PHILADELPHIA THEATRE COMPANY

by A.A. Cristi - February 03, 2025

On Thursday, February 6 at 7PM, regional theaters throughout the greater Philadelphia region will take part in a light dimming ceremony to honor the passing of Carrie Gorn, a longtime publicist and champion of arts and theater in Philadelphia, who died suddenly on January 29 at age 49....

by Joshua Wright - January 06, 2025

Get a first look inside rehearsals of Philadelphia Theatre Company's NIGHT SIDE SONGS, which runs February 21, 2025 through March 9th, 2025. A ground-breaking ninety-minute new musical, Night Side Songs explores the intimacy of illness, mortality, and the incredible dignity of caregivers through the...

by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 15, 2024

Philadelphia Theatre Company will celebrate its 50th season and its education programs with a one-night benefit reading of Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune by Terrence McNally, starring Da’Vine Joy Randolph. Learn more!...

by Stephi Wild - September 05, 2024

The FringeArts Board of Directors is pleased to announce that, after a nationwide search conducted by Arts Consulting Group, award-winning theater director, creator, and arts administrator Nell Bang-Jensen has been appointed as the organization's new Chief Executive Officer and Producing Director. ...

by Joshua Wright - June 13, 2024

Get a first look at Philadelphia Theatre Company's THE DUAT By Roger Q. Mason in this all-new video. The production is Directed by Taibi Magar. Taking its title from the mythical Egyptian afterlife, The Duat is a psychological portrait of Cornelius Johnson, a FBI counterintelligence officer, in a ba...

by A.A. Cristi - May 16, 2024

Emmanuel Wilson, Co-Executive Director of Dramatists Guild of America, joins PlayPenn's Board of Directors, bringing his extensive experience in supporting playwrights to the Philadelphia-based organization....

by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 09, 2024

Experience the world premiere of Roger Q. Mason's THE DUAT, presented by the Philadelphia Theatre Company. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets....

by A.A. Cristi - April 25, 2024

PlayPenn and Philadelphia Theatre Company collaborate on a development workshop for a new play by acclaimed playwright Ty Defoe....

by Stephi Wild - April 24, 2024

Founded in 2005, PlayPenn has entered its 19th year of operation.  This season also marks the third since the organization's resurgence. To celebrate, this July, PlayPenn will present readings of four new plays, adding to their already innumerable canon, which notably will soon be archived at The Fr...

by Joshua Wright - April 15, 2024

Learn more about Philadelphia Theatre Company's upcoming immersive production of THE DUAT By Roger Q. Mason. Taking its title from the mythical Egyptian afterlife, The Duat is a psychological portrait of Cornelius Johnson, a FBI counterintelligence officer, in a battle for his very soul. ...