Philadelphia Will the Wallflowers Please Stand Up A one-man performance of social anxiety makes comedy out of awkward audience encounters. Leo David 28 Sep 2025 · 4 min read
Philadelphia Dead Dads... ...Are the butt of the joke in "Lions," a play about taking stock of life's ups and downs. Leo David 27 Sep 2025 · 4 min read
Detroit Grief vs Love in "The Good Ones" "The Good Ones" shows potential in its portrayal of the complicated feelings that can accompany grief. Erica Hobbs 23 Sep 2025 · 4 min read
Philadelphia 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
Philadelphia 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
Oakland 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
Philadelphia The Spirits Speak Up A night of ghost stories warns about the horrors of cultural appropriation. Leo David 9 Sep 2025 · 4 min read
Detroit Richard III Returns To Roots At an open-air container "Globe." Erica Hobbs 28 Aug 2025 · 3 min read
Hartford Freeman Fought For Freedom A Revolutionary War-era reenactment speaks to the present moment. Jamil Ragland 28 Aug 2025 · 2 min read
Philadelphia 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
New Haven Revolutionary Re-Enactors Rivet At New Haven history event. Midbrow Editor 26 Aug 2025 · 4 min read
Oakland No Child’s Play A Very Adult Puppet Play goes off without a hitch. Sarah Bass 25 Aug 2025 · 2 min read
New Haven 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
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
Philadelphia 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
New Haven 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
Detroit 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
Detroit Choose Your Own Ghost Story Lines get blurred in immersive theater production-turned-ghost hunt. Erica Hobbs 12 Aug 2025 · 5 min read
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