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Production photo of 'Tiff'ny of Athens.' iPhoto caption: Photo by Mike McPhaden.

REVIEW: Shakespeare in the Ruff’s Tiff’ny of Athens throws a delightful party in Withrow Park

The text draws on an eclectic mix of sources: other Shakespeare plays, Dolly Parton songs, and automated messages from government service helplines, to name a few.

By Gus Lederman / Aug 23, 2025
a witch in algiers iPhoto caption: Promotional image from The Tempest: A Witch in Algiers at Shakespeare in the Ruff. Photo courtesy of Shakespeare in the Ruff.

REVIEW: The Tempest: A Witch in Algiers brings new meaning to a classic tale

You may think you know the story of The Tempest, Shakespeare’s shipwrecked saga about wizards, spirits, and nobility on a remote island. But in The Tempest: A Witch in Algiers, playwright Makram Ayache invites new consideration of canonized characters,

By Aisling Murphy / Aug 31, 2024

2023 in review at Intermission Magazine

It’s been one heck of a year at Intermission. After founding and leading the publication for seven years, including steering it through the pandemic, Philip Riccio decided it was time...

By Aisling Murphy, , Intermission Magazine / Dec 31, 2023

REVIEW: That Theatre Company’s Angels in America struggles to take flight

Considering how dangerous the play still feels on the page, the bottled-up nature of Craig Pike’s production left me disheartened.

By Liam Donovan / Dec 2, 2023