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A series of short videos about McCarter’s reimagined production of A Christmas Carol, including an interview with set-designer Dan Ostling.

In June, interdisciplinary artist, Martha McDonald presented Songs of Memory and Forgetting with RAIR Philly co-founder, Billy Dufala. Songs of Memory and Forgetting took audiences on a musical journey through the lives of people whose possessions ended up at a recycling facility in Northeast Philadelphia. And, yes, the performances did indeed take place Live at the Dump! […]

Over the last year and a half, my wife Lori Litchman, has been working on a book about the history of Philadelphia, and it is now available. I’m so proud of her. A Philadelphia Story: Founders and Famous Families from the City of Brotherly Love takes a thematic look at the individuals and families that had […]

Every family has issues. Sharyn Rothstein’s new play, All the Days, is a hilarious exploration of one family’s issues. And there are enough issues in this family that anyone can relate. The characters are also complex and well-written. Directed by Emily Mann, All the Days has a stellar cast, including Caroline Aaron, who steals the show with her incredible bluntness and […]

Growing up, I always loved a good mystery. I loved to follow clues and try to solve the case, whether I was reading a book or watching a movie. Seeing the Agatha Christie classic, The Mousetrap, at McCarter Theatre was not different. I paid close attention to each character’s actions and words. And by the […]

Back in December and January I worked with Tom Miller at McCarter Theatre Center on a few videos to promote McCarter’s production of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson. The Piano Lesson was directed by Jade King Carroll, and featured an African American family who moved up north to Pittsburgh during the Great Migration. Bernice (played by Miriam […]