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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.
Reviews
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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.
Reviews
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The BSR Podcast: Dive into June theater with The Great Privation at Theatre Exile and Franklin's Key at Pig Iron
Go behind the scenes of two exciting early summer productions
Darnelle Radford dives into June 2026 theater with a pair of interviews featuring directors Ontaria Kim Wilson and Dan Rothenberg, and actor Jameka Monet Wilson.
Podcast
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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.
Reviews
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ArtPhilly 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 Festival, but it needs more work to create a dramatic whole from community voices. Krista Mar reviews.
Reviews
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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.
Reviews
4 minute read
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What did Philly audiences and theaters learn from the 2026 Citywide James Ijames Pass?
Tracking an experiment in multi-theater marketing
As three Philly theaters programmed works by James Ijames in the 2025-26 season, they decided to join forces to attract new audiences. Did it work? Wendy Univer finds out.
Features
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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.
Reviews
4 minute read
Ensemble Arts Philly and the Shubert Organization present the national tour of The Outsiders
Greaser is the word
A musical adaptation of The Outsiders proves iconic as its source material, as the national tour lands in Philly through Sunday, June 7. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
The BSR Podcast: Talking with Philly playwright Chaz T. Martin
Following the successful run of Class C, go behind the scenes with the writer.
Philly playwright Chaz T. Martin sits down with Darnelle Radford to talk about their writing process, finally being the "bride" at the table, and what's next after the closing of Class C from Azuka and Simpatico.
Podcast
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