| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | | The Little Foxes By Lillian Hellman | Actors' Net of Bucks County, Inc | 06/08/12-
06/24/12 | Morrisville |
Hazard CountyPresented by Azuka Theatre at First Baptist Church of Philadelphia June 14-July 1, 2012 When a young producer stumbles into town looking for stories and a fresh start, he believes he's found both in Ruth. Her made-for-TV tale captures his attention – a broke young woman in a rural Kentucky town, unable to access the trust fund set up for her children after her husband's murder. But neither of them has told the other the whole truth, and a past tainted by racism threatens to destroy Ruth's already shaky existence. This story is interspersed with memorable... | Azuka Theatre | 06/14/12-
07/01/12 | Philadelphia |
Suburban Motel - 2 Plays by George F WalkerPresented by B. Someday Productions at Walking Fish Theatre June 3-June 30, 2012 Two fast, fun and furious comedies from "one of theatre's most important voices" (Maclean's), George F Walker.
Runs in repertory.
Featuring Loretta
Loretta is young, beautiful and in need of a lot of money. Enter Michael, aspiring pornographer who wants to hire her. But Dave wants to protect Loretta, or maybe star in the film with her. Then there's Sophie, whose ex-KGB father runs the motel. She wants to change Loretta's mind. What will... | B. Someday Productions | 06/03/12-
06/30/12 | Philadelphia |
RentPresented by Bristol Riverside Theatre at Bristol Riverside Theatre May 8-June 3, 2012 "Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes. How do you measure, measure a year?” - Excerpt from RENT
It won the Tony, the Drama Desk, and the Pulitzer. It remains one of the longest running shows in Broadway history. Playwright and composer Jonathan Larson set out to bring musical theatre to the MTV generation and he succeeded beyond his wildest dreams. Adapted from Puccini’s La Boheme, this is the smash hit that brought you “La Vie... | Bristol Riverside Theatre | 05/08/12-
06/03/12 | Bristol |
| A Shift in Gravity | Bushfire Theatre of the Performing Arts | 05/15/12-
05/27/12 | Philadelphia |
Romeo and JulietPresented by Collingswood Shakespeare Company May 11-May 20, 2012 Art thou a Montague or a Capulet?
For two weekends this May, the Collingswood Shakespeare Company will present the Bard’s most beloved love story, Romeo and Juliet. Come see this classic tale of star-crossed lovers performed in an intimate setting by up-and-coming talents and seasoned veterans. | Collingswood Shakespeare Company | 05/11/12-
05/20/12 | Collingswood |
It Pays to AdvertisePresented by East Lynne Theater Company at First Presbyterian Church - Cape May September 19-October 13, 2012 It Pays to Advertise, a “farcical fact” in three acts by Roi Cooper Megrue and Walter C. Hackett, was a hit on Broadway in 1914. This screwball comedy was twice made into a movie: a silent in 1919, and in 1931 with Carole Lombard. The premise – and promise – that anything can be sold is at its core, but it also examines the very nature and romance of advertising. Decades before AMC's Mad Men, this clever farce demonstrates that an ad campaign might be... | East Lynne Theater Company | 09/19/12-
10/13/12 | Cape May |
Ruth Draper's Company of CharactersPresented by East Lynne Theater Company at First Presbyterian Church - Cape May June 13-July 21, 2012 Before the solo shows of Lily Tomlin and Whoopi Goldberg, there was the originator of the "character monologue," Ruth Draper. For 40 years, throughout the world, she performed humorous and touching scenes with great precision, filled with a diverse array of characters from charwomen to divas. Scenes include "A Class in Greek Poise," "At a Telephone Switchboard," and "A Cocktail Party." ELTC is only the second production company - ever - to be allowed... | East Lynne Theater Company | 06/13/12-
07/21/12 | Cape May |
The Poe MysteriesPresented by East Lynne Theater Company at First Presbyterian Church - Cape May July 25-September 1, 2012 This is a world premiere, adapted by James Rana, based on the first modern detective stories ever written. C. Auguste Dupin is a recluse living in Paris, avoiding people and the bill collectors, when an American journalist comes to interview him. As the great detective recalls his cases, the characters spring to life on stage. Six actors portray 50 roles in Edgar Allan Poe's famous “Murders in the Rue Morgue,” “The Murder of Marie Roget,” and “The Purloined... | East Lynne Theater Company | 07/25/12-
09/01/12 | Cape May |
Louisa May Alcott's ChristmassPresented by East Lynne Theater Company at First Presbyterian Church - Cape May November 23-December 14, 2012 Three of Alcott’s tales, including the opening of Little Women, presented in storytelling fashion by Artistic Director Gayle Stahlhuth, who has been praised by reviewers and audience alike for her portrayals of 30-plus roles in the telling of one tale. A treat for the whole family!
