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Sept. 14, 2024
Adventures In Theatre History - Philadelphia: The Book
A short word from my good podcasting friend Peter Schmitz, he of the ‘Adventures In Theatre History Philadelphia’ podcast, who has written a book on that very subject and I’m sure that it will be as informative, as amusing and generally as fascinating as his podcast episodes always are. What is even better is that Peter has produced a short audio that gives you all the information you need about the book and how you can get hold of it. These links might be useful:
https://www.brooklinebooks.com/9781955041379/adventures-in-theater-history-philadelphia/
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Peter Schmitz
Bonus Episode 33: Adventures in Theatre History – Philadelphia
I’m always pleased to see a new episode from Peter land in my podcast feed because he always has a good theatrical story to tell and delivers it with tremendous verve and enthusiasm.
Peter certainly likes to delve into the detail, his podcast is littered with fascinating stories, big and small, from the highways and byways of Philadelphia theatre history, but for our conversation I persuaded him to give us a more general overview of theatre in Philadelphia, from how it got started to the present day and he was keen to point out the many links, in some cases one might say the dependency, on British and more generally European theatre throughout.
Peter Schmitz is an actor, dialect coach, and teacher of Theater History who lives in the Philadelphia area. Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, he got his BA in History from Yale University, and his MFA in Acting from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Acting Program. Over the past 35 years, he has performed with many American regional theaters, including the Yale Rep in New Haven CT, the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis MN, the Penumbra Theatre in St. Paul MN, and the Folger Shakespeare Theatre in Washington DC. In New York City, he did everything from children’s theater to Off-Broadway shows, and was a member of the Broadway company of My Fair Lady in 1994. In Philadelphia, he has appeared with the Arden Theatre Company, InterAct Theatre, the Philadelphia Theatre Company, the Lantern Theater Co., the Wilma Theater, the Ac… Read More