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
To alter or not to alter, that is the question: Dan Hodge on directing HAMLET in unorthodox ways
Dan Hodge discusses his edited version of HAMLET, onstage through November 23 at Hedgerow Theatre.
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TIL DIVORCE DO US PART: THE MUSICAL (Society Hill Playhouse): The annoying ex you never wanted to see
This 90-minute cabaret featuring of three bitter divorced women and a newspaper pen pal crams heartless bubble gum jingles and cheap laughs into the plot of a confused Lifetime special.
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A STREETCAR NAMED DURANG (IRC): 60-second review
High-energy hilarity fills L’Étage as the Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium remounts its 2008 Fringe hit, a trio of one-act parodies by Christopher Durang.
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PESTS opens Inis Nua’s reading series tonight
Vivienne Franzmann’s new play, PESTS, is the first offering of Inis Nua Theatre Company’s 2014/15 reading series
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THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (dir. James Marsh): Movie review
“The Theory of Everything” is a strong story because it’s one of care and victory.
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BIG LOVE (Villanova): 60-second review
Based upon a 2,500-year-old classical Greek play, BIG LOVE tells the story of 50 brides who show up at an Italian mansion, fleeing their 50 cousins/potential husbands.
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THE (CURIOUS CASE OF THE) WATSON INTELLIGENCE (Azuka): Connecting with audience
A thoroughly entertaining, beautifully staged exploration of trust, love, relationships, entanglement, dependency and technology and intimacy.
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[audio] Exclusive reading of John Rosenberg’s CANA OF GALILEE (Hella Fresh Theater)
Exclusive recording of John Rosenberg’s CANA OF GALILEE, a full-length play only performed once, in a living room in Philadelphia, April 2014.
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BLOOD WEDDING (PAC/MPiRP): A symbiotic relationship between the arts and education
Love, betrayal, vengeance, and death are the themes of Federico García Lorca’s Spanish Symbolist tragedy, BLOOD WEDDING.
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[NYC] STICKS AND BONES (The New Group): A revival with a local connection is attracting attention in New York
STICKS AND BONES vents Vietnam era fury against a war that sent an endless stream of young men home damaged or in body bags.
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CAUGHT (InterAct): On the nature of art and truth
When artful deceptions permeate an artist’s life, it casts doubt on everything we believe but never really knew.
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RED SPEEDO (Theatre Exile): A dive into the waters of amorality
“We all do things that are sorta good, and things that are sorta not so good.” In RED SPEEDO, each character is capable of doing those things that are sorta not so good.
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Any house is a DREAM HOUSE with some imagination: Philadelphia Local Artists for Youth and Plays & Players prepare a Rainy Day Play
A product of the Philadelphia Local Artists for Youthprogram, DREAM HOUSE is is designed to unleash the creativity of audiences young and old alike.
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THE GLASS MENAGERIE (Act II): 60-second review
Tennessee Williams’ classic story comes to life on the stage of Act II Playhouse.
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“The Experiment”, conclusion: ARCADIA (Lantern)
Michael Fisher concludes his multi-part review experiment of ARCADIA at the Lantern Theater Company. Was it a success?
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PAC’s Damon Bonetti on BLOOD WEDDING: “Peace in a cruel world”
Phindie spoke to Damon Bonetti, a founding member of the Philadelphia Artists’ Collective and director of PAC’s latest offering, Frederico Garcia Lorca’s BLOOD WEDDING.
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Isabella Rossellini Brings GREEN PORNO to World Cafe Live
Inspired by her love of animals and her concerns about unsound environmental practices, Rossellini’s well-researched work is both funny and educational.
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CAUGHT (InterAct): The truth is just a lie
CAUGHT marks the first entry into InterAct’s season of all-new plays. What a great start.
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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.
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Tenth 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,…
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