The best medicine

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In Tense Vagina: An Actual Diagnosis, Sara Juli mines the taboo topics of motherhood for humor, healing, and a connection with audiences.

Rewriting history

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The Intelligent Theatre Festival returns to Portsmouth When Clare Boothe Luce’s play, “The Women,” made its debut on Broadway in 1936, the press wasn’t kind....

The magic butler

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 Four-time Emmy nominee Jim Carter is known for his work in Academy Award-winning films (“Shakespeare in Love,” “The Madness of King George”), cult comedies (“Erik...

Family affair

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Patrick Dorow steps into a hallway in the Kittery Community Center. It’s a quiet Tuesday afternoon outside the building, but inside, the sound of children’s...

In the park and under the sea

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Prescott Park Arts Festival stages “The Little Mermaid” this summer If you’ve wondered what life is like under the sea, the Prescott Park Arts Festival...

A voice that weaves worlds

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Satchmo at the Waldorf,” by Terry Teachout, is a well-meaning play in want of a meaning. That is, it seems to have serious and interesting...

History repeating

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When “The Crucible” made its debut on Broadway in 1953, playwright Arthur Miller was clear about the play’s intent. The dramatization of the Salem witch...

The season for stage

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There’s a good chance the weather outside will be frightful this holiday season, but even if it isn’t, why venture out into the cold when...

Flash forward

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Comedian Cameron Esposito’s stand-up ascendancy began in earnest after a debut set on “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson” in 2013, where guest Jay...

Second act

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When Kathleen Cavalaro took over as the Seacoast Repertory Theatre’s interim executive director in the fall of 2014, the theater was in trouble. In debt,...

New classics

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Portsmouth’s Pontine Theatre has been bringing puppetry and toy theater to audiences for 38 years. Those are ancient, universal art forms, according to M. Marguerite...

Beauty and bite

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When he’s directing a show, Todd Hunter says the question he gets asked most often is, “Who’s the sympathetic character?” It’s a question that hasn’t...

Mind’s eye

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The Garrison Players in Rollinsford want audiences to do a little work for their Halloween thrills this year. The theater is staging live performances of...

The puzzle in the play

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The Seacoast Rep offers a new look at Tennessee Williams’ classic “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” When actor and playwright David Roby was named...

Family trees

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The inspiration for “Life After Life” came to dancer Wendy Quinn in a dream. “There was a fragment of a set, with cloth billowing up...

Special delivery

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In the land of Continentia, the setting for Dorks in Dungeon’s mash-up of fantasy role-playing games and live improv comedy, there are few jobs more...

Evolving experiments

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The Seacoast’s dance scene has had its ups and downs in the last few decades. But a number of local artists are working to revive...

Making connections

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When it’s time to hit the town and see a show, there are plenty of options — check out a new band, visit a local...

In pursuit

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In January 2014, Sasheer Zamata joined the cast of “Saturday Night Live” halfway through its 39th season. Her addition was a long time coming for...

Some enchanted island

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There is no better American song than Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Some Enchanted Evening.” It is a song that feels like exactly what it says. You...

The new guy

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comedian Trevor Noah comes to Portsmouth Beginning a new job is stressful for anyone. Will my new coworkers like me? Can I get up to...