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One Night in Miami (dir. Regina King): Film review
A fictionalized meeting of Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke, adapted from the play by the same name.
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J.B. by Archibald MacLeish (1959): Chosen by Committee Episode 38
On this episode of Chosen by Committee, Josh, John, and Chris talk poetry and bible, and wonder why this play didn’t quite work.
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Look Homeward, Angel by Ketti Frings (1958): Chosen by Committee Episode 36
In 1958 the Pulitzer Prize for Drama went to Look Homeward, Angel, Ketti Frings’s adaptation of the Thomas Wolfe novel. This week’s episode of Chosen by Committee discusses the award-winning play
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Long Day’s Journey Into Night by Eugene O’Neill (1957): Chosen by Committee Episode 35
This week, hosts Josh, John, and Chris take a long day’s journey into night with the 1957 winner by Eugene O’Neill, his fourth.
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Wonder Woman 1984 (dir. Patty Jenkins): Film review
Exactly what I needed during this atypical holiday season
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The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett (1956): Chosen by Committee Episode 34
Josh, John, and Chris discuss Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett’s dramatization of The Diary of Anne Frank, which won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1956.
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Promising Young Woman (dir. Emerald Fennell): Film review
A stylish, angry feminist thriller/dark comedy with attitude to burn.
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The State of Theater Before the Pandemic
A valuable look at the state of American theater on the eve of the pandemic
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Cat On A Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams (1955): Chosen by Committee Episode 33
In 1955, playwright Tennessee Williams won his second Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
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The Teahouse Of The August Moon by John Patrick (1954): Chosen by Committee Episode 32
This week, hosts Josh, John, and Chris talk about racism, identity, and 1954’s Pulitzer winner The Teahouse of August Moon
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Two Philly Artists Receive 2021 Creative Capital Awards
Creative Capital announced the selection of 35 projects, the work of 42 individual artists, for the 2021 Creative Capital Awards, including works by two Philadelphia…
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Directing THE WOLVES: Nell Bang-Jensen helms a talented team at PTC
THE WOLVES has been reconfigured as a virtual performance, with the same talented all-female-identifying cast and the same devastating drama.
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Fig Tree Stories: Elder tales told during interesting times
At Mending Spirit, Art for Healing, we often speak about casting one pebble into one pond.
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Picnic by William Inge (1953): Chosen by Committee Episode 31
William Inge, his place in the American dramatic canon, and queer coding.
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Recording HEROES: Wilma’s Kellie Mecleary talks about producing a digital, site-specific production
In Will Arbery’s HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING, four Catholic conservative friends gather at a late-night backyard party in Wyoming, shortly before the 2017 eclipse.…
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Tackling THE WOLVES: Star Hanna Gaffney talks about working on the new PTC production
Hanna Gaffney’s character is the center of much of the action in Sarah DeLappe’s wonderfully naturalistic new play
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Henri Matisse’s 8 Art Styles
Have you ever craved a different form of creative inspiration? Then meet Henri Matisse, one of the greatest artists in all of modern art. With…
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The Shrike by Joseph Kramm (1952): Chosen by Committee Episode 30
Touching on issues of mental illness, fitting into a crazy world, and hating your wife, THE SHRIKE marks the high water mark for Philadelphia playwright Joseph Kramm.?
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Vanguard (dir. Stanley Tong): Film review
Jackie Chan, who is now in his sixties, shows us he can still exchange punches and kicks with the best of them.
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