As a Holiday, treat, the Philadelphia actor Brian Wilson talks with us about his life and career.

Brian tells us about his memories - everything from his roles on "The Wire," to his work with the director Walter Dallas, to his quest to performa in all the plays of August Wilson (no relation!). And he shares this thoughts about the state of African-American theater in the Quaker City at the beginning of the 21st Century.

For a blog page with photos and additional info go to: https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/king-brian-the-first/

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A conversation with Chris Lippa about the life and work of his father, the late Louis Lippa, the Philadelphia playwright and actor - and about Chris' vision to make a real home for the history of theater in the city.

For a tribute to the life and work of Louis Lippa (1928-2018), see this page on the website of People's Light and Theatre Company, where he was a playwright-in-residence for 30 years: https://www.peopleslight.org/about/in-memoriam-louis-lippa-1928-2018/

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A reprise of our 2023 interview with Bernard Havard of the Walnut Street Theatre - including a tour of the historic building.

Newly remixed, and with a new introduction and extra content about our upcoming episodes of the podcast!

A blog post with images from our visit to the Walnut can be found on our website:

https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/photos-for-the-walls-of-walnut-street/

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

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

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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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)

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A conversation with actor Tom Teti about his life, his career in Philadelphia theater, and his long association with People's Light and Theatre Company in Malvern.

For a blog post with images and additional information about Tom's career, go to: https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/tom-as-in-teti/

For more information about the October 2025 production of Tommy and Me at PLTC, go HERE.

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Director Blanka Zizka and stage manager Patreshettarlini Adams talk about their decades of work at the Wilma Theater, sharing stories of their longstanding artistic collaboration and deep friendship. And they agree that "Theater is Music."

An excellent and heartwarming Adventure in Philadelphia Theater History!

Music from historic Wilma Theater productions sampled in this episode includes:

1) Selections from Eurydice/Toby Twining ℗ 2011 Cantaloupe Music. The full album can be found on YouTube: HERE

2) Selections from the score to The Invention of Love, by Adam Wernick. For more of Adam's music, go to his website: https://www.adamwernick.com/

Additional music provided by Epidemic Sound for this episode: "The Dandelion" by Hanna Ekstrom and "Copper Nails for Sailing" by Luba Hilman. https://www.epidemicsound.com/

All other music by Christopher Mark Colucci.

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

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