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Before They Were Famous: The Stars Who Got Their Start at Bucks County Playhouse
The Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope has played an outsized role in American entertainment. For decades, actors have stepped onto the stage at Bucks County Playhouse early in their careers, long before wider audiences knew their names. Many went on to become some of the most recognizable figures in film and television. The building…
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‘Task’ Is Looking for Latino Actors for Season 2 Local Shoot
Filming for the second season of the Delaware County dark drama “Task” is set to begin in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs on July 6, writes Kristin Hunt for PhillyVoice. The HBO show is seeking men and women for speaking roles, especially Latino actors. There are speaking roles for men and women who can speak…
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Havertown Native’s Solo Play ‘Unreconciled’ Confronts Clergy Abuse
Havertown native Jay Sefton, abused by a priest in middle school, channeled his pain into a solo play called Unreconciled, with its final performance near the steps of the Harrisburg Capitol to sway lawmakers to help abuse survivors, writes Gauri Mangala for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Co-written by Sefton and Mark Basquill, the play also explores…
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Freedom Village at Brandywine Residents Raise $4,330 From ‘Guys and Dolls SR’
Residents at Freedom Village at Brandywine took center stage on March 6 and 7, premiering their sixth resident-produced musical, Guys and Dolls SR, and raising $4,330 to support employee scholarships and community outreach efforts. Directed and produced by Freedom Village residents Fran and Maggie Doyle, the performances featured resident cast members, many of whom had little to no prior stage experience before auditioning.…
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Upper Darby High Capital Project Means a Temporary Summer Stage Move to Haverford High School
Upper Darby Summer Stage, which has called Upper Darby High School home for decades, will be moving temporarily to Haverford High School for its summer season because of renovations at the high school. The move provides an opportunity to partner with the Haverford Township School District, states a Summer Stage release. “This collaboration marks an…
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Annie Actresses Talk About Their Experience at Media Theatre
The newest production of Annie is on stage now at the Media Theatre, running through Jan. 4. Two young actresses who are sharing the role of Annie talked about their experiences on NBC’s 10’s Philly Live. “Annie has always been like a dream role for me, since like, third grade,” said 13-year-old Violet Roche about…
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Ride the Cyclone Musical Gets Delco Debut at Barnstormers
Barnstormers Theater director Andrew John Mitchell thinks a lot of folks in Delaware County are going to like the theater’s upcoming production of Ride the Cyclone, a cult-favorite musical that’s especially popular with Gen Z. “So we did Cyclone at my theater last year. And I love the show and immediately thought of the Barn…
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Broadway Actor Makes Bucks County Playhouse Debut in Musical Production
Clyde Voce, an actor known for his roles on and off Broadway, is making his Bucks County Playhouse debut in the musical production of “She Loves Me,” writes Rita Charleston for The Philadelphia Tribune. The show will run from Aug. 15 to Sept. 14. “She Loves Me” is a musical retelling of the story…
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Upper Darby Summer Stage Relocates Temporarily for 2026 Season
Summer Stage’s 2026 season will not be at the Upper Darby High School Performing Arts Center because of construction and renovation work, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. The Upper Darby Arts & Education Foundation announced it is evaluating venue options for Summer Stage 2026, utilizing community partnerships, use of regional spaces and accessing…
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Rose Valley Chorus and Orchestra Serves Up Pure Fun With ‘State Fair’
Putting on a production of “State Fair” has been on the minds of the Rose Valley Chorus and Orchestra for a while now. They had been preparing to perform the show in March 2020, but had to put those plans aside when COVID-19 shut everything down. “We had always hoped to get back to it…
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Hedgerow’s 46-Year Actress Susan Wefel Needs a Place to Live
Susan Wefel has worked and lived at Hedgerow Theater in Rose Valley since 1978. She was able to do so under a unique policy that let resident actors live on the grounds in a building called Hedgerow House, writes Sabrina Boyd-Surka for KYW Newsradio. Then in 2021, the board of directors, facing pandemic financial challenges,…
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WIP Friends Glen Macnow and Ray Didinger Pursue Theater
Longtime WIP sports talk partners Glen Macnow and Ray Didinger share a love of the theater, one a playwright, the other, an actor, appearing at the Players Club of Swarthmore in Swarthmore Borough. Now that both are retired from WIP, they’ve been able to chase theatrical opportunities, writes Alex Coffey for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Didinger,…
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Rose Valley Chorus and Orchestra Sets Sail in Its Final Week of Pirates of Penzance
The Rose Valley Chorus and Orchestra’s (RVCO) fall production, The Pirates of Penzance, enters its final week with shows Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 2 at 2 and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 3 at 2 p.m., at Strath Haven Middle School in Wallingford. The Gilbert and Sullivan favorite offers family fun…
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Delaware County’s Dave Droxler Performs Robin Williams- Inspired One-Man Show
Delaware County native Dave Droxler brings his one-man show, “Robin & Me: My Little Spark of Madness,” to the Hedgerow Theatre in Media, writes Sabrina Boy-Surka for KYW Newsradio. The show is about Droxler’s childhood and his idol, Robin Williams. The two never met, but Droxler related to Williams growing up. “He felt like an…
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Gillian Keener, With Muscular Dystrophy, Takes on Featured Role in Romeo and Juliet
A student production of “Romeo and Juliet” at Delaware County Community College features a performance by 24-year-old Gillian Keener, playing Juliet’s mother, Lady Capulet. Keener performs in a wheelchair, with a breathing tube, born with a rare form of muscular dystrophy, writes Madeleine Wright for CBS Philadelphia. “She doesn’t really know how to interact with…
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‘Cabrini’ and ‘Lucky Louie’ headline Neumann University Film Festival
A free screening of Cabrini, the new film about the life of Mother Francesca Cabrini, is the headline attraction of the Neumann Inspires Film Festival, set for April 19 and 20. The film tells the powerful story of an Italian immigrant who arrives in New York City in 1889 and is greeted by disease, crime,…
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Delco Sisters Premiere ‘Order My Steps’ at Media Film Festival
The short film “Order My Steps,” about a woman in prison reconnecting with her daughter, premieres in Pennsylvania this evening at the Media Film Festival, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. The film, from sisters Kathryn and Meg Grant of Delaware County, has already been reviewed as a “19-minute short that packs an…
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Swarthmore Theater Professor, Actor Lee Devin Remembered
Lee Devin has given 32 years of his theatrical expertise to Swarthmore College, helping the Department of Theater “become an essential part of Swarthmore’s humanities curriculum,” according to a former colleague. Mr. Devin, a professor emeritus of theater, actor, playwright, and author, died March 19 at 85, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Lee…
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