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Plays & Players Presents a reading/ performance of In the Continuum by Danai Gurira & Nikkole Salter


In the Continuum puts a human face on the devastating impact of AIDS in Africa and America through the lives of two unforgettably courageous women. ...

Peter Pan
Peter Pan
11/27 - 1/19/2025


Join Peter Pan on an adventure to Neverland, a magical island where there are no parents, no chores, and fairies and pirates rule! Introduce your ...

The Exes
The Exes
1/10 - 1/26/2025


The Exes Our 544th Production By Lenore Skomal  Directed by Norman Burnosky  January 10th, 11th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 24th, 25th, 26th, 2025  Friday and Saturday at 8:00 ...

Fires in the Mirror
Fires in the Mirror
2/4 - 2/23/2025


What everyone agreed on: Two cars collided. One, driven by a Hasidic Jew, veered off the road and critically injured two Black children. A crowd ...

Holy Grail of Memphis
Holy Grail of Memphis
1/16 - 2/23/2025


When Newton Stover III discovers the long-lost recordings of a legendary bluesman in the basement of his granddaddy’s rundown music studio, he resolves to rebuild ...

The Half-God of Rainfall
The Half-God of Rainfall
2/11 - 3/2/2025


The Wilma Theater presents Half-God of Rainfall, a story by Nigerian-born British poet and playwright Inua Ellams. Blending Yoruba and Greek mythologies, it tells the ...

Philly GRIT (2025)
Philly GRIT (2025)
2/26 - 3/15/2025


Philly Grit is a series of shows by Philadelphia performers who step outside the boundaries of traditional theater to shine an embarrassingly bright light on ...

August Wilson’s King Hedley II


After seven years in prison, King returns to his family and community determined to take control of his life. But his hopes conflict with the ...

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time


By Simon Stephens  Directed by Josh Tull  March 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 2025  Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m., Sunday at 2:00 p.m. ...

Archduke by Rajiv Joseph
Archduke by Rajiv Joseph
4/15 - 5/4/2025


The Wilma Theater presents the regional premiere of ‘Archduke’ by Rajiv Joseph. Three boys – Gavrilo Princip, Trifko Grabe, and Nedeljko abrinovi – are recruited ...

The Hobbit
The Hobbit
4/2 - 5/25/2025


Our unlikely hero, Bilbo Baggins, would much rather be sitting in his cozy Hobbit Hole with a cup of tea and a plate of bacon ...

Alibi: An Agatha Christie Story


Master detective Hercule Poirot has just retired and is hoping for some peace and quiet in a bucolic small town where no one knows who ...

The Dining Room
The Dining Room
6/13 - 6/29/2025


The Dining Room Our 547th Production By A.R. Gurney  Directed by Loretta Lucy Miller  June 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 27th, 28th, 29th, 2025  Friday and Saturday ...



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