From the archives…

Still Devastating: RUINED at The Stagecrafters

The outskirts of Philadelphia are blessed with several high quality community theaters, and visits to them are a welcome treat for theatergoers accustomed to the cadence of center city professional productions. Located in graceful historic spaces, these theaters invite our enjoyment with free cookies and tea at intermission, large and enthusiastic audiences, and a joie de vivre in contrast with the world-weary struggles of independent theater. Lynn Nottages’s RUINED, now onstage at Chestnut Hill’s Stagecrafters Theater, is community theater at close to its best. more…