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In “Illuminated Dresses,” Local Women Tell the Stories of Their Lives Through the Clothes They Wore
“There was a dress that changed everything, a dress that said not just who you are, but that you are.”
Posted inTheater
Zoe Litaker’s Photobook “Durham Dances” Captures the Vitality of the Bull City’s Dance Scene
“Dance in Durham is a lot wider and more diverse than many people think it is.”
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A Send-Up of Wealthy Wellness Resorts Turns into Something Deeper in “Infinite Possibilities”
The play, which just closed at Ward Theatre, is tipped for a revival this spring, and we hope it happens.
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Fed Up with Farm-to-Table? Stress Eat with “Dairyland” at PlayMakers.
Pushed over the edge by a single snow pea on white porcelain, a New York food critic goes rogue In Heidi Armbruster’s bracing new comedy.
Posted inTheater
“The Container” Stalls Out Partway Down the Road to Believability
Despite the fine acting in the refugee drama being staged inside an industrial shipping container outside CAM Raleigh, the set design breaks the immersion.
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The NC Dance Festival Brings a Historic Durham Mural to Life
On the night before the mainstage showing of this year’s festival, the Durham Civil Rights Mural becomes a living stage for a public dance performance.
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Dystopian Comedy “Waters Rise” Raises Doubts that We’ll Survive Destroying the World
Even after the global environmental disaster that we all know is coming, some things will stay the same—well, at least for a while.
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Sonorous Road’s Open Doors Short Play Festival Has Some Squeaky Hinges Between Highlights
What’s wrong with saving your best for last? Your audience might give up before they get there.
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“The Roommate” Is Like “The Odd Couple” with a Criminal Twist
Bulldog Ensemble Theater stages Jen Silverman’s chimerical domestic dramedy as its first show of the fall season.