“Stahlhuth mesmerizes audiences as she moves seamlessly from character to character.” - Catherine Dugan, Exit Zero
Gayle Stahlhuth has performed... | East Lynne Theater Company | 11/23/12-
12/14/12 | Cape May |
The DybbukPresented by EgoPo Productions at Prince Music Theater May 31-June 17, 2012 America's first son of playwrighting, Tony Kushner, brings his flare for poetry matched with humanity in his version of the greatest Jewish Play ever written. A story of love, ghosts and faith set is set in a 19th century Polish village where a wedding celebration is interrupted by a supernatural presence. This Tony, Pulitzer and Academy Award winner's words matched with EgoPo's magical and physically powerful staging makes this a must see. | EgoPo Productions | 05/31/12-
06/17/12 | Philadelphia |
First Person Arts StorySlam: ObsessedPresented by First Person Arts at World Cafe Live - Philadelphia August 13, 2012 First Person StorySlams are monthly storytelling competitions held at World Cafe Live and L’Etage in Philadelphia. Each event’s theme elicits stories that come from the life experiences of Philly’s storytellers. Who are these local tale spinners? Everyone with a story and a little sense of competition is encouraged to participate – that means YOU! Join us twice a month to share a story or to enjoy the stories told! | First Person Arts | 08/13/12 | Philadelphia |
First Person Arts StorySlam: DetoursPresented by First Person Arts at L'Etage June 26, 2012 First Person StorySlams are monthly storytelling competitions held at World Cafe Live and L’Etage in Philadelphia. Each event’s theme elicits stories that come from the life experiences of Philly’s storytellers. Who are these local tale spinners? Everyone with a story and a little sense of competition is encouraged to participate – that means YOU! Join us twice a month to share a story or to enjoy the stories told! | First Person Arts | 06/26/12 | Philadelphia |
First Person Arts StorySlam: My Favorite MistakePresented by First Person Arts at World Cafe Live - Philadelphia June 11, 2012 First Person StorySlams are monthly storytelling competitions held at World Cafe Live and L’Etage in Philadelphia. Each event’s theme elicits stories that come from the life experiences of Philly’s storytellers. Who are these local tale spinners? Everyone with a story and a little sense of competition is encouraged to participate – that means YOU! Join us twice a month to share a story or to enjoy the stories told! | First Person Arts | 06/11/12 | Philadelphia |
First Person Arts StorySlam: In TransitPresented by First Person Arts at L'Etage July 24, 2012 First Person StorySlams are monthly storytelling competitions held at World Cafe Live and L’Etage in Philadelphia. Each event’s theme elicits stories that come from the life experiences of Philly’s storytellers. Who are these local tale spinners? Everyone with a story and a little sense of competition is encouraged to participate – that means YOU! Join us twice a month to share a story or to enjoy the stories told! | First Person Arts | 07/24/12 | Philadelphia |
First Person Arts StorySlam: Mission ImmpossiblePresented by First Person Arts at L'Etage September 25, 2012 First Person StorySlams are monthly storytelling competitions held at World Cafe Live and L’Etage in Philadelphia. Each event’s theme elicits stories that come from the life experiences of Philly’s storytellers. Who are these local tale spinners? Everyone with a story and a little sense of competition is encouraged to participate – that means YOU! Join us twice a month to share a story or to enjoy the stories told! | First Person Arts | 09/25/12 | Philadelphia |
First Person Arts StorySlam: Guilty PleasuresPresented by First Person Arts at L'Etage August 28, 2012 First Person StorySlams are monthly storytelling competitions held at World Cafe Live and L’Etage in Philadelphia. Each event’s theme elicits stories that come from the life experiences of Philly’s storytellers. Who are these local tale spinners? Everyone with a story and a little sense of competition is encouraged to participate – that means YOU! Join us twice a month to share a story or to enjoy the stories told! | First Person Arts | 08/28/12 | Philadelphia |
