Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival’s “The Complete Works of Jane Austen, Abridged” is a playfully affectionate and delightfully acted homage to the works of the beloved writer.

As you arrive at Civic Theatre for its production of “Hair, hippies cavorting on the sidewalk greet you. Inside the theater, more hippies casually dance and swirl on the stage before the show and at intermission, immersing the audience in the iconic 1960s youth culture.

Never has such nonsense been so much fun or so well done. “Seussical” by   Muhlenberg College Theatre and Dance running through June 27 at the Dorothy Hess Baker at the Trexler Pavilion for Theatre and Dance is superb by every standard.

For those who have enjoyed the many Dr. Seuss stories from our childhood this mash-up his characters and plots into one scintillating play is a great pleasure to see.  From the impish Cat in the Hat to loyal Horton the Elephant to a much mellowed Grinch, they are all doing there part.

The amazingly talented performers rock the stage with explosive energy in Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival’s thrilling “Million Dollar Quartet.”
The musical inspired by an impromptu jam session by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins runs through June 28 on the Main Stage Theatre, Labuda Center for the Performing Arts, DeSales University, 2755 Station Avenue, Center Valley.