Director Blanka Zizka and stage manager Patreshettarlini Adams talk about their decades of work at the Wilma Theater, sharing stories of their longstanding artistic collaboration and deep friendship. And they agree that "Theater is Music."

An excellent and heartwarming Adventure in Philadelphia Theater History!

Music from historic Wilma Theater productions sampled in this episode includes:

1) Selections from Eurydice/Toby Twining ℗ 2011 Cantaloupe Music. The full album can be found on YouTube: HERE

2) Selections from the score to The Invention of Love, by Adam Wernick. For more of Adam's music, go to his website: https://www.adamwernick.com/

Additional music provided by Epidemic Sound for this episode: "The Dandelion" by Hanna Ekstrom and  "Copper Nails for Sailing" by Luba Hilman. https://www.epidemicsound.com/

All other music by Christopher Mark Colucci.

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