The Philadelphia Theatre
Company, located in the Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 South Broad Street, will
open its 2023-24 Season with Macbeth in Stride. This Philadelphia
Premiere is presented in association with Shakespeare Theatre Company and is
written and performed by Whitney White. Whitney examines what it means to be an
ambitious Black woman through the lens of Lady Macbeth. This 90- minute rock musical
uses pop, gospel and R & B to trace the arc of this Shakespearean woman
while lifting up contemporary Black female power and desire. The show will run
October 31- November 12, 2023, with an opening night on Wednesday, November 1, at
7:00 pm.
The second show of the season
is also a Philadelphia Premiere. Cost
of Living is the winner of a Pulitzer Prize and multiple Tony Award
nominations. It traces two relationships: one between a wealthy graduate student
with cerebral palsy and his female caregiver and the other between a woman recovering
from a terrible accident and her ex-husband. It can be seen February 2-
February 18, 2024 with the Opening Night on Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Frankie and Johnny in
the Claire de Lune
By four-time Tony Winner Terence
McNally
This play has been on Broadway
three separate times. It is a tale of middle-aged love and desire and takes place
over the course of one night.
April 26 – May 19, 2024 with
Opening Night Wednesday, May 1, 7:00 pm.
World Premiere
The Duat by
Roger Q. Mason
The Duat is a psychological
portrait of Cornelius Johnson, a FBI counterintelligence officer, in a battle
for his very soul. Using speech, drumming and choreography, this one-person
world premiere is a story of redemption.
Subscription tickets are now
on sale. For tickets or more details, visit www.philatheatreco.org or call
215-985-0420.
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