A virtual memorial service held on Sunday, January 17, 2021, for Dr. Henrik Eger, who died January 3, 2021, at the age of 79.
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Phindie editor Christopher Munden goes Into the Absurd
IRC producing artistic director Tina Brock interviews Christopher Munden about Kensington Soccer Club, Chosen by Committee, his work as a theater critic and editor, and his hungry cat Walter cat.
View More Phindie editor Christopher Munden goes Into the AbsurdHenrik Eger, 1941–2021
The performing arts lost a vocal supporter and the world lost a vibrant presence last weekend. Editor-at-Large Henrik Eger died on Sunday, January 3, 2021, after being admitted to hospital for a heart condition several days earlier. He was 79.
View More Henrik Eger, 1941–2021Phindie’s Most Read Articles of 2020
What a fucking year that was.
View More Phindie’s Most Read Articles of 2020Looking Back: I Am My Own Wife at the Wilma and Theatre Horizon
Kathryn Osenlund remembers two productions of I Am My Own Wife by Doug Wright.
View More Looking Back: I Am My Own Wife at the Wilma and Theatre HorizonLooking Back: Chekhov Lizardbrain & Red Eye to Havre de Grace
Kathryn Osenlund remembers two productions from Fringe Festivals past
View More Looking Back: Chekhov Lizardbrain & Red Eye to Havre de Grace10 Picks for the 2020 Philadelphia Fringe Festival
The Fringe Festival kinda crept up on us this year, but here are a few shows we’re looking out for this festival.
View More 10 Picks for the 2020 Philadelphia Fringe FestivalWords words words
In this time of physical isolation, a writer should be able to reach out with language. Our prose should build bridges.
View More Words words wordsArt in the Time of COVID: Two new projects from Ninth Planet
Can the performing arts survive a pandemic? Ninth Planet’s answer is a resounding yes.
View More Art in the Time of COVID: Two new projects from Ninth PlanetI Am Sorry You Lost Your Monopoly Money
What are you holding onto? Things are not going to return to how they were before.
View More I Am Sorry You Lost Your Monopoly MoneyArts 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.
View More Arts Funding: Three wishes for post-pandemic philanthropyRemembering 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.
View More Remembering Mercutios and TybaltsRemembering Hamlets
Cooped up inside, with no theater in sight, I’m remembering Hamlets I’ve known.
View More Remembering HamletsMore 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.
View More More Videos of Philadelphia Theater to Get You Through the ShutdownFundraising 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?
View More Fundraising for Essential and Non-essential NonprofitsWatch OSCEOLA the Film: Stream a recent Philly theater production
Hella Fresh Theater’s production of Osceola lives on in these theaterless times thanks to photographer Kyle Cassidy and videographer Brian Siano, who adapted it for the screen.
View More Watch OSCEOLA the Film: Stream a recent Philly theater productionVideos of Philadelphia Theater to Get You Through the Shutdown
Perhaps you find yourself with some time on your hands and a yearning for those bygone days when there were theater shows in Philadelphia. To get you through these dark days, check out these video recordings of recent local shows.
View More Videos of Philadelphia Theater to Get You Through the ShutdownArts and Non-profit Fundraising in These Times: What’s okay to do right now?
It is an uncertain time, to say the least. For nonprofits, it makes an already delicate business model that much more unstable. I have spoken to a number of nonprofit leaders over the past week, and one question that comes up time and time again is, “Should we ask for support right now?”
View More Arts and Non-profit Fundraising in These Times: What’s okay to do right now?The Shows Need To Close
The pandemic is here. It’s time for the theaters to close
View More The Shows Need To CloseBringing Shakespeare to Life: Interview with director Matt Pfeiffer about SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (People’s Light)
Matt Pfeiffer talks love of Shakespeare and SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
View More Bringing Shakespeare to Life: Interview with director Matt Pfeiffer about SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (People’s Light)