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Seth Rozin and the Drake, a perfect pairing. (Photo courtesy of InterAct Theatre Company)

REP Radio podcast with InterAct Theatre artistic director Seth Rozin

Moving on down

Last year, Seth Rozin's InterAct Theatre Company moved a few blocks down from the Adrienne Theater to the Drake. Here's how he's transforming the space. Darnelle Radford interviews.
Darnelle Radford

Darnelle Radford

Articles 1 minute read
L to R: Bridget Rose McJohn, Ellen Cohn, and Leah Jarvik sniff out trouble. (Photo by Amy Radbill)

Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges present Jeremy Gable's 'Particular Risk'

Strictly noir

Young actors tell an old story with some new wrinkles in 'Particular Risk' at Bryn Mawr College. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

Articles 4 minute read
Watching you watching them. (Photo courtesy of New Paradise Laboratories)

New Paradise Laboratories presents 'Gumshoe'

Watching the detectives

New Paradise Laboratories teams with the Free Library of Philadelphia and the Rosenbach Museum and Library's celebration of detectives with an interactive mystery. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

Articles 2 minute read
(Photo by Michelle V. Agins, The New York Times)

The Rrazz Room at the Prince presents Nellie McKay's 'A Girl Named Bill'

Nellie and Billy's fabulous adventure

Bright bold jazz singer-musician-composer Nellie McKay tackles issues of gender identity and the secret life of performer Billy Tipton. A.D. Amorosi reviews.
A.D. Amorosi

A.D. Amorosi

Articles 2 minute read
Matt Tallman as both prisoner and king. (Photo by Ashley Labonde)

Hedgerow Theatre presents Matt Tallman's 'The Prisoner of Zenda'

Freedom isn't free (but the public domain is)

Hedgerow Theatre's freewheeling adaptation of 'The Prisoner of Zenda' typifies a new genre of fast-paced comedy adventures based on old stories. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

Articles 3 minute read
Almanac examines life's contrasts. (Photo by Steve Sarafian)

Almanac Dance Circus Theatre presents 'IAMMADEOFSTARS'

Good good acrobats

The four purposely pretentious movement artists of Philly’s Almanac Dance Circus Theatre join forces with Good Good Comedy. A.D. Amorosi reviews.
A.D. Amorosi

A.D. Amorosi

Articles 2 minute read
Cairns's Gideon and Bradford's Martinus. (Photo courtesy of C. Ryanne Domingues)

C. Ryanne Domingues presents Athol Fugard's 'Playland'

Not playing around

Athol Fugard's 'Playland' reintroduces C. Ryanne Domingues -- a director to watch -- to Philadelphia audiences. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

Articles 2 minute read
L to R: Steven Rishard, Krista Apple, Aneta Kernová, and Ross Beschler. (Photo by Alexander Iziliaev)

Wilma Theater presents Blanka Zizka's world premiere 'Adapt!'

Seeking meaning

A Czechoslovakian refugee seeks freedom in Blanka Zizka's world premiere play 'Adapt!' at the Wilma Theater. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

Articles 2 minute read
Ricardy Charles Fabre and Claire Inie-Richards. (Photo by Mark Garvin)

People's Light & Theatre Company presents Lauren Gunderson's 'I and You'

'I and You' and all of us

Lauren Gunderson's acclaimed 'I and You' is a play for everyone, not just teens, in a fine regional premiere by People's Light & Theatre Company. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

Articles 2 minute read
A love triangle with Mattie Hawkinson's Penthea, Josh Carpenter's Orgilus, and Gregory Isaac's Bassanes. (Photo by Shawn May.)

Quintessence Theatre Group presents John Ford's 'The Broken Heart'

No Heart Unbroken

John Ford's rarely seen 1633 drama 'The Broken Heart' receives a suitably bloody Philadelphia premiere by Quintessence Theatre Group. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

Articles 2 minute read