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Rock sits at a small table with Quinn, smiling and leaning toward her with a shot glass. She looks wary, holding a wineglass.

Irish Heritage Theatre presents Conor McPherson’s The Weir

A woman walks into a bar

Conor McPherson’s The Weir is a ghost story about the living, now onstage with Irish Heritage Theatre at Plays and Players. Walt Maguire reviews.

Walt Maguire

Reviews 4 minute read
In warm, vivid lighting the lovers smirk flirtatiously at each other, Juliet in lacy pink dress; Romeo in billowy white shirt

The Arden Theatre presents Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

Sweetness and violence

A new Romeo and Juliet at the Arden, directed by Amina Robinson, finds its beating heart in the violent adult world’s intrusion on a childlike love. Josh Herren reviews.
Josh Herren

Josh Herren

Reviews 3 minute read
Four actors appear to argue animatedly while sitting at festive Jewish board. Another, evoking Jesus, stands calmly at left

Theatre Ariel presents Dan Kitrosser’s Marsha Blovotnick and the Marvelous Magical Chicken Soup

A Jewish fable for modern times

After his success in the 2025 Fringe as Karen Tenderness, playwright Dan Kitrosser is back with the world premiere of Marsha Blovotnick and the Marvelous Magical Chicken Soup, onstage at Theatre Ariel. Jill Ivey reviews.
Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Reviews 3 minute read
Amira, at right, in 1940s Italian biking gear. He holds a bike, facing outward next to Rogers, in yellow sweater & suspenders

Delaware Theatre Company presents Victoria and Todd Buchholz’s Glory Ride

Cycling into history

Delaware Theatre Company stages the US premiere of Glory Ride, a compelling musical about the real-life Italian cyclist who defied fascism during World War II. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 5 minute read

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The ensemble, most of them in pale suits, pose together in dramatic blue light in a set like a ritzy hotel lobby.

People’s Light presents Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night

The Bard meets The White Lotus

A new adaptation of Twelfth Night at People’s Light preserves the show’s comic and musical joys while examining love, privilege, and class, but changes to the story land with mixed success. Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer reviews.
Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Reviews 4 minute read
On a spare Midcentury Modern set, the actors, in 1960s evening wear, have a lively conversation.

The Walnut Street Theatre presents Edward Albee’s A Delicate Balance

An American formula stuck in the 1960s

The Walnut’s production of Edward Albee’s A Delicate Balance boasts excellent performances, but the play can’t escape its own era. C.M. Crockford reviews.
C.M. Crockford

C.M. Crockford

Reviews 4 minute read
Bonenfant, a young white man with short brown hair wearing a colorful jacket, sings onstage with his arms crossed.

Disabled artists take the stage through Acting without Boundaries

If theater is about creativity, why can’t we make room for disabled artists?

A Bryn Mawr-based theater company proves that with patience, flexibility, and innovation, disabled artists of all ages can take to the stage, enjoying community, careers, and creativity. Anndee Hochman visits.
Anndee Hochman

Anndee Hochman

Features 5 minute read
Minora, in striped shirt & blue skirt, scrunches her face as a laughing audience member spritzes her from a spray bottle

FringeArts presents Lee Minora’s Baby Everything

You’ve come a long way, baby

Lee Minora’s entertaining and thought-provoking Baby Everything returns for an encore engagement at FringeArts. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 3 minute read
In motley Renaissance clothes, the cast poses clownishly in a spotlight, Hogan at center looking prissy in white face paint.

The Kammerspiel presents Molière’s Tartuffe, adapted by Bob Sloan

Back to laugh at the oligarchy

A new adaptation of Molière’s Tartuffe gets its world premiere at Performance Garage with the Kammerspiel, a theater troupe dedicated to intimate and subversive productions. Walt Maguire reviews.

Walt Maguire

Reviews 2 minute read
In dramatic bars of light, the actors, in motley modern clothes, face each other over a tavern table.

Quintessence Theatre Group presents Rare Accidents: The Escapades of Prince Hal & Falstaff, adapted by Alex Burns

Succession versus Always Sunny

Alex Burns stages his new adaptation of both parts of Henry IV at Quintessence with his signature epic style, but it’s not suited to the best elements of this story. C.M. Crockford reviews.
C.M. Crockford

C.M. Crockford

Reviews 4 minute read