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Margron, a nonbinary actor with light brown skin, stands grinning with arms spread in a suburban kitchen washed in blue light

People’s Light presents Madeleine George’s Hurricane Diane

Dionysus has a new agenda in New Jersey
Dionysus is back, but this time, he’s not out for destruction. In Hurricane Diane, now getting its regional premiere at People’s Light, he tries to enlist four Jersey housewives for a new, eco-friendly regime. David Block reviews.
David Block

David Block

Reviews 3 minute read
Onukwugha, in a white blouse, listens to Zuhairah, who has a gray afro and wears a draping peach jacket, and points at her.

Azuka Theatre and Simpatico Theatre present R. Eric Thomas's An Army of Lovers

Queer revolutionaries in the digital age
With a multifaceted script and powerhouse lead performance, Azuka Theatre and Simpatico Theatre's An Army of Lovers invites audiences into a world of complex queer politics,
surveillance, and the thorny issue of legacy. Natalie Layne reviews.

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Reviews 3 minute read
10 Asian people of different ages & genders sit around a square of couches, all holding scripts in a large living room.

Philly’s AAPI playwrights are ready for the stage with PWYC readings in May and June

Meet Philly’s first dedicated cohort of AAPI playwrights
None of Philly’s regional theaters have ever staged a full production of a non-solo show by a local AAPI playwright. Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists's new playwriting cohort wants to change that. Krista Mar visits.
Krista Mar

Krista Mar

Features 6 minute read
Beside ornate wooden armchairs, Buchanan, wearing a white apron, stands affectionately with the women, wearing white dresses

Philadelphia Artists’ Collective presents Maxim Gorky’s Children of the Sun

The Russian Revolution resonates in the US today
This rattling and thrilling new production of Maxim Gorky’s Children of the Sun, set in 1862 and written in a St. Petersburg prison in 1905, has devastating resonance for Americans in 2024. C.M. Crockford reviews.
C.M. Crockford

C.M. Crockford

Reviews 3 minute read
In a wash of red and purple light, Leiberman, back to the camera, heads toward audience members at a lantern-lit table

Big Telly and Tiny Dynamite present The Worst Café in the World

An undercooked dramatic menu
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.
Kiran Pandey

Kiran Pandey

Reviews 3 minute read
Harrold, in a black boulder & vest, throws one arm and leg in the air while playing an accordion in a wash of green light.

Curio Theatre Company presents Hannah Moscovitch’s Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story

Our ancestors were immigrants, too
This thrilling music/theater hybrid is inspired by the true story of two Jewish Romanian refugees, broken by the inhumanities of war, who find love after arriving on the shores of Canada in 1908. SaraKay Smullens reviews.
SaraKay Smullens

SaraKay Smullens

Reviews 3 minute read
Martinez-Briggs, in a green jacket, speaks to the audience while Castaldi sits beside them and plugs his ears with both hands

Arden Children's Theatre presents Greg Banks’s Pinocchio

The kids are part of the magic
A new production of Pinocchio from Arden Children’s Theatre turns kids into active participants, capturing imaginations and pulling back the curtain on the magic of theater. Natalie Layne reviews.

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Reviews 3 minute read

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Childs stands next to Greer, who huddles in an armchair. They both wear thick hats, coats, and scarves indoors.

1812 Productions and Delaware Theatre Company present Bruce Graham’s The Flatlanders

Grounded in the Poconos
This world-premiere production of Bruce Graham’s The Flatlanders debuted at 1812 earlier this year, and now the show continues at Delaware Theatre Company. But this script still can’t get off the ground. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 4 minute read
Miller, wearing a kilt and holding a bloody knife, dodges away from Parkinson, who sits downstage & turns back toward Miller

Quintessence director Alex Burns addresses community concerns about his “all-male” Shakespeare productions

“When does the community get to abort someone else’s creative impulse?”
When Quintessence artistic director Alex Burns announced plans for his latest all-male Shakespeare production, he struck a nerve with the local theater community. He talks with Alaina Johns in defense of his vision.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

Editorials 9 minute read
With luxuriant 70s hair, Ernst & Matarrese sit facing each other over a fancy desk, working on typewriters in a dark room.

Resident Ensemble Players presents Ira Levin’s Deathtrap

Well-deserved screams for the stage
Both movie and live theater audiences love thrillers, so why are frightening plays relatively rare? The University of Delaware’s Resident Ensemble Players delivers with a scary new production of Ira Levin’s Deathtrap. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 4 minute read