To Fool the Eye is the English title American playwright Jeffrey Hatcher chose for his 2000 adaptation of Jean Anouilhs 1940 play Léocadia, first translated in the 50s as Time Remembered. Hatchers title refers to trompe loeil, an artistic technique…
Assassin, Interact Theatre Company/Act II Playhouse Plays involving football are rare, and that alone makes the InterAct/Act II world premiere of Assassin noteworthy. But Wilmington resident David Robsons drama doesnt celebrate the popular and lucrative game. Instead, it explores the…
The roof beams of Dirk Durossettes charmingly rustic Irish cottage, delicately curved with a sweep suggesting spirituality, are the first of many moments of sly humor in Lantern Theater Companys superb production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane. Playwright Martin…
Philadelphia actor Reuben Mitchell, 31, was this past years busiest man in show biz, with roles in Theatre Exiles A Behanding in Spokane (as a scruffy teen), Shakespeare in Clark Parks The Merry Wives of Windsor (befuddled husband), 1812s This…
Stars occasionally align to produce a mini-festival of a playwrights work. Fevre Dreams recent Beyond Therapy, Temple Universitys The Marriage of Bette and Boo, and New City Stage Companys upcoming Bob Cratchit constitute a nifty Christopher Durang celebration. The best…
Im always surprised by how small actress Cathy Simpson looks on stage, because her performances become gigantic in my memory. The longtime Peoples Light company member shines in Theatre Horizons Pretty Fire, a solo memoir by Charlayne Woodard detailing a…
The Media Theatre bills its production of Hairspray as Delaware Countys first professional production, a subtle reminder that this Tony Award-winner has been around for a while. Nevertheless, its a great show, well worth seeing or seeing again. Based…
ARTS . Theater Review When Worlds Collide My Name Is Asher Lev by Mark Cofta print email reply rss feed Published: Jan 20, 2009 Mark Garvin LEV AND LEARN: Asher (Karl Miller, right), a budding artist discouraged by his…
COVER STORY . Erin Go Broadway? Philly’s new Irish theater strives for serious amid leprechauns and dancing lords. by Mark Cofta print email reply rss feed Published: Jan 14, 2009 Michael T. Regan PLUCK OF THE IRISH: Inis Nua…
ARTS . Theater Review Two’s Company The Woolgatherer contains plenty of twists and surprises. by Mark Cofta print email reply rss feed Published: May 27, 2008 (CLICK IMAGE FOR LARGER VERSION) The joys of William Mastrosimone’s The Woolgatherer lie…
