351 stories by "Mark Cofta"
Theatre Exile scores with sportswriter Ray Didinger's world premiere play 'Tommy and Me,' about his friendship with Eagles Hall of Fame receiver Tommy McDonald.
Mark Cofta reviews a mainstream production of 'The Taming of the Shrew' after a Philadelphia company's version showed him the comedy's darker side.
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival produces 'Love's Labour's Lost' as scholars think was the practice in Shakespeare's time.
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 25th season continues with a new production of Noel Coward's ghostly comedy 'Blithe Spirit.'
Contemporary American Theater Festival's "Thinktheater" repertory of five plays offers a rich variety of new plays by American playwrights. Our critic Mark Cofta saw them all.
By now, the greater Philadelphia area has so many top-notch outdoor summer performances that it's time you shelled out for a good lawn chair, when you're not checking out PlayPenn and ot…
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 25th season features an enthralling 'Julius Caesar' with a splendid veteran cast.
Reject Theatre Project exposes the misogyny of Shakespeare's 'The Taming of the Shrew,' which most productions try to obscure, with 'SHREW.'
Zak Berkman's world premiere 'The Harassment of Iris Malloy' suggests a tabloid situation, but reveals a genuine drama.
Samuel Beckett's 'Happy Days' frustrates our desire for a tidy plot, but offers other riches in Quintessence's impressive production.
Philly playwright R. Eric Thomas's 'Time Is on Our Side,' in a world premiere by Simpatico Theatre Project, spins a lively mystery that links Philadelphia's past, present, and future LGBT li…
Young Jean Lee's 'Straight White Men' uses a family situation to probe larger issues about privilege and power.
The Mechanical Theater's 'Romeo and Juliet' makes the play a bite-sized comedy while maintaining its tragic proportions.
Tiny Dynamite's A Play, A Pie, and A Pint satisfies with David Greig's clever relationship comedy 'Brewers Fayre.'
'The Servant of Two Masters' shows that Goldoni's old play feels new and young in the right hands.
Thought you had to say sayonara to the scene in June? Think again. The greater Philadelphia area has more summer theater options than ever.
Money, more than ideology, is the driving force in Ayad Akhtar's brilliant drama 'The Invisible Hand' at Theatre Exile.
Playwright Lucas Hnath's 'The Christians' is unlike any play you've seen before. There's a lot of talk about God, but whatever you expect, it's not what you expect.
Declan Greene's Moth explores the darker side of high school's downtrodden misfits in Azuka Theatre's stylishly accomplished production.
New Freedom Theatre's world premiere The Ballad of Trayvon Martin reveals the powerful emotions generated by his murder and other crimes against black Americans.
The season of Bruce Graham continues with the local premiere of White Guy on the Bus, a raw discussion of race and economics wrapped in a suspenseful story.
Sharyn Rothstein's new play doesn't feel very new. Not even a talented theater company such as McCarter can entirely elevate this sitcom-ready material.
Two acts, two tales, two countries appear in 11th Hour Theatre Company's production of Michael John LaChiusa's musical 'See What I Wanna See.' Mark Cofta says it's the kind of work 11th Hour…
An imaginative, visually rich production of Linda Sue Park's novel, adapted by Robert Schenkkan, is a wise fable for all ages, with a talented multi-ethnic cast.
This month, traditional feel-good season closers like 'the Secret Garden' or 'Man of La Mancha' join challenging, critically acclaimed shows like a remounted 'Underground Railroad Game.'
