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The Shrike by Joseph Kramm (1952): Chosen by Committee Episode 30
Touching on issues of mental illness, fitting into a crazy world, and hating your wife, THE SHRIKE marks the high water mark for Philadelphia playwright Joseph Kramm.
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Vanguard (dir. Stanley Tong): Film review
Jackie Chan, who is now in his sixties, shows us he can still exchange punches and kicks with the best of them.
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South Pacific by Rogers and Hammerstein (1950): Chosen by Committee Episode 29
Recorded on the night after the U.S. Presidential Election: John, Josh, and Chris discuss Rogers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific as well as the duos previous…
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FREAKY (dir. Christopher Landon): Film review
By mashing up horror tropes with sci-fi concepts, Christopher Landon creates movies that are fun to watch, above all else
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Deadline (1980 – dir. Mario Azzopardi): Philadelphia Film Festival review
Hopefully the circulation of this new print of Deadline will lead to some rowdy retrospective screenings once they’re safe to hold again.
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Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller (1949): Chosen by Committee episode 28
We talk about Arthur Miller, specifically Death of.a Salesman (1949) with a dash of All my Sons, as a treat.
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Shakespeare in Clark Park revisits its theater for Every Everyman
A movie about the socially distanced Pageant Wagon that toured West Philly this Fall.
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Looking Back: An early Pig Iron production
ames Joyce is Dead And So Is Paris was presented at Christ Church Annex in Old City in 2003. It was something else!
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Lightning Rod Special presents SUPERHOST, a Halloween audio thriller
Listening party on October 27th and available for streaming on Lightning Rod Special’s website starting October 28th
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A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams (1948): Chosen by Committee episode 27
You may have of this one.
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State of the Union by Russel Crouse and Howard Lindsay (1946): Chosen by Committee episode 26
A timely episode for election season, this week’s episode considers the politically vacant yet dramatically sound State of the Union
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Looking Back: Two works by Thaddeus Phillips
In today’s edition of my look back on theater from years past, I remember two Thaddeus Phillips works from 2015 and 2017: Alias Ellis Mackenzie and A Billion Nights on Earth.
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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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Harvey by Mary Chase (1945): Chosen by Committee Episode 25
Josh, John, and Chris talk about the play about the rabbit you might’ve seen in high school
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A Period of Drastic Change and Reordering: Interview with THE WAY OUT artists and performers.
Driving by in cars like a slow-moving funeral procession, we get new perspectives from an all-female cast
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Looking Back at the Theater: Remembering two outstanding performances at Bristol Riverside Theater (BRT)
In a new series, Phindie takes a walk down memory lane to briefly revisit memorable theater performances in Philadelphia and environs.
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The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder (1943): Chosen by Committee Episode 24
Josh, John, and Chris disagree again about Thorton Wilder. Then, they chart a path forward.
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The Way Out: New life at Laurel Hill Cemetery with an all-female ensemble of theater artists and aerialists
A never-performed before multi-arts show on wheels for Fringe audiences
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