Upcoming Shows

Silent Sky

by Lauren Gunderson
Nov 24,25 @8pm, 26 @ 2pm
Nov 30,Dec 1,2 @8pm, 3 @ 2pm
Dec 7,8,9 @8pm, 10 @ 2pm
Directed by Yaga Brady and Patrick Martin

Silent Sky is the story of Henrietta Leavitt (1868-1922), an American astronomer who worked at Harvard College Observatory as a “computer” reviewing data about the skies. In a male dominated field and not allowed access to a telescope, she nevertheless made ground-breaking discoveries about the universe which resonate to this day in the field of astronomy.


Runtime: 2 hours including intermission
Online Program

I saw this wonderful play last week and love the true story and the very talented cast. Bravo!

Jo Ann S, audience member


Halloween Scary Stories

The Amazing Doctor Magic returns with New illusions to amaze you!
Costume contest for kids at each performance with prizes. Treats for all.

October 27, 28 @ 7pm
Admission: Adults $10.00 at the door
Children 12 and under FREE ( must be accompanied by an adult)

Reservations Recommended
Call 215 247 8881 or email halloween@thestagecrafters.org


2023-24 Season Announced

Five great plays! Subscriptions available now!

The Stagecrafters is excited to announce the 5 plays of our 2023-24 Season!
Subscriptions are Now Available! $85 for all 5 shows represents a 40% discount from our door prices.

Doubt: A Parable, John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitizer Prize and Tony Award winning drama, is set in a Catholic school in the Bronx. The school’s Principal Sister Aloysius, a rigid traditionalist,  suspects a young, charismatic, progressive priest, Father Flynn, of inappropriate conduct with a young male student. Lies, truths and doubts percolate through the play, raising many questions but answering none.

Silent Sky, by Lauren Gunderson, tells the true story of Henrietta Leavitt (1868-1922), an American astronomer who worked at Harvard University as a “human computer” reviewing data about the skies. In a male dominated field and not allowed access to a telescope, she nevertheless made ground-breaking discoveries about the universe which resonate to this day in the field of astronomy.

God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, trans. Christopher Hampton
Two couples meet to talk through the playground brawl between their adolescent sons. What begins as a civilized discussion spirals hilariously downward with loss of all pretense and plenty of alcohol.

Sweat, by Lynn Nottage.
Reading PA: Lifelong friends from different backgrounds devolve into irreconcilable conflict when their factory jobs are threatened by corporate cost-cutting and non-union strikebreakers, in this alternately funny and tragic story.

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis. What could be more natural while biding their time in Purgatory, than for two lawyers to argue the case of God and the Kingdom of Heaven and Earth versus Judas Iscariot? Guirgis’ play is a thought-provoking and laugh-out-loud irreverent study of the “facts.” Witnesses include Satan, Mother Teresa, Sigmund Freud and a multitude of other saints and sinners. “This isn’t your grandmother’s gospel” –The Village Voice


God of Carnage

by Yasmina Reza
trans. Christopher Hampton
Feb 9,10 @8pm,11 @2pm
Feb 15,16,17 @ 8pm, 18 @2pm
Feb 22,23,24 @8pm, 25 @2pm
Directed by Jane Toczek

Two couples meet to talk through the playground brawl between their adolescent sons. What begins as a civilized discussion spirals hilariously downward with loss of all pretense and plenty of alcohol.


Sweat

by Lynn Nottage
Apr 12, 13 @8pm, 14 @ 2pm
Apr 18,19,20 @8pm, 21 @2pm
Apr 25,26,27 @8pm, 28 @2pm
Directed by Suki

Reading PA: Lifelong friends from different backgrounds devolve into irreconcilable conflict when their factory jobs are threatened by corporate cost-cutting and non-union strikebreakers, in this alternately funny and tragic story.


The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

by Stephen Adly Guirgis
June 14,15 @8pm, 16 @2pm
June 20,21,22 @ 8pm, 23 @2pm
June 27,28,29 @8pm, 30 @2pm
Directed by Cate Pappas

What could be more natural while biding their time in Purgatory, than for two lawyers to argue the case of God and the Kingdom of Heaven and Earth versus Judas Iscariot? Guirgis’ play is a thought-provoking and laugh-out-loud irreverent study of the “facts.” Witnesses include Satan, Mother Teresa, Sigmund Freud and a multitude of other saints and sinners.

“This isn’t your grandmother’s gospel” –The Village Voice


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Stagecrafters currently stages five theatrical productions per season, which encompass a wide range of styles, from classics to edgy contemporary fare.

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The Stagecrafters Theater is centrally located in Chestnut Hill, in the heart of this historic section of northwest Philadelphia at 8130-34 Germantown Avenue (in the 8100 block between Hartwell Lane and Abington Avenue). The theater is toward the rear of the property up a short driveway. More

8130 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia PA 19118
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Email: info@thestagecrafters.org