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People’s Light presents Colman Domingo’s ‘Dot’
Dementia and the family
A West Philly family comes home to learn that its matriarch is living with dementia, in the regional premiere of Colman Domingo's 'Dot' at People's Light. Frank Burd reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2019: On The Rocks presents ‘our ouija board’
The future of theater?
On The Rocks, a hip young Philly company with a bold, queer, out-of-the-box vision, stakes their claim to the future of theater in this year’s Fringe. Brad Rothbart reviews.
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McCarter Theatre Center presents Emily Mann’s ‘Gloria: A Life’
An unexamined life
Part hagiography and part Wikipedia entry, McCarter’s ‘Gloria: A Life’ skims the surface of Steinem. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Delaware Theatre Company presents ‘Hound of the Baskervilles’
Howling with laughter
Victorian noir meets comic mayhem in DTC’s ‘Hound of the Baskervilles.’ Gail Obenreder reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2019: The Wilma Theater presents ‘There’
Where are we?
The Wilma Theater’s season premiere, ‘There,’ adapts the long-form poem of similar name by Lebanese-American poet, visual artist, and essayist Etal Adnan. Alix Rosenfeld reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2019: ‘Khan!!! The Musical!!!,’ ‘The Break Fast Club,’ and ‘Gay Mis’
Fringe parodies go bold—from high school to Broadway to outer space
The Fringe’s ‘Khan!!! The Musical!!!,’ ‘The Break Fast Club,’ and ‘Gay Mis’ all have something in common: they’re parodies of beloved cultural touchstones. Melissa Strong reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2019: Kaneza Schaal and Christopher Myers present ‘Cartography’
Too much of a good thing
The curated Fringe production 'Cartography' bites off more than it needs. Kyle V. Hiller reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2019: Tribe of Fools presents ‘Operation Wawa Road Trip’
They do it better
High expectations for Tribe of Fools may leave you wanting more from the Fringe’s ‘Operation Wawa Road Trip.’ Brad Rothbart reviews.
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Lantern Theater Company presents Brecht’s ‘The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui’
Seeking subtext
Lantern Theater Company’s production of ‘The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui’ seems curiously stripped of its authoritarian subtext. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2019: Pig Iron Theatre Company presents ‘Superterranean’
Paradise lost, continually
Mimi Lien and Pig Iron venture into society’s anomie with the curated Fringe’s ‘Superterranean.’ Gail Obenreder reviews.
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