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Mourning Has Broken
Displaced by Hurricane Katrina, EgoPo lets Beckett be their guide to Philly greatness.
by Mark Cofta
"I've been asked many times if I thought Beckett would approve of our version of Endgame," says Savadove about the late playwright's notorious legal actions against productions that strayed from his vision. "From my knowledge of other productions, his own direction of his plays, and his approval of our other productions of his work, I think that he would be very pleased that we are able to speak to an American audience without changing a single word or stage direction."

First Friday Focus
Carolyn Huckabay's First Friday Hit List
by Carolyn Huckabay
Bonus Web Content
Painted Bride Art Center | AntiPop Ltd. | Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts | Proximity Gallery | Mew Gallery

Arts Picks:
Sweet Tea
Sun., Nov. 8, 6 p.m., $20, Painted Bride, 230 Vine St., 267-402-2055, paintedbride.org.
by Josh Middleton
The book explores the unique experience of growing up black and gay below the Mason-Dixon and suggests the Southern mind-set may be broader than some think.

Life Without Parole
Sun., Nov. 8, 2 p.m., free, Painted Bride, 230 Vine St., 267-402-2055, firstpersonarts.org.
by Julia Harte
According to Vicki Solot, executive director of First Person Arts, Hartman will try calling in from prison to answer audience questions on Sunday, but if the jail's on lockdown, it may not work.

Theater Review:
Curtain Call
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
by Mark Cofta
What succeeds beyond the wrestling spectacle in director Seth Rozin's fine production — highlighted by John Bellomo and Tony "Hitman" Stetson's choreography, Steve Organ's live video feeds and an irresistible invitation to cheer and boo — is not so much the socio-political commentary expected from InterAct, but the sincerity Pacheco brings to Mace.

Web Exclusive
Good Grief
by David Anthony Fox

Lately, an overwhelming flood of media has turned grief-and-catharsis into an industry. Sudsy Lifetime movies, maudlin Jodi Picoult novels, countless hours of reality TV have reduced loss to a series of clichés. How can we separate art from Oprah-tainment?


Kaleidoscope
Brilliantly Endowed | Tracy Morgan: I Am the New Black | Bored to Death | Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

Arts Picks:
Jonathan Safran Foer
Tue., Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m., free, Free Library, Central Branch, 1901 Vine St., 215-567-4341, freelibrary.org.
by Lauren F. Friedman
More humane farming is great, he writes, but why does it go without saying that we should eat meat at all?

The Long Christmas Ride Home
Through Nov. 15, $15-$25, Mandell Theater, Drexel University, 3210 Chestnut St., 215-733-0255, azukatheatre.org.
by Mark Cofta
In-demand puppeteer Aaron Cromie directs, combining professional actors, Drexel students and bunraku puppetry in what should be a unique theatrical — but not holiday! — experience.

Yes Men Fix the World
Thu., Nov. 5, 8:30 p.m., $20, Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St., 267-402-2055, firstpersonarts.org.
by Julia Harte
"We may tell lies, but we tell smaller lies to get at bigger truths," says Bonanno of the duo's notorious hoaxes.

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