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Charéce & Johnson, wearing neutral jumpsuits & turbans, look at each other, concerned, sitting in a warm sandy landscape.

Theatre Horizon presents Charly Evon Simpson’s sandblasted

The truth about Black women’s lives
In the regional premiere of sandblasted at Theatre Horizon, Black women in a desert landscape are trying to survive in a world that is literally making their bodies fall apart. Krista Mar reviews.
Krista Mar

Krista Mar

Reviews 3 minute read
Rogers, a young Black woman seen in profile, wearing a dark-blue cape, presses a green folio contemplatively to her lips.

Quintessence Theatre Group and New Classics Collective present Written by Phillis

Bringing Wheatley’s words to life
Quintessence marks new ground with a world-premiere production in collaboration with Chicago’s New Classics Collective, examining the life of Phillis Wheatley, an enslaved poet who gained worldwide fame in the 18th century. Josh Herren reviews.
Josh Herren

Josh Herren

Reviews 3 minute read
Looking plaintive, Feldman sits on a net-strewn dock on a darkened stage, a blue-lit round window above her head.

Azuka Theatre presents Christine Evans’s Galilee

Walking on water
Azuka Theatre presents the world premiere of Christine Evans’s Galilee, which brings a personal dimension to the threat of climate change. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 3 minute read
The ensemble onstage: two miming death (one on a couch, one on the floor), and four shocked crew members crowding in a door.

1812 Productions presents Theatre Mischief’s The Play That Goes Wrong

Should the show go on?
1812’s The Play that Goes Wrong, onstage at Plays & Players, brings the hilarity when things go egregiously, deliriously bad. C.M. Crockford reviews.
C.M. Crockford

C.M. Crockford

Reviews 3 minute read
In a small green kitchen with wooden cabinets, Finister admonishes Chichester, who sits at the table, looking uncertain.

Theatre Exile presents James Ijames’s Abandon

Another mother and son
As James Ijames’s Pulitzer-winning and Tony-nominated FAT HAM continues on Broadway, his latest world premiere, Abandon, gets a stand-out cast at Theatre Exile. Alaina Johns reviews.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

Reviews 3 minute read
The cast sits together for a group photo, musical instruments accompany them as they look into the camera

CSz Philly’s Off the Record is a different type of improv

Making the band
CSz Philly’s Off the Record is a mockumentary musical improv featuring a unique performance with each showing. Daralyse Lyons previews.

Daralyse Lyons

Previews 2 minute read
Abandon cast: Finister, in pink nightgown at center, fearfully holds a bat indoors. A man behind her stills it with his hand.

The BSR Podcast: Season 7, episode 6: Theatre Exile presents James Ijames's Abandon

The Philly Pulitzer winner's latest world premiere is happening here
It's something Philly will never get tired of saying: "Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright James Ijames." BSR podcaster Darnelle Radford sits down with cast members of his latest premiere, happening at South Philly's Theatre Exile.
Darnelle Radford

Darnelle Radford

Podcast 1 minute read
Talese, a Black woman in white formal dress & a red lip & nails, sings passionately into a standing mic, hands on her middle.

Philadelphia Theatre Company presents Lanie Robertson’s Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill

“Like an old sweet song, the lasting time”
There’s a surprise in the staging of Philadelphia Theatre Company’s Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, which takes place just a few blocks from the venue that inspired it. Jill Ivey reviews.
Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Reviews 3 minute read
Gliko in white feathers, stands in front of a circular blue-lit window. Rishard & Kidwell sit on a beanbag looking at Pierce.

Wilma Theater presents Nathan Alan Davis’s Eternal Life Part 1

The times we create
Eternal Life Part 1, in its world premiere at the Wilma, offers a vision of the near future that is as strange and wondrous as it is relatable. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Kiran Pandey

Kiran Pandey

Reviews 3 minute read
Langdon sings, arms outstretched in a warm spotlight, with 8 ensemble members, playing instruments, lit in blue around him.

Delaware Theatre Company presents Man of La Mancha

Music, morality, and multiplicity
Delaware Theatre Company closes its 43rd season with a thoughtful, inventive, and dazzling rendition of the classic musical with the triple-decker story, Man of La Mancha. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 4 minute read