PAC’s full production of the 17th century play retains the fun and accessibility of its Venture Reading series performances.
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Theater in Sketch: ‘TIS PITY SHE’S A WHORE (PAC)
Philadelphia Artist Collective’s’TIS PITY SHE’S A WHORE is running March 28-April 14, 2019 at Philadelphia Boys and Girls Choir 1336 Spring Garden street, and I…
View More Theater in Sketch: ‘TIS PITY SHE’S A WHORE (PAC)MEDEA, A Woman in Crisis: Interview with Jennifer Summerfield
Henrik Eger interviews the star of Hedgerow’s new production of a classical Greek tragedy.
View More MEDEA, A Woman in Crisis: Interview with Jennifer SummerfieldMARY ROSE (Philadelphia Artists’ Collective): 2018 Fringe review
However crammed your Fringe calendar may be, don’t miss this one.
View More MARY ROSE (Philadelphia Artists’ Collective): 2018 Fringe reviewTHE TEMPEST (Lantern): Sounds and sweet airs that give delight and hurt not
Lantern Theater’s production of THE TEMPEST, Shakespeare’s last play, is an enjoyable, modest show, full of comedy and romance and the gentle spirit of human forgiveness.
View More THE TEMPEST (Lantern): Sounds and sweet airs that give delight and hurt notTHE WHITE DEVIL (PAC): A bloody good thriller
PAC gives the Jacobin the veneer of a mid-20th century hard-boiler. Sketches by Chuck Schultz.
View More THE WHITE DEVIL (PAC): A bloody good thrillerALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL (PAC): A mingled web well woven
PAC’s current production confirms its reputation as the best adaptor of classic works.
View More ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL (PAC): A mingled web well wovenTheater in Sketch: ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL (PAC)
Sketches of William Shakespeare’s ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL from Philadelphia Artists’ Collective.
View More Theater in Sketch: ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL (PAC)MRS. WARREN’S PROFESSION (Lantern): Thought-provoking amusement
In a Philadelphia theater season with an auspicious beginning, this production of MRS. WARREN’S PROFESSION might be the most auspicious of all.
View More MRS. WARREN’S PROFESSION (Lantern): Thought-provoking amusementTHE 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.
View More THE LION IN WINTER (CCTC): A lion for all seasonsDRACULA (Hedgerow): Raising the stakes
This not your usual resurrection of the Dracula story of seducing young women to join him in the realm of the undead.
View More DRACULA (Hedgerow): Raising the stakesTHE CAPTIVE (PAC): 2015 Fringe review 5
Although it has lost the shock value (lesbianism!) it had in the 1920s, it is easy to see why PAC were attracted to this forgotten play.
View More THE CAPTIVE (PAC): 2015 Fringe review 5RAGE OF ACHILLES (CCTC): The absurdity and tragedy of war
Commonwealth Classic Theatre presents a world-premiere production of Paul Parente’s meaningful tragicomedy on the absurdities and horrors of war, inspired by the events and characters from Homer’s Iliad.
View More RAGE OF ACHILLES (CCTC): The absurdity and tragedy of warThe Powel House: Utilizing Historic PhilaLandmarks as venues for the arts
Celebrating its 250th anniversary in 2015, the Powel House is hosting an array of special events in the fine and performing arts throughout the year.
View More The Powel House: Utilizing Historic PhilaLandmarks as venues for the artsTo alter or not to alter, that is the question: Dan Hodge on directing HAMLET in unorthodox ways
Dan Hodge discusses his edited version of HAMLET, onstage through November 23 at Hedgerow Theatre.
View More To alter or not to alter, that is the question: Dan Hodge on directing HAMLET in unorthodox waysHAMLET (Hedgerow): The play’s the thing
I have some friends who think William Shakespeare is the greatest writer in the English language, but they don’t like going to the theater to…
View More HAMLET (Hedgerow): The play’s the thing[podcast] Cutting Hamlet: Director Dan Hodge on adapting Shakespeare’s masterpiece for the stage
Every staged version of Hamlet is edited. Posterity left us two “authentic” written versions of William Shakespeare’s masterpiece, as well as a poorly transcribed but…
View More [podcast] Cutting Hamlet: Director Dan Hodge on adapting Shakespeare’s masterpiece for the stageMARY STUART (PAC): The Prison of Power
Philadelphia Artist Collective’s tightly-corseted production of Frederich Schiller’s Mary Stuart, starring the earth-shattering Charlotte Northeast and the finely-tuned Krista Apple Hodge will leave you white-knuckle-gripping the edge of your seat. Sitting in a severe theater-in-the-round circle, the audience itself forms four oppressive walls seemingly trapping the actors on the Broad Street Ministry’s cherry wood floor. If Schiller were alive today, he would raise a thumb in approval of director Dan Hodge’s minimalist approach.
View More MARY STUART (PAC): The Prison of PowerMACBETH (Hedgrow): An ambitious and effective take on the Scottish play
Director Dan Hodge does not mind imposing his vision upon a text. His bold decision to combine the Ariel and Miranda characters proved surprisingly effective.in…
View More MACBETH (Hedgrow): An ambitious and effective take on the Scottish playTHE SEA PLAYS (Philadelphia Artists’ Collective): 2013 Fringe review 32.2
Eugene O’Neill’s early maritime heart-wrenchers, Bound East for Cardiff and In the Zone, are brought to life in the Philadelphia Artists’ Collective’s devastatingly effective site-specific…
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