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
Calling The Whole Shebang a dance studio is like calling Starbucks a cafeteria simply because you can eat there.
View More The Whole Shebang: Philadelphia’s newest arts spaceI have seen a dozen productions of I HATE HAMLET, including the legendary Broadway staging that induced Evan Handler to complain to Actors Equity against co-star Nicol Williamson. This is one of the best.
View More I HATE HAMLET (Montgomery): Paul Rudnick knows a hawk from a handsawFrank E. Reilly’s latest play, POST HASTE, just finished its world premiere run at the Hedgerow Theatre. Henrik Eger interviewed the playwright about his works.
View More Hearing voices at 3 AM: Interview with POST HASTE playwright Frank E. ReillySupper, People on the Move was a well thought out and efficaciously executed choreographic project that called for us to carefully examine the paths people take to conquer new horizons.
View More SUPPER, PEOPLE ON THE MOVE (Cardell): A topic tackled with great successAlmanac Dance Circus Theatre treat their audiences to a flippin’ fantastic foray into the world of waves and seafaring.
View More LEAPS OF FAITH AND OTHER MISTAKES (Almanac): 60-second reviewThe title of Jonatha Brooke’s presentation with music, MY MOTHER HAS 4 NOSES is literal.
View More MY MOTHER HAS 4 NOSES (People’s Light): It all smells funny in hindsightEva Farrell explores being present and mindful through play, and how genuine human connection through art and recreation have uplifted her from childhood trauma.
View More BE HERE NOW (Bright Invention): SoLow reviewSmith reveals the conflicting aspects of his personality in his outwardly funny but internally anguished reactions to the damage done to his body and psyche by a car crash that left him physically and emotionally scarred,
View More SPLEEN (Johnny Smith): SoLow reviewInspired by the Guinness Book of World Records, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Sam Green embarked on THE MEASURE OF ALL THINGS, an ode to the jagged…
View More Sam Green’s new film-performance THE MEASURE OF ALL THINGS explores the fringes of humanityThe experience of seeing this play and writing this review have made me think more about the assumptions we make about people, and the value of ensuring that others have everything they need in life.
View More CONES (Medium): SoLow reviewHOW TO WRITE A NEW BOOK FOR THE BIBLE is a story about a life, a biography centered on the changing regard we have for our parents as we see them age.
View More HOW TO WRITE A NEW BOOK FOR THE BIBLE (People’s Light): Old pros take on a new bookExcerpted from NealsPaper.com by kind permission. Stephen Sondheim’s musical PASSION comes to a pivotal point at which a young soldier, Giorgio (Ben Michael), suddenly becomes deeply…
View More PASSION (Arden): Pretty anticlimacticThe collaborators on Almanac’s newest show of dance circus theater talk about the joys of working for this creative group. Photos by Jenna Spitz.
View More A Leap of Faith: Photos and words from the creative team behind Almanac’s newest dance circus theaterUp and away in the Larchwood Sky Parlor, artists Corey Bechelli and Cory Cram set about channeling energies from beyond tomorrow.
View More SÉANCE WITH INFINITY (Corey Bechelli and Cory Kram): SoLow reviewSteve Gravelle is a food enthusiast. He is also an accomplished theater artist. Combine these two major ingredients and you have a recipe for some tasty interactive theater
View More A BRIEF HISTORY OF FOOD (Steve Gravelle): SoLow reviewHannah Van Scriver’s SoLow show looks at the changing face of feminism across the centuries
View More BICYCLE FACE (Hannah Van Sciver): SoLow reviewKatherine Perry wants to talk about sex, baby. An inventively funny comic actor, Katherine is one of nine Bright Invention ensemble members performing an original…
View More Katherine Perry talks SEX, SoLow Fest, and why we should definitely WebMD that shitCome in, grab a name tag, pour yourself a cup of coffee – it’s always free! In THE DREAMS WITHIN US – or “All Day…
View More THE DREAMS WITHIN US (or, ALL DAY AFFAIR) (Frank Nardi): SoLow reviewPhilly–based Cuban composer Francois Zayas is premiering his yet to be titled ‘musical journey’ for 12- piece orchestra, dancers and vocalists at the Kimmel Center.
View More Composer Francois Zayas’s dance-musical orchestral premieres at the KimmelNearly a quarter of the works in this year’s SoLow Fest come from one company: Bright Invention.
View More Brightening Up SoLow Fest: Bright Invention takes over this year’s festival with nine original shows