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Maya Beiser: Uncovered
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Doll Parts
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22 What I Learned About Outer Space Pennsylvania Ballet, Curtis Institute of Music, FringeArts
26 WetLand Mary Mattingly
30 99 BREAKUPS Pig Iron Theatre Company
34 White Rabbit Red Rabbit Nassim Soleimanpour
The Four Seasons Restaurant Romeo Castellucci SocĂŹetas Raffaello Sanzio
50 Antigone Sr./Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at The Judson Church (L) Trajal Harrell
53 Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at The Judson Church (XS) Trajal Harrell
54 In the Pony Palace/FOOTBALL Half Straddle
58 100% Philadelphia Rimini Protokoll
62 Rosas danst Rosas Rosas/Anne Theresa de Keersmaeker 65 Rockys 68 Feastival
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Neighborhood Fringe 90 Center City Fringe
96 Fairmount Fringe includes Art Museum Area + Laurel Hill Cemetery
98 Kensington Fringe includes Fishtown
100 Northern Liberties Fringe
102 Northwest Philly Fringe includes Germantown, Mount Airy + Manayunk
106 Old City Fringe includes Society Hill
110 South Philly Fringe includes Queen Village + Bella Vista
115 West Philly Fringe includes University City + Powelton Village
117 Suburban Fringe Includes New Jersey, Newtown, Far Northeast Philadelphia, Rosemont + Wallingford 126 134 135
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DAY BY DAY TUESDAY, SEPT 2 10:00am WetLand, ongoing, OC / p26 7:30pm Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, 120min, CC / p92
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 3 10:00am WetLand, ongoing, OC / p26 7:30pm Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, 120min, CC / p92 8:00pm The Adults, 90min, OC / p38 Midnight Mirroring Sky – A Soundscape, 50min, CC / p91
THURSDAY, SEPT 4 10:00am WetLand, ongoing, OC / p26 7:00pm 99 Breakups, 75min, CC / p30 Closure, 20min, OC / p107 7:30pm (some) LOVE AND (some) INFORMATION, 60min, CC / p91 Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, 120min, CC / p92 8:00pm # (hashtag), 75min, QV / p111 Intimate Exchanges, 120min, OC / p108 The Adults, 90min, OC / p38 Two Street – A Tale of Star Crossed Mummers, 80min, Bella Vista / p113 9:30pm (some) LOVE AND (some) INFORMATION, 60min, CC / p91
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FRIDAY, SEPT 5 10:00am WetLand, ongoing, OC / p26
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6:00pm Concert 2014, 75min, FMT / p96 Incongruous, 45min, SP / p111 6:30pm 99 Breakups, 75min, CC / p30 7:00pm AE$OP, 75min, UC / p116 Incongruous, 45min, SP / p111 Oedipus The Musical, 90min, CC / p93 Susan’s Undoing, 70min, FMT / p97 Women Un Plugged, 50min, CC / p94 Would I lie to you? 55min, NL / p101 7:30pm “‘. . . the rags of time. . .’: J. Robert Oppenheimer”, 65min, Wallingford / p117 (some) LOVE AND (some) INFORMATION, 60min, CC / p91 Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, 120min, CC / p92 Theorem, 90min, Germantown / p103 We Are Proud to Present, 150min, CC / p94 8:00pm # (hashtag), 75min, QV / p111 Capture, 60min, OC / p106 Desperately Seeking the Exit, 70min, CC / p92 Intimate Exchanges, 120min, OC / p108 Morir Sonyando, 95min, KNS / p99 No Place Like, 90min, SP / p112 Splatter, 60min, Manayunk / p103 Stand Back I’m Gonna Uke: An Evening of Old-Timey Music, 50min, CC / p93 The Adults, 90min, OC / p38 The WaitStaff Sh*ts the Bed! 60min, QV / p110 Two Street – A Tale of Star Crossed Mummers, 80min, Bella Vista / p113 V, 60min, KNS / p99 9:00pm 99 Breakups, 75min, CC / p30 Concert 2014, 75min, FMT / p96 Suspended, 45min, SP / p110 The Rape of Lucrece, 90min, CC / p94 Would I lie to you? 55min, NL / p101 9:30pm (some) LOVE AND (some) INFORMATION, 60min, CC / p91 Till Birnam Wood . . . , 55min, SP / p112 10:30pm They Call Me Arethusa, 55min, KNS / p99 Two Street – A Tale of Star Crossed Mummers, 80min, Bella Vista / p113 11:00pm The Back Door, 45min, SP / p111
SATURDAY, SEPT 6 10:00am WetLand, ongoing, OC / p26 11:00am Rainbowtown, 45min, Rosemont / p117 11:30am Experiment #39 (OLD CITY), ongoing, OC / p42 2:00pm “‘. . . the rags of time. . .’: J. Robert Oppenheimer”, 65min, Wallingford / p117 No Place Like, 90min, SP / p112 Oedipus The Musical, 90min, CC / p93 Peter Pan is Dead, 45min, CC / p93 The Adults, 90min, OC / p38 We Are Proud to Present, 150min, CC / p94 What I Learned About Outer Space, 50min, OC / p22 3:00pm (some) LOVE AND (some) INFORMATION, 60min, CC / p91 Concert 2014, 75min, FMT / p96 They Call Me Arethusa, 55min, KNS / p99 3:30pm Theorem, 90min, Germantown / p103 Wendy and Peter, 90min, SP / p113 4:00pm Capture, 60min, OC / p106 5:00pm BalletX at the Porch, 30min, WP / p115 Chalk Board Artists, 120min, OC / p107 6:00pm Concert 2014, 75min, FMT / p96 Graveyard Voices, 65min, Society Hill / p107 Incongruous, 45min, SP / p111 Speed Dating TONIGHT! 90min, Manayunk / p103 Susan’s Undoing, 70min, FMT / p97 The Adults, 90min, OC / p38 Untitled: What You See or What Do You See, ongoing, Bella Vista / p113 6:30pm 99 Breakups, 75min, CC / p30 7:00pm AE$OP, 75min, UC / p116 Closure, 20min, OC / p107 Incongruous, 45min, SP / p111 No Place Like, 90min, SP / p112 Sephro: Earth’s Revenge, 90min, WP / p116
Neighborhood Key: CC = Center City FMT = Fairmount KNS = Kensington NL = Northern Liberties OC = Old City QV = Queen Village SP = South Philly UC = University City WP = West Philly
7:30pm “‘. . . the rags of time. . .’: J. Robert Oppenheimer”, 65min, Wallingford / p117 Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, 120min, CC / p92 (some) LOVE AND (some) INFORMATION, 60min, CC / p91 Theorem, 90min, Germantown / p103 We Are Proud to Present, 150min, CC / p94 8:00pm # (hashtag), 75min, QV / p111 Capture, 60min, OC / p106 Desperately Seeking the Exit, 70min, CC / p92 Intimate Exchanges, 120min, OC / p108 Morir Sonyando, 95min, KNS / p99 Splatter, 60min, Manayunk / p103 Stand Back I’m Gonna Uke: An Evening of Old-Timey Music, 50min, CC / p93 The WaitStaff Sh*ts the Bed! 60min, QV / p110 Two Street – A Tale of Star Crossed Mummers, 80min, Bella Vista / p113 The Story of You, 75min, KNS / p99 V, 60min, KNS / p99 White Rabbit Red Rabbit, 50min, OC / p34 8:30pm Deep Blue Sleep, 90min, OC / p107 9:00pm 99 Breakups, 75min, CC / p30 Suspended, 45min, SP / p110 The Rape of Lucrece, 90min, CC / p94 Would I lie to you? 55min, NL / p101 9:30pm (some) LOVE AND (some) INFORMATION, 60min, CC / p91 Till Birnam Wood . . . , 55min, SP / p112 10:30pm Two Street – A Tale of Star Crossed Mummers, 80min, Bella Vista / p113 11:00pm AE$OP, 75min, UC / p116 The Back Door, 45min, SP / p111 Would I lie to you? 55min, NL / p101
SUNDAY, SEPT 7 10:00am WetLand, ongoing, OC / p26 11:30am Experiment #39 (OLD CITY), ongoing, OC / p42
2:30pm Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, 120min, CC / p92 3:00pm (some) LOVE AND (some) INFORMATION, 60min, CC / p91 Best Friends, ongoing, OC / p108 Morir Sonyando, 95min, KNS / p99 Oedipus The Musical, 90min, CC / p93 Rainbowtown, 45min, Rosemont / p117 Sephro: Earth’s Revenge, 90min, WP / p116 Sisters of Ellery Hollow by Stephen Spotswood, 60min, CC / p93 Susan’s Undoing, 70min, FMT / p97 They Call Me Arethusa, 55min, KNS / p99 3:30pm Theorem, 90min, Germantown / p103 5:00pm Would I lie to you? 55min, NL / p101 5:30pm (some) LOVE AND (some) INFORMATION, 60min, CC / p91 6:00pm # (hashtag), 75min, QV / p111 AE$OP, 75min, UC / p116 Double Batman, 60min, OC / p108 Incongruous, 45min, SP / p111 The Adults, 90min, OC / p38 6:30pm Mirroring Sky – A Soundscape, 50min, CC / p91 7:00pm 99 Breakups, 75min, CC / p30 Incongruous, 45min, SP / p111 Kabbalah: The Musical, 120min, Mount Airy / p102 White Rabbit Red Rabbit, 50min, OC / p34 Would I lie to you? 55min, NL / p101 7:30pm “‘. . . the rags of time. . .’: J. Robert Oppenheimer”, 65min, Wallingford / p117 (some) LOVE AND (some) INFORMATION, 60min, CC / p91 The Orgasm Chronicles, 75min, OC / p108 8:00pm Human Fruit Bowl, 65min, CC / p92 V, 60min, KNS / p99 9:00pm Suspended, 45min, SP / p110 The Rape of Lucrece, 90min, CC / p94
MONDAY, SEPT 8 10:00am WetLand, ongoing, OC / p26 6:00pm Deep Blue Sleep, 90min, OC / p107 7:00pm AE$OP, 75min, UC / p116 The Last Five Years, 90min, FMT / p97 White Rabbit Red Rabbit, 50min, OC / p34
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7:30pm Wendy and Peter, 90min, SP / p113 8:00pm Splatter, 60min, Manayunk / p103 SLIDESHOW, 65min, Society Hill / p108 Two Street – A Tale of Star Crossed Mummers, 80min, Bella Vista / p113 9:00pm Suspended, 45min, SP / p110 The Rape of Lucrece, 90min, CC / p94 10:00pm Deep Blue Sleep, 90min, OC / p107 11:00pm The Back Door, 45min, SP / p111
TUESDAY, SEPT 9 10:00am WetLand, ongoing, OC / p26 6:00pm Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at the Judson Church (XS), 25min, OC / p53 6:45pm Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at the Judson Church (XS), 25min, OC / p53 7:00pm 99 Breakups, 75min, CC / p30 BalletX at the Bridgette Mayer Gallery, 30min, OC / p106 iHamlet, 90min, CC / p92 White Rabbit Red Rabbit, 50min, OC / p34 Would I lie to you? 55min, NL / p101 7:30pm Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, 120min, CC / p92 Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at the Judson Church (XS), 25min, OC / p53 Wendy and Peter, 90min, SP / p113 8:00pm It Was All Downhill After Fleetwood Mac, 65min, FMT / p97 SLIDESHOW, 65min, Society Hill / p108 Splatter, 60min, Manayunk / p103
9:30pm Till Birnam Wood . . . , 55min, SP / p112 11:00pm The Back Door, 45min, SP / p111
Neighborhood Key: CC = Center City FMT = Fairmount KNS = Kensington NL = Northern Liberties OC = Old City QV = Queen Village SP = South Philly UC = University City WP = West Philly
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2:00pm “‘. . . the rags of time. . .’: J. Robert Oppenheimer”, 65min, Wallingford / p117 BREATH, 60min, NL / p100 iHamlet, 90min, CC / p92 Intimate Exchanges, 120min, OC / p108 Peter Pan is Dead, 45min, CC / p93
Splatter, 60min, Manayunk / p103 The Adults, 90min, OC / p38 We Are Proud to Present, 150min, CC / p94 What I Learned About Outer Space, 50min, OC / p22
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What I Learned About Outer Space, 50min, OC / p22 Women Un Plugged, 50min, CC / p94 Would I lie to you? 55min, NL / p101
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WEDNESDAY, SEPT 10 10:00am WetLand, ongoing, OC / p26 Noon Susan’s Undoing, 70min, FMT / p97 6:00pm The Adults, 90min, OC / p38 Two Street – A Tale of Star Crossed Mummers, 80min, Bella Vista / p113 Untitled: What You See or What Do You See, ongoing, Bella Vista / p113 6:30pm 99 Breakups, 75min, CC / p30 Intimate Exchanges, 120min, OC / p108 Mirroring Sky – A Soundscape, 50min, CC / p91 7:00pm Closure, 20min, OC / p107 Philly Song Shuffle, 200min, UC / p116 The Last Five Years, 90min, FMT / p97 White Rabbit Red Rabbit, 50min, OC / p34 Would I lie to you? 55min, NL / p101 7:30pm Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, 120min, CC / p92 What Narwhals Talk About When They Talk About Love, 25min, SP / p111 8:00pm Broken Wing, 65min, SP / p111 It Was All Downhill After Fleetwood Mac, 65min, FMT / p97 Safe Space, 70min, SP / p112 Sephro: Earth’s Revenge, 90min, WP / p116 Splatter, 60min, Manayunk / p103 Stand Back I’m Gonna Uke: An Evening of Old-Timey Music, 50min, CC / p93 The WaitStaff Sh*ts the Bed! 60min, QV / p110 They Call Me Arethusa, 55min, KNS / p99 8:30pm Deep Blue Sleep, 90min, OC / p107 Two Street – A Tale of Star Crossed Mummers, 80min, Bella Vista / p113 9:00pm 99 Breakups, 75min, CC / p30 What Narwhals Talk About When They Talk About Love, 25min, SP / p111 10:00pm Through the Glass Ceiling, 90min, CC / p91 10:30pm Till Birnam Wood . . . , 55min, SP / p112
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THURSDAY, SEPT 11 10:00am WetLand, ongoing, OC / p26
6:00pm Speed Dating TONIGHT! 90min, CC / p93 The Adults, 90min, OC / p38 The Hunchback of Notre Dame . . . A Mute Play, 60min, CC / p94 7:00pm 2 For 1: Elementals in Motion & More Nothing More, 60min, NL / p101 AE$OP, 75min, UC / p116 aqua.thermal vs. The Selfie, 45min, OC / p106 iHamlet, 90min, CC / p92 Snyder v. Phelps, an original musical, 120min, Newtown / p117 The Last Five Years, 90min, FMT / p97 White Rabbit Red Rabbit, 50min, OC / p34 7:30pm “‘. . . the rags of time. . .’: J. Robert Oppenheimer”, 65min, Wallingford / p117 Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, 120min, CC / p92 We Are Proud to Present, 150min, CC / p94 8:00pm # (hashtag), 75min, QV / p111 BENT, 100min, OC / p107 Intimate Exchanges, 120min, OC / p108 Kim Coles: Oh, But Wait . . . There’s More! 80min, CC / p92 Marbles, 50min, Bella Vista / p112 Morir Sonyando, 95min, KNS / p99 Nellie/Nellie, 60min, CC / p91 Nightmares in Neverland, 120min, SP / p112 Splatter, 60min, Manayunk / p103 Stand Back I’m Gonna Uke: An Evening of Old-Timey Music, 50min, CC / p93 The Four Seasons Restaurant, 90min, CC / p46 The Wingmen Present: The Neighborhood, 60min, CC / p90 They Call Me Arethusa, 55min, KNS / p99 Two Street – A Tale of Star Crossed Mummers, 80min, Bella Vista / p113 8:30pm Deep Blue Sleep, 90min, OC / p107 9:00pm Suspended, 45min, SP / p110 The Rape of Lucrece, 90min, CC / p94 11:00pm The Back Door, 45min, SP / p111
FRIDAY, SEPT 12 10:00am WetLand, ongoing, OC / p26 3:00pm iHamlet, 90min, CC / p92 4:00pm Incongruous, 45min, SP / p111 6:00pm Speed Dating TONIGHT! 90min, CC / p93 The Adults, 90min, OC / p38
