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Six performers in mid-step on stage, their left legs parallel to the floor, right legs hover off the floor pointing down

The Lady Hoofers present On Tap

Something old, something new

The all-women dance troupe taps into the old and familiar and blends it with new and refreshing in this year’s edition of On Tap. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.

Camille Bacon-Smith

May 16, 2023 Reviews 4 minute read

Exterior view of the tall, white, pillared, historic, tile-roofed Venice church on a canal. People fill the sidewalk in front

Tempesta di Mare presents The Women Behind the Screen – The Sensational Female Musicians of Venice’s Orphanages

The hidden women who rivaled Vivaldi

Tempesta di Mare explores the music of Baroque Venetian charitable institutions that were famous for their vocal and instrumental ensembles, made up of brilliant women artists who were hidden from public life. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

May 16, 2023 Reviews 4 minute read

Northeast, gravely facing us with arms folded, is surrounded by the ensemble. They all wear black, and serious expressions.

Philadelphia Artists’ Collective presents Jane Eyre

Revealing Jane’s inner life

Jane Eyre gets a new stage treatment in this ambitious adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel, which showcases the inner life of the passionate and principled governess. Alaina Johns reviews.

Alaina Johns

May 15, 2023 Reviews 4 minute read

Charéce & Johnson, wearing neutral jumpsuits & turbans, look at each other, concerned, sitting in a warm sandy landscape.

Theatre Horizon presents Charly Evon Simpson’s sandblasted

The truth about Black women’s lives

In the regional premiere of sandblasted at Theatre Horizon, Black women in a desert landscape are trying to survive in a world that is literally making their bodies fall apart. Krista Mar reviews.

Krista Mar

May 15, 2023 Reviews 3 minute read

Quintessence Theatre Group and New Classics Collective present Written by Phillis

Bringing Wheatley’s words to life

Quintessence marks new ground with a world-premiere production in collaboration with Chicago’s New Classics Collective, examining the life of Phillis Wheatley, an enslaved poet who gained worldwide fame in the 18th century. Josh Herren reviews.

Josh Herren

May 15, 2023 Reviews 3 minute read

DeAgro-Ruopp, in a white dress, looking grave at center, with 8 dancers around her, interacting in various poses.

Koresh Dance Company presents Masquerade

Innovation meets classic Koresh

Koresh Dance Company welcomed musician Sage DeAgro-Ruopp to a performance combining dance, live music, and theater in Masquerade, the company’s 2023 Home Season show. Melissa Strong reviews.

Melissa Strong

May 09, 2023 Reviews 4 minute read

Exterior front view of the building’s pale, rectangular face, w/ tall symmetrical windows, pillared entrance & elegant stairs

St. Joseph’s University opens its Frances M. Maguire Art Museum in the former home of the Barnes

A fitting home for artistic diversity

Like many university art collections, St. Joseph’s is an eclectic one, but it now boasts an elegant new home in the former quarters of the Barnes Foundation. Gail Obenreder visits.

Gail Obenreder

May 09, 2023 Reviews 4 minute read

Looking plaintive, Feldman sits on a net-strewn dock on a darkened stage, a blue-lit round window above her head.

Azuka Theatre presents Christine Evans’s Galilee

Walking on water

Azuka Theatre presents the world premiere of Christine Evans’s Galilee, which brings a personal dimension to the threat of climate change. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

May 08, 2023 Reviews 3 minute read

The ensemble onstage: two miming death (one on a couch, one on the floor), and four shocked crew members crowding in a door.

1812 Productions presents Theatre Mischief’s The Play That Goes Wrong

Should the show go on?

1812’s The Play that Goes Wrong, onstage at Plays & Players, brings the hilarity when things go egregiously, deliriously bad. C.M. Crockford reviews.