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A blocky, colorful illustration of two black-haired women back to back, one with an IV bag and one holding a mic.

The BSR Podcast: season 9, episode 1: Erlina Ortiz on the Philly premiere of her La Egoísta

Philly playwright Erlina Ortiz talks with Darnelle Radford about her new show
Erlina Ortiz's new play, La Egoísta, gets its Philly premiere at Philadelphia Theatre Company. She sat down with podcast host Darnelle Radford ahead of the October 9, 2024, opening.
Darnelle Radford

Darnelle Radford

Podcast 1 minute read
Hernandez as Cyrano, with a very large nose, turns sadly away while Miller passionately kisses Bridge, in a ruffled skirt.

Quintessence Theatre Group presents Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac, adapted by Martin Crimp

A classic tale with contemporary flair
Quintessence kicks off its 15th anniversary season with a bold adaptation of Cyrano, casting the charismatic yet insecure hero as a defiant poet fighting against mediocrity and bourgeois conformity. Josh Herren reviews.
Josh Herren

Josh Herren

Reviews 2 minute read
The costumed actors pose in a line with serious faces, X holding papers while others fall through the air around them.

Philadelphia Artists’ Collective presents August Strindberg’s The [Happy Hour] Dance of Death

Back to PAC’s creative roots
Philadelphia Artists’ Collective continues its history of inventive productions by staging August Strindberg’s Dance of Death at the Franklin Inn Club, with a chance for the audience to mingle with the actors in character. Cameron Kelsall previews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Previews 3 minute read
Show logo. Company, title, and author in white over a roaring grizzly bear rearing out of flames, and a brown-wrapped package

Fever Dream Repertory presents Steve Yockey’s Mercury

A queer, occult delight
Fever Dream Repertory, a new local company, lands at Plays and Players for the Philly premiere of Mercury, a pitch-black horror comedy that evokes Hitchcock’s comedy and a queer and bloody Twilight Zone. C.M. Crockford reviews.
C.M. Crockford

C.M. Crockford

Reviews 3 minute read
At a construction site, Athie, in a light mauve suit, talks to Watson, in a peach suit. Davis, dressed for work, looks on.

The Public Theater presents James Ijames’s Good Bones

No place like home
James Ijames takes on the weighty topic of gentrification in Good Bones with this production at New York’s Public Theater, but the play itself is still in need of renovation. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 3 minute read
In a dramatic fish-eye lens, Diorio sings joyfully at center with 5 other actors in plaid, spangled, sparkling drag.

Delaware Theatre Company presents Harvey Fierstein and Cindy Lauper’s Kinky Boots

The most beautiful thing in the world dazzles in Wilmington
Delaware Theatre Company marks 45 years on Wilmington’s waterfront with an all-out, thigh-high production of Kinky Boots. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 4 minute read
One actor kneels on a dark stage holding a smartphone. Their text convo projects behind, including “sorry just seeing this”

Philly Fringe 2024: Leigh Huster presents sorry just seeing this

It’s always screen time
“Sorry just seeing this” is one of the best possible endings to a text thread silence. In their new Fringe show, Leigh Huster explores the ways our smartphones connect and divide us. Helen Walsh reviews.
Helen Walsh

Helen Walsh

Reviews 3 minute read
Akintilo and Lawton talk animatedly at a bar with rows of liquor bottles. Congdon sips a beer, looking annoyed behind them

Inis Nua presents Bisi Adigun and Roddy Doyle’s adaptation of John Millington Synge’s The Playboy of the Western World

The new West
Inis Nua opens its season with an ambitious, revitalized adaptation of The Playboy of the Western World. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 3 minute read
Two people pose back to back, arms crossed. One has sunglasses and backwards cap, the other looks over their shoulder

Philly Fringe 2024: Cambria House presents Henry Clatt’s BODYSHOP

How not to be dead yet
Cambria House presents BODYSHOP, an uneven comedy with old-school Fringe-y charm. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Kiran Pandey

Kiran Pandey

Reviews 3 minute read
In shorts and a black bathing suit, Galinat stands with their head tipped back, yelling, in front of a projected beach image

Philly Fringe 2024: Kaila Galinat presents ok, bye!: a show about rejection

The truth about breakups
New York solo artist Kaila Galinat made her Philly debut in this year’s Fringe with ok, bye!, a standout show that fearlessly explores the universally human experience of rejection. Alaina Johns reviews.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

Reviews 3 minute read