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Biko Eisen-Martin, in a sleeveless black costume, kneels on the stage, making a humorous yet anguished face.

PSF presents Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead in rep

Thrilling metatheatrics
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival stages Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead in repertory productions, each play illuminating the other. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Kiran Pandey

Kiran Pandey

Reviews 5 minute read
Rayne and St. Queer sing exuberantly with one hand aloft, Rayne in a sequined black blazer & St. Queer in a patterned kimono

Shakespeare in Clark Park presents Jay Eddy’s A Bottom’s Dream

Shakespeare, but make it gay(er)
Shakespeare in Clark Park celebrates its 20th year with an original queer musical adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream that feels both nostalgic and contemporary. It runs through Sunday, July 27. Josh Herren reviews.
Josh Herren

Josh Herren

Reviews 4 minute read
Ensemble of 8, in colorful costumes, poses together singing with arms outstretched, against a backdrop of green trees

Delaware Shakespeare presents Twelfth Night, O Lo Que Quieras, adapted by Liz Filios and Tanaquil Márquez

“No one belongs until everyone belongs”
A new adaptation of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, onstage at Wilmington’s historic Rockwood Park, asks what would happen if Sebastian and Viola washed up in a modern-day country sans documentation. An Nichols reviews.
An Nichols

An Nichols

Reviews 5 minute read
Seven dancers in colorful, iridescent circus-evoking costumes, women en pointe, wield hoops and ribbons.

BalletX presents its 2025 Summer Series, featuring choreographers Amy Hall Garner, Noelle Kayser, and Matthew Neenan

A preview, a premiere, and a revival
For this year’s summer series, BalletX presents an exciting excerpt from Amy Hall Garner’s upcoming Petrushka, a premiere by choreographic fellow Noelle Kayser, and a celebration of Matthew Neenan’s Last Glass. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

Reviews 4 minute read
Impressionistic portrait of a calm, rugged man smoking a pipe, in a mustache, brown coat, and dark blue hat.

The Barnes Foundation presents From Paris to Provence: French Painting at the Barnes

Putting French artists in their place
With several Barnes galleries closed for refinishing, some of the museum’s 19th- and 20th-century masterpieces get a new configuration in From Paris to Provence: French Painting at the Barnes. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Reviews 5 minute read
A giant textured gray ceramic vessel stands on a base of black acrylic hair, one hank of it attached to the gallery wall.

The Clay Studio presents resident artists Akiko Jackson, Minah Kim, and Kevin Snipes

Three enigmatic solo shows explore empathy
Artists Akiko Jackson, Minah Kim, and Kevin Snipes wrap up their three-year residency at the Clay Studio Center for Innovation in Ceramic Art with this trio of enigmatic and arresting solo shows. K.A. McFadden reviews.
K.A. McFadden

K.A. McFadden

Reviews 4 minute read
In fanciful summery clothes and makeup, the actors crowd into an outdoor bower of gauzy white fabric with green trees behind

Indecorous Theatre presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Schuylkill Center

Into the forest
Philly’s Indecorous Theatre takes audiences into the woods for an interactive production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream that celebrates the show’s gender-bending, class-swapping, fairy-meddling magic. Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer reviews.
Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Reviews 4 minute read
In 60s or 90s fashion, the cast mugs happily in a line, reaching out to each other. Lieberman holds a purple plant at center.

People’s Light presents Howard Ashman and Alan Menken’s Little Shop of Horrors

Comedy, the macabre, and capitalism
A new production of Little Shop of Horrors, closing out People’s Light’s 50th anniversary season, gives fearsome new teeth to the adage that there’s no ethical consumption under capitalism. Mina Reinckens reviews.
Mina Reinckens

Mina Reinckens

Reviews 3 minute read
In a dotted dress, Johnson stands with hands on her hips. Wyatt sits on a couch. Fairbanks passes behind carrying a towel.

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun

Still asking stark questions
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival stages A Raisin in the Sun to powerful effect, even if the production finds itself occasionally out of step. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Kiran Pandey

Kiran Pandey

Reviews 4 minute read
A stark rural scene with a square white house, bright cloudy sky, naked trees, and a thin brook reflecting the white sky.

Brandywine Museum of Art presents Andrew Wyeth at Kuerner Farm: The Eye of the Earth

New windows on Wyeth’s world
Brandywine Museum of Art’s Wyeth Study Center invigorates the storied local artist’s legacy. Andrew Wyeth at Kuerner Farm: The Eye of the Earth features intimate works made over 70 years at a single Chadds Ford farm. Emily B. Schilling reviews.
Emily Schilling

Emily Schilling

Reviews 3 minute read