Quintessence Theatre Group
Mission
Quintessence Theatre Group is dedicated to bringing epic works of classic drama and literature to the contemporary stage.
As Philadelphia’s text-based actor-focused repertory theatre, Quintessence re-envisions the classics to inspire our community to consider what is essential in theatre and in human nature.
“I saw Anthony and Cleopatra a couple of weeks ago and was stunned at how thrilling it was to watch it again after many years. The staging, the acting the development of the characters and the portrayal of naked ambition, political rivalry and the sensuality of the relationship between Anthony and Cleopatra, (which in fact permeated the play) blew me away”