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February 5 – February 11, 2020

Self-Care Lecture at Harcum Offers Pianist Christopher Path to Increased Happiness Goodpasture to Perform Local Expert in Positive Psychology to Connect Character Strengths and Well-Being he awareness and application of personal character strengths valued a c ro s s t i m e a n d around the world can dramatically increase one’s wellbeing, sense of purpose, and overall happiness in work and personal life.

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Elizabeth Elizardi will present an informative free lecture at Harcum College on Thursday, February 20 titled, “Self-Care: How to Live a Full Life.”

That’s according to Positive Psychologist and Psychology Today blogger Elizabeth Elizardi, who will present an informative lecture at Harcum College on Thursday, February 20 called, “SelfCare: How to Live a Full Life.” The event begins at 4 p.m. in the Trout Library on the Bryn Mawr Campus. It is free and open to the public.

Elizardi defines self-care as the many selves that make up one’s being and psyche: the creative, coping, social, essential, and physical selves. She will draw on her research in Positive Psychology and Human Development using a strengths-based approach to encourage self-discovery, to be inspired about humanity, and ultimately experience a greater sense of well-being.

The research in character strength shows that workers who use four or more of their signature strengths at work have more positive work experiences and report their work is a calling in their life.

An educational leader with a passionate interest in the intersection of Positive Psychology and Parenting, Elizardi holds a master’s in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. She is director of the Lower School at the Agnes Irwin School in Rosemont, PA, and is also a contributor to the book Character Strengths Matter: How to Live a Full Life.

The event is the third in Harcum’s “Eye on Caring” speakers’ series. Registration in advance of the event is requested. It is suggested that attendees discover their individual character strengths prior to the event by taking a free online survey created by the VIA Institute on See Self-Care Lecture at Harcum page 4

Award-winning pianist Christopher Goodpasture will perform on Sunday, February 9, at 3 p.m. at Rosemont College’s Rotwitt Theater, located at 1400 Montgomery Avenue in Rosemont, PA. ri-County Concerts Association continues this season’s Emerging Artists Series by presenting the talented and award-winning pianist Christopher Goodpasture. Mr. Goodpasture will perform on Sunday, February 9, at 3 p.m. at Rosemont College’s Rotwitt Theater located at 1400 Montgomery Avenue in Rosemont, PA, playing works by Beethoven, Liszt, Debussy, Schubert, and Scriabin. Meet the artist at a complimentary post-concert reception. Tickets are available by mail, online, or at the door: general admission $20, seniors (62+) $15, students and children free. For info and reservations, visit www.tricountyconcerts.org or call 610-504-4678.

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Philadelphia Theatre Company Presents Everything is Wonderful Philadelphia Premiere of Chelsea Marcantel’s Play about Forgiveness Set in Amish Country – February 14 to March 8, 2020

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hiladelphia Theatre Company continues its 45th Anniversary season with a powerful drama about forgiveness set in Amish Country in Pennsylvania. PTC is thrilled to begin the year with the Philadelphia Premiere of The Kilroys List Honorable Mention, Everything is Wonderful,

by Chelsea Marcantel. Directed by Noah Himmelstein, who helmed the play at the Everyman Theatre in Baltimore last year, this beautiful new work about a nearby community runs February 14 to March 8, 2020. Opening Night is February 19 at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale now for $25-$69 at www.philatheatreco.org, at the boxoffice, or by calling 215-985-0420. All shows are performed at Philadelphia Theatre Company at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre (480 S. Broad Street).

“Everything is Wonderful deals with contemporary issues like consent, but also explores timeless topics like fam-

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ily fissures and unmet expectations,” said PTC Producing Artistic Director Paige Price. “I saw Noah Himmelstein’s production at the Everyman Theatre in Baltimore, where he is the Associate Artistic Director. It took my breath Blair Sams makes her PTC debut as Esther, in “Everything is Wonderful,” February 14 - March 8, 2020.

She has Broadway and extensive regional credits and just finished working with Jon Stewart on his upcoming film “Irresistible.”

Photo/Anthony Werhun away, it was so moving and rendered so beautifully. This is a very “PTC” play that embodies all that we love about theatre—it’s character-driven and lays out clear conflicts for the audience to consider. There are surprisSee Philadelphia Theatre Company’s “Everything is Wonderful” page 8

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February 5 – February 11, 2020

EVEN MORE EVENTS Quintessence Theatre Group Presents “Rachel” Quintessence Theatre Group, Philadelphia’s professional classic repertory theatre, continues its 10th season of progressive classics with the Philadelphia premiere of Angelina Weld Grimké’s 1916 masterpiece, “Rachel.”

All performances, running January 29 - February 16, are at the Sedgwick Theater, 7137 Germantown Ave., Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, 19119. To purchase tickets, visit www.QTGrep.org or call 215-987-4450. The Sedgwick Theater is readily accessible via SEPTA Regional Rail to either the Allen Lane Station (Chestnut Hill West) or the Sedgwick Station (Chestnut Hill East). The SEPTA 23/45 Bus also services the Sedgwick Theater, connecting South Philadelphia to Chestnut Hill. Free parking is available behind the theatre and in the municipal parking lot across Germantown Avenue.

The Players Club of Swarthmore’s “Next to Normal”

Free Large Screen Film Screening First-Friday free large screen film screening of “Running on Empty” will be held on Friday, February 7, 2020, 7 p.m. at the Peace Center of Delaware County, 1001 Old Sproul Road, Springfield, PA. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for light refreshments. “Running on Empty” is a 1988 Oscar-nominated film classic directed by socially-conscious filmmaker, Sidney Lumet, and starring River Phoenix, Judd Hirsch, Christine Lahti, and Martha Plimpton. The drama is the heart-wrenching story of a 1960s counterculture couple on the run from the FBI and their teenage son’s conflict between the loss of his loving family and the freedom to realize his own dreams. For directions to the Peace Center of Delaware County and other information, visit www.delcopeacecenter.org.

