Playmasters Theatre Workshop

by Abby Williams On Friday, June 12th, The Playmasters Theatre Workshop opened its final production of the 2025-2026 season, The Cottage. Written by Sandy Rustin, The Cottage is a hilarious comedic farce full of scandal, charm, and twists and turns galore! Our setting is the English countryside in 1923, where chaos is set in motion when Sylvia (Colleen Mackle) decides to expose her affair to both her husband and to her lover’s wife. After its limited run on Broadway in 2023,

by Stephen Kreal On Saturday, March 21st, I attended a performance of Funny Money, produced at Playmasters Theater Workshop in Bensalem PA. Playmasters is located in Neshaminy State Park. Funny Money is a well-known farce written by playwright Ray Cooney (“master of the farce”). It premiered in 1995 at the Playhouse Theatre in London's West End, and enjoyed a successful two-year run. Among Cooney’s other famous plays are Run for Your Wife and Two into One. Funny Money was

by Stephen Kreal On Friday November 28th, I attended the opening night performance of “Dirt Nap” at Playmasters Theater Workshop, in Bensalem PA, located in Neshaminny State Park. The play was originally published in 2019, and has been characterized by many as a “dark comedy.” The action of the play is set in 1998, in the Nevada desert outside of Las Vegas with the opening scenes taking place in Trenton NJ. The play was directed by Rich Hall and stage-managed by William Lawl

by Stephen Kreal On Friday, September 19th, I went to the opening night performance of Flaming Idiots at Playmasters Theater Workshop, nestled in Neshaminy State Park in Bensalem PA. Flaming Idiots is written by award-winning playwright and actor Tom Rooney. It was directed by Kathy Garafano. Rob Drigant acted as Stage Manager. Flaming Idiots was originally presented in 1992 at the TADA! Theatre off-off Broadway in New York City. It was the co-winner of the 1992 New Americ

by Mike McKeon “Hey! Wanna go see a Shakespeare play?” I never thought I would say yes to that question, but this past Friday I gave it a shot. This show only references Shakespeare and just knowing his name is all the information you need. I had the privilege of seeing The Playmasters Playhouse production of “I Hate Hamlet” Directed by Joe Szumila. If you are not a Shakespeare fan like me, then that is perfect. The entrance to The Playmasters venue is a little obscure, but

by Aimee Ferenz Last night, I attended South Jersey Theatre Critics’ first Pennsylvania review at none other than The Playmasters Theater-Workshop in Neshaminy State Park, Bensalem. This serene location has stood since 1982 but The Playmasters have been sharing their love of theater since 1959. The people who have found a home in The Playmasters are wonderfully kind and excited to share their stories with you, this one being the play Ripcord by David Lindsay-Abaire. This 201