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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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