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Sexy Ben Frank Bends Too Far

Sexy Ben Frank Bends Too Far

A sex show about building a better a world — as told by a balding, horny Ben Franklin — didn't fail to insult its audience with dirty words.

Leo David

18 Sep 2025 · 3 min read

The First Play Ever...

The First Play Ever...

... Performed in America returns to the Philadelphia stage for the nation's 250th anniversary.

Leo David

17 Sep 2025 · 3 min read

Nothing, Either Good or Bad

Nothing, Either Good or Bad

The Oakland Theater Project stages an updated, diverse-casted production of a Shakespeare tragedy.

Jeff Kaliss

16 Sep 2025 · 4 min read

The Spirits Speak Up

The Spirits Speak Up

A night of ghost stories warns about the horrors of cultural appropriation.

Leo David

9 Sep 2025 · 4 min read

Richard III Returns To Roots

Richard III Returns To Roots

At an open-air container "Globe."

Erica Hobbs

28 Aug 2025 · 3 min read

Freeman Fought For Freedom

Freeman Fought For Freedom

A Revolutionary War-era reenactment speaks to the present moment.

Jamil Ragland

28 Aug 2025 · 2 min read

Fraternizing With The Future

Fraternizing With The Future

A public play in Malcolm X Park got passerby participating in a fictional — but resonant — political race.

Leo David

26 Aug 2025 · 4 min read

Revolutionary Re-Enactors Rivet

Revolutionary Re-Enactors Rivet

At New Haven history event.

Midbrow Editor

26 Aug 2025 · 4 min read

No Child’s Play

No Child’s Play

A Very Adult Puppet Play goes off without a hitch.

Sarah Bass

25 Aug 2025 · 2 min read

How Coffee, Theater Duos Made Cultural History

How Coffee, Theater Duos Made Cultural History

New Haven Museum hosts Willoughby’s and Long Wharf Theatre exhibits through February.

Brian Slattery

20 Aug 2025 · 5 min read

Athleticism in the Air: Acrobatics & Aerial Arabesques in West Oakland

Athleticism in the Air: Acrobatics & Aerial Arabesques in West Oakland

A celebratory showcase of circus arts.

Agustín Maes

19 Aug 2025 · 3 min read

Make Your Own Fringe Calendar

Make Your Own Fringe Calendar

Theater reviewer Leo David attends a preview for this year's Fringe Festival — and catalogues the acts they're buying tickets for.

Leo David

18 Aug 2025 · 3 min read

Call It “Bollywood Bard”

Call It “Bollywood Bard”

Elm Shakespeare celebrates 30th anniversary with A Midsummer Night’s Dream — with a South Asian cultural grounding — in Edgerton Park.

Jisu Sheen

15 Aug 2025 · 4 min read

Artemisia Gentileschi Play Mostly Slays

Artemisia Gentileschi Play Mostly Slays

The renaissance painter, renowned by feminists, meets her biblical muse in a workshop theater production.

Erica Hobbs

14 Aug 2025 · 5 min read

Choose Your Own Ghost Story

Choose Your Own Ghost Story

Lines get blurred in immersive theater production-turned-ghost hunt.

Erica Hobbs

12 Aug 2025 · 5 min read

"Keeper" Is A Keeper

"Keeper" Is A Keeper

Onstage, Michelle Murphy works through traumatic memories to inspire.

Erica Hobbs

6 Aug 2025 · 3 min read

The Absurdity Of ‘Normal’ During War

The Absurdity Of ‘Normal’ During War

The collective spirit of humanity wails in grief as we witness the horrors from the safety of our phones

Randiah Camille Green

1 Aug 2025 · 3 min read

Shakespeare In The Dark

Shakespeare In The Dark

A park performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was moved indoors during a heat storm. The show's star power still shined through.

Leo David

1 Aug 2025 · 2 min read