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• On a mission: Making Philly theaters more sustainable, less wasteful 
  Instead of trashing sets after a production’s run ends, these producers want to see more material reused in future shows. by Jane M. Von Bergen...
• Review: The Good Person of Setzuan
  (Photo credit to Johanna Austin) Okay, I will definitely be the first person to tell you that Bertolt Brecht is hard. He’s definitely one of...
• ‘The Good Person of Setzuan’: Local director Justin Jain talks Wilma Theater production
  By Liz DeclanMarch 26, 2024 5:12 pm Philadelphia’s Wilma Theater is putting on a production of Bertolt Brecht’s “The Good Person of Setzuan” April 2-21 with Philadelphian...
• Wilma Theater spoofs Asian cultural ignorance with a wall of trash
  Brecht’s “The Good Person of Setzuan” is a hodge-podge of Asian cultural references to spoof audience awareness. Peter CrimminsListen to interview here From Philly and...
• INTERVIEW: On stage at the Wilma Theater, 'The Good Person of Setzuan' examines the idea of 'goodness'
  WATCH INTERVIEW By Nydia Han and Heather Grubola Wednesday, April 10, 2024 10:57AM PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A provocative and powerful play is running now at The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia. It’s...
• Review: The Good Person of Setzuan
  REVERSING ORIENTALIST TROPESThe Wilma Theater presents Bertolt Brecht’s The Good Person of Setzuan Mina ReinckensApr 09, 20243 minute read Upholding Brechtian alienation while inviting in Asian...
• Review: MY MAMA AND THE FULL SCALE INVASION at Woolly Mammoth Theatre
  Woolly Mammoth presents a stunning tale of love, loyalty, and resilience. By: Jake Bridges Sep. 18, 2023 How do you tell the story of a...
• Two Comic Playwrights Find Dark Humor in Russian Aggression
  By Helen Shaw Sarah Gancher’s “Russian Troll Farm” and Sasha Denisova’s “My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion” look for truth in a world of lies....
• Hope for Mama and the Rest of Us
  https://www.americantheatre.org/2023/08/24/hope-for-mama-and-the-rest-of-us/ Producing a new play about the full-scale invasion written by a Ukranian playwright, Russian-born director Yury Urnov feels disheartened by the actions of his...
• What a Piece of Work is ‘Fat Ham’ at the Wilma
  By Tracy Hawkins I have heard Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” described as a play about procrastination, a play about misogyny, a play about revenge, and so on....
• Pulitzer-winning spin on 'Hamlet' to open at Wilma Theater
  Philly resident James Ijames penned the comedic Shakespeare riff ‘Fat Ham,’ which takes place at a Southern barbecue BY KRISTIN HUNT – Philly Voice Philly resident...
• 'Fat Ham' dramaturgy
  A Letter from Dramaturg/Assistant Director Mariah Ghant When I began working at the Wilma in early 2021, we were still navigating the Wild Wild West...
• Morgan Asks Kate and Robert to Talk About the Process of Writing HILMA
  KATE: Okay, well, do you want, like, origin story? MORGAN: That’d be great, yeah. ROBERT: How do you remember us coming up with this thing?...
• In ‘My Mama’ at Woolly Mammoth, Zelensky and Putin meet their match
• 'An active social act': the Ukrainian playwright paying tribute to her mother on stage
• Exciting News for the Wilma Education Program
  The Wilma Theater is proud to announce that the William Penn Foundation has renewed their support of our Wilmagination in-school residency program, as well as...
• American Theatre: Hope for Mama and the Rest of Us
  by Yury Urnov
• Fall 2023: Performing Arts And Live Music Take Center Stage in Philadelphia
• BEST OF PHILLY: 2023 Hot Ticket
• Top Theatres Around the US
• ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Love Wins at the Wilma’s 'Twelfth Night'"
• Consulting on gender and intimacy in “Twelfth Night”
• "The most fun I have had all year"
• ‘Twelfth Night’ has taken over Philly theaters this season. But why?
• Twelfth Night, but with Disco Balls, Shines on the Wilma Stage
• Review: The Wilma Theater presents William Shakespeare’s 'Twelfth Night'
• Review: 'Twelfth Night'
• Why do we return to Shakespeare?
  by Co-Artistic Director Morgan Green As I reflect on my lead year as Co-Artistic Director at the Wilma, I find myself wondering…why do we return...
• Which Jersey Shore Are You?
• The Story of Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night'
• “What I Am and What I Would: Shakespeare and Non-binary Imagination”
  by Abby Weissman and Leo Mock Shakespeare is not our queer icon. He spends much time describing the differences between men and women, their faults...
