My General Tubman — Arden Theatre; A Woman of No Importance — Walnut Street Theatre
MY GENERAL TUBMAN — Arden Theatre, 40 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia, 215-922-1122, http://www.ardentheatre.org, through March 1 — “My General Tubman,” is ambitious in its attempt to tie 19th century slavery … Continue reading
An Octoroon — Wilma Theater
Beyond being entertaining and thought-provoking, Branden Jabobs-Jenkin’s “An Octoroon” is an experience. An exciting, exhilarating experience that is compounded, with exponential interest, by Joanna Setlle’s variegated, perceptive production, a landmark … Continue reading
Eurydice — Villanova Theatre at Vasey Hall
Eurydice leads a charmed death. Holding her breath while submerged in the River Styx during her crossing from life to the Underworld, and jauntily sporting a tentlike umbrella as she … Continue reading
Michael & Edie — Villanova Theatre at Vasey Hall
Rachel Bonds’s characters love and are gifted at prose. As both speakers and appreciators. The title figures of her play, “Michael & Edie,” work in a second-hand bookstore in a … Continue reading
La Bête — Arden Theatre
All begins well with Emmanuelle Delpech’s production of “La Bête” at Philadelphia’s Arden Theatre. That is if you don’t count the gratuitously bizarre antics of Amanda Schoonover as Dorine, the … Continue reading
Three Sisters — Arden Theatre
Initial signs of the Arden production of Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” are ominous. You enter the theater, and the first thing you see is a replica of a rehearsal hall, a … Continue reading
We Are Proud to Present… — InterAct Theatre at the Adrienne
The full title of Jackie Sibblies Drury’s play, performed by InterAct at the Adrienne Theatre, is “We Are Proud to Present a Presentation about The Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known … Continue reading
