Theater

A 'Simple' play at Azuka

courierpostonline.com     12 hrs ago          

Azuka Theatre is launching the Philadelphia season with a production of Jordan Harrison's "Kid Simple: a radio play in the flesh." The play opens a two-week run this evening at the Latvian Society, 7th and Spring Garden...                    

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PAPERBOY: ‘It’s Not Easy Being Green’ Edition

phawker.com     18 hrs ago          

BY DAVE ALLEN Like time, news waits for no man. Keeping up with the funny papers has always been an all-day job, even in the pre-Internets era. These days, however, it’s a two-man job. That’s right, these days you need...                    

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Which flops are ripe for revival?

guardian.co.uk     yesterday          

Alan Bennett's Enjoy ran for just a few weeks back in 1980, but a new production has critics raving. It's time to dust down some other neglected treasures Perfectly enjoyable after all ... Alan Bennett's play has been...                    

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Reasons to be cheerful

newstatesman.co.uk     yesterday          

Gaiety at this year’s Edinburgh Festival was in short supply, but there was gold amid the gloomFestival: noun, a day or period of celebration; gaiety, revelry, merrymaking. adj, typical of or appropriate to a festival....                    

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'A tinge of star quality'

baltimoresun.com     yesterday   1 related          

Fresh from 'Dutchman' turn in Finland, Annapolis baritone Jason Stearns alights at home Longtime Annapolis sailor Jason Stearns sailed into his debut role as that most famous sailor - Richard Wagner's The Flying Dutchman...                    

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The musical monopoly

mankatofreepress.com     yesterday   1 related          

MSU Theatre folks bring shows with luck and perseverance By Amanda Dyslin Free Press Features Editor MANKATO — It’ll be a first for MSU Theatre. Come Oct. 1, opening night of “Miss Saigon” — which kicks off the 2008-09...                    

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War Museum to host Findley's The Wars

theglobeandmail.com     yesterday          

MARSHA LEDERMAN From Thursday's Globe and Mail Vancouver — The stage version of The Wars, based on the Timothy Findley novel, will be performed at Ottawa's Canadian War Museum in November, as part of commemorations to...                    

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A director not scared of the dark

theglobeandmail.com     yesterday          

Book-ended by Jean-Paul Sartre's bleak No Exit and Samuel Beckett's 1948 landmark Waiting for Godot, French dramatist Jean Anouilh wrote a strange whimsical comedy, L'Invitation au Chateau. The young director Peter Brook...                    

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dnronline.com: From left to right: Alex Goryuk, Caroline Clymer, Sid Caplan, Justin Howdyshell and John Schuster, members of the comedy and theater improv troupe Mental Flossing, discuss ideas after a practice. dnronline.com

'Mental' Exercise

dnronline.com     yesterday          

What we need for this game is an occupation for Sid," says Tony Lopez, a member of the improv comedy and theater troupe Mental Flossing. Other members offer suggestions during the group's practice: "Taxidermist!" shouts...                    

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Kennedy Center offers free

theeagleonline.com     yesterday          

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is inviting theater enthusiasts to witness readings of new plays and musicals this weekend at no cost. The performances that are joining in on Arts Across America, a group...                    

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