TDF Stages Archive
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Killer Sharks and Flying Trapezes
That’s because Fight or Flight is a troupe of trapeze-loving actors who are gleefully mounting a comic, movement-friendly stage version of Steven Spielberg’s 1975 blockbuster about a man-eating shark.
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Something Unsettling Is Happening Upstairs
Perfecting the realistic (but creepy) tone in Annie Baker’s new play — There’s something a little… off about John , the new Annie Baker play that’s now at Signature Theatre.
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How Many People Must a Black Man Be?
A playwright confronts how the race of the people around us changes how we behave
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What’s Next for Theatre Fans With Disabilities?
Lisa Carling on the future of theatre accessibility
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A Greek Tragedy Becomes a Spanish Dance
At one moment during Antigona , Noche Flamenco’s adaptation of Sophocles’ Antigone , the chorus leader commands, “Let us dance and sing in the face of tragedy.” Martín Santangelo and Soledad Barrio have taken Sophocles’ command literally. In their Spanish-language version of the Greek tragedy, Antigone does not merely lament. She dances, ferociously, a Spanish flamenco.
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A New Way of Searching for a Missing Boy
James Lecesne brings his novel about a missing teen to the stage — When James Lecesne published his young adult novel Absolute Brightness in 2008, the world was a very different place. The story of a missing gay teenager, the book was almost eerily prescient in its depiction of teen bullying and the many forms it can take. And with bullying-related suicides seemingly always on the rise, our nati
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How Do You Cope When Your Favorite Show Closes?
“That one,” my wife said. “I want to see that show.”
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Which Theatre Sets Absolutely Blew Your Mind?
Welcome to Geek Out/Freak Out , where theatre fans get super enthusiastic about things.
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How to Be a Woman in Men’s Basketball
King Liz pushes the gender boundaries in sports