Old Academy Players is closing the theater season with the East Falls company’s annual "Summer One Act Bonanza."
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by Hugh Hunter
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7/17/25
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Shakespeare reclaimed and reimagined fairies in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and a new production takes audiences into the woods of Roxborough’s Schuylkill Center.
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by Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer
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7/16/25
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Many Shakespeare comedies could easily turn tragic with a simple turn of events. "Twelfth Night" is not one of them.
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by Hugh Hunter
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6/19/25
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Old Academy Players brings the company’s season to a close with "The Dining Room," the most celebrated of A.R Gurney's many plays.
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by Hugh Hunter
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6/19/25
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While the Lantern Theater Company’s new performance space won’t open until fall 2026, they’re laying the groundwork with a series of events.
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by Walt Maguire
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6/12/25
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Act II Playhouse closes out its 2024-2025 season with a sparkling revival of “A Grand Night for Singing.”
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by Hugh Hunter
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6/12/25
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Quintessence Theatre Group presented the world premiere stage adaptation of James Baldwin's groundbreaking novel "Giovanni's Room" this weekend.
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by Hugh Hunter
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6/12/25
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“Giovanni’s Room," the groundbreaking novel by Black activist, author and intellectual James A. Baldwin, unleashed a firestorm of controversy when first published.
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by Constance Garcia-Barrio
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6/5/25
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"The Return of Benjamin Lay,” now running at Quintessence Theatre Group’s Sedgwick Theater, feels more like an event than a play.
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by Hugh Hunter
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5/8/25
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A high-energy revival of “Disenchanted” is now running at Old Academy Players.
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by Hugh Hunter
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5/1/25
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Writing a romantic comedy that does not collapse into schmaltz is daunting. "Crossing Delancey" by Susan Sandler succeeds.
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by Hugh Hunter
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5/1/25
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Playwright David Lindsay-Abaire is best known for audacious, quirky humor. He did an about-face with "Rabbit Hole," winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
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by Hugh Hunter
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4/17/25
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Even before the play begins, you look at the stage and say "Wow."
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by Hugh Hunter
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4/3/25
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Quintessence Theatre continued the company’s "Reckless Romance Repertory" last week with its launch of "Antony & Cleopatra."
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by Hugh Hunter
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4/3/25
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Montgomery County Community College will present the world premiere of "The Marginals" at the Black Box Theater in Blue Bell from April 10-13.
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4/3/25
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There is no mystery as to how “Romeo & Juliet” will end. The Drama Group of Germantown's production immediately thrusts you into the heart of the tragedy.
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by Hugh Hunter
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3/27/25
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Quintessence Theatre premiered "The Reckless Romance Repertory" this weekend, beginning with a production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
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by Hugh Hunter
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3/20/25
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Two beloved Northwest Philadelphia theater institutions are returning to the stage after pandemic setbacks.
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3/20/25
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You cannot take your eyes off the dead dog lying in the center of the dimly lit stage.
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by Hugh Hunter
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3/13/25
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"Grand Horizons," by Bess Wohl, is now running at The Stagecrafters Theater in Chestnut Hill. But it's no laughing matter.
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by Hugh Hunter
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2/13/25
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