Summer theater listings from Bryn Mawr and area venues
A sweeping schedule of August performances across the Philadelphia region with Bryn Mawr Goodhart Hall and partner college theaters staging The Servant of Two Masters plus musical comedies at Candlelight Dinner Theatre and Kopia Dinner Theatre. Additional shows include A Thousand Clowns at Mandell Theater, Don't Drink the Water at Footlighters, Butterflies Are Free at Hedgerow, Bluesin at Kopia, Can't Help Singing at Lasalle, The Importance of Being Earnest at Mt Gretna, and Fiddler on the Roof at Riverfront Dinner Theatre with Riverfront. The Second Annual New Play Festival at People's Light, Spells at Theatre Center of Philadelphia, Spot theatre at Upper Darby and Lansdowne, Rumplestiltskin at Valley Forge Music Fair, Lovers and Madmen Henry V and Twelfth Night at Vasey Theatre Villanova, Zooman and The Sign and a four-week Walnut Street engagement at New Freedom Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryn Mawr College
Goodhart Hall
Haverford
Bryn Mawr
Swarthmore Colleges
Candlelight Music
Millertown Road
Ardentown
Del
Cole Porter
Cavanaugh
Market St
Philadelphia
Drexel University
Mandell Theater
33Rd
Chestnut Streets
Thousand Clowns
Actors’ Theatre of Philadelphia
Footlighters Theater
Main Ave
Berwyn
Woody Allen
Hedgerow Theatre
Rose Valley Road
Rose Valley
Leonard Gershe
Kopia Dinner Theatre
Parkside Ave
Lasalle College
Mt. Gretna Playhouse
Mt. Gretna
Shaw Festival
People’s Light and Theatre Company
Route 401
Malvern
Sunda Riverfront
Springfield
Glen J. Gilbert
Stone
Toughkenamon
Theater Center of
Upper Darby High School
School Lane
Lansdowne Avenue
Peter and the Wolf
Upper Darby
Valley Forge Music Fair
Rumpelstiltskimr
Villanova University
Vasey Theatre
Contemporary Shakespeare Company
Walnut Street Theater
9Th and
Walnut Street
Zooman
New Freedom Theater
Films at Glen Providence Park and Philadelphia feature women directors
Glen Providence Park in Media hosts Its A Wonderful Life at 8 p.m. August 10 as part of Delaware County summer film series at the Toal Building Auditorium. International House in Philadelphia screens two women directed titles on Thursday August 5 But Then She's Betty Carter and A Different Image the story of a young man's relationship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Providence Park
Delaware County
Toal Building
Orange Streets
International House
Chestnut St
Philadelphia
Betty Carter
Classical concert guide for Aug at regional venues
A series of classical music and theater events listed across venues in Philadelphia and surrounding areas. Performers include Elena Easley on harpsichord, Serenata Wind Soloists, Sophisticated Strings, Robert Zollman on xylophone and marimba, Audubon Quartet, Opera Delaware, the 1st Marine Band, Alumni Summer Band, SPEBSQSA, and the Contemporary Shakespeare Company. Details cover dates from Aug 6 to Aug 21, with times and locations at The Bourse, Independence Mall East, Mt. Gretna, Chestnut Hill College, Grand Opera House Wilmington, Rose Tree Park, Marple Newtown HS, Bryn Mawr, Villanova, University of Pennsylvania, Vasey Theatre, and Winterthur Museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence Mall East
Philadelphia
Elena Easley
Serenata
Robert Zollman
Chatauqua Playhouse
Mt. Gretna
Audubon Quartet
America
Chestnut Hill College
St. Joseph’s Hall
Germantown
Northwestern Avenues
Grand Opera House
Wilmington
Del
Opera Delaware
Wilmington Opera Society
Rose Tree Park
Upper Providence
1St Marine Band
Lincoln's Own
Marple Newtown H.S
Mainliners
Bryn Mawr
Villanova University
Contemporary Shakespeare Company
Carr Chapel
University of Pennsylvania Renaissance
Shakespeare Company
Vasey Theatre
Winterthur Museum
Winterthur
Delaware
Kevin Roth
Kennett Square
Night of concerts across Philadelphia area venues in August
