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Wednesday, June 22, 2016

An Interview With Jeff Coon On The Arden’s ‘Secret Garden: Part 1: An Outstanding Father On and Off the Stage by Henrik Eger

In this two-part interview, we look into some corners of the secret garden in the life of actor Jeff Coon at a time when American family structures are changing and expanding. Jeff talks abo…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:42PM

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

‘Pushing the Envelope to Attract Contemporary Audience’s: Goldoni at the Hedgerow Theatre: Part 2 of An Interview with Director Aaron Cromie by Henrik Eger

Here is the second of two interviews with Aaron Cromie, one of Philadelphia’s most beloved directors, mask makers, writers, and interdisciplinary theater artists. Henrik: Carlo Goldoni (17…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:08AM

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

‘Riffing, Replacing, and Reworking Goldoni’s “Servant of Two Masters” at the Hedgerow Theatre: An Interview with Director Aaron Cromie: Part 1 by Henrik Eger

This is the first of two interviews with Aaron Cromie, one of Philadelphia’s most beloved directors, mask makers, writers, and interdisciplinary theater artists. Henrik: Carlo Goldoni (1…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:19PM

Friday, May 20, 2016

Talking With 16 Year-Old Amir Randall on Playing Trayvon Martin in ‘The Ballad of Trayvon Martin’ at New Freedom Theatre by Henrik Eger

“Without these people, I would just be another black boy passing on the street” “The Ballad of Trayvon Martin by Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj and Thomas J. Soto is a poetic docudrama inspir…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:03PM

Friday, May 13, 2016

“A Shiver Goes Down My Spine”: An Interview with Playwright Andrea Stolowitz on Her Play ‘Schlüterstraße 27’ by Henrik Eger

“I’m trying to find everyone. Everyone of my generation.” “We are all screaming across time . . . we feel comfortable here.” Summary: In 1936, Dr. Max Cohnreich escapes Berlin, Ger…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:20PM

An interview with ‘The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning’ playwright Tim Price by Henrik Eger

Henrik Eger interviews playwright Tim Price, whose drama The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning is receiving its U.S. premiere at Inis Nua Theatre Company through May 15.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:07AM

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

‘Machinal’: An Expressionistic Masterpiece: Interview With Director Brenna Geffers, Part 2 by Henrik Eger

Machinal by Sophie Treadwell, considered one of the most important Expressionist plays in the United States, premiered on Broadway in 1928. Inspired by the life of Ruth Snyder, who was convi…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:59PM

Lover, Wife, and Murderess—EgoPo’s Stunning ‘Machinal: Interview with Director Brenna Geffers: Part 1 by Henrik Eger

Machinal by Sophie Treadwell, considered one of the most important Expressionist plays in the United States, premiered on Broadway in 1928. Inspired by the life of Ruth Snyder, who was convi…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:04PM

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

An open letter to Harper Lee by Henrik Eger

Racial ignorance and fear have retreated since To Kill A Mockingbird first appeared; its often maligned author deserves some of the credit.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:44PM

Saturday, April 23, 2016

‘Beowulf and Grendel’ is Alive at the Mount Moriah Cemetery: An Interview with Director Maura Krause by Henrik Eger

“Beowulf” is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative lines, one of the oldest literary documents in Anglo-Saxon literature. Beowulf has a long history of having …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:08PM

An interview with Villanova Theatre’s ‘Translations’ Director Valerie Joyce: Part 2: Behind the Scenes of Her Production of ‘Translations’ by Henrik Eger

Henrik: Congratulations to the whole Villanova community for having been awarded “a $1 million commitment from the Connelly Foundation to support a new Center for Irish Studies,” which, …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:46AM

Friday, April 22, 2016

An interview with Villanova Theatre’s ‘Translations’ Director Valerie Joyce: Part 1: The Irish Chekhov by Henrik Eger

Villanova University, with its long theater tradition, has fostered not only the classics, but Irish theater for many years. To honor the 100-year anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising in Du…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:06PM

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Playwright Walt Vail on The Beacon Theatre Productions’ Production of his Play ‘Young Frederick Douglass’ by Henrik Eger

In Part Two of his interview with Playwright Walt Vail, Henrik Eger asks Walt to take him on his journey of writing Young Frederick Douglass. Henrik: How long did it take you to write Young…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:30PM

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Playwright Walt Vail on his New Play ‘Young Frederick Douglass’ Which Opens Tomorrow at Beacon Theatre Productions in Philadelphia by Henrik Eger

Young Frederick Douglass (YFD), a world premiere play by Walt Vail, one of Philadelphia’s oldest and most prolific writers, is about the slave who became one of America’s most famous abo…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:49PM

Monday, March 21, 2016

‘A Caveman with a Brain and a Heart’: An Interview with Vince Valentine From ‘Defending the Caveman’ by Henrik Eger

Defending the Caveman, an informal study of psychology, sociology, and pre-history, is the longest running one-man-show in Broadway history. Written and originally performed by Rob Becker in…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:29PM

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

An Interview with Singer Jen Creed-Performing ‘A Night at the Oscars’ This Friday, 1/19@7:30 PM at L’Etage in Philadelphia by Henrik Eger

Jen Creed, once a mathematician and former recruiter in the investment management industry, is now the Executive Director of The Voice Foundation and, above all, a popular Philadelphia singe…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:25AM

Thursday, April 16, 2015