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L to R: Keiper's Léonide gets laughs, but Robbins's Corrine steals the show. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Bristol Riverside Theater presents 'The Triumph of Love'

Not quite a triumph

A musicalization of Marivaux’s ‘The Triumph of Love,’ at Bristol Riverside Theatre, fails to balance the source play’s humor and pathos. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

May 04, 2018 Articles 3 minute read

Matthew Decker's inventive staging adds extra poignancy to the play's setting. (Photo by Alex Medvick.)

Theatre Horizon presents Rick Elice and Wayne Barker's 'Peter and the Starcatcher'

Catch this star

Theatre Horizon offers a whimsical, wistful, and refreshingly feminist take on the popular ‘Peter and the Starcatcher.’ Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

May 04, 2018 Articles 3 minute read

Gregory Isaac and Suli Holum on the upswing. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

1812 Productions presents Michael Hollinger's world premiere 'Hope and Gravity'

Hope floats, gravity sucks

Michael Hollinger’s world premiere 'Hope and Gravity,' by 1812 Productions, seems to float amiably until its powerful ending sends us simultaneously down and up. Mark Cofta reviews.

Mark Cofta

May 04, 2018 Articles 3 minute read

L to R: Stephen Novelli, Graham Smith, and Brian Anthony Wilson play characters they'd never otherwise perform onstage. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

People's Light presents Zak Berkman and Samantha Reading's 'Romeo & Juliet: A Requiem'

New life for an old story

Samantha Reading and Zak Berkman’s retelling of Shakespeare’s 'Romeo & Juliet' at People’s Light & Theatre Company may seem redundant but proves its worth. Mark Cofta reviews.

Mark Cofta

Apr 30, 2018 Articles 3 minute read

Mary Elizabeth Scallen's Rosemary is a hoarder, but you'd never know it by looking at Sara Outing's clean set. (Photo by Marv Kaplan.)

Juniper Productions presents Jessica Bedford's 'Splinter and Crack'

Weak foundation

Jessica Bedford’s 'Splinter and Crack,' Juniper Productions’ sophomore production, can’t support its own weight. Mark Cofta reviews.

Mark Cofta

Apr 30, 2018 Articles 3 minute read

Dan D’Albis's CB, and Madison Caudullo as CB's sister all grown up and stressing out. (Photo by Billy Denham)

Raw Street Productions presents Bert V. Royal's 'Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead'

Good Grief! It's teenage Charlie Brown

Young South Philly company Raw Street Productions stages Bert V. Royal’s 'Dog Sees God,' playing the 'Peanuts' parody for more than laughs. Mark Cofta reviews.

Mark Cofta

Apr 30, 2018 Articles 3 minute read

Chase Byrd's Yossarian learns that war is hell and so are other people. (Photo by Rebecca Gudelunas.)

Curio Theatre Company presents Joseph Heller's 'Catch-22'

Still relevant after all these years

Director Claire Moyer's production of Joseph Heller's 'Catch-22' shows the classic antiwar novel hasn't lost its bite. Mark Cofta reviews.

Mark Cofta

Apr 29, 2018 Articles 3 minute read

Krista Apple's F and Lindsay Smiling's B meet cute somewhere between your country and mine. (Photo by Bill Hebert.)

Wilma Theater presents Christopher Chen's world premiere 'Passage'

This land is my land

Christopher Chen's new play 'Passage' raises many questions about nationality and identity, but fails to follow through, in its Wilma Theater world premiere. Mark Cofta reviews.

Mark Cofta

Apr 29, 2018 Articles 4 minute read

Kishia Nixon and Trevor William Fayle show an unforced stage chemistry. (Photo by Paola Nogueras.)

Theatre Exile presents Michael Hollinger's 'Sing the Body Electric'

'Sing the Body Electric' highlights playwright Michael Hollinger’s knack for crafting naturalistic dialogue and sympathetic characters, but the whole often feels like less than the sum of its parts. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Apr 26, 2018 Articles 3 minute read