by Lisa Palena Based on the 1944 classic starring Judy Garland, Meet Me in St. Louis follows the adventures of the wholesome and enchanting Smith family at the turn of the 20th century, the year before the World’s Fair in St. Louis. Family patriarch, Alonso (Brian Davis), works tirelessly as a junior partner in a legal office, while his wife Anna (Leah Panuccio) attempts to keep the family in line with the help of Irish maid Katie (Suzanne Houston) as well as her father (Ba

by Aimee Renna Last night at South Camden Theatre Company, I was able to witness a fresh collaboration with new theater troupe, Meraki Productions, where they put on a lively performance of The Trail to Oregon. Meraki Productions is on their third full length performance after starting in 2023 under the direction of Caroline Vollmer. The cast is made of six young performers, four of which have been participating since the troupe’s creation; the other two joined during the se

by Laura Duffy On Wednesday night, amidst flash flood warnings and fearsome bolts of lightning, I attended the world premiere of Gordon Prager’s Conversations With Miranda, produced by Zakarak Productions and performed at the Players Club of Swarthmore. This new work follows Miranda (Julianna Schauerman) and Stephen (Neill Hartley), a married couple who must navigate life across planes of existence – Miranda, in the afterlife, and Stephen, left behind in the physical world.