Pig Iron's 'Gentlemen Volunteers'

A World War I story for today

Pig Iron Theatre Company re-mounts Gentlemen Volunteers, a cleverly staged war romance.

Mark Cofta

Dec 15, 2015 · Articles · 3 minute read

Orbiter 3's 'A Knee That Can Bend'

An issue play with heart

Orbiter 3’s second production, Emma Goidel’s A Knee That Can Bend, explores differences between Senegalese and American lesbians through a compelling relationship.

Mark Cofta

Dec 12, 2015 · Articles · 3 minute read

A sketchbook of 1812 Productions’ ‘This Is the Week That Is'

Drawing inspiration from a satirical revue

Illustrator Mike Jackson gives a look at his artistic process by sharing the sketches he made during a performance of 1812 Productions' This Is the Week That Is.

Illustration by Mike Jackson

Dec 12, 2015 · Articles · 3 minute read

'Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates' at the Arden

Hans Brinker skates for the silver

The Arden’s annual children’s theater mainstage production tells an often serious story without sugarcoating.

Mark Coftaand Illustration by Mike Jackson

Dec 08, 2015 · Articles · 4 minute read

Curio Theatre's 'Bald Soprano'

Logical absurdity

Absurdity doesn’t come easy to modern American audiences — or to theaters, as Curio Theatre Company shows with The Bald Soprano .

Mark Cofta

Dec 08, 2015 · Articles · 3 minute read

Cirque du Soleil's 'Toruk' in Allentown

Spectacle, plus a story, from Cirque du Soleil

Cirque du Soleil chose Allentown for a tryout of their adaptation of the Avatar story in the most impressive Cirque production so far.

Steve Cohen

Dec 08, 2015 · Articles · 2 minute read

1812 Productions' 'This Is the Week That Is,' 2015 edition

A satirical revue that hasn't lost its bite

Philadelphia's all-comedy theater, 1812 Productions, scores again by skewering today's news stories in the company-created This Is the Week That Is .

Mark Cofta

Dec 08, 2015 · Articles · 3 minute read

All-female 'Henry IV' directed by Phyllida Lloyd

Same-sex Shakespeare

An all-female Henry IV features stellar performances and agile ensemble work, but what insight does it provide into the play itself?

Carol Rocamora

Dec 07, 2015 · Articles · 4 minute read

Philadelphia Theatre Company’s ‘Baskerville’ (second review)

A tasty holiday trifle

Instead of the usual December fare (A Christmas Carol, The Nutcracker), Philadelphia Theatre Company presents a Sherlock Holmes spoof this month. It will put you in the holiday spirit.

Gary L. Day

Dec 05, 2015 · Articles · 2 minute read

Kenneth Branagh in 'The Winter's Tale'

Is this some kind of Shakespearean prank?

Kenneth Branagh launches a new theater company with one of Shakespeare’s most flawed plays, in a production that will air on local movie screens in HD.

Steve Cohen

Dec 05, 2015 · Articles · 4 minute read