Walnut Street Theatre (WST) continues its 217th season with the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Edward Albee’s “A Delicate Balance”. Directed by WST’s Producing Artistic Director, Bernard Havard, this production begins previews Feb. 24, opens March 4, and continues through March 29 on the Walnut’s mainstage.
In Edward Albee’s “A Delicate Balance”, on an otherwise uneventful night, long-time friends arrive at the front door unannounced and terrified and ask if they can stay. An unexplained fear has gripped them, and they have turned to old friends as their first and last resort. What will they do? Edward Albee won the first of his three Pulitzer Prizes for this American classic, an absorbing look into the everyday hopes, fears, and secrets we all so delicately balance.
The show features an exceptional cast of Walnut favorites. Alicia Roper portrays Agnes, a woman who acts as the fulcrum for keeping her family in control and balanced through her role as wife, sister, and mother. Paul L. Nolan brings to life Tobias, Agnes’ husband who clings to self-control and his marriage like a habit. Grace Gonglewski takes on the role of Claire, Agnes’ alcoholic younger sister who sees the cracks that exist in the relationships but who seems to care nothing for social politeness. Wendy Scharfman and Peter Schmitz play Edna and Harry, respectively; the couple are friends of Agnes and Tobias’ who ask to stay with the family due to an unnamed terror in their own home. Rounding out the cast is Alanna J. Smith as Julia, Agnes and Tobias’ emotional daughter who has come home after leaving her fourth failed marriage.
If You Go:
Previews begin Feb. 24, 2026 and the show runs through March 29, 2026. Open captioning will be available for the Sunday, March 8, 7pm performance.
The 2025-26 Season concludes with 1776 The Musical.
Walnut Street Theatre at 825 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 PHONE: 215-574-3550
TICKETS: walnutstreettheatre.org or ticketmaster.com
Post expires at 8:18pm on Monday March 30th, 2026
