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PEOPLE'S LIGHT

39 Conestoga Road
Malvern, PA 19355

 Hurricane Diane
Hurricane Diane
5/1 - 5/19/2024


Directed by Molly Rosa Houlahan  Meet Diane: a charming butch permaculture gardener with a mission. Secretly Dionysus— the god of wine, revelry, and vegetation—Diane returns ...


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People's Light Hosts Acclaimed Theatre Artists At Malvern Campus For Second New Works Residency Program, The Kiln


by A.A. Cristi - February 23, 2024

Malvern-based theatre company People's Light (39 Conestoga Road, Malvern, PA 19355) announces the second year of its New Works Lab, The Kiln, an annual program where theatre artists are invited to gather, develop, and showcase works-in-progress. ...

Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Philadelphia Awards; Voting Ends 12/31


by BWW Awards - December 26, 2023

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW Philadelphia Awards; 13 THE MUSICAL, 12 CHAIRS, Newtown Arts Company & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 18, 2023

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards; 13 THE MUSICAL, 12 CHAIRS, Newtown Arts Company & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 11, 2023

It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards December 5th Standings; YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - December 05, 2023

It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at People's Light Theatre Company


by Tony Oriente - December 02, 2023

A truly unique, original, and moving piece of theater brilliantly presented in time for the Holiday Season....

Interview: Heather Raffo And Zak Berkman of NINE PARTS at People's Light


by G K Schatzman - February 12, 2023

Heather Raffo’s award-winning play comes to film as Nine Parts in a new adaptation now streaming through People’s Light, a Chester County cultural center. The one-woman performance features Raffo in the roles of nine Iraqi women exploring love and grief within countries undone by division, violence,...

People's Light Awards First Graham Smith Acting Fellowship to Bryanna Martinez-Jimenez


by Stephi Wild - December 14, 2022

People's Light names Bryanna Martinez-Jimenez the inaugural recipient of the Graham Smith Acting Fellowship. In honor of the memory of company member Graham Smith, the Fellowship provides comprehensive support for one outstanding early to mid-career actor who has demonstrated a commitment to theater...

The People's Light Panto to Return With ALICE IN WONDERLAND in November


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 24, 2022

A beloved holiday tradition will return to People’s Light with the world premiere of Alice in Wonderland: A Musical Panto. Alice in Wonderland: A Musical Panto runs November 16 through January 1 on the Leonard C. Haas Stage....

Molly Rosa Houlahan Joins People's Light As Associate Producing Director


by Stephi Wild - October 07, 2022

Molly Rosa Houlahan joins the artistic team at People's Light as Associate Producing Director. Founded in 1974, People's Light serves as one of Pennsylvania's most accomplished professional non-profit theatres, known for its resident company of artists, wide array of productions, and innovative work...

Past Shows

People’s Light presents the ripple, the wave that carried me home by Christina Anderson


Despite growing up in landlocked Kansas, Janice Collen’s childhood is defined by water — her mother and father are prominent activists in the movement to ...

People’s Light presents “Songs for Nobodies” by Joanna Murray-Smith


Malvern-based theatre People’s Light presents the critically-acclaimed production Songs for Nobodies by Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith. The one-woman show stars actress and singer Bethany Thomas ...


Kathryn Petersen; lyrics: Michael Ogborn; music: Michael Ogborn; dir: Bill Fennelly. World Premiere...

Dot
9/18 - 10/20/2019


Colman Domingo; dir: Colman Domingo....

Nina Simone: Four Women
2/27 - 3/31/2019


Christina Ham; dir: Faye Price....

Cinderella: A Musical Panto
11/14 - 1/6/2019


Our holiday tradition continues! Heralded by The Philadelphia Inquirer as “the Jupiter” of our musical pantos, the multiple award- winning Cinderella returns to delight audiences ...

Such Things As Vampires
9/20 - 10/31/2018


Zak Berkman, Stuart Carden, Jessie Fisher, Mary Tuomanen; dir: Stuart Carden. World Premiere...

Mark Twain's River of Song
8/1 - 8/26/2018


Leonard C. Haas Stage: Randal Myler, Dan Wheetman; dir: Randal Myler....

