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  • 2025-26 Season
    OUR 2025-26 SEASON We are bringing you a season that interrogates the American experience, right here in the birthplace of this complicated democracy. Next season...
  • Subscribe to our 2025-26 Season
    Subscribing to the Wilma shows your commitment to theater in a time when we need your support the most. You...
  • Jon Fosse
    was born 1959 in Haugesund on the Norwegian west coast. His immense œuvre written in Nynorsk Norwegian and spanning a variety of genres...
  • Sarah Cameron Sunde
    SARAH CAMERON SUNDE is an interdisciplinary artist, director, and translator working at the intersection of performance, video, conceptual, and public art. She is internationally known as Jon...
  • Sloane Duzy
    This is Sloane’s Wilma debut! She is a non-union stage manager born and raised in the Greater Philadelphia area, with degrees in both Theatre and...
  • Ksenya Litvak
     (Illustrator and Puppet Designer) graduated from the St. Petersburg Theater Academy with a degree in Puppetry and Theater Design. After moving to the United...
  • DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia Center City
    This Center City hotel is south of City Hall on Philadelphia’s Avenue of the Arts on Broad Street and...
  • Black Affinity Night
     – A SUMMER DAY Join in a curated space for people in the Black community to authentically engage with our Friday, June 20...
  • WilmaHouse Book Club
    Join the First-Ever WilmaHouse Book Club! The Wilma Theater and Head House Books are teaming up for a special book club event, inspired by Nobel...
  • Trey Lyford
    — is an actor, director, designer, and play fabricator who has been creating original works for the stage for over two decades –...
  • Yaim Chong Chia
    (he/they) is delighted to be making their debut as Sound Designer with the Wilma Theatre. A multi-hyphenate music producer, singer-songwriter and sound...
  • Black Affinity Night - THE HALF-GOD OF RAINFALL
    Black Affinity Night – THE HALF-GOD OF RAINFALL Join in a curated space for people in the Black community to authentically engage with our Friday, February...
  • Brittany Onukwugha
    (she/her) is a Barrymore Award nominated actor, graduate of Rutgers University-Camden, and the Associate Producer of The Wilma Theater. She is excited to...
  • Dahlia Al-Habieli
    DAHLIA AL-HABIELI (she/her)  Recent and Upcoming credits include: A Sherlock Carol, A Merry Christmas Carol, Henry V (Virginia Stage Company), La Tempestad, Sweat, Native Gardens (Trinity...
  • Ontaria Kim Wilson
    (she/her)   Ontaria Kim Wilson is a multi hyphenated artist from Philadelphia. She is a 3rd year MFA Directing Candidate at Temple...
  • Damien J. Wallace
    (he/him)  Damien Is proud to make his long awaited debut at the Wilma. Some of Damien’s theatre credits include his extensive work...
  • Inua Ellams
    (he/him) Playwright Born in Nigeria, Inua Ellams is a poet, playwright & performer, graphic artist & designer. He is a Complete Works poet alumni and facilitates...
  • Ticketing and Data Associate 
    Ticketing and Data Associate  Position Summary  The Ticketing and Data Associate (Tessitura) reports to the Audience Engagement Manager and Marketing and Design Manager.   The Ticketing...
  • Audience Engagement Manager 
    Audience Engagement Manager  Position Summary  The Wilma Theater is seeking an enthusiastic, personable and customer-focused Audience Engagement Manager to ensure our patrons enjoy exceptional experiences...
  • Relaxed Performance Guide
    What is a Relaxed Performance?  A relaxed performance is intended to be responsive to and inclusive of audience members who may benefit...
  • Cafe Chats
    WHAT Please join us after particular performances throughout the season for our Cafe Chats, an informal conversation about the show with members of...
  • Black Affinity Night - THE COMEUPPANCE
    Black Affinity Night – THE COMEUPPANCE Join in a curated space for people in the Black community to authentically engage with our Friday, December 6 performance...
