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PLUM BUN (EgoPo): Passing on history

Toby Zinman April 23, 2023 4 Comments

This remarkable adaptation of a century-old novel concludes EgoPo’s Harlem Renaissance season

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Pulitzer Podcast Review: STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at the Arden

Phindie Podcasts February 3, 2022 No Comments

Chosen by Committee podcasters Josh Herren and Christopher Munden tear themselves from the Pulitzer bookcase to see a live Pulitzer-winning show.

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SWEAT (PTC): What’s the matter with Reading?

Christopher Munden October 19, 2018 No Comments

Why does SWEAT appeal to us, as aging urban middle-to-upper-to-upper-upper-class theatergoers? Do we hope to understand? Relate? Gawk? What do we applaud?

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Jamaica, Jamaica: Interview with actors and dancers at the New Freedom Theatre

Henrik Eger June 25, 2016 No Comments

Cast members share their responses to this exuberant musical:

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JAMAICA (New Freedom): A great big musical full of vibrant colors, delectable lyrics, high spirits, and island vibes

Kathryn Osenlund June 19, 2016 No Comments

New Freedom Theatre in North Philadelphia is dedicated to presenting productions that illuminate the multifaceted African American experience. Their current production, JAMAICA, is based on…

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​Dwayne Thomas as Iago and LaNeshe Miller-White as his wife Emilia. Photo by Tieshka Smith.
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An ALL-Black OTHELLO: Director Ozzie Jones talks about his “gloriously liberating” casting for Theatre in the X, part 2

Henrik Eger August 19, 2015 2 Comments

In part two of our interview with Ozzie Jones, the director talks about his decision to cast an ALL-black OTHELLO.

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Bringing OTHELLO to the Hood: Interview with director Ozzie Jones, part 1

Henrik Eger August 18, 2015 No Comments

Henrik Eger speaks to director Ozzie Jones about Theatre in the X and presenting Shakespeare in an area some call “the hood”.

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VI DEGREES (GoKash): Comrades in erotic arms

Alex Boucher June 10, 2015 1 Comment

VI DEGREES by Kash Goins opens with a playfully sexual banter between an affianced couple: Solomon (Carlo Campbell), a classic tall, dark, and handsome schoolteacher…

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Presidential Theater: New City Stage Company concludes its season with THE WEST WING FESTIVAL

Christopher Munden May 15, 2014 No Comments

New City Stage Company concludes its season-long look at at the American political summit with THE WEST WING FESTIVAL, a series of (FREE!) staged readings at the Adrienne Theater Skybox.

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