351 stories by "Mark Cofta"
The Beserker Residents' 2015 Fringe hit 'It's So Learning' schools us on the charms and terrors of K-12 education. Mark Cofta reviews.
The Arden Theatre Company's production of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' might not seem new, but it's still great. Mark Cofta reviews.
Bernard Pomerance's 1979 Tony Award-winning 'The Elephant Man,' revived by the University of Delaware's Resident Ensemble Players, proves relevant today, and probably always. Mark Cofta revi…
The Tony Award-winning adaptation of Mark Haddon's novel 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' serves the book well " and makes a satisfying theater experience too. Mark Cofta …
Douglas Williams's world premiere 'Shitheads,' produced by Azuka, not only reveals a bike shop's wheels and gears, but also how work families function.
John Pollono's 'Lost Girls' takes a while to find it s way home, but Theatre Exile's area premiere eventually reveals its good qualities. Mark Cofta reviews.
Romance battles with drama on area stages in March. Drama wins with more productions, but the plays about love are big-cast classics.
Thornton Wilder's neglected classic, 'The Matchmaker,' defies categorization, but People's Light and Theatre's revival proves its worthiness. Mark Cofta reviews.
Erin Markey's 'A Ride on the Irish Cream' is an exhilarating new performance with music about childhood travails. Mark Cofta reviews
Hedgerow Theatre's 'Uncle Vanya' continues a run of fine local productions of Anton Chekhov's plays. Mark Cofta reviews.
Inis Nua's American premiere of Lee Coffey's 'Leper + Chip' is a short, violent love story and a must-see production. Mark Cofta reviews.
Jean Giraudoux's 'The Enchanted' blends fairytale magic with philosophical musings in Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Constortium's delightfully complex fantasy world. Mark Cofta reviews.
David Robson's new farce 'After Birth of a Nation' about a meeting between director D. W. Griffith and President Woodrow Wilson, squanders opportunities and churns out cheap laughs. Mark Cof…
Theatre Horizon's 'Grand Concourse' serves up a powerful story that satisfies many needs. Mark Cofta reviews.
EgoPo's bold staging of Chekhov's 'The Seagull' refreshes familiar territory and brings it into the now. Mark Cofta reviews.
American racial divisions are exposed and explored in Bruce Graham's 'White Guy on the Bus' at Delaware Theatre Company. Mark Cofta reviews.
East End Theatre Company premieres with Sarah Treem's 'A Feminine Ending,' a romantic comedy that needs more music. Mark Cofta reviews.
'The Big,' a new play by Lee Cortopassi at the Sedgewick Theater, comes up small. Mark Cofta reviews.
New plays rule February, joined by a few rarely seen classics and a Chekhov pair.
The Arden Theatre Company's production of Annie Baker's 'John' is unconventional and difficult to categorize, but worthwhile. Mark Cofta reviews.
InterAct's premiere of Mary Tuomanen's 'MARCUS/EMMA' presents two fascinating characters but traps them in a tedious limbo. Mark Cofta reviews.
Singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III's solo show about his father, 'Surviving Twin,' is a melancholy delight at People's Light. Mark Cofta reviews.
New York City troupe Bedlam, visiting McCarter Theatre Center with two plays in repertory, produce a manic but uninvolving 'Hamlet.' Mark Cofta reviews.
The Lantern Theater Company's production of 'Informed Consent' explores ethical issues raised by scientific achievement through well-drawn characters. Mark Cofta reviews.
Theresa Rebeck's grim ghost story 'The Bells' disappoints in the Resident Ensemble Players' premiere. Mark Cofta reviews.
