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.

A quiet, human look at modern isolation

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

A far cry from Sesame Street and Lamb Chop

Steve Martin was once funny and smart.

Recreates the breezy cynicism of a 1920s speakeasy

THERE is not a place on Earth’s map. It is not a poem recital, nor is it a play.

An enjoyably immersive experience unlike any other

IRC widens the scope of what absurdism means in our absurd world

Brad Pitt in space

Sketches of the late night cabaret