A love story in which the course of love would run smooth if it weren’t for stubbornness, misunderstanding, and Irish prudery
View More OUTSIDE MULLINGAR (DTC): An Irish love storyTag: Katherine Fritz
EUREKA DAY (InterAct): 60-second review
Another, brief take on InterAct Theatre’s latest production
View More EUREKA DAY (InterAct): 60-second reviewSENSITIVE GUYS (InterAct): Satirizing the dialectic of sex
What’s being satirized in this social satire? Good question, with several answers.
View More SENSITIVE GUYS (InterAct): Satirizing the dialectic of sexIDEATION (Theatre Exile): How to succeed in business
The sterile corporate-speak of modern business pervades Aaron Loeb’s darkly comic contemporary play
View More IDEATION (Theatre Exile): How to succeed in businessTHE 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)MAURITIUS (Act II): Feeling the philatelia
Act II Playhouse gets all dramatic with Theresa Rebeck’s MAURITIUS
View More MAURITIUS (Act II): Feeling the philateliaSTUPID FUCKING BIRD (Arden): A sidesplitting and insightful reinvention of Chekhov
Aaron Posner’s hilarious reinvention of The Seagull captures all of Chekhov’s laughable characters, absurdities of life, and self-references to the theater from a 21st-century perspective.
View More STUPID FUCKING BIRD (Arden): A sidesplitting and insightful reinvention of ChekhovTHE RADICALISATION OF BRADLEY MANNING (Inis Nua): An unforgettable examination of a critical American subject
An intense and impactful bio-play on Bradley Manning makes its powerful American debut in a stellar production by Inis Nua.
View More THE RADICALISATION OF BRADLEY MANNING (Inis Nua): An unforgettable examination of a critical American subjectHE WHO GETS SLAPPED (PAC): Spectacle and sadness at the circus
Leonid Andreyev’s classic tale of love and death in the Big Top is given original interludes of circus acts and live music to set the stage and mood.
View More HE WHO GETS SLAPPED (PAC): Spectacle and sadness at the circusSanta Colucci and His Merry Philadelphia Theater Elves: Behind the scenes of a holiday video
Interview with Christopher Colucci about the making of a holiday
View More Santa Colucci and His Merry Philadelphia Theater Elves: Behind the scenes of a holiday videoRIZZO (Theatre Exile): A romp through the Rizzo years
Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear when Frank Rizzo strode the city like he owned it.
View More RIZZO (Theatre Exile): A romp through the Rizzo yearsRIZZO (Theatre Exile): A big hit on the “Big Bambino”
A world-premiere production on former Mayor Frank Rizzo portrays the good and the bad of the controversial Philadelphia icon.
View More RIZZO (Theatre Exile): A big hit on the “Big Bambino”WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF (Exile): A tour-de-force production of an American classic
The iconic three-act, three-hour marathon of marital warfare eviscerates the myth of the American family, revealing the drama and devastation behind the façade of our societal expectations
View More WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF (Exile): A tour-de-force production of an American classicTHE FAIR MAID OF THE WEST, PART I (PAC): A pirate adventure “worth gold!”
Thomas Heywood’s ridiculous rip-roaring romantic romp across the high seas of the English Renaissance is the latest in the Philadelphia Artists’ Collective’s acclaimed productions of rarely seen classics.
View More THE FAIR MAID OF THE WEST, PART I (PAC): A pirate adventure “worth gold!”Diary of a Playwright, part 2: Doug Williams sees MOON CAVE take the stage
Part Two of Douglas Williams backstage diary as the play he wrote finishes rehearsals and opens to audiences.
View More Diary of a Playwright, part 2: Doug Williams sees MOON CAVE take the stageMOON CAVE (Azuka Theatre): Eclipse of the mind
Playwright Douglas Williams gives us a view into the life and psyche of a young man haunted by horrific events from his past.
View More MOON CAVE (Azuka Theatre): Eclipse of the mindUNNECESSARY FARCE (Act II): 60-second review
A stakeout goes awry with hilarious consequences in UNNECESSARY FARCE at Act II Playhouse.
View More UNNECESSARY FARCE (Act II): 60-second reviewMeta-morphing Kafka’s Gregor: Interview with director Rebecca Wright in THE METAMORPHOSIS, (Quintessence Theatre Group)
Henrik Eger talks to director Rebecca Wright about her work and influences.
View More Meta-morphing Kafka’s Gregor: Interview with director Rebecca Wright in THE METAMORPHOSIS, (Quintessence Theatre Group)