Philadelphia Artists Collective

The PAC returns to the historic Franklin Inn Club for a special four night only event!

Join Philly favorites Damon, Kittson, and Frank as they collaborate on this salon reading.

A husband and wife with a rocky marriage approach their 25th wedding anniversary. Living isolated on an island, their vitriol towards each other forces their own children to take sides. When a cousin comes to visit, plots are hatched and untoward alliances forged. A dark psychological comedy about the unfairness of divorce, child custody, this is pure Strindberg in his emotionally wracked, brilliant best.

Choice of one wine, beer or non-alcoholic beverage included in full price ticket!

Visit bit.ly/pacdance for tickets and more info!

Announcing PAC's 24/25 Season!

This season we are thrilled to be collaborating with a whole passle of amazing artists and companies. From Revolution Shakespeare and The R18 Collective to Carpenters' Hall and the Franklin Inn Club, this is a season of exciting partnerships.

*September/October - Dance of Death by August Strindberg*
Featuring Philly favorites Kittson O'Neill, Frank X, and PAC's own Damon Bonetti, this vicious comedy is a gleefully venomous look at a marriage teetering at the edge of oblivion.

*December - Sir Anthony Love by Thomas Southerne*
Part of our Venture Reading Series, this romping 17th-century comedy is a witty exploration of the gaps between appearance and reality. Directed by Andrew Watring.

*April - Queen Margaret by Jeanie O'Hare*
Part of our Venture Reading Series, this adaptation of Shakespeare looks at the Wars of the Roses through the eyes of Margaret of Anjou. Directed by Abby Weissman in co-production with Revolution Shakespeare.

*Spring - Cato: Remixed by Eli Lynn*
Based on Joseph Addison's Cato, this adaptation of George Washinton's favorite play explores the gulf between history and myth, and how we create the people we pedestal. On location in historic Carpenter's Hall.

PAC is absolutely delighted to have so many of our artists represented in this year's Barrymore Award Nominations!!!

Congratulations to the teams of both Citrus Andronicus and Children of the Sun for your amazing work! 🍊☀️🍋🧪🍓

Thanks to your generous gifts, we were able to exceed our $20,000 fundraising goal for our Spring Appeal!

We finished out the 23/24 Season with a bang, and we absolutely could not have done it without the support of all of YOU! Thank you so so much to everyone who donated and spread the word - you are what makes the PAC possible.

We're already deep into planning our 24/25 Season, and we can't wait to share our plans with you! Keep an eye on our social media (or sign up for our weekly eBlast at eepurl.com/hCVmUH) to see what PAC will be cooking up in the year to come.

Until then, HAPPY SUMMER from the PAC!

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👞👕👗 Come one, come all!  👗👕👞

The Philadelphia Artists' Collective is downsizing our prop and costume stock, and will be having a yard sale this coming Monday! Come on out and see what rare and thrilling finds await. I can neither confirm nor deny the presence of pirate costumes. Also hats. Many many hats.

WHEN:

Monday, June 10th from 10a - 3p

WHERE:

Christ's United Presbyterian, 1020 S 10th St, Philadelphia

The entrance to the PAC space is on Kimball St, just to the south of Bardascino park.

For more info and questions, contact Damon Bonetti at [email protected]

👞👕 👗 Come one, come all! 👗 👕👞

The Philadelphia Artists' Collective is downsizing our prop and costume stock, and will be having a yard sale this coming Monday!

WHEN:
Monday, June 10th from 10a - 3p

WHERE:
Christ's United Presbyterian, 1020 S 10th St, Philadelphia
The entrance to the PAC space is on Kimball St, just to the south of Bardascino park.

For more info and questions, contact Damon Bonetti at [email protected]

Children of the Sun may have closed, but the 23/24 Season isn't quite over yet!

PAC needs to raise $20,000 in Individual Donations by June 30th to support making another season of excellent theatre. Will you make a gift to support a theatre company that builds true community? Any amount you are able to give goes DIRECTLY back into paying our artists and making exceptional theatre.

With your help, PAC will continue to do what we do best: take care of artists and put audiences at the edge of their seats!

Give today at https://www.philartistscollective.org/support-us.html

Last Sunday was the final day of a totally sold out weekend, and a fantastic way to wrap the run of this ferocious show!

Thank you to all the cast, crew, designers, and supporters who made this project possible. And of course, thank you to everyone who came, and who told their friends! We reached a lot of new audiences with this production, and we're so excited to bring more people into our PAC fam.

