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Philadelphia, PA – Theatre Philadelphia proudly announces the return of Philly Theatre Week with 75+ organizations, and 300 events and performances between February 6 to 16, 2020. This tertiary almanac x-day celebration volition showcase the vibrant and diverse theatre scene in the tri-country region, and assistance make theatre even more than accessible to the customs. Events volition include full performances, workshops, panels and more in Philadelphia and suburbs, plus in New Jersey and Delaware. All tickets for participating shows are complimentary, $xv or $thirty. Philly Theatre Week tickets are officially on sale now at www.phillytheatreweek.org and through the TodayTix app.

"Theatre Philadelphia is proud to denote hundreds of events and performances as part of the 3rd Annual Philly Theatre Week," said Theatre Philadelphia Executive Director Leigh Goldenberg.  "Philly Theatre Week is non just an exciting new tradition for arts, civilisation and theatre audiences, but it has developed into i of the city'due south most exciting and anticipated festival style events that joins the ranks of Philly Beer Week, Philly Tech Week and Center City Restaurant Week. The ten day commemoration showcases the latitude and variety of artists and organizations that make Philadelphia a vibrant hub for performing arts."

Goldenberg continued, "Philly Theatre Calendar week was designed to introduce new audiences to our region'southward theatre scene, while encouraging existing theatre-goers to pace out of their comfort zone and try something new with a variety of events and discounted price points. There is truly something for everyone, from every walk of life, and from every corner of the region. Nosotros hope to see yous when the curtain goes up!"

Visitors and residents will find something for everyone with a diverse collection of globe premieres, cherished classics, lavish productions, low-budget readings, experimental workshops, honor-winning actors, in-depth discussions, local voices, and more. Participating organizations include a range of professional person theatres, community theatres, academic institutions, self-producing artists and small-upkeep companies. Activities volition take place everywhere from Heart City to the suburbs, Bucks County to Wilmington, and South Jersey to the Main Line.

While the website for Philly Theatre Week has a full rundown of organizations, events and performances, below find a teaser of activities:

** For local premieres: Philadelphia Theatre Company's Everything is Wonderful; Inis Nua Theatre Company's A Hundred Words For Snowfall; Curio Theatre Company's  I ♥ Alice ♥ I; Collaborate Theatre Company'southward Man of God; The Wilma Theater's Depict the Night;  Quintessence Theatre Group's Rachel. Kaleidoscope Cultural  Arts Collective'due south  Khepera; Raw Street Productions' Matt & Ben; The S Camden Theatre'south Abigail 1702 / A Twice Told Tale – A Regional Premiere; People'south Low-cal'south The Children; Lantern Theater Company's The Vertical 60 minutes; The Strides Commonage's Whirlpool by Jonathan Edmondson; and the Kimmel Centre for the Performing Arts' Grey Stone.

** For globe premieres: Arden Theatre Company's My General Tubman; Ruth and Estelle's Ruth and Estelle's A Sequins of Fortunate Events; Tribe of Fools'  You Shouldn't Be Doing What Y'all're Doing On That LADDER; Theatre Exile'south Babel; Automatic Arts' HURT and other possibilities; Philadelphia Dramatists Centre's  A Thin Line Between Honey & Hate; Beacon Theatre Productions' Under The Bonnet; and Hella Fresh Theater'southward Osceola.

** For the love of the classics: Bristol Riverside Theatre'due south  Rex Lear; The Idopathic Ridiculopathy Consortrium's  The Baldheaded Soprano; Rutgers -Camden Theare Hamlet; Walnut Street Theatre'south A Adult female of No Importance; and EgoPo Classic Theatre's Fool for Love.

** For regional stages: Bucks Canton Playhouse'southward Forever Young, I Man Star Wars Trilogy, and One Man Stranger Things – A Parody; People's Light's The Children; Delaware Theatre Company'due south Exterior Mullingar; The S Camden Theatre Visitor, Inc.'southward Abigail 1702 / A Twice Told Tale – A Regional Premiere; and Uptown Knauer Performing Arts' The Linda Ronstadt Experience and Opera tutti! The Truthful Story of Cinderella.

** For our area'southward Universities: Temple Theaters' Temple/Theatre Philadelphia Raise Your Vocalisation Symposium; Rutgers-Camden Theater Hamlet; and Team Sunshine Functioning Corporation's ¡BIENVENIDOS BLANCOS! OR WELCOME WHITE PEOPLE! At Swarthmore Higher.