The Hunchback of Notre Dame . . . A Mute Play, 60min, CC / p94 6:30pm Flim Flam Phantom Sham, 80min, NL / p101 Nightmares in Neverland, 120min, SP / p112 7:00pm ________ Vs. ________, 75min, CC / p91 2 For 1: Elementals in Motion & More Nothing More, 60min, NL / p101 Anna K, 60min, SP / p111 Antigone Sr./Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at The Judson Church (L), 135min, OC / p50 aqua.thermal vs. The Selfie, 45min, OC / p106 BalletX at the Bridgette Mayer Gallery, 30min, OC / p106 Broken People, 45min, KNS / p99 iHamlet, 90min, CC / p92 Kill Shakespeare: Live Graphic Novel, 90min, CC / p92 Necessary Efforts, 65min, FMT / p96 Oedipus The Musical, 90min, CC / p93 Peter Pan is Dead, 45min, CC / p93 SLIDESHOW, 65min, SP / p112 Snyder v. Phelps, an original musical, 120min, WP / p116 Susan’s Undoing, 70min, FMT / p97 7:30pm “‘. . . the rags of time. . .’: J. Robert Oppenheimer”, 65min, Wallingford / p117 Ben to the Future, 90min, OC / p106 Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, 120min, CC / p92 Sisters of Ellery Hollow by Stephen Spotswood, 60min, CC / p93 The Way Of All Flesh (Show): A Graveyard Cabaret, 60min, Laurel Hill / p97 Theorem, 90min, Germantown / p103 We Are Proud to Present, 150min, CC / p94 8:00pm # (hashtag), 75min, QV / p111 AE$OP, 75min, UC / p116 BENT, 100min, OC / p107 By You That Made Me, Frankenstein, 90min, CC / p92 Intimate Exchanges, 120min, OC / p108 Kim Coles: Oh, But Wait . . . There’s More! 80min, CC / p92 Marbles, 50min, Bella Vista / p112 Morir Sonyando, 95min, KNS / p99 Nellie/Nellie, 60min, CC / p91 Project – Through an Aperture, 30min, NL / p100 Resurrection Room, 60min, NL / p100 Splatter, 60min, Manayunk / p103 The Body Lautrec, 70min, CC / p94 The Four Seasons Restaurant, 90min, CC / p46 The Ray Charles Experience – Live! 90min, Society Hill / p107 The WaitStaff Sh*ts the Bed! 60min, QV / p110 The Wingmen Present: The Neighborhood, 60min, CC / p90 Two Street – A Tale of Star Crossed Mummers, 80min, Bella Vista / p113 Underground Episodes, 60min, CC / p94
Neighborhood Key: CC = Center City FMT = Fairmount KNS = Kensington NL = Northern Liberties OC = Old City QV = Queen Village SP = South Philly UC = University City WP = West Philly
White Rabbit Red Rabbit, 50min, OC / p34
9:30pm Broken Wing, 65min, SP / p111 Tongue & Groove, 60min, CC / p94 10:00pm Kill Shakespeare: Live Graphic Novel, 90min, CC / p92 Resurrection Room, 60min, NL / p100 Safe Space, 70min, SP / p112 The Adults, 90min, OC / p38 They Call Me Arethusa, 55min, KNS / p99 10:30pm Two Street – A Tale of Star Crossed Mummers, 80min, Bella Vista / p113 11:00pm Splatter, 60min, Manayunk / p103 The Back Door, 45min, SP / p111 11:30pm Incongruous, 45min, SP / p111 Midnight Deep Blue Sleep, 90min, OC / p107 Mad Blood and Other Beauties, 90min, CC / p93
SATURDAY, SEPT 13 10:00am WetLand, ongoing, OC / p26 11:00am Rainbowtown, 45min, Rosemont / p117 Noon Necessary Efforts, 65min, FMT / p96 Safe Space, 70min, SP / p112 The Body Lautrec, 70min, CC / p94 1:00pm Underground Episodes, 60min, CC / p94 2:00pm “‘. . . the rags of time. . .’: J. Robert Oppenheimer”, 65min, Wallingford / p117 Kill Shakespeare: Live Graphic Novel, 90min, CC / p92 The Adults, 90min, OC / p38 They Call Me Arethusa, 55min, KNS / p99 We Are Proud to Present, 150min, CC / p94 2:30pm Incongruous, 45min, SP / p111
3:30pm Theorem, 90min, Germantown / p103
6:00pm Anna K, 60min, SP / p111 Not Your Mother’s Moth, 60min, Mount Airy / p102 Susan’s Undoing, 70min, FMT / p97 The Adults, 90min, OC / p38 The Hunchback of Notre Dame . . . A Mute Play, 60min, CC / p94 6:30pm Flim Flam Phantom Sham, 80min, NL / p101 Mirroring Sky – A Soundscape, 50min, CC / p91 They Call Me Arethusa, 55min, KNS / p99 7:00pm ________ Vs. ________, 75min, CC / p91 Alternative Theatre Festival, 90min, UC / p116 Antigone Sr./Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at The Judson Church (L), 135min, OC / p50 Broken People, 45min, KNS / p99 Broken Wing, 65min, SP / p111 Hansel and Gretel, 65min, Germantown / p102 iHamlet, 90min, CC / p92 Kill Shakespeare: Live Graphic Novel, 90min, CC / p92 Project Reclamation, 180min, NL / p101 SLIDESHOW, 65min, SP / p112 Snyder v. Phelps, an original musical, 120min, WP / p116 THE ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY, FORGETABOUT-IT, LAST NIGHT AT VON DAHM’S SPORTS BAR, WING HUT, AND KARAOKE PALACE, 60min, QV / p112 the four seasons, 60min, WP / p115 7:30pm “‘. . . the rags of time. . .’: J. Robert Oppenheimer”, 65min, Wallingford / p117 Another Word For Missing, 60min, FMT / p96 Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, 120min, CC / p92 Sisters of Ellery Hollow by Stephen Spotswood, 60min, CC / p93 The Way Of All Flesh (Show): A Graveyard Cabaret, 60min, Laurel Hill / p97 Theorem, 90min, Germantown / p103 We Are Proud to Present, 150min, CC / p94 8:00pm AE$OP, 75min, UC / p116 BENT, 100min, OC / p107 By You That Made Me, Frankenstein, 90min, CC / p92 Intimate Exchanges, 120min, OC / p108 Marbles, 50min, Bella Vista / p112 Morir Sonyando, 95min, KNS / p99 Nellie/Nellie, 60min, CC / p91 Project – Through an Aperture, 30min, NL / p100 Resurrection Room, 60min, NL / p100 Splatter, 60min, Manayunk / p103
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8:30pm Deep Blue Sleep, 90min, OC / p107 Not Your Mother’s Moth, 60min, Mount Airy / p102 9:00pm Suspended, 45min, SP / p110 The Rape of Lucrece, 90min, CC / p94 9:30pm Incongruous, 45min, SP / p111 10:00pm Kill Shakespeare: Live Graphic Novel, 90min, CC / p92 Resurrection Room, 60min, NL / p100 11:00pm The Back Door, 45min, SP / p111
SUNDAY, SEPT 14 10:00am WetLand, ongoing, OC / p26 1:00pm BalletX at the Bridgette Mayer Gallery, 30min, OC / p106 2:00pm “‘. . . the rags of time. . .’: J. Robert Oppenheimer”, 65min, Wallingford / p117 AE$OP, 75min, UC / p116 iHamlet, 90min, CC / p92 Intimate Exchanges, 120min, OC / p108 Mad Blood and Other Beauties, 90min, CC / p93 Marbles, 50min, Bella Vista/ p112 Peter Pan is Dead, 45min, CC / p93 Snyder v. Phelps, an original musical, 120min, WP / p116 Splatter, 60min, Manayunk / p103 The Body Lautrec, 70min, CC / p94 the four seasons, 60min, WP / p115 2:30pm Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, 120min, CC / p92 3:00pm BENT, 100min, OC / p107 Best Friends, ongoing, OC / p108 By You That Made Me, Frankenstein, 90min, CC / p92 Hansel and Gretel, 65min, Germantown / p102 Necessary Efforts, 65min, FMT / p96
Neighborhood Key: CC = Center City FMT = Fairmount KNS = Kensington NL = Northern Liberties OC = Old City QV = Queen Village SP = South Philly UC = University City WP = West Philly
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5:00pm Tongue & Groove, 60min, CC / p94
Stand Back I’m Gonna Uke: An Evening of Old-Timey Music, 50min, CC / p93 The Four Seasons Restaurant, 90min, CC / p46 The Ray Charles Experience – Live! 90min, Society Hill / p107 The WaitStaff Sh*ts the Bed! 60min, QV / p110 The Wingmen Present: The Neighborhood, 60min, CC / p90 Two Street – A Tale of Star Crossed Mummers, 80min, Bella Vista / p113 White Rabbit Red Rabbit, 50min, OC / p34
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9:00pm Suspended, 45min, SP / p110 The Rape of Lucrece, 90min, CC / p94
4:00pm Nightmares in Neverland, 120min, SP / p112 Safe Space, 70min, SP / p112
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Rainbowtown, 45min, Rosemont / p117 Sisters of Ellery Hollow by Stephen Spotswood, 60min, CC / p93 Susan’s Undoing, 70min, FMT / p97 THE ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY, FORGETABOUT-IT, LAST NIGHT AT VON DAHM’S SPORTS BAR, WING HUT, AND KARAOKE PALACE, 60min, QV / p112 The Ray Charles Experience – Live! 90min, Society Hill / p107 3:30pm Theorem, 90min, Germantown / p103 4:00pm Anna K, 60min, SP / p111 5:00pm Broken Wing, 65min, SP / p111 5:30pm They Call Me Arethusa, 55min, KNS / p99
7:00pm Safe Space, 70min, SP / p112 THE ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY, FORGETABOUT-IT, LAST NIGHT AT VON DAHM’S SPORTS BAR, WING HUT, AND KARAOKE PALACE, 60min, QV / p112 The Last Five Years, 90min, FMT / p97 8:00pm 99 Breakups, 75min, CC / p30 Nightmares in Neverland, 120min, SP / p112 The Body Lautrec, 70min, CC / p94 9:00pm Rockys, 75min, OC / p65 The Rape of Lucrece, 90min, CC / p94 They Call Me Arethusa, 55min, KNS / p99
6:00pm Double Batman, 60min, OC / p108 Not Your Mother’s Moth, 60min, Mount Airy / p102 Safe Space, 70min, SP / p112 The Hunchback of Notre Dame . . . A Mute Play, 60min, CC / p94 The WaitStaff Sh*ts the Bed! 60min, QV / p110
9:30pm Mad Blood and Other Beauties, 90min, CC / p93
6:30pm 99 Breakups, 75min, CC / p30 Flim Flam Phantom Sham, 80min, NL / p101
6:30pm 99 Breakups, 75min, CC / p30
7:00pm Kabbalah: The Musical, 120min, Mount Airy / p102 Snyder v. Phelps, an original musical, 120min, WP / p116 Tongue & Groove, 60min, CC / p94 7:30pm “‘. . . the rags of time. . .’: J. Robert Oppenheimer”, 65min, Wallingford / p117 The Orgasm Chronicles, 75min, OC / p108 8:00pm Kim Coles: Oh, But Wait . . . There’s More! 80min, CC / p92 Resurrection Room, 60min, NL / p100 The Body Lautrec, 70min, CC / p94 9:00pm 99 Breakups, 75min, CC / p30 Nightmares in Neverland, 120min, SP / p112 Suspended, 45min, SP / p110 The Rape of Lucrece, 90min, CC / p94 9:30pm Mad Blood and Other Beauties, 90min, CC / p93 Till Birnam Wood . . . , 55min, SP / p112 11:00pm The Back Door, 45min, SP / p111
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MONDAY, SEPT 15 10:00am WetLand, ongoing, OC / p26
TUESDAY, SEPT 16 10:00am WetLand, ongoing, OC / p26
7:00pm Tongue & Groove, 60min, CC / p94 7:30pm Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, 120min, CC / p92 The Yellow Wallpaper, 60min, QV / p112 Wendy and Peter, 90min, SP / p113
Peter Pan is Dead, 45min, CC / p93 The Last Five Years, 90min, FMT / p97 Tongue & Groove, 60min, CC / p94 7:30pm Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, 120min, CC / p91 Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, 120min, CC / p92 Living in Exile: A retelling of the Iliad, 120min, CC / p92 Sisters of Ellery Hollow by Stephen Spotswood, 60min, CC / p93 The Yellow Wallpaper, 60min, QV / p112 What Narwhals Talk About When They Talk About Love, 25min, SP / p111 8:00pm Broken Road, 70min, CC / p90 Broken Wing, 65min, SP / p111 By You That Made Me, Frankenstein, 90min, CC / p92 Safe Space, 70min, SP / p112 The Body Lautrec, 70min, CC / p94 The H-O-T Series of Philadelphia, 120min, KNS / p98 The WaitStaff Sh*ts the Bed! 60min, QV / p110 9:00pm Suspended, 45min, SP / p110 What Narwhals Talk About When They Talk About Love, 25min, SP / p111 10:00pm Through the Glass Ceiling, 90min, CC / p91 11:00pm The Back Door, 45min, SP / p111
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8:00pm Broken Road, 70min, CC / p90 By You That Made Me, Frankenstein, 90min, CC / p92 It Was All Downhill After Fleetwood Mac, 65min, FMT / p97
10:00am WetLand, ongoing, OC / p26
9:00pm 99 Breakups, 75min, CC / p30
6:30pm They Call Me Arethusa, 55min, KNS / p99
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 17 10:00am WetLand, ongoing, OC / p26 6:00pm The Hunchback of Notre Dame . . . A Mute Play, 60min, CC / p94 6:30pm Intimate Exchanges, 120min, OC / p108 They Call Me Arethusa, 55min, KNS / p99 7:00pm Anna K, 60min, SP / p111 Deep Blue Sleep, 90min, OC / p107 In the Pony Palace/FOOTBALL, 70min, OC / p54
6:00pm The Hunchback of Notre Dame . . . A Mute Play, 60min, CC / p94
7:00pm 14 Sequenzas, 180min, CC / p91 In the Pony Palace/FOOTBALL, 70min, OC / p54 Peter Pan is Dead, 45min, CC / p93 Susan’s Undoing, 70min, CC / p93 The Last Five Years, 90min, FMT / p97 7:30pm Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, 120min, CC / p91 Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, 120min, CC / p92 Living in Exile: A retelling of the Iliad, 120min, CC / p92 Paradox, 60min, FMT / p97 Sisters of Ellery Hollow by Stephen Spotswood, 60min, CC / p93 Splice, 60min, UC / p115 The Yellow Wallpaper, 60min, QV / p112
Neighborhood Key: CC = Center City FMT = Fairmount KNS = Kensington NL = Northern Liberties OC = Old City QV = Queen Village SP = South Philly UC = University City WP = West Philly
9:00pm Suspended, 45min, SP / p110 9:30pm Deep Blue Sleep, 90min, OC / p107 10:00pm Resurrection Room, 60min, NL / p100 11:00pm The Back Door, 45min, SP / p111
FRIDAY, SEPT 19 10:00am WetLand, ongoing, OC / p26 4:00pm Incongruous, 45min, SP / p111 6:00pm The Hunchback of Notre Dame . . . A Mute Play, 60min, CC / p94 Untitled: What You See or What Do You See, ongoing, Bella Vista / p113 6:30pm Flim Flam Phantom Sham, 80min, NL / p101 Nightmares in Neverland, 120min, SP / p112 7:00pm ________ Vs. ________, 75min, Germantown / p102 (re)visions, 45min, KNS / p98 100% Philadelphia, 110min, North Philly / p58 14 Sequenzas, 180min, CC / p91 After the Summer Sun, 90min, FMT / p96 Broken People, 45min, KNS / p99 In the Pony Palace/FOOTBALL, 70min, OC / p54 Oedipus The Musical, 90min, CC / p93 Peter Pan is Dead, 45min, CC / p93 Safe Space, 70min, SP / p112 Skin In The Game, 95min, CC / p93 Susan’s Undoing, 70min, CC / p93 Women Un Plugged, 50min, CC / p94
8:00pm BENT, 100min, OC / p107 Broken Road, 70min, CC / p90 Desperately Seeking the Exit, 70min, CC / p92 Intimate Exchanges, 120min, OC / p108 Loop, 90min, KNS / p98 Lovertits, 70min, NL / p100 Mount Airy Home Companion, 90min, WP / p116 Project – Through an Aperture, 30min, NL / p100 Reinventing Fania (a work in progress), 75min, KNS / p98 Resurrection Room, 60min, NL / p100 SLIDESHOW, 65min, Mount Airy / p103 The Body Lautrec, 70min, CC / p94 The Ray Charles Experience – Live! 90min, Society Hill / p107 The WaitStaff Sh*ts the Bed! 60min, QV / p110 They Call Me Arethusa, 55min, KNS / p99 White Rabbit Red Rabbit, 50min, OC / p34
