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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
Kanu & Pullum smile flirtatiously at each other in a 1930 living room, a maroon velvet curtain draping the door behind them

Lantern Theater Company presents Pearl Cleage’s Blues for an Alabama Sky

Still protecting the dream
Lantern Theater Company presents Pearl Cleage’s Blues for an Alabama Sky, an audacious story that feels fresh and urgent today despite being set in 1930 Harlem. A. Lewis reviews.

A. Lewis

Reviews 3 minute read
Silhouetted on a dramatic, blue-lit stage, the three actors look with relaxed poses at a large white canvas on the wall.

Resident Ensemble Players presents Yasmina Reza’s Art

A worthy box office favorite
University of Delaware's Resident Ensemble Players stages a terrifically enjoyable production of French playwright Yasmina Reza’s Art, which is popular for good reason. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 4 minute read
Five actors of different genders in modern clothes, three white & two Black, gather around boxes of antique photos and papers

InterAct Theatre Company presents Phaedra Michelle Scott’s Plantation Black

A family grappling with the past
Plantation Black, a new play at Interact with an unusual structure, examines the complex, uncomfortable history of an American family with roots in slavery. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

Reviews 3 minute read
Against dramatic mist, Scammel leans forward on a staircase while Hernandez, below, holds his torso as if balancing him.

Philadelphia Theatre Company presents Shakespeare’s Caesar, adapted by Tyler Dobrowsky

Our favorite Shakespearean political canvas
Philadelphia Theatre Company presents William Shakespeare’s Caesar, an adaptation that truncates the original text and moves the action to an underdeveloped modern setting. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Kiran Pandey

Kiran Pandey

Reviews 4 minute read

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Collage image with Scott, a Black woman, at left, and Darnelle, a Black man, at right, both wearing headphones.

The BSR Podcast: Dive into February theater with Jesus Hopped the A Train and Plantation Black

Darnelle Radford goes behind the scenes as the 2025-2026 season continues
It's another exciting month on Philly's theater scene, and BSR Podcast host Darnelle Radford takes you behind the curtain with the artists of new productions at InterAct and Stagecrafters.
Darnelle Radford

Darnelle Radford

Podcast 2 minute read
McGill, a Black woman in gray 19th-century costume, speaks onstage with a projection of enslaved people behind her.

Curio Theatre presents Richard Lamont Pierce’s Sojourner

Looking back helps us move forward
Richard Lamont Pierce’s one-woman show about famous abolitionist Sojourner Truth has toured for more than 20 years, starring Zuhairah McGill. Catch it at Curio for Black History Month 2026. An Nichols reviews.
An Nichols

An Nichols

Reviews 4 minute read