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Greenhouse Theater Center

A person wearing a bow tie, suspenders, and a cape holds a microphone and performs on stage, gesturing expressively with one hand against a dark background.

by Hugh Iglarsh | June 25, 2026

Couch Penny Ensemble’s Solid “An Oak Tree” Plays With Our Mind While Stirring Our Feelings Tim Crouch’s 2006 melancholic memory play about loss and healing features two outstanding performances, one of them unrehearsed.

Two women sit on a beige couch; one comforts the other who leans on her shoulder. In the foreground, a missing person flyer, wine bottle, and two empty glasses sit on a table. The scene feels tense and emotional.

by Hugh Iglarsh | June 3, 2026

In a Dog-Eat-Dog World, It’s Not Easy Being Human Ego Death Theatre Collective’s sure-handed production of “A Dog’s House” shows the impact of a pet’s violent death on the owners’ relationships.

by Hugh Iglarsh | February 19, 2025

Still Colossal: A Review of Gwydion Theatre Company’s “Ghosts” at the Greenhouse Theater Center

by Charles Kenney | February 11, 2025

Love on Demand: A Review of Lazy Susan Theatre Company’s “Not Bitter Nor Sweet” at Greenhouse Theater Center

by Hugh Iglarsh | November 8, 2024

Understated Mystery: A Review of Gwydion Theatre Company’s “Perfect Pie” at Greenhouse Theater Center

A woman dressed in black as a witch stands at the front of a classroom filled with Halloween decor.

by Dennis Polkow | October 12, 2023

Halloween Hoopla: A Review of “Holy Ghost Bingo: God, Goblins & Games” at the Greenhouse Theater Center

by Hayley Osborn | September 27, 2019

Scots on the Run: A Review of Midsummer (A Play with Songs) at Greenhouse Theater Center and Proxy Theatre

by Amanda Finn | September 3, 2019

More Plod Than Plot: A Review of Sons and Lovers at On the Spot Theatre Company and Greenhouse Theater Center

by Noel Schecter | May 21, 2019

Putting the “Fun” in Fungus: A Review of The Mushroom Cure at Greenhouse Productions & The Marsh

by Erin Shea Brady | May 3, 2018

Penguins—They’re Just Like Us: A Review of Birds of a Feather at Greenhouse Theater Center

by Emma Couling | December 8, 2017

Irreverent or Thoughtless: A Review of Barney the Elf at Other Theatre

by Persephone Jones | August 28, 2017

By Wrench or By Gear: A Review of Machinal at Greenhouse Theater Center

by Kevin Greene | July 28, 2017

Stage Top 5 August 2017

by Kevin Greene | January 16, 2017

Opening This Week January 16-22, 2017

by Hugh Iglarsh | January 15, 2017

A Life in Boxes A Review of Her America at Greenhouse Theater Center

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