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Declaration House: Reading Between the Lines of America’s Founding, edited by Anna Arabindan-Kesson, Paul M. Farber, and Yolanda Wisher
“How do we remember what powerful people have decided we should forget?”
In 2024, a video activation featuring the eyes of Monticello’s descendants took over Declaration House in Old City. Now a new book documents the project and the rediscovered histories that drove it. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
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Theatre in the X presents Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When The Rainbow Is Enuf
A soul-stirring production
For its annual production in Malcolm X Park, Theatre in the X mounts a soul-stirring interpretation of Ntozake Shange’s iconic choreopoem, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When The Rainbow Is Enuf. An Nichols reviews.
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents Workshop of the World: Arts and Crafts in Philadelphia
When handmade confronted the machine age
For almost 200 years, Philly was the workshop of the world. A new exhibition at the PMA explores the response of 19th- and 20th-century artists who challenged the norms of this era. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
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Shakespeare in Clark Park presents Hamlet, adapted by Tai Verley and Cassandra Alexander
When everyone is Hamlet
For its 21st anniversary production, Shakespeare in Clark Park tackles Hamlet for the first time in a stirring and creative adaptation that turns Hamlet into a literal everyman. Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer reviews.
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A new museum about medicine opens at Pennsylvania Hospital
Explore the foundations of modern medicine at a historic Philly hospital
The new Pennsylvania Hospital Museum, a permanent exhibition now open in the historic Pine Building of Pennsylvania Hospital, explores the history of modern medicine in Philly. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
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Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents Shakespeare’s Coriolanus
“Extreme Shakespeare” returns to Center Valley
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents Coriolanus in its Extreme Shakespeare style, staging the rarely performed tragedy to occasionally thrilling effect. Kiran Pandey reviews.
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Ensemble Arts Philly and the Shubert Organization present the national tour of The Notebook
We tell ourselves stories in order to live
The beloved romance of The Notebook makes an uneasy transition to the musical stage as the national tour stops at the Academy of Music through August 2, 2026. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Woodmere presents Arc of Promise
The American experience, through the eyes of Philly artists from 1790 to today
Woodmere celebrates 250 through its own mission for showcasing Philly artists, marking America’s big birthday with works from 1790 to the present that reflect honestly on our history. Pamela Forsythe reviews.
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BalletX presents Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince, adapted by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
A royal return
A sumptuous Little Prince, adapted from the classic story by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry into a full-length ballet by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, returns better than ever in BalletX’s 2026 Summer Series. Melissa Strong reviews.
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People’s Light and Arkansas Repertory Theatre present Fats Waller’s Ain’t Misbehavin’
The joint is jumpin’
A tribute to Fats Waller and his contemporaries, People’s Light’s Ain’t Misbehavin’ is a high-energy love letter to the Harlem Renaissance and Black joy. Mina Reinckens reviews.
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