Upcoming Shows
Philly GRIT: A Vacation
Mar 18 – Feb 28, 2026
Description: Theatre Exile presents A Vacation by Bastion Carboni as a part of Philly Grit, a series of shows by Philadelphia performers who step outside the...
Philly GRIT: Camp Cookie
Mar 26
Theatre Exile presents Camp Cookie as a part of Philly Grit, a series of shows by Philadelphia performers who step outside the boundaries of traditional...
Philly GRIT: The Dangers of Tobacco
Mar 19 – Mar 29, 2026
Theatre Exile presents The Dangers of Tobacco by Justin Jain and Anton Chekhov as a part of Philly Grit, a series of shows by Philadelphia...
Review: Philadelphia Ballet's Holiday Staple The Nutcracker Returns to the Academy of Music
by Scott Serio - December 07, 2025
Philadelphia Ballet's Holiday Staple The Nutcracker Returns to the Academy of Music in Center City Through New Year's Eve....
Past Shows
JOB by Max Wolf Friedlich
Oct 30 – Nov 16, 2025
Jane, an employee at a big tech company (you know the one), has been placed on leave after becoming the subject of a viral video....
A Puppeteer with The Palsy Performs Scenes from Shakespeare or, the Ghost in the Machine
Aug 7 – Aug 24, 2025
Skerpro in association with Theatre Exile are thrilled to announce the world premiere production of A Puppeteer with the Palsy Performs Scenes from Shakespeare or,...
Glitter in the Glass by R. Eric Thomas
May 29 – Jun 15, 2025
Chelle, a Black mid-career artist, has written a check that she's not sure her talent can cash. When the city of Baltimore takes down the...
Philly GRIT (2025)
Feb 26 – Mar 15, 2025
Philly Grit is a series of shows by Philadelphia performers who step outside the boundaries of traditional theater to shine an embarrassingly bright light on...
Theatre Exile presents: Camp Cookie
Mar 15
Camp Cookie is a vibrant and emotionally resonant cabaret crafted and performed by drag artist Cookie Diorio and featuring Isa Ardiente, Jess Conda, and Aarimonnie....
RED
Oct 24 – Nov 10, 2024
Join Theatre Exile for their premiere of RED by John Logan! Master abstract expressionist Mark Rothko has just landed the biggest commission in the history...
the Are We Free Yet? project by TS Hawkins
Oct 5
AngelPirate Productions presents a staged reading of:the Are We Free Yet? projectbased on the book by Tina Strawncurated, written & directed by TS HawkinsABOUT THE...
Philly GRIT: a Pirate, a School Girl and a Good Person
May 8 – May 19, 2024
Three funny and irreverent solo shows that shine an embarrassingly glaring light on our world. Like the fluorescents in an airport bathroom.
A Case for the Existence of God
Jan 4 – Dec 21, 2023
With humor, empathy, and wrenching honesty this play unfolds in an office cubicle where two people unexpectedly choose to bring one another into their fragile...
Camp Siegfried
Oct 26 – Nov 12, 2023
Travel back to 1938 Long Island for a summer of young love, campfires, and dances. Against the idyllic backdrop of a summer camp, two teenagers...
Abandon
Apr 27 – May 21, 2023
Luella is alone - haunted by the ghost of her son. Joshua is alone - kicked out of his house by his brother. One winter...
Theatre Exile presents: The Light by Loy A. Webb
Feb 2 – Feb 26, 2023
Not every marriage proposal goes as planned. What started as the happiest day of a loving couple’s lives quickly unravels when ground-shifting accusations from the...
Wolf Play
Oct 27 – Nov 20, 2022
A woman, longing for a child, finds a Korean boy looking for a new home on a Yahoo chat board. Her wife is a promising...
Today is My Birthday
Apr 28 – May 22, 2022
Today is My Birthday is an eccentric comedy by award-winning screenwriter and playwright Susan Soon He Stanton that follows an out-of-work journalist named Emily, who...
Saturday Mourning Cartoons
Apr 4
While dealing with the death of their younger brother, Jessica and Benny have a falling out over whether to put their abuela, Yolanda, in a...
Abandon
Jan 31
On January 31, Theatre Exile presents a one-night-only virtual reading of Abandon by Philadelphia-based playwright, director, and performer James Ijames through its new play development...
Theatre Exile presents Extreme Home Makeover by Makasha Copeland
Oct 28 – Nov 21, 2021
Extreme Home Makeover by Makasha Copeland paints a human portrait of a contemporary Tejano family willing to go to the extreme for a spot on...
Cabaret of the Exiled – Spring Edition
May 24
Theatre Exiles beloved cabaret event has returned for a Spring performance! Join us for this virtual extravaganza with showman and innovative tour-de-force Johnny Showcase, along...
Theatre Exile presents TS Hawkins’s ‘They’ll Neglect to Tell You’
May 17
Grace is a burgeoning therapist. Merci dangles for freedom at the bottom of a bourbon glass. College sweethearts and newlyweds, they elope to Philadelphia for...
Theatre Exile presents R. Eric Thomas's ‘The Ever Present’
May 10
The Ever Present takes place outside, as a group of residents discusses a vacant lot. The neighbors all have a connection to the house that...
Thrivin' Ain't Easy 101: Choreopoem Masterclass with TS Hawkins
Mar 8
In a socio-political, media-driven climate, how can folx do to find peace and inspiration? Register for award-winning writer and performance artist TS Hawkinss workshop, Thrivin...
Sin Eaters
Feb 11 – Mar 7, 2021
Due to popular demand, Theatre Exile has extended the video on-demand option for Sin Eaters by Anna Moench! Beginning March 1, you can still purchase...
Conversations in Exile with Dominic A. Sisti, PhD and Martine Kieffer, MSW, LCSW
Feb 22
Dominic A. Sisti is assistant professor and director of the Scattergood Program for the Applied Ethics of Behavioral Healthcare in the Department of Medical Ethics...
Among the Dead
May 2 – Apr 26, 2019
Date: May 2-26 Time: Mon-Thurs - 7pm, Fri & Sat- 8pm, Sunday- 3pm Description: Among the Dead is a dark and poignant comedy about a...
An Oak Tree by Tim Crouch
Feb 14 – Mar 10, 2019
directed by Joe CanusoPhiladelphia PremiereFebruary 14-March 10Theatre Exile, 1340 S. 13th Street An Oak Tree is a darkly comic and moving play about loss, the...
Completeness by Itamar Moses
Nov 29 – Dec 23, 2018
Elliot builds a computer program to help Molly with her research project, and the variables in their evolving relationship shift as rapidly as the terms...
Sing The Body Electric
Apr 19 – May 13, 2018
Sing The Body Electric BY MICHAEL HOLLINGER World Premiere presented by Theatre Exile Directed by Deborah Block All performances of Sing The Body Electric will...
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