Philadelphia Theater Calendar May 2017
What’s onstage in Philadelphia this month?
View More Philadelphia Theater Calendar May 2017LA RONDINE (Curtis Opera Theatre): Puccini’s elusive swallows flies to Philly
Curtis Opera Theatre fails to make the case for LA RONDINE as a neglected classic.
View More LA RONDINE (Curtis Opera Theatre): Puccini’s elusive swallows flies to Phillyyou fucks are lucky this dude covers shit but if you appreciated him you wouldn’t be phila so fuck chris the brit : An editorial
Chris the Brit is the guy who runs Phindie. Today is his birthday.
View More you fucks are lucky this dude covers shit but if you appreciated him you wouldn’t be phila so fuck chris the brit : An editorialMarriages of Figaro: Opera Philadelphia stars are partners on and off stage
Layla Claire and John Chest appear as Mozart’s unhappily married Count and Countess weeks before their own nuptials.
View More Marriages of Figaro: Opera Philadelphia stars are partners on and off stageTHE PRISONER OF ZENDA (Hedgerow Theatre): 60-second review
A sense of familiarity permeates THE PRISONER OF ZENDA, Matt Tallman’s adaptation of Anthony Hope’s novel of intrigue, adventure, and mistaken identity
View More THE PRISONER OF ZENDA (Hedgerow Theatre): 60-second reviewStef Smith and SWALLOW: A word with the Scots playwright of Inis Nua’s new production
We checked in with Stef Smith to find out how she approaches her work.
View More Stef Smith and SWALLOW: A word with the Scots playwright of Inis Nua’s new productionHow should Philadelphia Theatre Company rebrand itself?
Cameron Kelsall has some ideas for the new executive director.
View More How should Philadelphia Theatre Company rebrand itself?PARROT TALK (Julius Ferraro): Like a sound wave begging to be heard
PARROT TALK follows a simple narrative arc of a woman dying on her way to the grocery store; however, nothing about her journey is linear.
View More PARROT TALK (Julius Ferraro): Like a sound wave begging to be heardG-chatting the Gift of Life: Talking POLLYANNA with Katherine Perry and Sarah Knittel
Phindie met Katherine and Sarah online to get the lowdown on their collaborative project
View More G-chatting the Gift of Life: Talking POLLYANNA with Katherine Perry and Sarah KnittelBLACK STEAM (Philadanco): A multitude of one
In celebration of it’s 47th year, PHILADANCO/The Philadelphia Dance Company presented BLACK STEAM, featuring two new works and two old ones.
View More BLACK STEAM (Philadanco): A multitude of oneHEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (Forrest Theater): She’s coming for you
They dusted off the rarely used Forrest Theater for this touring production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, a twenty-year-old rock musical which was itself recently dusted off for a 2014 Broadway revival.
View More HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (Forrest Theater): She’s coming for youMaking Connections: WE THE DETECTIVES at the Free Library and Rosenbach
A multipart new exhibition project exploring the detective, criminal, and all the analogs in between
View More Making Connections: WE THE DETECTIVES at the Free Library and RosenbachTHE LIGHT PRINCESS (Arden): An elixir of make-believe
The Arden Theatre Company’s world premiere of THE LIGHT PRINCESS mixes up a elixir of make-believe
View More THE LIGHT PRINCESS (Arden): An elixir of make-believeDance in Sketch: Faye Driscoll’s THANK YOU FOR COMING: PLAY (FringeArts)
The narrative of the play dances around anxiety, narcissism, and companionship, and the cards let truth be told.
View More Dance in Sketch: Faye Driscoll’s THANK YOU FOR COMING: PLAY (FringeArts)“New York-caliber actors”: How NYC-centrism hurts regional theater
A recent article on Philly.com displays a falls into a reductive yet prevalent view of theater as the province of New York
View More “New York-caliber actors”: How NYC-centrism hurts regional theater#IAMMADEOFSTARS (Almanac): Artistes of the floating world
combines the complex questions of humanity, (such as ‘Why am I here?’) with the natural improvisation life requires, and expresses it physically alongside a healthy dose of humor.
View More #IAMMADEOFSTARS (Almanac): Artistes of the floating worldPOINTS OF LIGHT (Tangle Movements Arts): Feminine, powerful, innovative
Philadelphia’s favorite circus art troupe Tangle Movement Arts was back in Old City’s Neighborhood House on April 7 and 8. Ever-changing and always in search…
View More POINTS OF LIGHT (Tangle Movements Arts): Feminine, powerful, innovativeDance in Sketch: Jessica Lang Dance (NextMove)
The program was quick and accumulative, with short pieces creating a common theme.
View More Dance in Sketch: Jessica Lang Dance (NextMove)ROMANCE (PA Ballet): Fall in love with a provocative and diverse program
ROMANCE showcases the diversity and beauty of the Pennsylvania Ballet’s dancers.
View More ROMANCE (PA Ballet): Fall in love with a provocative and diverse programWHITE: James Ijames on PlayPenn and Playwriting
James talked to Phindie about the genesis of WHITE and its development at PlayPenn, a Philadelphia-based organization for the development of new plays.
View More WHITE: James Ijames on PlayPenn and Playwriting