Tangle Movement Arts’ latest show is a circus-theater remix of the most exciting moments from their oeuvre of aerial dance theater,
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Lantern to Honor Mary Martello and Richard Vague at its RITE OF SPRING Benefit
Award-winning actress Mary Martello and philanthropic businessman Richard Vague are the Luminary Award honorees at Lantern Theater Company’s 2016 spring fundraising gala.
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Tennessee Williams in Space? Caitlin Weigel talks about writing a play she doesn’t call a play
When does a sketch become a play? How you know when something is funny? Caitlin Weigel might know.
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The Taliban Shuffle, WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT, and other wartime dance crazes: Interview with writer Kim Barker
The NYTimes reporter behind Tina Fey’s new movie talks to Phindie about her work.
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Learning the Art of Acting at the Walnut Street Theatre
Instead of choosing a pub to enjoy a happy hour, Jasmine Hammond and her students of the Introduction to Acting for the Camera class spend their Friday nights learning about the art of acting in the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia.
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Ethics for theater critics: Does an analysis by a privileged journalist have value?
Do writers get more ethical the more they are paid?
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This weekend in film: Philly at the movies
In case you haven’t heard, it’s Oscars season. And with just 3 days left till the airing of the 88th Academy Awards, people all over…
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Hot Tamales! Playwright Chris Davis talks Mexican food and history ahead of his butcher play
If there are two things Chris Davis knows they are good theater and good Mexican food.
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#OscarsSoBlack: African American nominees the Oscar judges missed
In honor of this year’s #BoycottTheOscars movement, here is a list of African Americans who did an outstanding job in various film categories throughout the years.
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S&M, Sexual Politics, and SMOKE from a Female Perspective: An interview with Theatre Exile’s Deborah Block
Director Deborah Block discusses her approach to the socio-sexual themes in Theatre Exile’s Philadelphia premiere of Kim Davies’ SMOKE.
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Commedia dell’Arte: Highlights from the “Master Class with Antonio Fava”
Experiences in a master class with maestro Antonio Fava
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How Commedia dell’Arte Maestro Antonio Fava influenced my teaching and my life: Interview with Craig Tavani
Maestro Antonio Fava has taught Commedia dell’Arte to quite a few Philadelphia-area actors and directors, including Immaculata University instructor Craig Tavani.
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Corruption Then, Corruption Now: Interview with IRC director Tina Brock about Gogol’s THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR
IRC director Tina Brock shares her insights and experiences in producing and directing Gogol’s THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR.
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From Spain, with Love: Angel Corella and PA Ballet’s Don Quixote
“There was really only one option,” laughs the Spaniard. “It could only be Don Quixote.”
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Raphael Xavier explains it all in one form or another
“In stand-up when you are in front of that audience, all your senses are completely heightened, you hear and see everything that is going on in the audience…” Xavier says with a laugh “then it’s all nerve.”
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Inspecting the Circus Sideshow of Government: IRC director Tina Brock talks Gogol
In this two-part interview with Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium (IRC) director Tina Brock shares facts and her insights on Gogol’s The Government Inspector,
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The Last Days of the Society Hill Playhouse
A stalwart of Philadelphia theater since the 1960s, Society Hill Playhouse will close on April 1, 2016. This Spring’s programming marks the final chapter in a long history.
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Famous Philadelphians: Hannah Penn (1664–1726)
Hannah Callowhill Penn grew up in Bristol, England, in a prosperous Quaker family.
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Ranking 50 Years of Philadelphia Theater
Rankings from 1967 until 2015 for best actor (male), best actor (female), best supporting actor (male), best supporting actor (female), best production, and best director.
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Building a Diverse Audience for Theater: Interview with playwright/actor/director Kash Goins
How can theater attract people of all socio-economic, educational, and ethnic backgrounds?
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