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Melanie Julian, Charlie DelMarcelle, and Ed Swidey attempt to build a better future. (Photo by Dave Sarrafian.)

EgoPo Classic Theater presents John Guare's 'Lydie Breeze Part 1: Cold Harbor'

Pioneer woman

EgoPo Classic Theater’s premiere of John Guare’s ‘Lydie Breeze’ trilogy gets off to an arresting and maddening start with 'Cold Harbor.' Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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L to R: Nancy Boykin and Jessica Johnson bond over the guy who made their lives a misery. (Photo by Paola Nogueras.)

Theatre Exile presents Jackie Sibblies Drury’s 'Really'

Out of focus

Theatre Exile’s production of Jackie Sibblies Drury's 'Really' mulls photography and art, but its affectations blur character and narrative. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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L to R: Anita Holland, Stephanie N. Walters, Daniel Kim, and Richard Chan confront family history. (Photo by Stephanie Price.)

Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists presents Mike Lew's 'Tiger Style!'

This cat doesn't scratch the surface

Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists premieres with Mike Lew's 'Tiger Style!' — a comedy that doesn't earn its exclamation point. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Eleanor Handley's photographer, Sarah Goodwin, loses herself at home. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Bristol Riverside Theater presents Donald Margulies's 'Time Stands Still'

Through a lens, darkly

Bristol Riverside Theatre chronicles the war at home in Donald Margulies’s ‘Time Stands Still.' Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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L to R: Lexie Braverman, Brett Robinson, Bi Jean Ngo, Maggie Johnson, and Emily Lynn tussle in the Men's Education Peer Group. (Photo courtesy of Interact Theatre Company.)

Interact Theatre Company presents MJ Kaufman's 'Sensitive Guys'

Oversensitive, underdeveloped

InterAct Theatre Company's premiere of MJ Kaufman's 'Sensitive Guys' lacks theatrical sensitivity. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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The 'Fashion Machine' runs on pure, youthful energy. (Photo by B.A. Kessler.)

FringeArts presents Theatre SKAM's 'Fashion Machine'

Runway project

Theatre SKAM’s 'Fashion Machine.' at FringeArts, finds its deconstructionist child charges ripping apart your outfit — literally and figuratively — and putting it back together again, fabulously. A.D. Amorosi reviews.
A.D. Amorosi

A.D. Amorosi

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'The Humans': Kitchen sink included. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Walnut Street Theatre presents Stephen Karam's 'The Humans'

A little too human

Walnut Street Theatre’s production of Stephen Karam's ‘The Humans’ gets clogged up in kitchen-sink realism. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Mic Matarrese's Captain Lesgate watches over Elizabeth Heflin's helpless, flighty Margo Wendice. (Photo by N. Howatt.)

Resident Ensemble Players present Frederick Knott's 'Dial M for Murder'

Dial down the design

'Dial M for Murder' receives a handsome revival by Wilmington, Delaware's Resident Ensemble Players, but sometimes less design is more. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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L to R: Babilonia, Gardner, and Hamill bring ice-melting warmth to the stage. (Photo courtesy of Delaware Theatre Company.)

Delaware Theatre Company presents Josh Ravetch's 'Go Figure: The Randy Gardner Story'

On thin ice?

Josh Ravetch's 'Go Figure: The Randy Gardner Story,' at Delaware Theatre Company, celebrates figure skating with unskilled sincerity. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Reaching for the stars with their feet on the ground. (Photo by T. Charles Erickson.)

McCarter Theatre Center presents Marie Jones's 'Stones in His Pockets'

Erin go blah

McCarter Theatre Center’s ‘Stones in His Pockets’ has charm, but often reinforces the stereotypes it tries to subvert. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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