The official feed of the podcast - AND THE BOOK - that tells the deep and fascinating History of Theater in the city of Philadelphia. www.aithpodcast.com (On the former Bird Site we were "@schmeterpitz") https://bsky.app/profile/aithpodcast.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/aithpodcast.bsky.social/post/3mvaky5qk4s2oA sound clip from our new Episode! Innovative Philadelphia director Mark Lord tells us about the first piece of theater he ever 'devised' - a grade school play! This is the first of our two-part interview with Mark, a distinguished theater professor at Bryn Mawr College in the Philly suburbs.11 Sep 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:fbaawsfiosbplpbxiue4j7qq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvaky5qk4s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/aithpodcast.bsky.social/post/3mvbgpnbhcs2kMake a band edible: Mild Chili Peppers [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Sep 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:fbaawsfiosbplpbxiue4j7qq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbgpnbhcs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/aithpodcast.bsky.social/post/3mvaky5qk4s2oA sound clip from our new Episode! Innovative Philadelphia director Mark Lord tells us about the first piece of theater he ever 'devised' - a grade school play! This is the first of our two-part interview with Mark, a distinguished theater professor at Bryn Mawr College in the Philly suburbs.11 Sep 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:fbaawsfiosbplpbxiue4j7qq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvaky5qk4s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/aithpodcast.bsky.social/post/3muukc4srvk2eHappily doing script preparation - for a gig as a Dialect Coach. (“This Much I Know,” by Jonathan Spector. Interact Theatre, Philadelphia)06 Sep 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:fbaawsfiosbplpbxiue4j7qq/app.bsky.feed.post/3muukc4srvk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/aithpodcast.bsky.social/post/3muhj635m3c25September 1, 2026: We just released a new Bonus Episode on Patreon! Hilarious behind-the-scenes stories of three Marx Brothers stage musicals that tried out in Philadelphia during the 1920s: "I'll Say She Is," "The Cocoanuts," and "Animal Crackers." patreon.com/AITHpodcast01 Sep 2026 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:fbaawsfiosbplpbxiue4j7qq/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhj635m3c25https://bsky.app/profile/aithpodcast.bsky.social/post/3mtgsod3zis2bNew Episode!!! Our interview with these two beloved figures of the Philly Theatre world. "Funny How We Got Here - 1812 Productions, with Jen and Pete" is now available wherever you get your podcasts! https://www.aithpodcast.com/funny-how-we-got-here-1812-productions-with-jen-and-pete/19 Aug 2026 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:fbaawsfiosbplpbxiue4j7qq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgsod3zis2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/aithpodcast.bsky.social/post/3mtgsod3zis2bNew Episode!!! Our interview with these two beloved figures of the Philly Theatre world. "Funny How We Got Here - 1812 Productions, with Jen and Pete" is now available wherever you get your podcasts! https://www.aithpodcast.com/funny-how-we-got-here-1812-productions-with-jen-and-pete/19 Aug 2026 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:fbaawsfiosbplpbxiue4j7qq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgsod3zis2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/aithpodcast.bsky.social/post/3mteeb24ddk2hVery proud of our discovery today about the show "To Hell With Orpheus" - which premiered on August 18, 1953 at a New Jersey Summer Theatre. A young Jo Sullivan was in the cast. (The whole story is on our Facebook page, since it's a long essay. I've put most of it in the Alt Text.)18 Aug 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:fbaawsfiosbplpbxiue4j7qq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mteeb24ddk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/aithpodcast.bsky.social/post/3mt2624uxvs22Let’s have more fun Bluesky threads like this, please. #wordnerds [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2026 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:fbaawsfiosbplpbxiue4j7qq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2624uxvs22https://bsky.app/profile/aithpodcast.bsky.social/post/3msmgrrfq5c2h@tcmparty.bsky.social That final line of “The Blob” - “As long as the Arctic stays cold!” - is more terrifying nowadays than the whole rest of the movie.09 Aug 2026 01:30 +0000at://did:plc:fbaawsfiosbplpbxiue4j7qq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msmgrrfq5c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/aithpodcast.bsky.social/post/3msiimwg4ws2mA sound clip from our new episode! The actress Mary Martello tells the story of the moment she realized she was Living The Dream in Philadelphia. Find "Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" wherever you get your podcasts! . . . #workingactor #livingthedream #marymartello #phillytheatre07 Aug 2026 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:fbaawsfiosbplpbxiue4j7qq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msiimwg4ws2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/aithpodcast.bsky.social/post/3msiimwg4ws2mA sound clip from our new episode! The actress Mary Martello tells the story of the moment she realized she was Living The Dream in Philadelphia. Find "Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" wherever you get your podcasts! . . . #workingactor #livingthedream #marymartello #phillytheatre07 Aug 2026 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:fbaawsfiosbplpbxiue4j7qq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msiimwg4ws2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/aithpodcast.bsky.social/post/3mrzjnekwus27We just posted a new Bonus #podcast episode on our Patreon page: "Dubey and Karr- They Took the Town." In their hometown of #Philadelphia, the Broadway songwriting team of "Dubey and Karr" were known as Matt Dubinsky . . . and Harold Katz, D.D.S. #musicals #theater Link is in the Replies!01 Aug 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:fbaawsfiosbplpbxiue4j7qq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrzjnekwus27https://bsky.app/profile/aithpodcast.bsky.social/post/3mrxqweycos2rWe are proud to have completed work on another successful renovation of an early episode. "Forrest of Philadelphia, Part One" is now re-scored and re-edited, and available for listening - wherever you get your podcasts! The link to the whole episode is in the Replies, but here's a sample clip . . .31 Jul 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:fbaawsfiosbplpbxiue4j7qq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxqweycos2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/aithpodcast.bsky.social/post/3mrsdol5r2k2fSam, just how ridiculous does the plot get? Never mind. We know. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jul 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:fbaawsfiosbplpbxiue4j7qq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsdol5r2k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/aithpodcast.bsky.social/post/3mrrxxublwc25I've been busy this summer, on a mission to update, improve, and re-edit some of the early episodes of the podcast. This includes Episode 25, "The Charlotte Cushman Club." #theater (or, if you prefer, #theatre). A link to the full episode is in the Replies. Here's a sound clip from it:29 Jul 2026 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:fbaawsfiosbplpbxiue4j7qq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrxxublwc25https://bsky.app/profile/aithpodcast.bsky.social/post/3mrhyitapjc2rJuly 25, 1949: Grace Kelly, age 18, made her debut at the Bucks County Playhouse in “The Torchbearers,” a 1922 comedy by her uncle, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright George S. Kelly. He was reportedly in the audience to watch his favorite niece perform. (1st photo: James A. Michener Art Museum.)25 Jul 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:fbaawsfiosbplpbxiue4j7qq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhyitapjc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/aithpodcast.bsky.social/post/3mrhyitapjc2rJuly 25, 1949: Grace Kelly, age 18, made her debut at the Bucks County Playhouse in “The Torchbearers,” a 1922 comedy by her uncle, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright George S. Kelly. He was reportedly in the audience to watch his favorite niece perform. (1st photo: James A. Michener Art Museum.)25 Jul 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:fbaawsfiosbplpbxiue4j7qq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhyitapjc2r