36 stories by "Alaina Mabaso"
Whether or not you believe in ghosts, Josh Hitchens's collection of stories, told in true SoLow Fest style, will give you the shivers. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
Bassem Youssef had to leave Egypt when his government decided they'd had enough of his political satire; PIFA offered him a stage and little else. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
Plastic Boom's PIFA juggling show is more earthbound than it sounds. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
It's not only an international arts festival, it's an interspecies one, too. 'Doggie Hamlet' takes the audience outside and demands the cooperation of people, dogs, and sheep. Alaina Mabaso …
Pig Iron delves into the art of "social practice" for an original show about caregivers in Philly, starring the real-life people who shared their stories. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
In Kelly McCaughan's 'Catholic Guilt,' a young Philly transplant shares true stories about growing up Catholic in Pittsburgh. Are you eligible for Holy Communion with her? Alaina Mabaso revi…
Michael Hollinger and Robert Maggio's new musical, 'TouchTones,' at the Arden Theatre Company, reminds us that it isn't really about the bride. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
With bells, candles, a dark studio, a sheet, and a few artifacts from her life in dance, Fringe artist Julia Brandenberger expressed her own mix of theology and theater with an unusual funer…
An isolated English estate, orphaned children, a mysterious master, a young governess seeking her fortune " but Leila and Pantea Productions' Henry James adaptation is no love story on the m…
Michael Kiley believes singing is for everyone, not just an elite few with "good" voices, and he invites the audience to experience the body as natural instrument. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
After almost a century on Broad Street, the Merriam Theater is due for an upgrade. Architects are already consulting, developers will weigh in soon, and now is the time for the public to lis…
A New York performance troupe wonders just what is inside the mind of Kellyanne Conway, America's chief "pundette," and brings the show to the Philly Fringe. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
This Curated Fringe world premiere gets you out of your house and into another that might as well be your own. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
A timely staging of Athol Fugard's drama about an illegal South African love affair makes itself at home in a Philadelphia library. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
Five college women who think they have the answer to preventing rape explore ways to heal from trauma. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
In his "comedy hypnosis" show, Frank Perri proves his unsettling grasp on strangers' minds, but what if hypnosis is more common than we think? Alaina Mabaso reviews.
When someone else's life depends on a second chance, 'Borderlands' asks what you sacrifice if you step up to help. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
Just because someone got it into the catalog doesn't mean it's a good idea to go. Or is it?
Just because someone got it into the catalog doesn't mean it's a good idea to go. Or is it?
Comedy, tragedy, growth, and discovery mingle in surprising and compelling ways when Fringe artists use their artistic platforms to undo stigmas around mental illness and associated issues.
This year's festival wouldn't be complete without a huge helping of the issues and causes that have been getting Philadelphians into the streets by the thousands, from the Women's March to #…
Forget roaring. It's war for the Philadelphia Women's Theatre Festival, with a new patriarchy-smashing musical to anchor its third annual lineup. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
Courageous writer/performer Tenara Calem tackles hard and hilarious truths as she explores life with a brother who has autism. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
For its outdoor summer Shakespeare this year, REV unleashes Hamlet to wander among residents and guests of historic Laurel Hill Cemetery.
PWTF 2017 isn't until August, but donors can help now with the costs of staging its world-premiere headliner musical about a march a lot of us would probably like to take.
