Philadelphia theater writers choose their favorite plays of the last season.
Aaron Posner’s hilarious reinvention of The Seagull captures all of Chekhov’s laughable characters, absurdities of life, and self-references to the theater from a 21st-century perspective.
CANDIDE (Philadelphia Orchestra): A dilettante at large review A dilettante at large Toby Zinman reviews Candide by Leonard Bernstein. 
THE SECRETARIES (Quince): An erotic-hilarious farce—not suited for an embarrassed young man? Warning: Don’t see this erotic-thriller-parody if you take life too seriously! Also: Don't take life to seriously. 
Theater in Sketch: THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME (Walnut Street) A review in words and sketch by Chuck Schultz and Yumna Tolaimate 
RED (Walnut): Talking Rothko Rothko’s and his young assistant’s dialogue on art reflects the way art is in conversation with itself, but it doesn’t manage to capture Mar... 
Pope fever continues with ALTAR CALL Random Acts of Theater and the Liberty Education Forum are riding the wave of Pope fever with the Philadelphia premiere of Melissa McBain’s ... Support Phindie operations
The lights show a bare stage; the set is two dilapidated buildings with scaffolding. The curtains intermittently change from day to night with a transient light. The place is Verona, and we witness the banishment of Romeo. more…
