EgoPo Salons

Staged readings, workshop productions, and more

This reading series explored modern playwrights whose work was born from Artaud's Theatre of Cruelty.

All readings took place at L'Etage in Philadelphia.

October 19, 2010 - A Special Salon
EgoPo's mid-season fundraiser featured Erik Ransom, performing his unique brand of cabaret that could only be described as David Bowie meets Artaud.

November 14, 2010 - Howard Barker
"Scenes from an Execution" featuring EgoPo's festival actors

January 9, 2011 - Steven Berkoff
"East" featuring Andrew Gorell

April 10, 2011 - Peter Shaffer
"Equus" featuring the Philadelphia Artists Collective

"charming, playful, and unpretentious" -Philadelphia Inquirer