by Deitra Oliver Being part of South Jersey Theater Critics has allowed me to experience many wonderful productions and support the theater community with reviews I hope are encouraging and helpful. Community theater is a labor of love, with cast and crew members giving their time, energy, and talents, often for nothing more than their love of the craft. I love seeing the passion and dedication brought to each stage as people live out their dreams. This past July, I was fort

by Shannon Red In the 1867 play Peer Gynt, the troll king asks Peer Gynt “What is the difference between trolls and men?” While at first Peer Gent notes that there is no difference because both humans and trolls will do what their leader asks, the troll king goes on to share that the difference lies in humans’ ability to be true to themselves with moral reasoning and independent thinking. This scene movingly portrayed in Trolls and Men by Alex Wilke currently on stage at the

by Amber Stolarski “What does it mean to pursue your dreams? What is the weight of a true ‘American dream’?” Director Max Segarnick’s thoughtful director’s note asks audiences to consider this question as we prepare to watch Players’ Club of Swarthmore’s production of The Legend of Georgia McBride by Matthew López, now playing on the company’s Second Stage through October 18th. My journey to this evening’s destination of Cleo’s, a dive bar in Panama City Beach, Florida,