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"Romeo and Juliet' at Annenberg
Romeo at the grass roots
The co-producers of this touring Romeo and Juliet have targeted communities across America and, in particular, young audiences. But something got lost in the transition.
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McPherson's "Shining City' by Theatre Exile (3rd review)
Shining city, damaged souls
Conor McPherson's Shining City might more fittingly be titled Island of Lost Souls. Excellent performances, particularly by Scott Greer, can't quite lift the play out of its existential funk, nor can a surprise ending that left the audience gasping.
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Sheila Callaghan's "Crumble,' by Flashpoint Theatre
When a woman needs a man
Sheila Callaghan's politically incorrect Crumble boldly asks, in effect, “What would women do without men?” The answer is provided in her title.
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McPherson's "Shining City' by Theatre Exile (2nd review)
Heaven's my destination (not)
Conor McPherson's Shining City raises uncomfortable questions about human relationships. I would have appreciated some attempt at an answer.
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Enda Walsh's "Bedbound,' by Inis Nua Theatre
Death of an Irish salesman
Ireland is no longer poverty-stricken, but you wouldn't know it from the current crop of pessimistic Irish playwrights. Witness Enda Walsh's allegorical Bedbound as the latest example.
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Neil LaBute's "Fat Pig' by Theatre Horizon
Size matters
Neil LaBute's Fat Pig— a commentary about prejudice against those who are different, especially the overweight— is a daring choice for a small suburban company. Its callous characters are difficult to watch but also difficult to turn away from.
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Lee Blessing's "When We Go Upon the Sea'
Europe's ghosts, and ours: George W. Bush on trial
Lee Blessing's new play, When We Go Upon the Sea, imagines George W. Bush in a place liberals would love to see him: awaiting trial as a war criminal in The Hague. Blessing has plenty of fun with “George,” as he calls him, but he points a darker finger at the rest of us, Americans and Europeans alike.
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"The 39 Steps' in Wilmington
Hitchcock goes slapstick
Patrick Barlow's The 39 Steps is an entertaining spoof of the Hitchcock genre, using a series of clever slapstick stunts in place of the master's subtle wit.
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Luna Theater's "Sick' at Walnut Studio 5
Clean up your room (but don't overdo it)
Zayd Dohrn's disturbingly intense and provocative play about parents who isolated their children from germs serves as an allegory about the benefit of exposure to alien ideas.
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"Travels With My Aunt' at Walnut's Studio 3
Graham Greene vindicated
Giles Havergal's stage adaptation is faithful to Graham Greene's mischievous comic novel about the travels of an amoral adventuress and her straitlaced nephew. But the real marvel however, is the cast— a perfectly synchronized quartet, each playing about 22 madcap roles with pitch-perfect precision.
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