Results tagged “geoffsobelle”

Phillyist Reviews...  <em>Hamlet</em>

Poor Hamlet (the play, not the character). It's one of those plays that just can't catch a break. Hell, there's even a play called I Hate Hamlet. And yet, it manages to be one of the most quoted plays in the canon, one of the most frequently taught plays from its time, and (one could argue), one of Shakespeare's most analyzed (and over analyzed!) works.

<em>Wander</em> to Johnny Brenda's for Nicole Canuso Dance Company

Nichole Canuso Dance Company's Wandering Alice was, far and away, one of the best pieces of the 2008 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival. And when we see performances we like, we want to support the organizations that produce them—so take this post as Phillyist's official endorsement of NCDC, which will be having what sounds like a pretty kick-ass fundraiser.

For whatever reason, I'm mildly obsessed with Rube Goldberg machines. (Maybe it's because my parents never let me own Mouse Trap when I was a child?) Because of this, I'd been excited to see Rainpan 43's . Like, really excited. Like, I'd been anticipating opening night of the show for well over a month.

, Pig Iron Theatre Company's latest original work, which deals simultaneously with Chekhovian theory and contemporary neuroscience. (Don't worry, it's not as boring or serious as it sounds.)

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Chekhov Lizardbrain Ticket Giveaway
3/19/07-3/23/07

We'd like to congratulate all of the artists and organizers of the 2006 PLAF. We can't wait for 2007!

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