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Bringing improv to classrooms with the Unscripted Project

“Building confident young people”
The Unscripted Project brings improv comedy to high school classrooms, teaching students skills and values of confidence and community. Kiran Pandey profiles.
Kiran Pandey

Kiran Pandey

Profiles 3 minute read
Collage of Sommer and Darnelle with mics, with a cityscape behind them and the Walnut's show logo above.

The BSR Podcast: Dive into December theater with Darnelle

Sit down with the stars of the Walnut's 'Christmas Story' and 'Pirates of Penzance' at Quintessence
This December is full of theater options, and they're not all A Christmas Carol. Darnelle dives into productions at the Walnut and Quintessence with the stars of the show.
Darnelle Radford

Darnelle Radford

Podcast 1 minute read
7 actors pose in a jubilant V, wearing Eagles gear, against a green neon Philly skyline & “Wicked Philly style” projections

1812 Productions presents This Is The Week That Is: 20th Anniversary Special

Can a stage show riff on today’s news cycle?
1812’s annual satirical variety show is back for its 20th year with a strong cast and design, but some missed opportunities in its sketches. Walt Maguire reviews.

Walt Maguire

Reviews 3 minute read
Robinson, a Black woman with glasses and long braids, holds a red box on a stage with fanciful blue and red-lit windows.

Inis Nua and Tiny Dynamite present Ian Kershaw’s The Greatest Play in the History of the World…

A play, a pie, and a pleasure
The Greatest Play in the History of the World… brings together Inis Nua Theatre Company and Tiny Dynamite for a delightful mash-up of sci-fi and rom-com. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 3 minute read
Mullen, in a red 19th-century British officer costume, sings with his hands spread while the costumed listens anxiously.

Quintessence Theatre presents Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance

Savoyard shipwreck
Quintessence Theatre forays into operetta with The Pirates of Penzance, but the company doesn’t seem to trust the material. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 3 minute read
The multiracial ensemble, in 19th-century costumes, gathers lovingly around a piano onstage that one person plays.

Hedgerow Theatre Company presents Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, adapted by Kate Hamill

A new take on Alcott has very mixed success
Hedgerow Theatre Company stages a highly questionable adaptation of Little Women that gives the audience whiplash at its conclusion. Mina Reinckens reviews.
Mina Reinckens

Mina Reinckens

Reviews 4 minute read

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Seen from below in a wooden attic, Williams leans joyfully out holding a lighted umbrella while Peakes looks frightened.

People’s Light presents A Christmas Carol, adapted from Dickens by Zak Berkman

Now and 1843; here and Dickensian England
People’s Light revives its holiday production of Zak Berkman’s Christmas Carol adaptation, honoring the Dickens original with a production that speaks to our time, too. An Nichols reviews.
An Nichols

An Nichols

Reviews 4 minute read
Ngo & Pierce, in cozy patterned sweaters, emerge surprised from under a table in a small floral, brick & plaid kitchen

The Wilma presents Evgeny Schwartz’s The Snow Queen, adapted from Hans Christian Andersen

The Wilma’s first family show is not your standard fairy tale
The Wilma’s production of The Snow Queen is a modern fairy tale for our times, and its first offering for families. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

Reviews 3 minute read
Gayle and Greer play a psychologist and his patient in an office with small art pieces and a large fern. They both look tired

Theatre Exile presents Max Wolf Friedlich’s Job

Do something you love
Theatre Exile kicks off its 29th season with a darkly funny single-set thriller about what happens when you allow your work to define you, and then take over your life. Jill Ivey reviews.
Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Reviews 4 minute read
Holmes, in a satin peach bathrobe & headscarf, tenderly holds Muhammad, who cries in red satin PJs.

South Camden Theatre Company presents Colman Domingo’s Dot

A touching play by a notable Philly-born actor
South Camden Theatre Company wraps up its 20th anniversary “Season of Love” with Colman Domingo’s Dot, a tale filled with heart and humor guaranteed to delight audiences heading into the holidays. A. Lewis reviews.

A. Lewis

Reviews 4 minute read