Many Happy Returns: Trey Lyford wishes you HAPPY BIRTHDAY (1812 Productions)
Three married couples in a romp about infidelity who all have years of stage work and accolades to their names.
Interviews
Lighting Up the Kimmel Center: Daniel Alexander “Jomama” Jones talks BLACK LIGHT
2015 Kimmel Center Theater Resident alumnus Daniel Alexander Jones’s fierce alter ego Jomama Jones will make her Kimmel Center debut in BLACK LIGHT
Marriages of Figaro: Opera Philadelphia stars are partners on and off stage
Layla Claire and John Chest appear as Mozart’s unhappily married Count and Countess weeks before their own nuptials.
Stef Smith and SWALLOW: A word with the Scots playwright of Inis Nua’s new production
We checked in with Stef Smith to find out how she approaches her work.
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.
THE KING AND I and I: Interview with star of touring production
Anthony Chan spoke with Phindie about his role as Prince Chulalongkorn.
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”
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.
Beyond PlayPenn: Former conference interns come into their own, part 3
Former PlayPenn interns come into their own as theater professionals.
IT’S SO LEARNING is Even Berserker!
Republished by kind permission from FringeArts. Bradley Wrenn, co-founder of The Berserker Residents, talks about how the company is revamping their 2015 Fringe hit It’s So Learning to reflect our new, terrifying…
Under the wing of America’s most promising playwrights: PlayPenn interns speak, part 2
PlayPenn interns describe what its like to work with top playwrights.
Interning PlayPenn, part 1: What theater students do behind the scenes of the playwriting conference
We hear from PlayPenn interns about the daily goings on of the conference.
The Curious Incident: Gene Gillette on acting in the Tony-winning play making its Philly debut
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time makes its Philadelphia debut February 28-March 5, 2017, at the Academy of Music.
Edgar Anido on his Choreographic Workshop with PA Ballet II
Some of the talented choreographers took a moment to talk to Phindie about their choreographies and their thoughts.
Russell Ducker on his Choreographic Workshop with PA Ballet II
My choreography is inspired by Shel Silverstein’s poetry and its style is musical
Alexandra Hughes on Her Choreographic Workshop with PA Ballet II
Pennsylvania Ballet II is performing four new dance works created on the dancers of the company by four talented choreographers with deep connection to Philadelphia ballet scene.
A Winter in the Life of J.S. Bach
This February, Choral Arts Philadelphia presents the Winter segment of the 1734-1735: A Season In The Life of J.S. Bach.
Matt and Matt: A conversation with one-man comedy duo Matt Holmes
In Matt&, Philly improv comedian Matt Holmes performs with an audience member. The show runs every month at 7pm on the fourth Thursday of the month at the new Good Good Comedy Theatre.
