November 2014 Showcase (ETC Performance Series): Camaraderie, innovation, and tap
For the past 8 years, the ETC. Performance Series has provided local dancers with a supportive environment in which to experiment, try out new ideas and strut their stuff.
View More November 2014 Showcase (ETC Performance Series): Camaraderie, innovation, and tapTenth Annual Philadelphia Improv Festival
Apparently, November is Comedy Month in Philadelphia. That’s funny! Kicking off the festivities is the tenth annual Philadelphia Improv Festival (PHIF) November 4-8, 2014,…
View More Tenth Annual Philadelphia Improv FestivalGREAT EXPECTATIONS (Arden): Exceeds all expectations
With a perfect combination of passion, pride, storytelling, and imagination, the Arden Theatre Company’s production of GREAT EXPECTATIONS is a thrilling night of theater.
View More GREAT EXPECTATIONS (Arden): Exceeds all expectationsScratch Night returns to FringeArts
FringeArts’ monthly Scratch Night is a great place to see inventive performance art in an embryonic form.
View More Scratch Night returns to FringeArtsASKING FOR IT (Simpatico): You asked for it, you got it
Want to hear rape jokes, see nudity, and get doused with reality at a “comedy” show? You asked for it.
View More ASKING FOR IT (Simpatico): You asked for it, you got itIRC’s presents some Durang classics
Featuring spoofs of American theater luminaries, IRC’s 2008 hit A STREETCAR NAMED DURANG returns this month for a brief seven-show run.
View More IRC’s presents some Durang classicsPhiladelphia Theater Calendar: November 2014
January | February | March | April | May | June July | August | September | October | November | December Arcadia. By Tom Stoppard. September 25-November 2, 2014. Lantern Theater Company, 923 Ludlow Street. lanterntheater.org. As You Like It. By William Shakespeare. October 1-November 8, 2014.…
View More Philadelphia Theater Calendar: November 2014ST. VINCENT (dir. Theodore Melfi): Movie review
The wastrel with a heart may not be a new character, but Bill Murray plays Vince with a satisfied nonchalance that makes this cliché watchable.
View More ST. VINCENT (dir. Theodore Melfi): Movie reviewTHE SYRINGA TREE (Theatre Horizon): After all, chameleons are native to South Africa
You can’t have a happy play about apartheid, but the solemn subject matter presents complex ground navigated beautifully with two actors and a sparse stage.
View More THE SYRINGA TREE (Theatre Horizon): After all, chameleons are native to South AfricaSTOKER’S DRACULA (Josh Hitchens): 60-second review
Josh Hitchens delivers a spine-chilling tour de force in his solo dramatization of one of the world’s most terrifying horror stories.
View More STOKER’S DRACULA (Josh Hitchens): 60-second review“The Experiment”, part 3: ARCADIA (Lantern)
Michael Fisher continues his multi-part critical consideration of the Lantern Theater Company’s ARCADIA.
View More “The Experiment”, part 3: ARCADIA (Lantern)THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-second review
In true B-movie fashion, the show provides it all – song, dance, drama, comedy, and of course, utterly enjoyable debauchery.
View More THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Bucks County Playhouse): 60-second reviewHAMLET (Hedgerow): The play’s the thing
I have some friends who think William Shakespeare is the greatest writer in the English language, but they don’t like going to the theater to…
View More HAMLET (Hedgerow): The play’s the thingQUILLS (Luna): Sadism never felt so good
This brilliantly twisted, fictionalized look at de Sade’s time in the asylum of Charenton, is now getting a delightfully dark treatment on the new Luna Theater stage.
View More QUILLS (Luna): Sadism never felt so goodThe winners of the 2014 Barrymore Awards…
From about 100 entries, winners in twenty-two categories were selected by a panel of twelve judges and announced at the Barrymore Awards ceremony tonight. InterAct…
View More The winners of the 2014 Barrymore Awards…Micro-interviews of some Micromaniacs: Manon Manavit, Julius Ferraro, Drew Carroll, Scott Rodrigue, James Wadsworth Strong, Shelby Jackson
Interviews with the creative team for Micromanias, a double-bill of original performances coming up this November at Kensington’s Little Berlin.
View More Micro-interviews of some Micromaniacs: Manon Manavit, Julius Ferraro, Drew Carroll, Scott Rodrigue, James Wadsworth Strong, Shelby JacksonDEATH OF A SALESMAN (EgoPo): A Jewish take on the classic of American theater
DEATH OF A SALESMAN is often seen as a cultural comment on the American Dream, in EgoPo’s production it is a moving look at a man, his son, and their personal tragedies.
View More DEATH OF A SALESMAN (EgoPo): A Jewish take on the classic of American theaterHENRY V (Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre): Bringing history to life and making learning fun
Aaron Cromie brings his inimitable brand of wit and insight to this exuberant interpretation of HENRY V.
View More HENRY V (Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre): Bringing history to life and making learning funTHE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE (BrainSpunk): A seasonally spooky treat
Adapted to the stage by Andrew Leslie from Shirley Jackson’s cornerstone horror novel, THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE is a seasonally spooky treat.
View More THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE (BrainSpunk): A seasonally spooky treatWhy Phindie? The editor’s personal statement
Personal statement by Phindie editor Christopher Munden. How he got into publishing and why he started Phindie.
View More Why Phindie? The editor’s personal statement