Theater
Orbiter 3 Playwrights Collective Offering Burlesque-Themed Indiegogo Fundraiser
Several weeks ago, we profiled the exciting new Philadelphia-based playwrights collective Orbiter 3. The group, which produces new works to highlight Philly’s rising artistic talent, […]
Performance Artist Sebastian on His Kickstarter Campaign That’s Creating Lots of Buzz
When Philly performance artist Sebastian launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund his upcoming project Showbiz: Active Terrorism, he had no idea that it would create such a […]
Pig Iron and UArts Team Up to Offer an MFA in Devised Performance
If you’re a theater student or professional theater practitioner, this is pretty big news: Pig Iron Theatre Company, known throughout the region for their unique […]
In the Wings: Chatting with Into The Woods Star Steven Pacek
Philly actor and 11th Hour Theatre Company co-founder Steve Pacek gabs about his killer pie-making skills, meeting Dolly Parton and the thoughtful trinket that foreshadowed his […]
The 600-Pound Gay Man: How Actor Scott Greer Bares It All in The Whale
Imagine eating yourself to death. Sounds dreadful. That’s what Charlie, the protagonist in the darkly humorous and poignant play The Whale, essentially does: After the death […]
Bradley Cooper Taking The Elephant Man to London
After a record-breaking run on Broadway, Jenkintown’s Bradley Cooper is taking The Elephant Man to London. Deadline reports that he and castmates Patricia Clarkson and […]
In the Wings: Chatting with The Dangerous House of Pretty Mbane‘s Aimé Donna Kelly
Philly teaching artist, actor and playwright Aimé Donna Kelly, who you can currently see in InterACT Theatre Company‘s powerful The Dangerous House of Pretty Mbane, talks […]
In The Wings: Chatting with The Body of an American star Harry Smith
Philly expat Harry Smith, now starring in The Body of an American at the Wilma Theater, talks about the notorious opening night parties at the Wilma, […]
NO WIRE HANGERS: The Bearded Ladies and Dito van Reigersberg to Perform Mommie Dearest Pop-Opera
Don’t f*ck with me, fellas! This ain’t my first time at the rodeo! I am willing to take bets that we’ll be hearing this line, […]
Here’s the Brochure for Up-for-Sale Suzanne Roberts Theatre
In an email sent out this morning, CBRE advertised 480 South Broad Street—better known as the Suzanne Roberts Theatre. The bank foreclosed on the home […]
New Philadelphia Playwrights Group Offers Three Years of Theater for $30
It’s possibly the best-kept secret (and best value) in all of Philadelphia theater: Imagine getting access to three years of new plays by awarding-winning local artists, […]
Things to Do in Philly in December: Aretha Franklin, Justin Timberlake, Bill Nye, Frozen and More
The Sincerity Project December 4-13 FringeArts Of all of the fledgling theater companies in Philadelphia right now, the ensemble-based and movement-oriented Team Sunshine Performance Corporation […]
Rudolph the Horny Reindeer: Tribe of Fools’ Holiday Show For the Naughty
Rudolph the horny reindeer had a very shiny “nose,” and if you ever saw it, you would even say it grows … uh, I mean, […]
In the Wings: QED Star Peter DeLaurier
Storied presence on the Philadelphia theater scene Peter DeLaurier is currently playing American theoretical physicist and Nobel Prize winner Richard Feynman in Lantern Theater Company‘s production of QED. […]