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BSR_S10E01 - New Heaven New Earth - RAYNE
Join host Darnelle Radford as he sits down with Ang Bey, also known as Rayne, to discuss her innovative play "New Heaven, New Earth." This episode delves into the creative process behind adapting Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra" into a modern narrative that explores themes of identity, power, and cultural legacy.
ABOUT NEW HEAVEN, NEW EARTH
On the edge of empire, Cleopatra battles a soothsaying Crocodile in this revisionist, Afrocentric adaptation of Shakespeare's “Antony and Cleopatra”. Written by Rayne, directed by Shamus, with live music by Karen Smith, "new heaven new earth” is an allegory that blends ancient history with poetic futurism. When peace demands war, what will you become, and for whom?
FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION: https://phillyfringe.org/events/new-heaven-new-earth/
BSR_S08E01 - The Pecking Order - Paperdoll Ensemble
Today on the podcast, Amanda Jensen, Co-Founder of Paperdoll Ensemble, drops in to talk about the 2023 FringeArts offering, The Pecking Order, a 70s-inspired tragicomedy highlighting the absurdity of women’s rights being thrust back in time. Here is my interview with Paperdoll Ensemble for The Pecking Order.
BSR_S07E10 - In Their Silence
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/
BSR_S06E01 - The Wasp's Nest - Paper Doll Ensemble
Join us in The Wasp’s Nest, a devised sitcom-style presentation about a zany group of magical beings. A motley crew of Pearl, Fiorella, and unlucky Lucifer struggle with a seemingly simple task: what to do with a community garden? Spoiler Alert! It gets messy.
Peppered with "commercials" of the most devilish sort, this show is the culmination of over a year of research, improvisations, writing exercises, and character development. Created almost entirely via Zoom, this digital presentation deals with themes including politics, power, the prison-industrial complex, sex and gardening.
FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION: https://paperdollensemble.com and https://fringearts.com/event/the-wasps-nest/