Today on the podcast, we begin our coverage of the 2023 Philadelphia FringeArts Festival. TS Hawkins, Sabriaya Shipley and Josh Hitchens talk about IN THEIR SILENCE, Part of this year’s Festival on stage at Allens Lane Arts Center. Here is my interview for In Their Silence by TS Hawkins.

IN THEIR SILENCE

(formerly, They'll Neglect to Tell You)

by TS Hawkins

directed by Reva Stover

September 15-October 1  *limited engagement

Click here for Sept. 15th - 24th; tickets available at FringeArts!

Click here for Sept. 29th - Oct 1st; tickets available at Allens Lane!

ABOUT THE PLAY

Grace is a burgeoning therapist. Merci dangles for freedom at the bottom of a bourbon glass. College sweethearts and newlyweds, they elope to Philadelphia for a fresh beginning. Stumbling into polarizing landscapes, they struggle in the margins of heart and home.

Listen to the Moodlist on Spotify!

Read about Grace & Merci's journey!

CAST

(She/They) Sabriaya Shipley as GRACE

Jaylyn Anderson as MERCI

Jameka Monet Wilson as THE CITY

CREATIVE & CREW

(They/Them) TS Hawkins - Playwright, Dramaturg, & Marketing Coordinator

Reva Stover - Director

(He/Him) Josh Hitchens - Allens Lane Art Center Artistic Director, Stage Manager, Sound Designer, & Costume Manager

CJ Higgins - Intimacy Director

Sabrena Wishart - Set Designer

Siobhan Ehresmann - Lighting Designer

Megan Edelman - Prop Management

SPONSORS

Dorothy Lewis-Hawkins, Black Theatre Alliance of Philadelphia, and Prime Act Media LLC

FRINGE RECOMMENDS:

Cannonball - https://www.cannonballfestival.org

Hum N’ Bards - http://www.humnbards.com

Mind The Gap - https://fringearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0S6e00000h3ZATEA2

Links:

TS POETICS: https://www.tspoetics.com/2022/09/events-in-their-silence-by-ts-hawkins.html

ALLENS LANE ART CENTER: https://allenslane.org/theater/

TIX at Allens Lane: https://allenslane.org/theater/

TIX at FRINGE ARTS: https://phillyfringe.org/events/in-their-silence/