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
The final installment of the SECRET SHOW SERIES at the Painted Bride is curated by Phoebe Schaub in collaboration with Joe Wozniak, but the audience won’t know what it is till they’re there—and I’m not telling!
View More I Know Something I Can’t Tell: Phoebe Schaub Has a SECRET SHOW at the Painted Bride
Dramatizing the effects of public library closings doesn’t sound like the most engaging of topics, but playwright Clara Brennan weaves a beautiful story about the importance of seeing the people behind numbers and statistics.
View More SPINE (Inis Nua): Beauty in the library stacks
Michael Hollinger and Vance Lemkuhl’s musical is lacking in conflict and complexity.
View More A WONDERFUL NOISE (Villanova): Noise but not wonderful
A funny, touching, and uplifting 70-minute solo show considers the vital importance of books, libraries, and a supportive community on human happiness and development.
View More SPINE (Inis Nua): A funny and poignant paean to libraries
Curio’s production underscores the delusion and the rawness of the lives of the Loman family.
View More DEATH OF A SALESMAN (Curio): Bringing Arthur Miller to life
The Stagecrafters Theater presents its 533rd production with Sidney Howard’s adaptation of THE LATE CHRISTOPHER BEAN.
View More THE LATE CHRISTOPHER BEAN (Stagecrafters): The richness of love
Edgy. Experimental. Eccentric. BalletX is nothing if not innovative. The company didn’t disappoint in the recent, sold-out Winter Series. The pinnacle of the series was…
View More WINTER SERIES 2016 (BalletX): Nothing if not innovative
Archiving experiences of the female body, the Femme Collective not only revealed conditions of the feminist iconography, but was also staged potluck for sourcing the gendered self.
View More CHERCHEZ LA FEMME (femme. collective): Female Works Through The Eyes Of One Male Gaze
A brilliant new stage adaptation of Jane Austen’s romantic comedy of manners captures the satiric wit and sociological insight of the 19th-century classic.
View More SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (People’s Light): An epic production of an Austen classic
We get to experience the empty pathos around a building demolition in which the faculty come together ostensibly to mourn their old school but instead wind up mourning the people they once were.
View More EXIT STRATEGY (PTC): Saving the bell
DOGFALL looks good and has good intentions, but as everyone aware of military history knows, high aspirations don’t always lead to success.
View More DOGFALL (Iron Age): Let slip the dogs of war
A zany and relevant college production of Aristophanes’ rarely-produced ancient Greek comedy satirizes economic inequality and the random distribution of wealth.
View More PLUTUS (Once More Theatre/P&P): Everything old is new again
The Filter ensemble shows the audience a good time with lots of music, noise, and laughs within a Shakespeare play environment.
View More TWELFTH NIGHT (Filter Theatre in association with the Royal Shakespeare Company): A rousing Shakespearean travesty
While most political theater in Philly is unfortunately limp, V TO X presents a clear and despicable injustice, and does so with real, emotionally complex characters
View More V to X (GoKash Productions): Clear and present injustice
It doesn’t take a Moliere scholar to enjoy these zany characters, brilliantly brought to life by the ensemble.
View More THE SISTERHOOD (Mauckingbird): Queering Moliere
The three dances Ballet Hispanico picked for the performance at the Annenberg Center show the diversity of Hispanic cultures and their dances.
View More BALLET HISPANICO (Annenberg Center Live): Boldness and diversity of dances
Sprinkled with furiously funny lines, steeped in talent, and infused with courageous choreography by Lorin Latorro, A TASTE OF THINGS TO COME is boldly brilliant theatrical buffet with something for everyone!
View More A TASTE OF THINGS TO COME (BCP): Delicious flavors
A production that forefronts Gogol’s surprising, desperate, hypnotizing dialogue. Illustration by Mike Jackson.
View More THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR (IRC): Corruption!
While some plays are heavy three course meals, THE SISTERHOOD is definitely dessert.
View More THE SISTERHOOD (MAUCKINGBIRD): A delightful hi-brow comedy skewers hi-brow pretensions