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Holum, at left in earthy neutrals, strikes a dominant but skeptical pose while Jimenez, in a green suit, talks to her.

Quintessence Theatre Group presents Jen Silverman’s Witch

Then and now are the same world for women
Jen Silverman adapts the 17th-century tragicomedy The Witch of Edmonton into a sizzling modern-ish fable with all the same questions about womanhood, now onstage at Quintessence. Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer reviews.
Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Reviews 4 minute read
Cylinder & Barg sit straight-backed on a green couch, pacifiers in their mouths, snacks and toys on the coffee table.

Pier Players Theatre Company presents Kate Brennan and David Lee White’s Big Babies

Parents try to host a party
Big Babies, the latest world premiere from David Lee White and Kate Brennan, about a dinner party for parents of toddlers (and their wacky neighbors), is onstage at Pier Players Theatre Company. Walt Maguire reviews.

Walt Maguire

Reviews 3 minute read
13 actors of different races, genders, and ages, in 1930s garb, pose smiling with musical instruments across a large stage

The Arden presents Conon McPherson’s Girl from the North Country

Eugene O’Neill meets Bob Dylan
The Arden opens its 2026-27 season with Girl from the North Country, featuring a script by Conor McPherson and music by Bob Dylan. It feels like less than the sum of its parts. Josh Herren reviews.
Josh Herren

Josh Herren

Reviews 3 minute read
On surreal but homelike furnished stage with cornstalks behind them, the three actors face the camera, avidly watching TV

The Wilma Theater presents DJ Hills’s Horsegirl & Cowdaddy

Transformation in the cornfields
Playwright DJ Hills’s Horsegirl & Cowdaddy gets its world premiere at the Wilma, exploring the power of transformation and the possibilities of putting down roots at home. Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer reviews.
Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Reviews 6 minute read

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Sconiers, a Black woman with long brown hair flying around her and a flannel shirt, pivots dramatically, holding a script

Philly Fringe 2026: Theatre Contra presents The Whole F*cking Twilight Saga…in 60 Minutes

A sillier take on Meyer’s vampires
Theatre Contra joins this year’s Fringe with an eight-person rendition of all five Twilight movies…performed in just one hour(ish). Adryan Corcione reviews.
Adryan Corcione

Adryan Corcione

Reviews 3 minute read
kwon, wearing black, poses with Andrews, wearing white, partially obscured by soft, tall grasses that reach over their heads.

Philly Fringe 2026: FringeArts presents How does it feel to look at nothing

An immersive exploration of being
How does it feel to look at nothing, a world premiere from Holland Andrews and yuniya edi kwon in this year’s curated Fringe, is not quite an opera as billed, but it’s an ambitious, immersive, and visually stunning work. Krista Mar reviews.
Krista Mar

Krista Mar

Reviews 3 minute read
Weick, a white man with gray hair & beard, wearing a white shirt & black vest, urgently displays the pages of an old book

Philly Fringe 2026: Iron Age Theatre presents Howard Zinn’s Marx in Soho

A living performance with a dated thesis
Iron Age Theatre’s Radical Acts production branch brings Howard Zinn’s Marx in Soho to the closing weekend of the Philly Fringe, revealing the odd contradictions of Zinn’s script today. Josh Herren reviews.
Josh Herren

Josh Herren

Reviews 2 minute read
Two people wearing dark cloaks seen in profile, facing each other, each holding up a hand that almost touches the other

Philly Fringe 2026: Cannonball presents Suz Evans’s Ghost Fetus

A risky swing
Cannonball presents Suz Evans’s Ghost Fetus, a baffling abortion satire filled with empty provocations. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Kiran Pandey

Kiran Pandey

Reviews 3 minute read
Taiko drummers in bride-like white outfits surround two dancers wearing wooden Lion Dance heads with golden teeth.

Philly Fringe 2026: Casual Fifth presents Here Come the Brides

Love, loss, dance, and drums
Casual Fifth, a Philly-based drum and dance dance ensemble, joined this year’s Fringe with a high-energy celebration of love. Everyone dressed as brides. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

Reviews 3 minute read
Kerrigan, a white-haired woman, sits at haughtily at left. Gonglewski, in a striped skirt, stands gesturing up with one hand

The Lantern Theater presents David Auburn’s Summer, 1976

People you know, or maybe the people you are
In David Auburn’s Summer, 1976, two women’s reminiscences about the summer they met increasingly diverge. The play gets a believable Philly-premiere production at the Lantern. Walt Maguire reviews.

Walt Maguire

Reviews 2 minute read