ON STAGE
FALL PRODUCTION
Honorary Producers: David and Linda Glickstein
Associate Producers: Gayle and David Smith
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Directed By: Deborah Block
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$10 - $45
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Jane, an employee at a big tech company (you know the one), has been placed on leave after becoming the subject of a viral video. She arrives in the office of Loyd, a crisis therapist, determined to be reinstated to the job that gives her life meaning. Featuring Scott Greer (most recently seen at Exile in Red by John Logan) and Arianna Gayle (the understudy from the Broadway production). What Vulture called “A slick, cleverly crafted drop-tower ride,” JOB is a psychological thriller that zooms in on two careerists of different generations, genders and political paradigms to examine what it means to be a citizen of the internet and our obligation to help the people who need it most.
WINTER PRODUCTION
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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 our world – like fluorescents in an airport bathroom.
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$25-$35
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A Vacation by Bastion Carboni
Colton is an influencer for the ages. Colton has gained millions of views and made a name for himself by going through the doors that only he and his buddies can open. From war-torn wastelands to dictatorial regimes, Colton is your VIP Pass to humans surviving the inhumane; giving you exclusive access to what you're not ALLOWED to see. Now, he's taking you to Purgatory! A Vacation by Bastion Carboni is a dark comedy about manifesting, destiny, and what you can get away with.
The Dangers of Tobacco by Anton Chekhov and Justin Jain
This Chekhovian one act gets a wild overhaul as a comedic lecture given by a dusty old professor about the harms of smoking. Forced to give this lesson by his wife, it becomes the revelation of a life lived, a looking-back at the ever-present “what could have been.” In this ultimate mash-up, Justin Jain also looks back as they deconstruct this classic text and explode the story into a familial tale of first-generation queer Filipino-American. Justin explores the fine line between performer, character, and clown as they playfully entrance the audience with these intertwining stories.
Camp Cookie With Cookie Diorio
Cookie Diorio is a Philadelphia-based drag performer, classically trained vocalist, songwriter, activist, and lover of all things sparkly!! This season Cookie will be shaking off the dark of winter; embracing the start of spring. Camp Cookie is a speakeasy Cabaret filled with music, laughter, drinks and of course… cookies
SPRING PRODUCTION
Honorary Producers: Susan and Edward Hoffman
Gayle and David Smith
Dirk Allen and Glenn Sykes
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Directed By: Ontaria Kim Wilson
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$10-$45
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THE GREAT PRIVATION - "How to make ten cents into a dollar" by Nia Akilah Robinson
In 1832, a mother and daughter keep vigil at a grave by The African Methodist Episcopal Church in South Philadelphia. Today, at a summer camp on the same grounds, a new, yet not entirely different mother and daughter sing camp songs and try to keep the daughter from getting expelled. As the mother in each generation tries to protect her family, both the living and the dead, timelines collide and secrets and souls become buried and revealed. What Talkin’ Broadway called “Joyous. A Lesson for our times.” The Great Privation (How to flip ten cents into a dollar) is a darkly comic play about our nation’s long practice of harming Black bodies in the name of scientific progress, our responsibility to time, the importance of truth, and the role joy plays in living with a history we cannot change.
Robust, questing, enlivening - The New York Times
PAST SEASONS
2024-25 Season
2024-25 NOMINATIONS
2023-24 Season
Outstanding Overall Production of a Play
Glitter in the Glass
Outstanding Direction of a Play
Matt Pfeiffer - Red
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play
Kishia Nixon - Glitter in the Glass
Zach Valdez - Red
Outstanding Sound Design
Christopher Colucci - Red
The Philadelphia Award for Social Insight
Glitter in the Glass
2022-23 Season
