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Jennifer Childs as middle-aged comeback-rocker Sierra Mist. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

People's Light presents Jennifer Childs's 'I Will Not Go Gently'

She's every woman

Jennifer Childs humorously and loudly touches upon the aching gender-gapped concerns of aging rockers, mothers, and grandmothers in this one-woman show at People's Light. A.D. Amorosi reviews.
A.D. Amorosi

A.D. Amorosi

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James Tolbert III plays M.P., a recovering sex offender. (Photo by Andrew Montemayor.)

Arden Theatre Company presents Kash Goins's 'V to X'

Staging the new Jim Crow

GoKash OnSTAGE's residency at the Arden presents ‘V to X,’ exploring the world of for-profit incarceration and the state of black lives behind bars. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Comic Yemima Cohen specializes in comedy about otherness. (Photo by Marissa Both.)

Yemima Cohen's 'Anchor Baby' and Lee Minora's 'White Feminist'

Women of the world

Two recent comic performances by women examine American life from the inside and outside. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

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Stormy weather can't hold a candle to Bi Jean Ngo's performance as the sprite Ariel. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Lantern Theater Company presents William Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

Smooth Sailing

'The Tempest,' Lantern Theater Company's annual Shakespeare, stresses the play's themes of reconciliation and forgiveness. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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The gang's all here and better than ever. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Walnut Street theatre presents Michael Frayn's 'Noises Off'

A taste for sardines

‘Noises Off,’ Michael Frayn’s evergreen farce, proves its durability once more at the Walnut Street Theatre. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Gabrielle Beckford's Yolanda learns to tip her hat for black women and their chapeaux. (Photo by T. Charles Erickson.)

McCarter Theatre Center presents Regina Taylor's 'Crowns'

Talking through their hats

Regina Taylor’s ‘Crowns,’ at Princeton’s McCarter Theatre Center, gives voice to the special relationship between black women and their hats. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Behrend and Romano are the show's unwilling and unlikely stage partners. (Photo by Becca Lambright.)

ComedySportz presents Patrick Romano and Benjamin Behrend's 'Two-Man One-Man'

A three-man one-man show

ComedySportz hosts 'Two-Man One-Man,' a frenetic and fun Fringe Festival revival. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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'Small Mouth Sounds' visits a New Age retreat that gives its devotees the silent treatment. (Photo by T. Charles Erickson.)

Philadelphia Theatre Company presents Bess Wohl's 'Small Mouth Sounds'

Silence is golden

Philadelphia Theatre Company imports Bess Wohl's 'Small Mouth Sounds,' which may say more about PTC than it intended. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Allen Radway's Ralph and Kirsten Quinn's Agneatha never ring true, despite the actors' skill.  (Photo by Kristine DiGrigoli.)

Isis Productions presents Bryony Lavery's 'Frozen'

Sympathy for the devil

Bryony Lavery’s ‘Frozen,' from Isis Productions, fails to explore the fetishization of forgiveness. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Bloom and Bialystock hatch a plan to celebrate Hitler and make a fortune. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Bristol Riverside Theater presents Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan's 'The Producers'

Flipping a flop

Bialystock and Bloom's plan to hatch an egg on Broadway is back with Bristol Riverside Theater's 'The Producers.' Stephen Silver reviews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

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