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
Getting NOWHERE FAST: Sam Tower and BRAT team up for female-fronted rock ‘n’ roll dance theater
Jess Conda joins Sam Tower + Ensemble in an all badass female rock noir cabaret.
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Philadelphia Theater Calendar: November 2016
what’s on stage this month?
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Making Philadelphia Theater Great Again: Ken Brady’s THE LETTER H
What will future theatermakers and scriptwriters make of Donald Trump and his campaign. Ken Brady gets a head start.
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Waking up Trump and all sexual molesters through THE CONSEQUENCE OF LOCKER ROOM TALK. An interview with playwright-director Shelli Pentimall Bookler.
Shelli Pentimall Bookler grabs the … political moment with a script-in-hand production.
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Hopefully This Will All Be Over Soon: A punk-theater election fantasia
Mixing punk and bouffon, this political satire offers a chance to laugh at the absurdity of this unusual election cycle and engage in the real issues of the November 8 election.
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BREATHE SMOKE (Orbiter 3): These are times of change
Williams avoids the metatheatrics associated with plays about performance for an inquiry into painful transitions we all must undergo.
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GUARDS AT THE TAJ (Theatre Exile): Beauty and brutality join hands
The debate central to Rajiv Joseph’s absorbing new play isn’t just talk: when you lose this one, you really lose.
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BELCEA STRING QUARTET in recital at Princeton University
The Belcea String Quartet appeared on the Richardson Auditorium stage in Alexander Hall on the campus of Princeton University on October 13, 2016.
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MYSTERY IN THE HOUSE OF USHER: A POE TALE (Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion): A morbidly fun affair
The spirits of Edgar Allen Poe’s tales come alive in the historical Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion.
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THIS IS THE WEEK THAT IS: THE ELECTION SPECIAL (1812 Productions): Yuugely funny
Ho boy, it’s been quite the election cycle. Thankfully, Philadelphia has 1812 Productions to ease the pain with its annual satirical show.
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And the winners are… 2016 Barrymore Awards
For the second year in a row, Theatre Exile led the pack with five Barrymore Awards for its production of The Invisible Hand
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Theater in Sketch: MOTHER COURAGE
Some sketches of some Brecht.
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Live Tweeting the Barrymores
Tonight is the ceremony for the annual Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theater, and Phindie will be there, holding a cell phone and live tweeting about the gathering and the winners.
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Opera in Sketch: Giargiari Bel Canto Competition at the Academy of Vocal Arts
AVA students sing a single aria in competition with each other for prizes awarded by a professional panel of judges and by the audience themselves.
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RADIANT VERMIN (Inis Nua): Devilishly good home redecoration
An entertaining cautionary tale about the wages of greed and consumerism
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DISGRACED (McCarter): No disgrace here
A divinely thorough production of an honest, far reaching play.
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Hope Rising concert inspires awareness and action
Some 50 dance artists and choreographers presenting a wide variety of styles and dance leve
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Mexrrissey Does Morrissey: Interview with band member Ceci Bastida
Top players in the Mexico music scene joined forces to play Morrissey’s and The Smith’s greatest hits. They’re coming to the Kimmel Center October 29.
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A NEW BRAIN (Horizon): Getting a new lease on life
Theatre Horizon’s production of William Finn’s autobiographical musical comedy is filled with off-beat humor, powerhouse vocals, and a life-affirming message.
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WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING (Wilma): How a hard rain’s a gonna fall
Using the endtimes as a backdrop, Andrew Bovell uses the drama within a family’s history as a parallel for the turbulence in humanity’s.
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