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'The Ever Present by R. Eric Thomas' at the image's top. A hot air balloon carries a b&w building over a partly cloudy sky.

The Weekly Roundup, September 8-14

West Craft Fest, Sunny War and David Sickmen come to town, and ‘The Ever Present’ premieres

A crafter's delight hits West Philly, Theatre Exile hosts R. Eric Thomas's new play, and a doubleheader jams out at People's Light. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.

Kyle V. Hiller

Sep 08, 2021 Previews 3 minute read

The bodies of three male actors in Love Unpunished lean and veer in different directions at the bottom of a staircase.

Philly Fringe 2021: Pig Iron Theatre’s Love Unpunished

Love is so short, forgetting is so long*

There are as many different ways to review Love Unpunished as there are people who died on 9/11. But only the living can remember, and speak a little about the unspeakable. Merilyn Jackson reviews.

Merilyn Jackson

Sep 05, 2021 Reviews 3 minute read

Michael Spyres and Lawrence Brownlee stand next to and face each other, slight laughing smiles, wearing suits.

The Weekly Roundup, August 26-September 1

An operatic Verzuz, plays for West Philly and Germantown, and Street Movies all over town

Philly shows up for itself with offerings in theater, opera, and film in various neighborhoods in the city. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up the week.

Kyle V. Hiller

Aug 25, 2021 Previews 4 minute read

A colorful mixed-media collage of illustrating photographs of salsa dancers.

The Weekly Roundup, August 18-24, 2021

Summer flamenco Tablao, Streets Dept parade, A Thousand Fibers, and Salsa Shines Through

Artsi and Pasión y Arte bring back Tablao, Streets Dept parades for vaccinations, A Thousand Fibers honors a Philly resident, and a new Mural Arts project fuses salsa with self-expression. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up the week.

Kyle V. Hiller

Aug 18, 2021 Previews 4 minute read

Three people in vaguely Elizabethan costumes stare curiously into space. Behind them is an aerialist in a sparkling leotard

Shakespeare in Clark Park presents Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Did I just enjoy Pericles?

For its 15th production, Shakespeare in Clark Park takes one of the Bard’s weaker plays to the circus. Jill Ivey reviews.

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Jul 29, 2021 Reviews 3 minute read

On a red-lit stage, four Black men crawl menacingly toward a Black boy.

Does new leadership (finally) mean a new era for Philly-area theaters?

Stages of change

In and around Philadelphia, several theater companies are expanding or re-envisioning their artistic leadership models as they prepare to resume in-person performances. Cameron Kelsall speaks with them.

Cameron Kelsall

Jul 27, 2021 Features 6 minute read

Against a black background, Greg Wood wears army-style fatigues. He has white hair, and raises his palms questioningly

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare’s An Iliad

Homer, then and now

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents An Iliad, a modern-day adaptation of Homer's classic. David Block reviews.

David Block

Jul 26, 2021 Reviews 3 minute read

A stage with ornate armchairs & purple-peach backdrop. A man with a shocked face wearing a sweater vest holds a stone wheel

Quintessence Theatre Group presents Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth

Humanity and its discontents

The Skin of Our Teeth, Thornton Wilder’s timeless exploration of society’s follies, receives a digital staging from Quintessence Theatre Group that meets our moment. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Jul 20, 2021 Reviews 4 minute read

Actors Mary Tuomanen, wearing white, and Lindsay Smiling, wearing black, crouch and plot gleefully over a purple flower

The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Lovers, friends, and fairies

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival moves outdoors this season with an ebullient, endearingly goofing staging of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Jul 16, 2021 Reviews 3 minute read