2:00pm Anna K, 60min, SP / p111 Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, 120min, CC / p91 Fando y Lis by Fernando Arrabal, 65min, QV / p111 International Dance Stars, 50min, SP / p110 It Was All Downhill After Fleetwood Mac, 65min, FMT / p97 Living in Exile: A retelling of the Iliad, 120min, CC / p92 Peter Pan is Dead, 45min, CC / p93 Splice, 60min, UC / p115 They Call Me Arethusa, 55min, KNS / p99 2:30pm Incongruous, 45min, SP / p111 Wendy and Peter, 90min, SP / p113 3:00pm (re)visions, 45min, KNS / p98 After the Summer Sun, 90min, FMT / p96 BENT, 100min, OC / p107 Broken Road, 70min, CC / p90 Loop, 90min, KNS / p98 3:30pm Theorem, 90min, Germantown / p103
8:30pm Deep Blue Sleep, 90min, OC / p107 Yip and Al, 50min, CC / p91
4:00pm By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, 140min, QV / p111 Nightmares in Neverland, 120min, SP / p112
9:00pm Suspended, 45min, SP / p110
4:30pm Splice, 60min, UC / p115
9:30pm Broken Wing, 65min, SP / p111 Mad Blood and Other Beauties, 90min, CC / p93
5:00pm Fando y Lis by Fernando Arrabal, 65min, QV / p111 From Our Living Room, 65min, SP / p110 Tongue & Groove, 60min, CC / p94 White Rabbit Red Rabbit, 50min, OC / p34
10:00pm Resurrection Room, 60min, NL / p100 Safe Space, 70min, SP / p112 11:00pm The Back Door, 45min, SP / p111 11:30pm Incongruous, 45min, SP / p111 Lovertits, 70min, NL / p100 Midnight Deep Blue Sleep, 90min, OC / p107
SATURDAY, SEPT 20 10:00am WetLand, ongoing, OC / p26 11:00am Rainbowtown, 45min, Rosemont / p117 Noon 14 Sequenzas, 180min, CC / p91 The Body Lautrec, 70min, CC / p94 1:30pm Deep Blue Sleep, 90min, OC / p107
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6:00pm Anna K, 60min, SP / p111 Susan’s Undoing, 70min, CC / p93 The Hunchback of Notre Dame . . . A Mute Play, 60min, CC / p94 Untitled: What You See or What Do You See, ongoing, Bella Vista / p113 6:30pm Flim Flam Phantom Sham, 80min, NL / p101 7:00pm ________ Vs. ________, 75min, Germantown / p102 100% Philadelphia, 110min, North Philly / p58 After the Summer Sun, 90min, FMT / p96 Broken People, 45min, KNS / p99 Broken Wing, 65min, SP / p111 iHamlet, 90min, CC / p92 Skin In The Game, 95min, CC / p93 Women Un Plugged, 50min, CC / p94 7:30pm Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, 120min, CC / p91 Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, 120min, CC / p92 Living in Exile: A retelling of the Iliad, 120min, CC / p92
Neighborhood Key: CC = Center City FMT = Fairmount KNS = Kensington NL = Northern Liberties OC = Old City QV = Queen Village SP = South Philly UC = University City WP = West Philly
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7:30pm Ben to the Future, 90min, OC / p106 Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, 120min, CC / p91 By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, 140min, QV / p111 Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, 120min, CC / p92
Living in Exile: A retelling of the Iliad, 120min, CC / p92 Splice, 60min, UC / p115 The Way Of All Flesh (Show): A Graveyard Cabaret, 60min, Laurel Hill / p97 Theorem, 90min, Germantown / p103
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8:00pm BENT, 100min, OC / p107 Broken Road, 70min, CC / p90 Desperately Seeking the Exit, 70min, CC / p92 Intimate Exchanges, 120min, OC / p108 It Was All Downhill After Fleetwood Mac, 65min, FMT / p97 Loop, 90min, KNS / p98 Mount Airy Home Companion, 90min, WP / p116 Nightmares in Neverland, 120min, SP / p112 Passport by Gustavo Ott, 75min, OC / p108 Resurrection Room, 60min, NL / p100 Safe Space, 70min, SP / p112 The Body Lautrec, 70min, CC / p94 White Rabbit Red Rabbit, 50min, OC / p34
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The Way Of All Flesh (Show): A Graveyard Cabaret, 60min, Laurel Hill / p97 Theorem, 90min, Germantown / p103 What Good Has Come Out of Camden?, 80min, Camden, NJ / p116 8:00pm #shamanicinterfaces, 90min, UC / p115 BENT, 100min, OC / p107 By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, 140min, QV / p111 By You That Made Me, Frankenstein, 90min, CC / p92 Comedian Elected to Town Council in New Jersey, 75min, Northeast Philly / p117 Fando y Lis by Fernando Arrabal, 65min, QV / p111 From Our Living Room, 65min, SP / p110 Human Fruit Bowl, 65min, CC / p92 Intimate Exchanges, 120min, OC / p108 Loop, 90min, KNS / p98 Lovertits, 70min, NL / p100 Project – Through an Aperture, 30min, NL / p100 Reinventing Fania (a work in progress), 75min, KNS / p98 Resurrection Room, 60min, NL / p100 SLIDESHOW, 65min, Mount Airy / p103 The Body Lautrec, 70min, CC / p94 The Disappearing Quarterback, 75min, CC / p94 The Ray Charles Experience – Live! 90min, Society Hill / p107 The WaitStaff Sh*ts the Bed! 60min, QV / p110 They Call Me Arethusa, 55min, KNS / p99 White Rabbit Red Rabbit, 50min, OC / p34 8:30pm Yip and Al, 50min, CC / p91 9:00pm Suspended, 45min, SP / p110 9:30pm Incongruous, 45min, SP / p111 10:00pm Lovertits, 70min, NL / p100 Resurrection Room, 60min, NL / p100 11:00pm The Back Door, 45min, SP / p111
SUNDAY SEPT 21 10:00am WetLand, ongoing, OC / p26
DAY BY DAY
2:00pm Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, 120min, CC / p91 Intimate Exchanges, 120min, OC / p108 Peter Pan is Dead, 45min, CC / p93 Poe-a-thon, 60min, WP / p116 Skin In The Game, 95min, CC / p93 Splice, 60min, UC / p115 2:30pm Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, 120min, CC / p92
3:00pm ________ Vs. ________, 75min, Germantown / p102 By You That Made Me, Frankenstein, 90min, CC / p92 Living in Exile: A retelling of the Iliad, 120min, CC / p92 Oedipus The Musical, 90min, CC / p93 Susan’s Undoing, 70min, CC / p93 The Disappearing Quarterback, 75min, CC / p94 The Ray Charles Experience – Live! 90min, Society Hill / p107 White Rabbit Red Rabbit, 50min, OC / p34 3:30pm Theorem, 90min, Germantown / p103 4:00pm Anna K, 60min, SP / p111 By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, 140min, QV / p111 Fando y Lis by Fernando Arrabal, 65min, QV / p111 4:30pm Splice, 60min, UC / p115 5:00pm Transference, 110min, FMT / p97 5:30pm Incongruous, 45min, SP / p111 6:00pm Double Batman, 60min, OC / p108 The Hunchback of Notre Dame . . . A Mute Play, 60min, CC / p94
MONDAY, SEPT 22 6:00pm The Hunchback of Notre Dame . . . A Mute Play, 60min, CC / p94 7:00pm Fando y Lis by Fernando Arrabal, 65min, QV / p111 8:00pm Nightmares in Neverland, 120min, SP / p112 Poe-a-thon, 60min, WP / p116 9:00pm Lovertits, 70min, NL / p100
TUESDAY, SEPT 23 7:00pm The Disappearing Quarterback, 75min, CC / p94
SATURDAY, OCT 4 7:00pm Rosas danst Rosas, 105min, OC / p62
SUNDAY, OCT 5 2:00pm Rosas danst Rosas, 105min, OC / p62
6:30pm Flim Flam Phantom Sham, 80min, NL / p101 Incongruous, 45min, SP / p111 7:00pm 100% Philadelphia, 110min, North Philly / p58 Fando y Lis by Fernando Arrabal, 65min, QV / p111 7:30pm Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, 120min, CC / p91 Poe-a-thon, 60min, WP / p116 The Orgasm Chronicles, 75min, OC / p108 8:00pm #shamanicinterfaces, 90min, UC / p115 Human Fruit Bowl, 65min, CC / p92 Resurrection Room, 60min, NL / p100 The Body Lautrec, 70min, CC / p94 9:00pm Lovertits, 70min, NL / p100 Nightmares in Neverland, 120min, SP / p112 9:30pm Mad Blood and Other Beauties, 90min, CC / p92 10:00pm Resurrection Room, 60min, NL / p100
Neighborhood Key: CC = Center City FMT = Fairmount KNS = Kensington NL = Northern Liberties OC = Old City QV = Queen Village SP = South Philly UC = University City WP = West Philly
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Before the show La Peg The new restaurant at FringeArts, featuring French brasserie-inspired cuisine, selection of 30+ beers, and an outdoor plaza. After the show Festival Bar at La Peg Free late night programming every night of the Festival! FringeArts / 140 North Columbus Boulevard
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“We present shows that reinvent what a live performance can be, shows that invade your consciousness and stay with you long afterwards, shows by virtuosic artists who love to take risks.�
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Antigone Sr./Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at The Judson Church (L) Trajal Harrell
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Experiment #39 (OLD CITY) The Institute for Psychogeographic Adventure
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Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at The Judson Church (XS) Trajal Harrell WetLand Mary Mattingly
What I Learned About Outer Space Pennsylvania Ballet, Curtis Institute of Music, FringeArts
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What I Learned About Outer Space A co-creation of Pennsylvania Ballet, Curtis Institute of Music and FringeArts
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Experiments on the frontier of dance.
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What I Learned About Outer Space A co-creation of Pennsylvania Ballet, Curtis Institute of Music and FringeArts World Premiere! Experiments on the frontier of dance.
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03 04 $29 / Members pay $20.30 Student + 25-and-under tickets $15 05 7pm (sold out) 50 minutes 06 2pm* + 7pm Choreographers Georg Reischl, 07 2pm Zoe Scofield, Itamar Serussi Music Composed by 08 Richard van Kruysdijk, Rene Orth, Alyssa Weinberg 09 Music Performed by Ensemble39 Dancers include Lauren Fadeley, 10 Ian Hussey, Jermel Johnson, 11 Francis Veyette, James Ihde, Samantha Barczak, Daniel Cooper, 12 Kelsey Ivana Hellebuyck, Alexandra Hughes, Rachel Maher, Lorin Mathis, 13 Alex Ratcliffe-Lee, Amir Yogev 14 Festival Co-Producers Franklin Square Capital Partners, LP 15 Gail Harrity Herbert and Sissie Lipton 16 Jane G. Pepper 17 18 19 *Post-show discussion moderated by Nick Stuccio, 20 president and producing director, FringeArts. 21
Three experimental choreographers create new works on the classically trained dancers of Pennsylvania Ballet with music created and performed by musicians and composers from the Curtis Institute of Music. The collaborative adventure begins three weeks before the Festival, as the dance makers, the dancers, and the musicians meet for the first time—and by the Festival’s opening night, they will have made three new dances that push the artistic boundaries of all involved. Expect a highly virtuosic, wildly creative program of dance unlike any seen before. Pennsylvania Ballet, one of the premier ballet companies in the United States, recently celebrated their historic 50th season. Founded in 1923, the Curtis Institute of Music, one of the world’s leading conservatories, educates and trains exceptionally gifted young musicians. FringeArts, a renowned presenter of the world’s most cuttingedge, high-quality artists, is one of the few American institutions specializing in new contemporary performance.
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Words of the Choreographers Georg Reischl: Since I do not know the dancers I want to stay very open-minded and start with an empty canvas. I would like it to be a creative process, a process in which the dancers will be part of shaping the piece. I would like to get to know the dancers as they are and how they cope with movement and how they translate information. Slowly we will start collecting movement and material, which will become the basis for the piece.
Itamar Serussi: I am not preparing any phrases or specific movements, as I would like the material to develop from the encounter between me and the dancers. Also, working with the four local musicians is a new element for me in the creating process. But creating a piece with classically trained dancers will be even more so. Their way of moving will be very different to mine, but I’m hoping that friction in styles in itself will be inspiring for all of us. The unexpected is very much allowed in my creation process.
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Zoe Scofield: The layering of mediums offers me ways to explore and present my work that is simultaneously opposing and complementary— playing with the elements of time, space, and the dancers’ physical relationships to objects, each other, and the audience. The lighting, video, sound, costumes, and set are all employed as objects that are also “choreographed,” making them active bodies in the space.
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WetLand
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A watery future.
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WetLand Mary Mattingly (New York City) World Premiere! Nature and the city. WetLand is an interactive public art installation, island-based ecosystem, and mobile habitat moored on the Delaware River. Built in response to the conditions of a near future, WetLand is designed for a time when people are near the water again, as rivers and oceans overtake our cities and towns. During the Festival it will host concerts, workshops, skill shares, and artistic gatherings.
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Independence Seaport Museum Pier 211 South Columbus Boulevard (at Dock Street) Free / Events may require an RSVP Ongoing daily Festival Producers Andrew and Bryna Scott
The artist, Mary Mattingly, will live on WetLand for the entirety of its stay. Visit her! Discover this watery urban ecotopia, where art, life on the water, architecture, and environmental technologies are combined. Mary Mattingly’s past work includes Waterpod, an autonomous habitat, living sculpture, and public space built on a 99by 31-foot flat-deck barge. It docked in all five New York City boroughs, and hosted 200,000 visitors. This project has been funded by The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Sponsors: Aqua America, AT&T, Delaware River Waterfront Corporation, Door to Door Organics, The Dow Chemical Company, Organic Mechanics, PECO, The Puffin Foundation, Skidmütro. Education partner: The Workshop School.
