351 stories by "Mark Cofta"
Delaware Theatre Company's 'Hetty Feather' introduces a Dickensian heroine and a smartly produced new musical. Mark Cofta reviews.
Moliere's 1664 'Tartuffe' plays well today in the Resident Ensemble Players' sparkling production. Mark Cofta reviews.
Inis Nua's 'Swallow' introduces Scottish playwright Stef Smith to U.S. audiences in a powerful drama about three strangers. Mark Cofta reviews
May is a big month for new plays by Philadelphia playwrights, and includes a selection of shows you've never seen here in town.
Villanova Theatre's workshop production of Owen McCafferty's 'The Gambler' reveals the relevance of Dostoevsky's little-known novella. Mark Cofta reviews.
Temple Theaters' two versions of Caryl Churchill's 'Love and Information,' playing in repertory, are rewarding whether seeing one or both. Mark Cofta reviews.
Tony Lawton and Alex Bechtel's new children's musical, 'The Light Princess,' floats the fun idea of a girl with no gravity. Mark Cofta reviews.
Scott Rodrigue's rendition of Wallace Shawn's 'The Fever' explains First World privilege but offers no relief. Mark Cofta reviews.
Robert Askins's 'Hand to God' at Philadelphia Theatre Company has a sock puppet say what the human wearing him dare not. Mark Cofta reviews.
Young actors tell an old story with some new wrinkles in 'Particular Risk' at Bryn Mawr College. Mark Cofta reviews.
New Paradise Laboratories teams with the Free Library of Philadelphia and the Rosenbach Museum and Library's celebration of detectives with an interactive mystery. Mark Cofta reviews.
Hedgerow Theatre's freewheeling adaptation of 'The Prisoner of Zenda' typifies a new genre of fast-paced comedy adventures based on old stories. Mark Cofta reviews.
Athol Fugard's 'Playland' reintroduces C. Ryanne Domingues -- a director to watch -- to Philadelphia audiences. Mark Cofta reviews.
A Czechoslovakian refugee seeks freedom in Blanka Zizka's world premiere play 'Adapt!' at the Wilma Theater. Mark Cofta reviews.
Lauren Gunderson's acclaimed 'I and You' is a play for everyone, not just teens, in a fine regional premiere by People's Light & Theatre Company. Mark Cofta reviews.
John Ford's rarely seen 1633 drama 'The Broken Heart' receives a suitably bloody Philadelphia premiere by Quintessence Theatre Group. Mark Cofta reviews.
College theater programs end their seasons, while the busy Philadelphia season offers popular puppets (for grown-ups), a princess (for kids), and innovative improv.
EgoPo Classic Theater premieres a magical adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, putting the big novel onstage in a big way. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mia Chung's 'You for Me for You' at InterAct brings a fresh perspective to our current immigration debate in her drama about North Korean refugees. Mark Cofta reviews.
'Love's Labor's Lost' holds the delightful opening spot of Quintessence Theatre Group's Spring "Love & Longing" Repertory. Mark Cofta reviews.
Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest' gets the big-stage treatment at the Walnut Street Theatre. Mark Cofta reviews.
Julianna Zinkel shines as a woman taking control of her life in Martyna Majok's gritty 'Ironbound,' superbly staged by Simpatico Theatre Project. Mark Cofta reviews.
Kristen M. Scatton's new drama 'Jimmy Gorski Is Dead,' from ReVamp Collective and Plays & Players Theatre, explores the impact of drug abuse on a small group of Pennsylvania friends and fami…
Lantern Theater Company takes a chance with William Shakespeare's 'Coriolanus,' and comes out fighting. Mark Cofta reviews.
'The Lyons' roars with genuine frustration while audiences roar with laughter in Nicky Silver's dark farce from Isis Productions. Mark Cofta reviews.