Walter Bobbie & Brooke Shields Featured in Reading of “The Man Who Came to Dinner” A star-studded cast led by Tony-winner Walter Bobbie and Broadway and Hollywood star Brooke Shields are featured in a benefit reading of George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart’s iconic comedy, “The Man Who Came to Dinner” directed by Marsha Mason for Bucks County Playhouse. Performances will be held at Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope on Wednesday, February 5 at 7 p.m., followed by a reading in New York at the WP Theater, 2162 Broadway at 76th Street, on Monday, February 10 at 7 p.m. “The Man Who Came to Dinner” was first presented at Bucks County Playhouse in a July 1941 production that featured the playwrights, George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, along with Kitty Carlisle and Harpo Marx in his only speaking role on stage. Tickets for the New Hope reading are $25. Tickets for the New York City reading are also $25 general admission. A limited number of VIP tickets are also available for the New Hope reading for $75 and includes a post-reading reception. Tickets for the New York event must be purchased in advance. Tickets are not available for purchase at the WP Theatre Box Office or at the venue the night of the show.

Tickets for both evenings may be purchased at www.BucksCountyPlayhouse.org or by calling the Playhouse’s Box Office at 215-862-2121.

Outside Mullingar” at Delaware Theatre Company Delaware Theatre Company presents the Tony Award nominated play “Outside Mullingar” by John Patrick Shanley and directed by Bud Martin.

This romantic, Irish comedy runs February 12 - March 1, 2020. Performances are held on Delaware Theatre Company’s stage, located at 200 Water Street in Wilmington, DE, just feet from the beautiful Riverfront.

Tickets are on sale now starting at $29 and can be purchased online at www.DelawareTheatre.org or by calling the Box Office at 302-594-1100.

Free parking is available right outside of the theatre on Orange Street and next door at 101 Avenue of the Arts.

“Together Again” at 1812 Productions 1812 Productions presents the newest comedy cabaret from Philly’s favorite stage couple Tony Braithwaite and Jennifer Childs. “Together Again for the First Time” has played for three sold-out weeks at Act II Playhouse and comes to 1812 Productions for this special 10-show engagement. “Together Again for the First Time” will run from February 12 through February 23 at Plays & Players Theatre, 1714 Delancey Place, in Center City Philadelphia. Tickets are $35 and are available at 215-592-9560 or at www.1812productions.org.

Next up on The Players Club of Swarthmore’s Main Stage is “Next to Normal,” a moving and intimate musical about the devastating effects of mental illness on a contemporary suburban family. “Next to Normal” features book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey (“If/then,” “The Last Ship”). Music by Tom Kitt (“High Fidelity,” “From Up Here”).

“Next to Normal” won three Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for drama. “Next to Normal” is directed by Ed Robins. Music direction is by Raquel Garcia. Choreography is by Julianna Schauerman. “Next to Normal” runs from Friday, February 7 through Saturday, February 22. Thursday performances are at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday performances are at 8 p.m., Sunday performances are at 2 p.m.

Audiences can meet the artists in a talk back discussion following the February 16 performance. Tickets are available at www.pcstheater.org. For group rates, contact groupsales@pcstheater.org. Shown are Diana and Dan, played by Anne Pinto McCarney and Patrick Sutton. Photo/Suzette Krausen the Meagher Theater on the Neumann University Campus, 1 Neumann Drive, Aston, PA 19014, at 3 p.m. on Sunday, February 16. Admission is free. All are welcome. The program will feature Philadelphia Orchestra principal horn, Jennifer Montone, performing the Glière Horn Concerto.

In addition the orchestra will also offer the Rimsky-Korsakov work Scheherazade. Please note: this venue is wheelchair accessible.

Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra Concert The Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra continue their impressive 2019-2020 season on Sunday, February 16, 2020 at 3 p.m. from the Perelman Theater at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, located at Broad and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia, PA. Maestra Rosalind Erwin, PYAO conductor, will lead this talented young orchestra. The concert will feature Claude Debussy’s Prelude to an Afternoon of a Faun, Aaron Copland’s “Buckaroo Holiday” from his ballet, Rodeo Dance Suite, and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, in celebration of the composer’s 250th anniversary of his birth. Maestra Erwin is continually impressed with the students in PYAO. She said, “With each performance and rehearsal, I’m reminded how the future of orchestral music is in good hands. The raw talent, energy and passion these young musicians bring to their craft inspires me every time I take to the podium.” To purchase tickets, contact Ticket Philadelphia at 215-893-1999. Ticket prices range from $10-$20.

Friends Quizzo Night at the Haverford Township Free Library

Come play Friends Quizzo at the Haverford Township Free Library, 1601 Darby Road in Havertown on Tuesday, February 25 at 7 p.m. Bring your own snacks and BYOW (wine only, no beer or liquor please). All proceeds go directly to the Friends of the Haverford Township Free Library, a nonprofit devoted to advocacy for the library and to raising significant funds for special library acquisitions, programs and services. Teams of up to 5 Delaware County Youth Orchestra players. $15 per Team. Prizes for the winning team, as well as spot prizes Winter Concert given throughout the evening. BYOW (Bring Your Own Wine) event. Ages The Delaware County Youth Orchestra presents its Winter Concert for 21 and over. Come out and support the Friends and your local library. the 2020 season. Under the direction of Maestro Andrew Hauze, the 103 Thanks for Reading City Suburban News Every Week! outstanding musicians from all over the Delaware Valley will perform at

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ARTS & CULTURAL EVENTS Celebration 2020 to Feature Musicians of The Philadelphia Orchestra and Musicopia February 9 Concert to Benefit Episcopal Community Services and Musicopia n Sunday, February 9 at 5 p.m., Philadelphia’s Episcopal Community Services (ECS) will not only kick off its 150th anniversary year, but will also celebrate its 35 years of Community Outreach Partnership and Beethoven’s 250th birthday. All of these milestones will be marked by a concert featuring members of The Philadelphia Orchestra and members of Musicopia’s Drumline Program.

The concert will jointly benefit ECS and Musicopia, which ECS has chosen as its charitable beneficiary. Musicopia and ECS both partner with Philadelphia schools to serve as A benefit concert featuring many students as possible – ECS to members of The Philadelphia break the generational cycle of poverOrchestra and members of ty in Philadelphia, and Musicopia to Musicopia’s Drumline provide opportunities for children to Program will be held on experience, learn, perform and appreSunday, February 9 at 5 ciate music, regardless of circumstance. p.m. Shown is a member “Musicopia is honored that Episcopal of Musicopia Drumlines.

Community Services has chosen us as Photo/Corpsreps Photography a joint beneficiary of their annual fundraiser,” said Nathan Rifenburg, Musicopia’s Program Manager. “ECS’s Out of School Time program shares some of the same values that Musicopia holds dear, including that all students deserve the opportunity to excel. For Musicopia, we believe music provides that avenue. We’re thrilled that some of our drumline students will be performing in celebration of Episcopal Community Service’s 150th year anniversary.”