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Why the title WetLand? Mary Mattingly: I was thinking about the combination in a very literal way: wet and land, to describe a watery, sinking future. I spend a lot of time thinking about how we live in a social system that allows us an illusion of a connection with nature. How do habitat, water, and art connect for you? Mary Mattingly: These things are all necessities for me, and I need one as much as the other. Water has always been a particular concern for me. I grew up in an area that continually flooded, and where the drinking water contained dangerously high levels of agricultural runoff.
“I wanted to bring more attention to the necessity of wetlands, and pair it with a sinking house to describe causation through a symbolic artwork.” Mary Mattingly, artist
You’ll be living on WetLand. Why is this important? Mary Mattingly: Living on WetLand is an essential part of an experiment that needs to be played out in real time. Like a form of performance art, it’s an exploration through endurance, and we keep the living systems running. Why the distinct “manmadeness” of WetLand? Mary Mattingly: It’s important for me to distinguish this work from doing something in a “back to land” context. Leaving the city in most cases is a luxury that allows for a different perspective. We want to have more chances for that perspective here in our cities, and bringing nature and natural living systems to a city’s periphery is a way I’ve thought to do that. Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Free Events aboard WetLand include: / Live music / Artist + sustainability workshops / Theater + dance performances / Spoken word / Beekeeping / Urban farming / Skill shares / Lectures / Yoga Events may require an RSVP.
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Q&A with artist Mary Mattingly
“Her work . . . speaks not only to her creative ability as an artist, but also to her deep sensitivity to the world around her.” Noor Brara, Interview
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99 BREAKUPS
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It’s never ordinary.
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99 BREAKUPS Pig Iron Theatre Company World Premiere!
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Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts 118 North Broad Street (at Arch) Wheelchair accessible $29 / Members pay $20.30 Preview $20 / Members pay $14 Student + 25-and-under tickets $15 75 minutes Conceived and Created by Pig Iron Theatre Company Director Quinn Bauriedel Choreographer Dayna Hanson Contributing Writer Kirk Lynn Core Creators Sarah Sanford, Aram Aghazarian Previous Festival shows include: Pay Up (2013), Zero Cost House (2012), and Twelfth Night, Or What You Will (2011). Festival Star Producers Alan and Nancy Hirsig Festival Executive Producers Thomas and Carol Beam Festival Prducer Robert Dever Festival Co-Producers Cat, Annie & Steven Bohnenberger Ira Brind and Stacey Spector Michael and Elisabeth Kalogris
You won’t get in trouble for staring. In the enormous public space of an art museum, prepare to encounter a break from the norm. Prepare for 99 endings, exits, disintegrations. 99 scenes from sticky reality to wild abstraction. 99 painfully funny scenes as well as just painful and embarrassing and strange scenes. 99 moments of catharsis. Every breakup is unique. Every breakup has its own story. Pig Iron Theatre Company, known for highly physical, boundary breaking theater, has collaborated with writer Kirk Lynn, of the Austin-based Rude Mechanicals, and choreographer Dayna Hanson, of 33 Fainting Spells, for 99 BREAKUPS. Funding for the development of 99 BREAKUPS has been provided in part by the Independence Foundation New Theatre Works Initiative; by the Charlotte Cushman Foundation; and by the William Penn Foundation.
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Why breakups? Quinn Bauriedel: A breakup is something so familiar to all of us. We all know about it and we instantly recognize it. We’ve expanded the concept toward the epic, taking over a whole building with small intimate moments en route to a universal gesture. What makes PAFA the right place for this show? Quinn Bauriedel: We behave in particular ways in a museum; everything is hushed. The emotions are hushed, the voices and bodies are hushed. This presents a lot of possibilities to break through the hush, to transgress the socially acceptable museum behavior. How will the audience experience the show? Quinn Bauriedel: We hope that the audience cannot keep the play at arms length but that they, too, get ensnared by the breakups. The theme is a universal one; it touches all of us. No doubt, the audience will place themselves into the work, almost as fellow participants as well as viewers. Photo: Courtesy of the artist
“One of the few groups successfully taking theater in new directions.” The New York Times “The show will be physically ecstatic, emotionally potent, loads of surprises, and with no shortage of sly humor.” Quinn Bauriedel, director
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Q&A with director Quinn Bauriedel
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White Rabbit Red Rabbit Nassim Soleimanpour
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Will you participate? Will you be manipulated? Will you listen?
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White Rabbit Red Rabbit
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Nassim Soleimanpour (Iran)
Christ Church Neighborhood House 20 North American Street (by 2nd + Market Streets) Wheelchair accessible Sept 18–21 shows at FringeArts 140 North Columbus Boulevard (at Race) Wheelchair accessible †
$29 / Members pay $20.30 Student + 25-and-under tickets $15 50 minutes Actors include Mary Lee Bednarek, Keith Conallen, K.O. DelMarcelle, Whit McLaughlin, Leonard Haas, Emilie Krause, Brian Anthony Wilson
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A new actor takes the stage each performance. Festival Executive Producer Tom Lussenhop Festival Co-Producer Christine Hartwell
On stage, in a sealed envelope, the script awaits as the audience arrives. An actor, who has never read the script, steps on stage and opens the envelope. Then the actor performs the script for the first—and last—time. There are no rehearsals, no director, no set. But then a carrot, a ladder, a rabbit, a bear, a circus, some poison, a playwright, an actor, and the audience become ensnared in this wild theatrical adventure. Unable to leave his country, Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour created White Rabbit Red Rabbit to travel the world when he couldn’t, and speak to audiences in his stead. Nassim Soleimanpour is an independent multidisciplinary theatermaker from Tehran, Iran. Best known for White Rabbit Red Rabbit, his work has been shown throughout the world.
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“In a brilliant paradox, Soleimanpour exerts deliberate and near-total control over an actor and an audience from his own isolation in Tehran.” Nelson Pressley, The Washington Post
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“It took more than six years for me to finish the play. Still I remember the trigger, an anxiety dream: I was committing suicide on the stage in front of a live audience.” Nassim Soleimanpour, playwright
Q&A with Nassim Soleimanpour Why is the title White Rabbit Red Rabbit? Nassim Soleimanpour: Actors do not know the text until they read it on the stage. To guide them through such situations the text had to contain some cues. I still remember when I first picked Red Rabbit as one of them, “Dear actor! Follow these instructions as soon as you hear the word Red Rabbit . . .” I stopped typing and looked at the cursor. “A red rabbit? It doesn’t make any sense. Shall I delete it?“ Well—I didn’t. How does the play’s setting appeal to your artistic sensibilities? Nassim Soleimanpour: We often get trapped in traditions. Theater is a rabbit cage: definitions we have for directing, acting, audience, etc. These paradigms need to be shifted. Theater needs to breathe. Otherwise it can’t survive in the jungle of media. I am playing with structures more than playing with words on the stage. In the play, you ask the audience to email you. Have any interesting exchanges come of this? Nassim Soleimanpour: Each day I read a dozen emails from actors, producers, and audiences around the globe. A book nobody else has ever read. They send me photos, movies, and texts about themselves and the show. I remember once I received emails from two audience members during a show. I realized they were both watching the same show in Lithuania. They just sent photos of the show and I put them in touch by exchanging their cell numbers! Photo: Courtesy of the artist
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The Adults
New Paradise Laboratories
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Adults, when the rules relax.
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Painted Bride Art Center 230 Vine Street Wheelchair accessible $29 / Members pay $20.30 Previews $15 / Members pay $10 Student + 25-and-under tickets $15 90 minutes Conceived and Created by New Paradise Laboratories Direction Whit MacLaughlin Set Matt Saunders Costumes Rosemarie McKelvey Lights Thom Weaver Sound and Music Bhob Rainey Assistant Director Sam Tower Performers Jeb Kreager*, Matt Saunders, Kevin Meehan*, Julia Frey, Matteo Scammell Jones, Emilie Krause, Kate Czajkowski*, Bhob Rainey *The Actor appears through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Previous Festival shows include: 27 (2012), Extremely Public Displays of Privacy (2011), Freedom Club (2010), and FATEBOOK (2009). Festival Producers Tobey and Mark Dichter Carol Klein and Lawrence Spitz David Seltzer and Lisa Roberts
The Adults New Paradise Laboratories World Premiere! By a mysterious lake in the mountains, two families gather at a vacation house. Outside, the natural world festers with dangers beyond human control; inside, human nature resides and adults behave badly. Influenced by Chekhov and the paintings of Eric Fischl, and set to experimental music by Bhob Rainey, the highly physical and choreographed New Paradise ensemble treads a path between natural beauty and adult frustration gone spectacularly awry. New Paradise Laboratories, founded in 1996, is an experimental performance ensemble that explores radical means of expression to bend and reshape conventional ideas of theater. The Adults brings together members of NPL’s original ensemble with their new ensemble. This presentation of The Adults is supported by The Charlotte Cushman Foundation. The Adults has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, National Endowment for the Arts, Independence Foundation New Theatre Works Initiative, and the Wyncote Foundation. The Adults was developed, in part, with the support of The Orchard Project, a program of The Exchange (2013) and the White Pines Resident Ensemble Program (2013).
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What’s the setting? Whit MacLaughlin: Well, it’s not a normal, run-of-the-mill vacation. We’re imagining that there’s a wildness in the natural world that exists outside the boundaries of normal human experience but still affects it. It’s like the multiple “adults-on-vacation” are installed as artworks into the natural world in our piece. They are in the world at large, but not of it. Where did you draw inspiration? Whit MacLaughlin: We have always relied on visual art as a starting place to develop our material—instead of relying on a script. In a very real way, paintings, sculptures, and installations become the diving boards that we jump from to launch a work. Hopefully, there’s water in the pool. What’s been the creative process? Whit MacLaughlin: We worked with the paintings of Eric Fischl, by creating what we call proposals, invented moments we string together, based on stories the actors write after they have been sculpted into the shapes given them by the artwork. The paintings gave way to stories that burst directly from the actors’ bodies. Photo: Courtesy of the artist
“Beautiful physical theater.” Howard Shapiro, The Philadelphia Inquirer “The idea of weather as a dominant force informs The Adults: the environment of a room full of people changing like the weather.” Whit MacLaughlin, director
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Experiment #39 (OLD CITY) The Institute for Psychogeographic Adventure
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A most unusual walking tour.
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Experiment #39 (OLD CITY) September
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Old City, various locations *A new performance begins every 15 minutes. Please arrive 10 minutes before your scheduled showtime. $29 / Members pay $20.30 Student + 25-and-under tickets $15 Secret Institute location will be emailed to you prior to the performance. 90 minutes Please note: Experiment #39 involves walking about the city for an hour—rain or shine. If you have a disability, please notify the artists (contact info will be on the ticket) and they will accommodate you. For more information you may also contact the Box Office at 215.413.1318. Festival Producers Edward and Anne Wagner Festival Co-Producers Andrew Stone and Gene Bishop
The Institute for Psychogeographic Adventure (New York City) Make an appointment. Wear comfortable shoes. Join the adventure. This sneakily guided walking tour transforms Philadelphia’s oldest neighborhood into a giant performance venue—with you as the sole audience member. After filling out a psychogeographic survey, you go on a personalized journey through Old City. Dozens of strategically placed artists and residents surprise you with performances, “chance” meetings, and surreal encounters in some of the unlikeliest of places. The Institute for Psychogeographic Adventure was founded in 2012 by Andrew Goldberg, Radoslaw Konopka, Liza Wade Green, and Emily Rea. The company is a team of interdisciplinary artists who explore the intersection of place and individual psychology. Previous site-specific Experiments include the Brooklyn Museum.
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“Like walking in a dream.” Liza Wade Green, co-director
Q&A with The Institute for Psychogeographic Adventure (IPA) How did The Institute for Psychogeographic Adventure come about? IPA: We were drawn to each other by a mutual interest in creating performance that challenged traditional roles and expectations for audience members. We also wanted to create work in collaboration with a community that responds to architecture, local history, and the evolution of the everyday. How do you create a show throughout a neighborhood? IPA: We like to utilize sites that are forgotten or overlooked—hidden alleyways, under-utilized gardens— public and private spaces frequented by long-term residents—homes, basements, rooftops, shops, offices, cafes, backyards, etc. We like to unearth new perspectives on overlooked places. Places that tell us stories.
What kind of collaborators do you recruit? IPA: Sometimes our collaborators are individuals and sometimes they are artists collectives or companies. We are interested in a wide range of artists and community members: actors, acrobats, singers, dancers, musicians, historic re-enactors, designers, skateboarders, computer programmers, tarot readers, tour guides, mariachi bands, dog walkers, delivery guys, community organizers, retirees, shopkeepers, entrepreneurs, chefs, millionaires. Photo: Lukasz Drapala
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“The IPA may be on to something: Do what you like and like what you do.” David Finkle, The Huffington Post
The Four Seasons Restaurant Romeo Castellucci SocĂŹetas Raffaello Sanzio
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Crave the whole being.
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The Four Seasons Restaurant
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23rd Street Armory 22 South 23rd Street Wheelchair accessible
03 $39 / Members pay $27.30 04 Opening night $39 / Members pay $19.50 (50% off!) Student + 25-and-under tickets $15 05 90 minutes 06 07 In Italian with English supertitles 08 Direction, Set and Costumes Romeo Castellucci Music Scott Gibbons 09 Performers Chiara Causa, Silvia Costa, Laura Dondoli, Meredith Glisson, Dare Harlow, 10 Amanda Kmett’Pendry, Kelsey Ludwig, Erin McDowell, Kali Page, Irene Petris 8pm* 11 Previous Festival show: On the Concept 12 8pm** of the Face Regarding the Son of God (2013). 13 8pm*** Festival Executive Producers 14 David and Linda Glickstein 15 16 17 18 *Post-show discussion by Nick Stuccio, president and director, FringeArts. 19 producing **Post-show discussion by Thomas Sellar, editor of Yale School of Drama, Duke University Press. 20 Theater, ***Post-show discussion by Daniel Sack, assistant 21 professor of theater studies, Florida State University.
from the cycle The Minister’s Black Veil
Romeo Castellucci Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio (Italy) Cut off your tongue. Acclaimed director Romeo Castellucci connects a massive black hole to an artist’s destruction of his work to a philosopher’s suicide, in this manifestation of the devastating impact of absence on the human psyche. Through a constellation of intense visual displays, unnerving soundscapes from deep space, and passages of lyrical beauty, audiences confront the unseeable, unknowable entity of that which is present but never revealed. Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio was founded in 1981 in Cesena, Italy, by painter and set designer Romeo Castellucci, musician Chiara Guidi, and theorist Claudia Castellucci. They have established an international reputation as one of the most fascinating contemporary theater companies, renowned for the aesthetic radicalism and profound humanity of their plays. This presentation of The Four Seasons Restaurant has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. This presentation of The Four Seasons Restaurant is also funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.
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How did the show come about? Romeo Castellucci: I was thinking of the artist and his/her role in society; I was thinking that sometimes subtraction and refusal can be—and can express—an aesthetic act. That’s why Rothko’s act of removing his paintings from the walls of the famous restaurant in the Seagram Building in New York seemed like an image in itself to me. You draw from a diverse array of sources: How did you link these sources together? Romeo Castellucci: Rothko, Empedocles, and Hölderlin shun the image: it becomes the background of a representation of itself, as pure appearance. This fragile appearance becomes a mirror of the onlooker’s existential condition. Why did you choose to include a neoclassical aesthetic? Romeo Castellucci: There was a formal pursuit of unemotional beauty in movements, and of anachronistic forms. For a lot of painting, from the Renaissance to Neoclassicism, and a lot of sculpture, from Hellenistic and Roman sculpture to Symbolist sculpture, it’s about finding that absolute elegance which is buried in form; finding the cold precision of an aesthetic that is controlled down to the marrow, here understood as political radicalism. Photo: Peggy Kaplan
“[Castellucci’s] pieces are ruthless and demand that you approach them in a state of wonder. You get out in direct proportion to what you put in.” Culturebot “On a certain level, all theater is a fight against reality.” Romeo Castellucci, director
Public Conversation
Daniel Sack and Romeo Castellucci Learn about the artmaking in this in-depth discussion of Castellucci’s work. Daniel Sack is a scholar of contemporary performance and live art. September 13 at 2pm Free / 60 minutes
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Q&A with director Romeo Castellucci
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Antigone Sr./Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at The Judson Church (L) Trajal Harrell
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Antigone is in the house, bitch.
