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2018 Theatre Festival The Bridge PHL
The 2019 Bridge PHL Theatre Festival!
Thursday November 7th through Sunday November 10th
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, & Sunday Evenings @ 7:30pm
Saturday & Sunday Matinees @ 2:00pm
at The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia

To find which artists are performing on which days,
please scroll down for the full FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE!

Tickets available for cash at the door or by clicking the PURCHASE TICKETS button below.
*GENERAL ADMISSION ADULT TICKETS* 
(Enjoy all the shows being performed during the matinee or evening you select)
$15

​*GENERAL ADMISSION KIDS UNDER 18* 
(Cash at the door only)
$5

*GROUPS OF 10 OR MORE*
(Cash at the door only)
$10 per person

*ALL FESTIVAL PASS*
​(Attend any and all matinee and evening performances throughout the entire run of the festival) 
$40 
The 2019 Bridge PHL Theatre Festival Plays and Performances!
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#SuiteReality
Written by: TS Hawkins
​Director: Lois Moses
Synopsis: #SuiteReality, by TS Hawkins, is a choreopoem experience that touches upon Women's Rights, Black Lives Matter, and #SayHerName; a campaign that highlights womyn who have been killed by the fragility of masculinity and police brutality. 
Cast: Betsy Vivar, Katrina Hall, Maria Genao Beltre, Cynda Purnell
​www.tspoetics.com 
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Snake Meets the Dragon Dance
Choreographers:  Rhashea Lynn Harmon and Chik Mason
Synopsis: Dragon/Tiger Danzing is a dance form that has been combined using ancient forms of Shao Lin Temple Gong fu that evolved into a highly advanced and sophisticated form of art that is used in both dance as well as combat. 
Dancers: Rhashea Lynn Harmon, Chik Mason
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Wade N Da Water
Written by: Monique A. Robinson
Director: Kalif Troy
Synopsis: When accidentally summoned to Obatala's Celestial Court, an unlikely witness must face her past by testifying on behalf of Oya: The Goddess of Hurricanes and The Graveyard; also known to some as Hurricane Katrina.
Cast: Monique A. Robinson

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It's Not My Fault
Written & Directed by: Tiffani Dean
Assistant Director: Shanice Brooks
Synopsis: Standing up against blame culture...
Cast: Sterling Calhoun, Robert Dobson,
Bri’Yanna Vaighn, Monica Ayinde Robinson, Kristina Allison,
Alisha Willis, Kim England, Tiffani Dean
Adam Watson, Greg Austin
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FILLER: Between Two Artists
Written, Directed, & Performed by:
Craig Liggeons
Synopsis: 
"One artist will perform before me, one artist will perform after me; I'm the one in the middle."
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Not Without Her Stories
Written & Directed by: Jody Austin
Assistant Director: Shanice Brooks
Synopsis: Her service comes with a price too...
Cast: Mary May, Kim “Skye” Yates-England, RacQuel Sasha Colòn,
Monica Ayinde Robinson, Mellitta McKethan, Kish Bolden, JodyAnn McIntosh, Ian Thomas, Sterling Calhoun, Aquilah Lewis, Qudsiyya Ross,
Daarinah Saafir, Neveah Corbett-Davis, 
Alisha Willis

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I'm a Motherfucking Superstar: So Where Are My Babies?
Written, Directed & Performed by: Valeka J. Holt
Synopsis: An ambitious DC stage actress with dreams to take over Hollywood and Broadway is finally starting to see her Superstar life come to fruition, but with a tickn’ Pussy and the urgency to birth her children; Valeka begins to make impulsive decisions that will advance or weaken her life and career.
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Blue Bossa
Performed by: Marcia Lorraine - Vocals
Jim Holton - Keys
​Dylan Taylor - Bass
Gregg Moorw - Congos / Percussion
Synopsis: A medley of bossa nova and salsa songs that have a message of love and peace.
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​Just for the Weekend 
Written by: Christine Emmert
Director: Renee Lucas Wayne
Synopsis: An encounter with an ageless sage teaches a young woman the real meaning of protest.

Cast: Marcia Hinton​, Olivia Wayne

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No Country for Black Men
Written by Lisa Amos
Director: Elijah Pringle
Synopsis: Where in the world is a black man welcomed? Where in the world is the color of his skin not looked upon like a threat or a weapon? This heart wrenching play spotlights the injustice black men face every day. 
Cast: Hafiza Moore, Anthony Williams, Terrill Kevyn Johnson, Lisa Amos, Jonathan Murray, Resean Montez, Jason Anthony Patrick, Dymeire Hughes

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The Trojan Women
Written by: Euripides 
Adapted & Directed by: 

Hannah Tsapatoris MacLeod
Synopsis: Troy is burning and the women are enslaved; an ancient mirror of our modern horrors.
Cast: ​Meryl Lynn Brown, Tasha Holmes, Ian Thomas, Amir Worrell, Pratima Agrawal, Dionne McCray, Shelli Thomas, Sterling Calhoun, Thomas Lopez
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The Waiting Room
Written, Directed & Performed
by: 
Susan Chase and Janelle T. Harvey
Synopsis: ​An exploration of the momentous choices women make throughout their lives.

