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Gloria the woman, or Gloria the symbol? Mary McDonnell in ‘Gloria: A Life.’ (Photo by T. Charles Erickson.)

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.

Cameron Kelsall

Sep 16, 2019 Articles 3 minute read

Well-cast pranksters: Sean Close, Dave Johnson, and Damon Bonetti in DTC’s ‘Hound of the Baskervilles.’ (Photo by Matt Urban at NüPOINT Marketing.)

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.

Gail Obenreder

Sep 16, 2019 Articles 3 minute read

Is the human connection there? The HotHouse ensemble in ‘There.’ (Photo by Johanna Austin; austinart.org.)

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.

Alix Rosenfeld

Sep 15, 2019 Articles 3 minute read

‘Les Mis’ is all over the place—just like gender. Enter the ensemble of Eric Jaffe’s ‘Gay Mis.’ (Photo by Marykate McMullen.)

Philly Fringe 2019: ‘Khan!!! The Musical!!!,’ ‘The Break Fast Club,’ and ‘Gay Mis’

Fringe parodies go bold—from high school to Broadway to outer space

The Fringe’s ‘Khan!!! The Musical!!!,’ ‘The Break Fast Club,’ and ‘Gay Mis’ all have something in common: they’re parodies of beloved cultural touchstones. Melissa Strong reviews.

Melissa Strong

Sep 15, 2019 Articles 3 minute read

'Cartography' tells the relevant and important stories of a group of immigrants looking for a new home. (Photo by Elman Studio.)

Philly Fringe 2019: Kaneza Schaal and Christopher Myers present ‘Cartography’

Too much of a good thing

The curated Fringe production 'Cartography' bites off more than it needs. Kyle V. Hiller reviews.

Kyle V. Hiller

Sep 14, 2019 Articles 3 minute read

How far would you go for a loved one who loved Wawa? Taiwo Sokan and Jahzeer Terrell in ‘Operation Wawa Road Trip.’ (Photo by Terry Brennan.)

Philly Fringe 2019: Tribe of Fools presents ‘Operation Wawa Road Trip’

They do it better

High expectations for Tribe of Fools may leave you wanting more from the Fringe’s ‘Operation Wawa Road Trip.’ Brad Rothbart reviews.

Brad Rothbart

Sep 13, 2019 Articles 2 minute read

Genuine menace: Anthony Lawton as Arturo Ui at the Lantern. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Lantern Theater Company presents Brecht’s ‘The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui’

Seeking subtext

Lantern Theater Company’s production of ‘The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui’ seems curiously stripped of its authoritarian subtext. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Sep 12, 2019 Articles 3 minute read

Out of the void—to what purpose? Evelyn Chen in ‘Superterranean.’ (Photo by Johanna Austin.)

Philly Fringe 2019: Pig Iron Theatre Company presents ‘Superterranean’

Paradise lost, continually

Mimi Lien and Pig Iron venture into society’s anomie with the curated Fringe’s ‘Superterranean.’ Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Sep 12, 2019 Articles 3 minute read

Just go wit it. (Image courtesy of Paul Triggiani.)

Philly Fringe 2019: Philly Improv Theater presents ‘Riot in Rittenhouse’

For Philly, by Philly

A PHIT sketch comedy crew takes on the city itself in this worthwhile Fringe offering. Alaina Johns reviews.

Alaina Johns

Sep 12, 2019 Articles 2 minute read

In ‘Siren Songs,’ we’re all getting on together. (Photo by Amanda Shaffern.)

Philly Fringe 2019: Theater Oblivion presents ‘Siren Songs’

A call to care

‘Siren Songs,’ a Fringe offering from Theater Oblivion, puts the humanity back into a conversation about America’s opioid crisis. Jarrett McCreary reviews.

Jarrett McCreary

Sep 10, 2019 Articles 3 minute read