PlayPenn interns describe what its like to work with top playwrights.
To celebrate this year’s conference, Phindie is running six interviews with prestigious playwrights who have benefited from their experiences with PlayPenn.
MOTHER EMANUEL—AN AMERICAN MUSICAL PLAY (New Freedom Theatre): Taking the theater to church New Freedom Theatre honors Emanuel Nine in new musical by creating a gospel celebration that honors their lives 
PROJECT DAWN (People’s Light): The hug or the hammer A well-intentioned but dull play about an important legal program in Philadelphia. 
Theater in Sketch: HIR (Simpatico) Simpatico Theatre Company's production of HIR by Taylor Mac challenges audiences to reconsider preconceptions of gender identity 
Ritchie Valens in THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY: Interview with actor Gilbert Sanchez GILBERT SANCHEZ speaks about his role as Ritchie Valens in the current production. 
FUN HOME (national tour at Forrest Theatre): A study in want There was a perfection to the timing of FUN HOME’s arrival in Philadelphia: Another take on FUN HOME 
femme. collective has interwoven disparate acts to form a cohesive whole, a gorgeous string of solo, duet and group dances that tackle that, yes, underrated act of talking to oneself