That's right, there are only THREE MORE CHANCES to see Barrymore Recommended and audience-lauded Children of the Sun!

Remaining shows are:
Fri, May 17 @ 7pm
Sat, May 18 @ 7pm
Sun, May 19 @ 2pm

Tickets are going fast - as of this post, only ☀️ 27 ☀️ tickets remain for the whole weekend. So don't wait! Save your seat now!

Tickets in bio or at bit.ly/pacchildren24

Industry and student discounts are available for every performance.

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Tomorrow night's Industry Night performance is SOLD OUT!

Which means you just have THREE MORE CHANCES to see this incredible show! Tickets for closing weekend are going fast, so save yours now at the link in our bio or at bit.ly/pacchildren24. 🎟️🎟️🎟️

Don't miss your chance to see this "enthralling, utterly chilling" production.

"Enthralling, utterly chilling ..."

"In the small black box of the Bluver, where the boundary between audience and actor can feel porous, [...] the last 20 minutes [are] absolutely riveting, even terrifying."

"The Philadelphia Artists’ Collective’s production of Maxim Gorky’s play is essential viewing."

Critics are raving about CHILDREN OF THE SUN! Read the full review at www.broadstreetreview.com/reviews/philadelphia-artists-collective-presents-maxim-gorkys-children-of-the-sun

And get your tickets today at philartists-collective.ticketleap.com/children-of-the-sun-bluver/

Philadelphia Artists’ Collective presents Maxim Gorky’s Children of… This rattling and thrilling new production of Maxim Gorky’s Children of the Sun , set in 1862 and written in a St. Petersburg prison in 1905, has devastating resonance for Americans in 2024. C.M. Crockford reviews.

Happy Opening Night to CHILDREN OF THE SUN! ☀️☀️☀️

So, so many thanks to all the artists, directors, designers, and crew that have helped bring this show to life! We can't wait to share this ferocious, thought-provoking show with audiences. Shows run until May 19th at the Bluver Theatre.

🎟️ at bit.ly/pacchildren24

📷 Wide Eyed Studios

Congratulations to the whole team! Facebook tagging is glitching on us this morning, but find the full cast/crew list, bios, and more info at https://www.philartistscollective.org/children-of-the-sun.html

And just like that, we're into previews! ☀️

Our second preview for CHILDREN OF THE SUN is tonight at 7pm at the Bluver, and we want to see you there! Get your tickets at the link in our bio, or at bit.ly/pacchildren24

We'd put more copy here to try and convince you, but seriously, who can resist this face?

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Not one birthday but TWO!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please join us in wishing our birthday twins General Manager Susan Nicodemus Quinn and Artistic Associate Eli Lynn a very Happy Birthday!!!!!!!

IT'S ALMOST HERE!

For the next three days only, get $20 tickets to preview performances of CHILDREN OF THE SUN by using the code RADIOACTIVE at checkout.

Tickets and full calendar at philartists-collective.ticketleap.com/children-of-the-sun-bluver/

CHILDREN OF THE SUN opens in one week! Pavel Protasov’s scientific experiments leave him oblivious to his surroundings, including an impending cholera epidemic and the maelstrom of family, friends, and lovers that are beginning to boil over around him. This lively adaptation of Maxim Gorky's darkly comedic tale runs May 2-19 at the Bluver Theatre.

Seating is limited, so save your spot now! philartistscollective.org/children-of-the-sun

Pavel Protosov (Newton A Buchanan) is so absorbed by his scientific experiments that he is utterly oblivious to the adoration of the widow Melaniya (Madeleine Claire Garcia) and the discontentment of his neglected wife Yelena (Jessica DalCanton). Can his vision of a perfect, scientific world bring people together? Or will his obsession destroy everyone around him?

And what's with all the eggs? 🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚

Maxim Gorky's CHILDREN OF THE SUN opens in two short weeks! Do you have your tickets yet?

Visit bit.ly/pacchildren24 for more info and to save your seat. Shows run May 2 - 19 at the Bluver Theatre at the Drake.

📷 Wide Eyed Studios

Our friends at are hosting a birthday party fundraiser for William Shakespeare on April 23rd @ 7p!

The evening will feature an intimate concert performed by the amazing (and co-directed by PAC's Artistic Associate Cassie Alexander). Don't miss this party worthy of the Bard, with refreshments, activities, and a very special performance.

PAC fans may use the code PAC15 for $15 off tickets!

