Domenick Scudera has a regular Festival Blog column about his experiences in the performing arts. He is a longtime theater artist and is the chair of the theater and dance department at Ursinus College.  If you read on, you will ... [More]

Prarthana Jayaram is a Philly-based writer and regular Festival Blog contributor. Shakespeare is briefly mentioned in this article, so we've decided to put a picture of him up here. Four hundred years ago when Shakespeare was writing plays, he never had to wonder if his ... [More]

Ellen Freeman is a freelance writer and former Festival Blog intern who is based in Oregon. Random photo in Bangkok that Ellen took, has only tangential relation to the story in that the statue is in repose. After backpacking on a shoestring ... [More]