Ed Swidey News

What if all of the white actors in your play quit? AN OCTOROON begins on Wednesday, March 16, 2016; and opens on Wednesday, March 23, 2016.

Theatre Philadelphia is thrilled to announce the nominees for the 2015 Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre. Now in its second season since its successful relaunch, the 2015 Barrymore Awards will celebrate and honor outstanding achievements in professional theatre throughout the Greater Philadelphia region during the 2014/15 season.

In Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, which will mark the Wilma's 11th production of a work by Tom Stoppard, minor characters take center stage as they journey on a boat taking Prince Hamlet to England with players from the royal court. As these characters unknowingly sail to a fate Shakespeare has already scripted for them, arguments of free will and determinism abound, all set to the constant travel game of flipping coins. In this battle of wits, Stoppard's characteristic wordplay and case of mistaken identities create a spectacle that's philosophical, clownish, and complete with a pirate-ambush.

Ten Chimneys Foundation has announced Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad will serve as the Master Teacher for the 2015 Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program, a national program to serve the future of American theatre.

EgoPo Classic Theater's 2014-15 American Giants Festival gets underway with Arthur Miller's American classic, Death of a Salesman, running October 22-November 9 at the Latvian Society. The Philadelphia revival of this iconic play is in honor of Miller's upcoming 100th Birthday. In this production, Miller's Jewish roots are faithfully unearthed in a powerful restaging of his haunting play. Venture back to the 1940's, into the Brooklyn home of the Loman family, to attend the Shiva of a poor working man. Willy Loman's mind opens before your eyes, as you peer in, and join him on his search for meaning.

EgoPo announces their 2014-15 American Giants Festival devoted to three of America's theatrical giants and their examination of the American dream. EgoPo's season includes Arthur Miller's iconic Death of a Salesman, Tennessee William's fantastical Stairs to the Roof, and Eugene O'Neill's expressionistic The Hairy Ape.

EgoPo is thrilled to present the finale of their 20th season, the Philadelphia premiere of GINT, Romulus Linney's adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt. Directed by Artistic Director, Lane Savadove, GINT previews on April 30th, with Press Opening today, May 2nd. The production will run two weeks, closing on May 11th, at Christ Church Neighborhood House.

EgoPo is thrilled to present the finale of their 20th season, the Philadelphia premiere of GINT, Romulus Linney's adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt. Directed by Artistic Director, Lane Savadove, GINT previews on April 30th, with Press Opening on Friday May 2nd. The production will run two weeks, closing on May 11th, at Christ Church Neighborhood House.

EgoPo continues their season devoted to the father of modern drama, Henrik Ibsen, with his rarely-produced masterpiece Lady from the Sea, directed by EgoPo Resident Director Brenna Geffers, and starring a powerful cast including the wonderful Genevieve Perrier, Ross Beschler, and Ed Swidey. Lady from the Sea previews February 19th with Press Opening on Friday, February 21st; the show will run two weeks, closing on March 2nd, at Christ Church Neighborhood House.

EgoPo Classic Theater's world premiere adaptation of Harriet Beecher Stowe's revolutionary novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, has launched a vibrant discussion about race both locally and nationally.

EgoPo Classic Theater's world premiere adaptation of Harriet Beecher Stowe's revolutionary novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, has launched a vibrant discussion about race both locally and nationally.

Wilma's Under the Whaleback takes you by the scruff of the neck, shakes you round a bit and dumps you knowing a lot more about the subject than you ever knew or really wanted to know about.

New City Stage Company has announced its 6th season, entitled The Terror Within, a body of work that considers the many questions posed as we marked the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

New City Stage Company has announced its 6th season, entitled The Terror Within, a body of work that considers the many questions posed as we marked the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

The Wilma Theater is pleased to present the United States Premiere of Our Class, written by one of Poland's leading playwrights, Tadeusz S?obodzianek (ta-DAY-use swo-bode-ZYAN-eck), in an English version by Ryan Craig, directed by the Wilma's Artistic Director Blanka Zizka.

The Wilma Theater is pleased to present the United States Premiere of Our Class, written by one of Poland's leading playwrights, Tadeusz S?obodzianek (ta-DAY-use swo-bode-ZYAN-eck), in an English version by Ryan Craig, directed by the Wilma's Artistic Director Blanka Zizka.

EgoPo Classic Theater presents the world premiere of HELL as a centerpiece classic theater production in the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts. Directed by Lane Savadove, adapted by Lane Savadove and Ross Beschler, Hell will be staged at The German Society located at 611 Spring Garden St.

EgoPo Classic Theater presents the world premiere of HELL as a centerpiece classic theater production in the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts. Directed by Lane Savadove, adapted by Lane Savadove and Ross Beschler, Hell will be staged at The German Society located at 611 Spring Garden St.

EgoPo Classic Theater presents the world premiere of HELL as a centerpiece classic theater production in the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts. Directed by Lane Savadove, adapted by Lane Savadove and Ross Beschler, Hell will be staged at The German Society located at 611 Spring Garden St.

EgoPo Classic Theater is pleased to bring the World Premiere of Artaud Unbound to The Latvian Society performance space. Artaud Unbound presents Philadelphia with the first cross -production between EgoPo Classic Theater and Brat Productions and is directed and conceived by Lane Savadove, Brenna Geffers, Mat Wright and Michael Alltop. Featuring the most exciting emerging actors of the avant-garde scene, Artaud Unbound has a limited engagement, running February 16 through February 21. Press opening is Wednesday, February 16 at 8pm.