Check out Delaware Shakespeare's page for more info and tickets!

Our friends at Broken Mirror have two scene study classes starting this week! Jump on it!

LAST CHANCE to register! Next sessions of The Non-Dominant Actor start next week.

Based in the "Non-Dominant" approach created by Ben Mathes, actors will spend 8 weeks exploring scene work and monologues while closely examining their specific relationship to process and practice. This pedagogy-based course is intended for actors seeking an alternative approach to character creation and embodiment focused on creative equanimity, humility, actor autonomy, the respecting of boundaries, and the release of self-judgment.

Tuition: $320 (PWYD slots available)

To register, visit https://www.brokenmirrorstudio.com/book-online

Meet the director of this Monday's reading of "The Lady's Not For Burning" - Jenny Bennett ()

Jenny Bennett is a fourth-generation theatre woman. Directing includes: The Three Musketeers (4 AUDELCO awards), Henry V (3 AUDELCO awards) Off-Broadway at the Classical Theatre of Harlem; Twelfth Night, The Comedy of Errors, King Lear, The Winter's Tale at the American Shakespeare Center; Much Ado About Nothing at Hope Rep (2022 Best Play, BroadwayWorld Michigan); Fun Home at The Renaissance Theatre, Ohio. Kaohsiung, Taiwan directing includes Macbeth, Dangerous Liaisons/ Weixian Guanxi, The 3Penny Opera, Into the Woods. Jenny is on the faculty of AMDA New York. MFA, U of Delaware; BA, UVA. A former SDCF/ Kurt Weill Foundation Fellow, Jenny is a member of AEA, SDC, the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab, and is completing certification as a Consent Forward Artist with IDC.

Monday, April 8th @ 7pm at The Bluver Theatre at the Drake, and tickets are FREE!

Visit the link in our bio for more info and to save your seat.

As part of Philly Theatre Week, PAC presents our Spring Venture Reading Series:

The Lady's Not For Burning
by Christopher Fry
directed by Jenny Bennett () ❤️
April 8th at 7pm

Thomas, a cynical soldier exhausted by the corruption of the world, stumbles into a town in the middle of a frenzied witch hunt. Despite his world weariness, Thomas tries (in his own strange way) to save the condemned Jennet by marching into the mayor's home and demanding to be hangied himself. When the mayor refuses, the soldier goes to greater and greater lengths to be difficult -- after all, how ridiculous to refuse to hang a man who wants to be hanged, only to kill a guiltless woman who doesn't want to die.

Ironic, absurd, and deeply heartfelt, Christopher Fry's curious rom-coe is set "more or less" in 1400s england, and asks the question: in the maelstrom of a world beset by righteous mobs, power-hungry leaders, and terrible violence, what can a single person do? A play of splendid poetry and sheer high spirits.

As always, tickets to our Reading Series are TOTALLY AND UTTERLY FREE!!! Visit the link in our bio to save your spot.

Meet the cast of CHILDREN OF THE SUN!

Rehearsals start in a week, and we can't wait to jump into the process with this amazing group of people!

There's still time to snag the EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT for PAC's Classic Stages class this May!

The Art of Violence for Modern Actors - taught by Barrymore-nominated fight director Eli Lynn - will teach the basics of the most common onstage violence and explore bridging the gap between ABC's of safe technique and fully embodied acting of violent stories.

Topics covered will include:

Basic Firearm Safety, Consent & Boundaries, Basics of slapping/punching, Chokes, Dragging, Falls, Hair pulls, Intro to Death, Looking good with a weapon, Shoves, Struggles - and more!

"I never want fights to look like 'stage combat' - I want the safety hidden in the story. Nothing gets me more excited than helping actors wring every bit of intense, specific storytelling juice out of a moment of stage violence, from full-on brawls to single slaps. This class is for everyone from experienced actor combatants to actors just looking to add tools and confidence to their movement repertoire. Because it's not just the Mercutios and MacDuffs who experience violence on stage!" - Eli

Actors of all genders, ages, body types, and stage combat abilities are encouraged to apply.

Register now at https://philartists-collective.ticketleap.com/the-art-of-violence-for-modern-actors/

Sneak peek of our Children of the Sun photoshoot this week, with director Megan Bellwoar Hollinger and photographer Wide Eyed Studios ! There's nothing like standing in a cold, damp garden to really dig into those Russian drama vibes.

We start rehearsals in just a few weeks, so keep your eyes peeled for cast announcements, directors notes, dramaturgy nuggets and more!