Six Questions for Six Directors: John O’Hara’s 12 CHAIRS gets a revamped production
Female-centric theater group ReVamp Collective presents 12 CHAIRS.
Cathy Simpson
KING JOHN (Revolution Shakespeare): 2016 Fringe review 88
You won’t get many opportunities to see KING JOHN; you’re unlikely to see one as well-rendered as Revolution Shakespeare’s.
International Fringe 2016: A welcome to theater from around the world, including refugees
The International Philly Fringe: A welcome to 28 countries
Deb Miller’s Top Picks for the 2016 Philadelphia Fringe Festival
Can’t decide what to see in the 2016 Philadelphia Fringe Festival? Check out Deb Miller’s recommendations in her annual top picks preview.
Upcoming Readings
What: How Green Was My Valley with music by Roger Ames and book and lyrics by Elizabeth Bassine; The Gig with music, book, and lyrics by Doug Cohen; and A Good Man with music by…
IN 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
VOICES OF A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES (Plays & Players): This time we have to succeed
VOICES is not just provocative; it is full of infectious hope that this time, united, we really will succeed.
Conversations on Chekhov: What gimmicks? The Arden’s THREE SISTERS has a lasting effect
In September of 1900 Anton Chekhov confessed in a letter to his actress-wife Olga Knipper: “I find it very difficult to write THREE SISTERS, much more difficult than any other of my…
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