Philadelphia Theater Reviews by Frank Burd

William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” was written over 500 years ago. It consisted of five acts and 18 scenes, and a full production lasted about 2 ½ hours. The tragedy had over 50 characters. When I read it for class in junior high school, I was fortunate to have a great teacher as well as the… Read more

It is a backyard of neighboring South Philly row houses. In one lives Fran Geminiani and his son, Francis, a student at Harvard.  Bunny Weinberger and her son, Herschel, who seems to be on the spectrum of autism, live in the attached home and share the backyard. Both Fran and Bunny are single parents, each… Read more