Roll out the Carol by Mark Cofta

Local theaters get into the spirit of the season with Scrooge, young Santa and elves on strike.

Review: Pretty Fire by Mark Cofta

I’m always surprised by how small actress Cathy Simpson looks on stage, because her performances become gigantic in my memory.

Review: Pookie Goes Grenading by Mark Cofta

A lot of hyperactivity can't overshadow the clever wordplay and incisive ideas about sexuality, celebrity and art in director Kevin Glaccum’s colorful production.

Strategic Decisions by Mark Cofta and David Anthony Fox

Alienation, photography and a whole lot of Jews on stage this month.

Curtain Call by Mark Cofta

Reviewing Luna Theatre Co.'s Seventy Scenes of Halloween.

Curtain Call by Mark Cofta

Mauckingbird's Much Ado About Nothing posits a world in which the two lead couples are gay men.

Review: Cymbeline by Mark Cofta

Director David O’Connor approaches Shakespeare’s seldom-seen romance in “let’s tell a story” style. Performers from the Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre’s Classical Acting Academ…

All By Myself by Mark Cofta

GayFest!'s solo performers on the benefits of going it alone.

Closing Ceremonies by Mark Cofta

With the Theatre Alliance gone, the future of the Barrymore Awards is murky.

Curtain Call by Mark Cofta

The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre's two plays in repertory provide an illuminating contrast. Artistic Director Carmen Khan's elegantly melancholy Twelfth Night and Aaron Cromie's darkly c…

Forget Me Not by Mark Cofta

Few playwrights could find laughs in topics like aging, Alzheimer's and euthanasia, but Bruce Graham succeeds in The Outgoing Tide, receiving a splendid area premiere by the Philadelphia The…

on the nose by Mark Cofta

Fluid and often funny, yet fragile in its sad, glorious ending, this Cyrano succeeds as both swashbuckling adventure and tragic love story. The Arden's production has what Cyrano calls "pana…

Anti-Authority by Mark Cofta

Knowing the inevitable doesn't negate the suspense in Quintessence Theatre Group's superb staging of Jean Anouilh's Antigone.

Savage Garden by Mark Cofta

Knives in Hens isn't pleasant, but it is an engrossing, worthwhile and unique experience.

Review: Charlotte's Web by Mark Cofta

The timeless charms of E.B. White's classic Charlotte's Web speak for themselves, but Whit MacLaughlin's sprightly new staging of Joseph Robinette's straightforward adaptation for the Arden …

Chasing Freedom by Mark Cofta

There's so much to admire about The Whipping Man, Matthew Lopez's Civil War drama playing at the Arden Theatre Co., that its excesses can almost be overlooked.

Venetian Repertory by Mark Cofta

Simplicity and clarity define Quintessence Theatre Group's Venetian Repertory, which rotates two Venice-set classics with the same strong cast.

Great Debate by Mark Cofta

If the prospect of an old religious trial about belief in God and adherence to rules sounds heavy and grim, give David Ives' version a chance. The playwright best known for comedy makes a po…

Built to Last by Mark Cofta

Young Philly theater companies in need of a place to call home take matters into their own hands.

Hit Me With Your Best Shot by Mark Cofta

PlayPenn gives local playwrights the tools to build (and rebuild).

A Matter of Fact: THEATER REVIEW: InterAct Theatre Co.'s In a Daughter's Eyes by Mark Cofta

"Ripped from the headlines" is better than "pulled out of your ass" — a story is always more engaging when you know it’s based on truth. But in the case of A. Zell Williams' new play, In…

Good Grief by Mark Cofta

The idea of drama holding a mirror up to nature fits Saturn Returns, though Noah Haidle's reflective play is anything but natural. Through melancholy recitation about memories — "We must b…

Theater Reviews: In the Next Room, or the vibrator play and Superior Donuts by Mark Cofta