Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia

We begin our conversation with the innovative Philadelphia director, teacher and scholar Mark Lord, for many years a distinguished theater professor at Bryn Mawr College in the Philly suburbs. Mark's life story starts us on a journey we are taking on the podcast, during which we will meet many of the most innovative and cutting-edge theater artists of the modern era of Philadelphia theater. Support the show "Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" the BOOK can be ordered f...

An interview with Jen Childs and Pete Pryor, the founders of 1812 Productions, the only Philadelphia theater company dedicated to comedy. A blog post with images from this episode can be found HERE. A full pictorial history of 1812's past shows can be found on their website, HERE. The song "Daddy Long Legs," is from the show Box Office of the Dammed, sung by Jilline Ringle. It was recorded live at the Arden Theatre Company in Philadelphia on April 2nd 2001, and was included the CD "The So...

Our interview with the great Philadelphia actress Mary Martello. Join us as she shares the fascinating story of her life and her career. To see photos and images of Mary some of the many roles she had performed over her career, see this blog post on our website: https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/mary-martello-is-always-right-here/ You can find an even more extensive archive of photos from Mary's life and career on her own professional website, HERE. Support the show "Adventures in Theater Hi...

A newly-revised and improved edition of our examination of the final two decades that Edwin Forrest spent in Philadelphia - and his lasting legacy in the city. For photographs and additional commentary about this topic, see our website's blog post! https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/Episode-15-See-The-Players-Well-Bestowed/ Note: There is not much here about Edwin Forrest and the Astor Place Riots, which (as I always point out) took place in New York, not Philadelphia. I think Forrest actuall...

During the Great Depression years of the 1930s, some touring Broadway shows got into trouble in Philadelphia. "The People's Mayor" S. Davis Wilson had his limits when it came to what he would allow in the city's theaters, and plays such as Tobacco Road, New Faces of 1936, and Langston Hughes' Mulatto came under official scrutiny. For more background information and images about this episode, go to our website: https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/the-peoples-mayor/ For another story about S. ...