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APR 7 – APR 30, 2023

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#MeetTheTeam LILY FOSSNER (Lighting Designer)⁠ ⁠Recently: A Christmas Carol Comedy and The Pillowman for Hedgerow, In Search of the Kitchen Gods for 1812, Athena for Theatre Horizon. Theatre Includes: Azuka, People’s Light, Lantern, Delaware Theatre Company, Act II, WAM, Bryn Mawr, TACT, Culture Project, Public Theatre, Prospect Theater Company, NYU/Grad Acting, Chautauqua Theater Company, Berkshire Theatre Group, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, A Fierce Kind of Love for the Temple Institute on Disabilities. Dance Includes: Nichole Canuso, Doug Varone & Dancers, Monica Bill Barnes & Company. Opera Includes: Juilliard Opera Theatre, Glimmerglass Festival. Training: MFA, NYU/Tisch. Member, United Scenic Artists Local 829. Website: lilyfossner.com⁠
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Hear directly from Empathitrax Director Nell Bang-

Hear directly from Empathitrax Director Nell Bang-Jensen in our 90-second interview. 🎥 Learn what the play is about and why you won't want to miss it. 🎭 Get the inside scoop on Empathitrax 💡 #Empathitrax #PTCEmpathitrax #DirectorPerspective

#MeetTheTeam JILLIAN KEYS (@jkjkeys) is a UArts gr

#MeetTheTeam JILLIAN KEYS (@jkjkeys) is a UArts graduate (2011), and a three-time Barrymore Award Nominee for her whimsical childrens’ theater costumes at The Arden. She is a maker of all sorts and not only has designed over 50 shows for many companies in town, but also designs spaces and installs like the summer beer garden at Eakins Oval, and holiday bars ‘Blitzen’ (Wilmington DE/Scranton PA) and ‘Tinsel’. For other fun facts please visit: www.jilliankeys.com⁠
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#MeetTheTeam CHRIS HAIG (@chrishaigdesigns) PTC De

#MeetTheTeam CHRIS HAIG (@chrishaigdesigns) PTC Debut! A University of the Arts alum and teacher, Chris has designed throughout Philly for over 20 years and enjoyed ten seasons as the Props Supervisor at Arden Theatre Company. He has designed sets for the Arden, Theatre Horizon, InterAct, People’s Light, 1812 Productions, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Delaware Theatre Company, Inis Nua, University of the Arts, Arcadia University, Shakespeare in Clark Park, Tribe of Fools, Delaware Shakespeare Festival, and Simpatico Theater, including their production of R. Eric Thomas’ Time Is On Our Side for which he received a Barrymore nomination for Best Scenic Design. Local USA 829 member. www.chrishaigdesigns.com⁠
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📣CALLING ALL TEEN WRITERS!! ✍️⁠ ⁠ Throu

📣CALLING ALL TEEN WRITERS!! ✍️⁠
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Through April 20, @enoughplaysproject is calling on TEEN WRITERS (ages 13-19) to submit 10-MIN PLAYS confronting GUN VIOLENCE. Chosen plays will be published and performed nationwide and the writers will receive $500.⁠
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#MeetTheTeam MATTEO SCAMMELL (@mattyjscamps) is a

#MeetTheTeam MATTEO SCAMMELL (@mattyjscamps) is a Barrymore award-winning artist based in Philadelphia. Empathitrax marks his 4th production with PTC (Detroit, Hand to God, Sweat). A company-member of New Paradise Laboratories, contributing to 6 original works. A member of Wilma Theater’s Acting ensemble, HotHouse, appearing in 6 productions. Matteo has performed in over 35 theatrical productions. He does film – music videos, feature-films, short-films, commercial work. Matteo loves playing guitar. Received 2017 Barrymore Award for Best Performance of Male Actor in Lead Role for The Legend of Georgia McBride. 2020 Independence Fellowship Recipient. Love and gratitude to Lee and our families. BFA – University of the Arts.⁠
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#MeetTheTeam CLAIRE INIE-RICHARDS (@tinyrichards)

#MeetTheTeam CLAIRE INIE-RICHARDS (@tinyrichards) is excited to be making her PTC debut. Other work includes: The Vinegar Tree, Project Dawn, I And You, Sense and Sensibility, and The Cherry Orchard (People’s Light); Measure for Measure (Lantern Theatre); Completeness (Theatre Exile); The Revolutionists (Theatre Horizon); Two Gentlemen of Verona (Shakespeare in Clark Park); A Christmas Carol (Delaware Theatre Company); and Mercury 13 (BBC Radio4). She is a company member of People’s Light, and holds an MFA from the Academy for Classical Acting at George Washington University. ⁠
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Glenn Gundersen and Kristin Bair from the PTC boar

Glenn Gundersen and Kristin Bair from the PTC board got a sneak peek at a developmental presentation of WONDER, a new musical produced by Jill Furman (HAMILTON) and directed by Taibi Magar (@taibsm), PTC's Co-Artistic Director.