A dense schedule lists Chestnut Cabaret Ardmore Junto and multiple clubs from Aug 6 to Aug 16 featuring artists like Larry Baxter Bing with Stormhouse The Hooters Doobie Brothers Crosby Stills Nash Olivia Newton John and Lynda Carter at Valley Forge Music Fair along with various bands at Granite Run Mall and 23 East Cabaret among others with 9 pm starts at amphitheater or piano bars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chestnut Cabaret
Chestnut St
Skip Castro
Larry Baxter
Bing
Stormhouse
Stick Men
Tabagie
The
Alstars
Rio Degennero
E. Lancaster Ave
Ardmore
Allstars
the Hooters
Cafe Ole
Fairways Inn
City Line Avenue
Upper Darby
Hal McKay
Granite Run Mall
Bill Willis
Doc Villa
the Diamonds
al Raymond
Center Court
Kiber Pass
Philadelphia
Willie Phillips
Entity
Canyon
the Incurables
the Jitter Bops
Providence
West Philly Speed Boys
Len’s Place
Lima
Bill Fries
Mr. Keyboard
Mann Music Center
Fairmount Park
Talking Heads
Red Eye Tavern
Woodland Ave
Springfield
Dr. Wocka
Jelly Ball Soul Orchestra
Rose Tree Park
Upper Providence
Marple Newtown
Dale Grande
Benn & Lynn Terry
Husband & Wife
Valley Forge Music Fair
Wonder Woman
Lynda Carter
Bob Hope
Roberta Peters
Theodore Bikel
Summer Special Events at Philadelphia Area Venues
The Philadelphia area hosts a busy slate of family events in August. The Academy of Natural Sciences runs recyclable sculpturing for kids age 12 and under and field trips to Cape May and Stone Harbor, with calls to 299-1000. Other highlights include puppets at Bourse Independence Mall East, storytelling by Robin Moore, and regional awards at Cherry Hill Inn. Comedy acts at various venues feature Dave Hawthorne, Steve Skrovan, and Big Daddy Graham, plus Catch A Rising Star performances. Outdoor markets, Old Fiddlers Day, bird banding, and nature programs fill markets and arboretums, along with garden decorating and wildflower seed collecting activities for families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy of Natural Sciences
Phidelphia
Cape May
Stone Harbor
Pine Barrens
Independence Mall
Philadelphia
World of Puppets
Germantown Theatre Guild
Robin Moore
Cherry Hill Inn
Cherry Hill
N.J
The
Catsino Cat Club
Comedy Cabaret
Wilmington
Dave
Walrus
Hawthorne
Long Island N.Y
Steve Skrovan
Philly
Dwane Cunningham
N.Y
Mike Reynolds
Larry Amorose
Big Daddy Graham
Devon Horse Show
Bentley Brothers Sea
Lower Merion Fraternal Order of Police
S. Second St
Graniediiun Matt BM
Withy Ag
Witla and the Diamonds
Magotee
Head House
2Nd
Pine Streets
Rose Tree Park
Upper
Providence
Tinicum Environmental Center
John Miller
Jean Diehl
Julie Stirl
Tyler Arboretum
Lima
Barbara J. Wicks
Cultural Ae
Upland Park
6Th Street
Upland
Scontains
Oran Wie
Sieed Ice ‘ Hall
Treasures and Exhibits Featured Across Philadelphia Venues
A roundup of current exhibitions in Philadelphia area museums and universities includes the Academy’s Treasures of the Academy, Brandywine River Museum’s local illustrator show, Art Couture by Deryl Daniel Mackie, and Flowers in Design at Drexel Museum. Also at Penn, The Jews in the Age of Rembrandt and The Egyptian Mummy display, with other shows at The Grange Estate, Lessing Rosenwald Gallery, and University of Pennsylvania through late summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Academy of Natural Sciences
Nineteenth and the Parkway
Philadelphia
Academy
Brandywine River Museum
Ares
N.C
Publication
Stage
Art Couture
Deryl Daniel Mackie
Coronel University
Flowers In Design
Drexel Museum
Grange Estate
Havertown
Phil
Philadelphia Society
Delaware Valley
Reg Pe
Conan Emipachueggianova University
Atg. 2
Connely Center
Ballet and festival events at local venues this August
The Mann Music Center hosts the American Ballet Theatre from August 17 to 27. Rose Tree Summer Festival at Rose Tree Park in Upper Providence features Irish Saturday Night with the MacDade Dancers on August 7 at 8 15 p m. University Museum at 33rd and Spruce Streets Philadelphia presents a cultural program.
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