Six Philadelphia Orchestra musicians (Paul Arnold and Christine Lim on violin, Philip Kates on viola, Kathryn Picht Read on cello, and Jennifer Montone and Ernesto Tovar Torres on horn) will perform classical scores of Beethoven during this celebratory tribute concert, and 18 students from Musicopia’s drumline program at Bartram High School will also perform. Musicopia Drumlines is an after-school percussion program with the goal of inspiring participants to develop world-class music fundamentals, reading, and listening skills; inspire a love of music and cultural pride that will last a lifetime; and learn crucial life skills such as discipline, self-confidence, teamwork, and a desire to graduate.

Since its founding 1974, Musicopia has helped more than 325,000 children experience the benefits of first-hand exposure to the arts, and is a recognized leader in rebuilding and revitalizing school music programs. Musicopia reaches thousands of children each year in the Delaware Valley through in-school music education, a string orchestra program, a drumlines programs, and its Gift of Music Instrument Donation Program. Musicopia places a priority on reaching students who are underserved and cut off from the region’s rich cultural life.

ECS was founded in 1870 by Bishop William Bacon Stevens (and originally called the Philadelphia Protestant Episcopal City Mission), and since then, has provided programs to help participants move out of their crisis situations; promote alternative thinking strategies to increase participants’ well-being; and enable participants to identify and achieve their goals toward upward economic mobility.

The celebratory benefit concert takes place on Sunday, February 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. at 225 South 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106. For information and tickets, visit www.ecsphilly.org.

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Praised by the Dallas Morning News for his “rhetorical grandeur, romantic warmth, and surefire technique,” Mr. Goodpasture is known for his imaginative approach to programming. The Toronto Concert Review described his playing as a “rare combination of strength, energy and sublime musical sensitivity . . . matched by a heavenly sense of melodic line.” He won top prizes at the Astral Artists 2019 National Auditions, the Washington, Seattle, Iowa, and Dallas International Piano Competitions, and the Serge and Olga Koussevitzky Competition for Pianists.

Mr. Goodpasture has presented solo recitals at the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall as well as Alice Tully and Merkin Halls in New York, the Dame Myra Hess Series in Chicago, Benaroya Hall in Seattle, Koerner Hall in Toronto, and Bing Concert Hall in San Francisco. Recent and upcoming orchestral appearances include concertos with the Dallas Chamber, Sioux City, and Oakville Symphonies and the Chamber Orchestra of New York. An active chamber musician, he has appeared at Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute, Aspen, the Music Academy

of the West, and festivals at Kneisel Hall, Sarasota, and Banff.

His collaborators have included members of the Takacs, Ysaye, St. Lawrence, Amenda, Guarneri, and Tokyo String Quartets, and he is a member of Ensemble Connect, a fellowship program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and the Weill Institute.

Mr. Goodpasture holds graduate degrees from Yale University and The Juilliard School, where his teachers included Hung-Kuan Chen, Peter Frankl, Jerome Lowenthal, and Christopher Elton. Born in Los Angeles, California, his formal training began at the Pasadena Conservatory and continued at the University of Southern California and Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.

Tri-County Concerts is one of the nation’s oldest presenters of classical chamber music in continuous operation since its founding in 1941. The organization is especially proud of its illustrious history as an all-volunteer organization that has brought the finest musicians to the community it serves.

Immaculata Symphony Presents Its Annual Youth Concert The Immaculata Symphony will hold its annual Youth Concert, “The Color of Sound,” on Sunday, February 9, at 3 p.m. in Alumnae Hall on the campus of Immaculata University. The Immaculata Symphony is a university-community organization, with a long and outstanding tradition that goes back to the university’s founding in 1920. Conducted by Joseph Gehring, audiences young and old will be taken on a musical tour, accompanied by familiar classical themes. The concert opens with the timeless piece that is the “William Tell Overture” by Gioachino Rossini. Next, listeners are met by the sounds of “Orpheus in the Underworld Overture” by Jacques Offenbach. Last, but certainly not least, Highlights from Disney’s “Pocahontas” by Alan Menken conclude the concert. After the performance, children are invited on stage to meet the musicians and to see and hear the instruments up close. This interactive concert is fun for the whole family. Cost for the concert is $10 for all adults and free for children under the age of 12 and are available online or at the door. More information and tickets are available at www.immaculatasymphony.org.

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White Dog Cafe to Offer Custom Pup Portraits for Valentine’s Day Support BVSPCA & Alpha Bravo Canine with Painting by Jay McClellan Studio to Hang at The White Dog Glen Mills t is absolutely puppy love this Valentine’s Day for any dog lover looking to give or receive the ultimate Valentine’s Day gift. The solution: A custom painting my Jay McClellan to hang at the new White Dog Glen Mills.

Before the holidays Jay McClellan and White Dog Glen Mills offered a limited amount of custom paintings that guests could purchase as gifts and the response was overwhelming resulting in a near sell-out of the paintings.

White Dog Cafe Glen Mills is offering the public the opportunity to immortalize their favorite pup with a personalized painting that will hang in the restaurant. Artist Jay McClellan (www.instagram.com/jaymcclellanstudio) is offering 37 custom paintings, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit both Brandywine Valley SPCA and Alpha Bravo Canine, which provides service dogs free of charge to former military with PTSD. Set to open in early 2020, White Dog Cafe, Glen Mills, located in the Shoppes at Brinton Lake in the heart of Concord Township in Delaware County Pennsylvania, will offer awardwinning contemporary American Cuisine made with local, seasonal and sustainably raised ingredients, as well as a unique dog-inspired décor.

McClellan’s sentimental and decorative works cover the walls at White Dog Cafe Haverford and at White Dog University City.

His paintings juxtapose bold colors with graphic patterns and unique designs. In addition to the custom painting that will hang at White Dog Glen Mills, McClellan will give those that purchase the paintings the original drawing of the painting (a $250 value) and a small brass plate with the dog’s name and hometown will hang on the wall beside each commissioned work. McClellan is donating half the fee of each of the paintings to Brandywine Valley SPCA and Alpha Bravo Canine.

For details, to reserve your spot, and purchase a painting, visit: www.whitedog.com/shop.

