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Inviting viewers to join the story: Renea Brown as Sarah Crew in ‘The Little Princess.’ (Image courtesy of Quintessence.)

Quintessence presents Suli Holum and Priyanka Shetty’s ‘The Little Princess’

An interactive 'Princess'
Quintessence Theatre revisits a beloved childhood narrative for the holidays with its own interactive adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s ‘A Little Princess.’ Mina Reinckens reviews.
Mina Reinckens

Mina Reinckens

Reviews 3 minute read
Lesbians: they’re just like you! Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis as Abby and Harper in ‘Happiest Season.’ (Photo by Jojo Whilden/Hulu.)

Hulu presents Clea Duvall’s ‘Happiest Season'

Heteronormative happiness
It’s exciting to see mainstream platforms making and promoting Christmas romances telling queer stories, but Hulu’s ‘Happiest Season’ is run-of-the-mill holiday cheese. Michelle Nugent reviews.
Michelle Nugent

Michelle Nugent

Reviews 3 minute read
Taylor Mac is resplendent in a show that urges us to find sustenance in our chosen families. (Photo by Little Fang.)

StanfordLive presents ‘Taylor Mac’s Holiday Sauce… Pandemic!’

Reality, divinity, nativity
2020 Ibsen Award-winner Taylor Mac celebrates the dysfunction of the holidays in ‘Holiday Sauce…Pandemic!,’ a vaudeville performance now available to stream at home. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

Reviews 5 minute read
How often do you wonder, what if? Yael Shavitt as Sam in ‘Split.’ (Image courtesy of Split the Series.)

Yael Shavitt’s ‘Split’ is available to stream on Amazon Prime

Two worlds of what if
The ambitious and mind-bending new TV series ‘Split,’ created by Yael Shavitt, follows the two lives of Sammy 12 years after an audition for her dream high school. Kelly Conrad reviews.
Kelly Conrad

Kelly Conrad

Reviews 2 minute read
Intelligently embracing digital performance: Benson Thomas, Pax Ressler, Annie Fang, Sean Close, Brett Ashley Robinson, and Dave Jadico in 1812’s ‘This Is the Week That Is.’ (Image courtesy of 1812.)

1812 Productions presents ‘This Is the Week That Is’

Can we handle any more 2020 satire?
We’re not going to make it through the rest of 2020 if we can’t process what’s happened through laughs, and 1812’s ‘This Is the Week That Is’ delivers. Josh Herren reviews.
Josh Herren

Josh Herren

Reviews 2 minute read

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A striking architectural moment: Xin Ying and Lloyd Knight in ‘Dark Meadow.’ (Photo by Brigid Pierce.)

The Annenberg Center presents excerpts of Martha Graham’s best-loved works

The streaming advantage of dance
The Martha Graham Dance Company offered a taste of the company’s rich and emotionally charged repertoire in a series of excerpts from Graham’s best-loved works, performed by Lloyd Knight and Xin Ying. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

Reviews 4 minute read
Some of the most striking work in ‘Rendering Justice’: James “Yaya” Hough’s ‘Untitled.’ (Image courtesy of Mural Arts.)

Mural Arts and AAMP present ‘Rendering Justice’

The art of justice
‘Rendering Justice,’ an online exhibition presented by Mural Arts and the African American Museum in Philadelphia, brings together artists and community members affected by incarceration and the criminal-justice system, exploring identity, agency, and possibility. Jared Michael Lowe reviews.
Jared Michael Lowe

Jared Michael Lowe

Reviews 5 minute read
An argument as controversial as the title: Jody Armour’s ‘N*gga Theory.’ (Image via LARB Books.)

‘N*gga Theory: Race, Language, Unequal Justice, and the Law,’ by Jody Armour

Reclamation, rejection, or creation: what does agency mean?
Jody Armour’s ‘N*gga Theory’ is an unexpected book title in 2020. In this treatise on modern racial justice, does the author argue successfully for the reclamation of painful language? Lindsay Gary reviews.
Lindsay Gary

Lindsay Gary

Reviews 4 minute read
The play’s emotional center: Billie Krishawn as Suzanne Alexander, with Rex Daugherty as Robert Hampshire in ‘Ohio State Murders.’ (Image courtesy of Round House Theatre.)

Round House Theatre and McCarter present Adrienne Kennedy’s ‘Ohio State Murders’

A brutal homecoming
In ‘Ohio State Murders,’ playwright Adrienne Kennedy uses tragedy to explore the lingering effects of racism on personal relationships and society at large. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 3 minute read
A history of Philly through French eyes? (Image courtesy of Temple University Press.)

‘Salut! France Meets Philadelphia’ by Lynn Miller and Therese Dolan

In plein sight
From the Founders’ reading lists to the bridges, architecture, and artists that define Philly’s look today, ‘Salut! France Meets Philadelphia’ proves that French style is part of our city’s DNA. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Reviews 6 minute read