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Applied Mechanics presents Other Orbits
A universal convention
Applied Mechanics produces an interactive, choose-your-own-adventure work of theater in its latest Other Orbits installment, inviting audiences to a convention that is both surreal and oddly familiar. Jill Ivey reviews.
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Bucks County Playhouse presents Jonathan Larson’s Tick, Tick… Boom!
A first-rate local production
Bucks County Playhouse’s Tick, Tick… Boom! tops the recent film version, with two facts hanging over any version of the show: Jonathan Larson will create the megahit Rent, and he’ll die suddenly right before it opens. Stephen Silver reviews.
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People’s Light presents Boo Killebrew’s Lettie
An awkward homecoming
Onstage at People’s Light, Boo Killebrew’s Lettie charts one woman’s bumpy road to re-entry after incarceration. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights
A beautiful day in Little Dominican Republic
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes’s In the Heights relies on the life of a neighborhood for its drama, and a smooth, sparkling production from Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival delivers. An Nichols reviews.
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Rhodessa Jones presents Once Upon a Time in a Place Called Now
Incarcerated women tell their story
The new show at Painted Bride offers a lens into a collection of stories women shared about their experiences being incarcerated, what common narratives all women share, and how they find their voice. David Block previews.
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The Wilma Theater presents William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night
Really reimagined
The Wilma’s new Twelfth Night, from co-artistic director Yury Urnov, promises to “reimagine” Shakespeare (just like every theater company does). But this show has plenty to delight and surprise. Alaina Johns reviews.
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Tiny Dynamite presents Julia Izumi’s Meet Murasaki Shikibu Followed by Book Signing, and Other Things
Can one good book change the world?
Tiny Dynamite brings the legendary, yet little-known, 11th-century Japanese novelist Murasaki Shikibu to life, alongside a bookstore manager whose own work is closer to the author’s legacy than she knows. Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer reviews.
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InterAct Theatre Company presents Kareem Fahmy’s American Fast
Representing Ramadan
American Fast follows a women’s basketball player who struggles with representation, cultural traditions, legacy, and life in the public eye after announcing her Ramadan fast during the playoffs. Josh Herren reviews.
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Two River Theater presents Nilo Cruz’s Two Sisters and a Piano
Out of tune
Playwright Nilo Cruz revisits Two Sisters and a Piano, a tale of passion and oppression in early-90s Havana, in a stagnant production at Two River Theater. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Ross Gay and Girard College present Be Holding
Poetry on breathing, basketball, and spectacle
Ross Gay’s libretto poem Be Holding connects an iconic basketball play from Dr. J with one of the most disturbing award-winning photographs in American history. Kyle V. Hiller reviews.
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