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Shh—what’s hiding in the basement? (Image courtesy of Gunnar Montana.)

Philly Fringe 2019: Gunnar Montana’s ‘Basement’

Come downstairs—if you dare

‘BASEMENT,’ Gunnar Montana’s latest Fringe offering, choreographs a nightmare scenario of torture and murder. Gary Day reviews.
Gary L. Day

Gary L. Day

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Riffing on the ‘The Tempest’: the cast of PAC’s ‘The Sea Voyage.’ (Photo by Ashley Smith, Wide Eyed Studios.)

Philly Fringe 2019: PAC presents Fletcher and Massinger’s ‘The Sea Voyage’

Treading water

Despite an inventive staging, ‘The Sea Voyage,’ Philadelphia Artists’ Collective’s 2019 Fringe entry, offers a pale imitation of Shakespeare’s ‘Tempest.’ Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Philly is finally in the room where it happens. (Photo by Joan Marcus.)

Broadway Philadelphia presents Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Hamilton’

Philly gets its shot

After years of waiting, the most acclaimed musical in recent memory finally arrives in Philadelphia. Does ‘Hamilton’ live up to its hype? Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 5 minute read
A transcendent retelling? The cast of ‘Our Town’ at People’s Light. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

People’s Light presents Thornton Wilder’s ‘Our Town’

The universe at home

After the heft of the world-premiere ‘Mud Row,’ People’s Light tackles another small-town tale. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Articles 4 minute read
Stories about sisterhood: Nicole Stacie, Nancy Marie, and Ashley Davis in PWFT’s one-acts. (Photo by Kristin Curley.)

The Philadelphia Women’s Theatre Festival presents ‘An Evening of One Acts’

Sisterly love

The Philadelphia Women’s Theatre Festival lands in Old City for its fifth year, and opens with an evening of one-acts by women playwrights. Alaina Johns reviews.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

Articles 3 minute read
Missing the menace? John Ahlin as Falstaff and Mairin Lee as Prince Hal in PSF’s ‘Henry IV part 1.’ (Photo by Lee A. Butz.)

The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents ‘Henry IV, Part 1’

All hail the Henriad

One of the region’s best-respected summer Shakespeare destinations continues its foray into the history plays, rehearsed and staged as the Bard would have seen. Hugh Hunter reviews.
Hugh Hunter

Hugh Hunter

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Loving moderately? Charlotte Northeast, Jessa Money, Kimie Muroya, and Dan Kearn in Clark Park’s ‘Lear.’ (Photo by Ann Marley.)

Shakespeare in Clark Park presents ‘King Lear’

Where our loyalties lie

Shakespeare in Clark Park’s production of William Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’ features strong ties to its community. Alix Rosenfeld reviews.
Alix Rosenfeld

Alix Rosenfeld

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A rocky gravitational pull: Eleanor Handley and Matthew Floyd Miller in PSF’s ‘Private Lives.’ (Photo by Lee A. Butz.)

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents Noël Coward’s ‘Private Lives’

The second time around

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival delivers a sparkling and sharp ‘Private Lives’. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 3 minute read
An unhappy inheritance? Nikkole Salter and Bjorn DuPaty in ‘Mud Row’ at People’s Light. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

People’s Light presents Dominique Morisseau’s ‘Mud Row’

An Americana summer

In the world premiere of ‘Mud Row’ at People’s Light, Dominique Morisseau tells a big tale of a small town. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Articles 3 minute read
Dark and captivating: Rudy Caporaso and Susan Moses in ‘The Witch of Edmonton.’ (Image courtesy of REV.)

REV Theatre Company presents ‘The Witch of Edmonton’

Gruesome romance

REV’s ‘The Witch of Edmonton,’ a Jacobean classic, makes for a modern night to remember at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Christina Anthony reviews.
Christina Anthony

Christina Anthony

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