74-year-old Susie Wefel is leaving Hedgerow House after 45 years. It’s not a choice she made herself.
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Here Comes the RAIN: Beatles tribute comes to Merriam Theater
The Broadway Philadelphia series is gearing up for the return of RAIN- A Tribute to the Beatles. The theatrical production takes audiences on a musical…
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Now Serving: Hedgerow resumes in-person indoor theater with THE WEIR
Marcie Bramucci took on the role of executive director at Hedgerow Theater at an interesting time. For three generations, members of the Reed/Kelsey family had…
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Back on Stage: Christine Cox talks about BalletX’s return this week at the Mann Center
The limited-run engagement will showcase the work of Hope Boykin, Matthew Neenan, and Dwight Rhoden.
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Come to PAPA: Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists celebrates local Pan-Asian Art with a 10-day virtual festival
With 34 events, 105 artists, and 21 cities, Come to PAPA celebrates the ingenuity and necessity of Philadelphia’s Pan-Asian performing arts community.
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Living in A DOLL’S HOUSE: An Ibsen adaption for these times
Wife and husband team Jennifer Summerfield and Kyle Cassidy are releasing their quarantine-themed adaptation of A Doll’s House to coincide with the one-year anniversary of Philly’s stay-at-home order,
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Henrik Eger’s Memorial Service
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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Phindie editor Christopher Munden goes Into the Absurd
IRC producing artistic director Tina Brock interviews Christopher Munden about Kensington Soccer Club, Chosen by Committee, his work as a theater critic and editor, and his hungry cat Walter cat.
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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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Looking Back: I Am My Own Wife at the Wilma and Theatre Horizon
Kathryn Osenlund remembers two productions of I Am My Own Wife by Doug Wright.
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Looking Back: Chekhov Lizardbrain & Red Eye to Havre de Grace
Kathryn Osenlund remembers two productions from Fringe Festivals past
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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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Art in the Time of COVID: Two new projects from Ninth Planet
Can the performing arts survive a pandemic? Ninth Planet’s answer is a resounding yes.
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I Am Sorry You Lost Your Monopoly Money
What are you holding onto? Things are not going to return to how they were before.
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Arts Funding: Three wishes for post-pandemic philanthropy
As the days of this pandemic roll on, I am spending time helping organizations craft messages about COVID 19 and how the virus is impacting their programming.
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Remembering Mercutios and Tybalts
In recent days of home-captivity my mind has wandered to Romeo & Juliet performances, new and old. But I’m more interested in Mercutio and Tybalt than the star-crossed lovers.
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Remembering Hamlets
Cooped up inside, with no theater in sight, I’m remembering Hamlets I’ve known.
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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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