InterAct utilizes theatre as a tool to promote civic discourse and stimulate dialogue around the most pressing and complex issues we face in contemporary society. InterAct values ARTISTIC RISK, which we express by maintaining a robust commitment to producing new plays.
Through its world premiere productions, active involvement in play development, commissions and development programs, Core Playwrights program, and leadership role with the National New Play Network, InterAct has established itself as the region's leading proponent of new plays.
Through its world premiere productions, active involvement in play development, commissions and development programs, Core Playwrights program, and leadership role with the National New Play Network, InterAct has established itself as the region's leading proponent of new plays.
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In 1834, 14-year-old Afong Moy becomes the first Chinese woman to set foot on U.S. soil, dreaming of bridging the two countries' cultures with her political savvy and philosophical prowess. But as she delights curious white people with displays of her daily life, does her (side)show bridge the cultural gap or widen it?
A protest brought Jesse, an introspective Black playwright, together with his white boyfriend Neil, a Black Lives Matter activist. But as Neil immerses himself deeper in the movement, Jesse finds his choices challenged and their love on the line. Following our Sunday matinees, join Producing Artistic Director Seth Rozin and an expert speaker in a moderated conversation digging into the themes of This Bitter Earth.
When the resident theatre at a Jewish Community Center commissions a new play about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from a Jordanian-Jewish playwright, the Center finds itself pulled in conflicting directions. In such polarized times when extreme voices threaten to pull an institution (or a country) off its foundation, how does one hold onto the center?
That's what separates a recently deported mother in Nogales, Mexico and her husband and children in Tucson, Arizona. But the real distance stretches over eight years, two presidential administrations, graduations, anniversaries, the countless daily moments they spend apart-and the boundless love that unites them across borders.
Take the Broad Street Line (Orange) to Walnut-Locust SEPTA Station, which is located two blocks from InterAct Theatre Company. Market-Frankford (Blue) riders can ride to 15th Street and take a free transfer to the Broad Street Line or take the 10-minute walk to InterAct Theatre Company. Routes 4, 27, and 32 travel along Broad Street.
