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    ROMEO AND JULIET (Arden): Bounty as boundless as the sea

    It’s quite likely that you’ll never see a finer performance of this Shakespearean warhorse.

    Kathryn Osenlund March 18, 2026 No Comments
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    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

    Smalley Bogg February 26, 2026 No Comments
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  • Reviews Theater

    RARE ACCIDENTS: HENRY IV parts I and II abridged (Quintessence): A quick visit to Eastcheap

    We are treated to a rare spectacle in a show that would surely please Shakespeare.

    Kathryn Osenlund February 24, 2026 1 Comment
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  • Reviews Theater

    MACBETH (Lantern): Dancing, singing… and murder

    In opening scenes three Weird Sisters, witches, brew evil in a pot using scarce ingredients like eye of newt. They cherry pick the future for Macbeth with oracular accuracy, giving over the goods while leaving out important elements.

    Kathryn Osenlund November 11, 2025 1 Comment
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    A Life Unfolds: Kathryn Grody’s The Unexpected 3rd

    Acclaimed actor and writer Kathryn Grody brings her wit, warmth, and sharp perspective to People’s Light in The Unexpected 3rd. Known for her distinctive voice…

    Debra Danese September 19, 2025 No Comments
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Theater

Two Philly Artists Receive 2021 Creative Capital Awards

Smalley Bogg December 8, 2020 No Comments

Creative Capital announced the selection of 35 projects, the work of 42 individual artists, for the 2021 Creative Capital Awards, including works by two Philadelphia…

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Theater

Directing THE WOLVES: Nell Bang-Jensen helms a talented team at PTC

Christopher Munden December 2, 2020 1 Comment

THE WOLVES has been reconfigured as a virtual performance, with the same talented all-female-identifying cast and the same devastating drama.

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Fig Tree Stories: Elder tales told during interesting times

D’vorah Horn December 1, 2020 2 Comments

At Mending Spirit, Art for Healing, we often speak about casting one pebble into one pond.

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Podcasts Theater

Picnic by William Inge (1953): Chosen by Committee Episode 31

Phindie Podcasts December 1, 2020 No Comments

William Inge, his place in the American dramatic canon, and queer coding.

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Recording HEROES: Wilma’s Kellie Mecleary talks about producing a digital, site-specific production

Christopher Munden November 30, 2020 No Comments

In Will Arbery’s HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING, four Catholic conservative friends gather at a late-night backyard party in Wyoming, shortly before the 2017 eclipse.…

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Tackling THE WOLVES: Star Hanna Gaffney talks about working on the new PTC production

Christopher Munden November 30, 2020 No Comments

Hanna Gaffney’s character is the center of much of the action in Sarah DeLappe’s wonderfully naturalistic new play

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Henri Matisse’s 8 Art Styles

Katherine Rundell November 25, 2020 2 Comments

Have you ever craved a different form of creative inspiration? Then meet Henri Matisse, one of the greatest artists in all of modern art. With…

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Podcasts Theater

The Shrike by Joseph Kramm (1952): Chosen by Committee Episode 30

Phindie Podcasts November 18, 2020 No Comments

Touching on issues of mental illness, fitting into a crazy world, and hating your wife, THE SHRIKE marks the high water mark for Philadelphia playwright Joseph Kramm. 

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Vanguard (dir. Stanley Tong): Film review

Dan Scully November 17, 2020 No Comments

Jackie Chan, who is now in his sixties, shows us he can still exchange punches and kicks with the best of them.

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Podcasts Theater

South Pacific by Rogers and Hammerstein (1950): Chosen by Committee Episode 29

Phindie Podcasts November 14, 2020 No Comments

Recorded on the night after the U.S. Presidential Election: John, Josh, and Chris discuss Rogers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific as well as the duos previous…

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Podcasts

9 Types of Equipment You’ll Need for Your Podcast

Smalley Bogg November 13, 2020 No Comments

Buying podcast equipment for the perfect setup is probably the first huge hurdle that aspiring podcasters may face.

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FREAKY (dir. Christopher Landon): Film review

Dan Scully November 12, 2020 No Comments

By mashing up horror tropes with sci-fi concepts, Christopher Landon creates movies that are fun to watch, above all else

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Film

Watch latest movies for free

Smalley Bogg November 10, 2020 No Comments

So many new movies, TV series, games, and other entertainers are launched everyday which you want to enjoy. All these come with expensive subscriptions which…

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Theater

Deadline (1980 – dir. Mario Azzopardi): Philadelphia Film Festival review

Dan Scully November 4, 2020 No Comments

Hopefully the circulation of this new print of Deadline will lead to some rowdy retrospective screenings once they’re safe to hold again.

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Zappa (2020 – dir. Alex Winter): Philadelphia Film Festival review

Dan Scully November 4, 2020 No Comments

Frank Zappa is a walking contradiction.

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The Killing of Two Lovers (2020 – dir. Robert Machoian): Philadelphia Film Festival review

Dan Scully November 3, 2020 No Comments

This is one of those “the less you know, the better” movies, not because anything so surprising happens that you wouldn’t want to be spoiled,…

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Digger (dir. Georgis Grigorakis): Philadelphia Film Festival review

Dan Scully November 3, 2020 No Comments

A very entertaining window into an unfamiliar world, filled with familiar characterizations of real, devastatingly human people.

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Night of the Kings (dir. Philippe Lacôte): Philadelphia Film Festival review

Dan Scully November 3, 2020 No Comments

The movie rocks. I’ve never seen anything like it.

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MLK/FBI (dir. Sam Pollard): Philadelphia Film Festival review

Dan Scully November 2, 2020 No Comments

We often forget that back in the day, civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. was a very controversial figure.

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Podcasts Theater

Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller (1949): Chosen by Committee episode 28

Phindie Podcasts November 1, 2020 No Comments

We talk about Arthur Miller, specifically Death of.a Salesman (1949) with a dash of All my Sons, as a treat.

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