• Top 5 Stage Performances to Stream This Weekend
• ‘Fat Ham’ earns five Tony Award nominations, including best play
• ETERNAL LIFE PART 1 at The Wilma Theater Now Streaming
• The Wilma is Tony-nominated! FAT HAM nominated for Best Play, four other awards
• "Fresh and inventive"
• Review: Living Forever Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be in 'Eternal Life Part 1'
• 'Eternal Life Part 1' set to hit the Wilma Theater stage
• Review of ETERNAL LIFE PART 1
• Philadelphia's Wilma Theater Will Present Fat Ham, World Premieres, More in Upcoming Season With New Co-Artistic Director
• Review of "Eternal Life Part 1"
• ‘Fat Ham’ comes to Philly in November
• The Wilma announces new season and leadership changes
• Announcing 2023-24 Season, and Lindsay Smiling as new Co-Artistic Director
  Dear Friend of the Wilma, We are so thrilled to announce our 2023-24 Season, which contains two world premieres, a reclaimed classic, and the Philadelphia...
• ‘Eternal Life Part 1,′ directed by Morgan Green, makes its world premiere at the Wilma
• Amid Exile and Fire, a Revered Russian Theater Director Is Reborn
• Wilma Theater showcases the beauty of living in 'Eternal Life Part 1'
• Listen to an interview with Director Morgan Green
• 'Eternal Life Part 1' dramaturgy
  A Letter from Dramaturg Mariah Ghant Nathan Alan Davis creates a world full of questions in Eternal Life Part 1. The characters ask one another...
• Q&A: South Philly’s Pulitzer-Winning Playwright James Ijames on His Big Broadway Debut
• Wilma Theater Presents ETERNAL LIFE PART 1, April 11- 30
• The best theater in Philly this spring
• "KISS combines the raw forms of entertainment while educating and brining a strong call to action. It moved you from laughter to tears and it was beautifully executed."
• 'Kiss,' a daring play about migrants
• "An extraordinary production and a must-see for anyone in Philadelphia"
• ‘Kiss' Is More Than It Seems
• The Syrian Soap Opera
  by production Dramaturg Rayya El Zein The premise of the Wilma’s latest production, Kiss, is that a group of American actors find and stage a “Syrian...
• "I would recommend this hilarious, gut-wrenching, and provocative production of 'Kiss' to everyone. "
• KISS Review
• In ‘Kiss,’ actors try a Syrian soap opera with cringey results — and that’s the point
• A Note from KISS Director Fadi Skeiker
  Producing a play that challenges our perception of the “Other” is a fierce task that can happen only on a stage like the Wilma’s where...
• VIDEO: About "Kiss"
• Guillermo Calderón's KISS to be Presented at The Wilma Theater This Month
• 5 Philly theater experts on what to see in 2023
• It's So I Don't Kill Myself: Millennial Playwrights Seek Beauty in the Despair
• Yesterday is Done: Best Theater of 2022
• "Fat Ham" by James Ijames goes to Broadway
• "Charming from start to finish ... very hilarious ... beautifully heartbreaking. It is absolutely worth your time and money to see this production."
• "Be prepared to have a good time while you learn."
• "Milo Cramer’s 'School Pictures' will open your eyes on the public school system"
• Inhabiting the lives of students in “School Pictures"
• "Endearing and quietly moving ... a highly valuable snapshot of life on the front lines of modern education."
• "School Pictures" Dramaturgy
• Welcome to "School Pictures" from Lead Artistic Director Morgan Green
  I am thrilled to bring my friend Milo Cramer to the Wilma Theater with the world premiere of their solo show, School Pictures. When Milo...
• THOSE WITH 2 CLOCKS review
• "Hilariously funny and profoundly insightful"
• “Join the anti-patriarchal party”
• "Truly, this is an awesome night out."
• ‘2 Clocks’ disassembles toxic masculinity with humor
• Jennifer Kidwell Knows What Time It Is
• Read the Wilma Safety plan for Fall
• Pulitzer Prize-winning play 'Fat Ham' takes 'Hamlet' in unexpected directions
• The Stunning Reconsiderations of FAIRVIEW at the Wilma Theatre — Review
• Pulitzer Prize-winning Fairview Challenges Wilma Theatre Audiences to do Something
• “POWERFUL … YOU WILL NOT LEAVE THE SAME … I NEED YOU TO SEE THIS TRANSFORMATIVE WORK”
• "The power of live theater has never felt more immediate"
• Commentary: How Anton Chekhov became the playwright of the moment
• A Pulitzer Prize winner’s modern take on Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’
• Philly’s James Ijames, fresh off a Pulitzer win, on directing another Pulitzer-winner, ‘Fairview’
• Plenty of buzz for 'Fairview' at the Wilma Theater
• 'Fairview' Director's Note
  I am a fan of playwrights. The way people root for and follow sporting teams and star-level athletes, that’s how I interact with playwrights and...
