InterAct Theatre Company

About the Theatre

InterAct is a theatre for today's world, dedicated to commissioning, developing, and producing new and contemporary plays that explore the social, political, and cultural issues of our time, and to improving the regional climate for new plays. InterAct utilizes theatre as a tool to promote civic discourse and stimulate dialogue around the most pressing and complex issues we face in contemporary society. InterAct values ARTISTIC RISK, which we express by maintaining a robust commitment to producing new plays. Through its world premiere productions, active involvement in play development, commissions and development programs, and leadership role with the National New Play Network, InterAct has established itself as the region’s leading proponent of new plays. InterAct values CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, which we express by tackling plays of societal relevance, and fostering positive social discourse around the important, complex, sometimes controversial stories, issues and ideas contained in those plays. Through our post-performance talk backs, our free public convenings and symposia, and our partnerships with community and academic organizations, InterAct consistently offers its constituents opportunities to deepen their engagement with the thematic content in its plays. InterAct values DIVERSITY, which we express by being extremely mindful in our play selection, our artistic and administrative hiring practices, our venue design and long-term efforts to develop non-traditional theatergoing audiences.

The Contract

Feb 5 – Feb 28, 2027

InterAct Theatre Company and Theatre in the X present: A married couple and co-pastors of a Black megachurch in Alabama have negotiated an arrangement to satisfy the husband’ s sexual desire for men: they have hired a graduate student for discreet monthly liaisons in an upscale...

Underlying/Condition

Apr 16 – May 9, 2027

World Premiere, commissioned as part of the Philly Cycle! The third and final play of The Philly Cycle will illuminate the world of nurses here in Philadelphia, focusing on those working in reproductive health and gender-affirming care. How do local nurses manage the intimate...

Articles

Review: BALLETX FALL SERIES at Suzanne Roberts Theater

by Scott Serio · November 5, 2026

Now in their 21st season, BalletX embarks on their Fall Series at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre in Center City with another in their more than 150 World Premiere ballets. Amy Hall Garner's Switching the Groove and Christian Denice's In The Wake set the tone for the evening before Loughlan Prior's …

Review: STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER! at The Acedemy Of Music

by Scott Serio · October 9, 2026

Celebrate America and American ballet with the Philadelphia Ballet's Stars and Stripes Forever!…

Review: RENT at Bucks County Playhouse

by Marakay Rogers · September 10, 2026

As the group Straight No Chaser sings, 'Five hundred twenty five thousand choirs have sung this... thanks to the writer, we all leave sad.'  Without detail - yes, true. Jonathan Larson died before opening night of his own show about death and dying and drugs and rent strikes, leaving a show that fe…

Review: BRIGADOON by the Brandywiners at Longwood Gardens

by Marakay Rogers · July 25, 2026

The forests of Scotland in the lush foliage of Longwood Gardens is the best possible set…

Review: SOUTH PACIFIC at Bucks County Playhouse

by Marakay Rogers · July 1, 2026

Blurb: Rodgers and Hammerstein's beloved South Pacific sails into Bucks County Playhouse with soaring performances, standout choreography, and a Broadway-caliber cast led by Ryan Silverman, Alexandra Socha, Ann Sanders, and Mike Schwitter. Director Denis Jones delivers a vibrant revival that proves …

Previews: PHILADELPHIA BALLET'S 7TH ANNUAL SPRING FESTIVAL at Red Rose Farm

by Scott Serio · May 29, 2026

In what has become a much-anticipated event to close each season, the Philadelphia Ballet returned to Board Chairman David F. Hoffman’s lovely Red Rose Farm for the seventh time in a celebration of dance and volunteers, and a chance for benefactors to enjoy fabulous dance in a pastoral setting and…

Review: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF sizzles at Bucks County Playhouse

by Marakay Rogers · May 3, 2026

Tony nominee Elizabeth Davis takes on Liz Taylor’s role as Maggie the Cat and proves to have her own claws…

Review: EVERYTHING I KNOW: MANDY GONZALEZ SINGS LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA at Marian Anderson Hall

by Sebastian Cherry · April 30, 2026

I knew Mandy Gonzalez could sing, even belt, but I was unprepared for the power house she truly is. Mixing elements from her own life, insight on Lin-Manuel Miranda’s background and his influences, the Philly Pops with conductor Chris Dragon, special guest José Mendez, humour, great music, and am…

Review: Philadelphia Ballet's Holiday Staple The Nutcracker Returns to the Academy of Music

by Scott Serio · December 7, 2025

Philadelphia Ballet's Holiday Staple The Nutcracker Returns to the Academy of Music in Center City Through New Year's Eve.…

WALDEN

Oct 31 – Nov 23, 2025

After returning from a year-long Moon mission, Cassie, a NASA botanist, finds herself in a remote cabin in the woods, where her estranged twin sister, Stella, a former NASA architect, has found a new life with her Earth Advocate fiancé, Bryan. As the sisters attempt to pick up...

EUREKA DAY

Oct 25 – Nov 17, 2019

At Eureka Day School, a progressive charter school in Berkeley, all points of view are respected, all voices heard. After all, these parents only want the best for their kids. However, when the issue of vaccinations breaks out like a bad case of chickenpox, tolerance for...

SENSITIVE GUYS

Jan 19 – Feb 11, 2018

SENSITIVE GUYS A World Premiere By MJ KAUFMAN | Directed by EVREN ODCIKIN Featuring: Emily Lynn, Bi Jean Ngo, Lexie Braverman, Maggie Johnson & Brett Robinson @ The Proscenium Theatre at the Drake - 302 S. Hicks Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102 Jan. 19 – Feb. 11 |...

HOW TO USE A KNIFE

May 26 – Jun 18, 2017

How to Use a Knife By Will Snider Directed by Carolyn Cook May 19 – June 25, 2017 “A unique play attempting to capture a version of reality we seldom see on stage.” “Powerful—and surprisingly very funny…an excellent and meaningful play.” In the chaotic hustle and bustle of a...

Straight White Men

May 27 – Jun 19, 2016

Young Jean Lee; dir: Matt Pfeiffer. Every Christmas, Ed and his three sons get together, eat Chinese takeout, and unleash well-worn inside jokes while reminiscing about their unusual childhood. But this holiday season they are forced to consider a pivotal cultural reality...

The Nether

Mar 25 – Apr 17, 2016

Jennifer Haley; dir: Seth Rozin.

#therevolution

Jan 22 – Feb 14, 2016

Kristoffer Diaz; dir: Seth Rozin.

The Three Christs of Manhattan

May 29 – Jun 21, 2015

Seth Rozin; dir: Kittson O'Neill, Seth Rozin.

Uncanny Valley

Apr 3 – Apr 26, 2015

Chasing immortality by downloading your thoughts and memories into an everlasting human-shaped computer may sound like science fiction, but current research in robotics and artificial intelligence actually makes this possible. The challenge is to get past the “uncanny valley”—...

The Dangerous House of Pretty Mbane

Jan 16 – Feb 8, 2015

Jen Silverman; dir: Pirronne Yousefzadeh.