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G-chatting the Gift of Life: Talking POLLYANNA with Katherine Perry and Sarah Knittel
Phindie met Katherine and Sarah online to get the lowdown on their collaborative project
Making Connections: WE THE DETECTIVES at the Free Library and Rosenbach
A multipart new exhibition project exploring the detective, criminal, and all the analogs in between
Dance in Sketch: Faye Driscoll’s THANK YOU FOR COMING: PLAY (FringeArts)
The narrative of the play dances around anxiety, narcissism, and companionship, and the cards let truth be told.
“New York-caliber actors”: How NYC-centrism hurts regional theater
A recent article on Philly.com displays a falls into a reductive yet prevalent view of theater as the province of New York
Dance in Sketch: Jessica Lang Dance (NextMove)
The program was quick and accumulative, with short pieces creating a common theme.
WHITE: James Ijames on PlayPenn and Playwriting
James talked to Phindie about the genesis of WHITE and its development at PlayPenn, a Philadelphia-based organization for the development of new plays.
Theater in Sketch: ANNA (EgoPo)
A loose adaptation by Brenna Geffer and her ensemble based on the novel, Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy.
The Art of a Show: Creating graphics for an independent theater production
A play with gorgeous graphics for its marketing just looks like it has its shit together. How does that happen?
THE KING AND I and I: Interview with star of touring production
Anthony Chan spoke with Phindie about his role as Prince Chulalongkorn.
What We Save: An historic house explores non-traditional historical narratives
Though thoroughly a part of the 18th-century architecture of Society Hill, the Powel House is more than just a historic artifact.
The excitement happens at BalletX’s Premier Party 2017
Cocktails, dinner, and top-class dance.
Theater in Sketch: THE KING AND I (Academy of Music)
HE KING AND I is set in a time period of colonies and colonials.
Playwrights Under Pressure: Part 2 of interview with OSLO playwright J.T. Rogers
“The American theater is chock full of inward looking plays that fester over small, personal family dramas”
Emotion is the Heart of Melodrama: Adapting THE PRISONER OF ZENDA
“It’s easier to fix than to create,” says director and adapter Matt Tallman of Anthony Hope’s THE PRISONER OF ZENDA running March 30 to April 30 at the historic Hedgerow…
CABARET Couple: Talking to the married stars of a Broadway tour
Roundabout Theatre Company’s Tony award-winning production of CABARET will make its Philadelphia premiere at the Academy of Music April 4-9
A Different Type of Theatrical Experimentation: PARROT TALK with Julius Ferraro
Philly theater creators experiment with physical theater, but use TV-type language. Julius Ferraro goes down a different path.
Opening Doors, No Matter What: OSLO playwright J.T. Rogers talks about the evolution of a new world classic, developed at PlayPenn (part 1)
Interview with J.T. Rogers on the journey from PlayPenn to Broadway.
Dance in Sketch: LES BALLETS TROCKADERO DE MONTE CARLO (Prince Theater)
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo has made its trademark to have male dancers crossdress in tutus. NextMove Dance brought the company’s signature style to the Prince Theater March 8-12, 2017.
Beyond PlayPenn: Former conference interns come into their own, part 3
Former PlayPenn interns come into their own as theater professionals.
