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Chang, an Asian woman in a short gray tunic, moves gracefully with ensemble members behind her, some dancing and some sitting

“A responsibility to open the door”: how do we embrace disability on an institutional level?

What else can theater be?

Last month, writer Wendy Univer explored a cutting-edge cadre of artists whose work centers on inclusion from the ground up. Now, she speaks with institutional leaders about integrating and prioritizing disability inclusion.

Wendy Univer

Aug 22, 2023 Features 8 minute read

Dlamini, in dramatic white red yellow & blue face paint & stylized baboon costume sings in front of a gazelle puppet ensemble

The Kimmel Cultural Campus and the Schubert Organization present Disney’s The Lion King

The circle of life is going strong onstage

Disney’s first large-scale musical returns to Philadelphia with big puppets and bigger talents worthy of the spectacle. Jill Ivey reviews.

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Aug 21, 2023 Reviews 3 minute read

The cast poses together, wearing ordinary clothes, against a beige background, some serious, some sad, some worried.

Theatre in the X presents Charles Fuller’s Zooman and the Sign

Timely, audacious Philly theater

Theatre in the X celebrates its 10th anniversary with Zooman and the Sign, a tremendous rumination on community violence in Philadelphia that is all too resonant today. Kiran Pandey reviews.

Kiran Pandey

Aug 18, 2023 Reviews 4 minute read

A bedroom scene: Rodriquez, in a shirt and jeans, ecstatically lifts Baldwin, wearing a yellow dress. They’re both barefoot.

Bucks County Playhouse presents The Bridges of Madison County

The beginning of things

Bucks County Playhouse presents a star-studded Bridges of Madison County that delivers all the thrill of awakening love. Josh Herren reviews.

Josh Herren

Aug 14, 2023 Reviews 3 minute read

Domingo, drinking a beer in a leather jacket, looks away while De Silva regards him from his seat at the kitchen table

People’s Light presents Sam Shepard’s True West

East meets West

A highly conceptualized production of True West at People’s Light offers striking visuals but scant drama. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Aug 14, 2023 Reviews 4 minute read

A Black woman, a white man, and an Asian person lie blissfully on the grass with their heads together and hands joined.

Shakespeare in Clark Park presents Two Gentlemen of Verona: The Musical

A summer stunner

Politically charged yet emotionally joyous, a 1971 musical adaptation of Two Gentlemen of Verona knocks it out of Clark Park. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Jul 27, 2023 Reviews 4 minute read

Elinor in green and Marianne in yellow, in empire-waisted dresses, look tenderly at each other, sharing a caress.

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility

Sisters take the stage

With this adaptation of Sense and Sensibility, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival breathes new life into a literary classic that even newcomers to Austen will love. Mina Reinckens reviews.

Mina Reinckens

Jul 25, 2023 Reviews 3 minute read

In dramatic blue light & fog on the yellow outdoor stage at dusk, the actors strike different contorted & wary poses.

Delaware Shakespeare presents Macbeth

Welcoming the darkness

North Wilmington’s Rockwood Park, with its own alleged hauntings, makes an appropriately chilling setting for Delaware Shakespeare’s summer outing with the Scottish Play. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Jul 24, 2023 Reviews 5 minute read

Posing together on a low wooden deck, the three characters interact warily in colorful, multi-textured costumes.

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents Shakespeare’s The Tempest

The formal tension of Shakespeare’s last storm

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival closes its 2023 season with bold comedic swings and infrequent wonder in an ultimately uneven Tempest. Kiran Pandey reviews.