  • Community Practice Coordinator
    Position Summary  The Community Practice Coordinator is a position designated to evolve the Wilma Theater’s Portable Studio Programing, help expand outreach to...
  • The Let Out
    The Let Out is a post-show paneled discussion on the Wilma stage, where audiences get a deeper dive on the themes of...
  • Open Call Audition - November 1, 2024
    Open Call Audition – November 1, 2024 The Wilma Theater announces Open Call Auditions for our 2024-25 Season on Friday, November 1st, from 12noon -6pm. We...
  • Childcare Matinee
    s Next up! A SUMMER DAY, Saturday, June 21 at 2pm In association with Music Theatre Philly, the Wilma is excited to offer childcare...
  • Melody Wong
    Melody is excited to return to The Wilma, since her stage management fellowship in 2004/5. A graduate of Temple University (BA, MEd). Recent Credits include:...
  • Alana Raquel Bowers
    (Baltimore,MD) is an actor, dancer, singer and producer. Most recently seen in Molière in the Park’s production of The Miser. Broadway: Chicken...
  • Jessica Rizzo
    has worked at venues including the Hungarian Theatre of Cluj, the Yale Repertory Theatre, the American Theatre of Actors in New York City,...
  • Jordan Bellow
    is a performer of stage and screen. NY credits include California at Clubbed Thumb, Gnit and Richard II + Henry IV at Theatre...
  • Matthew Ryan Melchior
    Matt is thrilled to be joining the team for his first production at The Wilma! He is a freelance Stage Manager and theater artist based...
  • Kitt Crescenzo
    Kitt is a Baltimore-based designer and company member of Stillpointe Theatre. Recent projects include Rapid Lemon Variations Project; The Lights Went out Because of a...
  • Minjoo Kim
    is an internationally working lighting designer who approaches design from dynamic and diverse visual perspectives. She is thrilled to return to Woolly Mammoth...
  • Samantha Wilhelm
    SAMANTHA WILHELM (Production Stage Manager) has been a DC area Freelance Stage Manager for nearly 10 years. After graduating from The University of Mary Washington,...
  • Erika Rose
    OFF BROADWAY: Here There Are Blueberries (New York Theatre Workshop) REGIONAL: Here There Are Blueberries (STC); Tiny Beautiful Things (Baltimore Center Stage); Confederates and The...
  • Jon Hudson Odom
    Woolly Mammoth Theatre: Ain’t No Mo’, An Octoroon, Botticelli in the Fire, Shipwreck; Steppenwolf Theatre Company: No Man’s Land, Describe the Night, The Seagull, Ms...
  • Alex Bechtel
     creates new works of music, theatre, and musical theatre. Recent composing work: Lightning Rod Special’s The Appointment (“Best of 2019” – NYTimes/Vulture/TimeOut NY; “Best of 2023”...
  • Dito van Reigersberg
    is a co-founder of Pig Iron Theatre Company and has performed in almost all of Pig Iron’s productions since 1995, including the...
  • Evan Spigelman
    (they/them/the “gay ‘she’”) is a theatermaker whose time is spent as an actor, cabaret artist, designer and light-bender (theatrical electrician). Recent Off Broadway...
  • Maiko Matsushima
    (Costume Designer) is a visual and installation artist, and a scenic and costume designer for theatre, dance, opera and film. Matsushima is based...
  • Lisa Fagan
    is a choreographer, director and dancer based in NYC whose work has been dubbed “The High Weird” by critics. She is the director/choreographer...
  • John Polanco
    Aviles is a distinguished trumpet player based in the Philadelphia area. Graduating with a Bachelor’s & Master’s degree from the University of the...
  • Kristen Sieh
    KRISTEN SIEH is a Brooklyn based performer, writer, designer and gardener. She is a founding member of The TEAM, with whom she has co-written numerous...
  • Andrew Nelson
    is a bassist, arranger, sound designer, interactive programmer in the Philadelphia area. He can most often be heard playing (mostly) bass for the...
