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1812 Productions presents Jen Silverman’s ‘The Roommate’
More than a move-in
1812’s The Roommate is a revealing comedy about two women in their mid-50s who move in together, with unexpected consequences for both. Christina Anthony reviews.
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Theatre Horizon presents a concert reading of ‘Into the Woods’
A fairy-tale anniversary
Theatre Horizon launched its landmark 15th season with a concert reading of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s fairy-tale musical, ‘Into the Woods.’ Alix Rosenfeld reviews.
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The Resident Ensemble Players presents Tracy Letts’s ‘August: Osage County’
A well-made tidal wave
‘August: Osage County,’ now onstage with the Resident Ensemble Players at the University of Delaware, brilliantly dissects family dynamics. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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The Arden Theatre Company presents ‘Ragtime’
How little the world has changed
Arden Theatre Company’s season-opening production of ‘Ragtime’ is the most intimate critic Cameron Kelsall has ever seen. It’s also the least successful.
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Walnut Street Theatre presents Steve Martin’s ‘Meteor Shower’
Is there a chiropractor in the house?
The Walnut’s production of Steve Martin’s darkly funny but too-neatly-resolved 'Meteor Shower' is good fun till the neck spasms kick in. Jill Ivey reviews.
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People’s Light presents Colman Domingo’s ‘Dot’
Dementia and the family
A West Philly family comes home to learn that its matriarch is living with dementia, in the regional premiere of Colman Domingo's 'Dot' at People's Light. Frank Burd reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2019: On The Rocks presents ‘our ouija board’
The future of theater?
On The Rocks, a hip young Philly company with a bold, queer, out-of-the-box vision, stakes their claim to the future of theater in this year’s Fringe. Brad Rothbart reviews.
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McCarter Theatre Center presents Emily Mann’s ‘Gloria: A Life’
An unexamined life
Part hagiography and part Wikipedia entry, McCarter’s ‘Gloria: A Life’ skims the surface of Steinem. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Delaware Theatre Company presents ‘Hound of the Baskervilles’
Howling with laughter
Victorian noir meets comic mayhem in DTC’s ‘Hound of the Baskervilles.’ Gail Obenreder reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2019: The Wilma Theater presents ‘There’
Where are we?
The Wilma Theater’s season premiere, ‘There,’ adapts the long-form poem of similar name by Lebanese-American poet, visual artist, and essayist Etal Adnan. Alix Rosenfeld reviews.
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