Why Deaf Theater is a Form of Resistance
This film follows Daymond Sands, a Deaf theatre program director, preparing his first original showcase, highlighting the cast’s heartfelt effort to bring Deaf perspectives center stage
Part two of our interview with JP Dunphy details his preparations as an actor for a wide range of demanding roles
View More Putting the fight in DOGFIGHT: Interview with JP Dunphy, multitalented actor, singer, and dancerIt’s been a meeting of dancer-choreographer minds, bodies and private worlds of dancer-choreographers Meredith Rainey and Tania Isaac.
View More Meredith Rainey and Tania Isaac team up for (In)VisibleBeyond being entertaining and thought-provoking, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s AN OCTOROON is an experience
View More AN OCTOROON (Wilma): A melodrama, a social commentary, an experienceNew York City deputy mayor Charlie Brock and his wife Myra are hosting a posh party, but something is amiss.
View More RUMORS (BRT): 60-second reviewDouglas McGrath tribute to Carole King goes beyond the formulaic jukebox musical to tell a story that stands on its own
View More BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL (National Tour, Academy of Music): A finely woven tapestryJesse Cline’s production is solid and holds dramatic intensity throughout, but ‘Victoria Mayo elevates a fine staging into one worth remembering.
View More DOGFIGHT (Media): Love and warA smart, funny dance piece tracking a relationship, or relationships, through a series of well-expressed interactions
View More SHOW NO SHOW (Gabrielle Revlock & Aleksandr Frolov): Moving relationshipsThe son of the Temple basketball coach talks about life as an actor.
View More Theater from the Inside Out: Interview with JP Dunphy, multitalented DOGFIGHT actor, singer, and dancerAn outstanding ensemble recounts the backstory of Peter Pan in a madcap prequel with music.
View More PETER AND THE STARCATCHER (Walnut): A wacky look at the backstory of Peter PanHedgerow Theater presents an original stage adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic novel.
View More THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES (Hedgerow): Hercule Poirot at your serviceGeorge Bernard Shaw’s play is presented in rich tonalities of color, light, positioning, and sound. It is wide awake.
View More SAINT JOAN (Quintessence): The Maid’s new clothesA theater artist is bringing “a new kind of showcase to the Gayborhood”.
View More Agitate This! Bastion Carboni (aka Pilar Salt) on a new showcase melding theater and burlesquePiffaro, the Renaissance band, presented the show Mummer’s Delight to 100 people on March 20, at 3 p.m., at Sts. Andrew & Matthew Church in…
View More A Mummer RenaissanceOn today’s podcast, we touch base with Griffin Stanton-Ameisen, artistic director of Revolution Shakespeare.
View More Revolution Shakespeare: Interview with Rev Shakes director Griffin Stanton-AmeisenThe choreographer talks about SHOW NO SHOW, a lively and intimate portrait of two people getting to know each other for the first time.
View More Getting to know you: Interview with Gabrielle RevlockPhilly’s own, new, funky slice of psychedelia performed at the Mothership.
View More Meet the Moon Jellies: The world’s next funky acid trip of a bandQuince artistic director Rich Rubin about his company, its latest production, and the unique challenges of staging a family show.
View More It’s Family Friendly But It Still Has Hot Cowboys: Quince director Rich Rubin on RODEO by Philip DawkinsA dichotomy of delight and disgust makes this production such a treat—a feast with many courses, each richly flavored and deeply textured.
View More RICHARD III (People’s Light): Smile heaven upon this fair conjunctionAugust Wilson is a really good playwright. That’s hardly a bold critical statement, but it’s one confirmed by this vivid production at Arden Theatre Company.
View More TWO TRAINS RUNNING (Arden): 1969, PittsburghA series of stand-up monologues culled from the satirical articles of The Onion delivered riotous socio-political commentary in a fast-paced 75 minutes.
View More THE YEAR OF THE RAW ONION (IRC): A cabaret cocktail of satire and absurdity