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Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia
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Bringing you the best stories from the deep and fascinating history of theater in the city of Philadelphia.
This is the podcast for all lovers of theater, students of history - or anyone who enjoys great stories with lots of drama!
94 episodes
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Bringing you the best stories from the deep and fascinating history of theater in the city of Philadelphia.
This is the podcast for all lovers of theater, students of history - or anyone who enjoys great stories with lots of drama!
94 episodes
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×A recut and remixed and refocused version of an interview with the director Mary B. Robinson, about her years she spent in the 1990s as the Artistic Director of the Drama Guild. (Stay tuned at the very end for an brief announcement about the future direction of the podcast - and my thoughts about current events) A short blog post on our website has additional information and images about Mary and some of the productions she staged during her years at the Drama Guild: https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/photos-of-mary-robinson-and-the-drama-guild/ To find Mary Robinson's recent book about Zelda Fichander (in which, among many others, I am interviewed), go HERE Support the show "Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" the BOOK can be ordered from independent bookstores and at all online book retailers now! To see a listing on our publisher's website: GO HERE IF YOU LIKED THE SHOW, AND WANT TO LEAN MORE: Our website: www.aithpodcast.com Our email address: AITHpodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @aithpodcast.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/ YouTube: @AdventuresInTheaterHistory Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast © Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved. ℗ All voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz. ℗ All original music copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.…
Gregory Poggi successfully led the Philadelphia Drama Guild throughout the decade of the 1980s. He talked with us about his memories of those days - tussles with board members, battles with critics, fundraising triumphs and the growing audience support for professional nonprofit theater companies in the city. For a blog post on our website with additional images and information, go to: https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/images-for-episode-93-gregory-pogg i/ Support the show "Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" the BOOK can be ordered from independent bookstores and at all online book retailers now! To see a listing on our publisher's website: GO HERE IF YOU LIKED THE SHOW, AND WANT TO LEAN MORE: Our website: www.aithpodcast.com Our email address: AITHpodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @aithpodcast.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/ YouTube: @AdventuresInTheaterHistory Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast © Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved. ℗ All voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz. ℗ All original music copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.…
The sudden success of the Drama Guild - a former amateur theater group transformed into a professional local powerhouse - finally fulfills the promise of giving Philadelphia a flagship nonprofit theater company. For a brief blog post with images from the episode, go HERE . Support the show "Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" the BOOK can be ordered from independent bookstores and at all online book retailers now! To see a listing on our publisher's website: GO HERE IF YOU LIKED THE SHOW, AND WANT TO LEAN MORE: Our website: www.aithpodcast.com Our email address: AITHpodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @aithpodcast.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/ YouTube: @AdventuresInTheaterHistory Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast © Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved. ℗ All voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz. ℗ All original music copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.…

1 Encore Episode: New Years' Day in the New Theatre, 1800 32:55
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A reprise of one of our early episodes from Season One, in which we travel back 225 years to a single fascinating day in American theater: January 1, 1800. Philadelphia's premiere theater company rang in the New Year with their production of the spectacular Romance entitled "Blue Beard, or Female Curiosity." Meanwhile, in the audience, there are other dramatic events were taking place! Join us on this adventure in early American life, on the cusp of the 19th Century. To see a full blog entry about this episode, including more illustrations, explanations, and a selected bibliography of source material, go to /blog/episode-8-new-years-day-at-the-new-theatre-1800/ Support the show "Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" the BOOK can be ordered from independent bookstores and at all online book retailers now! To see a listing on our publisher's website: GO HERE IF YOU LIKED THE SHOW, AND WANT TO LEAN MORE: Our website: www.aithpodcast.com Our email address: AITHpodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @aithpodcast.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/ YouTube: @AdventuresInTheaterHistory Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast © Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved. ℗ All voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz. ℗ All original music copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.…

