Applied Mechanics presents Run Ben Run

Manifest density

With its latest ensembled-devised show, Run Ben Run, Applied Mechanics combines American history, pop culture, art criticism, and more in an interactive experience at Christ Church Neighborhood House. Jill Ivey reviews.

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Oct 12, 2026 · Reviews · 3 minute read

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

Oct 06, 2026 · Reviews · 4 minute read

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

Oct 05, 2026 · Reviews · 3 minute read

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

Oct 05, 2026 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Your October guide to Philly-area theater

Liberation, Top/Underdog, Stephen King’s Misery, and lots more

Philly’s October theater scene brings notable regional premieres including Bess Wohl’s Liberation and Jen Silverman’s Witch, and lots more, including a classic horror adaptation. Cameron Kelsall rounds up.

Cameron Kelsall

Sep 28, 2026 · Previews · 4 minute read

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

Sep 28, 2026 · Reviews · 6 minute read

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

Sep 26, 2026 · Reviews · 3 minute read

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

Sep 26, 2026 · Reviews · 3 minute read

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

Sep 25, 2026 · Reviews · 2 minute read

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

Sep 22, 2026 · Reviews · 3 minute read