RARE ACCIDENTS: HENRY IV parts I and II abridged (Quintessence): A quick visit to Eastcheap
We are treated to a rare spectacle in a show that would surely please Shakespeare.
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GIOVANNI’S ROOM (Quintessence): Bringing Baldwin to the stage
Giovanni’s Room, is currently on stage in Philadelphia in world premiere. The James Baldwin Estate granted Quintessence Theatre permission to produce this theatrical adaptation, the…
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Quintessence): The Bard’s crazy side
Hard to imagine that the Bard who wrote this fun and foolish play also penned Hamlet, Othello, and Romeo and Juliet.
Cyrano De Bergerac (Quintessence): 60-second review
French playwright Edmond Rostand’s story about a brilliant man endowed with a large nose is a work of fiction.
MACBETH (Quintessence): Onstage magic
Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble. Cool it with a baboon’s blood, then the charm is firm and good. Macbeth, the…
NO EXIT (Quintessence): A new translation of a hellishly absurd classic
Quintessence Theater’s founding artistic director Alex Burns, has written a new translation from the original French
THE TEMPEST (Quintessence): Full of magic
There’s magic and mystery as wonderfully costumed characters come alive to dance, sing, cavort, wrestle, draw swords, threaten violence, and show mercy
Waiting For Lefty (Quintessence): On the side of angels but not art
This show has history. Odets, a voice for his disinherited generation was born in Philadelphia.
THE CHAIRS (Quintessence): 60-second review
Due to the pandemic, it had been many months since I’d visited the Sedgwick Theater in Germantown. October 1 was opening night for The Chairs…
Quintessence Breaking the Cycle with Tragi-Comedy The Winter’s Tale
As part of its Transformation Repertory, Quintessence Theatre Company presents one of Shakespeare’s most beguiling plays, The Winter’s Tale. Sometimes classified as a “late romance,” or a “tragi-comedy,” or simply “a problem play,” The Winter’s Tale spans two countries and 16 years.
RACHEL (Quintessence): Screaming from the Past
A work of incredible importance to American theatrical history
THE SYNGE TRIPTYCH (Quintessence): Celebrating the common people of Ireland
In repertory with their solid production of PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, the company presents three of Synge’s one-acts as THE SYNGE TRIPTYCH.
PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD (Quintessence): Dead dads, tall tales, Irish intrigue
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.
Between chaos and quiet passion: Interview with Robert Jason Jackson as KING LEAR (Quintessence)
Henrik Eger interviews the star of Quintessence’s KING LEAR
KING LEAR (Quintessence): England at his feet
As Lear, Robert Jason Jackson is “every inch a king.
OLIVER! (Quintessence): Eat gruel, get pickpocketed, and become an orphan
Stepping back to a Victorian workhouse with Quintessence Theatre Group.
FRANKENSTEIN; OR THE MODERN PROMETHEUS (Quintessence Theatre): It’s Alive!!
Quintessence Theatre dynamically brings to life Mary Shelley’s classic tale of Frankenstein and his monstrous creation in a fantastic, eerily staged production
JULIUS CAESAR (Quintessence): Why must republics fall?
Quintessence Theatre Group explores the Shakespearean death throes of the Roman Republic.
Why Wait? Director Ken Marini talks about Quintessence Theatre’s brilliant WAITING FOR GODOT
Quintessence Theatre’s production of WAITING FOR GODOT just closed. Henrik Eger spoke to the director about his background and his experiences directing Samuel Beckett’s classic.
WAITING FOR GODOT (Quintessence): Really absurd
Quintessence Theatre Group’s WAITING FOR GODOT strikes a balance between humor and pathos, between realism and ridiculousness.