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Gayle and Greer play a psychologist and his patient in an office with small art pieces and a large fern. They both look tired

Theatre Exile presents Max Wolf Friedlich’s Job

Do something you love

Theatre Exile kicks off its 29th season with a darkly funny single-set thriller about what happens when you allow your work to define you, and then take over your life. Jill Ivey reviews.

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Nov 11, 2025 Reviews 4 minute read

Holmes, in a satin peach bathrobe & headscarf, tenderly holds Muhammad, who cries in red satin PJs.

South Camden Theatre Company presents Colman Domingo’s Dot

A touching play by a notable Philly-born actor

South Camden Theatre Company wraps up its 20th anniversary “Season of Love” with Colman Domingo’s Dot, a tale filled with heart and humor guaranteed to delight audiences heading into the holidays. A. Lewis reviews.

A. Lewis

Nov 10, 2025 Reviews 4 minute read

Nixon, in a maid’s uniform, flirtatiously pours a flask into Davis’s coffee cup while he laughs. They are in a hotel room.

The Arden presents Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop

The man beneath the monument

The Arden stages The Mountaintop, Katori Hall’s popular magical realist drama about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final night, his legacy, and what we must do to continue it. Josh Herren reviews.

Josh Herren

Nov 10, 2025 Reviews 3 minute read

On a set like the outside of a woodland cabin, the actors sit in Adirondack chairs at night, looking contemplatively up.

InterAct Theatre Company presents Amy Berryman’s Walden

Echoes of Thoreau

In an expert production from InterAct Theatre Company, Amy Berryman’s Walden adds a futuristic streak to the fractured family drama. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Nov 10, 2025 Reviews 3 minute read

Lawton, a bald white man in a loose white shirt and striped kilt, gestures while he speaks.

Lantern Theater Company presents Shakespeare’s Macbeth

Shakespeare sans thrills

As the company enters its fourth decade, the Lantern Theater’s Macbeth lacks ideas and excitement. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Nov 06, 2025 Reviews 3 minute read

On a spacious mid-century modern set with huge windows, nine actors in formal wear pose with dramatic grace.

Resident Ensemble Players presents Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None

A chilling chestnut

Delaware’s Resident Ensemble Players take on Agatha Christie’s most enduring murder-mystery classic in a sleek and satisfying production. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Nov 04, 2025 Reviews 4 minute read

Brown, a Black man holding a magazine, looks nervously at Rose, a white woman, cuddling up to him on a subway seat.

Passage Theatre presents Amiri Baraka’s Dutchman and The Slave

A double bill from a pioneer of Black arts

Trenton’s Passage Theatre pairs two important early plays by Amiri Baraka, Dutchman and The Slave, in a new production that mixes exciting choices with a lack of emotional resonance. An Nichols reviews.

An Nichols

Nov 04, 2025 Reviews 6 minute read

Rusted metal base holds a 9-foot vertical cast bronze blue-green sculpture that melds features of humans and cacti.

Grounds for Sculpture presents Salvador Jiménez-Flores: Raíces & Resistencias

A vital look at migration and identity in today’s America

At the Grounds for Sculpture, Salvador Jiménez-Flores explores Mexican immigrants’ present and historical journey to the US, highlighting struggle, justice, and resilience as many try to look away. McCaillaigh Rouse reviews.

McCaillaigh Rouse

Nov 04, 2025 Reviews 3 minute read

Full view of Marian Anderson Hall stage, with the whole orchestra, Nézet-Séguin conducting, Ax playing a grand piano at front

Philadelphia Orchestra presents Emanuel Ax Performs Beethoven

A premiere, an anniversary, and a marathon

A marathon musical outing with the Philadelphia Orchestra covered two Brahms symphonies and celebrated the 50th anniversary of pianist Emanuel Ax’s debut with the Philadelphians. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Nov 03, 2025 Reviews 4 minute read

Barbosa, in a long swingy light satin dress, and Montepara, in white & black formals, balance in a dynamic pose, hands joined

BalletX presents the first decade of its 20th Anniversary Retrospective

A ballet powerhouse goes back to the beginning

Philly’s own BalletX celebrates two great decades with its 20th Anniversary Retrospective, featuring 20 dances in two programs. Melissa Strong reviews Program A: The First Decade.

Melissa Strong

Nov 03, 2025 Reviews 4 minute read