First Person Arts StorySlam: SchooledPresented by First Person Arts at World Cafe Live - Philadelphia September 10, 2012 First Person StorySlams are monthly storytelling competitions held at World Cafe Live and L’Etage in Philadelphia. Each event’s theme elicits stories that come from the life experiences of Philly’s storytellers. Who are these local tale spinners? Everyone with a story and a little sense of competition is encouraged to participate – that means YOU! Join us twice a month to share a story or to enjoy the stories told! | First Person Arts | 09/10/12 | Philadelphia |
After the EndPresented by GDP Productions July 13-July 22, 2012 Conservative, paranoid Mark buys a flat with an old 1980s nuclear fallout shelter in the back yard. Predictably, he’s ribbed mercilessly by his friends for it. Unpredictably, the nuclear apocalypse occurs. When the radioactive dust settles, all that’s left is Mark and his attractive, gregarious compatriot Louise, huddled together inside his object of ridicule. This poignant dark comedy chronicles their attempt to get on in a world that’s been reduced to the size of a... | GDP Productions | 07/13/12-
07/22/12 | Philadelphia |
Topdog UnderdogPresented by GoKash Productions at Walnut Street Theatre - Studio 5 May 26-June 17, 2012 Topdog / Underdog is the story of two brothers, abandoned by their parents as adolescents. Lincoln, the older brother, is now divorced, and living with younger brother Booth in a seedy, dilapidated room in a boarding house. They have no running water, but they have plenty of liquor. The room is furnished without comforts and with minimal furniture, including milk crates and a sheet of cardboard that serves as the card table for Booth to practice his 3-card monte hustle.
| GoKash Productions | 05/26/12-
06/17/12 | Philadelphia |
| Celebrate Arts and Aging - A Touch of Friendship Presented by Kings and Queens of Drama | Haddington Multi-Services for Older Adults Inc. | 05/25/12 | Philadelphia |
The Crucifer of BloodPresented by Hedgerow Theatre at Hedgerow Theatre October 11-December 2, 2012 Three British soldiers stationed in imperial India in 1857 swear a blood oath of secrecy never to reveal their part in the theft of a maharajah’s treasure. In London 30 years later, one of the men disappears after receiving a strange message, and his beautiful daughter hires Sherlock Holmes to investigate. The master detective and his associate, Dr. Watson, uncover a thrilling mystery involving a bizarre deadly curse, greed, deceit, betrayal and murder. This Tony Award-winning play is... | Hedgerow Theatre | 10/11/12-
12/02/12 | Media |
Automatic Fault IsolationPresented by Hella Fresh Theater June 2-June 24, 2012 In a motel room in 1965 Huntsville, Alabama, a precocious 17-year-old named Bretaigne flirts with her middle-aged math tutor, an aerospace engineer and war vet from the north. But unknown to the engineer, Bretaigne's plan is to use his room for an arranged meeting with the boy of her dreams: Sebastian, a Negro rock and roller who arrives thinking they will be alone. In a city rocketing towards the mysteries of racial integration and outer space, a teenager, her NASA crush and Negro love... | Hella Fresh Theater | 06/02/12-
06/24/12 | Philadelphia |
Etched In Skin On A Sunlit NightPresented by InterAct Theatre Company at Adrienne Theater - Main Stage June 1-June 24, 2012 Originally commissioned by InterAct in 2009, this intense and theatrical drama about lust, culture clash, and betrayal marks the arrival of one of the most exciting new voices in American theatre. The compelling story follows Jules, an African-American painter who has fled the U.S. under ambiguous circumstances and embraced a whole new life and family in Iceland. As Barack Obama’s meteoric presidential campaign makes Jules more homesick than ever, her husband presents their biracial... | InterAct Theatre Company | 06/01/12-
06/24/12 | Philadelphia |
