Henrik Eger interviews Peggy Mecham about JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK, the second part of playwright Sean O’Casey’s “Dublin Trilogy”.
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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.
ALTAR CALL (Melissa McBain): “Theologically speaking, have you ever considered going to hell?”
ALTAR CALL begins and ends with hymns, not only setting the mood but, through carefully chosen songs, it sends out thought-provoking messages
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The Pope, the Writer, and the Saint: Catholic theater for Pope Francis’s visit to Philadelphia
Audiences in town to see the Pope are treated to a play by a Philadelphia playwright about a Philadelphia saint.
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When an actor cannot move, the director has to jump in: Tina Brock is the new KING in the sold-out final performances of Ionesco’s classic
Director Tina Brock shares her thoughts as she steps into the lead role for IRC’s final performances of EXIT THE KING
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THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT: A GRAVEYARD CABARET (REV Theatre): 2015 Fringe review 60
Charles Dickens comes undead at this haunting site-specific show.
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“Performing Ionesco is a sport”: Interview with EXIT THE KING director Tina Brock
Henrik Eger talks to director Tina Brock about this intriguing Fringe production.
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Long Live Ionesco Actors: Behind the scenes with the cast of IRC’s EXIT THE KING
Philadelphia’s favorite absurdist theater troupe, Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium, is Fringing all Festival long with Eugene Ionesco’s EXIT THE KING. Henrik Eger talks to the six…
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The International Philly Fringe: A welcome to 18 countries
Here’s the latest sampling of Fringe shows, performances, playwrights, and artists from around the world, now grown to 18 countries.
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An ALL-Black OTHELLO: Director Ozzie Jones talks about his “gloriously liberating” casting for Theatre in the X, part 2
In part two of our interview with Ozzie Jones, the director talks about his decision to cast an ALL-black OTHELLO.
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Bringing OTHELLO to the Hood: Interview with director Ozzie Jones, part 1
Henrik Eger speaks to director Ozzie Jones about Theatre in the X and presenting Shakespeare in an area some call “the hood”.
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GayFest! Reveals a Different Kind of “Love Triangle”: Interview with MOTHER TONGUE playwright F.J. Hartland, part 2
Part 2 of our interview with GayFest! playwright FJ Hartland.
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The limits of forgiveness: Interview with FROM WHITE PLAINS playwright Michael Perlman
Successful young director-playwright Michael Perlman talks to Phindie ahead of his new play in GayFest! 2015.
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“Nobody cares what a playwright looks like”: GayFest! playwright F.J. Hartland talks MOTHER TONGUE and more (part 1)
FJ Hartland’s MOTHER TONGUE, about a different kind of love triangle, will be one of the highlight productions of this year’s GayFest!
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Home Run! Shakespeare at a Ball Park: Interview with Rosemary Hay and Rudy Caporaso of REV Theatre Company, part 2
REV Theatre Co brings THE COMEDY OF ERRORS to Columbus Square Park in South Philly.
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Building New Audiences for Classical Theater: Interview with Rosemary Hay and Rudy Caporaso, artistic co-directors of REV Theatre Company
REV Theatre Company presents Shakespeare and other classical works in innovative ways. We talk to their co-directors.
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How to Get Accepted into PlayPenn: Interview with founder Paul Meshejian, Part 3
How do you get your play accepted to PlayPenn? Founder Paul Meshejian gives the low down to the selection process.
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Everything you always wanted to know about PlayPenn, but were afraid to ask: Interview with founder Paul Meshejian, Part 2
Part 2 of a three-part interview with PlayPenn founder Paul Meshejian.
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PlayPenn, Theater, and “A comfortable place for misfits”: Interview with founder Paul Meshejian, Part 1
It’s unfashionable to suggest there’s such a thing as human nature, but we are “Homo narrans”—Man, the story teller. The theater will always be with us—as a sacred space.
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Tribute to Omar Sharif
Omar Sharif, the Egyptian actor best known for his work in Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago, died July 10, 2015, at the age of 83. Henrik Eger penned this tribute to him.
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Hearing voices at 3 AM: Interview with POST HASTE playwright Frank E. Reilly
Frank E. Reilly’s latest play, POST HASTE, just finished its world premiere run at the Hedgerow Theatre. Henrik Eger interviewed the playwright about his works.
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