Philadelphia Theater Calendar: March 2015
January | February | March | April | May | June July | August | September | October | November | December Private Lives. By Noël Coward. January 13–March 1, 2015. Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut Street. walnutstreettheatre.org. Under the Skin. By Michael Hollinger. January 15-March…
View More Philadelphia Theater Calendar: March 2015A “real” American isn’t just a white American: Jeanne Sakata and the Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi. Part 2 of the interview with the playwright of HOLD THESE TRUTHS (Plays & Players
Jeanne Sakata gives another interview on her moving play HOLD THESE TRUTHS, about Gordon Hirabayashi’s battle with the Supreme Cour to stop the injustices of Japanese American internment camps.
View More A “real” American isn’t just a white American: Jeanne Sakata and the Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi. Part 2 of the interview with the playwright of HOLD THESE TRUTHS (Plays & Players“We are not nearly as special as we think we are!”: Denise Shubin gives a candid interview about the Philadelphia theater community
For almost three decades, hundreds of theater artists and young companies spread their wings at the Shubin Theatre, Denise Shubin’s converted house on Bainbridge Street.
View More “We are not nearly as special as we think we are!”: Denise Shubin gives a candid interview about the Philadelphia theater communityKerouac and Google Maps: ON THE ROAD by GPS
Head northwest on W 7th St toward 7th Ave. Take the 1st left onto 7th Ave. Turn right onto W 39th St. Take the ramp onto Lincoln Tunnel. Parts of this road are closed Mon-Fri 4:00 – 7:00 pm. Entering New Jersey.
View More Kerouac and Google Maps: ON THE ROAD by GPSNora Gibson’s dance by the (prime) numbers
“I respect how mathematicians approach their work and I feel I have a kinship with that in my approach.”
View More Nora Gibson’s dance by the (prime) numbersFinding art in taking risks: Doug Williams
“I have hated this play sometimes,” says Doug Williams. Strong words, when you’re talking about something you’ve written yourself.
View More Finding art in taking risks: Doug WilliamsTheater in the Galleries: Renegade and the Barnes collaborate with SUBJECT: WOMEN
The Barnes Foundation and the Renegade Company are collaborating on a series of 15 minute theatrical interpretations of the works in the Barnes collection as part of the FREE First Sunday Series.
View More Theater in the Galleries: Renegade and the Barnes collaborate with SUBJECT: WOMENA MURDER HAS BEEN ARRANGED (Hedgerow): There’s something spooky backstage
A MURDER HAS BEEN ARRANGED may contain all the usual elements of a typical who-dunnit, but it’s spirit lies elsewhere
View More A MURDER HAS BEEN ARRANGED (Hedgerow): There’s something spooky backstageYo Adrian! ROCCO boxing-dance hits FringeArts
Created by acclaimed Dutch choreographers Emio Greco and Pieter Scholten, ROCCO pits male dancer-fighters against one another in a suite of choreographed bouts
View More Yo Adrian! ROCCO boxing-dance hits FringeArtsKeep That Phone Out: LiveNote Nights with The Philadelphia Orchestra
You might have noticed: cell phones are an integral part of modern life. Yet every time you go to a performance art show you are instructed: Turn It Off!
View More Keep That Phone Out: LiveNote Nights with The Philadelphia OrchestraMeta-morphing Kafka’s Gregor: Interview with director Rebecca Wright in THE METAMORPHOSIS, (Quintessence Theatre Group)
Henrik Eger talks to director Rebecca Wright about her work and influences.
View More Meta-morphing Kafka’s Gregor: Interview with director Rebecca Wright in THE METAMORPHOSIS, (Quintessence Theatre Group)OTHELLO (Curio): A different approach to an iconic tragedy
This original take on OTHELLO has more the feel of a farcical comedy than an ironic tragedy
View More OTHELLO (Curio): A different approach to an iconic tragedyAn Interview with Jamie Warhola: Honoring Andy Warhol on the 28th anniversary of his death
Today marks 28 years since Andy Warhol’s death. Deb Miller talks to his nephew, illustrator Jamie Warhola.
View More An Interview with Jamie Warhola: Honoring Andy Warhol on the 28th anniversary of his deathTHE GAMBLER: (dir: Rupert Wyatt) Movie review
When a film is highly anticipated it goes one of two ways: either it lives up to the heady expectations or it unceremoniously flops.
View More THE GAMBLER: (dir: Rupert Wyatt) Movie reviewWINTER SERIES 2015 (BalletX): Sizzling Despite the Snow
BalletX is on fire. Their winter series provides Philadelphia with the perfect antidote to the cold-weather blues.
View More WINTER SERIES 2015 (BalletX): Sizzling Despite the SnowMICKLE STREET (Walnut): Whitman and Wilde meet and then they talk
Life imitates art far more than art imitates art.
View More MICKLE STREET (Walnut): Whitman and Wilde meet and then they talkHOLD THESE TRUTHS (Plays & Players): When the hero loses, we all lose
The lesser-known story of Gordon Hirabayashi, who ought to be publicly regarded as one of America’s outlying forces of justice, is told fearlessly by Makoto Hirano in Jeanne Sakata’s HOLD THESE TRUTHS.
View More HOLD THESE TRUTHS (Plays & Players): When the hero loses, we all loseTHE VULGAR EARLY WORKS (Chelsea & Magda): Sex, society, slapstick
Chelsea & Magda speak directly from their vaginas. If you’re not into that kind of thing, don’t see THE VULGAR EARLY WORKS.
View More THE VULGAR EARLY WORKS (Chelsea & Magda): Sex, society, slapstickOscar Pool Party! Predictions for the Academy Awards 2015
Who should win. Who will win. Picks for the 2015 Academy Awards.
View More Oscar Pool Party! Predictions for the Academy Awards 2015Dada Is a State of Mind: {HTP} explores PAINTER AND PATAPHYSICIAN THOMAS CHIMES
Intellectual property lawyer, art collector, and university lecturer Mari Shaw’s just-published book, Painter and Pataphysician Thomas Chimes excerpts 15 years of private conversations with artist…
View More Dada Is a State of Mind: {HTP} explores PAINTER AND PATAPHYSICIAN THOMAS CHIMES