Back in dark days of January 2021, the podders at Chosen by Committee considered the political biographic musical Fiorello!
View More Fiorello! by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock (1960): Chosen by Committee episode 39Tag: John Rosenberg
Reading Every Play That Won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Miss Lulu Bett by Zona Gale (1921): Chosen by Committee Episode 3
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!
View More Miss Lulu Bett by Zona Gale (1921): Chosen by Committee Episode 3Watch OSCEOLA the Film: Stream a recent Philly theater production
Hella Fresh Theater’s production of Osceola lives on in these theaterless times thanks to photographer Kyle Cassidy and videographer Brian Siano, who adapted it for the screen.
View More Watch OSCEOLA the Film: Stream a recent Philly theater productionAUTOPIA (Hella Fresh): 2019 Fringe review
I’m reminded to look around and appreciate the magic of the theater.
View More AUTOPIA (Hella Fresh): 2019 Fringe reviewTheater in Sketch: LET IT SNOWDEN (Hella Fresh Theater)
Theater takes us out of the fictional world we occasionally mistake as real.
View More Theater in Sketch: LET IT SNOWDEN (Hella Fresh Theater)Yossarian Dies At The End: Getting to know Doug Williams
A long-form interview with playwright Doug Williams.
View More Yossarian Dies At The End: Getting to know Doug WilliamsWhat is Theatre Week? What to See? And other insights from Jenna Kuerzi
Jenna Kuerzi is in almost every Philly Theatre Week show. She tells us all about it.
View More What is Theatre Week? What to See? And other insights from Jenna KuerziMule for Hire: John Rosenberg returns to Philly with some hella fresh theater
Our favorite DIY theatermaker returns to Philadelphia with a new play that probably won’t suck
View More Mule for Hire: John Rosenberg returns to Philly with some hella fresh theaterBUT NEXT NOT THIS (Hella Fresh Theater & Hum’n’bards): A bi-coastal experiment
A great idea for an experiment, but I’m not convinced that the reality plays out as well as the concept.
View More BUT NEXT NOT THIS (Hella Fresh Theater & Hum’n’bards): A bi-coastal experimentPhilly Actors Who Are Better Than You (at acting) and Deserve to be Seen
Casting actors you don’t know is like getting a dog from the animal shelter. Shit is cool for a while but then they flip the fuck out and bite you or run away.
View More Philly Actors Who Are Better Than You (at acting) and Deserve to be SeenYo Philly, No More Safe Bullshit
Excerpted from gchat conversations between Christopher Munden and John Rosenberg.
View More Yo Philly, No More Safe Bullshitreal straight up and down motherfucking talented artists
i love love love love love love love love love philadelphia.
View More real straight up and down motherfucking talented artistsyou fucks are lucky this dude covers shit but if you appreciated him you wouldn’t be phila so fuck chris the brit : An editorial
Chris the Brit is the guy who runs Phindie. Today is his birthday.
View More you fucks are lucky this dude covers shit but if you appreciated him you wouldn’t be phila so fuck chris the brit : An editorialThere’s No Place Like Home: Revolutionary performances by Automatic Arts
The best showcase for new performing arts in Philadelphia gets Revolutionary with an evening of beer and performance at Cliveden
View More There’s No Place Like Home: Revolutionary performances by Automatic ArtsPerforming Art for the Price of a Sandwich: NICE AND FRESH returns to Mount Airy
The new series kicks off with shorts from Sam Tower/ Plant Me Here, The Naked Stark, John Rosenberg/ Hella Fresh, and Josh McIlvain/ SmokeyScout.
View More Performing Art for the Price of a Sandwich: NICE AND FRESH returns to Mount AiryTheater, dance, and circus for the price of a sandwich: NICE AND FRESH December
This month features circus heroes Almanac, Philadanco alum Lauren Putty White, a short by SmokeyScout artistic director Josh McIlvain, and the return of prodigal playwright John Rosenberg.
View More Theater, dance, and circus for the price of a sandwich: NICE AND FRESH December[audio] Exclusive reading of John Rosenberg’s CANA OF GALILEE (Hella Fresh Theater)
Exclusive recording of John Rosenberg’s CANA OF GALILEE, a full-length play only performed once, in a living room in Philadelphia, April 2014.
View More [audio] Exclusive reading of John Rosenberg’s CANA OF GALILEE (Hella Fresh Theater)A NICE AND FRESH sendoff: John Rosenberg’s last show in Philadelphia
Phindie has been a long-term champion of playwright John Rosenberg and his Hella Fresh Theater. There are pretty much no companies in Philadelphia focused on full seasons of original work, certainly none of the caliber reached in Rosenberg’s best plays, 2013′s Hannah and 2012′s Alp d’Huez.
View More A NICE AND FRESH sendoff: John Rosenberg’s last show in PhiladelphiaYou’re Probably Missing Out: A tour of Kensington’s performance spaces
The performance spaces which have made Kensington their home (Walking Fish Theatre, Hella Fresh, Mascher Space, and fidgetspace) are remote, both financially and physically, from the city, yet still close enough to converse artistically with downtown venues and even to attract funding.
View More You’re Probably Missing Out: A tour of Kensington’s performance spaces