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University administrator and teacher by day, theater and arts critic by night.

REVIEW: Tales of the Citrus: Love for Three Oranges at Festival O19 (for Parterre Box)

Once again, the audacious Opera Philadelphia folks are playing without a net.

If this production has an astronomy lesson to teach us, it’s that lightning doesn’t strike twice.

Domingo was out and Audra was in, as the Philadelphia Orchestra opens its season. Cameron and David were there…

Tina Satter’s 70 minute play is disturbingly effective, even as it raises questions about the nature of documentary theater.

For better and worse, Lantern Theater’s production charms rather than alienates us.

EgoPo Theatre makes a welcome return to Tennessee Williams’ with this fascinating dramaticule.

Fringe rethinkings of William Inge and Tennessee Williams have fascinating, sometimes revelatory results.

Did Bard’s Festival raise our sense of the composer’s classical works? Yes and no.

The biggest problem here was sensory overload.

Although I saw this provocative production a month ago, I continue to think about it.