 ** For food and drink lovers:  Jenna Kuerzi and Val Dunn'south Johnny Depp: A Retrospective on Late-Stage Capitalism; Temple Theaters' Temple/Theatre Philadelphia Heighten Your Vox Symposium; Ruth and Estelle's Ruth and Estelle's A Sequins of Fortunate Events; Dani B Productions' Brilliant: Staged Reading of a New Musical; The Savoy Visitor's Gilbert & Sullivan's Guide to Courting; Tiny Dynamite'due south Valentine'south Day 2020, with Tiny Dynamite; Lightning Rod Special's Large Bad Funtime Bash and The Bearded Ladies Cabaret'due south Bon Voyage to the Beards: A Trestle Inn send-off party.
 ** For the musically inclined:  Ruth and Estelle'due south Ruth and Estelle's A Sequins of Fortunate Events;The Hum'nbards The Artists' Temple; Julia Kershetsky's Too Legit. To Quit; Players Club of Swarthmore'south Next to Normal; Walnut Street Theatre'southward Grace for President; 1812 Productions' Together Over again for the First Timeand Philly Improv Theater'due south Philly Song Jawn with Sean.

** Blackness History Month-themed events: Quintessence Theatre Group's Rachel; Arden Theatre Company'southward My General Tubman; Walnut Street Theatre'south Thurgood; Philadelphia Artists' Collective and Theatre in The X's  In Excellent Error and Philly Improv Theater's Hoffman + No Diggity.

** For the whole family:   Ants on a Log Curious' Recall Outside the Pipeline!, and Walnut Street Theatre's Grace for President.

** Valentine's Mean solar day events: Curio Theatre Company's  I ♥ Alice ♥ I; Ruth and Estelle's Ruth and Estelle'south A Sequins of Fortunate Events; Theatre Contra's The Twilight Saga: New Moon – A Live Reading; Tiny Dynamite's Valentine's Twenty-four hour period 2020, with Tiny Dynamite; Unattended Baggage's The Bed Evidence; Tongue & Groove Spontaneous Theater's In Bed; The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre'southward Shakespeare In Love: Open Mic Poetry Night.

** LGBTQ+ productions: The Hum'n'bards'south The Artists' Temple; Indecorous Theatre Productions' Romeo & Juliet; Ruth and Estelle's A Sequins of Fortunate Events; Theatre Exile's Babel by Jacqueline Goldfinger; Bearded Ladies Cabaret'due south Bon Voyage to the Beards: A Trestle Inn ship-off political party; Curio Theatre Company's I ♥ Alice ♥ I.

Participation in Philly Theatre Week was complimentary for the above and other participating organizations, artists and businesses. Enrollment was open to independent artists, organizations, theatres or establishments within a 35-mile radius of Philadelphia'southward City Hall. All-encompassing outreach efforts included theatres, galleries, schools, artists, screening rooms, and all theatre-supporting restaurants and businesses.

Philly Theatre Week was the abstraction of Goldenberg and her team at Theatre Philadelphia. The idea dates back to 2017 when Goldenberg was in search of a new flagship program that would focus on inclusivity and reducing barriers to participation.

"Theatre Philadelphia wanted to create a new signature program that would draw even more attention to the region's theatre organizations and artists," added Goldenberg. "We wanted to brand a big and impactful argument well-nigh the importance of theatre in our city and region, and bring artists together in a collaborative and equitable format. Like Philly Beer Calendar week, Center City Eating house Week or Philly Tech Week, this festival celebrated theatre alongside our metropolis'southward other flagship events that are nationally known and recognized."

Philly Theatre Week is presented by Theatre Philadelphia in partnership with TodayTix and sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional Theatre Philadelphia funding is provided by the WIlliam Penn Foundation, Pennsylvania Quango on the Arts, the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, and the Shubert Foundation. Philly Theatre Calendar week tickets are on sale on January ninth, 2020 at www.phillytheatreweek.com and through the TodayTix app. Download the TodayTix app or visit the website for more information.

For boosted information, please visit www.phillytheatreweek.com or telephone call 267-761-9950.

Connect with Theatre Philadelphia on social media at Facebook.com/PhiladelphiaTheatre, Twitter.com/TheatrePhilly and Instagram.com/theatrephiladelphia. #PhillyTheatreWeek

 Nearly THEATRE PHILADELPHIA

Theatre Philadelphia is defended to bringing together and celebrating Philadelphia'south diverse and growing theatre community. Founded in 2012, the organisation is committed to leading efforts that grow audiences and promote the public'south participation in the community's work. Theatre Philadelphia envisions a region that celebrates this growing and e'er-changing theatre customs – nurturing local theatre artists, fostering the cosmos of extraordinary work, forging stronger connections between art and audiences – recognizing that a diverse, robust, and thriving theatre community tin play a pivotal part in making Philadelphia a earth-class metropolis. Current programs include the Theatre Philadelphia website (www.theatrephiladelphia.org), The Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre, Philly Theatre Week, and strategies and events empowering artists and organizations to increase audition participation. Theatre Philadelphia is an artist-in-residence at The Crimson Street Pier, a project of the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation.

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