Simpatico Theatre

Monday, October 5th marked the ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of @jouskaplayworks. Simpatico is honored to work with this amazing group of playwrights and in awe of all they have been able to accomplish in one ((TOTALLY WILD)) year. Looking forward to all the greatness YEAR TWO brings!

Six years ago today, Adam and Charlie, the co-creators of this piece, lost their dear brother Joey to this epidemic. We take a moment today to remember him. To honor his memory. Without shame. Without fear. Without anger. But with joy and compassion and understanding and empathy and a promise. A promise to keep fighting.... Fighting for him and all of the others. The ones we've lost and the ones who have been left behind. Fighting to end this. Fighting for their memories. Fighting for justice. See more

Get excited. @jouskaplayworks #phillytheatre @btaphilly #theatre #philly #newplays #phillyplaywrights

What fantastic news!!! Congrats, LaNeshe! We know your leadership will be a guiding light for our community as we work towards reopening, reshaping and re-imagining what the future holds.

Wrapping up #IntlMotherArtistDay with a few more celebrations, having these amazing mother artists in our orbit fills us with joy and strength. Inspired by all they do and all the ways they strengthen our community. We celebrate Patreshettarlini Adams, a fierce and award-winning stage manager, LaNeshe Miller-White @nesheaholic Co-Founder/Producer @theatreinthex, and our friend and actress Jessy Gruver @_jessssssy_ recently in Oedipus El Rey with @teatrodelsol #AmplifyBIPOCm...amas International Mother Artist Day is inclusive of all woman-identifying and gender fluid artists as well as trans/queer parents who may not identify with term mother.

Celebrate BIPOC Mother Artists with us today on #IntlMotherArtistDay check out our previous post for #resources from @tamanyag (a creative force pulling together joyous celebrations with @phillywomenstheatrefest and @paaltheatre ) We are honored to lift up TamanyaGarza @tamanyag, Angelica Jackson @angelicainspired and @joinstrata, CLICK actress Rupal Pujara, and @jouskaplayworks playwright Nikki Brake-Silla @goosie1920 and https://ginifilms.com/ #AmplifyBIPOCmamas... International Mother Artist Day is inclusive of all woman-identifying and gender fluid artists as well as trans/queer parents who may not identify with term mother.

Incredibly grateful to Cry It Out Director @tamanyag for putting together this amazing resource in honor of #intlmotherartistday with @paaltheatre and @phillywomenstheatrefest Posted @withregram @paaltheatre Are you ready?!? It’s BACK!!!! #IntlMotherArtistDay is this Sunday on August 2nd, PAAL and PWTF invite you to #amplifyBIPOCmamas!! Share your own photo and story, or a BIPOC womxn you admire using #IntlMotherArtistDay! Tag @PAALTheatre and @PhillyWomensTheatreFest, a...nd we will re-post on our social media platforms. In 2020, PAAL & PWTF are turning our attention to the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous & Person of Color) mother-artists of the world. We encourage theatres, families, friends, colleagues, communities and the BIPOC mother-artists themselves to share a photo of themself or a BIPOC mother-artist who inspires them, using the hashtag #IntlMotherartistDay. These womxn and caregivers not only navigate the world of parenting and art-making, but they also face barriers that white parents do not, like pay inequality, being left out of child and healthcare decisions that disproportionately impact them, lack of representation in the companies and nonprofits they work within, and a lack of representation in their industries. Learn more about these barriers and the annual campaign at the link in our bio! HUGE thank you PAAL Chief Rep of Philadelphia @tamanyag Tamanya Garza for the idea to authentically honor the experience of BIPOC mamas by focusing on both the joy of being a mother artist and the very real barriers faced by the community. ... PAAL is a transgender and non-binary affirming organization. The term mother, mama, women and their derivatives apply inclusively and supportively to all who identify with the terms.

Happy #IntlMotherArtistDay!!! Great resources below compiled by one of our favorite mother artists, director of Cry It Out, Tamanya Garza for the Parent Artist Advocacy League - PAAL for Performing Arts.

Small organizations with budgets under $250,000 have been hardest hit by the impact relative to their annual financial figures. In three months, they incurred losses relative to 20%-30% of annual revenue and incurred unanticipated expenses equivalent to about 20% of annual expenses. Though it occurred after the survey period for this study closed, the killing of George Floyd by a Minnesota police officer set off national waves of protest which further highlighted that communi...ties of color, and African American and Black people in particular, were dealing with the public health crisis compounded by centuries of entrenched racism. Of the cultural organizations surveyed for this report, 9.5% state they primarily serve culturally specific audiences, so examining the impact on their organizational health is key to making sure these groups are able to recover from and support their communities through the multipronged crisis. See more

Feeling grateful and humbled by the conversation reflected in the notes attached. AD Allison Heishman has been participating in weekly conversations with artistic leadership in the theatre community. The notes from our last meeting feature the voices of many BIPOC artists, who have for too long gone unheard and unheeded. Additional thanks to Faith Jones-Jackson and Amy Smith, as well as Alice Yorke and John Jarboe for their work to make this conversation and these notes possible and available. We have work to do in order to heal and grow, and we are committing to doing that work, centering BIPOC voices onstage and off.

Posted @withregram @thekilroys The Kilroys honor cancelled or postponed new play productions by women, trans and non-binary writers in the American theatre. #TheList2020 #TheKilroys #kilroys #kilroyslist #theater #theatre #womenwriters #womenwritersofcolor #queerthestage #latinxwriters #blackartists #blackwritersofinstagram

We are proud to be supporting @thewilmatheater in this project. If you are taking action today and need support please come by. . Posted @withregram @thewilmatheater Our lobby will be open today from 3-6:30pm to protestors. Staff volunteers will be on hand to ensure social distancing guidelines are followed. A maximum of 10 people will be allowed in the building at a time. Please follow the staff members’ direction.... Big thank you to American Services Corporation who are donating their cleaning services after our lobby openings. Visit them at www.ascclean.com. We have water, snacks, hand sanitizer, places to charge your phone, and accessible bathrooms. #OpenYourLobby

Today would have been Breonna Taylor’s 27th birthday. Join us in action today. #birthdayforbreonna #sayhername #blacklivesmatter