Spine– Inis Nua at Lou Bluver Theatre in the Drake
Amy, the narrator and sole character of Clara Brennan’s “Spine,” is one of those late teens that is too cool for her own good. Observant and expressive, she sees through … Continue reading
The Handmaid’s Tale — Curio Theatre
Margaret Atwood conceived a grim world as she chronicled a young woman’s life of sexual slavery in a feudal totalitarian society in her 1985 novel, “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Atwood’s Medieval … Continue reading
Mark Twain Unplugged — Act II Playhouse
Tom Teti’s scholarship impresses. The actor has not only done research to write a script that assigns him the laudable part of America’s finest humorist, Mark Twain, but he has … Continue reading
Letters to Zora: In Her Own Words — Crossroads Theatre
During my freshman year of college, I read a Langston Hughes poem, and it acquainted me with the Harlem Renaissance and the work of several writers, including Zora Neale Hurston. … Continue reading
iHamlet — Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre
Stark clarity is the thing in “iHamlet,” a condensed version of Shakespeare’s masterpiece that excerpts and reorders Hamlet’s speeches with occasional Marcellus and Claudius added for good measure. The Philadelphia … Continue reading
Didn’t Your Father Have This Talk With You? — Reprise — Act II Playhouse
Tony Braithwaite is reprising his one-man show, “Didn’t Your Father Have This Talk With You?,” at the Act II Playhouse, where he is artistic director, through Sunday, August 3. This … Continue reading
Unconstitutional — Philadelphia Theatre Company at Suzanne Roberts Theatre
Colin Quinn is for abortion, for guns, for gay marriage, and for the death penalty. Besides crossing entrenched party lines to put some common sense into politics, Quinn says his … Continue reading
The Twelve Dates of Christmas — Act II Playhouse
Mary thinks her life is settled. Her acting career isn’t exactly skyrocketing, but Mary seems to get parts as far afield as Lady Macbeth and the Ghost of Christmas … Continue reading
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