Header image, above: Joe Canuso, Tom McCarthy, and Bruce Graham pose for a promotional article about The Philly Fan in the Inquirer in 2004 (photo by Vicki Valerio).
Below, a feature article about Canuso that was printed in the Inquirer on April 1, 2001:
Next, a photo of Brother Rick Curry, the Jesuit who first encouraged Canuso to pursue theater when he was the drama teacher at St. Joseph's University. Curry later went on to help found the National Theatre Workshop for the Handicapped (shown here) in 1977. [NB: At the age of 66, he finally was ordained, and at the time of his death in 2015 he was "Father Rick Curry."]:
Finally, some photos of various Theatre Exile productions directed by Joe Canuso over the years. . .
The Lite Bite Diner, which in 1999 was at the corner of Third and Arch Streets in the Old City neighborhood. As Joe tells us in the interview, the Fringe Festival's Nick Stuccio encouraged him to create a small theater piece for this tiny venue - so naturally he staged King Lear in it.
The FrankenHarry Plays by Joseph Sorrentino, 2000. Harry Philobosian, Gerre Garret, and Frank X.
Killer Joe, by Tracy Letts, staged at the Adrienne Theatre in 2006. (L to R: Joe Canuso, John Lumia, Amanda Schoonover):
Below, using photos from Google Maps, the transformation of the corner of 13th and Reed Streets. This is where Theatre Exile finally found a home, and stayed there - even when their original building got torn down and replaced! Left image is from 2014, right image is from 2024.
A series of photos of Theatre Exile productions printed in the Philadelphia Inquirer between 2005 and 2015:
Finally, in a photo from 2016, Joe Canuso and Ray Didinger. (Photo by Robert Hakalski) The DC Metro Arts article about the original production, which featured Tom Teti, Matt Pfeiffer, Ned Pryce, and Simon Canuso Kiley, is HERE.
Images for Episode 100! The Suzanne Roberts Theatre grand opening, 2007
