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Untying experiments in streaming theater: Lindsay Smiling in the Wilma’s ‘Expired.’ (Image courtesy of the Wilma.)

The Wilma presents the HotHouse Company’s ‘Expired’ and ‘Lagniappe Project’

Short innovations

The Wilma Theater shows off its versatility with ‘Expired’ and ‘The Lagniappe Project,’ the latest in its HotHouse Shorts series. Brad Rothbart reviews.

Brad Rothbart

Mar 02, 2021 Reviews 4 minute read

Windows on mental illness: a scene from ‘The Manic Monologues.’ (Image courtesy of McCarter Theatre.)

McCarter Theatre Center presents ‘The Manic Monologues’

‘The Manic Monologues,’ an interdisciplinary streaming theatrical experience from McCarter and other partners, enlists actors to tell true stories gathered from people living with mental illness. Brad Rothbart reviews.

Brad Rothbart

Feb 26, 2021 Reviews 4 minute read

Normalized or radicalized? Bi Jean Ngo plays a content moderator in ‘Sin Eaters.’ (Image courtesy of Theatre Exile.)

Theatre Exile presents Anna Moench’s ‘Sin Eaters’

The cost of safety

Theatre Exile’s ‘Sin Eaters’ takes advantage of the digital stage to tell a gripping story about the content moderators who make the internet what it is today. Mina Reinckens reviews.

Mina Reinckens

Feb 22, 2021 Reviews 3 minute read

An Afrofuturistic transmission of Black life in Philadelphia: Anthony Martinez-Briggs and Brandon J. Pierce in ‘Code Black Planet.’ (Image courtesy of the Wilma.)

The Wilma presents the HotHouse Company’s ‘Code Black Planet’ and ‘Clay’

A theatrical laboratory

The Wilma kicks off its 2021 offerings with a new series of streaming shorts from its HotHouse Company, ‘Code Black Planet’ and ‘Clay.’ Josh Herren reviews.

Josh Herren

Feb 15, 2021 Reviews 3 minute read

Can a death bring up beliefs that were hiding underground? (Image courtesy of InterAct.)

InterAct Theatre Company presents Thomas Gibbons’s ‘Steal Her Bones’

Religion and relationships

‘Steal Her Bones,’ a digital premiere from InterAct Theatre Company, offers a compelling portrait of human bonds and the complicated nature of belief. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Feb 12, 2021 Reviews 4 minute read

Writer/director Hassan El-Amin (top left) gives notes to ‘Talk About Race’ cast members Elizabeth Heflin, Rene Thornton Jr., Toni Martin, Stephen Pelinski, and Briana Henry. (Image courtesy of REP.)

Resident Ensemble Players presents Hassan El-Amin’s ‘Talk About Race’

There is [not] a Black America

REP’s ‘Talk About Race’ sparks an assortment of conversations through a collection of vignettes in a new audio performance, but does it add anything to those conversations? Kyle V. Hiller reviews.

Kyle V. Hiller

Feb 09, 2021 Reviews 3 minute read

Wanted: flawless execution. A scene from the streaming incarnation of ‘The Fleecing.’ (Image courtesy of Almanac.)

Almanac Dance Circus Theatre and Die-Cast present 'The Fleecing'

Pulling the wool over our screens

Though ambitious and full of potential, Almanac Dance Circus Theatre’s ‘The Fleecing’ is marred by an overcomplicated format and technological limitations. Jill Ivey reviews.

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Feb 08, 2021 Reviews 5 minute read

The Lantern’s camera does a good job capturing Geneviève Perrier’s Molly Sweeney. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Lantern Theater Company presents Brian Friel’s ‘Molly Sweeney’

A troubling sight

Lantern Theater’s digital production of ‘Molly Sweeney’ tells the simple but striking tale of a blind woman whose life is upended when her vision is restored. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Jan 25, 2021 Reviews 4 minute read

Intense and expressive: Caroline Clay in ‘Etta and Ella on the Upper West Side.’ (Image courtesy of Round House Theatre.)

Round House Theatre and McCarter present Adrienne Kennedy’s ‘Etta and Ella’

Missing Kennedy’s energy

Round House Theatre and McCarter’s Work of Adrienne Kennedy: Inspiration & Influence festival concludes with the stream of ‘Etta and Ella on the Upper West Side,’ a static production that undermines the playwright’s complex text. Hanae Mason reviews.

Hanae Mason

Jan 11, 2021 Reviews 3 minute read

Giving voice to a Ghostly little book: Stephen Pelinski plays Jacob Marley and the Ghost of Christmas Present. (Image courtesy of REP.)

Resident Ensemble Players present ‘A Christmas Carol’

An Ebenezer for your ears

'A Christmas Carol' is an onstage holiday staple, but this year, have a listen thanks to the audio production from the University of Delaware’s Resident Ensemble Players. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Dec 15, 2020 Reviews 4 minute read

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