Kristin ChenowethPresented by Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts at Academy of Music June 1, 2012 Emmy® and Tony Award® winner Kristin Chenoweth effortlessly transitions between stage, television and film with the captivating grace that only she can project. Beloved by Broadway fans for her triumphant Tony-nominated star turn as the original Glinda the Good Witch in Wicked, she has also appeared on ABC's Pushing Daisies and Fox's runaway hit, Glee. As a concert artist, she has performed to sold-out crowds at Carnegie Hall, Donmar Warehouse, Lincoln Center,... | Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts | 06/01/12 | Philadelphia |
The IslandPresented by Lantern Theater Company at St. Stephen's Theater May 17-June 10, 2012 The Island is Robben Island, South Africa's notorious prison, where John and Winston are political prisoners and cellmates. After absurdly grueling days laboring under the sun, they return to their dark cell to rehearse a makeshift performance of Sophocles' play Antigone. Winston takes the part of young Antigone, who defies the laws of the state for the sake of her conscience. John takes the part of Creon, the king, who is so desperate to hold onto power that he will crush any... | Lantern Theater Company | 05/17/12-
06/10/12 | Philadelphia |
New Jerusalem, The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza at Talmud Torah Congregation: Amsterdam, July 27, 1656Presented by Lantern Theater Company at St. Stephen's Theater September 4-September 23, 2012 As the Inquisition bears down on them, a small Jewish community flees Portugal to find a tenuous peace in seemingly liberal Amsterdam. But Spinoza, a favorite son of the community and the rabbi's heir apparent, is a revolutionary thinker. When the boldness of his ideas strains the bounds of Amsterdam's professed tolerance, it leads to a dangerous confrontation between powerful political forces and his own beloved community. Based on true events in the life of one of the greatest philosophers... | Lantern Theater Company | 09/04/12-
09/23/12 | Philadelphia |
LuLu's House of HorrorsPresented by LuLu Shriners at LuLu Shrine Complex October 5-November 3, 2012 Experience Fouteen Nights of terror! Voted Weirdest & Most Bizarre Haunt in the Philly Area. Board a creeky wagon that'll transport you in the dead of night through the haunted woods and dump you at the entrance to the deadly graveyard. Traverse this and find yourself on the doorstep of the House of Horrors. Dare enter and find horror at every turn! The Haunted Corn Maze is included if you survive the return trip.
All inclusive Wagon/HauntMaze for one low admission price. | LuLu Shriners | 10/05/12-
11/03/12 | Plymouth Meeting |
Are You There, McPhee?Presented by McCarter Theatre at McCarter Theatre May 4-June 3, 2012 A Nantucket house with a mysterious past. A pair of abandoned children. An 11-pound lobster. Master playwright John Guare (House of Blue Leaves, Six Degrees of Separation) takes us on an epic and suspenseful ride in his newest play, a McCarter Theatre commission. Edmund Gowery is trapped and knows the only way to escape is to change his life—he just doesn’t know how. Guare spins a darkly comic and spine-tingling tale in what promises to be an unforgettable... | McCarter Theatre | 05/04/12-
06/03/12 | Princeton |
Making God LaughPresented by Montgomery Theater at Montgomery Theater November 15-December 8, 2012 Empty nesters welcome home their children over various family holidays spanning three decades. Parents and their grown children deal with each of their evolving adult lives, their dreams and unresolved issues. Old family traditions and dubious recipes are resurrected as tensions flare up and laughs break out during Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's visits. | Montgomery Theater | 11/15/12-
12/08/12 | Souderton |
AsymmetricPresented by New City Stage Company at Adrienne Theater - Second Stage May 17-June 10, 2012 There is a mole on the Fifth Floor. Sometimes finding the mole is the easy part. To exterminate a mole takes guts... it takes guile... it takes extreme prejudice. And the only way to come out on top is to be... ASYMMETRIC...
