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Scottish playwright Douglas Maxwell accomplishes the unexpected in his one-act obscenity-laden comedy A RESPECTABLE WIDOW TAKES TO VULGARITY
View More A RESPECTABLE WIDOW TAKES TO VULGARITY (Tiny Dynamite and Azuka Theatre Company): A wildly heartwarming week 3 of A Play, A Pie and A Pint
THE SYRINGA TREE, Pamela Glen’s intimate story of the love between two families—one white, one black—in apartheid-era South Africa is usually presented as a one-woman show. Spanning…
View More [video] Previewing THE SYRINGA TREE at Theatre Horizon: Coming of age in apartheid
Now in its 22nd year, this theatrical production ranks among the top haunted-house attractions in the US.
View More TERROR BEHIND THE WALLS (Eastern State Penitentiary): Philadelphia’s top halloween attraction
Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj’s poignant play about nine children who integrate Little Rock’s Central High School creates a lasting impression.
View More LITTLE ROCK (Passage Theatre): Integrating history into theater
R. Eric Thomas’s updated version of his 2012 hit provides a seamless synthesis of stand-up comedy and storytelling with the narrative structure of a one-act rom-com
View More ALWAYS THE BRIDESMAID (R. Eric Thomas): 60-second review
Part One of Michael Fisher’s multi-part critical experiment, reviewing the Lantern Theater Company’s production of ARCADIA several times over its run.
View More “The Experiment”, part 1: ARCADIA (Lantern)
A NIGHT WITH LADY G features three one-act plays by Lady Augusta Gregory, a key force in the Irish Literary Revival and co-founder of Dublin’s Abbey Theatre
View More A NIGHT WITH LADY G (Irish Heritage Theatre): A Trilogy of Proofs of the Irish Gift of Gab!
Philadelphia audiences are still buzzing about Dan Hodge’s performance of Shakespeare’s The Rape of Lucrece. Henrik Eger interviews him about the play.
View More One of the oldest taboos in history: Interview with Dan Hodge on The Rape of Lucrece
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
CIPHERS displays an ultra-modern set, an unflinchingly poised cast, and all the classic elements of an intriguing spy thriller,
View More CIPHERS (Inis Nua): An ultra-modern spy thriller
Phindie writer Michael Fisher introduces his multi-part critical experiment, using the Lantern’s production of ARCADIA as his guinea pig subject.
View More “The Experiment”: ARCADIA (Lantern), Introduction to an experiment in criticism
Churchill raises questions about individuality in society, the ethics of cloning, and nature vs nurture, but this is no didactic political piece.
View More A NUMBER (Tiny Dynamite): A father and his son(s)
An imaginative exploration of why someone would commit a mass murder and how a survivor can cope with life afterwards
View More THE EVENTS (Actors Touring Company): 60-second review
Intense mystery and low comedy combine in Patrick Barlow’s stage version of THE 39 STEPS.
View More THE 39 STEPS (Bristol Riverside Theatre): Intense mystery and low comedy
Asian Arts Initiative will present Chang(e) by Soomi Kim and Tree City Legends by Dennis Kim as part of the National Asian American Theater Conference and Festival.
View More Asian American Theater Conference and Festival in Philadelphia
Stoppard’s genius is to permeate his play with deep philosophical contemplation while using the play to explore those same issues.
View More ARCADIA (Lantern): A great play is always timely
The festival features plays created from scratch in just one day. It won’t be polished, but it should be fun.
View More A Day to Play: P&P’s 24-Hour Play Festival
A Play, A Pie and A Pint opens with THE LETTER OF LAST RESORT, Scottish playwright David Greig’s political satire on the absurdities of our atomic age.
View More THE LETTER OF LAST RESORT (Tiny Dynamite and Inis Nua): A Thought-Provoking Satire on “The Crazy Strategy” of Nuclear Weapons
It’s a great idea, imported from Britain: a happy-hour-long play, served with a slice of pizza and a beer.
View More Another round of A PLAY, A PIE, AND A PINT
THE ADDAMS FAMILY is such a familiar piece, and beloved by many for various reasons
View More THE ADDAMS FAMILY (Media Theatre): A weird-family musical