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EgoPo Classic Theater and Abrahamse & Meyer Productions present Tennessee Williams’s The Knightly Quest
Reviving a modern queer fable
To kick off the “B-Side” series of its current Queer Revolutions season, EgoPo welcomes longtime collaborators Abrahamse & Meyer Productions with The Knightly Quest, a relatively little-known piece by Tennessee Williams. Melissa Strong reviews.
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Teatro Esperanza presents Tanaquil Márquez’s NICHOS
Capturing Philly’s Mexican American experience
An ambitious, sold-out world premiere at North Philly’s Esperanza Arts Center combines real-life stories from Mexican American locals and their families with rich, fantastical cultural elements. An Nichols reviews.
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The BSR Podcast: season 9, episode 3: Morgan Bassichis presents Can I Be Frank? at the Wilma
Exploring the life of historic queer comedian Frank Mara
Podcast host Darnelle Radford sits down with Morgan Bassichis, the creator of a new show about comedian Frank Maya, one of the first openly gay performers on mainstream airwaves like MTV. Can I Be Frank? comes to Philly from October 25-26, 2024.
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Theatre Horizon presents Jonathan Larson's tick, tick…BOOM!
In Norristown, Larson lives
Jonathan Larson’s early 1990s one-man show continues to find new life in light of his legacy with a production by Theatre Horizon. Stephen Silver previews.
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The Strides Collective presents Matt Shvyrkov’s Confabulation
Having a lot of character
The Strides Collective presents Matt Shvyrkov’s Confabulation, a frequently engaging portrait of misfits that seems at odds with its overly ambiguous structure. Kiran Pandey reviews.
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1812 Productions presents This Is the Week That Is
Outdated election-year satire
1812’s popular political satire revue This Is the Week That Is returns to Plays & Players to take on the 2024 election in its 19th edition. But out-of-touch sketches offer mostly limp laughs. Josh Herren reviews.
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Hedgerow Theatre presents Dave Droxler’s Robin & Me: My Little Spark of Madness
A marvelous madcap journey in time
This solo show from Delco native Dave Droxler mixes his real-life childhood in the Philly burbs with his love for a slew of comedians, especially his imaginary friend and real idol, Robin Williams. Erin Dohony reviews.
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Philadelphia Theatre Company and Edgewood Entertainment present Erlina Ortiz’s La Egoísta
Who gets to be selfish?
In Erlina Ortiz’s La Egoísta, now getting its Philly premiere at PTC, two very different sisters (one an irreverent comedian and the other a devoutly Christian bank employee) navigate the demands of career and caretaking. Krista Mar reviews.
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The BSR Podcast: season 9, episode 2: Widener University and Lone Brick Theatre Company's Frankenstein
Hear all about a limited engagement of an imaginative new take on Mary Shelley
Podcast host Darnelle Radford sits down with Dave Ebersole and Mick Loro, who share about their new adaptation of Frankenstein, onstage at Widener University from October 10-20, 2024.
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The BSR Podcast: season 9, episode 1: Erlina Ortiz on the Philly premiere of her La Egoísta
Philly playwright Erlina Ortiz talks with Darnelle Radford about her new show
Erlina Ortiz's new play, La Egoísta, gets its Philly premiere at Philadelphia Theatre Company. She sat down with podcast host Darnelle Radford ahead of the October 9, 2024, opening.
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