From left: Crystal Yvonne Jackson (Scilla) and Monty Renfrow (Renton) in "Twisted" at Theatre West (Photo by Garry M. Kluger) Chris DiGiovanni’s new play “Twisted,” directed by Marc Antonio Pritchett at Theatre West, is a contemporary drama set in the suburbs of Philadelphia that centers on Scilla Claroe (Crystal Yvonne Jackson), a struggling writer preparing to document the story of Renton Downey (Monty Renfrow), a man on death row for a mass shooting. As Scilla interviews R

From left: Amorie Barton, Nina Kasuya, Parnell Damone Marcano, Josh Loren, Charlie Towle, Paul Sohm and Deja Monique Cruz in "We Are The People," part of Towne Street Theatre's "In Response: RISE UP" (Photo courtesy Towne Street Theatre) Towne Street Theatre’s “In Response: RISE UP ” is a bold and necessary anthology production that brings together a collection of short plays, monologues and scenes centered around the act of resistance. Each piece explores what it means to s