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2020 P HILADELPHIA A UTO S HOW PARKS AT PA C ONVENTION C ENTER F EBRUARY 8-17 he 2020 Philadelphia Auto Show parks at the Pennsylvania Convention Center February 8-17. This year’s event will be open for 10 days, including Presidents’ Day.The Black Tie Tailgate is set for February 7.

“We’re thrilled to take advantage of the holiday weekend and stay open for 10 days this year,” said 2020 Philadelphia Auto Show Chair Maria Pacifico of Pacifico Ford, Hyundai and Mazda. “We’re coming off our second-largest Auto Show ever. Consumer interest in the event has never been higher.

To be able to offer an extra day to our guests to check out the 36 participating manufacturers during what is traditionally a very busy sales time is a real win for everyone.”

As one of the nation’s largest consumer auto shows, the Philadelphia Auto Show annually welcomes approximately 250,000 attendees and has a proven track record of influence on consumers in the region. Follow-up surveys indi-

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cate that approximately half of Auto Show attendees go on to purchase a vehicle within 12 months of their Auto Show visit, which translates to billions of regional vehicle sales influenced by the show on an annual basis.

Key highlights of this year’s Philadelphia Auto Show will include the return of 36 global manufacturers to the show floor displaying their latest product to hit the market as well as an array of additional displays featuring exotic vehicles, super cars, classic automobiles, after-market and Hollywood rides and more.

“There is simply Nothing Like It,” added Pacifico. “Whether you are in the market or not, it’s the place to be in early February in Philadelphia.”

This year marks the 119th edition of the Philadelphia Auto Show. Visit www.phillyautoshow.com for information.

Phila. Region Youth String Music (PRYSM) Concert at The Haverford School he remarkable duo of the Philadelphia Region Youth String Music (PRYSM) and PRYSM Young Artists (PRYSM-YA) will perform on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at 3 p.m. in Centennial Hall of the Haverford School at 750 Lancaster Avenue, Haverford, PA. Under the direction of Philadelphia Orchestra Cellist, Gloria dePasquale, PRYSM will perform John Rutter’s Suite for Strings, J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, and Edward Elgar’s “Nimrod” from his Enigma Variations. PRYSM Young Artists, under the direction of Andrea Weber will perform J.S. Bach’s Badinerie, John Mock’s The Eastern Shore, and Nikolai Rimsky-

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Gloria dePasquale is delighted to present the afternoon’s program, and said, “I am always proud of our students in PRYSM and PRYSM-YA. The two levels of string performers demonstrates the differing abilities of the ensembles’ students and their path to developing as young musicians. Working with these students is truly rewarding.”

General admission tickets are $15, free for children under age 18. For information, call 215-545-0502.

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By Jerry H. Bloom, Staff Writer On Stage • The Lounge at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street in Philadelphia, presents Towne on Wednesday, February 12, at 8 p.m. The Americana/folk rock trio, from Nashville, Tennessee, will perform music from their debut album, In The In Between.

For a link to their single Broken Together, visit: Americana/folk rock trio Towne will perform at The Lounge at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street in Philadelphia, presents on Wednesday, February 12, at 8 p.m. Photo/World Cafe Live https://youtu.be/34eBxNDDNQQ. For tickets ($10/$12) or info, visit www.worldcafelive.com/e/towne89301253453/.

• Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut Street in Philadelphia, presents Mum menschanz – You & Me, on February 16, at 7 p.m. Theatrical whimsy meets silent storytelling from the creative Swiss troupe. In this brand-new show, these musicians of silence, take everyday objects and transform them into simple yet stunning shapes and forms, sparking true wonder in audiences of all ages. For tickets or info, visit https://annenbergcenter.org/event/mummenschanz-800.

• Act II Playhouse, 56 East Butler Avenue in Ambler, PA, presents Neil Simon’s Chapter Two, starring Tony Braithwaite, March 24 - April 26. Loosely based on his three-week courtship of actress Marsha Mason, Simon created George and Jennie—a couple each recovering from lost love. George’s brother wants him back out there, and Jennie’s best friend still believes in passion. The whirlwind romance becomes a marriage and the pair needs to decide if they truly believe in second chances. For tickets (starting at $30) or info, visit www.act2.org.

• Curio Theatre Company, 4740 Baltimore Avenue in Philadelphia, presents I ♥ Alice ♥ I. Two opinionated women are spotted kissing each other in Dublin’s Crumlin Shopping Centre in this funny and heartfelt new work. Now they’re in a show ... reluctantly. This is a love story about two women called Alice. For tickets and performance schedules, visit https://ci.ovationtix.com/34353/production/1015039?performanceId=10439306.

• Philly Theatre Week presents 300 events and performances, February 6 to 22, a 10day celebration showcasing the diverse theatre scene in the tri-state region, helping to make theatre more accessible to the community. Events include full performances, workshops, panels and more in Philadelphia and suburbs, New Jersey and Delaware. For tickets (participating shows free, $15 or $30) or info, visit www.phillytheatreweek.org.

• Kimmel Center, SEI Innovation Studio presents Turn, Wednesday - Saturday, February 26-29, at 8 p.m. Using themes from Shakespeare’s Othello, M’Balia Singley confronts her experience as a black woman in America with equal parts humor and honesty in this brand-new theatrical work. For information, visit www.kimmelcenter.org/events-and-tickets/201920/kcp/turn/.

• Kimmel Center, Verizon Hall presents its Grand Organ Celebration with organists Wayne Marshall, Olivier Latry and David Briggs on Wednesday, February 26, at 8 p.m., performing the music of Bach, Widor, Liszt, Ravel, Saint-Saëns and Gershwin. Visit www.kimmelcenter.org/events-and-tickets/201920/kcp/grand-organ-celebration/ for information.

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he Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation and the Goals & Assists Scholarship Fund presented a grant of $500,000 to Neumann University on January 30. The gift will support 100 scholarship years – including tuition, room and board – for freshman or transfer students who participated in Snider Hockey programming as youngsters.

Snider Hockey President and CEO Scott Tharp presented the $500,000 check to Dr. Chris Domes, Neumann University president. Members of the foundation and university boards attended the presentation, as did three Neumann ice hockey players who participated in the Snider Hockey program.

“This generous gift from Snider Hockey will ensure that dozens of young women and men have the opportunity to earn Neumann University degrees and launch their careers without student loan debt,” said Dr. Domes.

“Neumann’s Franciscan values – integrity, respect and excellence – also provide continuity with the ideals instilled by Snider Hockey.”

He added that Neumann is the fifth university, and the first Catholic college, to collaborate with the Snider Hockey scholarship program.