• Lighting The Way: LD Thom Weaver Brings Order To The Cherry Orchard
• World Premieres of SCHOOL PICTURES and ETERNAL LIFE PART 1 & More Announced for The Wilma Theater 22/23 Season
• The Wilma Theater Announces 2022-2023 Season, Including School Pictures, Twelfth Night, More
• Lead Artistic Director Morgan Green introduces the 2022-23 Season
   Hi Everyone! I’m happy to announce the Wilma Theater’s 2022-2023 Season: five plays jam-packed with intellect and feeling. Many brilliant and generous voices contributed to...
• James Ijames on the ‘Wildest Dream’ of His Pulitzer Win—and Reinventing ‘Hamlet’ in ‘Fat Ham’
• A profile of 'Fairview' star Melanye Finister
• South Philadelphia playwright wins 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
• Philly playwright James Ijames wins the Pulitzer Prize
• Q&A: Philly Playwright James Ijames on Winning the Pulitzer
• James Ijames on Winning a Pulitzer and Making ‘Hamlet’ a Comedy
• James Ijames wins Pulitzer Prize in Drama for FAT HAM
• "I loved every minute of it"
• "This adaptation of 'The Cherry Orchard' is chaotic and beautiful and astoundingly funny and achingly sad."
• "The Cherry Orchard" featured on BBC World Service
• Home Is Gone: Dmitry Krymov’s ‘Cherry Orchard’ at the Wilma
• Russian director reimagines classic Russian play “The Cherry Orchard” for the Wilma Theater
• A Russian director’s ‘Cherry Orchard’ shakes a theater to its roots
• Russian director reimagines classic Russian play “The Cherry Orchard” for the Wilma Theater
• "The Cherry Orchard" is unique, funny, and a must-see this season at Wilma Theater
• Home Is Gone: Dmitry Krymov’s ‘Cherry Orchard’ at the Wilma
• A Russian director’s ‘Cherry Orchard’ shakes a theater to its roots
• "The Cherry Orchard" is unique, funny, and a must-see this season at Wilma Theater
• Russian director leads Wilma production of ‘Cherry Orchard’ and worries about the fate of his own nation
• Profile of "Cherry Orchard" performer Lindsay Smiling
• Acclaimed director Dmitry Krymov leading original adaptation of Russian play at Wilma Theater
• What it’s like to be a Russian artist now
• Wilma Theater presents a contemporary Ukrainian play about war
• The Wilma Theater to Present Benefit Reading of Natal'ya Vorozhbit's BAD ROADS
• We stand with Ukraine
  The Wilma Theater stands in solidarity with Ukraine, and wholeheartedly supports its people and their undeniable right to freedom and independence. The unjustified, bloody aggression...
• Wilma Theater to Present New Adaptation of THE CHERRY ORCHARD
• Review: The Floor Wipers
• The Floor Wipers: A Comedy’s Call for Action
• "Fat Ham" named Best of the Year by the New York Times
• "Minor Character," "Fat Ham," and "Clay" called among the year's best
• Inside "The Cherry Orchard" Workshop
  ABOUT THE WORKSHOP Our upcoming spring production, is a new adaptation of The Cherry Orchard, created by our HotHouse Acting Company in collaboration with master Russian director Dmitry...
• Wilma Theater's "Minor Character" Available For Streaming
• In fits and starts, live shows are coming back to Philly theaters
• Theater to see this month: Spring Awakening, Minor Character, and more
• A backstage pass to the reopening of Philadelphia's Avenue of the Arts
• Philly's Wilma Theater Brings ‘Minor Character' to Stage With ‘Mare of Easttown' Actress
• "Absolutely should not be missed"
• "WORTH THE WAIT ... A COMIC GEM"
• Curtains Rise Again For Live Performances At Philadelphia’s Wilma Theater With COVID Precautions In Place
• Wilma Theater welcomes back first live shows since pandemic began
• Theater Suli Holum: From Winslet to the Wilma
• Suli Holum from ‘Mare of Easttown’ takes on Chekhov
• "I am so excited about 'Minor Character' because I feel like it's the perfect way to welcome back audiences into our theater," notes Co-Artistic Director James Ijames.