  • Jackie Tileston
    is an artist who lives and works in Philadelphia, where she is a Professor in Fine Arts at the University of Pennsylvania. She...
  • Matthew Kahn
    Matt Kahn is a guitarist based in Ocean County, New Jersey. Matt has kept a busy schedule between New York, Philadelphia and New Jersey, performing...
  • Granville L Mullings, Jr.
    GRANVILLE MULLINGS, JR. is a GRAMMY-nominated songwriter, composer, and drummer who was born and raised in “Money Earnin’” Mount Vernon, NY. Granville’s professional journey began...
  • Robert M. Johanson
    is a freelance performer/composer/director in New York City. He is a founding member of Nature Theater of Oklahoma, and has performed with...
  • Jesse Reagen
    Versatile Cellist Jessie Reagen Mann is a member of the Indian/Jewish Om Shalom Trio, has composed two works for Carolyn Dorfman Dance and was a...
  • Nina Ryser
    is a Philadelphia-based musician, performer and composer. Her interest in songwriting and recording began in her childhood bedroom, and eventually led to her...
  • Daniel Espie
    Dan Espie is a Philadelphia-based pianist who has enjoyed a wide ranging career as a performer, theater musician, and teacher. Having received his MMus from...
  • Oona Curley
    (they/them) is a lighting and scenic designer, a company member of Lightning Rod Special, and an Associate Artist with the Bearded Ladies Cabaret....
  • Krit Robinson
    is an award winning designer, artist and educator, based in Woodside Queens. Her work ranges from site specific installations, architectural consulting, to traditional...
  • Jasyn Brazoban
    As a sought after Trombonist, Bandleader, and Educator based in Philadelphia, Jasyn Brazoban proudly honed his skills at the University of The Arts (BA ’22...
  • J Molière
    Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and the child of Afro-Caribbean parents, J is an artist in communion with the black, femme, and fabulous. Selected...
  • Bryan Hagelin
    (he/him) is a theatre director from Philadelphia, PA and a graduate of Cornell University. He is an alum of the National Women’s Theatre...
  • Kate Scelsa
    – BOOKS: “Fans of the Impossible Life” (HarperCollins, 2015 Indie Next and Junior Library Guild pick), “Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches”(HarperCollins), “Luminary” (Simon&Schuster),...
  • 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
      Join in a curated space for people in the Black community to authentically engage with our Tuesday, November 28th performance of Fat...
  • Bi Jean Ngo
    Bi Jean Ngo is an Actress, Director, and Educator. She is a member of Actors’ Equity Association. Bi is based in Philadelphia and has appeared onstage at InterAct Theatre...
  • Kishia Nixon
    Recent theatre credits include: Present in Say It Ain’t So with Revolution Shakespeare; Letitia in Clyde’s with The Arden Theatre company; Stephie /Ensemble in Fabulation or the...
  • Sarah “Bash” Bastian
    Sarah “Bash” Bastian (they/them) is a local Philly actor, visual artist, and writer. Bash graduated from the University of the Arts with a BFA in...
  • Twelfth Night program
    THE WILMA THEATER PRESENTS TWELFTH NIGHT BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEAREDIRECTED BY YURY URNOV On stage June 6-25, 2023Streaming June 26-July 23, 2023 Viola/Sebastian MK Tuomanen Sir...
  • Skye Fort
    is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice includes theatre. video, performance, and installation. Originally from New Mexico, Skye is a recent transplant to Philadelphia,...
  • Leo Mock
    is an intimacy choreographer and coordinator, gender consultant, clown, and educator from Texas. They are Assistant Faculty with Theatrical Intimacy Education, where they...
  • Abby Weissman
    (she/her) Abby is a director, consent educator, arts administrator (and more!) based in Philadelphia, PA. She is a company member of Revolution Shakespeare,...
  • Pax Ressler
    (Voice, they/she) is a non-binary performer, devisor, music director, and composer working at the intersections of theatre and music as well as arts...
