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L to R: Twoey Truong, Jennifer Summerfield, and Jessica DalCanton in Curio's stylish but insubstantial production. (Photo by Rebecca Gudelunas.)

Curio Theatre Company presents David Adjmi's 'Marie Antoinette'

The revolution will not be dramatized

Despite a stylish production from Curio Theatre Company, David Adjmi's ‘Marie Antoinette’ offers little insight on the complicated monarch. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 3 minute read
Awkward love grows between Joseph Teti's Valentyn and Francesca Piccioni's Ashley. (Photo by Plate 3 Photography.)

Inis Nua Theatre Company presents Alan Harris's 'Love, Lies and Taxidermy'

Stuffed with Fun

The U.S. premiere of Welshman Alan Harris's 'Love, Lies and Taxidermy' brings a welcome romantic comedy from Inis Nua Theatre Company. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

Articles 2 minute read
Somehow, Kaufman's 'Sensitive Guys' is transformed in the hands of real college students on a college campus. (Photo by Fig Tree Photography.)

Arcadia University presents MJ Kaufman's 'Sensitive Guys'

Second time around

BSR theater critic Mark Cofta visited Arcadia University to see how MJ Kaufman’s play about sexual assault on college campuses, 'Sensitive Guys,' plays on a college campus.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

Articles 5 minute read
An illicit romance heats up in the 'Waitress' kitchen. (Photo by Joan Marcus.)

Broadway Philadelphia presents 'Waitress'

Check, please

Broadway Philadelphia brings the national tour of ‘Waitress’ to Philadelphia. It serves up a pile of sugar, but needs a pinch of salt. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 3 minute read
The cast and comedy of 'Tiger Style!': Rob Buscher says if you can't relate, it's not for you. (Photo by Stephanie Price.)

A critical look at the critics of PAPA's 'Tiger Style!'

The show we've been waiting for

Did the non-Asian critics who reviewed Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists' production of Mike Lew's 'Tiger Style!' miss the point? Rob Buscher considers.
Rob Buscher

Rob Buscher

Articles 2 minute read
L to R: Ashton Carter's Prince Albert, Paul McElwee's Bees, and Katherine Perry's Amanda the Milliner prove you can't travel backward in time. (Photo by Johanna Austin, austinart.org.)

Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium presents Jean Anouilh's 'Time Remembered (Leocadia)'

The past suits our present

The Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium shares 'Time Remembered,' Jean Anouilh's timeless fairy tale. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

Articles 3 minute read
L to R: Jaylene Clark Owens, Charlotte Northeast, and Claire Inie-Richards all play women looking to amplify their voices. (Photo by Alex Medvick.)

Theatre Horizon presents Lauren Gunderson's 'The Revolutionists'

Grace and power

Lauren Gunderson's 'The Revolutionists' at Theatre Horizon blends 1793's rebels with modern women's struggles for equality. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

Articles 3 minute read
Martin and Peakes meet cute, but get serious. (Photo by Matt Urban, Mobius New Media.)

Delaware Theatre Company presents Simon Stephens's 'Heisenberg'

The bonds between us

Delaware Theatre Company’s regional premiere of Simon Stephens’s ‘Heisenberg’ disrupts our rom-com expectations of meeting cute. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 3 minute read

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Krissy Fraelich. (Photo by Greg Carroccio.)

Media Theatre presents Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey's 'Next to Normal'

A new normal

Media Theatre's production of Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey's 'Next to Normal' explores mental illness with raw honesty — and, true to the subject, doesn't offer easy answers. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

Articles 3 minute read
Frank X and Johnnie Hobbs Jr. bring a "much-needed dose of humanity" to Didi and Gogo. (Photo by Shawn May.)

Quintessence Theatre Group presents Samuel Beckett's 'Waiting for Godot'

Worth the wait

Quintessence Theatre Group’s fresh, invigorating ‘Waiting for Godot’ foregrounds the humanity and heart of Samuel Beckett’s tramps. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 3 minute read