The story of three small ambitious cutting-edge Philadelphia theater companies of the 1970s. Why did some survive - and some falter?
For a blog post with images of the productions and people we discuss in the episode, go HERE.
(Cover photo for the episode shows the actor Daniel Oreskes in The Servant of Two Masters, which was being presented by The Repertory Company in West Philadelphia's Clark Park during the summer of 1975. He is having his costume arranged by an unidentified female member of the company. Photo taken by Salvatore C. DiMarco, Jr. for the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. Courtesy of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries)
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