  • Chloe Kincade
    (they/them) is a freelance stage manager in Philadelphia, and is happy to be joining the team for their second production at the Wilma....
  • Azalea Fairley
    (she/they) is a New Orleans born NYC based costume designer and is happy to make their debut at the Wilma! Selected Off Broadway...
  • OUR 2023-24 SEASON
    THE WILMA THEATER’S 2023-24 SEASON NOV 24 – DEC 17, 2023 The Pulitzer Prize-winning play finally arrives on stage in Philadelphia, in a celebratory new...
  • KISS RESOURCES
    KISS POST-SHOW RESOURCES This note was prepared before the devastating earthquake of February 6, 2023. For resources regarding the latter, please scroll down. Thank you for...
  • Kiss Program
    THE WILMA THEATER PRESENTS KISS BY GUILLERMO CALDERÓNDIRECTED BY FADI SKEIKER On stage Jan. 31-Feb. 19, 2023Streaming Feb. 20-March 5, 2023 Ahmed/Martin Justin Jain Youssif/Daniel...
  • Jian Jung
    is a New York based set designer. While her productions range from classic masterpieces to new plays, her design always focuses on innovative...
  • Alan Price
    is director of the Center for Immersive Media at University of the Arts. He creates networked virtual environments and real-time animation for interactive...
  • Zaina Yasmin Dana
    (she/her) is a Palestinian-American director based in Philadelphia and a recent graduate of Swarthmore College. Before working on KISS, she had the...
  • Reza Behjat
    is a freelance visual storyteller and lighting designer based in NYC. He began his career in Iran – where he worked with some...
  • Fajer Al-Kaisi
    is an actor for the stage and screen as well as a VO artist/narrator/podcaster/content creator. Most recent credits include Jellystone (HBO max) the...
  • Rayya El Zein
    holds a PhD in Theatre and Performance from the Graduate Center, CUNY (2016). Her research has focused on politics and popular culture...
  • Damien Figueras
    is a Cuban-American sound designer and music director based in Philadelphia. He is a two-time Barrymore nominee for his work on Moth at...
  • Lois Abdelmalek
    Lois “Lo” Abdelmalek is an actor, singer, director/producer, voice artist, and award-winning photographer.  Most recently, she was in the world premiere of 400 Barrels of...
  • School Pictures Dramaturgy
    After living inside the School Pictures universe through rehearsals and discussions, the AllStars – the young adult theater ensemble of the Wilma Theater –...
  • Cancelled Ticket Form
    The Wednesday, Feb. 1 performances of Kiss has been cancelled due to a non-COVID related illness. Please use this form to exchange your...
  • School Pictures Program
    THE WILMA THEATER PRESENTS SCHOOL PICTURES WRITTEN BY AND PERFORMED BY MILO CRAMERDIRECTED BY MORGAN GREEN Nov. 2-20, 2022 PRODUCTION DESIGNER Jean KimSOUND DESIGN, VOCAL...
  • Monthly Giving
    When you give to the Wilma Theater, you become an integral part of the adventurous art that you see on our stage. Donating...
  • Dinner and a Show Discount
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  • Nathan Alan Davis
    ’s plays include The Refuge Plays, The High Ground, Nat Turner in Jerusalem (Stavis Playwright Award, 2017), Dontrell Who Kissed the Sea (Steinberg/ATCA New Play Citation, 2015), Origin...
  • Fadi Skeiker
    is a Syrian theatre practitioner/scholar/educator based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he is Associate Professor of Theatre at University of the Arts teaching directing,...
  • Guillermo Calderón
     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...
  • Milo Cramer
    is a playwright and performer. Works include CUTE ACTIVIST at The Bushwick Starr (“a brilliant match of material and theater… a fable for...
  • Mel Krodman
    (they/them/zey) is a 43-year young, white, trans non-binary, queer, Ashkenazi Jewish creator, collaborator, performer, writer, community member, partner and parent.    As a performance...
