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Brian Marable and Melanye Finister make a questionable decision about some heavy news in 'Skeleton Crew.' (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

People's Light presents Dominique Morisseau's 'Skeleton Crew'

Working-class blues
There's rich meat on the bones of Dominique Morisseau's 'Skeleton Crew,' a must-see production at People's Light & Theatre Company. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Die Cast's interactive performance occurs at Ulana's, a rarely used Queen Village nightclub. (Photo courtesy of Die Cast.)

SoLow Fest 2018: Die Cast presents 'Pre-Phyre'

Sheltering in place
Die Cast's interactive SoLow entry 'Pre-Phyre' brings together an apocalyptic event and fascinating characters. Cara Blouin reviews.
Cara Blouin

Cara Blouin

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In the battle between emoji and interpreter, emoji wins. (Photo courtesy of Victoria Moyer.)

SoLow Fest 2018: Katharina Schmidt and Victoria Moyer's 'Eraserhead 2.0'

Frowning face with open mouth
The highlight of 'Eraserhead 2.0,' a SoLow Fest entry by Victoria Moyer and Katharina Schmidt, was a screaming goat. Jessica Rizzo reviews.
Jessica Rizzo

Jessica Rizzo

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Lippe: There's gotta be a better way. (Photo courtesy of Steve Lippe.)

SoLow Fest 2018: Steve Lippe's 'Texas Wiener!'

An American healthcare nightmare
Steve Lippe's medical odyssey comes to life in his entertaining SoLow Festival monologue 'Texas Weiner!' Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Nkrumah Gatling (center) plays aspiring Harlem musician Coalhouse Walker Jr. as a man who believed in America's promise. (Photo by Lee A. Butz.)

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents 'Ragtime'

New music, familiar stories
‘Ragtime,’ based on E.L. Doctorow's novel, remains strikingly relevant at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Marissa Kennedy in "A Friend." (Photo by Said Johnson.)

SoLow Fest 2018: Automatic Arts' 'People Are Strange and Other Revelations'

Quirky quartet
Automatic Arts' SoLow Festival entry collects a fascinating foursome with familiar feelings. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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PAC's performances are strong but its lighting muddies the stage. (Photo by Ashley Labonde, Wide Eyed Studios ©2018.)

PAC presents 'Maria Marten, or, The Murder in the Red Barn' (second review)

Putting the drama in melodrama
Philadelphia Artists' Collective brings serious acting to a very silly play based on a 19th-century true-crime tale. Cara Blouin reviews.
Cara Blouin

Cara Blouin

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Clinton Greenspan's Aladdin is polished and professional. (Photo by Deen van Meer.)

Broadway Philadelphia presents 'Aladdin'

Arabian blights
Disney’s ‘Aladdin,’ presented by the Kimmel Center's Broadway Philadelphia, fails to cast a magic spell. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Blouin believes Braden Chapman crosses a line as Hedwig. (Photo by Garrett Matthews.)

reTHEATER presents John Cameron Mitchell's 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch'

Kind of a drag
Braden Chapman (a.k.a. Mimi Imfurst) of 'RuPaul's Drag Race: All-Stars' heads reTHEATER's 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch,' but critic Cara Blouin had a hard time enjoying the show. CW: this essay describes sexual acts that were assumed to be non-consensual.
Cara Blouin

Cara Blouin

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Three actors — L to R: Mosley, Johnson, and Amill — play the central character in 'Red Bike.' (Photo courtesy of Simpatico Theatre.)

Simpatico Theatre presents Caridad Svich's 'Red Bike'

A wild ride
Simpatico Theatre's production of Caridad Svich's 'Red Bike' serves the playwright better than its script does. Cara Blouin reviews.
Cara Blouin

Cara Blouin

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