Something Passing Between Us: This Is On Record
By Mary Tuomanen A friendly young man in a distinctly 1980s mustache speaks to an unmanned, distinctly 1980s camera. He is smiling, vulnerable. He sings a goodbye song to someone he loved, someone who...
View ArticleAfter This Is On Record: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Three months after the close of THIS IS ON RECORD, and still so much to be proud of. We pushed ourselves to create: The most technically ambitious Applied Mechanics show to date, which has earned...
View ArticleSpace and the Body in Berlin
In this week’s post Thomas lyrically shares his artistic research while on an international adventure. I was asked why the city attracted me and honestly I forget what initiated it. It has been calling...
View ArticleGimme the Gayz
This is the first of a set of interviews and hangouts with Applied Mechanics Associated Artists. As a core company of five, we are actually much more than that. Our Associated Artists help make Applied...
View ArticleConsidering Heroes: the Bandits at Wintery Mix
By M Tuomanen A few months ago, we got an invitation from an art hero of ours. Performance artist Cynthia Hopkins asked us to join her as part of Bryn Mawr’s Wintery Mix series. To say we were stoked...
View ArticleRuminations of a Hybrid Artist: An Interview with Emily Schuman
I sat down with Associated Artist Emily Schuman to talk about her multifaceted work in the theater. From acting to props to illustrating to music, this powerful hybrid artist has become a fixture in...
View ArticleOn Not Knowing
Ruminations on Applied Mechanics’ beginnings, by Becky Wright Applied Mechanics staged its first show—an immersive adaptation of the Selkie myth—in my apartment on Cedar Avenue in 2009. We performed...
View ArticleFrom trapeze artist to AIDS activist
An abridged recounting of my Applied Mechanics history, by Thomas Choinacky. In 2009, through a Facebook message, I was asked by Becky Wright to work on a show called It’s Hard Times at the Camera...
View Article10th Birthday Party
by MARY TUOMANEN On April 13th, 2019, the warm breeze of real spring wafts into 338 Brown St in Philadelphia, and around us are 10 years of artifacts from Applied Mechanics shows. These included: A...
View ArticleCreating Intentional Spaces: an interview with Sam Tower
A couple weeks ago I (Thomas Choinacky) sat down with Sam Tower to get the latest on her artistic journey. Sam is an Applied Mechanics Associated Artist and has also been our company Administrator for...
View ArticleIzzy & Anita On Radical World-Building
Hey worlds and worldbuilders! It’s your friendly neighborhood mechanicians Izzy and Anita reporting back from the oh so fruitful and enlightening field, that was Radical World Building 2019! So many...
View ArticleMary, Becky, and Maria tackle AN ILIAD at the Arden
Applied Mechanics’ superstars Mary Tuomanen, Rebecca Wright and Maria Shaplin have spent the last month rehearsing and teching An Iliad at The Arden. It just opened on Wednesday, and you can catch it...
View ArticleIntroducing Our New Production Manager, Natalie Robin!
What brought you to the arts? My parents. They both love theater and we went to a lot of museums, concerts and other live performances growing up. There is a ton of art on the walls at my parent’s...
View ArticleMeet Applied Mechanics’ Valentine: Ian Crawford
Applied Mechanics would like you to meet Ian Crawford. He’s the Associate Artistic Director of Unicorn Theatre in Kansas City Missouri, and a monthly donor to Applied Mechanics. We are exceedingly...
View ArticleNew Community Project in Point Breeze and an Interview with collaborator Nia...
We are proud to announce that along with members of the company we have brought on some all star teaching artists for this project as well. Without further ado meet Nia Benjamin. Nia is Co-founder and...
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