1 The Arts Centers: New Philly Theaters for the 1970s 51:24
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Three new Philadelphia theater complexes are built for the mid-century modern era - funded by wealthy philanthropists. The Annenbergs would donate grand new Modernist-style Arts Centers at Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania, and the Haas family would spearhead the drive to renovate the old Walnut Street Theatre. For a blog post with photos of all three theaters and other events described in the episode, go to our website: https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/mid-century-modern/ Support the show "Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" the BOOK can be ordered from independent bookstores and at all online book retailers now! To see a listing on our publisher's website: GO HERE IF YOU LIKED THE SHOW, AND WANT TO LEAN MORE: Our website: www.aithpodcast.com Our email address: AITHpodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @aithpodcast.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/ YouTube: @AdventuresInTheaterHistory Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast © Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved. ℗ All voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz. ℗ All original music copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.…

1 Theatre of the Living Arts - The Remix 1:28:57
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A re-edited, reduced and remixed account of the entire history of the Theatre of the Living Arts – the first major professional theater company in Philadelphia's modern era. Photo of the company of The Line of Least Existence was taken by Bill Watkins. Links to blog posts on our podcast's webpage, with other images and information about our sources, can be found here , here and here . Support the show "Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" the BOOK can be ordered from independent bookstores and at all online book retailers now! To see a listing on our publisher's website: GO HERE IF YOU LIKED THE SHOW, AND WANT TO LEAN MORE: Our website: www.aithpodcast.com Our email address: AITHpodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @aithpodcast.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/ YouTube: @AdventuresInTheaterHistory Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast © Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved. ℗ All voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz. ℗ All original music copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.…
Our first episode of Season Four - introducing our plans and hopes for the upcoming year on the podcast. Support the show "Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" the BOOK can be ordered from independent bookstores and at all online book retailers now! To see a listing on our publisher's website: GO HERE IF YOU LIKED THE SHOW, AND WANT TO LEAN MORE: Our website: www.aithpodcast.com Our email address: AITHpodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @aithpodcast.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/ YouTube: @AdventuresInTheaterHistory Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast © Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved. ℗ All voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz. ℗ All original music copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.…
Like the ghost of Hamlet's father, the body of John Barrymore would not stay still . . . one dark night it suddenly appeared in his hometown. A story about the wandering remains of a member of Philadelphia's most famous acting family, taken from Wicked Philadelphia: Sin in the City of Brotherly Love , a book by Thomas H. Keels. This episode was originally released as our Episode 34 in July of 2022. Please visit Tom's website, www.thomaskeels.com , for more information on his other books and upcoming talks and lectures. For blog post with images and more thoughts about this topic, go to: https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/alas-poor-yorick/ To find out more about Mount Vernon Cemetery in North Philadelphia: https://www.mountvernoncemetery.org/ Support the show "Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" the BOOK can be ordered from independent bookstores and at all online book retailers now! To see a listing on our publisher's website: GO HERE IF YOU LIKED THE SHOW, AND WANT TO LEAN MORE: Our website: www.aithpodcast.com Our email address: AITHpodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @aithpodcast.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/ YouTube: @AdventuresInTheaterHistory Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast © Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved. ℗ All voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz. ℗ All original music copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.…
An encore presentation of Peter's reading of the chapter "Oh, It's a Lovely War: The Mischianza 1778" from Thomas H. Keels' Wicked Philadelphia: Sin in the City of Brotherly Love . Wicked Philadelphia: Sin in the City of Brotherly Love by Thomas Keels, is available on Amazon.com. Please visit Tom's website, www.thomaskeels.com , for more information on his other books and upcoming talks and lectures. For blog post with images and more thoughts about this topic, go to: https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/the-pageant-that-shook-walnut-grove/ Support the show "Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" the BOOK can be ordered from independent bookstores and at all online book retailers now! To see a listing on our publisher's website: GO HERE IF YOU LIKED THE SHOW, AND WANT TO LEAN MORE: Our website: www.aithpodcast.com Our email address: AITHpodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @aithpodcast.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/ YouTube: @AdventuresInTheaterHistory Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast © Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved. ℗ All voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz. ℗ All original music copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.…

