On today’s podcast, we get to know Claire Moyer, director of Inis Nua’s SPINE, discuss the issues that make up the piece, and talk about some of the first books that moved us.
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SPINE (Inis Nua): Beauty in the library stacks
Dramatizing the effects of public library closings doesn’t sound like the most engaging of topics, but playwright Clara Brennan weaves a beautiful story about the importance of seeing the people behind numbers and statistics.
View More SPINE (Inis Nua): Beauty in the library stacksSPINE (Inis Nua): A funny and poignant paean to libraries
A funny, touching, and uplifting 70-minute solo show considers the vital importance of books, libraries, and a supportive community on human happiness and development.
View More SPINE (Inis Nua): A funny and poignant paean to librariesHOOKED (Inis Nua): A pub play in a pub
Entertaining for anyone looking for a fun and a little different night at the pub, or just an excuse to spend the night at the pub.
View More HOOKED (Inis Nua): A pub play in a pubOld Friends and Frequent Collaborators Get HOOKED! An interview with Tom Reing and Charlie DelMarcelle
Director Tom Reing and actor Charlie DelMarcelle talk about their childhood, their collaborations, and Inis Nua’s upcoming production of HOOKED!
View More Old Friends and Frequent Collaborators Get HOOKED! An interview with Tom Reing and Charlie DelMarcelleFrom the UK to Philadelphia to Broadway: An interview with actor Harry Smith
British-born actor Harry Smith talks about his background in the UK, his life and career in Philadelphia, and his upcoming debut on Broadway.
View More From the UK to Philadelphia to Broadway: An interview with actor Harry SmithTHE LETTER OF LAST RESORT (Inis Nua): Tastefully staged pub theater
Inis Nua brings pub theater to Philly with it’s delectable production of David Greig’s THE LETTER OF LAST RESORT
View More THE LETTER OF LAST RESORT (Inis Nua): Tastefully staged pub theaterPENELOPE (Inis Nua): Love and death in a hot country
Enda Walsh’s existential thought-play treads a well-worn path, but it does so with intelligence and poetry.
View More PENELOPE (Inis Nua): Love and death in a hot countryLONG LIVE THE LITTLE KNIFE (Inis Nua): A delightfully duplicitous foray into the art(s) of deception
What do art forgers and the theater have in common? Both try to convince you that something is real when it’s not, and both do…
View More LONG LIVE THE LITTLE KNIFE (Inis Nua): A delightfully duplicitous foray into the art(s) of deceptionPESTS opens Inis Nua’s reading series tonight
Vivienne Franzmann’s new play, PESTS, is the first offering of Inis Nua Theatre Company’s 2014/15 reading series
View More PESTS opens Inis Nua’s reading series tonightThe winners of the 2014 Barrymore Awards…
From about 100 entries, winners in twenty-two categories were selected by a panel of twelve judges and announced at the Barrymore Awards ceremony tonight. InterAct…
View More The winners of the 2014 Barrymore Awards…CIPHERS (Inis Nua): An ultra-modern spy thriller
CIPHERS displays an ultra-modern set, an unflinchingly poised cast, and all the classic elements of an intriguing spy thriller,
View More CIPHERS (Inis Nua): An ultra-modern spy thrillerTHE LETTER OF LAST RESORT (Tiny Dynamite and Inis Nua): A Thought-Provoking Satire on “The Crazy Strategy” of Nuclear Weapons
A Play, A Pie and A Pint opens with THE LETTER OF LAST RESORT, Scottish playwright David Greig’s political satire on the absurdities of our atomic age.
View More THE LETTER OF LAST RESORT (Tiny Dynamite and Inis Nua): A Thought-Provoking Satire on “The Crazy Strategy” of Nuclear WeaponsAnother round of A PLAY, A PIE, AND A PINT
It’s a great idea, imported from Britain: a happy-hour-long play, served with a slice of pizza and a beer.
View More Another round of A PLAY, A PIE, AND A PINT2013/14 Critics’ Awards: The best in Philadelphia theater
For the second year, Phindie asked local theater writers to vote on the best theatrical work produced in or near the city in the 2013/14 theater season.
View More 2013/14 Critics’ Awards: The best in Philadelphia theaterIs there money in theater? Where does it come from? Who gets it?
Phindie looks at tax returns for local theaters to see how much they brought in from what sources. We also look at who the best paid employee was for each “non-profit”.
View More Is there money in theater? Where does it come from? Who gets it?MIDSUMMER (Inis Nua): A Dream of a Rom-Com
Closing its 2013-14 season of funny and poignant contemporary two-handers with one-word titles (the excellent BLINK and TROUSERS—see Phindie reviews here and here, respectively—were the…
View More MIDSUMMER (Inis Nua): A Dream of a Rom-ComTROUSERS (Inis Nua): The Proof Is in the Pants
In keeping with their native tradition of storytelling, Irish playwrights Paul Meade and David Parnell weave an engaging tale of two estranged men who reconnect…
View More TROUSERS (Inis Nua): The Proof Is in the PantsAnd the winners are….
The Barrymore Awards are on hiatus this year, returning in all their splendor for the 2013/14 season, but on November 4, 2013, Theatre Philadelphia gave out several awards recognizing local theaters and artists.
View More And the winners are….BLINK (Inis Nua): The Manufacturing of Affection
Phil Porter’s BLINK—making its American premiere with Inis Nua Theatre—is a touching pastiche of romance, high drama and farce. It’s both heavy and light, comic…
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