‘Cupcake Wars’ Meets ‘King Lear,’ and Designers Meet Each Other
1812 Productions didn’t just come up with a way to collaborate with designers on mini-stagings of ‘King Lear’ during the pandemic—they also turned it into a bake-off-style web series.
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1812 Productions Announces 2018-19 Season
The comedy focused theatre will tackle rock ‘n’ roll and funny ladies in history next season.
Letters for January 2018: Politics and Criticism
Why one reader prefers Philly’s 1812 Productions to ‘SNL,’ and others fear for the future of criticism.
Speaking Truth to Trumpism
Plays on some pet presidential subjects—immigration, U.S. history, the presidency itself—stir uneasy new resonances.
Extra Seasoning: Artistic Directors Share Their Faves
Whose programs do the programmers admire most? We asked some U.S. theatre leaders and they told us.
Theatre Exile Leads Winners at 2016 Barrymore Awards
The annual awards ceremony for Philadelphia professional theatre was held on Monday.
1812 Productions Announces 2015–16 Season and Special Events
The comedy theatre will stage two new plays and continue its ongoing political satire, ‘This Is the Week That Is.’
What Dramaturgs Want
Calling all dramaturgs, one-time dramaturgs, would-be dramaturgs! What production in the coming season have you heard about that you wish you were working on as a dramaturg? What is it about this show that afflicts you with dramaturgical envy?
