Published by The Dance Journal. Reprinted with kind permission. Pennsylvania Ballet launches its 50th season this month with the celebrations, reunions and gala performances, but…
View More Roy Kaiser looks forward and back as Pennsylvania Ballet turns 50Category: Interviews
The Perfect Company in the Perfect City: REGENCY AND REVELRY at Lantern Theater Company
It’s now two hundred years ago that the famous line was published: “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of…
View More The Perfect Company in the Perfect City: REGENCY AND REVELRY at Lantern Theater CompanyFringe interview: Sarah Robinson on LUCINDA’S BED, BrainSpunk Theater, and the monsters under her bed
Sarah Robinson produced and directed one of the highlights of the 2012 Fringe, Sarah Kane’s Crave. She’s also a regular feature on the boards in…
View More Fringe interview: Sarah Robinson on LUCINDA’S BED, BrainSpunk Theater, and the monsters under her bedFringe interview: BSM Pastor Bill Golderer talks about the controversial On the Concept of the Face Regarding the Son of God
The FringeArts-sponsored On the Concept of the Face Regarding the Son of God is one of the most anticipated shows of the 2013 Fringe Festival.…
View More Fringe interview: BSM Pastor Bill Golderer talks about the controversial On the Concept of the Face Regarding the Son of GodJennifer Blaine tells Phindie a DIRTY JOKE: An interview with a Fringe funnywoman
Jennifer Blaine (jenniferblaine.wordpress.com) had a one-woman show in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival for the first ten years of its existence (beginning in 1997). She has been…
View More Jennifer Blaine tells Phindie a DIRTY JOKE: An interview with a Fringe funnywomanFringe Preview :: Muse: The Body Overlooked and ThElastic Air Project
Published by The Dance Journal. Reprinted by kind permission. Site specific works are nothing new to Philadelphia but two performances in the 2013 Fringe Festival,…
View More Fringe Preview :: Muse: The Body Overlooked and ThElastic Air ProjectFringe Interview with New Street Dance Group presenting ChORDED Motion
Published by The Dance Journal. Reprinted with kind permission. New Street Dance Group, led by co-directors Krista Armbruster and Shannon Dooling will present ChORDED Motion on Saturday,…
View More Fringe Interview with New Street Dance Group presenting ChORDED MotionSAINT JOAN, BETRAYED, a preview: Really cool masks and puppety things
Aaron Cromie, one half of a double-act with Mary Tuomanen, describes with relish the process of creating their latest Fringe piece, Saint Joan, Betrayed. For Saint…
View More SAINT JOAN, BETRAYED, a preview: Really cool masks and puppety thingsFringe Preview: Recent Graduates Tackle the Fringe, Roots and Enormous PoCkEtZ
Published by The Dance Journal. Reprinted with kind permission. Between the paperwork, the deadlines and the fees, producing a show for the Fringe can intimidate…
View More Fringe Preview: Recent Graduates Tackle the Fringe, Roots and Enormous PoCkEtZFringe Interview: As Pretty Does by Keila Cordova Dances
Published by The Dance Journal. Reprinted by kind permission. On September 6 and 7, Keila Cordova Dances will present As Pretty Does at Temple’s Conwell Dance Theater, a…
View More Fringe Interview: As Pretty Does by Keila Cordova DancesGriffin Stanton-Ameisen: An interview with the actor/producer of THE PLAYDATERS about theater, relationships, and romcoms.
With credits at almost every independent theater company in town (PAC, EgoPo, Luna, Simpatico, Renegade, Quintessence, etc.), Griffin Stanton-Ameisen has built a reputation as one of…
View More Griffin Stanton-Ameisen: An interview with the actor/producer of THE PLAYDATERS about theater, relationships, and romcoms.Liam Castellan: An interview with the director of TRAVELING LIGHT
Director/producer Liam Castellan of Liam’s Sofa Cushion Fortress is bringing London’s “Summer of Love” to the 2013 Fringe. His Philadelphia premiere production of Traveling Light, a contemporary piece by local…
View More Liam Castellan: An interview with the director of TRAVELING LIGHTBruce Walsh: An interview with the playwright/chef serving up Capote, kegs, and eggs
Bruce Walsh—creator of last year’s Fringe home‐hit, Chomsky vs. Buckley, 1969—has sought out fellow playwrights, Chris Davis and Douglas Williams, to stage a collaborative work…
View More Bruce Walsh: An interview with the playwright/chef serving up Capote, kegs, and eggsFringe Preview: Architectural dance alchemy, Adjacent Spaces by Leah Stein Dance Company
Published by The Dance Journal. Reprinted with kind permission. Leah Stein has had a very prolific year performing and choreographing with several projects overlapping, including…
View More Fringe Preview: Architectural dance alchemy, Adjacent Spaces by Leah Stein Dance CompanyAn Interview with Inquirer critic Merilyn Jackson
Published by The Dance Journal, republished with kind permission. Merilyn Jackson has been writing regularly on dance for The Philadelphia Inquirer since 1996 and prior…
View More An Interview with Inquirer critic Merilyn JacksonJust one asshole with an opinion: theater critic Mark Cofta on the art of reviewing and observations on Philly’s theater scene
Originally published on the FringeArts blog. Republished with kind permission. “I see 150 to 180 plays a year, and still always regret missing a bunch.”…
View More Just one asshole with an opinion: theater critic Mark Cofta on the art of reviewing and observations on Philly’s theater scenePhindie Podcast 03: Michelle Pauls
For Phindie’s third Philadelphia Independent Theater podcast, hosts Christopher Munden and John Rosenberg visit the Walking Fish Theatre in Kensington to talk to owner Michelle…
View More Phindie Podcast 03: Michelle PaulsJenna Horton And The Birth Of Etna
Interview with Jenna Horton about her Jumpstart piece MOUNTING ETNA.
View More Jenna Horton And The Birth Of EtnaPhindie Podcast 02: Brian McCann
For the second of Phindie’s Philadelphia Independent Theater podcasts, hosts Christopher Munden and John Rosenberg talk to talented and versatile local actor Brian McCann. We…
View More Phindie Podcast 02: Brian McCannPhindie Podcast 01: coffee with Jennifer Summerfield
For Phindie’s first Philadelphia Independent Theater Podcast, hosts Christopher Munden and John Rosenberg sit down for coffee with local actor Jennifer Summerfield. We talk about…
View More Phindie Podcast 01: coffee with Jennifer Summerfield