Fun new theater at Plays and Players in Philadelphia
Running through November 19, Joy Cutler’s Pardon My Invasion continues a rich traditional of fun theater at Plays and Players. Tucked away on the quiet residential Delancey…
View More Fun new theater at Plays and Players in PhiladelphiaA theater which has been destroyed…
Just came across this quote by the great Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca: The theater is one of the most expressive and useful…
View More A theater which has been destroyed…Meanwhile . . . a noir-spoof mystery at the Ruba Ballroom
Philadelphia has quite the noir pedigree. It was home to William McGivern, author of the source material to such hard-boiled classics as Rogue Cop and The Big Heat, and David…
View More Meanwhile . . . a noir-spoof mystery at the Ruba BallroomInterAct’s THE HOW AND THE WHY is Well Written and Full of Ideas
“It’s yours, you created it, you gave birth to it. Don’t throw it away because you’re frightened of the implications.” Zelda (Janis Dardaris), an award-winning…
View More InterAct’s THE HOW AND THE WHY is Well Written and Full of Ideas“I see dead artists”: Haley Joel Osment returns to Philly in PTC’s RED
Filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan has used Philadelphia and its environs as the setting for all of his critically acclaimed films, most famously his 1999 breakthrough…
View More “I see dead artists”: Haley Joel Osment returns to Philly in PTC’s REDAn overview of the Philly theater scene
Philadelphia theater is rich in its diversity and output, with over 100 companies presenting thousands of performances every year. The city boasts a long-standing tradition…
View More An overview of the Philly theater sceneTracy Letts’s AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY…A Modern Great at the Arden
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY bookends with characters quoting T. S. Elliot’s “The Hollow Men.” “Life is very long,” begins Beverly Weston (David Howey), the alcoholic patriarch…
View More Tracy Letts’s AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY…A Modern Great at the ArdenBest of Philadelphia Theater, 2010-2011
The Barrymore Awards ceremony is tonight, and I’m not there, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have my own opinions about the best actors and…
View More Best of Philadelphia Theater, 2010-201110 Picks for 2011 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe
This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe, and the 2011 edition looks bigger andbetter than ever. The Live Arts…
View More 10 Picks for 2011 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly FringeA Voyage of Wonder: WHaLE OPTICS at the Live Arts
“Meditation and water are wedded forever” —Herman Melville, Moby Dick For last year’s Live Arts Festival, playwright Thaddeus Phillips took us on a trip to…
View More A Voyage of Wonder: WHaLE OPTICS at the Live ArtsAngry Ed Miller Dishes On His Fringe Show Wired & Being A Theatre Artist In Philly (he’s not really angry, it’s just “Angry Ed Miller” has a nice ring to it)
Ed Miller has been acting in and creating theater works in Philly since the 90s (the new 60s). Or at least, that’s when I first…
View More Angry Ed Miller Dishes On His Fringe Show Wired & Being A Theatre Artist In Philly (he’s not really angry, it’s just “Angry Ed Miller” has a nice ring to it)Annie’s Got a Brand New Bag: See It at the Philly Fringe
Annie Wilson is a local dancer-choreographer-performer-art maker type who has been making her presence known these past several years since graduation from the University of…
View More Annie’s Got a Brand New Bag: See It at the Philly FringePhiladelphia Theater Calendar September 2018
What to see in Philadephia this month.
View More Philadelphia Theater Calendar September 2018Jay Cooke: The Philadelphia banker who funded the Civil War, caused one of the nation’s biggest financial collapses, and founded Penn State Abington
This hugely influential Philadelphian was responsible for everything from Little Bighorn to the Crash of 1873.
View More Jay Cooke: The Philadelphia banker who funded the Civil War, caused one of the nation’s biggest financial collapses, and founded Penn State Abington“I always hated the 70s when I was a kid because I was dumb,” and other words of wisdom from John Rosenberg, writer-director of Queen Of All Weapons
California born and bred, now entrenched in Philadelphia, the playwright-director John Rosenberg debuts his latest work Queen Of All Weapons this Saturday at 2pm at the Papermill…
View More “I always hated the 70s when I was a kid because I was dumb,” and other words of wisdom from John Rosenberg, writer-director of Queen Of All WeaponsMadhouse Theater Company’s PLAYING LENI is Spellbinding
More than any other historical figure and his followers, Hitler and the Nazis are shorthand for evil. Few people emerge from the close contact with…
View More Madhouse Theater Company’s PLAYING LENI is SpellbindingBringing Women’s Voices to the Stage: an interview with Polly Rose Edelstein of Crack the Glass Theatre Company
It’s a common complaint: few good roles exist for female actors in Philadelphia. Indeed even your most ardent male feminist (self-proclaimed) tends to turn his…
View More Bringing Women’s Voices to the Stage: an interview with Polly Rose Edelstein of Crack the Glass Theatre CompanyPersonal Thoughts Made Physical: Jaamil Kosoko talks dance, poetry, and the Gemini Show
Philly-based choreographer and dance impresario Jaamil Olawale Kosoko is a busy man these days—creatively, curatorially, and administratively. He recently changed the name of his company…
View More Personal Thoughts Made Physical: Jaamil Kosoko talks dance, poetry, and the Gemini ShowOld People and Theater (VIGIL at Lantern)
I began to attend Philadelphia theater in earnest about a decade ago, in my early mid-twenties. Consistently, my companion and I would be the youngest…
View More Old People and Theater (VIGIL at Lantern)Theater People vs. Theater Critics…The Ultimate Debate
I’ve been a lover of the stage as long as I can remember. Mostly this love has been realized as a patron of local theaters.…
View More Theater People vs. Theater Critics…The Ultimate Debate