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Antigone Sr./ Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at The Judson Church (L) Trajal Harrell (New York City)
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03 $29 / Members pay $20.30 04 Student + 25-and-under tickets $15 05 135 minutes 06 Choreographer Trajal Harrell 07 Set Erik Flatmo Lighting Jan Maertens 08 Sound Robin Meier and Trajal Harrell Dramaturg Gérard Mayen 09 Dancers Rob Fordeyn, Trajal Harrell, Thibault Lac, Stephen Thompson, Ondrej Vidlar 10 Festival Co-Producers 11 Elizabeth H. Gemmill Nancy Lanham 12 7pm* 13 7pm 14 15 16 17 18 19 *Post-show discussion moderated 20 by Jumatatu Poe, artistic director, idiosynCrazy productions. 21
Antigone with all male performers—just as it was in Ancient Greece. Except it’s the here and now and there is the runway and there is the pop culture and designer names and voguing and there is sexuality and strutting and grief and dance history and deep bass. Antigone Sr. is a genre bender, the largest edition of Harrell’s acclaimed series of works inspired by the provocation—what if the Harlem ball culture of the 1960s had paraded its way into downtown New York’s early postmodern dance scene and had a nice, long talk? Trajal Harrell’s work has been presented in New York, internationally, and throughout the U.S. His series Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at The Judson Church has so far been created in seven sizes. Antigone Sr., the largest in the series, won the 2012 Bessie Award for Best Production. The presentation of Antigone Sr. was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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“Performance can be a way in which we collectively reimagine the impossibilities of history and make room for new possibilities in the world we make today.” Trajal Harrell, choreographer
Additional show!
Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at The Judson Church (XS) Trajal Harrell (New York City) The smallest of the Twenty Looks performance series, (XS) is a concentrated fusion of voguing and postmodern dance performed by Harrell. There is no documentation of this intimate work: (XS) exists only in the spontaneous connection between Harrell and the audience. Choreographer Trajal Harrell Lighting Stéfane Perraud, Trajal Harrell Dancer Trajal Harrell
Q&A with choreographer Trajal Harrell How did your idea of “conversations” come about? Trajal Harrell: In 2001, I began to think of my performance work as an imaginary meeting between the voguing dance tradition and early postmodern dance. My starting point was going to voguing balls but also to fashion shows. I used the catwalk or runway as my signature for this theoretical meeting: the runway as a site of pedestrian movement— which both traditions shared as an identifying element— and a site where these two traditions could bump up alongside another set of codes and procedures.
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What themes interested you most about Antigone and Ancient Greek theater? Trajal Harrell: It is easy today when we see men performing as women to classify these forms as drag, camp, travesty, or to base our conclusions on notions of sexual identity; but sexual identities in Ancient Greece did not fall into the categories we prescribe today. Perhaps this performance of mixing genders had its own codes and references.
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What is the setting? Trajal Harrell: The work takes place in the here and now. We address the audience first as citizens in their seats, but eventually we move into the fictive realm of outside the palace gates just as it is in Sophocles’s play. So, what would it be like at court? I take a lot of my cues from the sound and aesthetic inventions of voguing and postmodern dance: repetition, authenticity, make-believe, low-fi, hi-lo, faux couture, loudness, and the runway.
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“Yes, here is the Judson Church legacy, and the Harlem ball legacy. But this, finally, is the House of Harrell.” Claudia La Rocco, The New York Times
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In the Pony Palace/FOOTBALL Half Straddle
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Get bruised, get dirty, get up and destroy.
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In the Pony Palace/ FOOTBALL Half Straddle (New York City) Photo: Shameel Arafin
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Christ Church Neighborhood House 20 North American Street (by 2nd + Market Streets) Wheelchair accessible $29 / Members pay $20.30 Student + 25-and-under tickets $15 70 minutes Written and Directed by Tina Satter Music Arranged by Chris Giarmo and Bobby McElver Dramaturgy William Burke Producer Aaron Rosenblum Performers Jess Barbagallo, Eliza Bent, Becca Blackwell, Nikki Calonge, Emily Davis, Erin Markey, Kourtney Rutherford, Tina Satter, Julia Sirna-Frest Festival Producers Hank, Calder, and Cole McNeil
The girls of the Pony Palace know how to run the spread, cheerleaders still have all the power, and everyone wants to play forever. The frenzied intensity of high school football comes alive with an all-female and genderqueer cast portraying the players, coaches, and cheerleaders of this iconic, brutal, and historically male sport. The hoorah language of athletes and coaches mixes with awkward high school-speak. Games are played onstage as a live high school band blares out pop songs. The audience, like fans, follows the shifting stakes, relationships, and power dynamics within a team—as young athletes come to place belief in something bigger than themselves. Half Straddle, an Obie Award winning company, produces plays, performances, videos, and music written and directed by Tina Satter.
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How did this setting appeal to you? Tina Satter: The setting is a high school football team that exists a couple airwaves removed from reality. It’s a slightly abstracted, theatricalized space because it’s theater and I’m always interested in theater taking me beyond the edges of reality into a liminal and exciting space in subtle, unexpected ways. Why football? Tina Satter: It’s the iconic, totally American, very very male sport that feels at once universal, but it’s something just men can play so that’s totally weird. Initially it was not a political act to make the play, because my first draw was to the awesome uniforms and the language and the toughness of the sport and getting to poeticize all that. What’s it like to re-enter the world of teens as an adult? Tina Satter: I don’t really think of it as re-entry. It’s more like channeling a part of myself that, for better or worse, is still very present. An adolescent interest in pop culture, and huge amounts of feeling, and craving a kind of unknown, undefined beauty, and the idea that anything could still be possible—all those things are still close to the surface to me, which is in part why I make art, and shows like this. Photo: Courtesy of the artist
“A giddily exuberant confection that manages to conjure a distinctively eccentric theatrical world.” Jason Zinoman, The New York Times “It’s about trying to capture and stage a feeling—when you’ve worked together with other people to do something and then it is over and you are on a bus and you are tired and bruised and dirty and your lungs ache, and singing some terrible song at the top of your lungs.” Tina Satter, writer–director
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100% Philadelphia Rimini Protokoll
100 Philadelphians take the stage to show you where they stand.
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100% Philadelphia Rimini Protokoll (Germany)
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Get to know your neighbors. All of them.
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Temple Performing Arts Center 1837 North Broad Street (between Montgomery + Norris) Wheelchair accessible Pay What You Wish 110 minutes Concept and Direction Rimini Protokoll: Helgard Haug, Stefan Kaegi, Daniel Wetzel Stage Design Marc Jungreithmeier, Mascha Mazur Lighting and Projection Design Wolfram Sander Performers 100 Philadelphians Festival Star Producer Suzanne F. Roberts Cultural Development Fund Festival Executive Producer The Virginia Brown Martin Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation Festival Producers Holly and David Stichka
Inside the Art: Conversation with Rimini Protokoll September 15 at 5pm Free / 90 minutes Paley Library Lecture Hall Temple University, 1210 Polett Walk The company behind the 100% shows discusses the methods and ideas of their artmaking.
Beliefs, politics, and concerns can vary widely depending on the neighborhood you live in; how much money you make; whether you are black, white, Latino, Asian, or a combination; single or married, divorced or widowed. Everyone knows there are others who experience the city differently—we can read the statistics. So what happens when those “statistics” share a stage together? What happens when hot-button issues are addressed live to 100 representatives of a true cross section of the city? Rimini Protokoll is led by Helgard Haug, Stefan Kaegi, and Daniel Wetzel, who have created works of theater, sound and radio plays, film, and installations. Their work is the continuous development of the tools of the theater to allow for unusual perspectives on our reality. 100% Philadelphia is presented with support from PNC Arts Alive. For a full list of community partners, see inside back cover.
*Envisioning Philadelphia’s Future September 21 at 5pm Free / 90 minutes Temple Performing Arts Center 1837 North Broad Street Post-show roundtable discussion led by Chris Satullo, vice president of news and civic dialogue, NewsWorks/WHYY.
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Q&A with co-director Helgard Haug Why have “real citizens” as performers instead of actors? Helgard Haug: We call our performers “experts” because they are experts of their professions and biographies as opposed to actors who perform other peoples’ lives. Our experts stand and speak for themselves. Can you describe how the stage functions? Helgard Haug: One of the most important elements is a green round carpet in the center of the stage. On the ceiling, right on top of it, we install a camera that captures the movements of the performers from the bird’s-eye perspective and projects this onto a round screen at the back. The audience can follow the movements of the 100 from above and observe how majorities and minorities form, when society is all on one side, or when it splits into two equal groups. How do audiences connect to the performance? Helgard Haug: It is a very emotional experience for the audience as well as for the participants. By watching how the 100 representatives make decisions you can ask yourself where you stand: how would I answer this question, which would be my peer group for the next, would I dare to express my own thoughts even if this would make me stand alone? Photo: Courtesy of the artist
1 person represents 15,531 Philadelphians 53 need to be women and 47 men 49 have to be single 31 married or cohabitating 12 divorced or separated 8 widows 6 people need to be over 70 7 toddlers 43 need to be Black or African American 41 White or Caucasian 12 Latino or Hispanic 6 with an Asian ethnicity 1 Native American or Alaskan Native.
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EXTENDED FESTIVAL “This work immediately established Ms. De Keersmaeker as a new force on the European contemporary dance scene. It hasn’t lost anything of its original power.” The New York Times “Emotions have always been a major theme in what I do, but there is always a sort of longing for abstract beauty, for an inexorable order that exists in its own right.” Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, choreographer
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Rosas danst Rosas Rosas/Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (Belgium) Rhythmic complexity, stylized minimalism, fierce abstract feminism. Rosas danst Rosas is the seminal dance that launched the career of one of the most influential choreographers of the past thirty years. In its reintroduction, this contemporary dance classic proves as fiery now as when it debuted in 1983. Fun fact: Beyoncé drew heavily from Rosas danst Rosas for her “Countdown” music video. Rosas was founded by choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker in New York City in 1983, and later made its home base in Brussels, Belgium. Along with the earlier Fase (1982), Rosas danst Rosas made De Keersmaeker an internationally respected and sought-after artist.
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SAVE THE DATE
October 12, 2014 Noon to 6:00 p.m. A celebration of Art + Design, Creativity, Culture, Fashion and Food on the streets of America’s most Historic Square Mile. oldcitydistrict.org
Join the party as the Philly dance community celebrates another year of the best in dance with the wildest awards show in town. Performances, outrageousness, and general bad behavior make the Rockys one of the most fun evenings of the Fringe Festival.
Presented by Dance/UP and FringeArts
Dance/UP is a service organization providing advocacy, resources, and collaborative opportunities to the Greater Philadelphia professional dance community. Dance/UP is a branch office of Dance/USA, the national service organization for professional dance.
Presenters include Beau Hancock, Lisa Kraus, Roxanne Lyst, Leigh Mumford, Shannon Murphy
Hosted by Annie Wilson and Christina Gesualdi
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Uncompromised Taste. Audi and FEASTIVAL have teamed up to present an uncompromised evening this September, perfectly combining Philadelphia’s world-class culinary and arts scene to benefit FringeArts. Please join Nicholas, Michael and Philadelphia’s top chefs for the 2014 Audi FEASTIVAL in Philadelphia. And now, your Delaware Valley Audi dealers invite you to experience the all-new, uncompromised Audi A3. The A3 stands apart from other cars in its class, with available signature Audi features like revolutionary full LED headlamp technology and legendary quattro® all-wheel drive. Because why settle for the middle ground, when you can boldly power over it? For information on Audi FEASTIVAL visit PhillyFeastival.com To test drive the all-new Audi A3, please visit DelawareValleyAudi.com
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The Unified Field
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A comic autopsy on the West End Debbie Harry/ Madonna musical flop, straight from its creator.
September 13, 2014 - January 11, 2015
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HUMAN FRUIT BOWL Ever wonder what goes through the mind of a live nude art model while she poses?
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KIM COLES Oh, but wait. . . there’s more!
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The Living Single star chronicles the ebb & flow of her showbiz career. A tragicomedy.
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Wouldn’t mind getting busted up so much … if I could afford a crutch.
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Caplan Center for the Performing Arts, Terra Hall - UNIV. of the ARTS 211 S. Broad Street Philadelphia
Follow a hobo’s travels through Depressionera America with words, photography, and an original contemporary score.
words & music by L A R R Y W E A N E R period photography by DOROTHEA LANGE contemporary photography by MARK WEANER
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“I found myself enchanted as I experienced the oldest, most primal form of theater - simple storytelling - as if for the first time” - Washington City PAper
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Rachel Holt Brittany Kvitko Directed by Jennifer John Adrienne Theater: The Swing
“I found myself enchanted as I experienced the oldest, most primal form of theater - simple storytelling - as if for the first time” - Washington City PAper
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A space for dance.
Classes, PeRFORMaNCes, & sTUDIO ReNTal 1515 Brandywine Street Philadelphia, PA 19130 215.569.4060 www.performancegarage.org
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“powerful, controlled yet free... no delicacy or dainty pretense here.”
would i lie to you? 7PM & 9PM Sept 5th 7PM, 9PM & 11PM Sept 6th 5PM & 7PM Sept 7th 7PM Sept 9th & 10th Latvian Society 531 North 7th Street
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One play. Two Actors. Sixteen possible endings.
Let the games begin.
Aug. 28 - Sept. 21, 2014 Arcadia Stage at Arden Theatre Company, 40 N. 2nd St. in Old City Starring Jennifer Childs & Tony Lawton Written by Alan Ayckbourn Directed by Mary Carpenter Tickets & Info 215-592-9560 or www.1812productions.org Production Sponsor
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The Shubin Theatre 407 Bainbridge Street September 20-22
FANDO Y LIS By Fernando Arrabal A new translation by Emily Schuman
The playfully dark story of two lovers who seek happiness in an absurd dystopia complete with passion, destruction, a mannequin and a cart. Don’t miss the Philadelphia premiere of Arrabal’s passionate, avant-garde vision.
