Pig Iron Theatre Company will present FRANKLIN’S KEY in Philadelphia. The immersive sci-fi production will run June 11 through June 28. The show blends history, science, and adventure.
The American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association revealed six finalists for the 2026 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award, recognizing the playwrights who produced the best scripts that premiered professionally outside of NYC in 2025.
Pig Iron Theatre Company will present the Barrymore Award-winning sci-fi adventure FRANKLIN'S KEY at Plays & Players Theatre in Philadelphia from June 11 to June 28. The production, set in an alternate universe, reimagines Benjamin Franklin's legacy and coincides with America's 250th celebrations.
Pig Iron Theatre Company will remount its Barrymore Award-winning sci-fi adventure FRANKLIN’S KEY June 11–28, 2026 at Plays & Players Theatre in Philadelphia.
Inis Nua Theatre Company will present the American premiere of Can't Forget About You, a sharp comedy by David Ireland at The Drake Theatre in Philadelphia.
InterAct Theatre Company will continue its tradition of bold, timely storytelling with the Philadelphia premiere of WALDEN by Amy Berryman, directed by InterAct's Producing Artistic Director Seth Rozin with assistant Director Lisi Levy.
Pig Iron Theatre Company will present the world premiere of Franklin’s Key, written by Dan Rothenberg and Robert Quillen Camp. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Philadelphia-based physical theater company Pig Iron Theatre Company will present the world premiere of Franklin’s Key, written by Dan Rothenberg and Robert Quillen Camp.
The internationally acclaimed, award-winning Philadelphia based physical theater company Pig Iron Theatre Company will present the world premiere of Franklin's Key, written by Dan Rothenberg and Robert Quillen Camp.
Inis Nua Theatre Company is celebrating the company's 20th Anniversary season with the East Coast premiere of Once Upon a Bridge, written by one of Ireland’s most popular playwrights right now, Sonya Kelly.
Soho Rep presents the world premiere of multidisciplinary theater-maker, musician, and composer Jillian Walker's The Whitney Album. Walker's ritual performance flows between incantation, love lecture, scene, and song as it considers the labor of performance itself and honors the legacy of Whitney Houston and so many other Black women beloved, and consumed, for their art.
Soho Rep presents the world premiere of multidisciplinary theater-maker and “imaginary historian” Jillian Walker's The Whitney Album, a meditation on the artist's relationship to Whitney Houston's work and personal life, and perceptions of both in the American imagination. The production concludes a 2022-23 Soho Rep season consisting entirely of works commissioned by the organization
Lightning Rod Special presents a return engagement of their critically acclaimed musical The Appointment. The production had its opening night recently, and stars attended include Celia Keenan Bolger, Sara Bareilles, and more. Check out photos here!
Lightning Rod Special will present a return engagement of their critically acclaimed musical The Appointment, lead written by Alice Yorke (SPEECH), Eva Steinmetz (SIGN FELT!), Scott R. Sheppard (Underground Railroad Game), and Alex Bechtel (The Light Princess).
FringeArts has announced the full roster of programming for the 26th Annual Philadelphia Fringe Festival, a city-wide celebration of progressive, world-class art that expands the imagination and boldly defies expectations. The Festival will take place on September 8 through October 2.
Inis Nua Theatre presents the American premiere of HOW TO BE BRAVE by Welsh playwright Siân Owen. Starring Alice Yorke, Philadelphia Magazine's 2019 Best Theatre Talent in Philadelphia.
Study Hall Comedy Inspired by Lectures, one of Philadelphia's longest-running improv comedy shows, combines lectures and laughs in one fantastic hour never seen before and never to be seen again.
Theatre Philadelphia, the non-profit organization that promotes and celebrates theatre across the Philadelphia region, has announced this year's nominees for the Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre.
Up and coming playwright, Dori Feinstein, has written a new play intended to discuss the gray areas of consent in a culture that doesn't teach it. Dori was recent seen as a PlayPenn intern as well as in the Tribe 12 Fellowship Program, their project for which was designed to create and cater to open dialogue on consent through theatre and this new play is a direct example of how to use theatre for such a process. Directed by new and devised director, Anastassia Vertjanova, who was recently seen directing Blues For A Red Nation and Footballs, this piece will explore how drugs, trauma, and youth can affect consent, sexuality, and healing.
Due to popular demand, Lightning Rod Special (LRS) creator of the Obie-Award winning Underground Railroad Game, will add one additional performance to the sold-out run of their newest critically-acclaimed work, The Appointment. The additional performance will take place on Sunday, May 4, 2019 at 3pm; the final performance will take place on May 4, 2019 at 7:30pm.
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