The ensemble’s naturalistic performances and fast-paced dialogue create a very funny play, and the extremely minimal production elements and do-it-yourself approach to theater makes the audience an intrinsic part of the show.
View More THE JAWS PROJECT (Robert Daponte, Mary Tuomaney, Sam Henderson): SoLow reviewTag: Mary Tuomanen
MACHINAL (EgoPo): Welcome to the machine
A dank, metallic, appropriately oppressive feel imbues this production of Sophie Treadwell’s 90-year-old play.
View More MACHINAL (EgoPo): Welcome to the machineHOLLY’S DEAD SOLDIERS (Chris Davis, Bruce Walsh and Douglas Williams): 60-second review
Adapting Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s but not pulling verbatim from the novella, three playwrights have created a special experience in a Point Breeze row home.
View More HOLLY’S DEAD SOLDIERS (Chris Davis, Bruce Walsh and Douglas Williams): 60-second reviewBreakfast at Tiffany’s with Chris, Bruce, and Doug: Interview with three playwrights restaging a Fringe favorite
We talk to Chris Davis, Bruce Walsh, and Doug Williams ahead of their relaunch of HOLLY’S DEAD SOLDIERS.
View More Breakfast at Tiffany’s with Chris, Bruce, and Doug: Interview with three playwrights restaging a Fringe favoriteLOCAL GIRLS (Azuka): High school rage
In Azuka Theatre’s world premier production of Emma Goidel’s newest play, three young metalheads need to replace the “screamer” in their band before battle of the bands.
View More LOCAL GIRLS (Azuka): High school rageJUAN-WINFIELD ESCUTIA-SCOTT, OR THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR, A BUTCHER PLAY (Chris Davis): 60-second review
With, “It was Mexico, but not your grandfather’s Mexico…” Chris Davis sets the tone for an enjoyably interactive, imaginative tour back in time to the Mexican-American War.
View More JUAN-WINFIELD ESCUTIA-SCOTT, OR THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR, A BUTCHER PLAY (Chris Davis): 60-second review#THEREVOLUTION (InterAct): The vapid rebellion
What would happen if a bunch of early-20-something city-dwelling music-video-watching lower-middle-class variously privileged poorish Americans launched a violent revolution against the state?
View More #THEREVOLUTION (InterAct): The vapid rebellionFrom the UK to Philadelphia to Broadway: An interview with actor Harry Smith
British-born actor Harry Smith talks about his background in the UK, his life and career in Philadelphia, and his upcoming debut on Broadway.
View More From the UK to Philadelphia to Broadway: An interview with actor Harry SmithBITTER HOMES AND GARDENS (Bearded Ladies at PHS Pop-Up)
The Bearded Ladies latest show is planted full of good ideas, some of which germinate, some of which reach farther than they can comically travel, and some of which die on the vine.
View More BITTER HOMES AND GARDENS (Bearded Ladies at PHS Pop-Up)What Is the Future of Musical Theater? Thoughts on the Kimmel Center 2015 SEI Residency Program
Is it adaptations of familiar works, or is there another, more intimate kind of musical that can be done without gadgets and effects and superheroes flying across the stage?
View More What Is the Future of Musical Theater? Thoughts on the Kimmel Center 2015 SEI Residency ProgramHELLO! SADNESS! (Kimmel): Just a glimpse of the divine
All Mary Tuomanen wants to do is tell us a story about Jean Seberg, but things keep coming up.
View More HELLO! SADNESS! (Kimmel): Just a glimpse of the divineBORTLE 8 (Chris Davis): 60-second review
Chris Davis’s latest twisted travelog is like Bill Bryson on acid.
View More BORTLE 8 (Chris Davis): 60-second reviewMACBETH (Arden): Rare emotion and rarer straightforwardness [critical mass review #5]
The elements which displease other writers are what makes this production a success, according to Michael Fisher in review five of the ongoing Critical Mass series.
View More MACBETH (Arden): Rare emotion and rarer straightforwardness [critical mass review #5]MACBETH (Arden): Numb from the neck down, well almost [critical mass review #3]
Jessica Foley gives this week’s critical mass take on MACBETH at the Arden, part of a new review series on Phindie.
View More MACBETH (Arden): Numb from the neck down, well almost [critical mass review #3]MACBETH (Arden): Fast but not furious [critical mass review #2]
Alexander Burns’ production of MACBETH at Arden Theatre Company is energetic and visually engaging, but it lacks ferocity and substance.
View More MACBETH (Arden): Fast but not furious [critical mass review #2]MACBETH (Arden): Bloody bold and resolute [critical mass review #1]
Burns maintains the energy and pacing of his best work for Quintessence and takes full advantage of the Arden’s high production values to create an exuberant and understandable version of Shakespeare’s masterpiece.
View More MACBETH (Arden): Bloody bold and resolute [critical mass review #1]A Love Made in Shakespeare: Valentine’s Day performance with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre
The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre are giving each other greeting cards, buying each other flowers, and teaming up for a one-night-only concert of music and performance.
View More A Love Made in Shakespeare: Valentine’s Day performance with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Philadelphia Shakespeare TheatreARTHUR AND THE TALE OF THE RED DRAGON: A MUSICAL PANTO (People’s Light): Coming of age in the Middle Ages
The family friendly holiday panto takes a wacky look at the growing pains of the future King Arthur as he faces the challenges of life, learning, and leadership.
View More ARTHUR AND THE TALE OF THE RED DRAGON: A MUSICAL PANTO (People’s Light): Coming of age in the Middle AgesHENRY V (Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre): Bringing history to life and making learning fun
Aaron Cromie brings his inimitable brand of wit and insight to this exuberant interpretation of HENRY V.
View More HENRY V (Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre): Bringing history to life and making learning funOrbiter 3: A new producing playwrights collective to launch in Philadelphia
A group of Philadelphia playwrights have come together to form a producing collective, Orbiter 3, to showcase their work.
View More Orbiter 3: A new producing playwrights collective to launch in Philadelphia