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BOX OFFICE The Wilma Theater 265 S. Broad St. Philadelphia, PA
“…intensely innovative and adventurous ballet company…”
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NOV 19-23 Philadelphia’s Premier Contemporary Ballet
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URBN Annex BlackBox Theatre 3401 Filbert St, University City
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Movin’ Melvin Brown The
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Blues, Country, Jazz, Swing, Rock’n’Roll, Pop and Tap Dance
Songs of Nat King Cole, Percy Mayfield, Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, etc… Fri, Sept 12 at 8 PM • Sat, Sept 13 at 8 PM • Sun, Sept 14 at 3 PM Fri, Sept 19 at 8 PM • Sat, Sept 20 at 8 PM • Sun, Sept 21 at 3 PM Red Room Cabaret at Society Hill Playhouse (in Old City) 507 S. 8th Street • 215.923.0210 Tickets: $30 Concessions: $25 (includes drink from the bar) For Bookings visit fringearts.com or call 215.413.1318
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A story of ultimate forgiveness, Broken Road explores what it means to be a child—the pressure of loyalty and onus to love. Choreographer Joanne McBride uses her own experiences to create this beautifully constructed movement-based narrative. Sadness must move toward acceptance. The question is: what moves us there? $8 / 70 minutes Friends Center 1501 Cherry Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 16–19 at 8pm Sept 20 at 3pm
INTERDISCIPLINARY
Yes! And . . . teen SHADOW Company has, for the last four years, offered fresh, honest, and insightful original theater to the Philadelphia Fringe. This year’s _______ Vs. ________ is their most ambitious to date: exploring true stories of tragedy and asking, “Where is our mercy?” in those most crucial moments. $7 / 75 minutes Arch Street United Methodist Church 55 North Broad Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 12 at 7pm Sept 13 at 3pm + 7pm See p102, Northwest Philly Fringe, for additional venue and times
14 (some) LOVE AND (some) INFORMATION Headlong Dance Theater and The University of the Arts
17 Nellie/Nellie AntiGravity Theatre Project
Inside Broad Street Ministry’s cavernous sanctuary, Nellie/ Nellie is a theatrical work with live music and delusional dance. Playing with mysterious and dynamic ways of seeing with a mental illness, this is a tale that begins with journalist Nellie Bly, who in 1887 went undercover in a women’s mental institution. Free / 60 minutes Broad Street Ministry 315 South Broad Street Sept 11 + 12 at 8pm Sept 13 at 3pm + 8pm
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Al, the character from the song “Brother Can You Spare a Dime,” describes his hobo journey across Depression-era America through his letters to Yip Harburg, the song’s lyricist . . . and Al’s creator. A contemporary musical score, archival and original images, and a provocative story will transport you from past to present. $20 / 50 minutes Caplan Recital Hall at the University of the Arts 211 South Broad Street 16th Floor Wheelchair accessible Sept 19 + 20 at 8:30pm
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Brind School UArts + Headlong Dance Theater = (some) LOVE AND (some) INFORMATION. Caryl Churchill’s Love And Information will be used as text for the collaboration with Headlong Dance Theater and The University of the Arts Ira Brind School of Theater Arts. $10 / 60 minutes Caplan Recital Hall at the University of the Arts 211 South Broad Street 17th Floor Wheelchair accessible Sept 4 + 5 at 7:30pm + 9:30pm Sept 6 at 3pm, 7:30pm + 9:30pm Sept 7 at 3pm, 5:30pm + 7:30pm
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13 Through the Glass Ceiling Factory Productions featuring Ann Artist 3 Mirroring Sky – A Soundscape InVersion Theatre
Curated Listening Party Rittenhouse Square 18th + Walnut Streets Sept 7, 10 + 13 at 6:30pm
8 14 Sequenzas A Change of Harp
What if live music were displayed like visual art, allowing you to linger at pieces that spoke to you and pass by others that did not? Berio’s 14 Sequenzas—solo works for nearly every instrument—will be on display within rooms decorated to match their style, era, and power. Come anytime during the show and wander. $20 / 180 minutes First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia 2125 Chestnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 18 + 19 at 7pm Sept 20 at noon
6 Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo Temple Theaters
This critically acclaimed drama is a hallucinatory exploration of the power and perils of human nature. It follows the lives of two American Marines and an Iraqi translator who are forever changed by an encounter with a quick-witted tiger haunting the streets of war-torn Baghdad. Don’t miss this Philadelphia premiere! $20–$25 / 120 minutes Mainstage at the Adrienne 2030 Sansom Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 17–19 at 7:30pm Sept 20 + 21 at 2pm + 7:30pm
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Take an enhanced walk through town with InVersion Theatre. Mirroring Sky, a selfguided soundscape, leads you to new discoveries across Philadelphia. Experience Mirroring Sky individually or during our group listening parties. Inspired by the poetry of Wallace Stevens and the streets of our city. Free / 50 minutes Self-Exploration Rittenhouse Square 18th + Walnut Streets Sept 3 at midnight
A two-part exaggerated living spectacle exploring the limitations of gender and feminine identity. Featuring the talents of Ann Artist and friends. $10 / 90 minutes Voyeur Nightclub 1221 St. James Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 10 + 17 at 10pm
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12 By You That Made Me, Frankenstein Philadelphia Opera Collective
When young Mary Shelly ran away to the home of mad poet Lord Byron, an infamous writers’ circle began. In the long nights of drinking, ghost stories, and free love, both Frankenstein and the Vampyre were born. A world premiere opera staged sitespecifically in the intimate parlor of Philadelphia’s oldest writers’ club. $20 / 90 minutes The Franklin Inn Club 205 South Camac Street Sept 12 + 13 at 8pm Sept 14 at 3pm Sept 16, 17 + 20 at 8pm Sept 21 at 3pm
Desperately Seeking the Exit Peter Michael Marino
6 Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinoceros The Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium
Classic Ionesco comedy! A contagious hysteria is sweeping the city. One by one, residents grow horns, trample flowerbeds, decimate buildings—a citizenry gone gaga for conformity. Two friends struggle to maintain their identity and sanity. Who will turn next? From the team behind Kafka’s The Castle, Fringe Festival 2013. $15–$25 / 120 minutes SkyBox at the Adrienne 2030 Sansom Street, 3rd Floor Wheelchair accessible Sept 2–6 at 7:30pm Sept 7 at 2:30pm Sept 9–13 at 7:30pm Sept 14 at 2:30pm Sept 16–20 at 7:30pm Sept 21 at 2:30pm
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An adaptation by South African playwright Robin Malan, featuring one actor, speaking the words of only one character, Hamlet. This is Hamlet crystallized: Hamlet himself, by himself, revealing himself. The laser focus on what Hamlet is saying and thinking, focusing the audience on the imbalance within Hamlet. $25 / 90 minutes The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre 2111 Sansom Street Sept 7 at 2pm Sept 9 + 11 at 7pm Sept 12 at 3pm + 7pm Sept 13 at 7pm Sept 14 at 2pm Sept 20 at 7pm
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In 2007, American playwright Peter Michael Marino wrote a musical based on the Madonna movie Desperately Seeking Susan featuring the music of Blondie. It opened on London’s West End . . . and closed a month later. Whoops! This acclaimed behind-the-scenes comic autopsy on the $6 million musical flop makes its Philly debut. $20 / 70 minutes Voyeur Nightclub 1221 St. James Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 5, 6, 18 + 19 at 8pm
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13 Human Fruit Bowl Andrea Kuchlewska & Harmony Stempel
Ever wonder what goes through the mind of a live nude model while she poses? Human Fruit Bowl attempts to answer that question while it delves into the mysterious death of Renée Monchaty, muse and model to legendary French painter Pierre Bonnard. Winner: Overall Excellence at FringeNYC and Prague Fringe. $20 / 65 minutes Voyeur Nightclub 1221 St. James Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 7, 20 + 21 at 8pm
Kill Shakespeare is the thrilling live performance of the hit graphic novel that sends the Bard’s greatest heroes on a quest to find a reclusive wizard named William Shakespeare. Co-produced by Revolution Shakespeare and Hear Again Radio Project, the show is performed with live Foley sound effects and comic panel projections. $15 / 90 minutes The Off-Broad Street Theater 1636 Sansom Street Sept 12 at 7pm + 10pm Sept 13 at 2pm + 7pm + 10pm
13 Kim Coles: Oh, But Wait . . . There’s More! Kim Coles / Dir. Scotch Ellis Loring
The hilarious star of the hit TV sitcom Living Single presents the Philly debut of her acclaimed one-woman show chronicling the ebb and flow of her life in showbiz. With her signature sass and irrepressible charm, Kim comically details her struggle to find true meaning beyond the glitz and glam of Hollywood. $23 / 80 minutes Voyeur Nightclub 1221 St. James Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 11 + 12 at 8pm Sept 14 at 8pm
1 Living in Exile: A retelling of the Iliad Philadelphia Experimental Theatre Ensemble
Living inside our small lives, when do we see the star-studded sky? When do we experience the large, war-making rage in us all? Acknowledge the horror outside and inside our living rooms? Follow Achilles’ and Briseis’ journey from obsession with anger and revenge to a single act of compassion. How will we get there? $15 / 120 minutes Skinner Studio at Plays & Players Theatre 1714 Delancey Place, 3rd floor Sept 17–19 at 7:30pm Sept 20 at 2pm + 7:30pm Sept 21 at 3pm
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Mad Blood and Other Beauties A Plague On Both Your Houses 6
Romeo and Juliet: a tale of tragic accidents. But how accidental was it, really? Set in a nightclub and told from the perspective of Rosalind, Romeo’s first love; Valentine, Mercutio’s brother; and Queen Mab, who might be more than a dream. Dance your way through the other side of history’s most famous love story. $10 / 90 minutes The PlayGround at the Adrienne 2030 Sansom Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 12 at midnight Sept 14 at 2pm + 9:30pm Sept 15, 19 + 21 at 9:30pm
Peter Pan Is Dead is a play about douchebags, revenge, and navigating the world of love in the year two thousand and something. Fairy tales, ancient myths, and the modern world collide in this harsh yet poignant exploration of youth and expectation. $15 / 45 minutes Philadelphia Room at William Way LGBT Community Center 1315 Spruce Street Sept 6 + 7 at 2pm Sept 12 at 7pm Sept 13 at 3pm Sept 14 at 2pm Sept 17–19 at 7pm Sept 20 + 21 at 2pm
1 Stand Back I’m Gonna Uke: An Evening of Old-Timey Music Seth Reichgott
Love. Longing. Ukulele. Join Slim Bob Slim on a heartfelt and hilarious journey through the great old-timey music you know and love. It’s a musical jaunt told to the tune of the songs that speak to all of our hearts and shine through all of our memories. Featuring “Come On Eileen,” “Walking On Sunshine,” and many more. $15 / 50 minutes Quigs Pub at Plays & Players Theatre 1714 Delancey Place, 3rd Floor Sept 5, 6, 10, 11 + 13 at 8pm
15 Speed Dating TONIGHT! Poor Richard’s Opera
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Elsie and Abby lead a hard life, but survive by transforming their painful childhood into tall tales: their impossible birth, their strange caretaker, and the discovery of a secret that threatens to destroy their tiny family. Starring Rachel Holt and Brittany Kvitko. Directed by Jennifer John. $20 / 60 minutes The Swing at MacGuffin at the Adrienne 2030 Sansom Street, 2nd Floor Wheelchair accessible Sept 7 at 3pm Sept 12 + 13 at 7:30pm Sept 14 at 3pm Sept 17 + 18 at 7:30pm
After critically acclaimed premieres across the country, Michael Ching’s Speed Dating TONIGHT! is coming to Philadelphia! This 90-minute show brings 25 characters together, 3 minutes at a time. They all have one thing in common: a quest for love, sex, romance, or anything in between! Production image by John Allen. $20 / 90 minutes Duel Piano Bar 1420 Locust Street Sept 11 + 12 at 6pm See p103, Northwest Philly Fringe, for additional venue and times
7 Susan’s Undoing Susan Chase
Breast cancer survivor Susan Chase climbs, dangles, and literally defies gravity in a duel with her nemesis. Using wry repartee and multimedia, Susan’s skirmishes with life, death, doctors, and wellintentioned friends veer from harrowing to hilarious. An uplifting story: in battling death, Susan learns how to live! $15 / 70 minutes The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre 2111 Sansom Street Sept 18 + 19 at 7pm Sept 20 at 6pm Sept 21 at 3pm See p97, Fairmount Fringe, for additional venue and times
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Oedipus The Musical takes place in Ancient Thebes. When a herpes plague spreads through the city, King Oedipus is forced to discover the incestuous roots of his dysfunctional family tree. Sophocles’s tragedy is retold in comedy through songs like “YOLO Apollo,” “Hashtag Plague,” and “Ballad of a Cougar.” $10–$15 / 90 minutes The PlayGround at the Adrienne 2030 Sansom Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 5 at 7pm Sept 6 at 2pm Sept 7 at 3pm Sept 12 + 19 at 7pm Sept 21 at 3pm
Skin In The Game is the story of three underprivileged high school seniors who compete for a full-ride university scholarship during an overseas event match—only to discover that the competition may result in at least one of the group never returning home. $13 / 95 minutes The Off-Broad Street Theater 1636 Sansom Street Sept 19 + 20 at 7pm Sept 21 at 2pm
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14 The Body Lautrec Aaron Cromie and Mary Tuomanen
5 The Hunchback of Notre Dame . . . A Mute Play The Renegade Company
Art and medicine collide in this physical theater exploration of painter Henri Toulouse-Lautrec: outsider, exhibitionist, clown, medical object, and self-appointed archivist of the Paris underground. From creators of 2013’s Saint Joan, Betrayed, comes a show about an artist who equated the grotesque with the sublime. $25 / 70 minutes Caplan Recital Hall at the University of the Arts 211 South Broad Street 16th Floor Wheelchair accessible Sept 12 at 8pm Sept 13 at noon Sept 14 at 2pm + 8pm Sept 15 + 17–19 at 8pm Sept 20 at noon + 8pm Sept 21 at 8pm
“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” Borrowing from the mise-en-scène of silent films, Renegade will transform Victor Hugo’s novel to a nightmarish expressionist landscape begging the question: what does it mean to be a monster? From the creators of last year’s Bathtub Moby-Dick. $20 / 60 minutes First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia 201 South 21st Street Sept 11–15 at 6pm Sept 17–22 at 6pm
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6 Tongue & Groove Tongue & Groove Spontaneous Theater
Inspired by true secrets anonymously submitted by the audience, this popular and critically acclaimed ensemble instantly creates hilarious and touching scenes and monologues, scored by live improvised music. $15 / 60 minutes The PlayGround at the Adrienne 2030 Sansom Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 12 at 9:30pm Sept 13 at 5pm Sept 14, 16 + 17 at 7pm Sept 20 at 5pm
Six-time Barrymore Award nominee and F. Otto Haas Award recipient Matt Pfeiffer returns to the Brind School to direct We Are Proud to Present running from September 5th to 13th at the Arts Bank Mainstage. $10 / 150 minutes Arts Bank at The University of the Arts 601 South Broad Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 5 at 7:30pm Sept 6 at 2pm + 7:30pm Sept 7 at 2pm Sept 11 + 12 at 7:30pm Sept 13 at 2pm + 7:30pm
17 The Rape of Lucrece Philadelphia Artists’ Collective
The Disappearing Quarterback Plays & Players
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Mike Boryla was the starting quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1974 to 1976. Two years later, he quit professional football and . . . disappeared. He returns after 35 years to explain why in his hit one-man show. “[A] highly enjoyable, attention-commanding world premiere . . . deeply human.” The Philadelphia Inquirer. $15–$30 / 75 minutes Plays & Players Theatre 1714 Delancey Place Sept 20 at 8pm Sept 21 at 3pm Sept 24 + 25 at 7pm Sept 26 at 8pm Sept 27 at 2pm + 8pm Skinner Studio at Plays & Players Theatre 1714 Delancey Place, 3rd Floor Sept 23 at 7pm
In the dark of night, a violent crime is committed—and nothing will ever be the same. Dan Hodge adapts and performs in this oneman interpretation of Shakespeare’s epic poem, a retelling of a classic Roman myth. From the PAC, the company that brought you the Fringe hits The Sea Plays (2013) and Creditors (2012). $20 / 90 minutes Broad Street Ministry 315 South Broad Street Sept 5–8 at 9pm Sept 11–15 at 9pm
