Above, Peter Schmitz speaking to the audience at the Museum of the American Revolution. Below, Michael Norris, the Executive Director of Carpenters Hall.
Dr. Shawn David McGhee, speaking on the particular history of Cato: A Tragedy - and its performance at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania in May of 1778:
Peter Schmitz and Dr. Chelsea Philips:
Playwright Eli Lynn and dramaturg Chaz T. Martin:
At the end of the evening, Dr. Tyler Putman brings up the lights on George Washington's tent!
A complete video of the evening - without edits - can be found on the website of the Museum of the American Revolution, HERE.
Newspaper feature stories about "Philadelphia's Favorite Playwright" - Episode 111
(Above) Bruce Graham performing in his play The Philly Fan - at the Hedgerow Theatre October 2023. The Philly Fan was originally written for Graham's friend, the late Tom McCarthy. Though created in 2004 during a period when local sports teams…
Philadelphia Festival Theatre - Episode 110
Above, a portion of a 1982 newspaper story in the Daily News, about Carol Rocamora's first season running the Philadelphia Festival Theatre for New Plays.
April 21, 1982: The Philadelphia Festival Theater for New Plays, founded almost single-handed…