  • Fairview post-show resources
    ‘Fairview’ post-show resources Thank you so much for attending, Fairview! Now that you’re on the other side of the show, we hope you were able...
  • FAIRVIEW Pre-Show Resources
    Fairview Pre-Show Resources A Note from the Dramaturg  Fairview is a daring and adventurous play. It is so aligned with the work that we at...
  • Fairview Dramaturgy
    RESOURCES Fairview is a daring and adventurous play. It is so aligned with the work that we at the Wilma are always striving to...
  • Sunflower B Rose
    (She/her/ze/zir) is blessed to be a Philadelphia based Theater Maker, Filmmaker, Painter,Teaching Artist, and much more. Recently Suni, Directed Young Money at...
  • Fairview WilmaBill
    THE WILMA THEATER PRESENTS FAIRVIEW BY JACKIE SIBBLIES DRURYDIRECTED BY JAMES IJAMES May 31-June 26, 2022 SET DESIGNER LAWRENCE E. MOTEN IIICOSTUME DESIGNER MAIKO MATSUSHIMALIGHTING...
  • The Wilma's 2022-23 Season
    The Wilma’s 2022-23 Season TWELFTH NIGHT BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEAREDIRECTED BY YURY URNOV JUNE 6-25, 2023 The Wilma boldly reimagines Shakespeare’s beloved romantic comedy about twins...
  • Lawrence E. Moten III
    (he/him/his) [Broadway] Chicken & Biscuits (Circle In The Square); What The Constitution Means to Me (Broadway & Tour Associate). [Regional] Much...
  • Cherry Orchard Wait List
    The Cherry Orchard Wait List Please leave your name and email below. We will contact you if seats become available. Tickets will be sold on...
  • Cherry Orchard WilmaBill
    THE WILMA THEATER PRESENTS THE CHERRY ORCHARD BASED ON THE PLAY BY ANTON CHEKHOVADAPTED BY DMITRY KRYMOV IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WILMA HOTHOUSE COMPANYDIRECTED BY...
  • Leslie Ann Boyden
    (she/her) is a freelance stage manager in the Philadelphia area. In the past she has worked with Pig Iron Theatre Company, Azuka...
  • Jungwoong Kim
    is a cross-disciplinary artist and arts educator who brings to his work more than 20 years of practice in experimental and improvisational performance,...
  • Anastassia Vertjanova
    (She/they) is a first-time train board operator and is otherwise some variation of director-stagemanager-scenic painter-electrician-woodworker. Her work has been seen in several Philadelphia...
  • Tatyana Khaikin
    (Interpreter) has been working as an interpreter/translator for almost 30 years. Recent translations include The Mountaintop by Katori Hall; three one-acters by young...
  • Irina Kruzhilina
    is a Russian-born, New York-based theatre artist, scenographer, visual dramaturg, and educator, creating work at the intersection of visual art, live performance, and...
  • Sasha Dugdale
    Poet, playwright, and translator Sasha Dugdale was born in Sussex, England. She has worked as a consultant for theater companies in addition to writing her...
  • Natal’ya Vorozhbit
    (aka Natal’ia Vorozhbit) is a leading Ukrainian playwright. Her work includes The Khomenko Family Chronicles (Royal Court and BBC World Service; rehearsed reading...
  • Jaime Maseda
    is a Barrymore-nominated performer based in Philadelphia. He has worked across disciplines with various artists and companies, including Pig Iron Theatre Company, Miguel...
  • Open Mic
  • Trevor W. Fayle
  • Wilma Leadership
  • Jackie Sibblies Drury
    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
    Designed more than eighty plays for leading Russian theatres. Since 1990, he has dedicated himself entirely to painting, graphics, stage design and theatre directing. Krymov’s...
  • How to redeem a gift certificate
    You redeem your gift certificate after adding tickets or subscriptions to your cart at tickets.wilmatheater.org. During checkout, apply the...
  • Wilma Values
    WILMA THEATER ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES Curiosity: A willing, playful, open-minded approach to each encounter, each person, our work and ourselves with an inquisitive imagination...
