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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

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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

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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

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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

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“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

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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

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‘Ragtime’ has only gained relevance since its 1996 premiere. (Photo courtesy of the Eagle Theatre.)

The Eagle Theatre presents ‘Ragtime’

The music of today

Timeless and timely, ‘Ragtime’ reinforces its status as a great American musical in Eagle Theatre’s fine production. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Who’s old and who’s ancient? Jeanne Lehman and Keith Baker in ‘On Golden Pond.’ (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Bristol Riverside Theatre presents Ernest Thompson’s ‘On Golden Pond’

A summer twilight

Like its octogenarian protagonist, ‘On Golden Pond,’ now onstage at Bristol Riverside Theatre, shows its age. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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In search of the letter of the law: the ensemble of ‘74 Seconds…to Judgment’ at the Arden. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

The Arden Theatre presents Kash Goins’s ‘74 Seconds…to Judgment’

A jury of us

‘74 Seconds… to Judgment,’ at the Arden Theatre Company, joins the pantheon of political plays that ask tough questions and reject easy answers. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Facing deindustrialization: the cast of ‘Sweat’ at People’s Light. (Photo by Paola Nogueras.)

People’s Light presents Lynn Nottage’s ‘Sweat’

Small-town truths

Longstanding multicultural friendships at a steel mill in Reading, Pennsylvania, are put to the test when the forces of deindustrialization pit one worker against another in Lynn Nottage’s ‘Sweat.’ Hugh Hunter reviews.
Hugh Hunter

Hugh Hunter

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