We talk with Bruce Graham - a son of Ridley Township in Delaware County who has been writing, teaching, and performing in Philadelphia since the 1980s.

Graham has written dozens of plays which have been produced everywhere from Los Angeles to London, as well as turning out scripts for Hollywood films, TV movies, sitcoms and soap operas - but he always returned to his hometown, and where his plays have been regularly staged by local theater companies, and appreciated by local audiences.

In fact, for many years Graham was regularly described by local arts reporters as "Philadelphia's Favorite Playwright."

There is a blog post on our website with more information and images: https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/philadelphias-favorite-playwright/

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An interview with writer, director, translator and theater critic Carol Rocamora, who founded the Philadelphia Festival Theatre for New Plays in 1981, and was its Artistic Director to 1994.

Philadelphia-area playwright Michael Hollinger was Rocamora's literary manager in the early 1990s, and credits his time working with Carol at PFT for helping to shape his future career.

A blog post on our website, with additional information and images, is here: https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/philadelphia-festival-theatre-blog-post/

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"Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" the BOOK can be ordered from independent bookstores and at all online book retailers now!

Our website: www.aithpodcast.com

Our email address: AITHpodcast@gmail.com

Bluesky: @aithpodcast.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcast

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© Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved.

℗ All original voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz.

℗ All original music copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.

A conversation with Seth Rozin, the founder and artistic director of InterAct Theatre of Philadelphia.

Seth shares some great stories about the early years of the company, including the tour of Ireland in the autumn of 1988, the creation and performance of the play "6221," and how he has made a career in the world of non-profit American theater.

InterAct Theatres website: https://www.interacttheatre.org/

For a blog post about the history of InterAct, go to: https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/interact-of-philadelphia-new-plays-about-big-ideas/

(Photo of Seth Rozin by Clem Murphy)

Support the show

"Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" the BOOK can be ordered from independent bookstores and at all online book retailers now!

Our website: www.aithpodcast.com

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Bluesky: @aithpodcast.bsky.social

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcast

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© Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved.

℗ All original voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz.

℗ All original music copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.