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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

Freda Payne, as Ella Fitzgerald, accomplishes a "masterful musical feat." (Photo by Matt Urban, Mobius New Media.)

Delaware Theatre Company presents Maurice Hines's 'Ella: First Lady of Song'

You'll get a kick out of her

Maurice Hines's 'Ella: First Lady of Song' makes a showstopping regional premiere at Delaware Theatre Company. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Apr 24, 2018 Articles 4 minute read

Susanna Stahlmann's Viola and Matthew Greer's Duke Orsino convey comedy and something more in this balanced production. (Photo courtesy of Resident Ensemble Players.)

Resident Ensemble Players present William Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night'

Melancholy love

The Resident Ensemble Players’ 'Twelfth Night' perfectly balances Shakespeare’s comedic and melancholic tones. Mark Cofta reviews.

Mark Cofta

Apr 23, 2018 Articles 3 minute read

L to R: Jorge Caballero, Idalmis Garcia, and Lori Felipe Barkin blend fantasy Cuba with its reality. (Photo by Kate Raines/Plate 3 Photography.)

Team Sunshine Performance Corporation presents '¡Bienvenidos Blancos! or Welcome White People!'

Sharing perspectives

'¡Bienvenidos Blancos! or Welcome White People!' warmly welcomes audiences to appreciate the challenges Cuban-Americans face living in two cultures simultaneously. Mark Cofta reviews.

Mark Cofta

Apr 23, 2018 Articles 2 minute read

Paterson Joseph revives an important and forgotten subject of British history. (Photo by Robert Day.)

Annenberg Center presents Paterson Joseph's 'Sancho: An Act of Remembrance'

Born on a slave ship, vaulted into history

Paterson Joseph plays a time traveler on television, but reached into the past for his fascinating one-man show, 'Sancho: An Act of Remembrance.' Mark Cofta reviews.

Mark Cofta

Apr 17, 2018 Articles 3 minute read