• Wilma Theater Announces Return to Live Performances with Regional Premiere of MINOR CHARACTER
• Tickets now on sale for "Minor Character"
• "The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia perfected beautiful film-stage hybrids"
• What Wilma has in store
• After 40 Years, a Luminary of Theater’s Avant-Garde Departs
• The Wilma Theater Announces Return To Live Performances With 2021-22 Season, Featuring Stories About Families & Communities
• Wilma’s HotHouse Shorts: Short But Deep
• Get them while they’re HotHouse
• Wilma Co-Artistic Director Blanka Zizka to Step Back After 40 Years
• Wilma Theater co-founder Blanka Zizka announces Emeritus status in 2021
• Blanka Zizka, a giant of Philadelphia theater, will retire from the Wilma
• Wilma Theater guiding spirit Blanka Zizka is stepping down
• Co-Founder Blanka Zizka to become Artistic Director Emeritus
• The New York Times reviews "The Floor Wipers"
• Billie Awards: "Heroes of the Fourth Turning" nominated as best Socially Distant Showstopper
• How Six Philly Artists and Organizations Pivoted and Thrived During the Pandemic
• What a Piece of Work is FAT HAM at Wilma Theater
• Fat Ham: To Be or Not to Be Tragic
• In a Broadway Minute Reviews 'Fat Ham'
• The New Yorker calls FAT HAM "UPROARIOUS"
• A Story all its own
• A New Hamlet Centers Black and Queer Characters
• James Ijames on ‘Fat Ham,’ the South, and Embodying the Story
• FAT HAM Playwright James Ijames interviewed on The Feed at Night
• "Fat Ham" is a New York Times Critics' Pick
• Brennen S. Malone: Hamming it up
• "Wildly inventive"
• HotHouse Acting Company member Lindsay Smiling interviewed about "Fat Ham" and Philly Theatre Week
• How Philly playwright James Ijames envisioned ‘Fat Ham,’ a Black queer retelling of ‘Hamlet’
• These are the shows that Philly theater insiders can’t wait to see this spring
• Cooking Up a Gumbo
• The 2021 Fête is "packing local star power"
• Wilma Theater’s Fête Fundraiser to be headlined by Low Cut Connie
• 'Heroes of the Fourth Turning' nominated for a Drama League Award
• 'Fat Ham' puts a contemporary spin on Shakespeare's classic 'Hamlet'
• Streaming Date Change for Wilma Theater's Fat Ham
• Philly theater shows to check out this spring season
• Putting a Black queer spin on Shakespeare
• Philly actors, musicians, and artists wondered if they’d ever work again. Then life unfolded in surprising ways, some profound.
• Sharing the Load: Adapting to the Pandemic in a Shared Leadership Role
• Short innovations
  The Wilma presents the HotHouse Company’s ‘Expired’ and ‘Lagniappe Project’
• Review: Series explores theater roads less traveled
• Low Cut Connie Headlines Wilma Theater's Digital Fête
• James Ijames' 'Fat Ham' Gets Digital Premiere
• Wilma Theater Announces World Premiere Digital Production Of James Ijames' FAT HAM
• "Perfect for a mid afternoon break" - CLAY review
• A theatrical laboratory
  The Wilma presents the HotHouse Company’s ‘Code Black Planet’ and ‘Clay’
• The Story Behind Wilma Theater's 'Code Black Planet' Short
• HotHouse Shorts and Fat Ham listed in best of spring shows by Philadelphia Inquirer
• Explore new theater every week in February with Wilma's HotHouse Shorts
• The Wilma Theater Presents Four Original Hothouse Shorts This February
• AMNY names "Heroes of the Fourth Turning" one of the best shows of the year
• Token Theatre Friends review "Heroes of the Fourth Turning"
• Wall Street Journal calls "Heroes of the Fourth Turning" one of the Best Theater of 2020
• "A flawless, impressively well-cast production of a work of singular distinction, one for which the word 'remarkable' is, if anything, an understatement."
• The New York Times calls HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING "unmissable" with an "excellent cast"
• Truth outside the bubble: Review of 'Heroes of the Fourth Turning'
• How ‘Wolves’ and ‘Heroes’ Are Saving Pandemic Theater
• In a Broadway Minute Reviews Wilma Theater’s ‘Heroes of the Fourth Turning’
• Wilma Theatre puts on bubble play with 'Heroes of the Fourth Turning' virtual show
• Wilma Theater’s lacerating ‘Heroes of the Fourth Turning’ is a drama full of our moment
• Recording HEROES: Wilma’s Kellie Mecleary talks about producing a digital, site-specific production
• The Best Live Theater to Stream This Week
• Wilma Theater created the season’s hottest show in a quarantine bubble in the woods
• Philadelphia's performing arts industry goes virtual to survive pandemic
• Philadelphia’s Wilma Theater is putting on Will Arbery’s “Heroes of the Fourth Turning”
• The Show Goes on for These Philly-Area Theater Companies
• How to Have Difficult Conversations
• Love and Grit podcast features Wilma Theater's Managing Director Leigh Goldenberg
• Wilma Theater takes 'Heroes of the Fourth Turning' on the road and performs in artistic bubble
• Inside the Wilma Bubble
• Unexpected Hero
• The Wilma Theater is a recipient of a 2020 Pew Center for Arts and Heritage Grant
• The Wilma Theater and Arlekin Players Theatre Presents Live Interactive Art Experiment STATE VS. NATASHA BENINA
• The Wilma has been making creative adjustments for the 20/21 season
• An Update to Our 2020-21 Season
  Dear Wilma Friends, Today we are sharing thoughts about our 2020-21 Season and have some important and exciting updates to share. Even while working remotely,...
