Philly Theatres to Offer a 3-Play James Ijames Pass for 2026
Arden Theatre Company, Wilma Theater, and Philadelphia Theatre Company, each producing work by the Philly-based writer next year, are joining for a historic 3-way deal.
All Stories About Wilma Theater
Do Tell Mama: An Interview with Sasha Denisova
An interview by director Yury Urnov with the playwright of ‘My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion,’ which appears in our Fall 2025 issue.
Cultural Alliance Report: Philly Theatres Lag Behind Post-Pandemic
Though many have regained pre-pandemic attendance levels, theatres remain behind other cultural organizations, the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance found.
James Haskins Named Geva’s New Executive Director
A former actor and longtime administrator at such theatres as the Wilma and the Guthrie, he’ll join artistic director Elizabeth Williamson in Rochester this month.
Nathan Alan Davis Goes Into the Woods
The fourth of this prolific playwright’s 2023 premieres, ‘The Refuge Plays,’ is also his most ambitious and searching.
Hope for Mama and the Rest of Us
Producing a new play about the full-scale invasion written by a Ukranian playwright, Russian-born director Yury Urnov feels disheartened by the actions of his home country and hopeful for Ukraine.
The Big Crunch: Theatre’s Labor and Materials Crisis
Getting audiences to return isn’t the only post-COVID challenge theatres are facing.
SPACE on Ryder Farm Announces 2023 Residents
This season SPACE plans to honor existing commitments to a cohort of over 40 artists who applied and were accepted, but whose residencies have had to be deferred primarily due to the pandemic.
Lindsay Smiling Named Wilma Co-Artistic Director
Co-artistic director James Ijames will depart after this season.
Jennifer Kidwell Knows What Time It Is
The multidisciplinary Philly artist can’t be pinned down, but she is never less than fiercely present. Her next collaborative piece: Tall Order’s ‘Those With 2 Clocks’ at the Wilma.
