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Review: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's Superb JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE

The joint effort of Baltimore's theaters to present the entire Pittsburgh Cycle is a cause for celebration, and this production, the second in the cycle, is superb.
Video: First Look At A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Everyman Theatre

Get a first look at Everyman Theatre's production of William Shakespeare's beloved comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream, with a dynamic ensemble cast of 12 seasoned actors who are no strangers to Shakespeare. Check out the all-new video!
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Comes to the Everyman Theatre in May

This spring, Everyman Theatre will present William Shakespeare's beloved comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream, with a dynamic ensemble cast of 12 seasoned actors who are no strangers to Shakespeare.
Video: Myxolydia Tyler Talks CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY

Was as Myxolydia Tyler gives us the scoop on her character 'Lily Ann Green' in CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY at Everyman Theatre in this all-new video.
Video: Deidre Staples Talks CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY

In this video, learn more about the 'fun, imaginative' 'Ernestine Crump' played by Deidre Staples in CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY at Everyman Theatre.
Video: Deidre Staples & Mahkai Dominique on CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY at Everyman Theatre

Watch Deidre Staples and Mahkai talk about Everyman Theatre's production of the critically acclaimed play, Crumbs.
Everyman Theatre Sets The Stage For A Captivating Production Of CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY

Everyman Theatre has announced the critically acclaimed play, Crumbs from the Table of Joy, a heartwarming and thought-provoking production written by award-winning playwright Lynn Nottage, onstage from January 28 - February 25. 
Review: Strange But Relatable JUMP at Everyman Theatre

Families, sisterly conflicts, alienation from parents, suicidal tendencies, dissociation, nostalgia for childhood mingled with mature reevaluation of it: all these themes and tropes are universal. And audiences of all backgrounds should find this show about them quite relatable, not to mention intriguing.
Everyman Theatre Presents JUMP Beginning This Month

 From an exciting new voice in American theatre comes this enlightening story about the bonds that unite us, and the journey of experiencing grief. Everyman Theatre presents Jump by Charly Evon Simpson and Directed by Summer L. Williams. 
Handsome Production, Tedious Script: THE LION IN WINTER at Everyman Theatre

You not only have to have the talent to do the technical side of costume drama well, and have actors who can emote convincingly and then (in this case) reverse gears convincingly, and then reverse gears again as many times as the script calls for. You need a script that doesn’t make them do it so often it makes the audience stop following and stop caring. That is a bar this script doesn't clear.
Everyman Theatre Unveils Pay-What-You-Choose Performances

In keeping with its Everyman for Everyone mission, Everyman Theatre announces the expansion of its Pay-What-You-Choose (PWYC) program. 
THE LION IN WINTER At Everyman Theatre Begins October 18

All is fair in love and war, as Everyman Theatre presents James Goldman's modern-day classic, THE LION IN WINTER.
Review: Stunning, Well-Made HOUSE OF THE NEGRO INSANE at Contemporary American Theater Festival

A well-made, stunning play, about racist mental hospital practices in the not very long-distant past, with four strongly-imagined characters and an explosive ending.
BWW Review: CATF's THE HOUSE OF THE NEGRO INSANE is a Riveting, Mind-Blowing Experience

Terence Anthony's offering at this year's Contemporary American Theater Festival, 'The House of the Negro Insane,' will sweep you up in a tornado of emotions and deliver a few gut-punches as well, with riveting characters whose challenges make our own problems look as trivial as that fly landing on your picnic blanket. A polished piece of playwriting, this piece-now finally launched, after the long COVID hiatus-should find its place on stages across the country.
World Premiere of DINNER AND CAKE & More Announced for Everyman Theatre's 2022/2023 Season

The seven-play season marks the organization’s 32nd, with a varied roster featuring stories from a wide range of playwrights and perspectives. The distinctive, LIVE theatre experience for Everyman patrons offers more access through both in-person and digital opportunities. 
Kate Hamill's SENSE AND SENSIBILITY Announced at Everyman Theatre

Follow the fortunes (and misfortunes) of the Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and hypersensitive Marianne, as Everyman Theatre continues its live, in-person 2021/2022 season with Jane Austen's, Sense and Sensibility, a play adapted by playwright and actor Kate Hamill. The production at Everyman Theatre is directed by Susanna Gellert and runs from April 5 through May 1, 2022. At-home streaming is also available through May 13.
BWW Review: DAPHNE'S DIVE at Signature Theatre

Signature Theatre reopens their intimate space with a gripping and gritty look at the denizens of a neighborhood bar in north Philly.
Photos & Video: First Look at DAPHNE'S DIVE at Signature Theatre

Signature Theatre has released production photos and videos for Daphne’s Dive, a play by Quiara Alegría Hudes, which reopens Signature’s ARK Theater for live performances now through March 20, 2022.
Cast and Creative Team Announced for DAPHNE'S DIVE at Signature Theatre

Signature Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for Daphne’s Dive, a play by Quiara Alegría Hudes, which will reopen Signature’s ARK Theater for live performances from February 1 – March 20, 2022.

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