Henrik Eger interviews the star of Hedgerow’s new production of a classical Greek tragedy.
The second (re)Focus Fest brings together four companies using performance to spark discussion about narrative, perspective, and history.
ROMEO AND JULIET (Wilma): Wherefore do Romeo and Juliet? How do you do fellow kids? 
Revisiting Pinter’s BETRAYAL: A commentary An attempt to detangle this nine-scene play that’s designed to move backwards 
Getting to Know Tina Brock John Rosenberg brings his series of long-form interviews to Phindie with IRC director Tina Brock. 
“I Can’t Kiss Myself Alone”: The Wit and Retro Style of Berlin’s Max Raabe and His Palast Orchestra. Interview by Henrik Eger One of Germany’s most popular singers launches his North American tour this week. 
SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD (McCarter): Being a man in apartheid SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD is genuine work of theater and an authentic, authoritative look at a shameful period of South African history. Support Phindie operations
// A transformative force behind one of the city’s premier annual cultural events, Ernesta Drinker Ballard was also leading local and national figure in the campaign for equal rights for women and the founder of the Philadelphia chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW). Born into a prominent Philadelphia family (with roots stretching back to before the American Revolution), Ballard graduated from the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women (now part of Temple University) in 1954. She operated a successful greenhouse business before becoming executive director of the Philadelphia Horticultural Society. more…
