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An in-depth podcast about the history of American theater, with great entertainment values! We tell the stories about the fascinating world of theater in the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania over the last three centuries.
Sept. 15, 2023
Actress, director and educator Penelope Reed sits down for an interview with us, and shares fascinating memories of her long career in Philadelphia area theater. In particular she discusses her lifelong involvement and event…
Aug. 25, 2023
Fires were a real danger in 19th Century theater, and some Philadelphia theaters were burned down and rebuilt multiple times. [Note: This is a repeat of our Episode 12, first released in June 2021]
July 21, 2023
A great actor of the English stage came to Philadelphia in 1811. In a very real way, he's still here . . First released in May of 2021, we bring out this great story once again!
July 7, 2023
The final episode of our trilogy. Queen Beclch rages violently on the TLA stage - and in the boardroom, there's trouble brewing for director Andre Gregory!
June 30, 2023
Our story continues, with productions of the '65-'66 second season of Philadelphia's first scrappy non-profit resident theater company - at its home on South Street.
June 16, 2023
Announcements, Corrections, Answers to questions from our listeners - and some exciting personal news!
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It's a busy time of year for us, so we don't have a lot of time to make one of our usual extended blog posts! But here are a few photos and newspapers clippings about our interview subject in Episode 60, Penelope Reed:First, an April 1954 article ab…
Above, photo from a promotional brochure of the Theatre of the Living Arts, dating from Fall 1966. Caption: "Pointing the way to good theatre are Southwark Theatre Company campaigners (left to right) Deborah Sussel of Merion, who plays a role in the…
Above, a candid shot of the Philadelphia audience - which I believe is from the opening night of Poor Bitos in February of 1966, at the moment when the lightbulbs flashed in their eyes to momentarily distract them during the set change at the end of…