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Campbell stands between the women, in an avid discussion, one hand on each of their shoulders. They all wear 70s clothes.

Theatre in the X presents Don Evans’s One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show

An excellent night in the park
Theatre in the X presents One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show, by Philly-native playwright Don Evans, for its annual free production in West Philly’s Malcolm X Park. C.M. Crockford reviews.
C.M. Crockford

C.M. Crockford

Reviews 3 minute read
Book cover: Title & author in white & orange letters, over an illustration of a woman with a wind-up mechanism in her back.

A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy, by Tia Levings

Women don’t need patriarchy, but patriarchy needs us
A Well-Trained Wife, Tia Levings’s gripping new memoir about her path in and out of a high-control Christian religion, is also an urgent warning to US voters who care about women’s rights. Alaina Johns reviews.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

Reviews 5 minute read
The book cover. Title and author appear in bold white text with an illustration of a hand holding a candle lit at both ends.

Breaking the Curse: A Memoir about Trauma, Healing, and Italian Witchcraft, by Alex DiFrancesco

A magical memoir of perseverance
Alex DiFrancesco’s memoir is a transformative exploration of identity, spirituality, and perseverance. By delving into the complex layers of trauma and emotion, they offer a haunting narrative of survival and the search for hope. Cass Lewis reviews.
Cass Lewis

Cass Lewis

Reviews 4 minute read
Gallery view including the entry with the ironwork described below, and large colorful pleated graphic of the artists’ names

Winterthur presents Transformations: Contemporary Artists at Winterthur

Generations of creativity
Artists from across the country, including many from the Philly area, respond to Winterthur’s famous collection of art, textiles, furniture, and more in this exceptional interdisciplinary exhibition. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 5 minute read
4 actors stand on the ground, 3 of them gesturing to another who perches on high top of two people vertically stacked.

New York Circus Project presents Hamlet at FringeArts

A high-flying Hamlet takes risks
New York Circus Project’s Hamlet put an inventive circus spin on Shakespeare’s well-known tragedy with performances at Philly’s FringeArts in late July. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

Reviews 4 minute read
A single vintage turnstile with an olive green body and bright metal arms.

PAFA presents Philadelphia Revealed: Unpacking the Attic

Discover Philly’s new, old, and untold stories with these fascinating objects
The Atwater Kent Collection got a new home with Drexel when the Philadelphia History Museum closed. Now, Philadelphia Revealed, a new exhibition at PAFA, brings the city’s history to life with fascinating objects. Pamela J.
Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Reviews 5 minute read
The 4 actors, with different skin tones & genders, pose together in bright, casual summer clothes next to a tree in a park.

Shakespeare in Clark Park presents As You Like It

All the park’s a stage
Annual summer favorite Shakespeare in Clark Park brings the Forest of Arden to West Philly in an energetic new adaptation of As You Like It directed by Ontaria Kim Wilson, running through July 28. It’s free! C.M. Crockford reviews.
C.M. Crockford

C.M. Crockford

Reviews 4 minute read
Johnson, a Black woman wearing a long flowered skirt & striped blouse, sings passionately with her hands outspread.

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents Alice Walker’s The Color Purple

Celie’s story comes to the Center Valley stage
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival mounts an excellent production of The Color Purple with acclaimed local director Amina Robinson,
but the show glosses over some of the difficult moments so important to this story. An Nichols reviews.
An Nichols

An Nichols

Reviews 6 minute read
Atop a multi-tiered outdoor stage against a dimming evening sky, the actors pose in brown robes with yellow accents.

Delaware Shakespeare presents Julius Caesar

This textual triumph is especially stirring in an election year
Delaware Shakespeare opens its 22nd year with a finely mounted production of Julius Caesar—one of the Bard’s shortest and darkest plays—in Wilmington’s atmospheric Rockwood Park. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 4 minute read
Gold-framed collage-like painting in blue, pink, black, and green, featuring two Black figures, described in text below.

Arthur Ross Gallery presents David C. Driskell and Friends: Creativity, Collaboration, and Friendship

Proving Black art's place at the center of American history
Throughout his groundbreaking career, artist David C. Driskell laid the foundation for the academic study of Black American art long ignored by the art world. A new exhibition at Arthur Ross honors him and his legacy. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Reviews 4 minute read