According to Scott Tharp, “Snider Hockey is pleased to have a partner like Neumann University, which is committed to transforming lives of deserving students in the region.”

The essentially debt-free education is supported by the $500,000 scholarship gift, by Neumann University, and by applicable federal and state grants. All students must meet the university’s admission criteria to be eligible. The scholarships apply for a maximum of four years per student and only to the pursuit of an undergraduate degree.

The partnership will begin with eligible freshman and transfer students who are admitted for fall 2020.

Snider Hockey was created by the late Philadelphia Flyers Chairman Ed Snider in 2005 as his personal commitment to teach children important life lessons. Using the sport of hockey, the mission of Snider Hockey is to build lives and unite communities, helping educate young people to succeed in the game of life.

Snider Hockey programs are provided at no cost and are focused on underserved boys and girls who otherwise would not have the opportunity to play, with an emphasis on character development, life skills, fitness, nutrition, and academics.

Both Snider Hockey and Give Back (a nonprofit created in 1999) are dedicated to help motivate young people to excel, despite financial and social challenges. Through a joint venture between these two organizations, the Goals & Assists Scholarship Fund was created to provide Snider Hockey participants with the opportunity to attend college.

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Philadelphia’s BalletX Brings Mixed Rep Program to Bryn Mawr College Performing Arts Series The Bryn Mawr College Performing Arts Series will present BalletX for a one-night only performance on Saturday, February 8, at 8 p.m. in McPherson Auditorium, Goodhart Hall. BalletX, Philadelphia’s premier contemporary ballet company, whose dancers were named “among America’s best” by The New York Times, commissions choreographers from around the world to expand the vocabulary of dance for all audiences, forging new works of athleticism, emotion, and grace. This mixed-rep program features Nicolo Fonte’s ballet Steep Drop, Euphoric, which gained critical acclaim in The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Boston Globe when it premiered in the spring of 2019. Also in the evening’s program will be Matthew Neenan’s Increasing, and two short duets, Caili Quan’s upbeat “Fancy Me” and Amy Seiwert’s pensive “It’s Not a Cry.” With music ranging from Schubert to ’70s soul, the program is beautiful, intense, fun, and engaging.

Delaware County Symphony Celebrates American Jazz and Steel Drum Music from Trinidad The concert will showcase many jazz favorites such as Dave Brubeck’s musically complex “Take 5” and Gershwin’s rhythmically melodic “I’ve Got Rhythm.” Included will be special guest soloists Paul Downie and David Gettes performing soothing rhythmic music from the island of Trinidad on Caribbean style steel drums! Attend this concert on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 3 p.m. at Meagher Theater, Neumann University, Aston PA. Tickets: $15 and $12 for seniors. Information at 610-879-7059 or www.dcsmusic.org.

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Two Haverford School Robotics Teams Qualify for VEX Robotics World Championship Teams will compete in Louisville, Ky., in April wo teams from The Haverford School’s VEX robotics program qualified for the

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From left – Haverford School junior Safa Obuz and seniors Daniel Chow and Toby Ma work on their robot at the WAVE VEX Robotics Tournament in Worcester, Mass. At the tournament, two of the School’s five robotics teams qualified for the VEX Robotics World Championship in April.

Photo/Vicky Kreider VEX Robotics World Championship, which will be held this April in Louisville, Ky. Team 169E and Team 169Y will compete against the top VEX robotics teams in the world after being named tournament champions at the WAVE Vex Robotics Tournament in Worcester, Mass., on January 20.

Teams 169E and 169Y are two of five teams the School fielded at the tournament. Teams 169A and 169Z finished as tournament quarterfinalists In only their second showing at a high school robotics tournament, Team 169X finished with a 5-5 record.

“I am so proud of the teams that competed,” said Adam Myers, Director of Robotics and Upper School science teacher. “Dedication and collaboration are important aspects of any team, but they define Team 169 and are the keys to our success.”

The Haverford School’s robotics program is comprised of several groups competing as Team 169. As part of the robotics program, students learn about the creative intersection of science, techTwo VEX robotics teams from The Haverford School were named nology, engineering, tournament champions at the WAVE VEX Robotics Tournament in math, and design, Worcester, Mass. From left – sophomore Daniel Hou, junior Owen while working togethGormley, senior Aditya Sardesai, senior Bennett Twitmyer, junior er as a team.

Maxim Kreider, and senior Brandon Windle. The two teams, Team Team 169E is com169E and Team 169Y, will compete at the VEX Robotics World prised of junior Maxim Championships in Louisville, Ky., in April. Photo/Vicky Kreider Kreider and seniors Bennett Twitmyer, Aditya Sardesai, and Brandon Windle. Juniors Gary Gao and Owen Gormley, and sophomore Daniel Hou compete as Team 169Y. Seniors Daniel Chow and Toby Ma and junior Safa Obuz compete as Team 169A. Team 169Z is comprised of sophomores Adamya Aggarwal, Josiah Somani, Ethan Saddler, and Elijah Lee. Team 169X is comprised of freshmen Arnav Sardesai, Roch Parayre, Ronan Wood, Zach Shah, and eighth grader Arsh Aggarwal.

The VEX Robotics World Championship brings together thousands of the best teams in the world. Each year, the VEX Robotics World Championship poses an engineering challenge in the form of a game. Teams design and build a robot that can score the most possible points and also compete in matches and skills competitions. Last year, Team 169 placed third in the world, their highest overall finish at the World Championships.

Open Your Heart and Home to a Fresh Air Child ake this Valentine’s Day extra special for your family by giving them the gift of friendship with a Fresh Air child! Fresh Air summers are filled with children running through the sprinklers in the grass, gazing at star-filled skies and swimming for the first time. This summer, join volunteer host families in the Main Line area, and open your heart and home to a Fresh Air child. Each summer, thousands of children from New York City’s low-income communities visit suburban, rural and small town communities along the East Coast and Southern Canada through The Fresh Air Fund’s Friendly Towns Program.

“Sandrine loves to swim and it’s fun to see her confidence grow in swimming. We’ve also taken her kayaking, paddle boarding and to the beach. We all have so much fun with Sandrine – she’s welcome back any year.” – Friendly Towns Host mom, Jayanti Tamm, whose family has hosted Sandrine for four summers in Middletown, NJ. The Fresh Air Fund, an independent, not-for-profit agency, has provided free summer experiences to more than 1.8 million New York City children from low-income communities since 1877. First time Fresh Air children are boys and girls, from seven to 13 years old, who live in New York City. Children who are reinvited by host families may continue with The Fresh Air Fund through age 18 and can enjoy extended trips.

