14 stories by "Kelly Conrad"
'Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself' is a film adaptation of a theater production that combines storytelling, magic, and audience participation to explore the complexities and contradictio…
'Muddy Dragon on the Road to Heaven,' a new collection from Pennsylvania poet Grant Clauser, evokes the hope of searching for home in a broken world. Kelly Conrad reviews.
In between performances of the annual 'Not Yet Rated: An Improvised Rom-Com,' writer and performer Kelly Conrad reflects on what romantic comedies taught her about life.
Kelly Conrad always used to say she was busy, and thought that meant she was growing. But the pandemic forced her to revisit her tumultuous relationship with productivity.
The ambitious and mind-bending new TV series 'Split,' created by Yael Shavitt, follows the two lives of Sammy 12 years after an audition for her dream high school. Kelly Conrad reviews.
Radha Blank's semi-autobiographical film debut, 'The Forty-Year-Old Version,' follows a Black woman playwright as she balances the production of her new play in the predominantly white New Y…
'Woman of the Photographs,' one of the narrative features screening as a part of the 13th annual Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, is a surreal Japanese film whose loose narrative i…
Sundance Film Festival award-winner 'Minari,' screened as one of the marquee films at the 29th annual Philadelphia Film Festival, is a family drama that doesn't delve deep enough into the im…
Ruby Hamad's debut book, 'White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color,' is a provocative and powerful account of white women's role in white supremacy and the repercus…
The Filipino poetic tradition in English has defiant roots in the American occupation of the Philippines in the 1900s. In honor of Filipino American History Month, Kelly Conrad explores hist…
For the Fringe, performance company Casual Fifth collaborates with mentors and friends to create 'Taiko and Dance,' a video presentation blending taiko, modern dance, and music. Kelly Conrad…
The drive-in theater has reemerged as a popular activity in the pandemic, and Philly-area movie-goers are in on it. Cinephile Kelly Conrad says it's a welcome relief from the times.
Hulu's new food and travel series, 'Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi,' explores what the diverse cuisines throughout the country say about America, and the American experience. Kelly Conr…
Stand-up comedian Jo Koy takes Netflix to the Philippines with a variety show featuring all Filipino artists spotlighting the Filipino experience. Kelly Conrad reviews.
