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Year 35, No. 22
Celebrating 35 Years of Community News
January 29 – February 4, 2020
Inis Nua Presents American Premiere Dani Tapper to Present Staged Reading of Her of A Hundred Words for Snow New Musical Brilliant Award-Winning Play by Tatty Hennessy February 5 - 23, 2020
nis Nua Theatre presents the American Premiere of the awardwinning play A Hundred Words for Snow by Tatty Hennessy. A Hundred Words for Snow is a funny and moving one-
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Free Staged Reading February 10 in Wayne
Satchel Williams stars in the Philadelphia Premiere of Inis Nua Theatre’s “A Hundred Words for Snow” by Tatty Hennessy running February 5 - 23, 2020, at the Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake. Photo/Wide Eyed Studios person show that tells the story of 15-year-old Rory whose geography teacher father has recently died. Struggling with this sudden loss, she decides to pursue his lifelong dream and journey to the North Pole. Following the route he planned and the advice of the great explorers before her, Rory packs a rucksack and her father’s ashes for a journey of love, loss, and endless snow. The production will be directed by three-time Barrymore Award-nominated director and Inis Nua Associate Director and Literary Manager Claire Moyer. Previews begin Wednesday, February 5, with opening night on Friday, February 7. The show runs through February 23, 2020 for a total of 15 performances. All performances will take place at the Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 South Hicks Street. Tickets are $15 - $35. For reservations, visit https://inisnuatheatre.org. Michael Billington of The Guardian called A Hundred Words for Snow “an extraordinary story of a young girl’s determination to scatter her father’s ashes at the North Pole” and The Stage called the play “an ice-bound odyssey brimming with humor and humanity.” The website www.ayoungertheatre.com which seeks to encourage younger audiences said, “A Hundred Words for Snow leaves you inspired to embrace the adventure that is life, take the bad with the good and go with the flow… (but not too much!)” A Hundred Words for Snow won the 2017 Heretic Voices Monologue Competition. The play went on to be produced by Heretic Voices at the Arcola Theatre, toured the UK, and transferred to Trafalgar Studios in London where it received four Offie nominations (The Off West Wend Theatre Awards) including Best New Play and Most Promising New Playwright. See “A Hundred Words for Snow” at Inis Nua Theatre page 4
Local composer/lyricist Dani Tapper presents a free staged reading of her new musical “Brilliant” on February 10 at 7 p.m. at 118 North in Wayne. ocal composer/lyricist Dani Tapper will present a staged reading of her new musical, Brilliant, on February 10 at 7 p.m. at 118 North in Wayne. Attendees will get a taste of what it takes to develop a new musical. “It’s been four years already since I began working on this project,” says the busy mother of three. “Typically, the average time it takes to fully develop a musical seven years, so we’re getting close and we are making progress.” Brilliant embodies the range of emotions a family experiences as they realize that their beloved son is atypical. Told through the eyes of the mother, the family includes her husband, a father unsure how to help his son, and a daughter on a path toward independence. More than anything, Brilliant shines light on the relationship between mother and father
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See Dani Tapper’s Staged Reading of “Brilliant” page 3
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300+ Unique Events and Performances Across the Region February 6-16 heatre Philadelphia announces the return of Philly Theatre Week with 75+ organizations, and 300 events and performances between Februar y 6 to 16, 2020. This 3rd annual 10-day celebration will showcase the vibrant and diverse theatre scene in the tri-state region, and help make theatre even more accessible to the community. Events will include full performances, workshops, panels and more in Philadelphia and suburbs, plus in New Jersey and Delaware. All tickets for participating shows are free, $15 or $30. Philly Theatre Week tickets are officially on sale now at www.phillytheatreweek.org and through the TodayTix app. “Theatre Philadelphia is proud to announce hundreds of events and performances as part of the 3rd Annual Philly Theatre Week,” said Theatre Philadelphia Executive Director Leigh Goldenberg. “Philly Theatre Week is
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not only an exciting new tradition for arts, culture and theatre audiences, but it has developed into one of the city’s most exciting and anticipated festival style events that joins the ranks of Philly Beer Week, Philly Tech See Bright Invention’s Improvathon 2020 during Philly Theatre Week. Photo/Benjamin Lloyd Week and Center City Restaurant Week. The 10-day celebration showcases the breadth and diversity of artists and organizations that make Philadelphia a vibrant hub for performing arts.” Goldenberg continued, “Philly Theatre Week was designed to introduce new audiences to our region’s theatre scene, while encouraging existing theatre-goers to step out of their comfort zone and try something new with a variety of events and discountSee 3rd Annual Philly Theatre Week page 8