EgoPo Classic Theater to Present THE LIFE (AND DEATH) OF HARRY HOUDINI, 3/29-4/7

EgoPo will welcome back Doug Greene, acclaimed set designer of The Assassination of Jesse James,to design the set of Houdini which will explode the proscenium by bringing audiences behind the scenes of this magic show. EgoPo also welcomes back costume designer, Natalia de la Torre (EgoPo's Anne Frank and Jesse James), to design the dark and elegant world of Harry Houdini.

Brenna Geffers serves as director and creator of this world premiere. Ms. Geffers has worked with EgoPo for the past six years and has directed many EgoPo productions including The Golem, Marat/Sade, and Waiting for Godot among many others. She has created new work for the Philadelphia Shakespeare Theater, the Philadelphia Artists Collective, The Metropolitan Theater in NYC, and as a guest artist at Temple University. She is also a freelance director in Philadelphia.

The script of The Life (and Death) of Harry Houdini will receive a reading at the National Constitution Center on Saturday, March 23^rd at 1:00pm. Audiences are encouraged to join us for this special reading followed by a discussion of the Vaudeville and Prohibition eras with EgoPo's resident dramaturge, Glenn Odom, The National Constitution Center's Director of Theater Programs, Nora Quinn, and Director of Houdini, Brenna Geffers. FREE with admission to the National Constitution Center. For more information on this reading please visitwww.constitutioncenter.org.

EgoPo is also happy to further our partnership with the National Constitution Center as well as re-partner with theNational Museum of American Jewish History (NMAJH) to create a limited-time package: Houdini, Hooch, and History. This special package allows patrons to see a production of EgoPo's Houdini, explore the Constitution Center's American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition exhibition, and experience NMAJH's core and special exhibitions- all for the deeply discounted price of $45. Packages will be available for purchase from EgoPo's website throughout the month of March. For more information on the Houdini, Hooch, and History Package please visit www.egopo.org.

EgoPo Classic Theater's
The Life (and Death) of Harry Houdini

The Life (and Death) of Harry Houdini runs March 29^th through April 7^th at Plays and Players Theater as part of the PIFA Festival. Wednesday through Friday performances are at 8pm; Saturday performances are at 2pm and 8pm; Sunday performances are at 2pm and 5pm.

Tickets: $20.00 - $38.00

For tickets please call 267-273-1414 or visit us online at www.egopo.org.

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