Underground Episodes Run Boy Run Production 2
The hustle and bustle of everyday life in Philadelphia is a story within itself. Join us as we venture into the minds and tales of those we see every day. If there is one thing for sure, beneath this city there aren’t just roaming trains, but a space of people filled with stories meant to be told in these underground episodes. $20 / 60 minutes Philadelphia Art Alliance 251 South 18th Street Sept 12 at 8pm Sept 13 at 1pm
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Two women perform three skits: “The Poetry of Two Women,” “The Beauty Closet,” “The House Wives and Their Doctors.” $15 / 50 minutes Philadelphia Ethical Society 1906 Rittenhouse Square Wheelchair accessible Sept 5, 6, 19 + 20 at 7pm
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Opening its 2014–2015 season, BalletFleming brings an exciting evening of contemporary ballet with new works by Christopher Fleming. $25 / 90 minutes Performance Garage 1515 Brandywine Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 19 at 7pm Sept 20 at 3pm + 7pm
Dancefusion, a Philadelphia based modern dance repertory company will present a joint concert with 360° Dance Company from New York City. The program will present historic works from modern dance past along with new contemporary works. $25 / 75 minutes Performance Garage 1515 Brandywine Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 5 at 6pm + 9pm Sept 6 at 3pm + 6pm
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1 Another Word For Missing New Street Dance Group
Endangered runaways, the Bermuda Triangle, long lost love letters, dark matter, and more make up New Street Dance Group’s Another Word for Missing, an evening of choreography by Krista Armbruster and Shannon Dooling, set to a score by composer Alexandra T. Bryant, with live music under the direction of Jonathan Cain. $15 / 60 minutes Performance Garage 1515 Brandywine Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 13 at 7:30pm
The Naked Stark presents a mixed bill of dances that fill the Performance Garage with bold and intimate movement. Join us for four works by Beau Hancock, Shannon Murphy, Katherine Kiefer Stark, and Megan Wilson Stern, and witness effort emerge through raw and honest physicality that propels bodies through space. $15 / 65 minutes Performance Garage 1515 Brandywine Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 12 at 7pm Sept 13 at noon Sept 14 at 3pm
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1 Transference Megan Lynn/Asterial Dance and Alyson Laury Dance Company
NYC-based contemporary companies, Megan Lynn/ Asterial Dance and Alyson Laury Dance, present Transference, an evening of highly athletic and fluid movement. Both companies strive to create works that are intellectually and aesthetically engaging, as well as entertaining to audiences of all ages and walks of life. $22 / 110 minutes Performance Garage 1515 Brandywine Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 21 at 5pm
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1 Paradox Ziya
A multimedia production that incorporates music, stories, artistic demonstrations, photos, multimedia, and sensory experiences to tell the profound story of a South African family who discovered hope in a hopeless place. $18 / 60 minutes Performance Garage 1515 Brandywine Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 18 at 7:30pm
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2 Susan’s Undoing Susan Chase
Breast cancer survivor Susan Chase climbs, dangles, and literally defies gravity in a duel with her nemesis. Using wry repartee and multimedia, Susan’s skirmishes with life, death, doctors, and well-intentioned friends veer from harrowing to hilarious. An uplifting story; in battling death, Susan learns how to live! $15 / 70 minutes Studio 1831 1831 Brandywine Street Sept 5 at 7pm Sept 6 at 6pm Sept 7 at 3pm Sept 10 at noon Sept 12 at 7pm Sept 13 at 6pm Sept 14 at 3pm See p93, Center City Fringe, for additional venue and times
4 It Was All Downhill After Fleetwood Mac Brian Shapiro
5 The Way Of All Flesh (Show): A Graveyard Cabaret REV Theatre Company
3 The Last Five Years Blue Suede Productions
An emotionally charged musical about a couple, telling her story backwards and his forwards, only to meet on their wedding day, starring Chris McCollum as Jamie and Brittany Marie Arnao as Cathy. $20 / 90 minutes London Grill 2301 Fairmount Avenue Sept 8, 10, 11, 15, 17 + 18 at 7pm
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“Pretty damn ideal . . . a total blast!” raves Philadelphia City Paper. Back (from the dead) by popular demand after two years of sold-out performances! Sip free cocktails as darkness falls and three lost (singing) souls appear through the mists of Laurel Hill Cemetery for a toe-tapping, spinetingling evening. Refer to FringeArts.com for rain dates. $20 / 60 minutes Laurel Hill Cemetery 3822 Ridge Avenue Wheelchair accessible Sept 12, 13, 19 + 20 at 7:30pm
As Fleetwood Mac’s attorney during their rise from moderately successful rock band to biggest-selling recording artist of all time, my father was catapulted into the center of the L.A. entertainment industry universe, and I was taken along for a ride that rose rapidly, descended slowly, and never quite seems to end. $15 / 65 minutes Paris Wine Bar 2303 Fairmount Avenue Sept 9, 10, 16 + 18 at 8pm Sept 20 at 2pm
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5 The H-O-T Series of Philadelphia Curated by flandrew fleisenberg and Loren Groenendaal
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A presentation of new and revised work. $12 / 45 minutes Mascher Space Co-Op 155 Cecil B. Moore Avenue Sept 19 at 7pm Sept 20 at 3pm
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Pluck one strand of a web, and the whole net reverberates, transforming lives and reshaping connections. In this dynamic circus-theater show, Tangle’s acrobats swing, climb, and weave through suspended loops and strands of rope to embrace—and sometimes to escape—the knots of human relationships. $20 / 90 minutes Philadelphia Soundstages 1600 North 5th Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 18 + 19 at 8pm Sept 20 at 3pm + 8pm
Reinventing Fania (a work in progress) Fania Maria Tsakalakos 4
Fly, fistfight, frolic with Fania, who flashes life excerpts that seem like fairy tales, thrillers, cheesy or comedic movies. Life throws you curveballs, so you gotta learn to reinvent yourself! Fusing aerial arts, original songs, text, dance, and more, Fania presents an underconstruction viewing of her one-woman show. $20 / 75 minutes The Boom Room 1300 North Front Street Sept 19 + 20 at 8pm
H-O-T is HOT Improv! In this monthly event, the H-O-T Series features spontaneous performance by expert and emerging dance and music improvisers, curated by dance artist Loren Groenendaal and experimental percussionist flandrew fleisenberg. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime experience! $10 / 120 minutes Mascher Space Co-Op 155 Cecil B. Moore Avenue Sept 17 at 8pm
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Stories from offshore, on deck, across the table, at a dam with no water behind the bar, from the side of the road, under the influence, with imaginary flashbulbs. On the Mississippi. I am full pitch, full blast drifting open. A self-portrait in seven monologues. A work of improvisation and constant revision. $15 / 75 minutes Walking Fish Theatre 2509 Frankford Avenue Sept 6 at 8pm
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Genesis, an academic working her way through an Ivy League education, is proud of the fact that she’s survived her family’s dysfunction, if only just barely. But when her estranged mother, Paloma, is released from prison after a decade of incarceration, Genesis is forced to confront her involvement in the imprisonment. $10 / 95 minutes Taller Puertorriqueño 2557 North 5th Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 5 + 6 at 8pm Sept 7 at 3pm Sept 11 + 12 at 8pm Sept 13 at 3pm + 8pm
In this explosively physical, devised dark comedy, Butter & Serve explores tropes about the role of women within society. These fierce ladies from the Pig Iron School toy with expectation and possession through the lens of great female figures juxtaposed with contemporary events. Free / 60 minutes Pig Iron School Studio One 1417 North 2nd Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 5–7 at 8pm
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3 They Call Me Arethusa Colie McClellan & Mark Kennedy 6 Broken People David DelBianco
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David DelBianco’s new solo show features revised material from earlier Fringe shows and adds new material to create a captivating, thematically coherent work about everyday people dealing with loss. Broken People is an entertaining and thoughtprovoking work of theater, peppered with compassion and humor. $5 / 45 minutes Walking Fish Theatre 2509 Frankford Avenue Sept 12, 13, 19 + 20 at 7pm
How do you know if you know a woman who’s survived abuse? The answer is: you do. Arethusa guides you spoken-word-style through the stories of her Greek mythological sisters and the true testimonials of modern women. “O Brother Where Art Thou” performance poetry meets the docudrama power of “Fires in the Mirror.” $10–$20 / 55 minutes Pig Iron School Studio One 1417 North 2nd Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 5 at 10:30pm Sept 6 + 7 at 3pm Sept 10 + 11 at 8pm Sept 12 at 10pm Sept 13 at 2pm + 6:30pm Sept 14 at 5:30pm Sept 15 at 9pm Sept 17 + 18 at 6:30pm Sept 19 at 8pm Sept 20 at 2pm + 8pm
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Dance on film in sections, levels, and layers. Special guest artist: Anne-Marie Mulgrew & Dancers Company. Free / 30 minutes Surface Arts 966 North American Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 12, 13, 19 + 20 at 8pm
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Lovertits: a burlesquepostmodern-dance-theaterbad-improv performance. Why does the performance of sexiness look so different from the actual act of sex? Why is it so funny? Why anxiety dreams about losing things in your vagina? Why “Orgasm Wars?” Why clitoris? Why weird bags of fat that hang from your chest? $15 / 70 minutes Ruba Club 416 Green Street, 2nd Floor Sept 19 at 8pm + 11:30pm Sept 20 at 8pm + 10pm Sept 21 + 22 at 9pm
Follow a young woman as she stumbles upon a world with no rules, no life, no death. A room riddled with resurrected characters from the mind of Gunnar Montana. Get lost with her as she encounters everything from hot pink hostels to demon geishas, igniting a world that’s dead set on eating her alive. $25 / 60 minutes The Latvian Society 531 North 7th Street Sept 12 + 13 at 8pm + 10pm Sept 14 at 8pm Sept 18–21 at 8pm + 10pm
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6 2 For 1: Elementals in Motion & More Nothing More Amancay Candal Tribe, Hilary Pierce, Claire Pitts 1 Would I Lie to You? RealLivePeople
You’re a liar. So are we. Would I Lie To You? explores the lies we tell and the naked truths they conceal, from the casual to the profound. The cast’s own lies, past and current, are at the core of this playful, revealing, and explosive production. Join us and we may even turn your most intimate lies into movement. $15 / 55 minutes The Latvian Society 531 North 7th Street Sept 5 at 7pm + 9pm Sept 6 at 7pm + 9pm + 11pm Sept 7 at 5pm + 7pm Sept 9 + 10 at 7pm
Two shows in one setting! Both works are originally inspired by Butoh, a Japanese dance form, but they also include elements of dance and performance from many other realms. Come and see how globalization of dance leads to varied yet complementary art. The show will feature dancing and solo performance art. $5 / 60 minutes 954 Dance Movement Collective 954 North 8th Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 11 + 12 at 7pm
4 Flim Flam Phantom Sham Ombelico Mask Ensemble
From the company that triumphed over the naked bike ride in 2011, comes the latest madcap masked adventure to have you rolling on your picnic blanket in laughter. We’re kicking down the fourth wall and bringing the action right into your folding chair! Bring a meal, a seat, the kids, and the grandparents too! Free / 80 minutes Liberty Lands Park 926 North American Street Sept 12–14 at 6:30pm Sept 19–21 at 6:30pm
3 Project Reclamation Spiral Nexus
NORTHERN LIBERTIES FRINGE
Project Reclamation is an interactive and visual art show aimed at “finding beauty in lost spaces.” Artists Abner Diaz and Dan Stoeckel will examine subjects ranging from urban decay to the doorknob you use every day to finding the ephemeral in surprising places. Free / 180 minutes Higher Grounds Café 631 North 3rd Street Sept 13 at 7pm
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Not Your Mother’s Moth Megan Flynn & Teresa VanDenend Sorge
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Not Your Mother’s Moth is a shared evening of dance works by Megan Flynn and Teresa VanDenend Sorge. The artists explore the impermanence of tactile histories and embodied memories, finding inspiration in strands of pearls, prunes, birth order, moulting birds, loss, and laughter—meanwhile asking, “Why not a happy dance?” $12 / 60 minutes Moving Arts of Mt. Airy 6819 Greene Street Sept 13 at 6pm + 8:30pm Sept 14 at 6pm
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________ Vs. ________ SHADOW Company 5
Yes! And . . . teen SHADOW Company has, for the last four years, offered fresh, honest, and insightful original theater to the Philadelphia Fringe. This year’s _______ Vs. ________ is their most ambitious to date: exploring true stories of tragedy, and asking “where is our mercy?” in those most crucial moments. $7 / 75 minutes Germantown Mennonite Church 21 West Washington Lane Wheelchair accessible Sept 19 + 20 at 7pm Sept 21 at 3pm See p91, Center City Fringe, for additional venue and times
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4 Kabbalah: The Musical! Shechinah, Inc
Kabbalah: The Musical! is a multidimensional, interactive piece based on Jewish esoteric traditions, yet open to all. Kabbalah: The Musical! brings to life teachings of the origins of the universe and the unfolding of the manifestation of the Divine. Story, song, chant, and meditation. Come, see, and experience! $15 / 120 minutes P’nai Or Room Summit Church 6767 Greene Street Sept 7 + 14 at 7pm
6 Hansel and Gretel Children’s Opera Box
Two hungry children lost in the woods. A mouthwatering gingerbread house. A terrifying witch. These elements come together in an hour of beautiful music, laughter, suspense, and delightful fun for children of all ages. Children’s Opera Box brings to life Humperdinck’s opera in a new and original English translation. $15 / 65 minutes Cunningham Piano Company 5427 Germantown Avenue Sept 13 at 7pm Sept 14 at 3pm
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3 SLIDESHOW SmokeyScout Productions
From the 1960s through the 1980s, the slideshow was a staple of American life. SLIDESHOW drops audiences back in the time of Kodachrome colors, weaving a fictional family history around strangers’ real slides of long ago vacations. A bizarre, funny, and disturbing work created and performed by Josh McIlvain. $10 / 65 minutes Moving Arts of Mt. Airy 6819 Greene Street Sept 19 + 20 at 8pm See p108, Old City Fringe, and p112, South Philly Fringe, for additional venues and times
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A sadistic murderer appears in Eastern Europe. He has captured a girl. The terror of the scene is matched only by the horror that is this murderer! No worries though, it’s just a movie. Although this film is awfully creepy, this script is extremely strange, and this director is incredibly . . . maybe this isn’t just a movie. $10 / 60 minutes St. David’s Episcopal Church 150 Dupont Street Sept 5 + 6 at 8pm Sept 7 at 2pm Sept 8–11 at 8pm Sept 12 at 8pm + 11pm Sept 13 at 8pm Sept 14 at 2pm
7 Theorem Greg Kennedy, Innovative Juggler
Speed Dating TONIGHT! Poor Richard’s Opera 1
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After critically acclaimed premieres across the country, Michael Ching’s Speed Dating TONIGHT! is coming to Philadelphia! This 90-minute show brings 25 characters together, 3 minutes at a time. They all have one thing in common: a quest for love, sex, romance, or anything in between! Production image by John Allen. $20 / 90 minutes Bourbon Blue 2 Rector Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 6 at 6pm See p93, Center City Fringe, for additional venue and times
After five years with Cirque du Soleil, Greg Kennedy returns with a breathtaking new show of modern manipulation. Theorem is a playful look at the process of invention, as told through juggling and circus arts. Theorem’s cast will amaze and delight while opening a window into everyday possibility. Come marvel, laugh, and play! $20 / 90 minutes Funicular Station 416 West Coulter Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 5 at 7:30pm Sept 6 at 3:30pm + 7:30pm Sept 7 at 3:30pm Sept 12 at 7:30pm Sept 13 at 3:30pm + 7:30pm Sept 14 at 3:30pm Sept 19 at 7:30pm Sept 20 at 3:30pm + 7:30pm Sept 21 at 3:30pm
