351 stories by "Mark Cofta"
Radiant Bloom Productions' 'The F Word' shares a musical celebration of American feminism and a dynamic cast. Mark Cofta reviews.
School-shooting drama Lockhardt by Heart-Soul-Control focuses on a too-familiar incident without offering any insight. Mark Cofta reviews.
Svaha Theatre Collective's two productions skewering royalty, 'Long Trouble,' and 'Phaedra's Love,' result in something greater than the sum of their parts. Mark Cofta reviews.
Lee Minora's Fringe-hopping one-woman show, 'White Feminist,' offers strong satire with a brilliant twist. Mark Cofta reviews.
Kylie Westerbeck's 'Peg!' introduces a relentlessly optimistic Minnesotan who captures our hearts. Mark Cofta reviews.
The quest for a child drives Lisa Grunberger's moving new play 'Almost Pregnant.' Mark Cofta reviews.
Tongue & Groove's life-based improv explores relationships through emotions in their new format, FEEL, debuting in the Fringe. Mark Cofta reviews.
Trey Lyford's lovely and haunting new work in the Curated Fringe explores the inner life of a lonely office worker. Mark Cofta reviews.
Elephant Room Productions' Fringe Fest entry explores sexual assault in the poetic yet starkly real new play 'Salamander' by Lisa Villamil. Mark Cofta reviews.
Boxing gives way to emotional turmoil in Irish playwright Billy Roche's 'Lay Me Down Softly,' produced by the Irish Heritage Theatre and Plays & Players. Mark Cofta reviews.
'Million Dollar Quartet' at the Bucks County Playhouse imagines four rock-and-roll legends' real jam session, but opts for familiarity rather than fidelity. Mark Cofta reviews.
Paula Vogel's The Baltimore Waltz by the Princeton Summer Theater reminds us of the 1989 play's enduring themes and Vogel's masterful writing. Mark Cofta reviews.
'All's Well That Ends Well' at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival is another well-acted and challenging Extreme Shakespeare production. Mark Cofta Reviews.
Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company romps through area parks with the zany comedy 'The Complete History of America (Abridged).' Mark Cofta reviews.
Princeton Summer Theater's revival of Wendy Wasserstein's 'Uncommon Women and Others' shows women coping with problems that are far from solved today. Mark Cofta reviews.
Pottstown, Pennsylvania's Theater with a View sets 'On the Exhale,' Martin Zimmerman's timely drama about mass shootings, outdoors with surprising success. Mark Cofta reviews.
Matt Pfeiffer's multifaceted 'Twelfth Night' at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival marks another masterful achievement for Philadelphia's accomplished director. Mark Cofta reviews.
reTHEATER's revival of 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' sacrifices character and story to present an exuberantly loud concert with meandering monologues. Mark Cofta reviews.
There's rich meat on the bones of Dominique Morisseau's 'Skeleton Crew,' a must-see production at People's Light & Theatre Company. Mark Cofta reviews.
Steve Lippe's medical odyssey comes to life in his entertaining SoLow Festival monologue 'Texas Weiner!' Mark Cofta reviews.
Automatic Arts' SoLow Festival entry collects a fascinating foursome with familiar feelings. Mark Cofta reviews.
'The Helen Project,' a new play from the ReVamp Collective and Plays & Players, takes a new look at the old "face that launched a thousand ships." Mark Cofta reviews.
Plastic Boom's delightful U.S. premiere, 'Water on Mars,' (presented by PIFA 2018) soars to the heavens. Mark Cofta reviews.
The Lantern Theater Company's production of Marc Camoletti's farce 'Don't Dress for Dinner' offers mindless good fun that resonates with contemporary themes. Mark Cofta reviews.
The Arden Theatre Company's 'Fun Home' presents the intimate Tony Award-winner in the right space but succeeds for many other reasons. Mark Cofta reviews.
