THE IRREVERENT THEATRE

by Lisa A. Crayton - May 08, 2026

In the best way possible, MISS HOLMES RETURNS is predictably Sherlock Holmes. And yet so much more—thanks to a recasting of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic characters Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as women....

by Tina Collins - April 23, 2026

This staging of The Heidi Chronicles at the Vagabond Players finds the tension between what was promised and what was delivered, with performances that let the humor land and the questions linger....

by Lisa A. Crayton - April 23, 2026

What did our critic think of HER PORTMANTEAU at Strand Theater Company?...

by Cybele Pomeroy - March 26, 2026

SUFT has a great deal to be proud of with this production of RAPUNZEL: It's a cute and colorful show which even backstage is devoted to teamwork, personal ethics, resourcefulness and an untiring devotion to the quality of experience for people participating in theatre for perhaps their first time. S...

by Cybele Pomeroy - March 24, 2026

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS: The beautiful theater inside of CCBC Dundalk hosts an equally beautiful production. What a treat to view this classic, seeing and hearing people respond to its twists and turns as if seeing it for the first time- or perhaps actually seeing it for the first time- realizi...

by Jack L. B. Gohn - March 15, 2026

A logistically and artistically ambitious mashup of Shakespeare's play and modern American songs with some great acting....

by Cybele Pomeroy - March 14, 2026

Iron Crow’s brave production of NEXT TO NORMAL deserves a longer run. The script is a dramatic treatment of a nearly untouched topic, and the music is gorgeous and brilliantly rendered by excellent musicians and vocalists....

by Timoth David Copney - February 26, 2026

The Act II energy, the dazzling effects, and the powerhouse leads make for a wildly entertaining night at the theatre....

by Lisa A. Crayton - February 20, 2026

Strike one! Troy Maxson is at bat ready to hit a homerun in the game of life. What could possibly go wrong for the former Negro League baseball player in 1950’s Pittsburgh? Lots!...

by Tina Collins - February 13, 2026

In DAWN, the luminous world premiere by Tuyết Thị Phạm, now on stage at the Everyman Theatre , the ordinary becomes sacred. A kitchen table transforms into an altar. A cup of tea becomes an invocation. Silence stretches into something holy. What unfolds is not simply a story, but a ritual of...