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Kids Rock Philly will Benefit LiveConnections and will Feature Hundreds of Young Musicians from the Greater Philadelphia Region ids Rock Philly is no recital — be prepared for a rock ‘n roll show that will leave you inspired! It’s an unconventional collaboration between School of Rock and World Cafe Live, benefiting the music education nonprofit

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See Swiss troupe Mummenschanz at the Annenberg Center on February 16, at 7 p.m. Photo/Marco Hartmann cocktails, four varieties of Old Fashions, large bottled cocktails, dessert cocktails and vodka club cocktails, featuring tinctures, wines and Champagnes. Come early to hang-out and come later to dance to live music entertainment Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, with DJs later at night on Fridays and Saturdays. For info, visit https://lnsphilly.com/.

• A Taste of Chestnut Hill – Restaurant Week, February 23 - 28. Enjoy prix fixe specials at participating restaurants.

Free parking Sunday through Friday after 6 p.m. For more info and a list of participants, visit https://chestnuthillpa.com/ events/restaurant-week-a-taste-of-chestnut-hill-winter2020/.

Special Events • Havertown Free Library, 1601 Darby Road in Havertown, PA, presents Celebrate Febrewary, a free workshop on brewing beer. Eric Hartline, owner of Brew Your Own Beer, will demonstrate the process of brewing and bottling beer, February 20, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Ages: 21+. For registration (required), contact Amy at moskovitz@haverfordlibrary.org or visit https://haverfordlibrary.org/event/beer-brewing-workshop-2/.

• McGillin’s Ale House, 1310 Drury Street (between Chestnut & Sansom, 13th & Juniper in Philadelphia, the place where more couples have met, become engaged, hosted Bachelor/ Bachelorette parties and even gotten married there, than anyplace else in the city. Now the 160-year-old tavern wants to help them tie the knot. It’s an old Irish tradition for women to propose on Leap Day. The first five women to propose at McGillin’s on Leap Day, February 29, will win a $100 gift certificate. There are only two rules: 1. They must call ahead to 215-735-5562. 2. It must be a public proposal. More info online at www.mcgillins.com.

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Rita Siemienski Smith Art Exhibit View the artwork of Rita Siemienski Smith at Black Moth Gallery, 18 East Lancaster Avenue Ardmore, PA 19003. For the month of February select works by painter Rita Siemienski Smith will be on display in the gallery.

Rita Siemienski Smith creates landscapes that are activated in their layers and layered marks while the palette calms and grounds the scene.

This approach pulls the viewer into the environment for further discovery. These beautiful abstract landscapes are lush and exciting interruptions of the splendor around us and in our psyche. Open to the public, stop in the gallery 5 days a week to view and add to your collection. All works are also available for sale online at www.blackmothgallery.com.

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Shakespeare in Love: Open Mic Poetry Night Thursday, February 13, 2020, 6-8 p.m., The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre, in partnership with The Free Library of Philadelphia, invites participants to listen or perform some of the greatest works of romantic literature in The Free Library of Philadelphia’s Skyline Room, featuring sweeping views of the beautiful city skyline at night. Choose your favorite famous love poem, monologue, or scene to perform, or simply enjoy the performances of the night as an audience member! All are welcome during this Open Mic Night highlighting the greatest love poets of our time.

Admission to this event is free, but advance registration is required at: https://www.phillyshakespeare.org/events/shakespeare-poetry-night/.

Open Mic performances may not exceed three minutes; content must be by a known author and related to the topic of love. Not sure what to perform? Visit The Free Library of Philadelphia’s Literature Department to unearth all of the greatest love poems and authors (https://libwww.freelibrary.org/locations/departments/literature-department).

LiveConnections. The rock-and-roll extravaganza will take place on Sunday, February 23, 2020 from 12:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA. The February event is the third annual Kids Rock Philly: A Benefit For LiveConnections. Over 400 young musicians from six regional School of Rock venues, including Cherry Hill, Downingtown, Fort Washington, Main Line, Newtown and Philadelphia, will perform in a seven hour festival-style concert across both stages at World Cafe Live. All proceeds will benefit the nonprofit LiveConnections, which provides innovative musical education opportunities for underresourced schools in the greater Philadelphia region.

“Kids Rock Philly is all about kids supporting other kids through the power of music. What could be better than that?” said Festival Co-Founder and President of World Cafe Live Hal Real.

The six participating School of Rock venues in the Philadelphia region host more than 500 youth every week, teaching them not only how to rock, but how to build confidence, how to work together, and have fun in the process. And now, through a collaboration with the nonprofit LiveConnections, Kids Rock Philly is teaching students the value and importance of giving back.

The feel-good musical afternoon will take place at World Cafe Live, where food and beverages will be available throughout the afternoon. On stage in the Music Hall, dozens of talented young bands will play an eclectic mix of the greatest rock music of all time. The Lounge upstairs will feature house bands and a unique showcase of original material and compositions by School of Rock students.

Tickets to the February 23 event are now on sale at www.kidsrockphilly.com. Individual tickets are $20, and a 6-pack “School of Rock Family” package is $70. School of Rock members can purchase tickets for $14. Tickets may be purchased at the door, if the event is not sold out. Ticket price at the door is $20 for all guests, including School of Rock families and friends Sponsorship opportunities are also available; visit www.kidsrockphilly.com for information.

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ing revelations through the course of the play that offer a chance to change one’s mind about a character, thus upending who you’ve been ‘rooting’ for. And the play sneaks up on you. It doesn’t feed you everything in an explicit way, making the second half even more impactful.”

In this heartfelt new work, an Amish couple exhibits an act of unfathomable forgiveness after their two sons are killed in a car accident. Upholding the tenets of their faith, they take in Eric, the wayward young driver of the car. But the accident brings home their eldest daughter, Miri, who was excommunicated five years earlier, and Eric’s presence cracks open the family’s secret history. As the family struggles to cling to their way of life, they are forced to find a way forward inside their insular community, practicing mercy and forgiveness to heal the wounds of the past.

