A quiet, human look at modern isolation

If Bacurau is what an international genre film looks like, color me excited, because it’s a great look.

Theatrically spectacular but without the marvelous profundity of the source novel

There is nobody making films like Quentin Dupieux. The gleefully immature DEERSKIN might be his most mature work yet

In repertory with their solid production of PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, the company presents three of Synge’s one-acts as THE SYNGE TRIPTYCH.

Appropriately enough, THE LODGE leaves us cold.

It’s not to be missed. And that’s no bull.

This years Palme d’Or winner at Cannes was also the opening night film for the 28th annual Philadelphia Film Festival.

Mmemories fill a family’s West Philadelphia home like radio waves.

A challenging show, with musically complicated, character-driven songs, that demands performers tell almost the entire story through song.

MINORITY portrays gentrification and its evils in a complexity lacking from the characters that inhabit the fictional Hope Street.

When PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD premiered in Philadelphia in 1912, riots broke out. Quintessence’s skillful production features consistently strong performances that manage to surprise and delight.

As Orlando journeys through genders and centuries, the pain and beauty of being a human in a body is explored with a vibrant commitment to the process of theater-making. 

Dan Scully narrowly avoided the onslaught of violence that accompanied this EVIL, EVIIIIL movie. Jk.

Where are Oscar and Felix when you really need them?

I’m reminded to look around and appreciate the magic of the theater.

Spoilers puts it mildly: She dies. He dies. They die.

Is she playing with dolls or is she controlling her own narrative?

A quick, masterful production that would make Brecht proud.

An otherworldly trip into primal vitality