THEATRE EXILE

1340 S. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147

EM3RY and MW ENTERTAINMENT present 

the 2025 SUMMER READING SERIES!

We are thrilled to continue our partnership with MW Entertainment and THE FARM - We Grow Theater!

MEET THE TEAM

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MEET THE TEAM

SUMMER READING SERIES -TEAM

  • SHAMUS - DIRECTOR

    SHAMUS - DIRECTOR

    Shamus (he/him/his) is a Queer theatre maker and Producing Artistic Director for Shakespeare in Clark Park where he recently directed Comedy of Errors: Real Housewives of Ephesus & Two Gentlemen of Verona the musical. Other recent collaborations: Rutgers-Camden (Urinetown) University of Pennsylvania (Spring Awakening), Temple University (Boys Don’t Cry), Hannah Parke’s Birth. Sparkle. Death., Playwrights’ Center (J.C. Pankratz’s Little Kingdom), Boston Playwrights Theatre (Jay Eddy’s Alligator-A-Phobia in 3D! and Pankratz’s Eat Your Young), PlayPenn (Kevin Esmond’s Vintage Illustrations of the Devil), Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway Festival (Eddy’s Big Red Button), National Puppetry Conference at the O’Neill Theater Center. His original musical, Close Your Legs, Honey, co-created with Parke, premiered at PHIT Comedy and was later produced by Bootless Stageworks. Upcoming: Complete Works (Abridged) at the Gene Frankel, Into the Woods at Long Island University-Post, Machinal with Rutgers-Camden & a new musical adaptation of Midsummer Night’s Dream with Shakespeare in Clark Park. MFA Boston University. Member of AEA, Director’s Gathering & SDC (Associate). shamushuntermccarty.com @mononymous_shamus

  • MATTHEW MASTRONARDI - MUSIC DIRECTOR

    MATTHEW MASTRONARDI - MUSIC DIRECTOR

    Matthew is happy to return to Fun With Jane for the 3rd time! A Philadelphia based theatre artist and musician, Matthew has performed, directed, and music directed all over the world. He has worked with the Walnut Street Theatre, Arden Theatre Company, 11th Hour Theatre Company, People's Light, Drexel University, Montgomery County Community College, Act II Playhouse, Media Theatre, and the Wilma Theater just to name a few. Some of Matthew’s favorite acting/music direction credits include: Peter and the Starcatcher, A Child's Christmas in Wales, Civil War Voices, and A Christmas Carol (Walnut Street Theatre); Roadshow, Into the Woods, and Urinetown (11th Hour Theatre Company); Man of La Mancha (Act II Playhouse); Patience (Theater at Monmouth, Maine). In Italy, Matthew appeared in The Merry Wives of Windsor with Teatro delle Due as Sir John Falstaff. He was featured in [Untitled Project] #213 as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland. Matthew traveled to China to perform and music direct for Sunrise Art Group. Many thanks go to this phenomenal group of artists. He sends love to his family and Darnelle. To learn more visit www.matthewmastronardi.com

  • MITCH WEISS - CO-PRODUCER

    MITCH WEISS - CO-PRODUCER

  • ARI HEFF - STAGE MANAGER

    ARI HEFF - STAGE MANAGER

  • DARNELLE RADFORD - CO - PRODUCER

    DARNELLE RADFORD - CO - PRODUCER

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