Skeleton Crew
6/13 - 7/8/2018


As the Great Recession of 2008 begins to decimate industries across America, the once-gleaming “Motor City” has lost its luster. At one of its still-standing ...

I Will Not Go Gently
3/21 - 4/15/2018


Jennifer Childs; music: Jennifer Childs, Christopher Colucci; dir: Harriet Power. Steinbright Stage:...

The Diary of Anne Frank
2/21 - 3/31/2018


adapt: Wendy Kesselman from Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett; dir: David Bradley. Leonard C. Haas Stage:...

Morning's At Seven
1/10 - 2/4/2018


Paul Osborn; dir: Abigail Adams. Steinbright Stage:...

Aladdin: A Musical Panto
11/15 - 1/7/2018


Pete Pryor, Samantha Reading; lyrics: Michael Ogborn; music: Michael Ogborn; dir: Pete Pryor. Leonard C. Haas Stage:...

Lights Out: Nat 'King' Cole
10/11 - 12/3/2017


Colman Domingo, Patricia McGregor; dir: Patricia McGregor. World Premiere...

Moon Over Buffalo
7/19 - 8/13/2017


Playmakers, Inc. presents Moon Over Buffalo by Ken Ludwig, directed by Kay Files. For tickets and more information, visit the website....

Project Dawn
6/7 - 7/9/2017


Karen Hartman; dir: Abigail Adams. World Premiere...


With his handmade silk suits, wide array of hats and tiny gold pocket watch, Edward Tulane was the most exceptional toy in Abilene’s room. He ...

I and You
3/29 - 4/23/2017


On the night before a class assignment is due, Caroline and Anthony plumb the mysteries of a Whitman poem…unaware that a deeper mystery has brought ...

The Matchmaker
2/15 - 3/12/2017


Horace Vandergelder, a wealthy merchant in 19th-century Yonkers, NY, decides to take a wife and employs a matchmaker, Mrs. Dolly Levi. Dolly subsequently becomes involved ...

Surviving Twin
1/21 - 2/5/2017


Loudon Wainwright III; music: Loudon Wainwright III; dir: Joseph Haj....


Pete Pryor, Samantha Reading; lyrics: Alex Bechtel; music: Alex Bechtel; dir: Pete Pryor, Samantha Reading. World Premiere...


Pete Pryor, Samantha Reading; lyrics: Alex Bechtel; music: Alex Bechtel; dir: Pete Pryor, Samantha Reading. World Premiere...


Randal Myler, Dan Wheetman; dir: Randal Myler....


Randal Myler, Dan Wheetman; dir: Randal Myler....

The Mountaintop
9/28 - 10/30/2016


The night before his untimely death, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. returns to his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis after delivering a speech ...

The Mountaintop
9/28 - 10/30/2016


The night before his untimely death, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. returns to his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis after delivering a speech ...


A tribute to the legendary Man in Black. Growing up dirt-poor, wrestling with family tragedy, striking out on his own, emerging as a songwriter, finding ...


A tribute to the legendary Man in Black. Growing up dirt-poor, wrestling with family tragedy, striking out on his own, emerging as a songwriter, finding ...


Zak Berkman; dir: Lisa Rothe....

A Single Shard
4/27 - 5/29/2016


adapt: Robert Schenkkan from Linda Sue Park; dir: Seema Sueko....

Richard III
3/16 - 4/24/2016


William Shakespeare; dir: Samantha Bellomo....

Sense and Sensibility
2/10 - 3/20/2016


"Sense and Sensibility" by Jon Jory, adapted from the novel by Jane Austen (February 17 – March 18, 2012) Fortune lost to fate. Romance lost ...


Kathryn Petersen; lyrics: Michael Ogborn; music: Michael Ogborn; dir: Pete Pryor....

Auctioning the Ainsleys
10/14 - 11/8/2015


Laura Schellhardt; dir: Abigail Adams....

All My Sons
9/9 - 10/4/2015


Winner of the 1947 Tony Award for Best Play. During the war Joe Keller and Steve Deever ran a machine shop which made airplane parts. ...

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