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How Big Is That Theater? Seating capacities of Philadelphia theaters
Ranked list of Philadelphia theaters by seating capacity
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Mule for Hire: John Rosenberg returns to Philly with some hella fresh theater
Our favorite DIY theatermaker returns to Philadelphia with a new play that probably won’t suck
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A New 120 DAYS OF SODOM has Something for Everyone! (If everyone’s a fan of utter depravity)
Most books which were considered sexually scandalous at the time seem positively anodyne when read in the early 21st century. Marquis de Sade’s novels still make for discomforting reads.
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MERCURY FUR (Brainspunk): The hills are alive with the sound of post-apocalyptic horror
Dystopia can be a good place to demonstrate the kinder side of human nature. Philip Ridley’s play is shocking, violent, and uncomfortable to watch, but also weirdly heartwarming.
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HANNAH (Hella Fresh): The glories of the sober mind
In response to a story I wrote about LSD, a college creative writing professor told me that it’s never a good idea to give characters…
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ALP D’HUEZ (Hella Fresh): One couple’s twisting mountain stage
Kensington cops may ask why you’re on rundown Ormes Street, but don’t get rattled: the play happening inside the Papermill Theater satisfies like mom’s chicken…
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Wild Bunch in Wild Punch in Kensington
California transplant John Rosenberg opened the Papermill Theater in an old (you guessed it) paper mill in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia in 2010. Since then, it’s…
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“I always hated the 70s when I was a kid because I was dumb,” and other words of wisdom from John Rosenberg, writer-director of Queen Of All Weapons
California born and bred, now entrenched in Philadelphia, the playwright-director John Rosenberg debuts his latest work Queen Of All Weapons this Saturday at 2pm at the Papermill…
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California Fresh: New theater company launches in Kensington arts space
The back streets of Kensington may not have much in common with Hollywood
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Theater Picks for the 2010 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe
The Live Arts and Philly Fringe has grown and moved mostly North and West from its Old City nexus, prices have gone up, and the roster of…
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