Zainab Jah

The 1990s called; they want their facade back.

What Can The Wilma Do With $10 Million?

by - January 12, 2016 - Features, Theater

A new $10 million in funds includes money for an updated facade, a cafe space, and a 10-member artistic company.

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Matteo Scammell, winner of the Neal Zoren's award for Best Actor in Philadelphia, 2015.

The Best in Philadelphia Theater, 2015

by - January 9, 2016 - Features, Theater

Each January, local theater critic Neal Zoren announces his picks for the best in Philadelphia theater over the previous calendar year.

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2014/15 Critics’ Awards: The best in Philadelphia theater

by - August 14, 2015 - Features, Theater

Local theater writers vote for their favorites in twelve categories!

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Physical, Naked Honesty On Stage: Interview with Zainab Jah, female Hamlet at the Wilma Theater

by - April 1, 2015 - Features, Interviews, Theater

Interview with British actor Zainab Jah, who takes on the role of HAMLET at the Wilma Theater.

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Lance Coadie Williams and Zainab Jah in Wilma Theater's THE CONVERT. Photo by Alexander Iziliaev.

THE CONVERT (Wilma/Woolly Mammoth): Shining a light on colonialism

by - October 18, 2013 - Reviews, Theater

Colonialism is Pygmalian writ large: one culture trying to civilize another. In Danai Gurira’s melodramatic THE CONVERT, a priggish preacher (Irungu Mutu) in 1895 Rhodesia (present-day Zimbabwe) seeks to educate and…

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