Why Deaf Theater is a Form of Resistance
This film follows Daymond Sands, a Deaf theatre program director, preparing his first original showcase, highlighting the cast’s heartfelt effort to bring Deaf perspectives center stage
Artists from Philly’s favorite clown-funk band pick favorite songs from their new album and the world of music
View More Keen to Feed: Favorite tunes from Red 40 & the Last GroovementDito van Reigersberg in a new drag persona steals the spotlight in this riotuous, fierce production.
View More THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE (Arden): “Your First Shade!”Six decades separate the Broadway debut of Tennessee Williams’ CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF in 1955 from Colin Kaepernick’s boycott of the National Anthem
View More Kaepernick on a Hot Tin Roof? Did self-censorship constrain Tennessee Williams?Quintessence Theatre brings to life a beautifully staged, truly epic production of Bertolt Brecht’s MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN, as brilliantly directed by Alexander Burns.
View More MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN (Quintessence): Epic theater!As the electoral dysfunction of the 2016 presidential campaign nears to a much longed-for close, New York comedy show ELECTORAL DYSFUNCTION returns to Philadelphia for one night only, October 22, 2016, at 9pm.
View More ELECTORAL DYSFUNCTION Returns (no, we don’t mean the Trump campaign)Over four decades, NextMove Dance (formerly Dance Affiliates) has led the dance scene in Philadelphia, bringing countless cutting-edge dance companies from around the world. As…
View More RUBBERBANDance Group (NextMove Dance): Hip-Hop, beyond bordersConsidering a trimmed, contemporized, and feminized version of a classic British drama
View More Gaslighting Done Right: Interview with the cast of Hedgerow Theatre’s reinvented ANGEL STREETThe ballet shows the brave and caring intention of artistic director Angel Corella to the company and the Philadelphia ballet fans.
View More CINDERELLA (PA Ballet): Enchanting ballet magicIrreverent local performers present two strange and sumptuous evenings of independent theater and comedy alongside food and cocktails
View More Dinner Theater, RecookedSomeone should sit down and write a dozen Country tunes for Jessica Wagner to record in the style of Patsy Cline.
View More A CLOSER WALK WITH PATSY CLINE (BRT): Fall to pieces over PatsyEugene O’Neill’s THE EMPEROR JONES kicks off the South Camden Theatre Company’s Fall season
View More Talking EMPEROR JONES: Interview with the director and cast of O’Neill’s tragedy at the South Camden Theatre CompanyGROUNDED is a tale for our times: war is most hellish when it resembles office life, reality is most profound rendered in pixels.
View More GROUNDED (InterAct): The killing screensPB II performed under clear, blue skies, with William Penn as their backdrop
View More Pennsylvania Ballet II performs at Culture in the CourtyardThis adaptation by master Irish playwright Conor McPherson finds its horror in the claustrophobic relationships between its four characters
View More THE BIRDS (Curio): Terror takes flightThis opera was really something else. An adaptation by Mizzy Mazzolli (music) and Royce Vavrek (libretto) of a movie by Lars von Trier.
View More Opera in Sketch: BREAKING THE WAVESReview of Sophocles’ Electra at Villanova Theatre
View More ELECTRA (Villanova): Sophocles gets electrifiedThe founder of SoLow Fest talks about his latest work, HOPELESSNESS, performed one night only October 8.
View More Thomas Choinacky Says There’s No HopeWe presented five questions to IRT’s Peggy Mecham, the director, and the three cast members: Kirsten Quinn as Molly Sweeney, the blind woman; Ethan Lipkin as the husband; and Michael P. Toner as the physician.
View More Leading the Blind: Interview with the director and cast of Irish Heritage Theatre’s MOLLY SWEENEYTurn off your phones, step away from your laptops, and run, don’t walk to the Irish Heritage Theatre’s first ever Barrymore-eligible production.
View More MOLLY SWEENEY (Irish Heritage Theatre): That the blind may seeWould Sebastian would rather sleep with Hillary or Donald, what the hell his Fringe show was about, and what’s the worst way to cook an omelette?
View More Philly’s Kinda Cool episode 2.1: We back!