Josh was the top interrogator in an elite anti-terrorist intelligence wing of the CIA until it all fell apart. Now he has one more chance to redeem himself, and to put his life and career back on track. But to do so could mean destroying the only person who... | New City Stage Company | 05/17/12-
06/10/12 | Philadelphia |
Savage/Love and TonguesPresented by New City Stage Company at Adrienne Theater - Second Stage May 26-June 3, 2012 Innovative poetry and movement unfurl in this physical theatrical experience. Savage/Love is a propulsive quest of a lonely man looking for love and serves as a prelude to
Tongues
, a passionate fever dream in which a dying man delivers his last rites. These stream of consciousness confessionals are performed with live original music created just for our production.
This is a remount of New City's 2011 Fringe Festival hit,... | New City Stage Company | 05/26/12-
06/03/12 | Philadelphia |
A Streetcar Named DesirePresented by Old Academy Players at Old Academy Players June 8-June 24, 2012 Quelle saison! We end it with what many critics consider a modern masterpiece. Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowalski are universally recognized names and their story along with that of Stella and Mitch still simmers and steams like the humid New Orleans summer where it is set. Sensitive, wounded Blanche on the brink of madness collides with basic, brutish Stanley and the fireworks are unavoidable. This is a play that never falters as it moves to its inevitable conclusion. Winner of every stage... | Old Academy Players | 06/08/12-
06/24/12 | Philadelphia |
King JohnPresented by Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival at Labuda Center for the Performing Arts July 25-August 5, 2012 Extreme Shakespeare: A play rehearsed the way Shakespeare’s company would have. Actors arrive with their lines learned, rehearse on their own, wear what they can find, and open in a matter of days. No director, no designers. Just great actors, a dynamic play, and pure adrenaline, spontaneity and creativity.
Boundless ambition, corruption, and greed plague a usurping King and his country. As King John navigates a landscape of murder and intrigue, he is challenged from all sides.... | Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival | 07/25/12-
08/05/12 | Center Valley |
Cat on a Hot Tin RoofPresented by Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival at Labuda Center for the Performing Arts July 19-August 5, 2012 A Pulitzer Prize-winning American classic By Tennessee Williams.
Directed by Thomas Ouellette.
Maggie “the Cat” still burns hot for her ex-football star husband, but Brick only has eyes for the bottom of a whiskey bottle. When Big Daddy returns home from a cancer clinic thinking he’s got a clean bill of health, his family swarms for a slice of the inheritance pie. In Tennessee Williams’ explosive Pulitzer Prize winner, the emotional shockwaves intensify... | Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival | 07/19/12-
08/05/12 | Center Valley |
Mr. Hart & Mr. BrownPresented by People's Light and Theatre Company at People's Light and Theatre Company - Steinbright Stage July 18-July 27, 2012 Set in Nebraska in the 1920s during the era of Prohibition, Two-Gun Hart is the only law for 300 miles. When a Duesenberg-driving antiques dealer from Baltimore shows up for a visit, young Ambrose Healey of the Homer Weekly Star smells a story. But is it worth his life to write it? A play about freedom of the press, the myth of the Old West, and a whole lot more from the award-winning writer of The Philly Fan, Any Given Monday, and Something Intangible.
