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BSR_S09E28 - ON MY DEEN - Interact/ Theatre In The X - Amina Robinson
Today on the podcast:
Director, Amina Robinson drops in to talk about the Interact Theatre Company production in collaboration with Theatre In The X of ON MY DEEN by Antu Yacob, commissioned as part of The Philly Cycle, on stage through June 28th. Here is my interview with Amina Robinson for ON MY DEEN.
ON MY DEEN
by Antu Yacob
directed by Amina Robinson
(Fat Ham, Once On This Island, Intimate Apparel, The Color Purple)
June 6-28, 2025
World premiere, commissioned as part of The Philly Cycle (A new three-part play commission project. Sponsored by THE WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION)
ON MY DEEN was written about and with Philadelphia’s Black Muslim Community.
West Philly. Spring 1962. Faye Ann has just joined the Nation of Islam, setting her life on a whole new path. Her best friend, Michael, would like to be a lot more than friends, but the two can’t seem to agree on religion, politics, or even what makes a good pie. Over the passing decades, personal circumstances and cultural upheavals bring Faye Ann and Michael together as much as they keep them apart. Can these would-be lovers find each other while seeking their own paths to peace?
FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION: https://interacttheatre.org and https://theatreinthex.com
BSR_S09E27 - RENT - Arden - Steve Pacek
Today on the podcast:
Co-Director Steve Pacek stop say to talk about the Arden Theatre Company musical production of RENT, by Jonathan Larson. Here is my interview with Steve Pacek for Arden’s production of RENT.
ABOUT RENT
At the end of the millennium, a group of bohemians in the East Village struggle with love, loss, and gentrification amidst the AIDS crisis. In this exciting new production, Jonathan Larson’s Tony Award™ and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical will transform the Haas Stage and shake the rafters with the iconic chords of “Seasons of Love,” “I’ll Cover You, ” and the thrilling, soaring score that is RENT!
FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION: https://ardentheatre.org
Learn more about Steve Pacek: https://www.stevepacek.com
BSR_S09E26 - A Summer Day - Wilma - Ross Beschler
Today on the podcast:
Ross Beschler drops in to talk about the Wilma Theater production, A Summer Day by Jon Fosse (Yuan FoSa), directed by Yury Urnov. Onstage through June 29th. Here is my interview with Ross Beschler for A Summer Day.
FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION: https://wilmatheater.org/event/asummerday/
BSR_S09E25 - Glitter In The Glass - Theatre Exile - R. Eric Thomas
Today on the podcast:
Playwright, R. Eric Thomas and Director, Ontaria Kim Wilson, drop in to talk about the Regional Premiere of “Glitter In The Glass”.
Chelle, a Black mid-career artist, has written a check that she's not sure her talent can cash. When the city of Baltimore takes down the Confederate monument in the park across the street from her childhood home, she has an idea. She'll apply for a grant to create a piece to replace it. Caught between the past, the present, and the future, Chelle, portrayed by Jennifer Kidwell, is catapulted into a journey that takes her back before the Middle Passage and out beyond the bounds of this planet.
“Wildly funny and thought-provoking” (CTX Life Theatre), Glitter in the Glass by multi-award winning playwright, R. Eric Thomas, is about liminal spaces, and a world on the cusp of exploding.
FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION: https://theatreexile.org