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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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Gabriela Sanchez (seated) enjoys a visit from her historical foremothers. (Photo by Corem Coreano.)

Power Street Theatre Company presents Erlina Ortiz's 'Las Mujeres'

Mothers of self-invention

Power Street Theatre Company premieres Erlina Ortiz’s 'Las Mujeres,' a celebration of Latinas past that also addresses today and the future. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Charlie DelMarcelle's Joshua sees an early sign that all isn't well in Lydie Breeze's utopia. (Photo by Dave Sarrafian.)

EgoPo Classic Theater presents John Guare's 'Lydie Breeze Part 2: Aipotu'

Paradise found, then lost

'Aipotu,' the second installment of John Guare’s ‘Lydie Breeze’ trilogy, at EgoPo Classic Theater, deconstructs the utopian myth. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Jasmine Ward's Pecola prays for blue eyes in the Arden's production. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Arden Theatre Company presents Lydia R. Diamond's adaptation of Toni Morrison's 'The Bluest Eye'

"Unflinching" story flinches onstage

Lydia R. Diamond's adaptation of ‘The Bluest Eye’ at Arden Theatre Company fails to capture the wrenching power of Toni Morrison’s landmark novel. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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L to R: Deena Burke's Olympia, Lee E. Ernst's Victor, and Laura Frye's Eugenie bring on the high hijinks. (Photo courtesy of the University of Delaware.)

Resident Ensemble Players present Georges Feydeau's 'A Flea in Her Ear'

The seven-door itch

The Resident Ensemble Players’ production of Georges Feydeau's 'A Flea in Her Ear' celebrates that timeless theatrical form, the farce. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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