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A cross-section of reality and poetic metaphor: the set of REP’s ‘August: Osage County.’ (Photo by Evan Krape.)

The Resident Ensemble Players presents Tracy Letts’s ‘August: Osage County’

A well-made tidal wave

‘August: Osage County,’ now onstage with the Resident Ensemble Players at the University of Delaware, brilliantly dissects family dynamics. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Oct 01, 2019 Articles 4 minute read

An intimate yet one-dimensional staging: the ensemble of ‘Ragtime’ at the Arden. (Photo by Wide Eyed Studios.)

The Arden Theatre Company presents ‘Ragtime’

How little the world has changed

Arden Theatre Company’s season-opening production of ‘Ragtime’ is the most intimate critic Cameron Kelsall has ever seen. It’s also the least successful.

Cameron Kelsall

Sep 27, 2019 Articles 4 minute read

A Perseid viewing party…if you can see it: Greg Wood and Jake Blouch in ‘Meteor Shower.’ (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Walnut Street Theatre presents Steve Martin’s ‘Meteor Shower’

Is there a chiropractor in the house?

The Walnut’s production of Steve Martin’s darkly funny but too-neatly-resolved 'Meteor Shower' is good fun till the neck spasms kick in. Jill Ivey reviews.

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Sep 24, 2019 Articles 4 minute read

Finding heart and humor in living with dementia: Natalie Carter and André Ward in ‘Dot.’ (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

People’s Light presents Colman Domingo’s ‘Dot’

Dementia and the family

A West Philly family comes home to learn that its matriarch is living with dementia, in the regional premiere of Colman Domingo's 'Dot' at People's Light. Frank Burd reviews.

Frank Burd

Sep 23, 2019 Articles 3 minute read

'our ouija board'' is another bold, queer, terrifying, hilarious show from ON THE ROCKS. (Photo courtesy of ON THE ROCKS)

Philly Fringe 2019: On The Rocks presents ‘our ouija board’

The future of theater?

On The Rocks, a hip young Philly company with a bold, queer, out-of-the-box vision, stakes their claim to the future of theater in this year’s Fringe. Brad Rothbart reviews.

Brad Rothbart

Sep 17, 2019 Articles 2 minute read

Gloria the woman, or Gloria the symbol? Mary McDonnell in ‘Gloria: A Life.’ (Photo by T. Charles Erickson.)

McCarter Theatre Center presents Emily Mann’s ‘Gloria: A Life’

An unexamined life

Part hagiography and part Wikipedia entry, McCarter’s ‘Gloria: A Life’ skims the surface of Steinem. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Sep 16, 2019 Articles 3 minute read

Well-cast pranksters: Sean Close, Dave Johnson, and Damon Bonetti in DTC’s ‘Hound of the Baskervilles.’ (Photo by Matt Urban at NüPOINT Marketing.)

Delaware Theatre Company presents ‘Hound of the Baskervilles’

Howling with laughter

Victorian noir meets comic mayhem in DTC’s ‘Hound of the Baskervilles.’ Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Sep 16, 2019 Articles 3 minute read

Is the human connection there? The HotHouse ensemble in ‘There.’ (Photo by Johanna Austin; austinart.org.)

Philly Fringe 2019: The Wilma Theater presents ‘There’

Where are we?

The Wilma Theater’s season premiere, ‘There,’ adapts the long-form poem of similar name by Lebanese-American poet, visual artist, and essayist Etal Adnan. Alix Rosenfeld reviews.

Alix Rosenfeld

Sep 15, 2019 Articles 3 minute read

‘Les Mis’ is all over the place—just like gender. Enter the ensemble of Eric Jaffe’s ‘Gay Mis.’ (Photo by Marykate McMullen.)

Philly Fringe 2019: ‘Khan!!! The Musical!!!,’ ‘The Break Fast Club,’ and ‘Gay Mis’

Fringe parodies go bold—from high school to Broadway to outer space

The Fringe’s ‘Khan!!! The Musical!!!,’ ‘The Break Fast Club,’ and ‘Gay Mis’ all have something in common: they’re parodies of beloved cultural touchstones. Melissa Strong reviews.