Instead of choosing a pub to enjoy a happy hour, Jasmine Hammond and her students of the Introduction to Acting for the Camera class spend their Friday nights learning about the art of acting in the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia.
View More Learning the Art of Acting at the Walnut Street TheatreCategory: Features
Ethics for theater critics: Does an analysis by a privileged journalist have value?
Do writers get more ethical the more they are paid?
View More Ethics for theater critics: Does an analysis by a privileged journalist have value?This weekend in film: Philly at the movies
In case you haven’t heard, it’s Oscars season. And with just 3 days left till the airing of the 88th Academy Awards, people all over…
View More This weekend in film: Philly at the moviesHot Tamales! Playwright Chris Davis talks Mexican food and history ahead of his butcher play
If there are two things Chris Davis knows they are good theater and good Mexican food.
View More Hot Tamales! Playwright Chris Davis talks Mexican food and history ahead of his butcher play#OscarsSoBlack: African American nominees the Oscar judges missed
In honor of this year’s #BoycottTheOscars movement, here is a list of African Americans who did an outstanding job in various film categories throughout the years.
View More #OscarsSoBlack: African American nominees the Oscar judges missedS&M, Sexual Politics, and SMOKE from a Female Perspective: An interview with Theatre Exile’s Deborah Block
Director Deborah Block discusses her approach to the socio-sexual themes in Theatre Exile’s Philadelphia premiere of Kim Davies’ SMOKE.
View More S&M, Sexual Politics, and SMOKE from a Female Perspective: An interview with Theatre Exile’s Deborah BlockCommedia dell’Arte: Highlights from the “Master Class with Antonio Fava”
Experiences in a master class with maestro Antonio Fava
View More Commedia dell’Arte: Highlights from the “Master Class with Antonio Fava”How Commedia dell’Arte Maestro Antonio Fava influenced my teaching and my life: Interview with Craig Tavani
Maestro Antonio Fava has taught Commedia dell’Arte to quite a few Philadelphia-area actors and directors, including Immaculata University instructor Craig Tavani.
View More How Commedia dell’Arte Maestro Antonio Fava influenced my teaching and my life: Interview with Craig TavaniCorruption Then, Corruption Now: Interview with IRC director Tina Brock about Gogol’s THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR
IRC director Tina Brock shares her insights and experiences in producing and directing Gogol’s THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR.
View More Corruption Then, Corruption Now: Interview with IRC director Tina Brock about Gogol’s THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORFrom Spain, with Love: Angel Corella and PA Ballet’s Don Quixote
“There was really only one option,” laughs the Spaniard. “It could only be Don Quixote.”
View More From Spain, with Love: Angel Corella and PA Ballet’s Don QuixoteRaphael Xavier explains it all in one form or another
“In stand-up when you are in front of that audience, all your senses are completely heightened, you hear and see everything that is going on in the audience…” Xavier says with a laugh “then it’s all nerve.”
View More Raphael Xavier explains it all in one form or anotherInspecting the Circus Sideshow of Government: IRC director Tina Brock talks Gogol
In this two-part interview with Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium (IRC) director Tina Brock shares facts and her insights on Gogol’s The Government Inspector,
View More Inspecting the Circus Sideshow of Government: IRC director Tina Brock talks GogolThe Last Days of the Society Hill Playhouse
A stalwart of Philadelphia theater since the 1960s, Society Hill Playhouse will close on April 1, 2016. This Spring’s programming marks the final chapter in a long history.
View More The Last Days of the Society Hill PlayhouseFamous Philadelphians: Hannah Penn (1664–1726)
Hannah Callowhill Penn grew up in Bristol, England, in a prosperous Quaker family.
View More Famous Philadelphians: Hannah Penn (1664–1726)Ranking 50 Years of Philadelphia Theater
Rankings from 1967 until 2015 for best actor (male), best actor (female), best supporting actor (male), best supporting actor (female), best production, and best director.
View More Ranking 50 Years of Philadelphia TheaterBuilding a Diverse Audience for Theater: Interview with playwright/actor/director Kash Goins
How can theater attract people of all socio-economic, educational, and ethnic backgrounds?
View More Building a Diverse Audience for Theater: Interview with playwright/actor/director Kash GoinsWinter’s Hottest Forecast: SNOWBALL 2016 by Brian Sanders’ JUNK will blow you away!
This year’s SNOWBALL, an annual winter fundraiser for Brian Sanders’ JUNK, transforms Union Transfer into a winter wonderland filled with daring dance, music, raffles, drinks, and a spectacular faux snowball fight.
View More Winter’s Hottest Forecast: SNOWBALL 2016 by Brian Sanders’ JUNK will blow you away!Second Acts: Top Philly playwright Bruce Graham talks FUNNYMAN and life in the theater
When you think Philadelphia theater, you think Bruce Graham. He shares his thoughts about his latest play, the state of theater in Philadelphia, and the art of writing plays.
View More Second Acts: Top Philly playwright Bruce Graham talks FUNNYMAN and life in the theaterBetween the Bars: Playwright Kash Goins on V TO X and prison life
One of Philadelphia’s most talked about new playwrights, Kash Goins has developed a series of dramas about life in the black community that are attracting a lot of attention.
View More Between the Bars: Playwright Kash Goins on V TO X and prison lifeK.O. DelMarcelle: Maintaining versatility with an eye on the future
Barrymore Award-nominated actress and choreographer K.O. DelMarcelle talks about her past experiences, current life, and future aspirations.
View More K.O. DelMarcelle: Maintaining versatility with an eye on the future