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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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It's going to be a long night for Katharine Powell and Cody Nickell's Nora and Torvald. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Arden Theatre Company presents Henrik Ibsen's 'A Doll's House'

Breaking down walls

The Arden Theatre Company's revival of Henrik Ibsen's 'A Doll's House' says much by staging the classic without reverence or commentary. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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L to R: McMahon's Werner Heisenberg, Mercer's Margrethe Nørlund Bohr, and Nolan's Niels Bohr literally and figuratively circle the point. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Lantern Theater Company presents Michael Frayn's 'Copenhagen'

Fission quest

Michael Frayn’s acclaimed ‘Copenhagen’ shows its age in Lantern Theater Company’s 10th anniversary production. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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A still from the 2018 Wilma Theatre production of 'Passing Strange'. (Photo courtesy of Wilma Theatre.)

Wilma Theater presents Stew and Heidi Rodewald's 'Passing Strange'

Youth's unfinished song

Stew and Heidi Rodewald's coming-of-age story 'Passing Strange' has evolved, cut its creators out of the script, and landed at the Wilma Theater. Mark Cofta and Cameron Kelsall discuss.
Cameron Kelsall Mark Cofta

Cameron Kelsalland Mark Cofta

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Theater survival tip: Speak no evil? (Illustration by Hannah Kaplan for BSR.)

Criticism and callout culture

Learning from 2017's lessons

More theater artists are stepping out and speaking up about injustice in the field. But it's not easy straddling the line between truth and reconciliation. Cara Blouin considers.
Cara Blouin Illustration by Hannah Kaplan

Cara Blouinand Illustration by Hannah Kaplan

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