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Should these clowns be teaching sex ed? Zachary Chiero and Tara Demmy in ‘Clown Sex Ed.’ (Photo by Plate 3 Photography.)

Tribe of Fools presents ‘Clown Sex Ed’

Let's talk about sex

'Clown Sex Ed' by Tribe of Fools combines comedy with the birds and the bees. Alix Rosenfeld reviews.
Alix Rosenfeld

Alix Rosenfeld

Articles 3 minute read
‘marry, fuck, breath of water’: A new comprehension of intimacy. (Image courtesy of Enlog Theatre Company.)

Enlog Theatre Company presents Megan McKeirnan’s ‘marry, fuck, breath of water’

Liquid courage

An aquatically named world-premiere play addresses the fluid nature of attraction and identity. Joseph Myers reviews.
Joseph Myers

Joseph Myers

Articles 2 minute read
‘Mamma Mia’ it ain’t. (Image courtesy of Hella Fresh theater.)

Hella Fresh Theater presents John Rosenberg’s ‘Cana of Galilee’

A match made in Kensington

‘Cana of Galilee,’ the latest DIY offering from Kensington’s Hella Fresh Theater, considers growth and grief with surprising power. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 3 minute read
Rich representations of Chekhov’s iconic sisters: Jahzeer Terrell and Andrew J. Carroll. (Photo by Kylie Westerbeck.)

EgoPo Classic Theater presents Reza de Wet’s ‘Three Sisters Two’

Chekhov at the end of the world

EgoPo Classic Theater powerfully explores the doomed Prozorov sisters, and the future of South Africa, in Reza de Wet’s ‘Three Sisters Two.’ Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 3 minute read
Light but trenchant: Tariq Kanu and Satchel Williams in ‘Fabulation.’ (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Temple Theaters presents Lynn Nottage’s ‘Fabulation’

Brooklyn's prodigal daughter

Temple Theaters revives ‘Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine,’ an early Lynn Nottage play that nods to 19th-century sentimental fiction. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 3 minute read
Should political statements come first? Carlo Campbell in ‘Hype Man.’ (Image courtesy of InterAct.)

InterAct Theatre Company presents Idris Goodwin’s ‘Hype Man: A Break Beat Play’

Fighting the beat

The important themes of ‘Hype Man: A Break Beat Play,’ at InterAct Theatre Company, too often get lost in the musical shuffle. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 3 minute read
They shine in comedy: Scott Greer, Ben Dibble, Frank Ferrante, and Jacob Tischler in the Walnut’s ‘A Comedy of Tenors.’ (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Walnut Street Theatre presents Ken Ludwig’s ‘A Comedy of Tenors’

Comedy for comedy’s sake

With all the big ideas and Very Important Art flying around out there, sometimes we need to just take a seat and laugh — and the Walnut’s ‘Comedy of Tenors’ is waiting. Jill Ivey reviews.
Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Articles 3 minute read
Drucie McDaniel shines in the role of Dr. Ruth. (Photo courtesy of Act II Playhouse.)

Act II Playhouse presents Mark St. Germain’s ‘Becoming Dr. Ruth’

Meet America’s favorite sex therapist

Act II Playhouse’s ‘Becoming Dr. Ruth,’ featuring the indomitable Drucie McDaniel as America’s favorite sex therapist, proves it’s possible to tell the whole story with a one-woman show. Jill Ivey reviews.
Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Articles 3 minute read
“Take the world in your two hands and make it new.” DJ Gleason and Lawrence Pressman in ‘Awake and Sing!’ (Photo by Shawn May Photography.)

Quintessence Theatre Group presents Clifford Odets’s ‘Awake and Sing!’

American myths

‘Awake and Sing!’ is too often written off as a Depression-era period piece, but here it becomes a poignant and timely experience in the American winter of 2019. Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer reviews.
Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Articles 4 minute read
A tiny house is as small as it is ephemeral. (Photo by Evan Krape.)

The Resident Ensemble Players present Michael Gotch’s ‘Minor Fantastical Kingdoms’

Tiny house, big ideas

Into the 21st-century woods we go with the Resident Ensemble Players' premiere of ‘Minor Fantastical Kingdoms’ at the University of Delaware. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Articles 3 minute read