Finding Pedro Pan: Iraisa Ann Reilly’s Fringe show ONE DAY OLD and the Cuban Lost Boys
With the Syrian refugee crisis becoming a major international issue, the Cuban exodus of the 1960s and its continued legacy merits renewed consideration. Iraisa Ann…
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MMF (Quince): A modern kind of love triangle
Dean loves Michael. Michael loves Jane. Jane loves Dean. Dean loves Jane. Jane loves Michael. Got it?
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Yoel “Samuel Beckett” Wulfhart on CAT-A-STROPHE
I’m sitting with playwright Samuel Beckett in a townhouse in Fishtown. I have a lot of questions, the first being how anybody can call themselves Samuel Beckett when the “real” Samuel Beckett died in 1989
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Ionesco Anticipation: IRC’s Tina Brock on another buzz-worthy Fringe show, and her favorite chair
Tina Brock talks about Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium’s Fringe show Eugene Ionesco’s THE CHAIRS.
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Building Bridges with Love and Theater: Sarah Gafgen organizes a concert for victims of violence
Philadelphian actor, singer, and director produces a charity concert in support of three organizations that work diligently on overcoming violence.
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Spelling Bee: Interview with Chloe Sierka
Feeling altogether out-of-the-loop with regards to this mysterious sleeper gem and Avenue Theater Company I caught up with choreographer and assistant director Chloe Sierka
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HARBOR (Quince): A house of mirth
The second play in this year’s GayFest expertly navigates between comedy and tragedy.
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Male, Male, Female: Interview with GayFest! playwright David Kimple
Interview with the author of MMF.
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TOMMY & ME (Theatre Exile): Theatrical touchdown
A lovely and elegiac look at how a sportswriter developed his love for football and friendship with an Eagles quarterback.
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THE LION IN WINTER (CCTC): A lion for all seasons
It’s the year 1183 and Henry II is disappointed in his sons and in love with a much younger woman. Some things never change.
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Sailing into Success at GayFest! Interview with HARBOR playwright Chad Beguelin
Talking to the playwright for GayFest! 2016’s Mainstage production.
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MY FAVORITE HUSBANDS (Quince): The illogical politics of love
Political rom-com MY FAVORITE HUSBANDS launches the sixth annual LGBT theater festival, GayFest!
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TOMMY AND ME (Theatre Exile): There am I in the midst of them
TOMMY AND ME does a lot to make itself likable. Didinger’s love for McDonald is evident and provides a herculean effort towards making the play work. It’s incredibly tempting to allow yourself to be swept away in a sea of sincerity.
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RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH (People’s Light): Singing the life of the ‘Man in Black’
A new twist on the jukebox musical traces the life and career of country icon Johnny Cash.
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BOEING BOEING (Hedgerow): 60-second review
It’s difficult to tell which actor provides the most comic energy in Damon Bonetti’s lively and funny production of this farce
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Welcome to Happy Hour: Four PDC playwrights showcasing their breakthrough work
Preview of the first Playwrights’ Happy Hour Showcase from PDC.
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Ticket giveaway: BOEING, BOEING at Hedgerow Theatre
We’re giving away two free tickets to the performance of your choice and an instant discount on any show.
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LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST (PA Shakes): 60-second review
Republished by kind permission from Neals Paper. Lightning, alas, did not strike two years in a row when it came to Pennsylvania Shakespeare’s grand experiment…
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DON’T BOTHER ME, I CAN’T COPE! (New Freedom): Occupying our space, a community’s fight for permanence
Strikes a raw nerve as it addresses the issue of institutional buy-out of impoverished neighborhoods
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BLITHE SPIRIT (PA Shakes): 60-second review
Nothing beats watching actors at the top of their game biting into crunchy material and whipping it into a tasty delight.
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