Allens Lane Theater company, directed by Mariangela Saavedra offers an evening of community fun with I HATE HAMLET, a lighthearted comedy about theater’s favorite topic:…
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HOPE AND GRAVITY (1812 Productions): “Even the lightest things come crashing back down to earth.”
There are many good comedies out there, but not many where the weight of tragedy crests and wanes beneath the laughter.
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PASSAGE (Wilma): Love and death in Country X
The way to get an audience to ask itself profound questions about a work is not by asking the audience profound questions about the work.
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Philadelphia Theater Calendar May 2018
Theater in Philadelphia in May 2018
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OUR FEW AND EVIL DAYS (Inis Nua): Tantalizing ambiguity
This is difficult review to write since almost anything I’d say would be a spoiler. I can say this much: Go see it.
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Theater in Sketch: PASSAGE (Wilma Theater)
PASSAGE reminds sketch artist Chuck Schultz of a painting at the Philadelphia Museum by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema.
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SING THE BODY ELECTRIC (Theatre Exile): Electricity sparks and glows brightly, then sputters
Is there more still left in the playwright’s head that didn’t make it to the stage?
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ELLA: FIRST LADY OF SONG (Delaware Theatre Company): Channeling Ella Fitzgerald
Freda Payne does some lovely singing in ELLA: FIRST LADY OF SONG, a biographical tribute to Ella Fitzgerald
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Advice for Theater People Moving to NYC
Thinking of NYC creates a glamorous image in your minds, though you may hear differently from artists and experts who have been living in the city for long.
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BULLETS OVER BROADWAY (Resident Theatre Company): Good work from a fledgling theater
Neal Zoren reviews BULLETS OVER BROADWAY
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Theater in Sketch: LYDIE BREEZE Part 3: MADAKET ROAD (EgoPo)
The EgoPo Classical Theater’s production of John Guare’s Lydie Breeze part III was asking the fundamental question, “what is ‘it’.”
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My Favorite Things: Local actor Danielle Lee James appears in THE SOUND OF MUSIC tour
The hills are alive with the sound of Danielle Lee James!
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THE WOMEN OF IRELAND (Irish Heritage Theater): Short Irish classics
From modern to historic, tragic to fantastic, THE WOMEN OF IRELAND views the feminine from many angles, creating a fleshed out sculpture of Irish life.
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An Open Letter to the Struggling Artists
Brad Pontius recently addressed an open motivational letter to all theater artists, especially to those struggling to earn a name in their chosen profession.
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Theater in Sketch: THE RAPE OF LUCRECE (PAC at the Rosenbach)
It was interesting to compare last week’s reading of Shakespeare’s THE RAPE OF LUCRECE at the Rosenbach to the original presentation at the Broad Street Ministry in 2016.
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Talkback in Sketch: HUMAN RITES (InterAct)
A recent performance of HUMAN RITES, a world premiere production by InterAct Theatre, featured a talk with cultural psychologist Richard Shweder, whose work inspired playwright Seth Rozin.
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HUMAN RITES (InterAct): I say tomato, you say genital mutilation
HUMAN RITES succeeds as a vehicle to tackle such hot-topic themes as appropriation and intersectionality.
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Four Theatermakers (Re)Focus on Diversity
The second (re)Focus Fest brings together four companies using performance to spark discussion about narrative, perspective, and history.
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NOISES OFF (Walnut St): Hi-jinks prevail
The chestnut sails in Frank Anzalone’s production of NOISES OFF at the Walnut Street Theatre, but not consistently.
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JULIUS CAESAR (Quintessence): Why must republics fall?
Quintessence Theatre Group explores the Shakespearean death throes of the Roman Republic.
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