Renee Philippi News

Dixon Place will present the world premiere of Concrete Temple Theatre’s Ernie’s Secret Life, an episodic odyssey that fuses ever-changing puppetry and stagecraft with humor, music, and a raw understanding of our profound collective reality. Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!

January 22 - 24, Pontine Theatre presents the third production of it’s 2020-21Season. Geppetto: Extraordinary Extremeties, is created and performed by New York City’s Concrete Temple Theatre.

La MaMa in association with Concrete Temple Theatre and Playfactory Mabangzen will present the U.S. premiere of THE WAITRESS & THE ROBBER, written by Renee Philippi and directed by Ms. Philippi and Eric Nightengale, with an original score by Lewis Flinn. THE WAITRESS & THE ROBBER begins performances on Thursday, April 9 for a limited engagement through Sunday, April 26. Press Opening is Sunday, April 12 at 3:00 pm. Performances are at the Ellen Stewart Theatre at La MaMa (66 East 4th Street, between Bowery and 2nd Avenue, 2nd Floor). The performance schedule is Thursday - Saturday at 7:00 pm; Sunday at 3:00 pm. Tickets are $25 ($20 for Students/Seniors). To purchase tickets, visit http://lamama.org/waitress-robber/

Dixon Place has announced their 2020 season, featuring nine commissioned original productions and four puppetry productions, including Concrete Temple Theatre, Sara Juli, Eszter Balint & Stew, Shayna Strype, Rachel Klein, Nora Burns, Marga Gomez, Maria Camia, Andy Manjuck, Dorothy James and Arif Silverman.

Dixon Place presents Concrete Temple Theater's next multi-media puppet-theater creation PACKRAT, written and directed by Renee Philippi with puppetry design and construction by Carlo Adinolfi and an original score by Lewis Flinn. PACKRAT begins performances on Friday, January 31 for a limited engagement through Friday, February 14. Performances are at Dixon Place (161A Chrystie Street, between Rivington & Delancey). The performance schedule is Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $19 in advance; $22 at the door. (For Students/Seniors/ID NYC: $17 in advance and $20 at-the-door.) To purchase tickets, visit www.dixonplace.org. The running time is 60 minutes with no intermission; recommended for ages 7 and up.

The magical Concrete Temple Theatre returns to Catskill's Bridge Street Theatre this coming weekend, November 22-24, for a three-performance run of PACKRAT, a new multi-media puppet extravaganza that contemplates humanity's relationship with the natural world.

A full month of family entertainment comes to Catskill's Bridge Street Theatre in November: Frank Cuthbert and Hudson Talbott's RIVER OF DREAMS takes the stage for four performances November 9th and 10th, Sandra Dutton and Scott Petito's a?oeJAMOT: Just a Matter of Timea?? arrives for four performances November 14th through the 17th, and Concrete Temple Theatre's latest puppet extravaganza PACKRAT will be presented three times November 22nd through the 24th. These delightful, kid-friendly shows offer a perfect (and affordable) way for the entire family to usher in the holiday season together.

Emerging Artists Theatre celebrates its 25th Anniversary by presenting their 20th Annual New Work Series (NWS). Under the direction of Artistic Director, Paul Adam's, the festival runs February 26 through March 18 at TADA Theatre in Chelsea.

Remembering Evangeline, the newest production by Concrete Temple Theatre, is running through June 17 at HERE (145 Sixth Avenue, just below Spring Street). Remembering Evangeline, written and directed by Renee Philippi and performed by Carlo Adinolfi, Sook Kim and Eun Sung Lee, is a heartwarming and funny odyssey of love, karaoke and kimchi. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Remembering Evangeline, the newest production by Concrete Temple Theatre, begins performances TONIGHT, June 1, and runs for through June 17 at HERE (145 Sixth Avenue, just below Spring Street). 

Concrete Temple Theatre will present the world premiere of Remembering Evangeline, running for 14 performances, June 1 - 17 at HERE (145 Sixth Avenue, just below Spring Street). Remembering Evangeline is written and directed by Renee Philippi and performed by Carlo Adinolfi, Sook Kim and Eun Sung Lee.

???????Concrete Temple Theatre brings their one-man puppet theatre spectacle, "Geppetto: Extraordinary Extremities" to Catskill's Bridge Street Theatre for three performances November 11-13, 2016.

Concrete Temple Theatre brings their one-man puppet theatre spectacle, "Geppetto: Extraordinary Extremities" to Catskill's Bridge Street Theatre for three performances November 11-13, 2016. A tale of resilience and adaptation for audiences of all ages, it tells the story of a puppet-maker and recent widower, Geppetto, as he attempts to perform the mythical love story of Perseus and Andromeda without his wife for the first time. During the performance things begin to go haywire, and Geppetto finds himself desperately improvising to overcome the challenges of performing alone while at the same time scrambling to devise new storylines, new characters, and even new limbs for his puppet hero.

???????Concrete Temple Theatre brings their one-man puppet theatre spectacle, "Geppetto: Extraordinary Extremities" to Catskill's Bridge Street Theatre for three performances November 11-13, 2016.

New York City's Concrete Temple Theatre joins Portsmouth's Pontine Theatre in the premiere of two original works inspired by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic story poem, Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie.

Amphibian Stage Productions (Kathleen Culebro, Artistic Director) has announced Geppetto: Extraordinary Extremities by Renee Philippi as a season extra for 2016. Carlo Adinolfi will star in the play running Thursday, March 17 through Sunday, March 20 at the Berlene T. and Jarrell R. Milburn Theatre at Amphibian Stage Productions.

Amphibian Stage Productions (Kathleen Culebro, Artistic Director) launches its seventeeth season.

Amphibian Stage Productions (Kathleen Culebro, Artistic Director) has announced programming for its seventeeth season. 

Concrete Temple Theatre proudly presents the New York premiere of The Bellagio Fountain Has Been Known to Make Me Cry, written by Renee Philippi, co-directed by Eric Nightengale and Renee Philippi, designed by Carlo Adinolfi, with original music composed by Joseph C. Phillips Jr. Check out photos from the show below!

Concrete Temple Theatre presents the New York premiere of THE BELLAGIO FOUNTAIN HAS BEEN KNOWN TO MAKE ME CRY, written by Renee Philippi, co-directed by Eric Nightengale and Renee Philippi, designed by Carlo Adinolfi, with original music composed by Joseph C. Phillips Jr. THE BELLAGIO FOUNTAIN HAS BEEN KNOWN TO MAKE ME CRY runs from November 27 - December 13, 2015 in a limited engagement at HERE, located at 145 6th Avenue (Enter on Dominick, 1 block south of Spring) in New York City. Previews begin November 27 for a November 30 opening. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!