Linda Bright Clay and Lizan Mitchell in “The House That Will Not Stand” currently playing at Victory Gardens Theater/Photo: Michael Courier
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The House That Will Not Stand
(Victory Gardens Theater)
Part Lorca, part “Lemonade,” all soul
2
Thaddeus and Slocum: A Vaudeville Adventure
(Lookingglass Theatre Company)
A nimble examination of the roots of bigotry
3
Northanger Abbey
(Lifeline Theatre)
Brings to life the essence of Austen’s work
4
Out of the Blue
(Organic Theater Company)
Boy meets cruel world in this incisive U.S. premiere
5
Xanadu
(American Theater Company)
Glides smoothly between sincerity and extravagant irony