Price said, “The catalyzing event is a car crash where a drunk driver kills the Amish family’s two sons. What is unusual is that we spend time in the aftermath with both the family and the driver of the car. In fact, the play explores how the driver seeks forgiveness from this family and so humanizes both parties in a way that is painfully real and honest. The consent issue in the play is also one of the biggest reasons I feel the play is important now. When the family’s oldest daughter experiences an assault that she cannot forgive, she is expelled from the community. In this way, the play explores what happens when the tenets of a faith are at odds with the needs of a young woman who feels violated and then also unsupported. Her sense of betrayal is palpable. Obviously in this #MeToo era, victim-blaming and shaming are a real consequence of the brave acts of women speaking out.”

Everything is Wonderful is directed by Noah Himmelstein, who makes his Philadelphia debut. He directed Andrew Lippa’s I Am Harvey Milk (Lincoln Center with Kristin Chenoweth; also in San Francisco with Laura Benanti, Los Angeles and Denver: NY Magazine, LA Magazine Critic’s Picks, Playbill’s Unforgettable Experience of the Year).

The cast is made up of local favorites, returning PTC favorites, and actors making their PTC debuts. J. Hernandez, who returns to PTC after performing in Sweat last season, is Eric, the wayward young driver of the car responsible for the death of the family’s sons. He is a multiple Barrymore nominee and this season was a nominee for the F. Otto Haas Award for an Emerging Artist. William Zielinski, an eight-time Barrymore nominee who has been a member of four Barrymore winning ensembles, returns to PTC after appearing in Hand to God, to play Jacob, the Patriarch of the family. Philadelphia based actress Stephanie Hodge makes her PTC debut as Ruth. She recently appeared in Hamlet at the Seaport Museum. Lucky Gretzinger makes his PTC debut as Abram, reprising the role he originated in the show’s world premiere at Contemporary American Theatre Festival. Katie Kleiger is making her Philadelphia Theatre Company debut as Miri. She recently was part of the Helen Hayes Award-winning Ensemble of The Wolves at The Studio Theatre in Washington DC. Recent Philadelphia transplant Blair Sams makes her PTC debut as Esther. She has Broadway and extensive regional credits and just finished working with Jon Stewart on his upcoming film Irresistible. She has also appeared on Chicago P.D., The Americans, Boardwalk Empire, The Following, Law & Order: SVU, Ed and The Guardian.

Himmelstein brought in three members of the creative team from his Everyman Theatre production of Everything is Wonderful. Daniel Ettinger, Scenic Design; Cory Pattak, Lighting Design; and Pornchanok Kanchanabanca, Sound Designer and Composer are working with Himmelstein for the PTC production. He gave the creative team the goal of creating something handmade, yet ethereal. Ettinger’s wooden barn structure is hand painted to feel like antique furniture. Chairs and other household objects manipulated by the cast will form different interior spaces with grace and ease.

“The play is also very cinematic in that it is continually going from kitchen to barn to a field to other locations within the community and it’s written in such a way that the scenes often blend into each other, overlap, or happen simultaneously,” said Himmelstein. “Even more miraculously, often the scenes that are overlapping are in the past and juxtaposing what we are seeing in the present.”

Two-play subscriptions are on sale and start at $35. Tickets are $25-$69 at www.philatheatreco.org, at the box-office, or by calling 215-985-0420. All shows are performed at Philadelphia Theatre Company at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre (480 S. Broad Street).

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The Wilma Theater Presents Describe the Night The political thriller explores the origins of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s power – January 28 - February 16 ruth, lies, and power – the thrilling play Describe the Night by Rajiv Joseph is on stage at the Wilma Theater from January 28 - February 16, 2020. The awardwinning epic, directed by Artistic Director Blanka Zizka, explores the blurred lines between lies, history, and conspiracy the-

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“I want and hope audiences lose themselves in the tales of this play,” Joseph said.

“It’s not a history lesson, nor is it a political dissertation of any kind It’s a fairy tale, a collection of myths. I do hope it’s thought-provoking, and that people can talk about it, discuss it, and find aspects of the story that speak to them long after the curtain has gone down.”

Reach Your Community Describe the Night won the 2018 Obie Award Winner for Best New American Play. The playwright is still revising the script City Suburban News! and is making changes specifically for the Wilma production, in collaboration with Zizka.

“I think the Wilma version of the play is the best one to date,” Joseph said. “I’m excited that I have this opportunity – with a theatre like the Wilma and a director like Blanka – to finally bring Describe the Night into what it is supposed to become.”

THANKS FOR READING CITY SUBURBAN NEWS The historical Russian writer and journalist Isaac Babel (author of Red Cavalry, Story of My Dovecote and The Odessa Tales) is a central character in the play. Babel’s writing profoundly influenced Zizka, who read his works as a teenager before defecting from her native Czechoslovakia to escape Soviet persecution.

“Rajiv’s exploration of facts, lies, truth and power in arts and politics is genuinely fascinating,” Zizka said. “Each scene in Describe the Night contains a surprise.”

PHILADELPHIA AND THE MAIN LINE’S FAVORITE WEEKLY Joseph was inspired to write Describe the Night after learning about the unexpected friendship and love triangle between Babel; Nikolai Yezhov, the head of Stalin’s Secret Police; and Yezhov’s wife, Yevgenia Feigenburg.

“A friendship between an artist and politician tends to be treacherous, but in Rajiv’s play the winner and losers are not at all predestined,” Zizka said. “Rajiv is an extraordinarily skillful and imaginative storyteller.”

The exciting set by scenic designer Matt Saunders will have audience members watching the show from above on three sides. The Wilma’s newly reconfigured theater allows designers to customize the space for each performance.

Describe the Night features Wilma HotHouse company members Ross Beschler, Keith Conallen, Sarah Gliko, Anthony Martinez-Briggs, Campbell O’Hare, Steven Rishard, and Brett Ashley Robinson. The creative team includes lighting designer Thom Weaver, sound designer and composer Christopher Colucci, costume designer Vasilija Zivanic, and projection designer 9 February 5, 201 Christopher Ash. January 30 – munity News Years of Com Celebrating 34 Full price tickets from $35-$52, with discounts available for Seniors, Young Friends, Students, IST S F R E E Year 34, No. 21 E ME RG IN G A RT and Theater Industry Professionals. Tickets are available at the Wilma’s Box Office by visson Robert Ja RE S C EL LIS T d FIND YOUR TU an EA an F S rm IE No ER a S Marsh son County” iting www.wilmatheater.org, calling 215-546-7824, or coming to the theater.

