SHARP Dance Company presents Stories

A revival and a premiere

SHARP Dance Company’s 2022 fall series featured both a revival and a highly anticipated premiere from artistic director Diane Sharp-Nachsin, plus intriguing gender subversions from guest choreographer Joe Cotler. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.

Camille Bacon-Smith

Nov 14, 2022 · Reviews · 4 minute read

InterAct Theatre Company presents Will Snider’s Death of a Driver

Five reasons to go to Kenya with this regional premiere

Death of a Driver, now onstage at InterAct, speaks eloquently to our shared global reality in its story about a Kenyan taxi driver and a white American engineer. Jeannine Cook reviews.

Jeannine A. Cook

Nov 08, 2022 · Reviews · 5 minute read

Wilma Theater presents Milo Cramer's School Pictures

Teach the children well

Playwright and performer Milo Cramer offers an endearing portrait of the modern education system in School Pictures at the Wilma Theater. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Nov 08, 2022 · Reviews · 2 minute read

Philadelphia Theatre Company presents Erin Courtney and Max Vernon’s The Tattooed Lady

The body as a canvas

Philadelphia Theatre Company launches its 2022–2023 season with new artistic directors and a world premiere musical that shines bright despite a disappointing performance from its celebrity star. Jill Ivey reviews.

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Nov 08, 2022 · Reviews · 4 minute read

Resident Ensemble Players presents Arsenic and Old Lace

A trip back in time

Does the legendary play Arsenic and Old Lace hold up for today's audiences? Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Nov 08, 2022 · Reviews · 5 minute read

Azuka Theatre presents Inda Craig-Galván’s A Hit Dog Will Holler

Activist opposites

The Philly premiere of A Hit Dog Will Holler, onstage at Azuka, contrasts the online and IRL realms of today’s social activists with a special lens on Black women in these spaces. Krista Mar reviews.

Krista Mar

Nov 08, 2022 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Theatre Exile presents Hansol Jung’s Wolf Play

Ahead of the pack

Theatre Exile presents Hansol Jung’s Wolf Play, a poetically elliptical exploration of family bonds and casual trauma. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Nov 07, 2022 · Reviews · 3 minute read

A Girlhood: Letter to My Transgender Daughter by Carolyn Hays

The ferocity and joy of parenting

A Girlhood: Letter to My Transgender Daughter, a tender, inquisitive, humble, and heartbreaking new book about raising a trans kid, gets it right—in memoir and in parenting. Anndee Hochman reviews.

Anndee Hochman

Nov 01, 2022 · Reviews · 5 minute read

BSwan Dance Company presents Redefine… To Define Oneself Again

Black swans soar

BSwan Dance Company presents Redefine… To Define Oneself Again in an energetic program that celebrates the debut of its junior company, as well as the retirement of dancer William Issac Bridges. Melissa Strong reviews.

Melissa Strong

Nov 01, 2022 · Reviews · 3 minute read

OperaDelaware presents Così fan tutte

Opera with a complicated soul

In its latest staging, OperaDelaware presents Così fan tutte, Mozart and Da Ponte’s deceptively complex opera buffa, offered here in a rare, virtually uncut format. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Nov 01, 2022 · Reviews · 4 minute read