Many know the story of “Lysistrata;” few have seen a production. It's a fun-loving delight.
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by Hugh Hunter
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11/16/23
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The “Broken Hollow Banshee” was warmly received on its opening night premiere at Old Academy Players. It was a lot of fun.
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by Hugh Hunter
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11/9/23
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In college, I was part of a theater group that put on several “Theater of the Absurd” plays. I was always puzzled about their meaning.
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by Len Lear
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10/12/23
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The lights wax and wane for no reason. Newlywed Bella hears strange sounds. “Am I going insane?” she wonders. Sound familiar?
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by Hugh Hunter
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10/5/23
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At Quintessence Theatre, "Major Barbara" (1905) by George Bernard Shaw gives us a boxing match between a soul-saving Christian and a manufacturer of gunpowder and munitions.
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by Hugh Hunter
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9/28/23
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After watching certain TV shows, one might be excused for believing that some celebrities are rather shallow and self-centered, but Melissa Fitzgerald belies the stereotype.
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by Len Lear
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9/28/23
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“Doubt: A Parable” has not lost its glow. It earned bravos at Stagecrafters on opening night.
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by Hugh Hunter
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9/21/23
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The Stagecrafters community theater will open its 2023-2024 season with John Patrick Shanley's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play, "Doubt: A Parable."
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9/14/23
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Dennis Moritz, a Germantown resident for the last 50 years, is not exactly a household name. But the founding partner of N1 Theatre has gotten some pretty impressive reviews.
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by Len Lear
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9/13/23
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Quintessence Theatre Group, in residence at the Sedgwick Theater in Mt. Airy, launches Season XIV of epic theatre with George Bernard Shaw’s stinging comedy Major Barbara and Jean-Paul …
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9/7/23
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"Boca" is about the flaky antics of seniors in a retirement community. Act II Playhouse turns a so-so play into a fun-filled evening.
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by Hugh Hunter
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8/10/23
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Old Academy Players wrap up the 2023 season with their traditional Summer Bonanza, a series of one-act plays.
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by Hugh Hunter
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7/13/23
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Following an unhappy marriage, Neil Simon wanted to cheer himself up. So he penned "Rumors" (1988), his first and only farce.
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by Hugh Hunter
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6/15/23
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"Arsenic and Old Lace" has earned a lasting place as one of the best works of Hollywood's Golden Age.
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by Hugh Hunter
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6/15/23
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The effervescence of "Hello, Dolly" is on display at Act II Playhouse.
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by Hugh Hunter
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6/1/23
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In refusing to take itself seriously, the riotous production of "Twelfth Night" now running at Allens Lane Theater takes on a special radiance.
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by Hugh Hunter
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5/25/23
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The world premiere of "Written By Phillis" at Quintessence Theatre is a one-act play about the life of poet Phillis Wheatley.
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by Hugh Hunter
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5/18/23
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Students at the J.S. Jenks Academy for Arts and Sciences will stage their version of the cherished Broadway and film musical “The Lion King” May 17-18.
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5/11/23
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Stephen Sondheim is frequently credited with introducing a tragicomic dimension into American musical theater with his Tony Award-winning "Company" in 1970.
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by Hugh Hunter
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4/28/23
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