  • WilmaPerks Benefits
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  • 'Minor Character' Dramaturgy
    LEARN MORE ABOUT MINOR CHARACTER From Production Dramaturg Kellie Mecleary Real and Ridiculous: Personal Reflections on Chekhov “I have a confession to make. I have...
  • Those With 2 Clocks Funsavers page
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  • Jarod Hanson
    is over the moon to be working with the incredible people at the Wilma Theater. He is a theatre artist and educator currently...
  • Minor Character WilmaBill
    THE WILMA THEATER PRESENTS MINOR CHARACTER SIX TRANSLATIONS OF UNCLE VANYA AT THE SAME TIME CREATED BY NEW SALOONTEXT BY ANTON CHEKHOVTRANSLATIONS BY MARIAN FELL,...
  • New Saloon
    Theater Co. handcrafts original performances — from evening-length dramas to two-minute dance videos — with dedication and love. We celebrate the unique and...
  • Ivania Stack
     is based in the Washington DC region, where she has been working as a professional theatrical Costume Designer for over 20 years. She has...
  • J. Dominic Chacon
    I am excited to be back designing shows again. Especially with the great people at The Wilma. Returning to work as a freelance Lighting Designer,...
  • Heroes Program Rus
    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...
  • Heroes program en
    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...
  • LATEST UPDATES ON OUR INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, ANTI-RACISM, AND ACCESS WORK
    July 21, 2021 New and Refined Policies, Practices, and Procedures – and Our Organizational...
  • Wilma Theater Seating Chart
  • Co-Founder Blanka Zizka to become Artistic Director Emeritus
    Wilma Theater’s Blanka Zizka to Step Back at the end of 2020-21 Season. The Wilma Theater’s Co-Artistic...
  • A Note from Blanka
    In 1978 in Philadelphia, together with my husband Jiri Zizka, I encountered the artists working in a small collaborative company called...
  • Safety
    Wilma Safety Protocols Updated Mask Policy Audience members who wish to continue wearing masks are always welcome to do so however they are not required...
  • 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...
  • The Rot
    Available until May 30, 2022 Watch this creatively fertile new music video that grapples with the mossy primordial and the dank political. CREATIVE...
  • Watch Hold Fast
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  • Watch Rot
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  • Watch Floor Wipers
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  • June 2021 Survey
    Thank you for filling out this survey, and helping us plan for the future of the Wilma. If you fill out this...
  • The Floor Wipers
    Available until May 30, 2022 Enjoy this hilarious sketch about two women who are doing one of America’s dirtiest jobs. REVIEW IN...
  • Wilma GIFs
  • Remaining WilmaPass Tickets
    Form to Redeem Remaining WilmaPass Tickets Thank you for being a WilmaPass holder during this challenging season! We hope you enjoyed our digital performances of...
  • Artist Submissions
      Actor Submissions  Because of our commitment to working with our company of actors, the Wilma has limited casting opportunities that vary from season...
  • Fat Ham press screener
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  • Fat Ham WilmaBill
    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...
  • Elle.Morris
    is a vocalist, vocal producer/arranger, and member of ILL DOOTS. Prior to joining this production, Elle. gave voice to the songs used in Theatre...
  • Virginia Land Acknowledgement
    by Fat Ham Equity Diversity and Inclusion Officer Noelle Diane Johnson We acknowledge that we are living and working on land that...
  • Fete
  • Low Cut Connie
    “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...
  • Mariah Ghant
    [she/hers] is thrilled to be serving as the Dramaturg for Eternal Life Part 1. Originally from the suburbs of Chicago and an alumna...
  • Watch Expired
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  • Noelle Diane Johnson
    (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,...
  • Stacey McBride
    (She, Her) is a HMA, Special FX, Wardrobe/ Dresser and Stagehand based in Philadelphia, PA  Acquiring the  working knowledge of behind the scenes...
  • Benjamin Henry
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