• 'Heroes of the Fourth Turning' is one of Philly theater insiders’ top pick for the digital fall season
• Wilma Hybrid Model
  Globe Design by Sara Brown, Misha Kachman, Matt Saunders We don’t yet know whether Fat Ham and Minor Character – the final shows in our...
• The best things to do in Philly this week
• Play about Belarus uprising on stage in Philly, and around the world
• The Wilma Theater Participates In Worldwide Reading Of Andrei Kureichik's INSULTED. BELARUS(SIA)
• Philly officials say theaters can reopen, but many are unsure that will happen
• Don’t expect theater to return to Philly Sept. 8 just because city says it can
• Philly arts venues to go red for live events workers
• Philadelphia Theater, Music Venues Will Glow Red To Raise Awareness Of Hardships Facing Entertainment Industry
• Multi-talented artist shows off skills in the Wilma Theater's 'Code Blue'
• Take the Stage
• Theater at a social distance: But is it even theater if it’s Zoom (or Disney+) where it happens?
• The Wilma Theater Seeking Paper Cranes For Special Installation At Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission
• Here are some only-in-Philly ways to warm up kids’ brains for school (or whatever it’s called now)
• Renovation Rethink?
• The show must go on: how the Wilma Theater is coping with the fallout from the coronavirus
• Review: 'Is God Is'
• When Revenge Is Bitter : Wilma Theater’s IS GOD IS
• Column: Theater box seats are poised to become fashionable again during the COVID-19 era
• "Is God Is" Review: "Powerful and Impressive Theater"
• Philly's Wilma Theater Makes a Historic Move with its First Aural Drama, “Is God Is”
• Close your eyes and pretend you’re in the theater
• "Is God Is" Review: Sounds of revenge
• The best live theater to stream online
• Wilma Theater is putting on the acclaimed ‘Is God Is’ as an audio play, recorded from quarantine
• 'Is God Is' is "highly" recommended
• With the stage off limits, Wilma Theater tries something new: a radio play
• The Wilma is bringing an early technique back for a new show
• Wilma Theater Will Present Audio Version of Aleshea Harris' Is God Is
• The Wilma Theater Presents Their First Ever Audio Drama, IS GOD IS
• Announcing an Audio Production of "Is God Is"
• Recipe for Recovery: Wilma Theater designs arena of the future, rooted in the past
• Wilma Theater adapts for COVID performances with ideas from the past
• Philadelphia's Wilma Theater Designs Socially Distanced Auditorium
• Innovative Theater Combines Old Techniques With New to Design a Social Distancing Auditorium
• Philadelphia's Wilma Theater Offers Social Distancing Solution
• Stage Managers’ Association Announces 2020 Del Hughes Award Recipients, including Wilma Stage Manager Patreshettarlini Adams
• How Do You Make a Theater Safe Again?
• Wilma Theater draws up blueprint to keep audience socially distanced during Covid-19
• Wilma Theater unveils plans for arena inspired by Shakespeare’s Globe
• US theatre designs socially distanced auditorium inspired by Shakespeare's Globe
• Philadelphia's Wilma Theater Re-Configures Space to Allow for Audience Distancing
• Wild design at Wilma Theater borrows from Shakespeare’s Globe for COVID distancing
• The Wilma and the Wilma Globe featured in the New York Times
• Wilma Resident Stage Manager Patreshettarlini (Pat) Adams honored with Lifetime Achievement Award in the Art of Stage Management
  The Stage Managers’ Association (SMA) has announced its annual Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Art of Stage Management.  The 2020 honourees include...
• Wilma Theater puts itself out on the cutting edge of COVID-19 art with a 13-minute iPhone drama
• A step forward in shutdown
• Wilma Theater Launches New Digital Production, CODE BLUE, Recorded On iPhones
• Making art in a time of crisis and protest
  An interview with Co-Artistic Director James Ijames
• In Philly theater, union contracts and digital content are feeling out a way to coexist
• 12 Streamable Plays That Depict Black Lives Pierced by Racism
• Stream of James Ijames’ Kill Move Paradise Released to Raise Money for Black Lives Matter Philly
• The Wilma to stream ‘Kill Move Paradise,' about black men slain by police, to benefit Black Lives Matter Philly

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• Artist Spotlight: Bi Jean Ngo
  (Photo credit to Johanna Austin) When you’re looking at a show like The Good Person of Setzuan, you need someone dynamic in the starring role. ...
