REVIEW: “Dear Alien” at the Chester Theatre Company
by Macey Levin Dear Alien, a quirky, humorous play, with a terrific cast, is the last of Chester Theatre Company’s summer productions. Described as an…
REVIEW: “Amchitka” at the Chester Theatre Company
by Emily Edelman In Mark St. Germain’s “Amchitka,” presented by Chester Theatre Company, three scientists at an environmental monitoring station on a remote island in Alaska…
Chester Theatre Concludes 2026 Season with “Dear Alien”
Chester Theatre Company presents EAST COAST PREMIEREDEAR ALIENBy Liz Duffy-AdamsDirected by Michelle Ong Hendrick August 14-23 In this cheeky existential comedy, a reclusive advice columnist…
REVIEW: “Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer” at the Chester Theatre Company
by Jeannie Marlin Woods “Nobody is free until everybody is free.” So declared Black activist Fannie Lou Hamer, a sharecropper’s daughter with a 6th grade…
REVIEW: “R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of the Universe” at Chester Theatre Company
by Emily Edelman “R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of the Universe” by D.W. Jacobs, the current offering from Chester Theatre Company, is a one-person…
Chester Theatre Company Announces Return of “A Hundred Words for Snow”
A HUNDRED WORDS FOR SNOW By Tatty Hennessy Directed by Michelle Ong Hendrick June 23-27, 2026 After her father’s unexpected death, 15-year-old Rory discovers that…
Chester Theatre Company Announces 2026 Season
What does the future hold? Can we change the world? Those are the questions at the heart of Chester Theatre Company’s 2026 season. Our four plays are…
Favorites of 2025: Paula Kaplan-Reiss
After a fulfilling theater season of seeing close to 50 plays, musicals, and staged readings, I have walked away with some impressive highlights which have…