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Theatre Philadelphia Open Call for 2024 Barrymore Award Trophy Design

Sep 12, 2024

Theatre Philadelphia is looking for local Philly BIPOC artists to submit a 2D digital design for this year’s Barrymore Award trophy, celebrating the Philadelphia theatre community's 23-24 season. READ MORE

Theatre Philadelphia Opens Submissions for the The Sylvia Kauders Award For Outstanding Supporting Actor

Aug 22, 2024

We are excited to announce that submissions are open for The Sylvia Kauders Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor! To honor the legacy of Sylvia Kauders, whose illustrious career included a myriad of supporting roles, we will be accepting nominations of actors who exhibit the qualities

Theatre Philadelphia announces dates for 8th Annual Philly Theatre Week!

Aug 20, 2024

The 8th Annual Philly Theatre Week will beApril 3 - 13, 2025

Theatre Philadelphia hosts Philly Theatre Week, a celebration of the artists, organizations, and audiences that have made Greater Philadelphia one of the most vibrant theatre

Announcing the 2023/24 Barrymore Award Nominees!

Aug 15, 2024

Resources for the University of the Arts Community

Jun 4, 2024

A statement of support from the Theatre Philadelphia team: Theatre Philadelphia sends our sympathy, solidarity, and support to the University of the Arts community of alumni, students, staff, and faculty at the news of the university’s closure. Arts education is necessary and pivota

Theatre Philadelphia Introduces Living Legends Series With Philly Actress Cathy Simpson

Nov 30, 2023

About Living Legends In place of the Barrymore Lifetime Achievement Award, Theatre Philadelphia's Living Legends feature is a way to recognize a series of individual artists and community members in our theatre community who have helped sustain the culture and community within

Announcing the Recipients of the 2023 Barrymore Awards!

Nov 16, 2023

Philadelphia, PA - Monday night, after a nearly three-year hiatus, the Barrymore Awards, run by Theatre Philadelphia, returned to honor the 2022-2023 theatre season, the first full season back for many theatres after the pandemic. With close to 300 in-person attendees, COVID-19 tested pr

THE FOUNDRY IN ITS THIRD CYCLE UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP AT PLAYPENN, ADDS NEW CLASS OF FIRST YEAR MEMBERS FOR 2024/25 SEASON

Oct 5, 2023

PlayPenn welcomes Aly Gonzalez, August Hakvaag, and Lulu Duffy-Tumasz L M Feldman and R. Eric Thomas, who will continue as Lead Artists, led the search. The new members, all Philadelphia-based playwrights, Aly Gonzalez, August Hakvaag and Lulu Duffy-Tumasz rounds out the full cohort of nine.Pla

Announcing the Nominees for the 2022-23 Barrymore Awards!

Sep 15, 2023

Tickets are now on sale at https://theatre-philadelphia.ticketleap.com/2023-barrymore-awards-ceremony/ After a nearly three year hiatus, and only announcing one cash award last year, the Barrymore Awards,

Theatre Philadelphia announces playwright, artist, educator, and community ethnographer Sabriaya Shipley as the new Executive Director

Aug 23, 2023

Philadelphia, PA - After an extensive search, the Board of Directors of Theatre Philadelphia is excited to announce that they have hired Sabriaya Shipley (she/they) as the organization’s new Executive Director. Shipley will immediately reenter the region’s theatre marketing and leadership orga

Godspell, 2012 Revised Version from New Light Theatre

Jun 14, 2023

New Light Theatre is officially in rehearsals for its summer musical, Godspell, 2012 Revised Version, by Stephen Schwartz, conceived by John-Michael Tebelak, in support of REACH Riverside, August 11th through 20th, at the E.O. Bull Ce

Applied Mechanics Shares What to Expect as an Audience Member

Jun 6, 2023

Photo: Tasha Doremus Applied Mechanics makes plays! The plays Applied Mechanics makes are also immersive installation experiences. There is no proscenium, no fourth wall. The audience seating and the set are not separate and distinct from one another. That said, each audience member'

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