Peter Bisgaier News

 Quintessence Theatre has announced the Philadelphia Premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks’ acclaimed play, Father Comes Home From The Wars, Parts 1, 2 & 3.

For its third production of the 2023-24 season, Bristol Riverside Theatre will present a poignant depiction of 1950s Chicago from the experiences of one Southside family in Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun.

In partnership with THE DRAMATIST GUILD, InterAct Theatre Company will host THE 24 HOUR PLAYS first ever Philly event! 24 HOUR PLAYS, (est. 1995, Mark Armstrong, artistic director), “brings together creative communities to produce plays and musicals written, rehearsed and performed in 24 hours.

On Monday, December 12, The 24 Hour Plays will premiere in Philadelphia for the first time, featuring artists from across the city's vibrant performing arts community.

 Act II Playhouse has announced its latest production, “The Prisoner of Second Avenue” by Neil Simon. 

Changing Channels, by John Reeger, is a story of 1950's television, the Red Scare, and the costs of standing your ground. Peter Bisgaier and Kate Fahrer star as Eddie Gilroy and Maggie Carlin, stars of 'For Pete's Sake' (the play's equivalent of The Honeymooners). When their show gets transferred to the CBS network, everyone involved is destined for fame and fortune, with one small hitch. Maggie is accused (inaccurately) of being a Communist sympathizer during the height of McCarthyism.

Fulton Theatre continues the Ellen Arnold Groff Series produced in the Tell Studio Theater with the World Premiere of Changing Channels. Written by John Reeger (The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes, The Christmas Schooner) the play is set backstage at the DuMont Television Network in New York City. Comedy actress Maggie Carlin has her integrity questioned during Cold War turmoil when actors are being blacklisted for their political beliefs.

The Fulton Theatre has announced the schedule of its inaugural in person playwriting festival. “Stories of Diversity,” July 16 – July 18, 2021. The festival will feature three distinct and diverse plays that will engage the Lancaster community in much needed conversation.

Kash Goins' 74 SECONDS...TO JUDGMENT, which was staged at Philadelphia's Arden Theatre Company in 2019, is returning for a limited time as a new radio play. Helmed by the original production's director, Amina Robinson, 74 SECONDS...TO JUDGMENT: A Radio Play, will be presented for streaming audiences March 8 through March 21, 2021.

Wait Until Dark is a great October show full of thrills and chills. It is a lot of fun without being over the top

The nationally regarded Fulton Theatre is proud to present, Wait Until Dark, October 10 through October 27, with previews October 8 and 9. A suspenseful Halloween treat for every thrill seeker!

The Arden Theatre Company is pleased to announce that their critically-acclaimed production of Kash Goins' 74 SECONDS...TO JUDGMENT will be extending it's run due to popular demand. The play, about a jury of 6 that has been deadlocked for over a week, struggling to decide what is 'justifiable homicide,' will now run through March 10, 2019 at the Arden's Arcadia Stage.

The Arden Theatre Company kicks off 2019 with a play that could be ripped from today's headlines. A jury of 6 has been deadlocked for over a week, struggling to decide what is 'justifiable homicide.' The drama that unfolds is Kash Goins' 74 SECONDS...TO JUDGMENT. The play runs at the Arcadia Stage from January 17 to March 3, 2019. Opening night is Today, January 23 at 7PM.

The Arden Theatre Company kicks off 2019 with a play that could be ripped from today's headlines. A jury of 6 has been deadlocked for over a week, struggling to decide what is 'justifiable homicide.' The drama that unfolds is Kash Goins' 74 SECONDS...TO JUDGMENT. The play runs at the Arcadia Stage from January 17 to March 3, 2019. Opening night is Wednesday, January 23 at 7PM.

The Arden Theatre Company kicks off 2019 with a play that could be ripped from today's headlines. A jury of 6 has been deadlocked for over a week, struggling to decide what is 'justifiable homicide.' The drama that unfolds is Kash Goins' 74 SECONDS...TO JUDGMENT. The play runs at the Arcadia Stage from January 17 to March 3, 2019. Opening night is Wednesday, January 23 at 7PM.

Pegasus Theatre Project, the professional resident theatre company of the West Windsor Arts Council, will present Bakersfield Mist by Stephen Sachs, April 13-22, 2018. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm; Sundays at 2:00pm; and Wednesday at 10:00am at the West Windsor Arts Center.

If you believe in a story, does that make it true? British playwright Fin Kennedy's exhilarating play, BROKEN STONES, presented by InterAct Theatre Company, is based on a true story, but based on is relative.

If you believe in a story, does that make it true? British playwright Fin Kennedy's exhilarating play, BROKEN STONES, presented by InterAct Theatre Company, is based on a true story, but based on is relative.

Pegasus Theatre Project, the professional resident theatre company of the West Windsor Arts Council, will present Neil Simon's romantic comedy Chapter Two, September 15-24 at the West Windsor Arts Center.

Act II Playhouse in Ambler presents Neil Simon's masterpiece Brighton Beach Memoirs, directed by William Roudebush, on stage now through June 18, 2017. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!