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Arden Theatre Company presents Paula Vogel’s ‘Indecent’
A poor welcome?
After 1906’s ‘God of Vengeance’ toured successfully throughout Europe, it had a very different reception on Broadway. Paula Vogel’s ‘Indecent’ tells the story of this important piece of theater. Catherine Smith reviews.
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The Lantern presents Kittson O’Neill and Rob Kaplowitz’s ‘Minors’
Mining for more
‘Minors,’ a new musical by Kittson O’Neill and Rob Kaplowitz, explores the real-life drama of the 2008 “kids for cash” scandal of Luzerne County. Alix Rosenfeld reviews.
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Tiny Dynamite presents ‘The Complete Works of Jane Austen, Abridged’
Feeling, thinking, trembling
Tiny Dynamite’s ‘The Complete Works of Jane Austen, Abridged’ hits Austenites right in the feels, but even newcomers to the novelist will find something to love. Jill Ivey reviews.
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The Walnut Street Theatre presents ‘Legally Blonde: The Musical’
Serious vanity
‘Legally Blonde: The Musical’ at Walnut Street Theatre is relentlessly charmless and dreadfully dated—but at least there’s a cute dog. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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People’s Light presents Caryl Churchill’s ‘A Number’
All my sons
Caryl Churchill’s polemical drama ‘A Number’ receives a stunning, thought-provoking production from People’s Light. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Theatre Exile presents Hansol Jung’s ‘Among the Dead’
Proclaim their names
Theatre Exile’s earnest production of Hansol Jung’s dark comedy 'Among the Dead' provides a striking glimpse into World War II Korea and its aftermath. Plus, Jesus is there. Alix Rosenfeld reviews.
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Subscension Theatre presents Bertolt Brecht’s ‘Mother Courage and Her Children’
Army of one
The newly formed Subscension Theatre offers a scrappy yet ambitious production of Brecht’s antiwar drama ‘Mother Courage and Her Children,’ performed al fresco in Headhouse Square. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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McCarter Theatre Center presents David Hare’s ‘Skylight’
Cooking without heat
The actors in David Hare’s ‘Skylight’ prepare a pasta dish live on stage. It smells delicious, but we leave the stodgy drama feeling emotionally and intellectually starved. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Automatic Arts presents Josh McIlvain’s ‘PURE MEDEA’
Missing the modern stakes
With ‘PURE MEDEA,’ Automatic Arts tackles the Euripides classic, but from the behind-the-scenes perspective of actors at a rehearsal. Catherine Smith reviews.
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FringeArts presents Jess Conda, Jenn Kidwell, and Mel Krodman’s ‘A Hard Time’
Theories of comedy
“What’s so funny? It’s perhaps the central question of comedy.” So opens ‘A Hard Time’ at FringeArts, and a superlative trio of women take it from there. Alaina Johns reviews.
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