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La Diva Noirr Speaks
Written, Directed & Performed
by: Tiffani Dean
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White Script
Written & Directed by: Gabrielle Corsaro
Synopsis: "White Script" is a dialogue on the path from colorblind-racism to anti-racism, as two white women friends grapple with their black friend's comment that "White liberal women do racist stuff all the time."
Cast: Shelli Pentimall Bookler, Jen Newby, Shelli Thomas
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Bridge PHL Music & Soundscape 
Vocals: Jai T. Lynne
​Composition & Keys: Arthur Lafrentz Bacon

Festival Performance Schedule
All performances will be at The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
Thursday November 7th
​@ 7:30pm

La Diva Noirr Speaks
WaDe N Da WaTer
Blue Bossa
#SuiteReality
I Can See Clearly Now
​Just for the Weekend

The Waiting Room
​No Country for Black Men
Friday November 8th
@ 7:30pm

** Talk Back session after show.**
Snake Meets the Dragon Dance
Not Without Her Stories
White Script
#SuiteReality
FILLER: Between Two Artists

I'm a Motherfucking Superstar: So       Where are My Babies?
It's Not My Fault
The Trojan Women
Saturday November 9th
​@ 2:00pm

La Diva Noirr Speaks

Not Without Her Stories
​White Script

Blue Bossa
It's Not My Fault
No Country for Black Men
Just for the Weekend

Saturday November 9th
​@ 7:30pm

I'm a Motherfucking Superstar: So   Where are My Babies?
White Script
WaDe N Da WaTer
#SuiteReality

Snake Meets the Dragon Dance
FILLER: Between Two Artists
The Waiting Room

The Trojan Women
Sunday November 10th
@ 2:00pm
** Talk Back Session after show.** 

La Diva Noirr Speaks
WaDe N Da WaTer
White Script
​#SuiteReality
It's Not My Fault
Not Without Her Stories
The Trojan Women
Sunday November 10th
​@ 7:30pm

La Diva Noirr Speaks
The Waiting Room
It's Not My Fault
No Country for Black Men

Just for the Weekend
Not Without Her Stories

Production Team
Gabrielle Corsaro - Co-Founding Artistic Director​
Hannah Tsapatoris MacLeod - Co-Founding Artistic Director
Meryl Lynn Brown - Co-Founding Manager
Lori Walsh - Operations Director, Stage Manager
Autumn Meeshka - Assistant Stage Manager
Arthur Lafrentz Bacon - Composer, Musical Director

Ada Adhiyatma - Technical Director
Angus Macdonald - Technical Director
TS Hawkins - Playbill Designer, Talkback Session Facilitator
Peter MacLeod - Set Builder
​Carla H. Ezell - Festival Poster Designer & Photo
Jennifer Levitt - Festival Photographer

About The Festival
The Bridge PHL is a production company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2015 by Gabrielle Corsaro, Hannah Tsapatoris MacLeod, Meryl Lynn Brown, and Kathy Harmer, we set out to inspire a dialogue confronting systemic racism and to highlight the work of local black and brown theatre and performance artists.

Since 2015, our team has grown into a power-packed group of performers, writers, directors, and designers. It is our mission to foster healing connections between our rich and diverse communities by encouraging openness and dialogue about racial prejudice, privilege, inclusion, intersectionality and bias. Our annual theatre festival each autumn welcomes both experienced and emerging artists wishing to engage in this mission and to further our endeavor to Build The Bridge PHL!

This year our 4th Annual Bridge PHL Theatre Festival features 17 exciting new pieces, including works of drama, comedy, dance, song, poetry, and more! We hope you will join us November 7th through 10th at The Rotunda!

Special Thanks
The Rotunda, Gina Renzi, TS Hawkins, Carla Ezell, Monica Fleurette, The Collective Mic, Arthur Lafrentz Bacon, Autumn Meeshka, Ada Adhiyatma, Angus Macdonald, The BOK Building, Strickland Row Condominiums, Danni Morinich / Landed Gentress, Rebecca Nurick, Jennifer Levitt, Maribeth Rubenstein, Jai T. Lynne, Michael Young, Steel River Playhouse, Darnelle Radford and Rep Radio, The Community Education Center, Acclaim Rehearsal Space, Peter MacLeod, Nakia Dillard.
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The Bridge PHL Theatre Festival is a fiscally-sponsored project of Fractured Atlas.  To make a tax-deductible donation please click here.


The 2019 Bridge PHL Theatre Festival Playbill. Designed by TS Hawkins. Powered by flipsnack.


This year on August 24th Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas, leaving many families homeless and in need of support. Natural disasters disproportionately impact low-income communities of people of color. In collaboration with Abaconian Reunite, we kept a donation box in our lobby throughout the festival for collection of  items such as: school and cleaning supplies, toiletries, non-perishable items, and children and adult clothing. If you  would like to make a donation, please contact Gladys Joseph at the contact info noted on this flier.
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The Bridge PHL strives to foster healing connections between our rich and diverse communities by encouraging openness and dialogue on racial prejudice, privilege, inclusion, intersectionality and bias.
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