• Zoe Writes Theatre: The Good Person of Setzuan
  Okay, I will definitely be the first person to tell you that Bertolt Brecht is hard. He’s definitely one of the great playwrights.  Anyone who...
• The Half-God of Rainfall
  Nigerian-born British poet and playwright Inua Ellams blends Yoruba and Greek mythologies into an incredible story of a demigod-turned-NBA superstar in The Half-God of Rainfall....
• The Comeuppance
  From the boundary pushing, Obie Award-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (An Octoroon), this electrifying comedy is a meditation on impermanence, nostalgia, and isolation. Anticipating their 20-year...
• FETE 2024: Summer Solstice Under the Stars
  Individual tickets now on sale! We are so excited to announce our annual gala will have a brand-new spin! This special evening, curated by our...
• Poor Judge - A Pig Iron Production
  Tickets to POOR JUDGE are only available with the purchase of your 2024-25 Wilma Season Subscription. Click “tickets” to subscribe today so you can order...
• A Summer Day
  Experience the haunting beauty of Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse’s A Summer Day, directed by inventive Co-Artistic Director Yury Urnov (Mr. Burns, Minor Character, 12th Night)...
• Archduke
  Three boys – Gavrilo Princip, Trifko Grabež, and Nedeljko Čabrinović – are recruited by a mysterious organization with promises of glory, purpose, and a sandwich. Their...
• Dungeons & Drama
  Dungeons & Dragons is a game powered by imagination and an emboldening playground for theater folks. With the freedom to create your own character, engage...
• Hilma
  The early 20th century queer mystic and artist Hilma af Klint channeled hundreds of paintings through messages from otherworldly forces, hoping to communicate the mysteries...
• HotHouse Summer Training Institute
  Apply now for the HotHouse Summer Training Institute led by HotHouse Company Member Justin Jain, director of The Good Person of Setzuan. This intensive will...
• A Cherry Orchard That Chops Down Most of the Trees
• Open Mic hosted by Jaylene Clark Owens
  The event will be in-person, in the Wilma Theater Lobby. Whether you come to listen or share, we hope to see you there! The open...
• HotHouse Shorts Channel
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• HotHouse Shorts WilmaPass Channel
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• Frequently Asked Questions about Streaming
  Which devices can I use to stream? You should be able to stream on most devices you own. You can...
• How to Have Difficult Conversations with Loved Ones When You Disagree
  In preparation for Heroes of the Fourth Turning, the Wilma Portable Studio is looking...

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• 2024-25 SEASON
  OUR 2024-25 SEASON By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins  Directed by Morgan GreenA co-production with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company November 19 – December 8, 2024 From the boundary...
• Eugene Lew
  Eugene is a Philadelphia-based guide, producer, educator, and organizer primarily engaged in the performance, design, access, management, transformation, (attempted) capture, storage, and playback of shared...
• Krista Smith
  Krista is a Philly based Theatrical Designer and Artist. Recent work includes: The Lehman Trilogy (Arden Theatre Co), Roosevelt, Broccoli & Mr. House, sandblasted, Head...
• Steven Dufala
  is a multidisciplinary artist based in Philadelphia. While he works primarily in collaboration with his brother Billy, he also works on as many...
• Ariel Wang
  Ariel (Liudi) Wang is a freelance Costume Designer living bicoastally. She came to the US from Beijing, China for graduate school and achieved her MS...
• Mel Hsu
  is a sonic painter of impossible worlds. As a multi-instrumentalist, Mel often ventures from her classical roots as a cellist into unexpected, cross-disciplinary...
• Makoto Hirano
  is a Philadelphia-based choreographer. His award-winning performance projects have been presented and commissioned by festivals and venues from Cairo (EG) to Off-Broadway (NY)...
• Cat Ramirez
  is a director and producer who loves logistical puzzles, community meals, and bisexual lighting. Recent projects include Marisol with University of the Arts,...
• Venus Gulbranson
  is a proud Filipino lighting designer based in Brooklyn. Most notable works include Broadway’s New York, New York and Monumental Theatre’s Tick..Tick..Boom! where...
• Josiane M. Lemieux
  spent this past summer as the Interim Director of Production for the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. Prior to that, she was Director of...
• Sonia Fernandez
  Sonia is a dramaturg, administrator & producer specializing in new work. She is happiest in a new play process. Currently serving as Director of New...
• Ivania Stack
  Ivania is based in the Washington, DC Area. With over 20 years of experience, she has designed costumes for over 300 shows. She is proud...
