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.

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/

The Wilma Theater and TCG Books present: Fat Ham (James Ijames in conversation with Amina Robinson, featuring a performance by Anthony Martinez-Briggs).

In this special in-person and live-streamed book launch event, James Ijames will discuss his Pulitzer-winning play Fat Ham, which premiered in a digital production at The Wilma and will return to the Wilma for a live production in the Fall of 2023. Mr. Ijames will be in conversation with Amina Robinson, director of The Wilma's upcoming production. Anthony Martinez-Briggs, who played Tio in the original production and will reprise the role this Fall, will perform a monologue from the play.

Live-streaming provided by the event's Media Sponsor, Broad Street Review.

LINKS:

The Wilma Theater - https://wilmatheater.org

Theater Communications Group - https://tcg.org

Broad Street Review - https://broadstreetreview.com

Get a copy of Fat Ham: https://indiepubs.com/products/fat-ham/

To watch the Live-Stream on TCG’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/live/eXIOJOk7zC0

Today on the podcast, the recording of the May 25th BSR event, The Power of Food Media: A conversation with Kae Lani Palmisano and BSR. This panel was moderated by Associate Editor, Kyle V. Hiller. Here is the recording of The Power of Food Media: A Conversation with Kae Lani Palmisano and BSR.