A efficiency at a earlier Philly Theatre Week. (Photo by Rayna Adams.)
PHILADELPHIA: Theatre Philadelphia has introduced the return of Philly Theatre Week, one of many largest theatre festivals within the area. The 2023 pageant will characteristic greater than 100 performances from March 23 to April 2.
“Philly Theatre Week is always such an exciting time of the year for theatregoers,” Theatre Philadelphia govt director LaNeshe Miller-White stated in a press release. “Theatre Philadelphia has moved to a pay-what-you-can model for this year’s Theatre Week in order to ensure access for all to the performances. It’s a great opportunity for someone to try theatre for the first time, or to try a new company or type of show.”
Philly Theatre Week will showcase 50 occasions from 41 artists and firms, together with productions, readings, and particular occasions. The pageant can be held in Philadelphia in addition to surrounding suburbs, southern New Jersey, and Delaware.
All Philly Theatre Week reveals will provide pay-what-you-can tickets, permitting patrons to choose the value they pay primarily based on their skill, although reveals are providing solely a restricted variety of pay-what-you-can ticket. The full listing might be discovered on the Philly Theatre Week web site, together with a full listing of occasions.
A free preview occasion of the pageant can be held on March 20 on the Kimmel Cultural Campus. The occasion will characteristic work from the Road Company Theater Group, Run Boy Run Productions, InterAct Theatre Company, Theater Unspeakable, and others. Registration is required to attend.
“Since 2018, I’ve participated in every Philly Theatre Week,” stated Chris Davis, an artist who will current work at this yr’s pageant, in a press release. “Theatre Philadelphia works hard to showcase every show, from the big theatres to the small theatres, and therefore makes the playing field much more equitable, especially for small producers like myself.”
Philly Theatre Week is introduced by Theatre Philadelphia, the area’s umbrella group whose mission is to unite, rejoice, and promote the Philadelphia area’s numerous and rising theatre neighborhood. As of 2021, the group had a finances of roughly $349,500.
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