31 stories by "Lisa Panzer"
Thaddeus Phillips' and Steven Dufala's spectacularly enjoyable, glowing world of far out, fantastical adventure unfolds and forms like theatrical origami within the FringeArts black box thea…
Jonathan Tolins' captivating one-man play Buyer & Cellar is partly factual (or part truth, or partly true), in that there is indeed a mall of shops in the basement of one of Barbra Strei…
I, Peaseblossom, written by Tim Crouch and directed by Dan Hodge, is a fun, magical way to become more familiar with Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. The dreams of the fairy Peaseblo…
Friendship finds its way to the Fringe by way of Mary Tuomanen and Chris Davis in the form of a felicitous memory play, and is heartily welcomed! Mary and Chris have been friends for around …
All of the characters in Lee Cortopassi's colorful cartoon-like adaptation of Aesop's Fables sparkle, and speak, just like the original ones drawn up way back circa 600 B.C. But they also sn…
In Appropriate, the 2014"2015 Obie Award winner for Best New American Play, playwright (and Princeton alumnus) Branden Jacobs-Jenkins boldly explores family relations, racism, religious bigo…
Madness is unleashed among the stoic marble and stone memorial markers of iconic Laurel Hill Cemetery as REV Theatre Company, directed by Rosey Hay, lends life force to the language of Shake…
"Love is like a tree: it grows by itself, roots itself deeply in our being and continues to flourish over a heart in ruin. The inexplicable fact is that the blinder it is, the more tenacious…
Anyone who has ever felt any heartfelt connection to another can hear a legendary Patsy Cline song and say "Oh yes, been there, seen, done that." The lyrics are about much more than trucks, …
Laughter broke out in the jam-packed theatre even before the first pratfall, which then only served to fan the funniness. Watching Beverly Cross’ adaption of Marc Camoletti’s Hap…
"You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear." ~ Sherlock Holmes Under the amber glow of gaslight, fog furls forth, a bobby blows his whistle, and conveyance to the world of Sh…
Steve Underwood earned his M.A. in Theatre at Villanova University, and holds B.A. in English from Temple University. As an active writer and actor, he completed his oral thesis at Villanova…
Quintessence Theatre Group brings William Shakespeare's Love's Labor's Lost, as directed by Alexander Burns, vibrantly to life with spectacular staging, scintillating costumes and a sparklin…
"Life is like a piano. What you get out of it depends on how you play it. " ~ Tom Lehrer Tom Lehrer’s Tomfoolery, as directed by Tony Braithwaite, is a wickedly wonderful celebration o…
Lee Cortopassi's The Big offers a fun, farcical take on classic film noir, loaded with ludicrous, laugh-out-load moments of sheer, nearly surreal silliness. Set between 1939 and 1942, The Bi…
A special recipe for a belly full of laughter awaits at the Walnut Street Theatre. Take a bunch of madcap comedy show writers, mix with mayhem and a kooky secretary, add a tinge of McCarthyi…
Enter the new year laughing out loud with the cast and crew of Enter Laughing at The Players Club of Swarthmore, directed by Paul Kerrigan! Joseph Stein’s tour de farce, inspired by Ca…
Brightened by a beautiful glittering garden backdrop, several of Oscar Wilde’s fabled fairy tales, smartly adapted and directed by Jeremy Bloom, convey the childlike spirit to an encha…
A Christmas Carol, written as a novella by Charles Dickens in 1843, has been widely adapted in many forms for television, radio, the big screen, opera and theater. It remains a powerful para…
A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others. ~ Â The Wizard of Oz to Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz There’s no place like Philadelphia’s Wa…
"…Worst thing about being sick in America is that you're booted out of the parade. Americans have no use for sick…" ~ Roy Cohn, Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika An outstanding pr…
Aficionados of the TV hit The Simpsons, in particular, won’t want to miss the Philadelphia area premiere of Anne Washburn’s Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play, directed by Bridget R…
Hedgerow Theatre captivatingly brings Patrick Hamilton’s Angel Street, directed by Cara Blouin, across the pond, into the year 1924 in Philadelphia where Bella Manningham (Jennifer Sum…
Resounding applause met the awe inspiring, all a capella group, Vocalosity at the newly renovated Bucks County Playhouse opening night for their North American Tour Launch. Ten ultra-tale…
A comedy collective, referring to themselves as a “polyamorous quad couple” or “Incredible Dreamz” starring The Incredible Shrinking Matt & Jacquie (Matthew Schmi…
