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PlayPenn New Play Development Conference to Offer 19 Free Public Events in Philadelphia
by Stephi Wild - Jul 9, 2026

PlayPenn's New Play Development Conference returns to Philadelphia with 19 free public events featuring six new play presentations, workshops, and conversations timed to the nation's 250th anniversary.

Roger Q. Mason, Sarah Mantell and More to Join PlayPenn's 2026 New Play Conference
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 25, 2026

PlayPenn’s nationally recognized New Play Development Conference will bring together readings of new plays alongside a citywide series of civic gatherings, workshops, artist exchanges, and public conversations focusing on art and democracy.

Eboni Booth, Roger Q. Mason and More to Headline PlayPenn's 2026 New Play Development Conference
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 21, 2026

PlayPenn's 2026 New Play Development Conference, themed 'Democracy in Action,' will feature new works by Roger Q. Mason and more, plus an interview with Pulitzer Prize winner Eboni Booth, across Philadelphia and New York City.

James Ijames To Appear In PLAYPENN PRESENTS Conversation Series In Philadelphia And New York
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 13, 2026

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright James Ijames will be the first featured guest in PlayPenn’s 2026 PlayPenn Presents conversation series. The events will take place at the Wilma Theater in Philadelphia and The Drama Book Shop in New York.

FIRST DATE, POPCORN FALLS, and More Set For Act II Playhouse 2026-27 Season
by Stephi Wild - Mar 10, 2026

 Act II Playhouse has announced its slate of 2026-2027 productions.  The season will kick off with “Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground” by Richard Hellesen. Learn more here!

Playpenn Expands 2023 Programming To Support More Local Playwrights
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 14, 2023

PlayPenn announces its return to The Drake Theatre in July with readings of six brand new, full-length plays. For a second consecutive year, the focus will be on uplifting Philadelphia playwrights. Four of the readings will feature work by graduating members of The Foundry: Robynne Graffam, Griffin Horn, Devin Randall, and Megan Schumacher. In addition, there will be two independent PlayPenn Workshop presentations, both consisting of a week-long rehearsal process.

Playpenn, Nonprofit Dedicated to Playwrights and New-Play Development, Names New Artistic Director
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 11, 2022

PlayPenn, a nationally-acclaimed artist-driven organization dedicated to the development of new plays and playwrights, has named Che'Rae Adams its new Artistic Director. Adams will lead the 17-year-old nonprofit into a new era.

BWW Review: OUTSIDE MULLINGAR at Delaware Theatre Company
by Greer Firestone - Feb 20, 2020

For those of us who have visited Ireland and basked in the bountiful love and generosity of its people, the plays of its most famous authors are striking in contrast. There are no strangers when one visits the Emerald Isle. However, the plays of Brian Friel, Sean O'Casey and John Millington Synge are rife with meditation, mourning and melancholy. (The latter author's 'Playboy of the Western Worlda?? caused riots in Dublin when initially staged in 1907. When the actors came to America in 1911, they were jailed).

OUTSIDE MULLINGAR Comes to Delaware Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - Jan 14, 2020

Delaware Theatre Company proudly presents the Tony Award nominated play Outside Mullingar by John Patrick Shanley and directed by Bud Martin. This romantic, Irish comedy runs February 12 - March 1, 2020. Tickets are on sale now starting at $29 and can be purchased online at DelawareTheatre.org or by calling the Box Office at (302) 594-1100.

Theatre Exile to Explore Complexity of Humanity with REALLY
by Julie Musbach - Dec 19, 2017

Theatre Exile continues its 2017/2018 season with Really by Jackie Sibblies Drury. In the studio she once shared with her boyfriend Calvin, a photographer poses Calvin's mother for a portrait. Like many artists, she struggles to capture on film what she envisions in her mind. As the photo shoot progresses, the women grapple with their memories of the man who was once the center of their lives.

Theatre Philadelphia Announces 2017 Barrymore Award Nominees
by BWW News Desk - Aug 22, 2017

Theatre Philadelphia, the region's marketing and leadership organization for theatre, has announced the 2017 nominees for the Barrymore Award for Excellence in Theatre.

Arden Theatre Company to Stage Philadelphia Premiere of Annie Baker's JOHN
by BWW News Desk - Jan 12, 2017

Arden Theatre Company continues its 29th season with the Philadelphia premiere of Annie Baker's JOHN from January 12 through February 26, 2017.

Arden Theatre Company to Stage Philadelphia Premiere of Annie Baker's JOHN
by BWW News Desk - Dec 16, 2016

Arden Theatre Company continues its 29th season with the Philadelphia premiere of Annie Baker's JOHN from January 12 through February 26, 2017.

WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING Continues The Wilma Theater's 2016/17 Season
by Liz Cearns - Sep 15, 2016

Andrew Bovell's When the Rain Stops Falling continues the Wilma Theater's 2016-17 season. A fish falls from the sky in the year 2039. A man named Gabriel prepares to meet his adult son after being estranged for twenty years. He wonders why his son is coming and what he wants: to know who he is? Where he comes from? Where he belongs? Gabriel knows nothing; his own past escapes him. As the story of Gabriel's family unfolds onstage, his ancestors come alive around him to fill in the gaps. With its web of intricately overlapping connections, When the Rain Stops Falling follows four generations of a family from 1959 to 2039, and from London to Australia. As this family and their world evolve over time, one question remains: in the face of climate change, can we break our habits and change the way we live?

Drexel University Students to Host Reading of THE SPITFIRE GRILL
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 2, 2016

A musical about second chances is getting one of its own this summer when students from Drexel University's Westphal College of Media Arts & Design bring a theatrical stage reading of 'The Spitfire Grill' to Philadelphia.

KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN Kicks Off 11th Hour Theatre Company's Next Step Concert Series This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - Nov 7, 2015

11th Hour Theatre Company's Next Step Concert Series begins with the Terrance McNally/Kander and Ebb TONY winner Kiss of the Spider Woman. This concert performance runs November 7-9 at the Studio Theatre, Hamilton Family Arts Center, Arden Theatre Company, at 62 N. 2nd Street. Tickets cost $11-30 and are available online at www.11thhourtheatrecompany.org or by phone 267-987-9865.

KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN to Kick Off 11th Hour Theatre Company's Next Step Concert Series, 11/7-9
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 26, 2015

11th Hour Theatre Company's Next Step Concert Series begins with the Terrance McNally/Kander and Ebb TONY winner Kiss of the Spider Woman. This concert performance runs November 7-9 at the Studio Theatre, Hamilton Family Arts Center, Arden Theatre Company, at 62 N. 2nd Street. Tickets cost $11-30 and are available online at www.11thhourtheatrecompany.org or by phone 267-987-9865.

BARRYMORE AWARD Winners Announced - MIDSUMMER, DOWN PAST PASSYUNK and More!
by Christina Mancuso - Oct 28, 2014

On October 27, 2014, the following nominees and award recipients were honored at the 2014 Barrymore Awards Ceremony at The Merriam Thater, produced by Theatre Philadelphia.

Philadelphia's 2014 Barrymore Awards -- Live Blog!
by Marakay Rogers - Oct 27, 2014

The 2014 Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre, live blogged from the Merriam Theatre!

Mauckingbird Theatre Company Closes 2014 Season with LGBT Works, Now thru 9/7
by BWW News Desk - Aug 29, 2014

Renowned in the region for their productions of gay-themed works, Mauckingbird Theatre Company closes their 2014 season with two weeks of special events celebrating classic LGBT works and a Mauckingbird-style original, today, August 29 - September 7 in the Randall Theater on the campus of Temple University.