1 Encore Episode: Jasper Deeter and the Hedgerow Theatre 1:00:57
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A re-released and edited version of our Episode 36! In this show we interview theater historian Barry Witham about his 2013 book A Sustainable Theatre: Jasper Deeter at the Hedgerow , and then bring listeners along on a guided tour of Hedgerow Theatre campus in Rose Valley, Pennsylvania. Check out this blog post with historical images of Jasper Deeter, plus photos from our visit to the Hedgerow in August 2022, on our website! https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/photos-of-the-hedgerow/ More historic images can be found on the Hedgerow Theatre's website: https://www.hedgerowtheatre.org/history Support the show "Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" the BOOK can be ordered from independent bookstores and at all online book retailers now! To see a listing on our publisher's website: GO HERE IF YOU LIKED THE SHOW, AND WANT TO LEAN MORE: Our website: www.aithpodcast.com Our email address: AITHpodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @aithpodcast.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/ YouTube: @AdventuresInTheaterHistory Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast © Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved. ℗ All voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz. ℗ All original music copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.…
An Exciting Announcement! Support the show "Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" the BOOK can be ordered from independent bookstores and at all online book retailers now! To see a listing on our publisher's website: GO HERE IF YOU LIKED THE SHOW, AND WANT TO LEAN MORE: Our website: www.aithpodcast.com Our email address: AITHpodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @aithpodcast.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/ YouTube: @AdventuresInTheaterHistory Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast © Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved. ℗ All voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz. ℗ All original music copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.…
This Encore episode of the podcast - first released as Episode 35 in our Season One - goes on a journey to the Paul Robeson House and Museum in Philadelphia. For a blog post on our website with additional information, images, and links, go to: https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/the-house-i-live-in/ Support the show "Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" the BOOK can be ordered from independent bookstores and at all online book retailers now! To see a listing on our publisher's website: GO HERE IF YOU LIKED THE SHOW, AND WANT TO LEAN MORE: Our website: www.aithpodcast.com Our email address: AITHpodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @aithpodcast.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/ YouTube: @AdventuresInTheaterHistory Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast © Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved. ℗ All voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz. ℗ All original music copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.…
In which we close out the Tryout Town story of Philadelphia theater - and we share a chapter of Peter's upcoming book! Support the show "Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" the BOOK can be ordered from independent bookstores and at all online book retailers now! To see a listing on our publisher's website: GO HERE IF YOU LIKED THE SHOW, AND WANT TO LEAN MORE: Our website: www.aithpodcast.com Our email address: AITHpodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @aithpodcast.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/ YouTube: @AdventuresInTheaterHistory Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast © Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved. ℗ All voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz. ℗ All original music copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.…

1 Vinnette Carroll's Legacy: A Conversation 1:05:18
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In the 1970s, director Vinnette Carroll brought her gospel-themed musicals about African American culture through Philadelphia on their way to Broadway. We discuss this much-neglected important Black theater artist, in a conversation with Jerrell Henderson. There is a blog post, filled with lots of amazing images and additional information about this topics we discuss in the episode! It can be found on our website: https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/vinnette-carroll-and-philadelphia/ Support the show "Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" the BOOK can be ordered from independent bookstores and at all online book retailers now! To see a listing on our publisher's website: GO HERE IF YOU LIKED THE SHOW, AND WANT TO LEAN MORE: Our website: www.aithpodcast.com Our email address: AITHpodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @aithpodcast.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/ YouTube: @AdventuresInTheaterHistory Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast © Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved. ℗ All voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz. ℗ All original music copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.…
The continuation of to the story from our previous episode, we talk about the failures, successes - and sometimes the deaths of shows and performers of commercial tryout shows in Philly of the 1970s. For images and notes about shows mentioned in this episode, go to: https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/death-and-all-that-jazz-notes-and-images-for-episode-80/ Support the show "Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" the BOOK can be ordered from independent bookstores and at all online book retailers now! To see a listing on our publisher's website: GO HERE IF YOU LIKED THE SHOW, AND WANT TO LEAN MORE: Our website: www.aithpodcast.com Our email address: AITHpodcast@gmail.com Bluesky: @aithpodcast.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/ YouTube: @AdventuresInTheaterHistory Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast © Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved. ℗ All voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz. ℗ All original music copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.…
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