SPINE (Inis Nua): Beauty in the library stacks
Dramatizing the effects of public library closings doesn’t sound like the most engaging of topics, but playwright Clara Brennan weaves a beautiful story about the importance of seeing the people behind numbers and statistics.
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A WONDERFUL NOISE (Villanova): Noise but not wonderful
Michael Hollinger and Vance Lemkuhl’s musical is lacking in conflict and complexity.
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[podcast] Theatre Exile’s safe word is #SMOKE
Darnelle Radford chats to Deb Block about Theatre Exile’s production of SMOKE by Kim Davies
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SPINE (Inis Nua): A funny and poignant paean to libraries
A funny, touching, and uplifting 70-minute solo show considers the vital importance of books, libraries, and a supportive community on human happiness and development.
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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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DEATH OF A SALESMAN (Curio): Bringing Arthur Miller to life
Curio’s production underscores the delusion and the rawness of the lives of the Loman family.
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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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THE LATE CHRISTOPHER BEAN (Stagecrafters): The richness of love
The Stagecrafters Theater presents its 533rd production with Sidney Howard’s adaptation of THE LATE CHRISTOPHER BEAN.
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WINTER SERIES 2016 (BalletX): Nothing if not innovative
Edgy. Experimental. Eccentric. BalletX is nothing if not innovative. The company didn’t disappoint in the recent, sold-out Winter Series. The pinnacle of the series was…
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CHERCHEZ LA FEMME (femme. collective): Female Works Through The Eyes Of One Male Gaze
Archiving experiences of the female body, the Femme Collective not only revealed conditions of the feminist iconography, but was also staged potluck for sourcing the gendered self.
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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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SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (People’s Light): An epic production of an Austen classic
A brilliant new stage adaptation of Jane Austen’s romantic comedy of manners captures the satiric wit and sociological insight of the 19th-century classic.
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EXIT STRATEGY (PTC): Saving the bell
We get to experience the empty pathos around a building demolition in which the faculty come together ostensibly to mourn their old school but instead wind up mourning the people they once were.
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DOGFALL (Iron Age): Let slip the dogs of war
DOGFALL looks good and has good intentions, but as everyone aware of military history knows, high aspirations don’t always lead to success.
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PLUTUS (Once More Theatre/P&P): Everything old is new again
A zany and relevant college production of Aristophanes’ rarely-produced ancient Greek comedy satirizes economic inequality and the random distribution of wealth.
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Q&A with Jesse Cline of Media Music Theatre
Jesse Cline, the artistic director of Media Music Theatre opened the doors of the theater to answer questions about his life, his career as an actor, singer, and director
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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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TWELFTH NIGHT (Filter Theatre in association with the Royal Shakespeare Company): A rousing Shakespearean travesty
The Filter ensemble shows the audience a good time with lots of music, noise, and laughs within a Shakespeare play environment.
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