Topic: Theater
Critical Race Theatre
Former Roots Crew member Dice Raw first made his name chronicling his Philadelphia history through music. Now, as head of Philly’s legendary New Freedom Theatre, he’s telling the stories of Black Americans throughout all our history
By James PetersonPhiladelphia Black History Month All Stars 2023
All-Star #5: John Trusty Gibson
By Michael Eric DysonChristine Rouse
Sixteen percent of Philadelphians have a disability. The founder and leader of Acting Without Boundaries puts those who love to act on stage
By Lisa BryantWinter in Philadelphia
Everything you need to know about celebrating the winter holidays in Philadelphia.
By Lauren McCutcheonThe Collaborator
Nia Benjamin makes experimental theater that’s not just experimenting on stage — it’s also experimenting with the process itself, allowing for collaboration and room to breathe
By Logan CryerThe (Vote) Play’s The (Vote) Thing
PA Youth Vote and activist theater company Just Act are using drama to activate the newest generation of voters. What can we learn from them on Voter Registration Day?
By Sarah JordanThe Teaching Artist
The next in a series with Forman Arts Initiative, actor, writer and educator Camille Young uses her voice to celebrate others — especially Black femme artists — and her classroom to help young people celebrate themselves.
By Morgan NitzWar Words
This Veterans Day, Philly’s InterAct Theatre is among seven U.S. venues to stage a play culled from real vets’ stories about life in, and after, service to our country
By Jessica Blatt PressPearl Bailey | Philadelphia Women’s History Month All-Star
All-Star #10: Pearl Bailey
The Politics of Witch Hunting
A local theater director on how Trump’s post-election Republican enablers have thrust us into a real-life version of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible
By David Bradley