Todd Cardin at E3T
The latest installment of the E3T reading series dropped on Tuesday night at Plays and Players, and there was much rejoicing. Playwright Todd Cardin provided us with Getting the Knack, which…
Read moreFran Wilde rocks Bryn Mawr! Insert “Wilde” pun here!
So, instead of posting this last week, I took my Dad to see Captain America. You wouldn’t think that would take all week, especially since we did it on Saturday,…
Read moreThe rise of E3T
The Tuesday-night readings at Plays and Players have an official name: “E3T” which stands for “Every Third Tuesday,” which, cleverly enough is when the readings occur. I like it. It’s…
Read moreThe latest by John O’Hara
And by “John O’Hara,” I do not mean the drunkard from Pottsville who wrote about his fellow Pottsvillian drunkards in books like Appointment in Samarra, Pal Joey, and Butterfield 8, the last…
Read moreSetting fire to Azuka Theatre
Happy Tuesday, everyone. I spent last night at the Wilma Theater, experiencing a reading of the latest creation from Jacqui Goldfinger called The Arsonists, courtesy of Azuka Theatre. As I mentioned…
Read moreChristmas at playwright-town
So, another Christmas, shot to hell. Actually, we had a good time, mostly because Aurora and I worked hard to keep it low-key. We invited over actor/playwright Mark Knight and producer/playwright/resident…
Read moreNew reading series at Plays & Players
The title pretty much says it all. Bill McKinlay has started a new reading series that steals its tone from the old, Tuesday-night reading series that the Brick Playhouse used to…
Read moreThe calm before the storm
Predictably, things have been relatively calm theater-wise this summer. I, myself, have taken advantage of the artistic lull by starting work on a new play (my fifteenth full-length, if anyone…
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