The Citizen Recommends: War Words

This Veterans Day, Philly’s InterAct Theatre is among seven U.S. venues to stage a play culled from real vets’ stories about life in, and after, service to our country

By Jessica Blatt Press

Pearl Bailey | Philadelphia Women’s History Month All-Star

All-Star #10: Pearl Bailey

Guest Commentary: The Politics of Witch Hunting

A local theater director on how Trump’s post-election Republican enablers have thrust us into a real-life version of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible

By David Bradley

“Actors Have to Work On Their Craft”

The Covid-19 recession has hit theater—and those who work in it—hard. A virtual networking support group is helping them stay connected

By Jane M. Von Bergen

The Citizen Recommends: A Map of Myself

The one-woman show from 20-year-old Sara Abou Rashed charts her alternately heartbreaking and heartwarming immigrant journey

By Jessica Blatt Press

The Citizen Recommends: My General Tubman

With her first play, acclaimed Philly author Lorene Cary delves deeply into what Harriet Tubman’s extraordinary life says about our own

By Jessica Blatt Press

The Citizen Recommends: Tangles in Time

A partnership between Jefferson and Theatre of Witness produced a play that turns art into medicine

By Jessica Blatt Press

The Citizen Recommends: Just Act, Go Vote 2.0

The experiential theater company uses drama to activate would-be voters. They’ll take their act anywhere in the city this primary season

By Katherine Bourque