Based on R.J. Palacio's novel & the Lionsgate film, the musical features a book by Bess Wohl and music & lyrics by A Great Big World.

Get an inside look at the Empathitrax rehearsal in

Get an inside look at the Empathitrax rehearsal interviews

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#MeetTheTeam MAKOTO HIRANO (@phillymakoto) is a Ph

#MeetTheTeam MAKOTO HIRANO (@phillymakoto) is a Philadelphia-based choreographer and theatre-maker having studied under the mentorship and guidance of Hellmut Gottschild, Andrew Simonet, and Ping Chong. His award-winning, original performance projects have been presented nationally in numerous venues and festivals including Off-Broadway at the National Asian American Theatre Festival (NYC), DanceTruck (Atlanta, GA), Ringling Museum (Sarasota, FL), Yale University (CT), and FringeArts (Philadelphia, PA). As a freelance collaborating performer, Hirano has originated over 25 roles, with highlights that include projects with Bill Irwin (The Happiness Lecture at PTC), Pig Iron Theatre Company, Nichole Canuso Dance Company, and Thaddeus Phillips/Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental. Hirano is a founding member and current advisor to the arts collective PAPA (Philly Asian Performing Artists); co-founder of installation art duo Gatto+Hirano; co-founder of Team Sunshine Performance where he is a creator, producer, performer, administrator, and choreographer (2018 Barrymore-Award nomination for Outstanding Choreography for ¡BIENVENIDOS BLANCOS! OR WELCOME WHITE PEOPLE!), as well as Lead Artist for the forthcoming The Great American Gunshow (2024). From 2007-2014 Hirano was a Facilitator with Philly/Baltimore/South Carolina-based professional development program Artists U. A former U.S. Marine, Hirano earned his BFA in dance at Temple University.⁠
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#MeetTheTeam Nell Bang-Jensen (@nellbangjensen) ha

#MeetTheTeam Nell Bang-Jensen (@nellbangjensen) has been directing and creating theater in Philadelphia for the past ten years. She has created five original works, in addition to producing and directing for Philadelphia’s major theater institutions including FringeArts, People’s Light, Theatre Horizon (@theatrehorizon), Philadelphia Theatre Company, the Wilma, Pig Iron, and the Painted Bride. Nell currently serves as Artistic Director of Theatre Horizon in Norristown, PA. She is passionate about work that helps arts organizations align with community-held values and creating plays with people who do not identify as professional artists. Recent productions include Town (Theatre Horizon), The Wolves (Philadelphia Theatre Company), and Boy Project (FringeArts). Nell is the recipient of a 2019 Map Fund grant, a Next Stage Director’s Fellowship from the Drama League (2019), and a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship (2011). In 2016, Nell was a participant in Theatre Communication Group’s Leadership U: One-on-One program; a national fellowship given to eight individuals who TCG believes are the core and future of theater. A graduate of Swarthmore College, Nell is also passionate about Education and is a Senior Lecturer at the University of the Arts and the Pig Iron School for Advanced Performance Training.⁠
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#MeetTheTeam Ana Nogueira is a writer and actress

#MeetTheTeam Ana Nogueira is a writer and actress based in Brooklyn. Her most recent play Which Way to the Stage had its world premiere production at MCC Theater in New York City in May 2022, immediately followed by its regional premiere at Signature Theatre in Virginia. The play was chosen for the 2019 Kilroy’s List and the Pacific Playwrights Festival at South Coast Rep, where Ana was the recipient of the Elizabeth George Emerging Playwright Commission. In 2016, Empathitrax premiered Off-Broadway at Here Arts Center with the critically-acclaimed theater company Colt Coeur, where she is a company member. Her work has been developed at Second Stage, The New Group, SPACE on Ryder Farm and Barrington Stage. Ana co-wrote and starred in the short film We Win, which premiered at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival and won Best Screenplay at the Rhode Island Film Festival. Her acting credits include Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (The New Group); Engagements, Mala Hierba (both at Second Stage); Bump (Ensemble Studio Theater); Knives and Other Sharp Objects (The Public/LAByrinth); and three seasons on the Starz series Hightown. She is a proud alumni of the Obie Award-winning playwriting group Youngblood at Ensemble Studio Theater.⁠
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