February 11, 2025 By Ryan deRoche

Quixotic Professor Qiu – Race, Academia, and the Limits of Satire

December 21, 2024 By Ryan deRoche

A Fresh Take on a Holiday Classic – Chris Davis’s One-Man Nutcracker

November 5, 2024 By Ryan deRoche

Painting in Motion, Rothko on stage in RED at Theater Exile

July 25, 2024 By Ryan deRoche

Shakespeare Soars – New York Circus Project’s Hamlet at FringeArts

April 9, 2024 By Ryan deRoche

‘The Zoo Story,’ sixty-five years old, shows its age in a new production at Plays and Players

Ryan deRoche opens Philly Theatre Week with a review of Plays and Players performance of Edward Albee’s The Zoo Story. The play reflects on themes of financial class, sexuality, and mental health.

December 26, 2023 By Ryan deRoche

The BFG (Big Friendly Giant) at Arden Theater – An Interview with Bi Jean Ngo and Jo Vito Ramirez

October 21, 2021 By Andrea Kirsh

An opera drops in with a pointed message about climate change, “Sun & Sea” presented by Exhibitions at Arcadia University at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival

March 30, 2019 By Jessica Rizzo

An ‘Appointment’ with your gynecologist, Lightning Rod Special with a point of view at Fringe Arts

“The Appointment” is pulled from the headlines about women’s rights and abortion. With singing and dancing, and a definite point of view, Lightning Rod Special brings its liberal stance to life. Jessica Rizzo questions the one-sidedness of the piece but says when it hits, it is devastating. Final performances today, March 30 or tomorrow, March 31, 2019. Ticket links at the bottom of the post.