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Artist Interview: The Cast of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

The performers talk about their roles, their favorite moments, and more

Mar 17

A man looks angry in a leather coat and tricorner hat

Mar 17

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“Be vigitant, I beseech you!”: Dogberry’s Malapropisms

Can you decode MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING’s Dogberry?

Mar 6

A man in a hat, glasses, makes a confused face. He has his arm around another man in finer clothes. Both are dressed as from the late 18th century.

Mar 6

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QUIZ: Much Ado about MUCH ADO

The original rom-com has influenced genres and stories for centuries

Feb 18

A woman with brown hair and a brown embroidered 18th-century gown sits and holds hands lovingly with a man with gray hair and a moustache in a navy blue 18th-century military coat

Feb 18

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“Have you wept all this while?”

Exploring the tragedy in Shakespeare’s greatest comedies

Feb 11

A 19th century painting — a gathering of people in church. The bride in the center faints.

Feb 11

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Much Ado About “Noting”

Exploring the sources and themes of Shakespeare’s MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Jan 29

A watercolor of two women walking in 16th century gowns while a third listens in from behind them

Jan 29

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William Shakespeare’s OTHELLO

Dig into the classical play at the heart of AMERICAN MOOR

Dec 10, 2024

A brown-skinned actor playing Othello caresses the face of a light-skinned actress playing Desdemona.

Dec 10, 2024

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Artist Interview: Phillip Brown

An in-depth conversation with the actor who delivers AMERICAN MOOR’s tour de force performance

Dec 7, 2024

A man in a black tank top stands in front of a wood-walled library under stage lights and speaks with his arms raised.

Dec 7, 2024

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The Life of Ira Aldridge

The celebrated African American actor and activist — and the first Black actor to play Othello on a major stage

Nov 26, 2024

A portrait of Ira Aldridge, a man with brown skin and short black hair looking to the side.

Nov 26, 2024

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Keith Hamilton Cobb, Playwright of AMERICAN MOOR

“This is a play about race in America, but it is also a play about who gets to make art, who gets to play Shakespeare…and about the nature…

Nov 12, 2024

A Black man with short hair and a moustache in a short-sleeved gray shirt sits and reads Othello.

Nov 12, 2024

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Designing THE WANDERERS

Go behind the scenes with this peek into the scenic and costume design process for our production of Anna Ziegler’s play

Sep 23, 2024

The cast of THE WANDERERS gets ready to take their bow on stage

Sep 23, 2024

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Creating intimate and engaging theater in Philadelphia since 1994.

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