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There was a street fair followed by a staged reading of a new play by Ang Bey, reinterpreting the tale of Pericles.

Last summer Sunday, gathered in the park

Summer closed last weekend at Vernon Park with heavy rains, and appropriately a play that features a shipwreck in a storm. more

by Walt Maguire | 9/2/21

Actor Jeremy Piven Opens the Fall Season at the Keswick

Jeremy Piven welcomed audiences to the Keswick Theater on Saturday August 14th, their first live show since March of 2020. more

by Barbara Sheehan | 8/25/21

Hanging on by the 'Skin of Their Teeth' in Mt. Airy

Mt. Airy's Quintessence Theatre Group production features real-life husband and wife Rachel Bay Jones as Mrs. Maggie Antrobus and Benim Foster as Mr. George Antrobus. "The Skin of Our Teeth" streams through August 1. more

by Rita Charleston | 7/21/21

A product of Mt. Airy, director Suli Holum's father studied at the United Lutheran Seminary in Mt. Airy, and her mother grew up in Chestnut Hill.

Director: 'A great story' told virtually in Mt. Airy

Adapted to the Quintessence Theatre Group's stage by Suli Holum from the Frances Hodgson Burnett 1902 play, “The Little Princess,” this complete virtual production runs through Dec. 27. more

By Rita Charleston | 12/23/20

Hill area resident Anthony Lawton stars in the Lantern Theater Company's production of Charles Dickens' classic “A Christmas Carol,” now streaming through Dec. 27.

Hill's 'Best One-Man Theatre' stars in 'Christmas Carol'

Lantern Theater Company continues its current season with a remount of its original adaptation of the play, now in its third year and reimagined for film, virtually (streaming) through Dec. 27. more

By Rita Charleston | 12/23/20

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