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Lee and Sottile play a Viola and Will who could have leapt from the Bard's own pages. (Photo by Lee A. Butz.)

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents Lee Hall's 'Shakespeare in Love'

Where there's a Will

A stage adaptation of ‘Shakespeare in Love,’ at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, coasts on a healthy dose of charm. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Nina Covalesky plays a professor who's afraid of a student. (Photo by Brian Buttler.)

Theater with a View presents Martin Zimmerman's 'On the Exhale' (first review)

Outdoor experience, internal drama

Pottstown's Theater with a View sets 'On the Exhale,' Martin Zimmerman's timely drama about mass shootings, outdoors, with surprising success. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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DalCanton and Reed don't dial up a good connection. (Photo by Ashley LaBonde.)

Hedgerow Theatre presents Jared Reed and Damon Bonetti's 'His Girl Friday'

Feels like a Monday

Hedgerow Theatre Company’s new adaptation of ‘His Girl Friday’ screws up screwball comedy. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Burgio sets the piece around the fraught family's dining-room table. (Photo by Daniel Kontz.)

Almanac Dance Circus Theatre presents Nicole Burgio's 'xoxo moongirl'

Family in the balance

'xoxo moongirl' combines aerial work with narrative and dance to tell the autobiographical story of a family in crisis. Cara Blouin reviews.
Cara Blouin

Cara Blouin

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Victoria Janicki makes her PSF debut as Viola/Cesario in 'Twelfth Night.' (Photo by Lee A. Butz.)

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents 'Twelfth Night'

Why is this 'Night' different from other 'Nights'?

Matt Pfeiffer's multifaceted ‘Twelfth Night’ at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival marks another masterful achievement for Philadelphia's accomplished director. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Hitchens's supernatural stories highlight our need for human connection. (Photo by Going Dark Theatre via Facebook.)

SoLow Fest 2018: Going Dark Theatre presents Josh Hitchens's 'Ghost Stories'

Spirits in the material world

Whether or not you believe in ghosts, Josh Hitchens's collection of stories, told in true SoLow Fest style, will give you the shivers. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

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In 1968, "it was never this bad, it was always this bad." (Photo courtesy of Applied Mechanics.)

Applied Mechanics presents 'This Is on Record'

The times, they aren't a-changin'

Applied Mechanics' 'This Is on Record' takes a 50-year look back at our political arena and finds remarkable continuities. Cara Blouin reviews.
Cara Blouin

Cara Blouin

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Robinson (left) and Outing spill all the tea as Mrs. Potts and Beast. (Photo courtesy of the Greenfield Collective.)

SoLow Fest 2018: Greenfield Collective's 'Potts' with 'Table on Table on Table'

Tales as old as time

SoLow Fest entries ‘Potts’ and ‘Table on Table on Table’ offer new glosses on familiar stories. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Romero and Rooker's costumes allow Eppchez ! to operate and be a puppet, simultaneously. (Photo by Freedom G Photography.)

SoLow Fest 2018: Alma's Engine presents Eppchez !'s 'Publik Private'

A tale of two identities

Alma's Engine brings Eppchez!'s 'Publik Private' to SoLow Fest and examines the four faces of two historic people. Cara Blouin reviews.
Cara Blouin

Cara Blouin

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Spectators and Manipulators enjoy the show from either side of the tiny curtain. (Photo courtesy of La Voce delle Cose.)

SoLow Fest 2018: Company Aiello and La Voce delle Cose's 'Unconscious Theater Machines'

Storytime with a twist

Company Aiello's SoLow Fest entry 'Unconscious Theater Machines' puts audiences in the action for wonderful community-building, one-on-one performances. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

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