• Kelly Colburn
  Recent DC: Woolly Mammoth Theatre Co: My Mama and The Full Scale Invasion, Signature: Passing Strange, Kennedy Center: Look Both Ways, Roundhouse/Olney Theatre Center: Fela!;...
• Misha Kachman
  Previous designs at the Wilma include The Convert, Mr. Burns, Minor Character, and The Twelfth Night. Misha has also worked at Arena Stage, Asolo Rep,...
• Sasha Denisova
  Sasha is a playwright, a director, a writer, and a Ukrainian. Sasha was born in Kiev. She graduated from the Philology Department of Kiev Taras...
• Holly Twyford
  Holly is thrilled to be at the Wilma Theater and excited to be telling Sasha’s story. Previous Woolly productions are The Cockburn Rituals, Goodnight Desdemona,...
• Theater of Immediate Response Workshop
  Led by Sasha Denisova and Yury Urnov  THEATER OF IMMEDIATE RESPONSE is a new term, which comes from Ukranian playwright...
• Shon Causer
  Shon is beyond excited to collaborate with this design team! Local credits: Walnut Street Theater, Lantern Theater, Fulton Theater, 1812 Productions, Inis Nua, Theatre Horizon,...
• Tiffany Bacon
  Tiffany is the Creative & Production Director for WURD Radio, began her career in radio in 1990 at WRTI. At Power 99FM she created Inner...
• Sara Brown
  Sara is a set designer for theater, opera, and dance. Selected designs include Pride and Prejudice at the Hartford Stage Company, The Lehman Trilogy and...
• Larry Fowler
  Larry is a Philadelphia based theater sound designer, radio imaging producer, and music producer whose work spans 20+ years. Larry is excited to be back...
• Jessica Johnson
  is a Philadelphia-based performer and teaching artist. She began her artistic career in Philadelphia as a Dorothy Haas Acting Apprentice at the Walnut...
• Zuhairah
  is the Recipient of the 2023 Lunt-Fontanne Award, where she worked with Broadway director Jerry Zaks. She Originally hails from New York. She is...
• Donnie Hammond
  Off-Broadway: Titanique  Regional: Personality: the Lloyd Price Musical (People’s Light Theatre, Studebaker Theater Chicago), In the Heights (Walnut Street Theatre, Geva Theatre & Hangar Theatre)...
• Brenson Thomas
  Brenson is thrilled to return to the Wilma after performing music in 2019’s There. Other credits: Abandon (Theatre Exile, World Premiere), Backing Track (World Premiere),...
• Amina Robinson
  Amina is an actor, director, Professor of Acting and Musical Theater at Temple University and Artistic Director of The Centre Theater in Norristown. She is...
• Pride Night
  Join us for “Blooming Pride: A Queer Dance Party” at the Wilma following the evening FAT HAM performance. Come dressed in whatever makes...
• Black Affinity Night
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  is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice includes theatre. video, performance, and installation. Originally from New Mexico, Skye is a recent transplant to Philadelphia,...
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• Jian Jung
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• Nathan Alan Davis
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   is Chile’s foremost contemporary theatre artist. His plays include Neva, Diciembre (December), Clase (Class), Villa, Discurso (Speech), Kiss and Goldrush. Calderón’s productions have toured extensively through South...
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• Mel Krodman
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• Sunflower B Rose
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  Plays include MARYS SEACOLE (Obie Award); FAIRVIEW (2019 Pulitzer Prize); REALLY; SOCIAL CREATURES; and WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE HERERO OF NAMIBIA, FORMERLY KNOWN...
• Dmitry Krymov
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  Театр Уилма, Филадельфия, Пенсильвания представляет ГЕРОИ ЧЕТВЁРТОГО ВИТКА  Цифровая, сайт-специфик постановка Пьеса: Уилл АрбериПостановка: Бланка Зизка Сценография: Мэт СандерсКамера и монтаж: Йорг КосиноЗвук и перезапись: Кристофер...
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  The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia, PA presents Heroes of the Fourth Turning A digital, site specific production By Will ArberyDirected by Blanka Zizka Production Designer: Matt...
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• Hold Fast
  HOLD FAST Available until May 30, 2022 Find a cozy spot in the dark and watch this stunning short movie – full of gorgeous music...
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  THE WILMA THEATER PRESENTS Fat Ham by James Ijamesdirected by Morgan Green DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Leslie Rivera PRODUCTION DESIGNER Sara Brown COSTUMES Maiko MatsushimaSOUND AND MUSIC Jordan McCreeLIGHTING Xavier...
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• Virginia Land Acknowledgement
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  “Pandemic Person of the Year” – The New Yorker “Like Bruce Springsteen after he discovered literature, Weiner started bending classic rock to meet his ever more...
