Fun. Fierece. Free.
A two-week festival that celebrates new work and the emerging & established artists that create it.
RSVP your FREE tickets here:
http://philadelphiatheatrecompany.org/tickets/buy-tickets/?month=201302
Thanks to support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Wyncote Foundation, this season’s PTC@PLAY will highlight the following readings & events...
Join Us!
*MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18 @7:30PM*
- Announcement of our 2013 Terrence McNally Award winner!
- Bruc...
Fun. Fierece. Free.
A two-week festival that celebrates new work and the emerging & established artists that create it.
RSVP your FREE tickets here:
http://philadelphiatheatrecompany.org/tickets/buy-tickets/?month=201302
Thanks to support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Wyncote Foundation, this season’s PTC@PLAY will highlight the following readings & events...
Join Us!
*MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18 @7:30PM*
- Announcement of our 2013 Terrence McNally Award winner!
- Bruce Graham’s Stella & Lou
A valentine to South Philly and two of its residents who find themselves falling for each other later in life. Directed by frequent Graham collaborator/local director, James J. Christy.
- Champagne Reception: Celebrate and toast our festival artists!
*TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 @7:30PM*
- Excerpt of 2012 Terrence McNally Award winner Bill Cain’s Unvarnished
A new play about the life & times of artist Thomas Eakins.
- Join us for a riveting post-show discussion with Bill & PTC Literary Manager, Carrie Chapter.
*WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 @7:30PM*
Julie Marie Myatt’s Wake Up, Mrs. Moore
While campaigning for Women’s Lib in 1970, the young Mrs. Moore is knocked unconscious, rendering her comatose until she awakes in present-day with a whole new outlook on life. Tony Award nominated Sheryl Kaller directs this new play by LA Drama Critic Circle winner Myatt.
*SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23 @7:30PM*
Lucas Hnath’s Red Speedo
Hnath calls this “a play about men who wear Speedos, swim fast, and take drugs so they can swim even faster.” Directed by founder of Soho Rep’s esteemed Writers/Directors Lab, Linsay Firman.
*MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25 @7:30PM*
Carlyle Brown’s Nobody, No Time
A play with music, this piece reveals the politics and career of captivating vaudevillian performer, Bert Williams. Directed by Carlyle Brown and Music Directed by frequent PTC collaborator, Eric Ebbenga. Starring Forrest McClendon & Brian Anthony Wilson.
*TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 @7:00PM*
Philly Reality
Philadelphia high school students create and perform original works inspired by PTC’s production of The Mountaintop.
*WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27 @7:30PM*
Lee Blessing’s For the Loyal
A taut, sports drama influenced by an infamous collegiate scandal. Internationally and nationally revered new work director, Lucie Tiberghien, helms this riveting piece.
*THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28 @7:00PM*
Philly Reality
Philadelphia high school students create and perform original works inspired by PTC’s production of The Mountaintop.
*SUNDAY, MARCH 3 @7:30PM*
FuturePhilly@Play
An Evening of short plays by Philadelphia’s freshest playwrights: Brian Grace-Duff, Jeremy Gable, Emma Goidel, Ken Kaissar, Sarah Mantell, David Strattan White, and A. Zell Williams.
Directed by some of Philly’s most exciting directors: Matthew Decker, Kathryn Moroney, and Rebecca Wright.
Closing Night Party: Hosted by Wines Till Sold Out, come celebrate the entire festival with an open local beer bar, Farmers Cabinet, Taste the Difference Events, and the West Philadelphia Orchestra (WPO) as they play one of their infamous Balkan/Gypsy dance sets!
Remember to RSVP for the FREE tickets!
http://philadelphiatheatrecompany.org/tickets/buy-tickets/?month=201302