76 stories by "Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey"
EgoPo's production of Adam Rapp's 2001 'Nocturne' defies the company's "classic theater" mission, but feels nonetheless like a Greek tragedy, catharsis and all. Jill Ivey reviews.
EgoPo's production of 'Rockaby,' Beckett's avant-garde classic, performed for an audience of one, is the perfect anniversary marker of the pandemic age. Jill Ivey reviews.
Though ambitious and full of potential, Almanac Dance Circus Theatre's 'The Fleecing' is marred by an overcomplicated format and technological limitations. Jill Ivey reviews.
The Phoenix Theatre in Chester Springs embraces Zoom with its presentation of 'Henry VI, Part III,' one of the Bard's lesser-performed histories. Jill Ivey reviews.
Mezzo-soprano Maren Montalbano has long shared steamy stories with her castmates, and now she's bringing them to your living room in 'The Bodice Ripper Project' for this year's Fringe. Jill …
Despite its promising music and lyrics, the digital world premiere production 'Crossover' is failed by the virtual reality of 2020. Jill Ivey reviews.
With 2020 making many of us acutely aware of our own mortality, a slow stroll with Death, as in Irina Varina's Fringe offering, 'An Encounter,' just makes sense. Jill Ivey reviews.
Famed choreographer-director David Gordon revisits his 1972 dance production 'The Matter' with Philadelphia dancers and archival footage in this curated Fringe presentation. Jill Ivey review…
Jewish performers Sarah Knittel and Betty Smithsonian are joined by funny friends"Jewish and not"to kvetch, commiserate, and talk shit in this Free Fringe livestream offering. Jill Ivey revi…
EgoPo Classic Theater relocated successfully to Philadelphia after hurricane Katrina destroyed its former home in New Orleans. Artistic director Lane Savadove talks to Jill Ivey about surviv…
Set in a future in which climate change and advanced genetic testing have reshaped society, Jacqueline Goldfinger's 'Babel' asks the price of a perfect society. Jill Ivey reviews.
'Grey Rock,' from a Palestinian writer/director and cast, reminds us that some things in life are worth pursuing not because they are easy, but because they are hard. Jill Ivey reviews.
Authored by 10th-grader Angelina DeMonte, 'Candles' tells the story of every American teenager's worst fear. Jill Ivey reviews.
The Lantern's impressively staged production of Anna Ziegler's 'The Last Match' is funny, heartbreaking, and surprisingly relatable for even the least athletic among us. Jill Ivey reviews.
The Walnut's production of Steve Martin's darkly funny but too-neatly-resolved 'Meteor Shower' is good fun till the neck spasms kick in. Jill Ivey reviews.
Quintessence Theatre Group stages Richard Bean's madcap adaptation of a Commedia classic. If the execution is a bit uneven, the laughs more than make up for it. Jill Ivey reviews.
Kate Tarker's world-premiere play tells the story of 'Oedipus Rex' in the style of Tom Stoppard's 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'… but much less successfully. Jill Ivey reviews.
West Philly's Curio Theatre Company puts its mark on one of Shakespeare's most underwhelming works, which also happens to have one of theater's most famous stage directions. Jill Ivey review…
Set now and in the not-too-distant future, Jacqueline Goldfinger's darkly funny 'Click' is focused on the fallout of a sexual assault that was streamed online. Jill Ivey reviews.
Quintessence uses a diverse cast and versatile set to interpret the Shakespearean classic while staying faithful to the Bard's work. Jill Ivey reviews.
With its annual spring Shakespeare production, the Lantern tackles 'Measure for Measure,' a notorious problem play still onstage in the #MeToo era. Jill Ivey reviews.
With 10,000 Baby Boomers turning 65 every day and families divided by the current political climate, Hugh Leonard's 1978 Tony Award-winning 'Da' is still remarkably relatable today. Jill Ive…
Inis Nua Theatre Company deftly and delicately handles the cycle of poverty in this two-actor show. Jill Ivey reviews.
The collaboratively-written world premiere of 'We'll Sleep When We're Dead' is entertaining and unabashedly queer, but it falls a little short in the dystopia department. Jill Ivey reviews.
With all the big ideas and Very Important Art flying around out there, sometimes we need to just take a seat and laugh, and the Walnut's 'Comedy of Tenors' is waiting. Jill Ivey reviews.
