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Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia

Carol Rocamora and Michael Hollinger - New Plays for Philadelphia

October 24, 2025 • Peter Schmitz • Season 4 • Episode 110

An interview with writer, director, translator and theater critic Carol Rocamora, who founded the Philadelphia Festival Theatre for New Plays in 1981, and was its Artistic Director to 1994.

Philadelphia-area playwright Michael Hollinger was Rocamora's literary manager in the early 1990s, and credits his time working with Carol at PFT for helping to shape his future career.

A blog post on our website, with additional information and images, is here: https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/philadelphia-festival-theatre-blog-post/

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