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Harper wears a black winter coat, wide-brimmed hat. Xavier-Mac wears a light colored suit. Both hold headskulls

Theatre in the X presents Pac and Biggie Are Dead

An exploration of self through hip-hop and theater

The spin-off of Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead centers the late MCs Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G., crafting a story that encourages the audience’s own self-exploration. Daralyse Lyons previews.

Daralyse Lyons

Nov 09, 2022 Previews 3 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

Cramer sits by a children's miniature piano in business casual, names on posted notes on the board behind them.

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

Spotlight focused on Hoffman mid-song. Behind here are other actors in various cabaret style outfits, more dimly lit, posing

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

Two women in floral patterned gowns offer a drink in a glass to a man in a pinstriped suit.

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

Scene from the play: Johnson and Nwoko, Black women, smile warily at each other from across a small living room.

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

Hirano perches, listening intently, on the back of a couch. Scammell & Conallen stand to the right, both looking grim.

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

Reed, a white woman with short silver hair and a pale cardigan, speaks while sitting at a desk with her hands folded.

Act II Playhouse presents Mark St. Germain’s Eleanor

Spotlight on the First Lady of the World

Actor Penelope Reed brings iconic First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to life in the regional premiere of this powerful one-woman show by Mark St. Germain, now onstage at Act II. SaraKay Smullens reviews.

SaraKay Smullens

Oct 31, 2022 Reviews 4 minute read

Curio Theatre Company presents Johnna Adams’s Gidion’s Knot

An untangled knot

Sensitive subjects get short shrift in Gidion’s Knot, which opens the season at Curio Theatre Company. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Oct 31, 2022 Reviews 3 minute read

Lieberman, a white woman with brown hair, leans on a shiny wooden bar with a golden pint of beer at her right elbow.

Inis Nua Theatre Company presents Yasmine Akram’s 10 Dates with Mad Mary

A date worth keeping

Inis Nua’s Pop-Up Play in a Pub series returns with new leadership, and the lively American premiere of 10 Dates with Mad Mary. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Oct 27, 2022 Reviews 3 minute read