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Fool for Love features the talent of four Philadelphia favorites. In her EgoPo debut, Julianna Zinkel plays “May” to McLenigan’s “Eddie.” Last seen on the Wilma Stage in Dance Nation, Zinkel joins the ranks of iconic women, including Kathy Baker, Kim Basinger, and Nina Arianda, that have braved the stark hotel room in the desert to survive the desperation of her tragic love.

Rounding out the cast are Theatre Exile Founder, Joe Canuso, and EgoPo veteran, Steven Wright. Audiences will be welcoming back Canuso to the Philadelphia stage for a rare acting gig: he too was also last seen in EgoPo’s Marat/Sade. Wright, an EgoPo alum of Marat/Sade, Hairy Ape, and Death of a Salesman, returns to EgoPo’s stage after serving as season curator for EgoPo’s 2018-19 Theater of South Africa season. The play will be directed by EgoPo resident director, Brenna Geffers, whose production of Three Sisters Two was nominated for two 2019 Barrymore Awards, including Outstanding Costume Design by Natalia dela Torre, a member of the Fool for Love production team.

Love and loathing. Desire and disgust. This is the eternal dance that Eddie and May are powerless to escape. Bound together by a pact from their youth, the two lovers chase each other across the desert, meeting in hotel rooms like atomic particles destined for collision.

Fool for Love, the 1984 Pulitzer Prize Finalist and winner of the Obie Award for Best New Play, offers a searing portrait of the annihilation wreaked on others in the name of love.

Fool for Love is the second play of EgoPo’s 2019-2020 three-play Shepard Country season, in celebration of the late, great Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sam Shepard. Fool for Love begins previews February 5 and 6 and opens Friday, February 7. The show runs three weeks, closing on Sunday, February 23. Tickets start at $32. Performances are at the Latvian Society Theater, 531 North 7th Street, Philadelphia.

Tickets: Wed. - Thurs.: $32, Fri. - Sun.: $36, Champagne Opening: $39, Student/Industry: $12, ACCESS Philly: $2. To purchase tickets, go online at www.egopo.org or call 267-273-1414. Philly Theatre Week tickets: $30, February 6 - February 16. To purchase: www.phillytheatreweek.com.

Ticketing fees apply to all orders, excluding ACCESS. Call 267-273-1414 to reserve ACCESS tickets. ACCESS card and photo ID required. ACCESS Cardholders may use their card at EgoPo for just $2, thanks to ACCESS Philly. Visit www.art-reach.org/access for details.

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IRC’s production of “The Bald Soprano� features Sonja Robson and John Zak as The Martins, Tomas Dura as Mary the Maid, Carlos Forbes as The Fireman, and Bob Schmidt and Tina Brock as The Smiths. Tina Brock directs. The show opens February 6 and will run for eight shows through Sunday, February 16, in the historic Bethany Mission Gallery, 1527 Brandywine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130. he Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium (IRC), Philadelphia’s critically acclaimed theater company known for intelligent and accessible interpretations of classic absurdist works, will present Ionesco’s anti-play tackling communication gone awry as part of Philly Theatre Week 2020. The Bald Soprano will run for eight shows only, opening Thursday, February 6 at 7:30 p.m. and running through Sunday, February 16 at 2:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m. Purchase tickets for all performances at https://baldsoprano.bpt.me/, 215-285-0472 or todaytix.com.

Since the IRC’s inception in 2006, they have presented Ionesco audience favorites Rhinoceros, Exit the King and The Chairs (2009 and 2016), and The Bald Soprano in 2017. The 2020 production of The Bald Soprano will feature Sonja Robson and John Zak as The Martins, Tomas Dura as Mary the Maid, Carlos Forbes as The Fireman, and Bob Schmidt and Tina Brock as The Smiths. Tina Brock directs. The 2020 production is reimagined for a vastly different world than the 2017 offering, using 1960s London pop culture as the inspiration with the non-action unfolding amid the collection of outsider art at the Bethany Mission Gallery, 1527 Brandywine Street in the city’s Spring Garden Neighborhood.

The Bald Soprano was Ionesco’s first play, written in 1950. He conceived the play while attempting to learn English from a primer. He writes of this experience: “A strange phenomenon took place — the text began imperceptibly to change before my eyes... the clichĂŠs and truisms of the conversation primer which once made sense gave way to pseudo-clichĂŠs and pseudotruisms; these disintegrated into wild caricature and parody, and in the end language disintegrated into disjointed fragments of words.â€?

More than half a century later, the seminal works that earned Ionesco a reputation as the “Inventor of the Metaphysical Farce� and “Shakespeare of the Absurd� are enjoying a welldeserved renaissance in New York theaters and around the world. Indeed, Ionesco’s parable warning of the dangers of conformity has lost none of its relevance in a modern world.

Ionesco believed he was writing a tragedy with The Bald Soprano, though audiences responded otherwise. The play has been in continuous performance since 1957 at the ThÊâtre de la Huchette in Paris and holds the world record for the show that has played non-stop in the same theatre. The nearly 18,000 performances of The Bald Soprano have been seen by over 2 million spectators.

Eugène Ionesco (1909–1994) was a Romanian playwright who spent much of his childhood in Paris. In 1936, his writer and friend Denis de Rougemont who was in Nuremberg, described the “delirium which electrified himâ€? as he was lured into a Nazi rally attended

by Hitler. His conclusion: “I am alone and they are all together.� Ionesco credits de Rougemont’s compelling journal entries as the inspiration for his short story Rhinoceros, which he later adapted into a three act play. The diary sparked potent memories for Ionesco, who 20 years earlier endured the fascist Iron Guard, an event that ended in severed ties with his father due to irreconcilable political differences.

Ionesco writes: “I thought that it was strange to assume that it was abnormal for anyone to be forever asking questions about the nature of the universe, about what the human condition really was, my condition, what I was doing here, if there was really something to do. It seemed to me on the contrary that it was abnormal for people not to think about it, for them to allow themselves to live, as it were, unconsciously.�

The Bald Soprano will operate under a contract with Actors’ Equity Association. The IRC is a 501C3 non-profit organization, and a member of The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance and a participant in the Barrymore Awards, a program of Theatre Philadelphia.

This year marks The Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium’s 15th season presenting challenging and rarely-produced absurdist gems and works from adjacent genres, perceived through an IRC lens. In 2019, The IRC season included the critically-acclaimed productions of Christopher Durang’s Betty’s Summer Vacation and William Inge’s Come Back, Little Sheba.

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