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
J Hernandez: Feeling the Love in Philadelphia!
J Hernandez has been a constant presence on Philadelphia stages his acclaimed portrayal of Iago in a 2013 production of Othello. Phindie spoke to the Texas native about relocating, being a Latino actor, and why he loves Philly theater.
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UNDER THE SKIN (Arden): The boundaries of the body and the limits of love: It’s complicated
There’s little inherent humor in a guy needing a kidney, but evidently no one told that to Michael Hollinger.
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Classic Plays, Living Playwrights? Interview with Ian August, author of THE MOOR’S SON (PAC)
Katherine Fritz sat down with Ian August to chat Shakespeare, history, and what it means to be the guy who says, “I think I’d like to write a sequel to Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus.”
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Costume Changes and Metamorphoses: Katherine Fritz on costume design, Kafka, and blogging
Interview with award-winning costume designer and star blogger Katherine Fritz on tackling Kafka’s METAMORPHOSIS
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MISALLIANCE (IRC): Swift, honed, talky
in a medium fraught with love stories Shaw gleefully throws dirt into our eyes and says: yours is a sick obsession.
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Temple University Dance Faculty Concert: Branches, boxing rings, and the boldly political
Temple’s faculty show featured works by current dance faculty and guest artist Andrea Miller of Gallim Dance
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Intergenerational Theater, part 2: Penelope Reed on working with a young director in ON THE VERGE (Hedgerow)
In this two-part series, Henrik Eger talks to Penelope Reed and Kittson O’Neill about their intergenerational collaboration in Hedgerow Theatre’s ON THE VERGE.
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Intergenerational Theater, part 1: Kittson O’Neill talks about directing the veteran cast of ON THE VERGE (Hedgerow)
In this two-part series, Henrik Eger talks to Penelope Reed and Kittson O’Neill about their intergenerational collaboration in Hedgerow Theatre’s ON THE VERGE.
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SOMETHING INTANGIBLE (Stagecrafters): Making Mickey Mouse
The golden age of Hollywood. Bruce Graham certainly knew how to choose a snazzy setting when he wrote SOMETHING INTANGIBLE,
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EVERYTHING ONE IN THE DISC OF THE SUN (Royal Osiris Karaoke Ensemble/FringeArts): Letting go of expectations and having fun
As a child of the sixties who used to go to “happenings” (our version of Fringe) and a devotee of several self-help modalities, I knew I had to go to EVERYTHING ONE IN THE DISC OF THE SUN, .
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MENOPAUSE (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-second review
A must-see musical about “the change”.
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Philadelphia Theater Calendar: February 2015
January | February | March | April | May | June July | August | September | October | November | December The Body of an American. By Dan O’Brien. January 7–February 1, 2015. The Wilma Theater, 265 S Broad Street. wilmatheater.org. A Life In…
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Do Not Give This Man Your Money: Sebastian’s hilarious Kickstarter video
Sebastian has created a hilarious faux news Kickstarter video lambasting racism, homophobia, and media vacuity. If the show is going to be this good, it’s worth throwing in a couple bucks.
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VOICES OF A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES (Plays & Players): This time we have to succeed
VOICES is not just provocative; it is full of infectious hope that this time, united, we really will succeed.
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THE GUN SHOW (Passage): Let me tell you some stories about guns
EM Lewis accomplishes two simultaneous intentions—to tell a story theatrically and to spur perspective on guns.
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THE DIVORCEES CLUB (Penns Landing Playhouse): Le divorce, c’est dommage
Alil Vardar’s THE DIVORCEES CLUB, a comedy from France, has crossed the Atlantic for its USA premiere at Penns Landing Playhouse.
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Being Howard Zinn: Interview with Bob Weick, who plays the historian in VOICES OF A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES (Plays & Players)
Henrik Eger interviews Bob Weick, who is taking on the role of the brilliant, if much maligned Howard Zinn in VOICES OF A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES.
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Back on Stage After 12 Years: Deborah Crocker returns for SmokeyScout’s Nice and Fresh January!
Theater, dance, circus, and a return to the stage after 12 years. Nice and Fresh January is supremely accessible performance art.
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“This production gives me the chills”: Interview with John Doyle, director of VOICES OF A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES (Plays & Players)
Henrik Eger interviews John Doyle about Howard Zinn, history, and theater.
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SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD (McCarter): Being a man in apartheid
SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD is genuine work of theater and an authentic, authoritative look at a shameful period of South African history.
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