The Wilma Theater welcomes a distinguished group of speakers on Monday, March 9 at 7:30 p.m. for 'Now That We're Together, Everything Feels Better,' a panel discussion in conjunction with the theater's East Coast Premiere of Scorched, by acclaimed Lebanese-Canadian playwright Wajdi Mouawad. Directed by Blanka Zizka, the production continues the theater's 30th anniversary season and runs from February 25 through March 29, 2009.
The Wilma Theater welcomes a distinguished group of speakers on Monday, March 9 at 7:30 p.m. for 'Now That We're Together, Everything Feels Better,' a panel discussion in conjunction with the theater's East Coast Premiere of Scorched, by acclaimed Lebanese-Canadian playwright Wajdi Mouawad. Directed by Blanka Zizka, the production continues the theater's 30th anniversary season and runs from February 25 through March 29, 2009.
Nice People Theatre Company announces that they are hosting their own version of American Idol to raise funds for their upcoming 2009-2010 season. This will be the company's 3rd annual 'Nice People Idol' fundraiser. The event will be held Friday, March 6, 7:00 p.m., at the Prince Music Theatre's Independence Foundation Blackbox, 1412 Chestnut Street. Tickets cost $20 and are available online at www.nicepeopletheatre.org.
The Wilma Theater's free reading series, Season Teasers, returns with its first four readings of the New Year in January 2009. The series offers audiences an exclusive opportunity to hear plays - chosen from the best writing from the U.S. and abroad - which are under consideration for future Wilma seasons. Plays are read by some of Philadelphia's finest actors and cast members from the Wilma's upcoming production of Scorched, alongside special guests including Academy Award? winning actor F. Murray Abraham (Amadeus, Scarface), who will be featured in the January 12 reading of Vaclav Havel's Leaving. Each reading is followed by a lively discussion with dramaturg, Walter Bilderback.
After two successful seasons the Summer Play Festival, has announced 15 shows to play at Theatre Row from July 5th to July 30th as part of the third annual event
John Weidman, Jo Bonney and others will select the 16 plays to be selected for the SPF Summer Play Festival
The Wilma Theater puts its usual high production values in the service of Heather Raffo's heartbreaking 'Nine Parts of Desire,' starring the remarkable Jacqueline Antaramian.
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