas, and Catharine K. Slusar in ‘Eureka Day.’ (Photo courtesy of InterAct.)

InterAct Theatre Company presents Jonathan Spector’s ‘Eureka Day’

The problem with consensus

InterAct’s ‘Eureka Day’ is a timely story about Americans’ debate over vaccinations and what happens when liberals’ progressiveness is put to the test. Christina Anthony reviews.
Christina Anthony

Christina Anthony

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Aplomb and energy: Brian McManus and Steve Carpenter in ‘Stones in His Pockets.’ (Photo courtesy of South Camden Theatre Company.)

South Camden Theatre Company presents Marie Jones’s ‘Stones in His Pockets’

Americans in Ireland in New Jersey

A dazzling duo of actors tackle Irish tragicomedy ‘Stones in His Pockets’ at South Camden Theatre Company. Suzanne Cloud reviews.
Suzanne Cloud

Suzanne Cloud

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The engine of ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’: ensemble members Bailey Roper, Akeem Davis, Emilie Krause, and Joilet Harris. (Photo by Wide Eyed Studios.)

The Arden Theatre Company presents ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’

Help yourself

‘Tiny Beautiful Things,’ at the Arden Theatre Company, explores the myriad reasons that people seek advice. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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They definitely know what they’re doing: Harry Hamlin and Stefanie Powers in ‘One November Yankee.’ (Photo by Matt Urban at NüPOINT Marketing.)

Delaware Theatre Company presents Joshua Ravetch’s ‘One November Yankee’

If a plane crashes in the forest…

‘One November Yankee’ gets a bumpy landing at Delaware Theatre Company. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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All eyes on the Main Stem: the ensemble of George Street Playhouse’s ‘Last Days of Summer.’ (Photo by T. Charles Erickson.)

George Street Playhouse presents Steve Kluger and Jason Howland’s ‘Last Days of Summer’

More than three strikes

Baseball, absentee fathers, and WWII: ‘Last Days of Summer,’ which opens the season at George Street Playhouse, piles on the clichés. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Uncompromising in its joy, despite tragedy: the ensemble of ‘Come From Away.’ (Photo by Matthew Murphy.)

Broadway Philadelphia presents Irene Sankoff and David Hein’s ‘Come From Away’

We all come from away

The Kimmel Center presents a stunningly relevant production of the Tony Award-winning musical ‘Come From Away.’ Alix Rosenfeld reviews.
Alix Rosenfeld

Alix Rosenfeld

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Man-child or menace? Vince (Mark Christie) comes home to his parents (Damien J Wallace and Merci Lyons-Cox). (Photo by Kylie Westerbeck.)

EgoPo Classic Theater presents Sam Shepard’s ‘Buried Child’

A Shepard family comedy

EgoPo Classic Theater opens a season devoted to Sam Shepard with an intriguing but tonally unbalanced ‘Buried Child.’ Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Humor and heart: Campbell O’Hare and Brett Ashley Robinson face off in the Wilma’s ‘Dance Nation.’ (Photo by Johanna Austin.)

The Wilma Theater presents Clare Barron’s ‘Dance Nation’

Power in discovery

The Wilma Theater presents 'Dance Nation,' a bold comedy about a competitive dance troupe of teenage girls learning, growing, and evolving through self-discovery. Christina Anthony reviews.
Christina Anthony

Christina Anthony

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