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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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Black Theater and How It Can Heal A Community: An historic town hall meeting in Philadelphia

Henrik Eger August 28, 2016 3 Comments

Black theater speaks to the souls and cells of Black folk, and it is within this space that healing may occur.

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The Howl of the Under-Represented: Interview with WOLVES director Michael Osinski

Henrik Eger August 26, 2016 No Comments

Michael Osinski is a Philadelphia-based director, educator, and deviser (a person who works with a form of theater where the script originates not from a…

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Building Bridges with Love and Theater: Sarah Gafgen organizes a concert for victims of violence

Henrik Eger August 21, 2016 1 Comment

Philadelphian actor, singer, and director produces a charity concert in support of three organizations that work diligently on overcoming violence.

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Male, Male, Female: Interview with GayFest! playwright David Kimple

Henrik Eger August 18, 2016 No Comments

Interview with the author of MMF.

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Sailing into Success at GayFest! Interview with HARBOR playwright Chad Beguelin

Henrik Eger August 16, 2016 No Comments

Talking to the playwright for GayFest! 2016’s Mainstage production.

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Welcome to Happy Hour: Four PDC playwrights showcasing their breakthrough work

Henrik Eger August 5, 2016 No Comments

Preview of the first Playwrights’ Happy Hour Showcase from PDC.

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Filling the World with Love and Theater: Interview with Harry Dietzler of Upper Darby Summer Stage

Henrik Eger July 31, 2016 No Comments

Summer Stage, one of the largest draws for young theater artists on the East coast: Interview with founding executive and artistic director Harry Dietzler

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NICE WORK on a Summer Stage

Henrik Eger July 30, 2016 No Comments

The Upper Darby Summer Stage just opened its 2016 season with an entertaining Gershwin farce.

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GIANTESS: Interview with Genne Murphy, successful PlayPenn dramatist

Henrik Eger July 24, 2016 No Comments

Our series of interviews with prominent PlayPenn playwrights continues…

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Summer Club: Swinging on the Shore

Henrik Eger July 22, 2016 No Comments

This weekend, while the cheese-steak crowd is piling into Wildwood, sophisticated Philadelphians go on their annual pilgrimage to Cape May to experience the latest program of The Summer Club.

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Flying with BOEING BOEING Captain Damon Bonetti: An interview with the Hedgerow director

Henrik Eger July 17, 2016 No Comments

Damon Bonetti returns to Hedgerow Theatre for another summer farce.

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A Trewly Awful Trip to the Desolat Interior of a Successful PlayPenn Dramatist: Interview with Ellen Struve

Henrik Eger July 15, 2016 No Comments

To celebrate this year’s conference, Phindie is running six interviews with prestigious playwrights who have benefited from their experiences with PlayPenn.

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Widower and Beyond: Successful PlayPenn dramatist David Jacobi talks about the playwriting process

Henrik Eger July 12, 2016 No Comments

We celebrate PlayPenn with interviews of the major dramatists who have benefited from its programs.

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War Stories: Interview with Richard Dresser, successful PlayPenn dramatist

Henrik Eger June 30, 2016 No Comments

To celebrate this year’s conference, Phindie is running interviews with prestigious playwrights who have benefited from their experiences with PlayPenn.

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Jamaica, Jamaica: Interview with actors and dancers at the New Freedom Theatre

Henrik Eger June 25, 2016 No Comments

Cast members share their responses to this exuberant musical:

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The Power of the Invisible Hand: Interview with Anthony Mustafa Adair as Dar, a Pakistani captor, at Theatre Exile

Henrik Eger June 4, 2016 No Comments

Theatre Exile’s production of THE INVISIBLE HAND features an all-star creative team. We interviewed them.

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Men At Some Time Are Masters of Their Fates: Interview with Maboud Ebrahimzadeh on THE INVISIBLE HAND

Henrik Eger June 4, 2016 No Comments

Theatre Exile’s production of THE INVISIBLE HAND features an all-star creative team. We interviewed them.

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Taken Hostage By a Play: Interview with Ian Merrill Peakes on THE INVISIBLE HAND

Henrik Eger June 4, 2016 No Comments

Theatre Exile’s production of THE INVISIBLE HAND features an all-star creative team. We interviewed them.

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The Invisible Hand of Director Matt Pfeiffer

Henrik Eger June 4, 2016 No Comments

Theatre Exile’s production of THE INVISIBLE HAND features an all-star creative team. We interviewed them.

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Ireland Rising: Irish Heritage Theatre actors respond to THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS

Henrik Eger May 18, 2016 No Comments

Nine Irish Heritage Theatre actors talk about the Irish roots of Sean O’Casey’s THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS.

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