In a heartfelt moment, Elizabeth Barrett Browning tells her poet-husband, “I’m going to dip your cock in laudanum and fuck you til i’m high”
View More THE BROWNINGS (Orbiter 3): Let me count the f%&*ing waysAuthor: Christopher Munden
Dance History Onstage: Pioneering dancers Brigitta Herrmann and Manfred Fischbeck in BEAUTIFUL DECAY
Nicolo Fonte’s choreography for Beautiful Decay includes parts for two older dancers, Brigitta Herrmann and Manfred Fischbeck. Sketches by Chuck Schultz.
View More Dance History Onstage: Pioneering dancers Brigitta Herrmann and Manfred Fischbeck in BEAUTIFUL DECAYCRIMES OF THE HEART (Curio): Deliciously dark Southern fare
Beth Henley’s play remains relevant because its central characters feel so vibrantly human
View More CRIMES OF THE HEART (Curio): Deliciously dark Southern fareTHE CRAFTSMAN (Lantern): Crafting a good story
Now in its world premiere from Lantern Theater, the latest play by Philly’s favorite playwright Bruce Graham is based on a true story. It’s a great story.
View More THE CRAFTSMAN (Lantern): Crafting a good storyTHE GAP (Azuka): Self-discovery onstage
By revealing the plot through meta layers, Goidel reinforces the idea that we’re watching self-discovery through art.
View More THE GAP (Azuka): Self-discovery onstageBLOOD WEDDING (Wilma): Movement in the veins
Lorca’s BLOOD WEDDING makes a fitting vehicle for the Wilma Theater in-house troupe.
View More BLOOD WEDDING (Wilma): Movement in the veinsThis Is Not A Theater Review
Thoughts on Destiny Estimate, the American Theater Critics Association, and theater criticism.
View More This Is Not A Theater ReviewPhindie will be Live Tweeting the 2017 Barrymore Awards
Tonight is the ceremony for the 2017 Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theater, and Phindie will be there, holding a cell phone and live tweeting about…
View More Phindie will be Live Tweeting the 2017 Barrymore AwardsDevil May Care: Acrobatic comedian Nick Gillette gives demon summoning a go
Storyteller and acrobat Nick Gillette is best known for his work with Almanac Dance Circus Theater, which he cofounded in 2013. But he also dabbles…
View More Devil May Care: Acrobatic comedian Nick Gillette gives demon summoning a goIDEATION (Theatre Exile): How to succeed in business
The sterile corporate-speak of modern business pervades Aaron Loeb’s darkly comic contemporary play
View More IDEATION (Theatre Exile): How to succeed in businessLONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (Quintessence): Love and desire and hate
An excellent play well done.
View More LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (Quintessence): Love and desire and hateThe 26th Philadelphia Film Festival skates off with Tonya Harding and closes with Martin McDonagh
From October 19 to 29, the Philadelphia Film Society hosts the 26th annual Philadelphia Film Festival.
View More The 26th Philadelphia Film Festival skates off with Tonya Harding and closes with Martin McDonaghDEAR DIARY LOL (AntiGravity Theatre): 2017 Fringe review
Who would want to read their middle school diaries? The members of AntiGravity Theatre Project, that’s who.
View More DEAR DIARY LOL (AntiGravity Theatre): 2017 Fringe reviewTHESE TERRIBLE THINGS (Berserker Residents): 2017 Fringe review
The Berserker Residents may parody the conventions of theater, but they clearly believe in its power
View More THESE TERRIBLE THINGS (Berserker Residents): 2017 Fringe reviewUBU FAUST (Broderick Jones with Leila and Pantea Productions): 2017 Fringe review
Alfred Jarry, Doctor Faustus, and Punch & Judy combine in hilarious puppetry.
View More UBU FAUST (Broderick Jones with Leila and Pantea Productions): 2017 Fringe reviewLABOR OF LOVE (The Waitstaff): 2017 Fringe review
Sketch comedy group The Waitstaff is the longest continuously producing company in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. They must be doing something right.
View More LABOR OF LOVE (The Waitstaff): 2017 Fringe reviewFringe in Sketch: I, PEASEBLOSSUM (Curio Theatre)
I, PEASEBLOSSOM was a great character study for me. I wanted to keep capturing the many sides of Brian McCann.
View More Fringe in Sketch: I, PEASEBLOSSUM (Curio Theatre)WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED (Opera Philly): 2017 Fringe review
Relevant themes and ideas rarely seen on an opera stage
View More WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED (Opera Philly): 2017 Fringe reviewSEVENTY IV SECONDS … TO JUDGMENT (GoKash OnStage): In judgment of our wrongs
How could so many juries acquit so many killers of unarmed African Americans.
View More SEVENTY IV SECONDS … TO JUDGMENT (GoKash OnStage): In judgment of our wrongs(MISS) JULIE (Svaha Theatre Collective): 2017 Fringe review
In (MISS) JULIE, Svada Theatre Collective gives the naturalistic classic a much-needed reinterpretation.
View More (MISS) JULIE (Svaha Theatre Collective): 2017 Fringe review