Skip to content
Sunday, June 04, 2023
phindie

phindie

An independent take on Philadelphia theater and arts

about . contact . advertising . support

phindie
  • Reviews
  • Features
    • Interviews
  • Theater
  • Dance
  • Music
  • Film
  • Visual
  • Podcasts

Tag: Deborah Block

Reviews Theater

BABEL (Theatre Exile): Uncertifiable

Joshua Herren February 23, 2020 No Comments

Theatre Exile’s newest offering left Josh Herren cold. He is trying to figure out why.

View More BABEL (Theatre Exile): Uncertifiable
Jackie Goldfinger. Babel Theatre Exile
Features Interviews Theater

Playing God: Jacqueline Goldfinger talks about her newest play

Christopher Munden January 29, 2020 No Comments

Jackie Goldfinger on building a tower to god.

View More Playing God: Jacqueline Goldfinger talks about her newest play
Theater

ON THE EXHALE (Theatre Exile): A one-woman show handles a loaded issue

Jessica Foley December 10, 2019 No Comments

Martin Zimmerman’s visceral, thoroughly modern, elegant one-woman show inspired by the tragic 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting. 

View More ON THE EXHALE (Theatre Exile): A one-woman show handles a loaded issue
Features Theater

Philadelphia theater through the eyes of J. Cooper Robb, Part 2: 2004

Henrik Eger September 2, 2019 No Comments

Revisiting Philly theater history through the eyes of one of its finest critics.

View More Philadelphia theater through the eyes of J. Cooper Robb, Part 2: 2004
Features Theater

Philadelphia Theater through the eyes of J. Cooper Robb, Part 1: 2002–2003

Henrik Eger August 31, 2019 No Comments

Remembering Philadelphia theater history through the eyes of a venerable theater reviewer.

View More Philadelphia Theater through the eyes of J. Cooper Robb, Part 1: 2002–2003
Reviews Theater

SING THE BODY ELECTRIC (Theatre Exile): Electricity sparks and glows brightly, then sputters

Kathryn Osenlund April 30, 2018 2 Comments

Is there more still left in the playwright’s head that didn’t make it to the stage?

View More SING THE BODY ELECTRIC (Theatre Exile): Electricity sparks and glows brightly, then sputters
Reviews Theater

GUARDS AT THE TAJ (Theatre Exile): Beauty and brutality join hands

Toby Zinman October 27, 2016 No Comments

The debate central to Rajiv Joseph’s absorbing new play isn’t just talk: when you lose this one, you really lose.

View More GUARDS AT THE TAJ (Theatre Exile): Beauty and brutality join hands
Reviews Theater

SMOKE (Theatre Exile): Sexy but unsettling

Joshua Millhouse February 28, 2016 No Comments

Kim Davies’s SMOKE is a dangerous experiment in sexual politics In the taboo world of kink parties.

View More SMOKE (Theatre Exile): Sexy but unsettling
Interviews Podcasts Theater

[podcast] Theatre Exile’s safe word is #SMOKE

Darnelle Radford for REP Radio February 20, 2016 No Comments

Darnelle Radford chats to Deb Block about Theatre Exile’s production of SMOKE by Kim Davies

View More [podcast] Theatre Exile’s safe word is #SMOKE
Features Interviews Theater

S&M, Sexual Politics, and SMOKE from a Female Perspective: An interview with Theatre Exile’s Deborah Block

Debra Miller February 17, 2016 No Comments

Director Deborah Block discusses her approach to the socio-sexual themes in Theatre Exile’s Philadelphia premiere of Kim Davies’ SMOKE.

View More S&M, Sexual Politics, and SMOKE from a Female Perspective: An interview with Theatre Exile’s Deborah Block
Liz (Kate Czajkowski) and Charlie (Scott Greer) in Theatre Exile's THE WHALE by Samuel D. Hunter. Photo credit: Paola Nogueras.
Reviews Theater

THE WHALE (Theatre Exile): Intelligence and transformation moving under the surface

Kathryn Osenlund February 14, 2015 1 Comment

Not many plays have this kind of unmistakable resonance. When you encounter such a play, you know it. With works of consequence you can feel the pull of intelligence and transformation moving under the surface.

View More THE WHALE (Theatre Exile): Intelligence and transformation moving under the surface
Reviews Theater

RED SPEEDO (Theatre Exile): A dive into the waters of amorality

Christopher Munden November 7, 2014 No Comments

“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.

View More RED SPEEDO (Theatre Exile): A dive into the waters of amorality
Playwright Lucas Hnath (Photo credit: Courtesy of Lucas Hnath)
Features Interviews Theater

A Conversation with Playwright Lucas Hnath, Director Deborah Block, and the Cast of Theatre Exile’s RED SPEEDO

Debra Miller October 23, 2014 1 Comment

Playwright Lucas Hnath raises serious legal, ethical, societal, and personal issues in RED SPEEDO, his 2013 play enjoying its Philadelphia premiere at Theatre Exile.

View More A Conversation with Playwright Lucas Hnath, Director Deborah Block, and the Cast of Theatre Exile’s RED SPEEDO
Features Theater

Is there money in theater? Where does it come from? Who gets it?

Christopher Munden April 15, 2014 5 Comments

Phindie looks at tax returns for local theaters to see how much they brought in from what sources. We also look at who the best paid employee was for each “non-profit”.

View More Is there money in theater? Where does it come from? Who gets it?
Wes Haskell, Mary Tuomanen, and John Jarboe in COCK. Photo by Paola Nogueras
Reviews Theater

COCK (Theatre Exile): Spatial choreography reveals isolation, influence, and alliances.

Kathryn Osenlund October 27, 2013 1 Comment

Here’s the setup: A young man has lived with his male lover for a few years. During a spat he falls for a woman. Things…

View More COCK (Theatre Exile): Spatial choreography reveals isolation, influence, and alliances.
Photo by Paola Nogueras. Theatre Exile Cock Review
Reviews Theater

COCK (Theatre Exile): A Provocative Fight for Love and Identity

Debra Miller October 25, 2013 2 Comments

Finding love and self-knowledge beyond the fixed categories of sexual identity (gay, straight, or bi) is the central theme of Michael Bartlett’s COCK, now in…

View More COCK (Theatre Exile): A Provocative Fight for Love and Identity
Michael Hollinger Theatre Exile
Previews

Studio X-hibition at Studio X

Kathryn Osenlund May 7, 2013 No Comments

On May 6 this reviewer took in the second of three play readings in Theatre Exile’s New Play Development Series. On tap was FLESH, celebrated…

View More Studio X-hibition at Studio X
Features Theater

Tax time. Is there any money in theater?

Christopher Munden April 15, 2013 1 Comment

Like the rest of us, theater companies have to file taxes. This tax day, we look at some information from the most recent publicly available tax returns (generally 2012) for some major and independent Philadelphia companies.

View More Tax time. Is there any money in theater?

Support Phindie operations
Donate Button with Credit Cards

Now Trending…

  • TWELFTH NIGHT (Lantern): Some are born great by Kathryn Osenlund
  • Bastille to Broad Street: The French influence on Philadelphia architecture by Christopher Munden
  • From the UK to Philadelphia to Broadway: An interview with actor Harry Smith by Debra Miller
  • ‘PATAPHYSICS FESTIVAL: Films, Art, Talks, The Savage God by Julius Ferraro
  • Devil May Care: Acrobatic comedian Nick Gillette gives demon summoning a go by Christopher Munden
phindie | Designed by: Theme Freesia | WordPress | © Copyright All right reserved