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Author: Henrik Eger

HENRIK EGER, editor of Drama Around the Globe. Bilingual playwright, author of Metronome Ticking. Born and raised in Germany. Ph.D. in English, University of Illinois, Chicago. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s German Nobel Peace Prize mail translator. Producer-director: Multilingual Shakespeare, London. Conceptualized and co-wrote Handbook for Barrymore Judges and Nominators. Longtime Philadelphia theatre correspondent for AAJT, the world’s largest Jewish theatre website. Articles, interviews, and reviews published by Broad Street Review, Classical Voice, The Forward, HowlRound, Indian Express, Kayhan International, New Jersey Stage, Philadelphia Gay News, Philadelphia Jewish Voice, Phindie, The Progressive, Talkin’ Broadway, The Theatre Times, etc. Professor of English and Communication who taught in six countries on three continents, including four universities and one college in the U.S. Author of several books, including four college text books. He died January 3, 2021, aged 79.
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Between chaos and quiet passion: Interview with Robert Jason Jackson as KING LEAR (Quintessence)

Henrik Eger April 8, 2019 No Comments

Henrik Eger interviews the star of Quintessence’s KING LEAR

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“Passionate iconoclast and maverick”: Interview with Robert Smythe, Ahab in Hedgerow’s MOBY-DICK

Henrik Eger March 29, 2019 1 Comment

Henrik Eger thought he knew MOBY-DICK until he saw Robert Smythe as Ahab.

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Reviews Theater

JOHNNY DEPP (Val Dunn & Jenna Kuerzi): A Valentine date with late-stage capitalism

Henrik Eger February 16, 2019 3 Comments

I didn’t dare to tell anyone what “Depp” means to German-speakers, as I didn’t want to spoil the most unusual Valentine’s date I had in…

View More JOHNNY DEPP (Val Dunn & Jenna Kuerzi): A Valentine date with late-stage capitalism
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The Annual Christmas “Cash Cows”: Cultural demands or financial survival for new productions?

Henrik Eger January 5, 2019 No Comments

Is the Christmas period still a financial savior for their theaters and choruses.

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An American soldier in bombed-out Germany: The Message of the Christmas Night

Henrik Eger December 25, 2018 No Comments

A true story by Margret Hatting, translated from the German by Henrik Eger

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Reviews Theater

WINTER WONDERETTES (Walnut Street): The lovely ditzies of winter

Henrik Eger November 25, 2018 No Comments

Henrik Eger’s entertaining, yet sensitive review of a fun holiday show.

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“Mentors and protégés exist everywhere”: Interview with playwright Donald Margulies on COLLECTED STORIES

Henrik Eger November 11, 2018 No Comments

Donald Margulies talks about COLLECTED STORIES and more

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Remembering Joel Markowitz, founding editor of DC Metro Theater Arts

Henrik Eger November 5, 2018 5 Comments

An open letter to a theater legend.

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America the Beautiful, America the Ugly: An open letter to a German visitor

Henrik Eger October 30, 2018 No Comments

Henrik Eger considers PTC’s Sweat, Walnut’s Holiday Inn, and the state of American culture.

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Jennifer Summerfield Medea
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MEDEA, A Woman in Crisis: Interview with Jennifer Summerfield

Henrik Eger October 25, 2018 1 Comment

Henrik Eger interviews the star of Hedgerow’s new production of a classical Greek tragedy.

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Theater of the Extreme: Amanda Schoonover looks back on PHAEDRA’S LOVE

Henrik Eger October 13, 2018 No Comments

Henrik Eger talks to actor Amanda Schoonover about Sarah Kane and her career.

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Berlin to Broadway, a Musical Voyage with Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill: Cast interview

Henrik Eger September 21, 2018 No Comments

This Fringe, the Department of Theatre and Dance at West Chester University of Pennsylvania (WCU) presented Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill, a Musical Voyage,with a cast from the Theater and Drama Department.

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German Cabaret in Philadelphia: Interview with Berlin’s Dieter Rita Scholl

Henrik Eger September 13, 2018 2 Comments

Interview with Dieter Rita Scholl, performing in DO YOU WANT A COOKIE?

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Features Fringe Festival

International Fringe 2018: A welcome to theater from around the world coming to the Philadelphia Fringe Festival

Henrik Eger September 7, 2018 No Comments

Henrik Eger welcomes Fringe artists and artworks from around the world.

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Touring Marx in Soho in Britain and the US: Interview with Bob Weick, Celebrating Marx’s 200th Birthday, Part 2

Henrik Eger June 6, 2018 No Comments

Part 2 of Henrik Eger’s interview with Bob Weick.

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“When I step on the stage as Marx, I directly challenge the system”: Interview with Bob Weick, Part 1

Henrik Eger June 5, 2018 No Comments

Bob Weick has taken Howard Zinn’s MARX IN SOLO all over the U.S. He’s now taking it to England

View More “When I step on the stage as Marx, I directly challenge the system”: Interview with Bob Weick, Part 1
Features Interviews Music

“I Can’t Kiss Myself Alone”: The Wit and Retro Style of Berlin’s Max Raabe and His Palast Orchestra. Interview by Henrik Eger

Henrik Eger April 10, 2018 2 Comments

One of Germany’s most popular singers launches his North American tour this week.

View More “I Can’t Kiss Myself Alone”: The Wit and Retro Style of Berlin’s Max Raabe and His Palast Orchestra. Interview by Henrik Eger
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Remembering TIME REMEMBERED: Interviews with the IRC cast

Henrik Eger February 24, 2018 No Comments

Henrik Eger talked to the IRC cast about their production of Jean Anouith’s play.

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Why Wait? Director Ken Marini talks about Quintessence Theatre’s brilliant WAITING FOR GODOT

Henrik Eger February 22, 2018 4 Comments

Quintessence Theatre’s production of WAITING FOR GODOT just closed. Henrik Eger spoke to the director about his background and his experiences directing Samuel Beckett’s classic.

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Features Film

Dinner for One: The greatest cult film you’ve never heard of

Henrik Eger February 12, 2018 12 Comments

A comedy little known in its native Britain has become a cult favorite in Germany.

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