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Three white actors in their 20s in casual clothes lean or sit on a dresser close together, looking portentously at the viewer

Playhouse West Philadelphia presents Stephen Belber’s Tape

A 1990s drama holds up in the post-truth era

Playhouse West Philadelphia, an acting school that stages plays and other events, offers a darkly funny production of the 1996 play Tape, with hazardous morals that resonate in our current era. C.M. Crockford reviews.
C.M. Crockford

C.M. Crockford

Reviews 4 minute read
Abstract lithograph layers blue, purple & yellow with shapes like plains, plants, wind & wolves, and the word "un-erasing"

The Print Center presents America Today: Voices in Contemporary Print

Press on

Artist from across the country representing six historic print shops converge at The Print Center, exploring America’s past, present, and future in a reflection of where our nation stands after 250 years. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Reviews 5 minute read
Greer & Childs, in matching gold & blue-checked satin outfits, sing together as Greer plays a ukelele.

People’s Light presents Jennifer Childs and Scott Greer’s Two Outta Three

Exploring the constant evolution of artists and parents

At People’s Light, long-married actors Jennifer Childs and Scott Greer consider what it means to become empty nesters in their new original show, Two Outta Three. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 3 minute read
Murphy holds a 19th-century lantern while Rayne, in a long gray cape, touches her shoulder. They look outward anxiously.

Theatre Exile presents Nia Akilah Robinson’s The Great Privation (How to Flip Ten Cents into a Dollar)

A surreal and soulful look at Philly, 200 years ago and today

At Theatre Exile, The Great Privation (How to Flip Ten Cents into a Dollar) toggles between Philadelphia’s problematic past and imperfect present. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 3 minute read
Large gallery with gray cement floor features many distinctive, colorful WPA-era posters on a dark blue wall at left.

Delaware Art Museum presents Citizen Artist

Exploring the US government’s historic 20th-century arts investments

A notable new exhibition at Delaware Art Museum explores two eras of major government investment in the arts: the New Deal and the lesser-known Nixon-era Comprehensive Employment and Training Act. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 5 minute read
Charéce-Hall and Cynda Purnell, two Black women, sit together on a taupe couch on a black stage, talking seriously.

ArtPhilly’s What Now festival: Theatre in the X presents Carlo Campbell’s Acknowledge Me

A community on the Semiquincentennial

A new play by Philly artist Carlo Campbell at Theatre in the X helps to kick off the inaugural ArtPhilly What Now: 2026 festival, but it needs more work to create a dramatic whole from community voices. Krista Mar reviews.
Krista Mar

Krista Mar

Reviews 3 minute read
D’Angelo, in a black ensemble, sings in front of the orchestra while Yannick, in a gray suit, conducts beside her.

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Gershwin and Bernstein

An all-American season closer marks the 250th

The Philadelphians closed their 2025-26 season with a stirring program of Gershwin and Bernstein, featuring superstar French pianist Hélène Grimaud and the Philadelphia Orchestra debut of Canadian mezzo soprano Emily D’Angelo. Linda Holt reviews.
Linda Holt

Linda Holt

Reviews 3 minute read

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Three Black men in 1930s garb carouse around a small round table with a white lace cloth.

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson

A perfect staging of a play America needs

James Ijames helms a new production of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, and the show is worth the trip to Center Valley for anyone in the Philly area. An Nichols reviews.
An Nichols

An Nichols

Reviews 4 minute read
Projected image of a historic Black baseball player projected in a dynamic way on hanging screens & the gallery corner

The Barnes Foundation presents Freedom Dreams

“What kind of world do we want to struggle for?”

In honor of the 250th, the Barnes presents Freedom Dreams, showcasing intriguing and often-hopeful video installations that examine and celebrate Black American culture. An Nichols reviews.
An Nichols

An Nichols

Reviews 5 minute read
The three young male actors, in casual contemporary clothes, are caught jumping into the air in dramatic poses.

Arden Theatre Company presents Dear Evan Hansen

Watching through a window

The Arden’s regional premiere of Dear Evan Hansen flattens the musical’s complicated story. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 4 minute read