Seth Rozin, the founder and artistic director of InterAct Theatre, shares wonderful stories about his life and art.
A conversation with Seth Rozin, the founder and artistic director of InterAct Theatre of Philadelphia.
Seth shares some great stories about the early years of the company, including the tour of Ireland in the autumn of 1988, the creation and performance of the play "6221," and how he has made a career in the world of non-profit American theater.
InterAct Theatres website: https://www.interacttheatre.org/
For a blog post about the history of InterAct, go to: https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/interact-of-philadelphia-new-plays-about-big-ideas/
(Photo of Seth Rozin by Clem Murphy)
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Seth Rozin
Seth Rozin co-founded InterAct in Philadelphia in 1988. Under his leadership, InterAct has championed the development and production of new and contemporary plays that grapple with pressing, complex and sometimes controversial issues of our time. He has directed over 60 productions for InterAct, and is the author of numerous plays, including MEN OF STONE, MISSING LINK, BLACK GOLD, TWO JEWS WALK INTO A WAR…, THE THREE CHRISTS OF MANHATTAN, HUMAN RITES and SETTLEMENTS, which have been produced at 28 theatres across the country and in Australia. He co-founded Philadelphia Scenic Works, a nonprofit community-based scenic fabrication shop, in 2016, MusiCoLab, dedicated to the development of new musical theatre works, in 2018. Seth has twice served as President of the Board of National New Play Network, as well as Philadelphia Artists Collective, Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia and New Paradise Laboratories.