| People's Light and Theatre Company | 07/18/12-
07/27/12 | Malvern |
Shakespeare's WillPresented by People's Light and Theatre Company at People's Light and Theatre Company - Steinbright Stage May 30-June 24, 2012 Several actresses embody the heart and mind of Anne Hathaway, Shakespeare’s wife. On the day of his funeral, Anne reflects on her life and marriage to the famous poet as she prepares to read his last wishes. Inspired by the actual contents of Shakespeare’s will, this play gives a voice to this remarkable woman and her compelling story. | People's Light and Theatre Company | 05/30/12-
06/24/12 | Malvern |
Reasons to be PrettyPresented by Philadelphia Theatre Company at Suzanne Roberts Theatre May 25-June 17, 2012 A hopelessly romantic drama about the hopelessness of romance, 'reasons to be pretty' is the final installment (following The Shape of Things and Fat Pig) in Neil LaBute's critically acclaimed trilogy focusing on America's modern day obsession with physical appearance. When a cruel off-hand remark disrupts the lives of two young couples, they confront a sea of self-deceit, treachery and their own willingness to change. reasons to be pretty has all the razor-sharp wit and insight we expect... | Philadelphia Theatre Company | 05/25/12-
06/17/12 | Philadelphia |
Chekhov's The SeagullPresented by Quintessence Theatre Group at Sedgwick Theater May 9-June 3, 2012 Chekhov's first theatrical masterpiece, this 1895 comedic drama explores the human capacity to create and destroy the things they love, the challenge of being an artist, and the human need to move beyond the traditions of the past in order to discover the new forms of the future. | Quintessence Theatre Group | 05/09/12-
06/03/12 | Philadelphia |
Celebrate Arts and Aging - 'The Missing Rose' Presented by All that Drama Presented by Spring Garden Center at Spring Garden Center May 29, 2012 Enjoy theatre at the Garden as All that Drama performs an original play that tells the story of a lost but not forgotten love of Paul's childhood. | Spring Garden Center | 05/29/12 | Philadelphia |
RacePresented by The Drama Group at First United Methodist Church of Germantown November 9-November 24, 2012 Two law partners, one black and one white, find themselves defending a wealthy white executive charged with raping a young black woman. When a new, female, legal assistant gets involved in the case, individual opinions and prejudices that have been boiling beneath the surface explode into words. Dangerous truths are spoken, and no punches are spared in this provocative, intriguing, controversial, and brutally honest play. It’s a play that will long be remembered and discussed.... | The Drama Group | 11/09/12-
11/24/12 | Philadelphia |
Angels In America, Part 1: Millenium ApproachesPresented by The Wilma Theater at The Wilma Theater May 23-July 1, 2012 The most honored play in a generation concludes the Wilma’s 2011/2012 Season – and then returns for the 20th Anniversary of Part Two: Perestroika to kick off 2012/2013. Winner of two Tony® Awards for Best Play and a Pulitzer Prize, Angels in America melds love, hate, religion, and politics into a uniquely American epic. The year is 1985. In New York City, Roy Cohn, the politically powerful right-wing lawyer angrily denies his diagnosis of AIDS while his... | The Wilma Theater | 05/23/12-
07/01/12 | Philadelphia |
The Country by Martin CrimpPresented by Tiny Dynamite at Walnut Street Theatre - Studio 5 June 20-July 1, 2012 Tiny Dynamite presents the Philadelphia Premiere of Martin Crimp's psychological thriller, The Country.
A doctor and his wife move to the country with their children to start a new life, but their rustic idyll is shattered one night by the discovery of an unconscious stranger. Who is the stranger and why was she brought to the house?
Fraught with suspense, Martin Crimp's darkly humorous and compelling play dissects the perfect marriage with cool, cruel... | Tiny Dynamite | 06/20/12-
07/01/12 | Philadelphia |
Camp WalnutPresented by Walnut Street Theatre at Walnut Street Theatre July 9-August 5, 2012 Camp Walnut is "serious fun." Join the area's best teaching artists and kids who love theatre for four weeks of intense training, dynamic performances and friendship! Philadelphia's youngest stars study at America's oldest theatre, located at 9th and Walnut Streets. Three divisions are offered for campers ages 8-18, from beginner to advanced, so each student can develop his or her talent. | Walnut Street Theatre | 07/09/12-
08/05/12 | Philadelphia |
