A virtual memorial service held on Sunday, January 17, 2021, for Dr. Henrik Eger, who died January 3, 2021, at the age of 79.
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Author: Christopher Munden
Your faithful correspondent and publisher Christopher Munden has written and edited for many publications, websites, and cultural institutions. He was an editor/publisher of the Philly Fiction book series, collections of short stories written by local writers and set in Philadelphia. He's also a soccer coach, a pretty good skier, and an erstwhile songwriter.
Henrik Eger, 1941–2021
The performing arts lost a vocal supporter and the world lost a vibrant presence last weekend. Editor-at-Large Henrik Eger died on Sunday, January 3, 2021, after being admitted to hospital for a heart condition several days earlier. He was 79.
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Phindie’s Most Read Articles of 2020
What a fucking year that was.
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Need A Podcast for Christmas?
Hallmark Christmas movies are a genre of cinema that has received decidedly little critical attention… until now
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Heaven on Earth premieres new video-music project
Heaven on Earth is a creative project by Philly actor and performer, S. Cummings, now based in Mexico City.
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Directing THE WOLVES: Nell Bang-Jensen helms a talented team at PTC
THE WOLVES has been reconfigured as a virtual performance, with the same talented all-female-identifying cast and the same devastating drama.
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Recording HEROES: Wilma’s Kellie Mecleary talks about producing a digital, site-specific production
In Will Arbery’s HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING, four Catholic conservative friends gather at a late-night backyard party in Wyoming, shortly before the 2017 eclipse.…
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Tackling THE WOLVES: Star Hanna Gaffney talks about working on the new PTC production
Hanna Gaffney’s character is the center of much of the action in Sarah DeLappe’s wonderfully naturalistic new play
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10 Picks for the 2020 Philadelphia Fringe Festival
The Fringe Festival kinda crept up on us this year, but here are a few shows we’re looking out for this festival.
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Words words words
In this time of physical isolation, a writer should be able to reach out with language. Our prose should build bridges.
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IRC Goes Into the Absurd with A Weekly Virtually Existential Dinner Conversation
Philly’s absurdist theater company continues to bring good nothingness to life even in this time of absurd nothingness
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SoLow Fest Goes Virtual
A virtual performance festival
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Reading Every Play That Won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama
More Videos of Philadelphia Theater to Get You Through the Shutdown
Our last post of videos of recent Philly theater productions proved popular, so we’re sharing another. Here are five more recordings to get you through.
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Watch 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.
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Videos of Philadelphia Theater to Get You Through the Shutdown
Perhaps you find yourself with some time on your hands and a yearning for those bygone days when there were theater shows in Philadelphia. To get you through these dark days, check out these video recordings of recent local shows.
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KEELY AND DU (Allens Lane): 60-second review
An unexpected friendship
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Considering Wilma’s Next Chapter: Blanka Zizka is joined by three co-directors
Changes are afoot at the Wilma Theater, with Blanka Zizka moving on from her role as sole artistic director after forty years in charge of the company.
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ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND (dir. Daniel Roher): Film review
It’s the classic story of bands across eras and genres, but this is the story of The Band.
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JOHNNY DEPP: A RETROSPECTIVE ON LATE-STAGE CAPITALISM (Jenna Kuerzi + Val Dunn): Pirates of the leisure class
We’re all fucked, enjoy the show.
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