Philadelphia Theatre Company presents the world premiere of James Ijames’s Wilderness Generation, a family homecoming that falters in its broad, bland depiction of trauma. Kiran Pandey rev…
Philadelphia Artists' Collective presents The Contrast, a late-18th-century comedy of manners that holds the title of America's first comedy. Kiran Pandey previews.
Philadelphia Theatre Company presents William Shakespeare's Caesar, an adaptation that truncates the original text and moves the action to an underdeveloped modern setting. Kiran Pandey revi…
The Unscripted Project brings improv comedy to high school classrooms, teaching students skills and values of confidence and community. Kiran Pandey profiles.
Theatre by Development, a new company founded by UArts grads, presents Urinal, a 2017 high-school period piece that thrills for its verisimilitude, even when it bites off more than it can ch…
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival stages Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead in repertory productions, each play illuminating the other. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival stages A Raisin in the Sun to powerful effect, even if the production finds itself occasionally out of step. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Philly writer Sara Mae talks about their new poetry chapbook Phantasmagossip, writing songs with The Noisy, and themes of gender expansiveness and past selves. Kiran Pandey profiles.
Lantern Theatre Company presents William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, a conventionally delightful staging of Shakespeare's original rom-com. Kiran Pandey reviews.
The Wilma Theater presents The Half-God of Rainfall, a contemporary epic poem that blends oral storytelling, Yoruba and Greek mythology, and basketball. Kiran Pandey previews.
FringeArts and Ninth Planet present Arielle Julia Brown's fallawayinto: Corridors of Rememory, a word premiere multimedia play that honors the life and legacy of Donna Nicole Booker. Kiran P…
Charles Burns, the cult-favorite Philly-based cartoonist behind Black Hole, is back with the graphic novel Final Cut, a new work the artist seems born to create. Kiran Pandey reviews.
The Strides Collective presents Matt Shvyrkov's Confabulation, a frequently engaging portrait of misfits that seems at odds with its overly ambiguous structure. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Cambria House presents BODYSHOP, an uneven comedy with old-school Fringe-y charm. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Pig Iron presents Poor Judge, an exuberant piece of dance-theater cabaret that finds the personal in the music of Aimee Mann. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Jeffrey Cousar's An Avalanche of 'No' in the Cannonball hub of this year's Fringe is a one-man riff on Macbeth that, despite its sincerity, fails to fully engage in the implications of its c…
Michael Galligan brings Cloud Baby to the Philly Fringe, an amusing one-man clown show that seems more a sketch than a finished piece. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Shakespeare in Clark Park presents As You Like It with a modern twist, transposed to near-future Delaware to explore themes of exile, love, and community. Kiran Pandey previews.
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival brings a thrillingly modern tenor to The Merry Wives of Windsor, which comes to life with musical verve and comic effervescence. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Philadelphia Theatre Company presents Roger Q. Mason's The Duat, a play that, even with an astonishing central role, struggles to settle into its own rhythm. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Lantern Theatre Company presents William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors, as reliably airy and delightful as it's ever been. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Big Telly and Tiny Dynamite present The Worst Cafe in the World, a conceit that offers theater as dinner but never amounts to a complete meal. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Plays and Players presents Edward Albee's The Zoo Story, in a flat restaging that fails to capture the play's primal power. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Quintessence Theatre Group stages a blockbuster Macbeth with an expanded script and an all-male cast, thrilling even when its reach exceeds its grasp. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Manny Brown talks comedy and community with the collective Next in Line Comedy, now with a new venue at The Coop. Kiran Pandey profiles.