Philadelphia Theater Reviews by Frank Burd

What was theater in America like in the new republic? Did George Washington go to plays? “The Contrast,” being staged at the Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake by Philadelphia Artists’ Collective, is purported to be the first American comedy. It was written in 1787, and it deals with money and marriage and what value,… Read more

In this new play by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright James Ijames, four cousins meet at their grandmother’s house to pack her things because she is moving to a smaller senior condo and selling the house. It is in the Tidewater South, and this is the home they visited regularly and loved. Ironically, she is off… Read more