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Production explores black womanhood

21 November 2008

The Black Student Union gives a voice to black women in a new production.

Stand-up and deliver

11 November 2008

At the Philadelphia Improv Festival, even audience members have to prepare to do stand-up comedy.

Higher temps inspire exhibit for awareness

04 November 2008

‘Global Warming at the Icebox’ promotes public consciousness for the green movement.

In ‘The War Party,’ even FDR reaches across aisle

04 November 2008

In this political satire, Republican Laura Smith contemplates suicide before she decides to become an
Independent instead.

Studio 34 is a stickler for ‘the rules’

14 October 2008

The center’s “Theatre of the
Oppressed” examines society’s norms with lighthearted games.

Is ‘Hair’ still relevant?

08 September 2008

When it first debuted in 1967, the musical about hippies reflected the country’s radical youth. In 2008, its second performance was outdated.

Katt Williams steers clear of dangerous ‘comedic wall’

21 April 2008

Katt Micah Williams showed just how high he can hurdle over any “comedic wall” when he performed at the Liacouras Center.

Theater

‘Bug’: a scary, itchy, hair-raising ride

14 April 2008

Pediculophobia is the fear of infestation, and it can drive a person mad – even insane. Theatre Exile’s production of the psychological thriller Bug, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts, explores not only the