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  (she/her/hers) is a multi-disciplinary Artist and Artist Advocate based in Philadelphia, PA. She is thrilled to return to the Wilma as Equity,...
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• Malika Oyetimein
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• Expired
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• The Lagniappe Project
  Available until Jan. 31, 2022 Pull up a seat at this documentary feast, where performer Melanye Finister shares her mother’s recipe for...
• Code Black Planet
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• Sara Brown
  Sara Brown (she/her) is a set designer for theater, opera, and dance.  Selected designs include The Day at Jacob’s Pillow; Hagoromo at the Brooklyn Academy of Music; Fellow Travelers and La Rondine at the Minnesota...
• Rachael Blackwell
  Rachael N. Blackwell (she/her/hers) is a native of the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. Rachael received her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts with an emphasis on...
• Leslie Rivera
  is a Puerto Rico-born writer/director driven by a passion for storytelling and entertainment. With a commitment to pushing artistic boundaries, Les has created...
• Brennen S. Malone
  is ecstatic to make his Wilma debut in Fat Ham. Regional: FOURTEEN (National Constitution Center); Gay Mis (Jaffe St. Queer Productions); Bessie...
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• Missy Furth
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• How to Make a Vision Board with Elaina Di Monaco
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• How to Break Down a Monologue with Danielle Leneé
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• Kellie Mecleary
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• Joe Samala
  is a freelance Audio Engineer, currently based in New York City. His previous credits include A1+A2 for the National Tours of Jersey Boys...
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• Fat Ham
  BY JAMES IJAMESDIRECTED BY MORGAN GREEN COMING IN EARLY 2021 The ghost of Juicy’s dad haunts him and asks for revenge – on...
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  SIX TRANSLATIONS OF UNCLE VANYA AT THE SAME TIME CREATED BY NEW SALOONTEXT BY ANTON CHEKHOVTRANSLATIONS BY MARIAN FELL, LAURENCE SENELICK, PAUL SCHMIDT, CAROL ROCAMORA,...
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• Leigh Goldenberg
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• Heroes of the Fourth Turning
  BY WILL ARBERYDIRECTED BY BLANKA ZIZKA Four Catholic conservative friends gather at a backyard party in Wyoming. Their reunion sparks...
• John Freedman
  John has written or edited and translated ten books about Russian drama and theater, including ‘Real and Phantom Pains: An Anthology of New Russian Drama,’ ‘Silence’s Roar: The Life and...
• Vadim Khrapatchev
• Anton Iakhontov
  Sound- / video- / visual artist, Patrick K.-H. (aka Anton Iakhontov) collages within the fields of sound installations, live and written acousmatic and animation (1,2),...
• Darya Denisova
   received the 2020 Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Actress for Arlekin’s The Stone. She has performed as the lead actress in various Arlekin Players’...
• Igor Golyak
  received the 2020 Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Director for Arlekin’s The Stone and was also nominated in the same year for his direction of...
• Morgan Porter
  Morgan is thrilled to join the Wilma as Wardrobe Supervisor for Heroes of the Fourth Turning! She has been a freelance costume technician in Philadelphia...
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• Will Arbery
  is a playwright, TV/film writer, and filmmaker from Texas + Wyoming + seven sisters. Plays: Heroes of the Fourth Turning (Playwrights Horizons) // Plano (Clubbed Thumb) //  Evanston Salt...
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• Ryan Schwabe
  is a Professor of Recording Arts & Music Production at Drexel University’s Music Industry Program, owner of the Xcoustic and co-owner of the...
• Adjua Lafleur
  Adjua is an educator and spoken word artist from NJ who has been teaching Biology for the past four years.  As a sophomore at Lincoln University,...
• Brenna Geffers
  is a co-founder of Die-Cast with Thom Weaver. Die-Cast’s 2X2L partnered with the Wilma to create the audio broadcast of Is God Is. She is a theater-maker and...
• Taj Rauch
  is a recent graduate of the Directing, Playwriting and Production program at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, as well as the...
• Alexandra Espinoza
  is a playwright, performer, director, dramaturg, and more. Recent Dramaturgy credits include The Bearded Ladies Cabaret’s Late Night Snacks for the 2019 Philadelphia...
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  JOIN THE WILMA THEATER MAILING LIST Two men, caught in the chaos of contemporary America. One man, working inside a hospital during the...
• Is God Is form
  Thank you so much for donating your Is God Is tickets to the Wilma! Your donation is critical to supporting our...
• 1,000 Cranes for Philly
  Hooray! Our 1,000 Cranes for Philly project has reached its goal! Thank you to everyone who joined us in the Japanese tradition of folding paper...
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