BLACK STEAM (Philadanco): A multitude of one
In celebration of it’s 47th year, PHILADANCO/The Philadelphia Dance Company presented BLACK STEAM, featuring two new works and two old ones.
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HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (Forrest Theater): She’s coming for you
They dusted off the rarely used Forrest Theater for this touring production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, a twenty-year-old rock musical which was itself recently dusted off for a 2014 Broadway revival.
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Making Connections: WE THE DETECTIVES at the Free Library and Rosenbach
A multipart new exhibition project exploring the detective, criminal, and all the analogs in between
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THE LIGHT PRINCESS (Arden): An elixir of make-believe
The Arden Theatre Company’s world premiere of THE LIGHT PRINCESS mixes up a elixir of make-believe
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Dance in Sketch: Faye Driscoll’s THANK YOU FOR COMING: PLAY (FringeArts)
The narrative of the play dances around anxiety, narcissism, and companionship, and the cards let truth be told.
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“New York-caliber actors”: How NYC-centrism hurts regional theater
A recent article on Philly.com displays a falls into a reductive yet prevalent view of theater as the province of New York
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#IAMMADEOFSTARS (Almanac): Artistes of the floating world
combines the complex questions of humanity, (such as ‘Why am I here?’) with the natural improvisation life requires, and expresses it physically alongside a healthy dose of humor.
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POINTS OF LIGHT (Tangle Movements Arts): Feminine, powerful, innovative
Philadelphia’s favorite circus art troupe Tangle Movement Arts was back in Old City’s Neighborhood House on April 7 and 8. Ever-changing and always in search…
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Dance in Sketch: Jessica Lang Dance (NextMove)
The program was quick and accumulative, with short pieces creating a common theme.
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ROMANCE (PA Ballet): Fall in love with a provocative and diverse program
ROMANCE showcases the diversity and beauty of the Pennsylvania Ballet’s dancers.
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WHITE: James Ijames on PlayPenn and Playwriting
James talked to Phindie about the genesis of WHITE and its development at PlayPenn, a Philadelphia-based organization for the development of new plays.
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SHADOWLAND (Pilobolus Dance Theater): A dynamic journey
An intricate show with a captivating journey maintained with ease through each scene.
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THE BROKEN HEART (Quintessence): Dark matter
Melancholy John Ford was more ‘himself’ and less ‘Shakespearean’ than other less bold Cavalier dramatists.
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JESSICA LANG DANCE (NextMove Dance): Simply beautiful and vocal
Lang’s choreographies, and the movement of her dancers, give the impression of being settling and modest.
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HAND TO GOD (PTC): The human comedy with sock puppets
What a funny, nasty, smart show.
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CABARET (Roundabout Theatre): Tomorrow belongs to…
This brilliant Kander and Ebb show is about the decadence of Weimar Germany and the rise of Nazism
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Theater in Sketch: ANNA (EgoPo)
A loose adaptation by Brenna Geffer and her ensemble based on the novel, Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy.
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ADAPT! (Wilma): On the brink of dawn
Blanka Zizka boldly steps forth as both debut playwright and seasoned director of the semi-autobiographical ADAPT!
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Philadelphia Theater Calendar April 2017
What’s on stage in Philadelphia this month?
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THE DELPHI PROJECT ANNUAL PERFORMANCE (with PA Ballet): Child’s play
Art is a way to express the truth. The truth of our emotions. The truth of our lives. The truth of ourselves.
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