Smith reveals the conflicting aspects of his personality in his outwardly funny but internally anguished reactions to the damage done to his body and psyche by a car crash that left him physically and emotionally scarred,
View More SPLEEN (Johnny Smith): SoLow reviewAuthor: Debra Miller
BICYCLE FACE (Hannah Van Sciver): SoLow review
Hannah Van Scriver’s SoLow show looks at the changing face of feminism across the centuries
View More BICYCLE FACE (Hannah Van Sciver): SoLow reviewMURDER FOR TWO (PTC): It’s all in the timing
Timing is everything in this 90-minute madcap whirlwind satire of Agatha-Christie-style whodunits.
View More MURDER FOR TWO (PTC): It’s all in the timingTHE GOLDILOCKS ZONE (Passage): A cosmic consideration of post-modern parenthood
In Passage Theatre Company’s world-premiere production, the conditions needed for a post-modern couple to create life are no longer as limited as they once were
View More THE GOLDILOCKS ZONE (Passage): A cosmic consideration of post-modern parenthoodLET THE DOG SEE THE RABBIT (Lightning Rod Special): A conceptual look at humans looking at animals
The experimental work is a three-part meditation on the life and death of animals under the domination of the human gaze.
View More LET THE DOG SEE THE RABBIT (Lightning Rod Special): A conceptual look at humans looking at animalsGOD OF CARNAGE (Ritz): Funny fissures in the façade of civilization
In GOD OF CARNAGE, French playwright Yasmina Reza’s 90-minute award-winning black comedy, it doesn’t take long to demonstrate the old adage that the apple doesn’t…
View More GOD OF CARNAGE (Ritz): Funny fissures in the façade of civilizationBILOXI BLUES (People’s Light): Coming of age in WWII
Though entertaining as a comedy, BILOXI BLUES contains an important message about fighting “the good war” abroad, while many struggles against injustice remain on the home front.
View More BILOXI BLUES (People’s Light): Coming of age in WWIIJEFFREY DAHMER (BrainSpunk): A chilling conversation with a serial killer
BrainSpunk Theater’s premiere full-stage production will keep you spellbound, stunned, and sickened
View More JEFFREY DAHMER (BrainSpunk): A chilling conversation with a serial killerIN THE BLOOD (Theatre Horizon): Social satire in the service of compassion
Suzan-Lori Parks’ post-modern re-envisioning of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter addresses the theme of destiny, the tragedy of poverty, and the societal need for compassion in a provocative in-your-face production
View More IN THE BLOOD (Theatre Horizon): Social satire in the service of compassionWHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF (Exile): A tour-de-force production of an American classic
The iconic three-act, three-hour marathon of marital warfare eviscerates the myth of the American family, revealing the drama and devastation behind the façade of our societal expectations
View More WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF (Exile): A tour-de-force production of an American classicTHE JUNGLE BOOK (Arden): Merging morals with make-believe
Based on British author Rudyard Kipling’s series of exotic children’s stories inspired by his childhood in India, THE JUNGLE BOOK is now an engaging family play, celebrating its world premiere at Arden Children’s Theatre.
View More THE JUNGLE BOOK (Arden): Merging morals with make-believeLecture, Talkback, Slam! Upcoming events at The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre
Philly Shakes is offering audiences a mid-spring series of supplemental events on three Sundays in April and May.
View More Lecture, Talkback, Slam! Upcoming events at The Philadelphia Shakespeare TheatreGREEN DAY’S AMERICAN IDIOT (CTC): An electrifying production of a timeless punk-rock opera
CTC’s production, directed with full-out intensity by Michael Gray, captures all the rage, love, frustration, and uncertainty of rebellious youth on the verge of adulthood.
View More GREEN DAY’S AMERICAN IDIOT (CTC): An electrifying production of a timeless punk-rock operaTHE SHADOW OF A GUNMAN (IHT): Humor and horror in the Irish homeland
Set during their fight for independence, this controversial two-act tragicomedy merges realism with poetry for an insightful and funny view of the Irish.
View More THE SHADOW OF A GUNMAN (IHT): Humor and horror in the Irish homelandUNCANNY VALLEY (InterAct): What makes us human?
Post-modern technology collides with human ethics in InterAct Theatre Company’s revolving world-premiere production of playwright-in-residence Thomas Gibbons’ UNCANNY VALLEY.
View More UNCANNY VALLEY (InterAct): What makes us human?SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER (Mechanical): An authentic delight!
What better place than Philadelphia’s historic Powel House for its resident company, The Mechanical Theater, to stage this historically faithful production.
View More SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER (Mechanical): An authentic delight!THE FAIR MAID OF THE WEST, PART I (PAC): A pirate adventure “worth gold!”
Thomas Heywood’s ridiculous rip-roaring romantic romp across the high seas of the English Renaissance is the latest in the Philadelphia Artists’ Collective’s acclaimed productions of rarely seen classics.
View More THE FAIR MAID OF THE WEST, PART I (PAC): A pirate adventure “worth gold!”A Reversal of Roles for KC MacMillan: The director speaks to Phindie about her return to acting in THE FAIR MAID OF THE WEST (PAC)
Known to everyone in the Philadelphia theater community as a director, dramaturg, and associate artistic director of Lantern Theater Company, KC MacMillan is now adding actor…
View More A Reversal of Roles for KC MacMillan: The director speaks to Phindie about her return to acting in THE FAIR MAID OF THE WEST (PAC)THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Lantern): Capturing the passion and the parody
Director Charles McMahon equates the hot-blooded battle of wills between Kate and Petruchio with the intense, sensual, and stylized dance of the tango.
View More THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Lantern): Capturing the passion and the parodyLAFFERTY’S WAKE (Society Hill Playhouse): “For God’s sake, you got to laugh a little!”
Society Hill Playhouse celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with a seasonal revival of Susan Turlish’s musical-comedy send-up of the Irish,
View More LAFFERTY’S WAKE (Society Hill Playhouse): “For God’s sake, you got to laugh a little!”