Dialect coach Joel Goldes breaks down what it takes to learn an accent.

Hey, who won a 2019 Barrymore Award?

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.

At first it seems to be just another mad housewife story: a church-going, cookie-baking, carpet-vacuuming middle-aged empty nester whose husband works until 11 p.m. and most weekends. But Ian August’s…

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. 

Where are Oscar and Felix when you really need them?

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

Theater shows in Philadelphia in October 2019.

Preview of Philadelphia theater this October

Jessica Bedford is shining brightly in Steve Martin’s Meteor Shower.

3 weeks. 10 plays. My first Fringe Festival.

The wife of America’s richest man is put in an insane asylum.

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.