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

REVIEW: Grand Tourists: Duet Recital at O18/Opera Philadelphia (for Parterre Box)

In a delightful song program, Ashley Robillard and Siena Licht Miller show exceptional promise.

It would be hard to imagine a better metaphor for O18 than this poignant new opera.

A winning evening with local artists telling powerful and eclectic stories.

Seen here, Edith Wharton’s bitingly brilliant novel looks elegant, lovely, and largely inert.

Tom Stoppard hurls his cleverness like a javelin. But wouldn’t a truly smart play be about things that matter?

James Ijames’ powerful play and Blanka Zizka’s fabulously theatrical staging must be seen.

A nearly-lost gem of a play gets a glowing revival by the gifted Philadelphia Artists Collective.

An odd play in an idiosyncratic production. But when Tina Brock is onstage, the world is lit by lightning.

The Bearded Ladies’ show can be seen as a microcosm of the best and worst of Fringe.

Some fine acting enlivens Irish Heritage Theatre’s production, but the show is punching above its weight.