Three Practical Things Every Actor Needs
There are so many things we don’t talk about in actor training.
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THE TRIP TO GREECE (dir. Michael Winterbottom): Film review
While not an unwelcome addition to a now decade-long odyssey of travelers Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan, this final entry feels a bit flatter than its predecessors; a bit perfunctory.
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Reading Every Play That Won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Dance is a Sport and Should Be Seen as One
Dance is a sport and should be seen as one.
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I Am Sorry You Lost Your Monopoly Money
What are you holding onto? Things are not going to return to how they were before.
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THE WRETCHED (dir. Brett Pierce, Drew T. Pierce): Film review
It works so hard to invoke so many influences that it dilutes itself from being as memorable or as effective as it so clearly wants to be.
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THE SOUND OF THE WIND (dir. Jared Douglas): Film review
A gritty, realistic perspective on mental illness
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Icebound by Owen Davis (1923): Chosen by Committee Episode 5
This week, Josh, Christopher, and John discuss Icebound by Owen Davis.
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The Effects of Coronavirus Pandemic on Movie Theaters
People were already turning to streaming, and then the pandemic came.
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Anna Christie by Eugene O’Neill (1922): Chosen by Committee Episode 4
his week the pod discuss Eugene O’Neill’s fascinating sea shanty Anna Christie.
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Arts Funding: Three wishes for post-pandemic philanthropy
As the days of this pandemic roll on, I am spending time helping organizations craft messages about COVID 19 and how the virus is impacting their programming.
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Miss Lulu Bett by Zona Gale (1921): Chosen by Committee Episode 3
This week, Josh, Christopher, and John largely disagree about Zona Gale’s Miss Lulu Bett, the winner in 1921. They talk dream casts, feminism, and the crisis of modernity!
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Remembering Mercutios and Tybalts
In recent days of home-captivity my mind has wandered to Romeo & Juliet performances, new and old. But I’m more interested in Mercutio and Tybalt than the star-crossed lovers.
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Beyond the Horizon by Eugene O’Neill (1920): Chosen by Committee Episode 2
In episode 2 of Chosen by Committee, the podcast considering every play which won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, hosts Josh, John, and Christopher discuss Eugene O’Neill’s 1920 tragedy. They mostly loved it.
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Remembering Hamlets
Cooped up inside, with no theater in sight, I’m remembering Hamlets I’ve known.
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BALLOON (dir. Michael Herbig): Film review
The real life story of two East German families attempt to escape to West Germany via a homemade hot-air balloon.
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PhiladelphiaDANCE.org brings you SOLO BUT NOT ALONE, an online dance festival
Create a solo dance up to three minutes in length in any genre to be featured on the Dance Journal and shared with our dance community
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More Videos of Philadelphia Theater to Get You Through the Shutdown
Our last post of videos of recent Philly theater productions proved popular, so we’re sharing another. Here are five more recordings to get you through.
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WHY MARRY? by Jesse Lynch Williams (1918): Chosen by Committee Episode 1
Beginning a discussion of every play which won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama
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Fundraising for Essential and Non-essential Nonprofits
How do we balance the desire to support the nonprofits that are “essential” while making sure the “non-essential” are still here when we get through this pandemic?
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