From ageless classic characters to American comic tragedies to award-winning local playwrights, Philly’s theaters are truly in bloom.‘Curse of the Starving Class’Through April 8The Wilma Theater265 S. Broad St. www.wilmatheater.orgSam Shepard’s 1978 comic tragedy focuses on a family frantically trying to save their California farm from debt collectors.‘Cyrano’Through April 15Arden Theatre Company40 N. Second St. www.ardentheatre.orgArden Theatre Company co-founder Aaron Posner returns to Philadelphia to direct a brand new "Cyrano" adaptation by longtime Arden favorite Michael Hollinger. Edmond Rostand’s 1897 classic created a timeless character: A poet with a colossal nose who falls desperately in love with his cousin.‘The Outgoing Tide’March 23-April 22Philadelphia Theatre Company480 S. Broad St. www.philadelphiatheatrecompany.orgLocal playwright Bruce Graham found national success with “Tide.” Last year’s Chicago production starred John Mahoney and won Graham Chi-town’s highest honor for a new play: the Joseph Jefferson Award. The play features a retired teamster struggling with Alzheimer’s and attempting to mend old family wounds. ‘Slip/Shot’April 11-May 5 Flashpoint Theatre Company2030 Sansom St.www.flashpointtheatre.orgLast year, Philly playwright Jacqueline Pardue Goldfinger penned a local comic hit, “The Terrible Girls.” Ever prolific, her latest centers on the legacy of racial violence in a small Florida town.‘The Golem’March 28-April 15Egopo Classic TheaterPrince Music Theatre Cabaret1412 Chestnut St. www.egopo.orgContinuing their season of classic Jewish theater, Egopo’s stable of performers will collaboratively write this piece. “The Golem” promises a myriad of Jewish folk tales and plenty of live, vibrant music.
