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Mr. Dickens' Hat
11/20 - 12/8/2024


In a cozy Victorian shop sits the hat of Charles Dickens, who once used it to carry water to the victims of a train wreck ...


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Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Unveils 2025 Season Featuring Nine Productions


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 23, 2024

The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival revealed its 2025 season, featuring nine productions under the theme 'Undiscovered Countries,' including and THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR and more. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets....

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Hosts Community Day This July


by A.A. Cristi - June 27, 2024

The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival will host a Community Day on July 6, 2024, featuring family-friendly activities, live performances, and behind-the-scenes tours....

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Kicks Off The Summer Season With THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG


by A.A. Cristi - May 22, 2024

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival partners with Philadelphia’s 1812 Productions to launch the summer season with THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, promising a hilarious and entertaining theatrical experience....

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Receives Grant To Celebrate Multiple Summer Programs


by A.A. Cristi - April 03, 2024

The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival has received a grant from Air Products, enabling it to celebrate multiple summer programs. ...

Matthew F. Lewandowski II Joins Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival As Director Of Production


by A.A. Cristi - February 20, 2024

Matthew F. Lewandowski II appointed Director of Production at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. Learn about his extensive experience in theater and dance productions across the globe....

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival To Host Its 2nd Annual Community Day This July


by A.A. Cristi - February 14, 2024

Join us for Community Day on Saturday, July 6 at DeSales University. Celebrate the arts and local organizations with fun, food, live performances, and more for the whole family....

Hedgerow Theatre's A CHRISTMAS CAROL COMEDY Adds Performances After Initial Run Sells Out


by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 13, 2023

Don't miss out on the joy and laughter of Hedgerow Theatre's A Christmas Carol Comedy. Featuring regional favorites Brian Anthony Wilson and Christopher Patrick Mullen....

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Unveils 2024 Summer Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 19, 2023

Discover the upcoming season of Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, featuring Shakespeare plays, musicals, and children's theatre. Explore the theme of 'Persistence of Love' and experience engaging performances that celebrate love in all its forms. Get ready for an exciting summer of theater!...

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Captures The Magic Of William Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST


by A.A. Cristi - July 18, 2023

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival (PSF) presents William Shakespeare's magical masterpiece The Tempest. Directed by Jason King Jones, the Festival's newly appointed Artistic Director, and starring Broadway veteran Robert Cuccioli, the production previews July 12 and 13, opens Friday, July 14 and run...

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Presents An Inspired Stage Adaption Of Jane Austen's SENSE AND SENSIBILITY


by A.A. Cristi - July 18, 2023

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival (PSF) presents Olivier Award-winning writer Jessica Swale's delightful adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. The production previews July 20 and 21, opens Saturday, July 22 and runs through August 5 in repertory with William Shakespeare's The Tempest on...

Past Shows

Silent Sky
9/28 - 10/9/2022


When Henrietta Leavitt begins work at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900s, she isn’t allowed to touch a telescope or express an original idea. ...

Crumbs from the Table of Joy
10/14 - 10/24/2021


Set against the social politics of the 1950s, this charming, funny, and moving play follows 17-year-old Ernestine Crump as she adjusts to life after the ...

WORKING-2012 REVISED VERSION
10/10 - 10/20/2019


Based on Studs Terkel's best-selling book of interviews with American Workers, WORKING paints a vivid portrait of the men and women the world so often ...

The Glass Menagerie
9/25 - 10/6/2019


Amanda Wingfield is a faded, tragic remnant of Southern gentility who lives in poverty in a dingy St. Louis apartment with her son, Tom, and ...

PIPPIN
4/24 - 5/5/2019


Nominated in 1972 for 11 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and winning five of those coveted Awards, this hip, tongue-in-cheek, anachronistic fairy tale is based ...

The Cherry Orchard (Karam)
2/20 - 3/3/2019


Anton Chekhov, a new version by Stephen Karam DeSales University...

INTO THE WOODS
4/25 - 5/6/2018


Stepping into the world of Into the Woods, the musical by James Lapin with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, is like entering a twisted ...

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
11/29 - 12/10/2017


Tony-winning Peter and the Starcatcher upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. ...

GODSPELL-2012 REVISED VERSION
10/12 - 10/22/2017


Godspell book by John-Michael Tebelak music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz conceived & originally directed by John-Michael Tebelak based on The Gospel According to St. ...

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
4/26 - 5/7/2017


From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation, The Producers, comes this monster new musical comedy. The comedy genius, Mel Brooks, adapts his legendarily funny ...

SHOWTUNE
10/13 - 10/23/2016


Showtune is a musical revue celebrating the words and music of Broadway composer and lyricist Jerry Herman. Its title was inspired by Herman's autobiography of ...

Once Upon a Mattress
10/15 - 10/25/2015


Once Upon a Mattress is a hilarious twist on the classic fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea." The story follows Prince Dauntless, who can't ...


Power, sex, ambition, greed... it's just another day at the office. brbrFrom the authors of "Guys And Dolls" comes one of the most delightfully irreverent ...

I Love a Piano
I Love a Piano
10/11 - 10/21/2012


I LOVE A PIANO is the celebration of the music and lyrics of Irving Berlin. It follows the journey of a piano as it moves ...

Anything Goes
4/25 - 5/6/2012

Alice in Wonderland
3/20 - 5/3/2012

Dance Ensemble Concert
3/16 - 3/18/2012

A View from the Bridge
2/22 - 3/4/2012

JOSEPH...DREAMCOAT (93' U.K. Tour w/Optional `Megamix`)


The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable. Joseph, his father's favorite son, ...


Artistic Director: Angela Sigley-GrossmanThe dance season opens with the impressive choreography of our talented dance majors. This exciting concert celebrates the beauty of human movement ...

Shooting Stars
10/13 - 10/24/2011

You Never Can Tell
9/28 - 10/9/2011

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