351 stories by "Mark Cofta"
David Schulner's two-person play reveals a seemingly ordinary love story's 50-year arc in 90 minutes, from awkward first date to final bedside goodbye. In Bi Jean Ngo and Griffin Stanton-Ame…
New two-person offerings from the Arden's InterAct, Act II and Luna.
Beauty Queen isn't easy to take " and it's not to be missed.
A heartwarming story, an innovative experiment in puppetry, physical comedy and clowning.
Local theaters get into the spirit of the season with Scrooge, young Santa and elves on strike.
I'm always surprised by how small actress Cathy Simpson looks on stage, because her performances become gigantic in my memory.
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.
Reviewing Luna Theatre Co.'s Seventy Scenes of Halloween.
Mauckingbird's Much Ado About Nothing posits a world in which the two lead couples are gay men.
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 Academy mingle wit…
GayFest!'s solo performers on the benefits of going it alone.
With the Theatre Alliance gone, the future of the Barrymore Awards is murky.
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…
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…
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…
Knowing the inevitable doesn't negate the suspense in Quintessence Theatre Group's superb staging of Jean Anouilh's Antigone.
Knives in Hens isn't pleasant, but it is an engrossing, worthwhile and unique experience.
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 …
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.
Simplicity and clarity define Quintessence Theatre Group's Venetian Repertory, which rotates two Venice-set classics with the same strong cast.
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…
Young Philly theater companies in need of a place to call home take matters into their own hands.
PlayPenn gives local playwrights the tools to build (and rebuild).
"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 a D…
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 bre…
