Theatre Philadelphia Names Darnelle Radford As New Executive Director
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 5, 2025
After an extensive national search, the Board of Theatre Philadelphia has named Darnelle Radford as the organization's new Executive Director. A longtime advocate for the city's arts scene, Radford brings nearly two decades of experience as a theater producer, media entrepreneur, and arts administrator to the role.
1 POUND 4 OUNCES to be Presented at The Drake This Fall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 8, 2025
1 Pound 4 Ounces, written and performed by Philadelphia's own Khalil Munir, featuring music by Rajeer Alford and directed by Barrymore Award winner Amina Robinson, will play at The Louis Bluver Theatre at The Drake. Learn more!
Shubbak Festival Will Return in May
by Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2025
Shubbak Festival, Europe's largest and most dynamic platform for contemporary Arab arts, will return, promising its most expansive and thought-provoking edition to date.
THE HORSE OF JENIN Comes to La MaMa in January
by Stephi Wild - Nov 26, 2024
La MaMa, in collaboration with GOH Productions and 55B Productions, proudly presents the U.S. premiere of The Horse of Jenin, written and performed by acclaimed Palestinian actor and comedian Alaa Shehada.
THE SCRIPT IN THE CLOSET Comes to La MaMa in March
by Stephi Wild - Jan 30, 2024
'The Script in the Closet,' a new farce written and directed by Joyce Griffen, follows the misadventures and jealousies of a Pulitzer Prize-winning, husband-and-wife writing team who discover untitled pages of a mystery screenplay on their shared laptop. Catch the show from March 1 to 17, 2024 at La MaMa E.T.C. (Downstairs Theatre), 66 East Fourth Street.
Podcast Review: LOVE, CONDITIONALLY, Play Inside
by Cheryl Markosky - Dec 19, 2023
Play Inside’s Love, Conditionally – a new, immersive, series of short (around 15 minutes) audio recordings made in the UK and Palestine – is made with interactive listeners in mind.
Blessed Unrest Presents A New Play MISCONCEPTIONS By Steve Wangh
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 11, 2023
Blessed Unrest, an award-winning physical theatre company, enters its 23rd season with a world premiere of MISCONCEPTIONS, a new play by the Emmy-nominated playwright Steve Wangh (The Laramie Project), directed by Jessica Burr.