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Trying to master ‘Medea’: Homer Robinson and Sophia Barrett in ‘PURE MEDEA.’ (Photo by Ceilidh Madigan.)

Automatic Arts presents Josh McIlvain’s ‘PURE MEDEA’

Missing the modern stakes

With ‘PURE MEDEA,’ Automatic Arts tackles the Euripides classic, but from the behind-the-scenes perspective of actors at a rehearsal. Catherine Smith reviews.
Catherine Smith

Catherine Smith

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A benign violation? Mel Krodman and Jess Conda in ‘A Hard Time.’ (Photo by Daniel Kontz.)

FringeArts presents Jess Conda, Jenn Kidwell, and Mel Krodman’s ‘A Hard Time’

Theories of comedy

“What’s so funny? It’s perhaps the central question of comedy.” So opens ‘A Hard Time’ at FringeArts, and a superlative trio of women take it from there. Alaina Johns reviews.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

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A strong afterlife in regional theater: a giant Jared Paxson and the ensemble of Ritz’s ‘Big Fish.’ (Photo by Chris Miller.)

The Ritz Theatre Company presents ‘Big Fish’

Fathers and sons and life and death

South Jersey's Ritz Theatre Company presents 'Big Fish,' a faithful and emotional musical adaptation of Tim Burton's 2013 film. Stephen Silver reviews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

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New world, different directions: Emily-Grace Murray and Eric Rupp in ‘Constellations.’ (Photo courtesy of Steel River Playhouse.)

Steel River Playhouse presents Nick Payne’s ‘Constellations’

One couple, many worlds

In Steel River Playhouse’s ‘Constellations,’ one couple spins through many different worlds. What if the multitude contains us? Gioanna Romano reviews.
Gioanna Romano

Gioanna Romano

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Thank goodness for Matteo Scammell, Taysha Marie Canales, and interesting AstroTurf. (Photo by Johanna Austin/AustinArt.org.)

The Wilma Theater presents Kate Tarker’s ‘Dionysus Was Such a Nice Man’

The man, the myth, the #MeToo

Kate Tarker's world-premiere play tells the story of 'Oedipus Rex' in the style of Tom Stoppard's 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'… but much less successfully. Jill Ivey reviews.
Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

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#MeToo, cancel culture, and life through a screen: Alison Ormsby in ‘Boycott Esther.’ (Photo by Johanna Austin/AustinArt.org.)

Azuka Theatre presents Emily Acker’s ‘Boycott Esther’

A #MeToo must-see

Emily Acker’s 'Boycott Esther,' getting its world premiere at Azuka, is a relevant and must-see play for the #MeToo era. Alix Rosenfeld reviews.
Alix Rosenfeld

Alix Rosenfeld

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Thespians riding free: Owen Corey, Jared Reed, and Jessica DalCanton in ‘Three Musketeers.’ (Photo by Ashley Smith of Wide Eyed Studios.)

Hedgerow Theatre presents ‘The Three Musketeers’

What the kids saw

Buckle your swash and join d’Artagnan and the Three Musketeers in Paris for duels, romance, and palace intrigue. Suzanne Cloud reviews.
Suzanne Cloud

Suzanne Cloud

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Symbolism and poetry: ‘Riders to the Sea’ as opera. (Photo by William Brown Photography.)

Curtis Opera Theatre and Opera Philadelphia present ‘Riders to the Sea’ and ‘Empty the House’

Unhappy in their own ways

Two operas written nearly a century apart consider the familial wounds that time doesn’t heal. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Vain, brash, self-serving, and charming: Hassan El-Amin as Troy Maxson. (Photo by Evan Krape.)

The Resident Ensemble Players present August Wilson’s ‘Fences’

Ties that bind and break

A strong season of local August Wilson productions continues with ‘Fences’ at University of Delaware’s Resident Ensemble Players. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Who are you once you become part of a couple? Steve Harding and Kimie Muroya in ‘An Infinite Ache.’ (Image courtesy of South Camden Theatre Company.)

South Camden Theatre Company presents David Schulner’s ‘An Infinite Ache’

Love and marriage

‘An Infinite Ache’ at South Camden Theatre Company offers a stale portrait of what it means to be part of a couple. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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