Articles Tagged “Hedgerow Theatre”
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“Brooding on the Symbol of a Wrong”: Hedgerow’s Staged Reading of JOHN BROWN’S BODY
John Brown was an abolitionist who attempted to start a slave uprising (and the Civil War) by invading Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia in the fall of 1859. He did not succeed and was captured and…
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Hedgerow Mines the Laughs in the Bard’s COMEDY OF ERRORS
Separated twins is a plot device that Shakespeare explored in a few of his plays; COMEDY OF ERRORS was the earliest. Written in 1594 (the year before Romeo & Juliet), it’s one of the Bard’s…
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Laughter is the Best Medicine: Hedgerow presents THE GOOD DOCTOR
Neil Simon is America’s most prolific playwright. He’s a real crowd pleaser, so Hedgerow has made a great choice to close out the summer with THE GOOD DOCTOR, directed by Louis Lippa and starring Jared…
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A Decade of Ditziness—Hedgerow’s 10th Annual Ray Cooney farce hits the stage
In 1988, my mom took me to England and then Ireland to see where my grandfather was from. We decided to take in a show during our brief stay in London, so we went to…
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A Grip On Life as Delicate as Butterfly Wings—BERNICE/BUTTERFLY at Hedgerow
Nagle Jackson’s career path has gone from actor to director to playwright. In between, he served as Artistic Director for Princeton’s McCarter Theatre. It was during this time that he met and worked with Hedgerow’s…
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Braithwaite Brings His Own Brand of Hilarity to Hedgerow
For those who need a laugh after dealing with this winter’s weather, and are tired of watching Democrats and Republicans in Washington behaving badly, Rose Valley’s Hedgerow Theatre is a good place to be. Barrymore…
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A Valentine to the Desperate Housewives…SHIRLEY VALENTINE at Hedgerow
Long before Marc Cherry created the hit ABC series, playwright Willy Russell mined the territory of a housewife wanting more out of life than which detergent gets your laundry whiter. In the interest of full-disclosure,…
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SHIRLEY VALENTINE Returns to Hedgerow Theatre
Hedgerow Theatre announces the return of its critically acclaimed production of SHIRLEY VALENTINE starring veteran Hedgerow actress Susan Wefel and directed by noted actor Tom Teti, March 2nd -13th. SHIRLEY VALENTINE will play in repertory…
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Hedgerow Offers Neil Simon’s Comedy, PLAZA SUITE, Still Relevant Today
It’s fun and laughs at Neil Simon’s comedy, PLAZA SUITE at Hedgerow in Rose Valley, PA. I’m not sounding very convincing even to myself. This production, directed by Janet Kelsey, was done in two acts…
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The Woman Behind the Man: DEBORAH FRANKLIN
For one hour, and one hour only, we have the opportunity at Hedgerow to meet THE FIRST LADY OF PHILADELPHIA: DEBORAH FRANKLIN as she reminisces about her colonial life with her husband, Benjamin. However,…
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