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Three Practical Things Every Actor Needs

Brock Vickers May 28, 2020 No Comments

There are so many things we don’t talk about in actor training.

Film Reviews

THE TRIP TO GREECE (dir. Michael Winterbottom): Film review

Dan Scully May 26, 2020 No Comments

While not an unwelcome addition to a now decade-long odyssey of travelers Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan, this final entry feels a bit flatter than its predecessors; a bit perfunctory.

Podcasts Theater

Reading Every Play That Won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Christopher Munden May 23, 2020 No Comments

A new podcast

Podcasts Theater

Craig’s Wife by George Kelly (1926): Chosen by Committee Episode 8

Phindie Podcasts May 14, 2020 No Comments

Josh, John, and Chris discuss George Kelley’s Craig’s Wife. We also spend the first 10 minutes talking about art’s funding and Philadelphia theater during the COVID-19 crisis

Features

I Am Sorry You Lost Your Monopoly Money

John Rosenberg May 8, 2020 16 Comments

What are you holding onto? Things are not going to return to how they were before.

Podcasts Theater

They Knew What They Wanted by Sidney Howard (1925): Chosen by Committee Episode 7

Phindie Podcasts May 7, 2020 No Comments

Join the crew as we talk about the 2020 Pulitzer picks, West Coast optimism, and the 1925 Pulitzer winner

Film Reviews

THE WRETCHED (dir. Brett Pierce, Drew T. Pierce): Film review

Dan Scully May 5, 2020 1 Comment

It works so hard to invoke so many influences that it dilutes itself from being as memorable or as effective as it so clearly wants to be.

Podcasts Theater

Hell-Bent Fer Heaven by Hatcher Hughes (1924): Chosen by Committee Episode 6

Phindie Podcasts April 30, 2020 No Comments

Josh, Christopher, and John discuss discuss the illegitimate winner of the 1924 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. George Kelly was robbed!

Film Reviews

THE SOUND OF THE WIND (dir. Jared Douglas): Film review

Scott Wiser April 24, 2020 No Comments

A gritty, realistic perspective on mental illness

Podcasts Theater

Icebound by Owen Davis (1923): Chosen by Committee Episode 5

Phindie Podcasts April 23, 2020 No Comments

This week, Josh, Christopher, and John discuss Icebound by Owen Davis.

Film

The Effects of Coronavirus Pandemic on Movie Theaters

Smalley Bogg April 23, 2020 No Comments

People were already turning to streaming, and then the pandemic came.

Podcasts Theater

Anna Christie by Eugene O’Neill (1922): Chosen by Committee Episode 4

Phindie Podcasts April 16, 2020 No Comments

his week the pod discuss Eugene O’Neill’s fascinating sea shanty Anna Christie.

Features

Arts Funding: Three wishes for post-pandemic philanthropy

Deborah Crocker April 15, 2020 2 Comments

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.

Podcasts Theater

Miss Lulu Bett by Zona Gale (1921): Chosen by Committee Episode 3

Phindie Podcasts April 9, 2020 No Comments

This week, Josh, Christopher, and John largely disagree about Zona Gale’s Miss Lulu Bett, the winner in 1921. They talk dream casts, feminism, and the crisis of modernity!

Damon Bonetti as Mercutio in The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre’s 2008 production of ROMEO AND JULIET (Photo credit: John Bansemer)

Features Theater

Remembering Mercutios and Tybalts

Kathryn Osenlund April 9, 2020 2 Comments

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.

Podcasts Theater

Beyond the Horizon by Eugene O’Neill (1920): Chosen by Committee Episode 2

Phindie Podcasts April 2, 2020 No Comments

In episode 2 of Chosen by Committee, the podcast considering every play which won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, hosts Josh, John, and Christopher discuss Eugene O’Neill’s 1920 tragedy. They mostly loved it.