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A young Ben Franklin is jolted into modern-day Philadelphia, only finding a colonial tour guide to believe his story. At first he is shocked, but soon enough, Franklin lets loose and becomes the city’s patriarchal party animal. Ben overstays his welcome with his only true friend as his fame grows and takes over the city. $20 / 90 minutes Tattooed Mom 530 South Street Sept 12 + 19 at 7:30pm
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aqua.thermal vs. The Selfie Katrina Atkin 4
Set in a world not unlike our own, aqua.thermal vs. The Selfie tells the tale of a postapocalyptica that inspires its inhabitants to create new, compassionate realities. The medium of dance with an original score and costumes creates an interactive space where a post-selfie world might await . . . are they ready? $15 / 45 minutes HyLo Boutiques 242 North 3rd Street Sept 11 + 12 at 7pm
13 BalletX at the Bridgette Mayer Gallery BalletX
Join BalletX in the Bridgette Mayer Gallery for an intimate dance experience. Company dancers will perform improvisational solos inspired by some of the 400 original paintings on display in the gallery’s annual Benefit Exhibition—a showcase of artists from around the world that supports BalletX’s work in Philadelphia. Free / 30 minutes Bridgette Mayer Gallery 709 Walnut Street Sept 9 + 12 at 7pm Sept 14 at 1pm See p115, West Philly Fringe, for additional venue and times
2 Capture PhysiKal Bodies
Capture is the result of a series of investigations into the individual’s progression though life. How does our past influence our present? What occurs when we attempt to return? As the hourglass drains, what keeps us moving towards the future, whom do we keep close, and what do we do when we suddenly find ourselves? $10 / 60 minutes Power Plant Productions 233 North Bread Street Sept 5 at 8pm Sept 6 at 4pm + 8pm
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12 The Ray Charles Experience – Live! Movin’ Melvin Brown
Bejeweled in the richest gems and adorned in the finest silks, from the region of South India we bring you Bharathanaatyam. This enthralling presentation of pure dance and storytelling will encompass a traditional repertoire or Margam, but don’t let the word repertoire fool you; you’re in for a classical splash! 120 minutes Refer to FringeArts.com for venue, show times, and price
Soulful journey exploring the jazz, blues, gospel music of Ray Charles and his contemporaries, Nat King Cole, Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, and more! Singing, dancing, tap, comedy . . . Best Music nominee, Adelaide Festival. “Songs that never sounded better, even by Ray Charles standards!” **** (List, Edinburgh). movinmelvin.com Ticket includes drink at the bar. $25–$30 / 90 minutes Red Room Cabaret at Society Hill Playhouse 507 South 8th Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 12 + 13 at 8pm Sept 14 at 3pm Sept 19 + 20 at 8pm Sept 21 at 3pm
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2 BENT Truth Be Told Productions
BENT deals with the plight of gays in Germany just before and during the Nazi era. Max and Rudy are lovers living a licentious lifestyle. They are arrested when the Nazis take over and are sent to a concentration camp. Rudy dies en route. Max goes to the camp where he meets Horst. $20 / 100 minutes Power Plant Productions 233 North Bread Street Sept 11–13 at 8pm Sept 14 at 3pm Sept 18 + 19 at 8pm Sept 20 at 3pm + 8pm
3 Closure Aleksandra Berczynski & MB Grupa Realizacji
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Closure is Aleksandra Berczynski’s latest mono-drama based upon the modern-day conflicts found in her reality. Life is no longer a dream, nor a vicious cycle of procrastination of what may come tomorrow. Closure yearns to discover the answers past all the existential questioning: to act or not to act; to stay or to move on. $10 / 20 minutes PII Gallery 242 Race Street Sept 4, 6 + 10 at 7pm
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1 Deep Blue Sleep Found Theater Company
Philly Local IMPACT Live! Philly Local IMPACT Live! Sample Philadelphia’s finest local original music talent in classic Philadelphia venues. The open mic scene has long been a staple for many artists who have gone on to successful recording and performance careers. Join us at any show to get a true feel for originality and characters of the Philadelphia local scene!!! $10 / 90 minutes Refer to FringeArts.com for venues and show times
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Explore the big questions of life, death, and beyond through words of immortal bards and award-winning (and still-living) poets. Amidst the haunting surroundings of a historic churchyard, a gravely satisfying experience awaits you. Come early: enjoy a mortality-themed drink with the Shades under the sycamores. $15 / 65 minutes St. Peter’s Church Cemetery 313 Pine Street Enter at 4th Street gate Sept 6 at 6pm
Chalk Board Artists is a 21st century opera, in English, and it is set to a score of modern music ranging from hip-hop to rock, electronic dance music, and of course classical. Free food and drinks will be served! Dancing shoes recommended, but not required. Free / 120 minutes WetLand at Independence Seaport Museum Pier 211 South Columbus Boulevard Wheelchair accessible Sept 6 at 5pm
Dive into a world of sailboats, sea creatures, and sirens for a flowing stream of maritime lullabies. This Fringe, the Found Theater ensemble will keep you afloat with dreamlike legends of pirates, lost cities, and things that lie beneath the ocean’s depths. A nautical nodding not to be missed! $15 / 90 minutes Painted Bride Art Center 230 Vine Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 6 at 8:30pm Sept 8 at 6pm + 10pm Sept 10 + 11 at 8:30pm Sept 12 at midnight Sept 13 at 8:30pm Sept 17 at 7pm Sept 18 at 9:30pm Sept 19 at 8:30pm + midnight Sept 20 at 1:30pm
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Paper Phoenix Lori Reed
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As a boy, given up at birth, and growing up through the loss of his adopted parents, this one-man show is a true story of vulnerability, coping through dark humor, and repressed emotions. This is the result of a challenge for personal growth and reflection. $12 / 60 minutes Biello Martin Studio 148 North 3rd Street Sept 7, 14 + 21 at 6pm
Paper Phoenix is a musical modern-day fairy tale about a group of adolescents growing up in suburbia that discover a magic tree in the woods. Join Vyeln and her friends, both human and magical, as they try to change the world. For more information, visit lorimichellereed.com. $15 / 80 minutes Refer to FringeArts.com for venue and show times
9 SLIDESHOW SmokeyScout Productions
From the 1960s through the 1980s, the slideshow was a staple of American life. SLIDESHOW drops audiences back in the time of Kodachrome colors, weaving a fictional family history around strangers’ real slides of long ago vacations. A bizarre, funny, and disturbing work created and performed by Josh McIlvain. $10 / 65 minutes Chris the Brit’s House South + Front Streets Sept 8 + 9 at 8pm Venue address provided after ticket purchase See p103, Northwest Philly Fringe, and p112, South Philly Fringe, for additional venues and times
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Jennifer Childs and Tony Lawton star in Alan Ayckbourn’s sensational comedy of chance where each road taken is dictated by the audience, leading to a world of outrageous outcomes. One play, two actors, 8 possible endings—and where it goes is entirely up to you! $34–$40 / 120 minutes Arcadia Stage at the Arden Theatre 40–50 North 2nd Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 4–6 at 8pm Sept 7 at 2pm Sept 10 at 6:30pm Sept 11–13 at 8pm Sept 14 at 2pm Sept 17 at 6:30pm Sept 18–20 at 8pm Sept 21 at 2pm
This is a play about the identity lost—or stolen—of a society unable to communicate using language. Passport is about the Kafkaesque journey of a woman whose communication attempts are answered by a nightmare of mistrust and confusion. This is the story of Eugenia. Eugenia: Noelle Mauri, Official: Yajaira Paredes, Soldier: Mafer Rodriguez, Directed by Alfonso Rey. $25 / 75 minutes Painted Bride Art Center 230 Vine Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 18 at 8pm
5 The Orgasm Chronicles OneTaste Philly
OneTaste Philly illuminates a life saturated in orgasm: to be available, connectable, usable. Sharing their personal stories in prose and poetry, OneTaste Philly leads a tour through the orgasmic cycle. Experience turned-on living. $12 / 75 minutes Biello Martin Studio 148 North 3rd Street Sept 7, 14 + 21 at 7:30pm
7 Best Friends Linda Dubin Garfield
BFFs, chums, buddies, partners, sidekicks. Whatever you call them, they are always there for you, from pinky swears to pajama parties, weddings, babies, birthdays— Best Friends Forever. Create an image, tell your story. Be in this mixed media Fringe installation! Materials supplied. Free / 120 minutes (ongoing) The Book Trader 7 North 2nd Street Sept 7 + 14 ongoing 3pm–5pm
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The Rock School for Dance Education presents International Dance Stars, a compilation of vignettes performed by our talented young dancers. Here is your chance to have an exclusive look at award-winning choreography and meet the future stars of tomorrow, today! Photo credit Tiffany Yoon, courtesy of The Rock School. $10 / 50 minutes The Rock School for Dance Education 1101 South Broad Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 20 at 2pm
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11 From Our Living Room Birds on a Wire Dance Theatre
Fresh from last year’s soldout run of HATCH, Birds on a Wire presents an intimate evening of new duets, all choreographed by company members. Experience the playfulness, athleticism, and artistry of some of the most engaging new dancemakers in Philadelphia. Join us for the art at 5pm or the art and the party at 8pm. $10–$20 / 65 minutes Headlong Studios 1170 South Broad Street Sept 20 at 5pm + 8pm
15 Suspended Brian Sanders’ JUNK
Get set to bliss out when this festival favorite bounds through a fantastical, titillating abyss where dual states of being and consciousness cross both sides of the line at the same time. Audacious physicality. Strong adult content. Raw, brash, erotic, extreme. Don’t miss the exclusive locker room preshow. $35–$75 / 45 minutes JUNK 2040 Christian Street Sept 5–8 at 9pm Sept 11–14 at 9pm Sept 17–20 at 9pm
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Jasmine Zieroff, co-creator of the erotic 2012 Fringe hit, RUB, deals her latest naughtyartist sensation. Enter a secret passage to bask in the glow of the heart, shimmer of a breast, hip’s curve, back’s arch, scent of flesh, wrenched and mangled in the bliss. Zieroff is beauty and voracity, unashamed and glorious. $25 / 45 minutes The Back Door 2036 Montrose Street Sept 5–8 at 11pm Sept 11–14 at 11pm Sept 17–20 at 11pm
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#hashtag #theplayforpeoplewhodon’tknowwhathashtagmeans #etctheater #comedy #communicationbreakdown #unfringe #publicitystunttobelistedfirstinthefringeguide #thecitypapersucks #phillyfringe #writtenbytoddcardin #directedbyemilycardin $15 / 75 minutes Shubin Theatre 407 Bainbridge Street Sept 4–6 at 8pm Sept 7 at 6pm Sept 11 +12 at 8pm
**** 4 stars, Edinburgh Fringe Festival. “Funny, visually engaging, and deeply political without being didactic,” What’s On Stage. In a land of sand, blood, and roses, where disasters are counted in stones, two men’s good intentions for one woman have unexpected consequences when modern life, Persian myth, and love collide. $10–$12 / 65 minutes Studio X 1340 South 13th Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 10 at 8pm Sept 12 at 9:30pm Sept 13 at 7pm Sept 14 at 5pm Sept 17 at 8pm Sept 19 at 9:30pm Sept 20 at 7pm
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Fando carts his crippled bride Lis through a barren nowhereland to find happiness in the city of Tar. As the absurd becomes a reality, they confront us with their lyrical, violent, and perilous love. In the Philadelphia premiere of this new translation, Arrabal’s 1955 play remains as playfully brutal as ever. $10 / 65 minutes Shubin Theatre 407 Bainbridge Street Sept 20 at 2pm + 5pm + 8pm Sept 21 at 4pm + 7pm Sept 22 at 7pm
9 Incongruous Laurencio Ruiz 7 What Narwhals Talk About When They Talk About Love Grace Mi-He Lee and Leslie Elkins
From one of the creators of last year’s Fringe hit Holly’s Dead Soldiers comes a modern adaptation of Anna Karenina. Anna K explores the absurdity, humor, and despair of this groundbreaking novel, updated to 2014 and set in a South Philadelphia row home. $15 / 60 minutes The Karenin’s House 1816 Wharton Street Sept 12 at 7pm Sept 13 at 6pm Sept 14 at 4pm Sept 15 at 6pm Sept 17 at 7pm Sept 19 at 2pm Sept 20 at 2pm + 6pm Sept 21 at 4pm
5 By the Way, Meet Vera Stark Silver Stage Company
A biting satire on Hollywood, racial identity, celebrity culture, and the people who think they know actors through the movies they make. Beginning in 1933, the play by Lynn Nottage follows the career of Vera Stark—a young talented beauty—and the breakthrough role that changes her life. $20 / 140 minutes Fleisher Art Memorial 719 Catharine Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 19 at 7:30pm Sept 20 at 4pm + 8pm Sept 21 at 4pm
Incongruous: This hilarious frenzy and explosive adult puppet show with anatomically complete—no, correct— physically disabled puppets, who literally bare all to expose everything. If you can handle it, come and discover why this is the one and only puppet show for mature audiences’ inner child. $10 / 45 minutes Studio X 1340 South 13th Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 5–7 at 6pm + 7pm Sept 12 at 4pm + 11:30pm Sept 13 at 2:30pm + 9:30pm Sept 19 at 4pm + 11:30pm Sept 20 at 2:30pm + 9:30pm Sept 21 at 5:30pm + 6:30pm
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Grace Mi-He Lee and Leslie Elkins return to the Fringe with a show about narwhals pondering their mysterious nature and the elusive meaning of love. Performed in Lee’s own South Philly row house, this karaoke cabaret/minimalist ballet/piercing talk show will have audiences comfortably sitting on red leather couches. $5 / 25 minutes Grace’s House 731 Montrose Street Sept 10 + 17 at 7:30pm + 9pm
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Part unconventional love story, part social commentary, and part delicate weirdness, Marbles is a new play exploring anxiety, technology, and relationships. Staged with care in the basement of Chapterhouse, starring Sam Sherburne and Hannah Van Sciver, directed by Will Steinberger, written by Hannah Van Sciver. $10 / 50 minutes Chapterhouse Cafe & Gallery 620 South 9th Street Sept 11–13 at 8pm Sept 14 at 2pm
As they come of age, a group of young women look forward and backward to contemplate their place in the world. Memory, family, place, and identity intertwine as they struggle to define home, and then challenge those very definitions. What is home? What do we risk by not having it? $15 / 90 minutes CHI Movement Arts Center 1316 South 9th Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 5 at 8pm Sept 6 at 2pm + 7pm
4 The Yellow Wallpaper Wild Plum Productions 11 SLIDESHOW SmokeyScout Productions
From the 1960s through the 1980s, the slideshow was a staple of American life. SLIDESHOW drops audiences back in the time of Kodachrome colors, weaving a fictional personal and family history around strangers’ real slides of long ago vacations. A bizarre, funny, and disturbing work created and performed by Josh McIlvain. $10 / 65 minutes Headlong Studios 1170 South Broad Street, Rear Studio Sept 12 + 13 at 7pm See p103, Northwest Philly Fringe, and p108, Old City Fringe, for additional venues and times
The Yellow Wallpaper tells the tale of a woman who gradually becomes fascinated and then obsessed by the wallpaper (and what lies behind it) in a room where she is sequestered alone. Or is she? $10 / 60 minutes Shubin Theatre 407 Bainbridge Street Sept 16–18 at 7:30pm
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9 Nightmares in Neverland Bri Shaw / Brian Clores / Brey Barrett / Haygen Walker
A theatrical experience inspired by the unrealized and rarely spoken-of foreboding world of Peter Pan. With two original one-act plays, the inevitable loss of childhood and innocence is examined through fragmented storytelling and surrealistic looks at the world of Peter Pan that J.M. Barrie created over 100 years ago. $15 / 120 minutes Studio X 1340 South 13th Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 11 at 8pm Sept 12 at 6:30pm Sept 13 at 4pm Sept 14 at 9pm Sept 15 + 18 at 8pm Sept 19 at 6:30pm Sept 20 at 4pm Sept 21 at 9pm Sept 22 at 8pm
Coastal cities are flooded. Philly is overrun with refugees. Disease breaks out in the camps, and the government gives the order: shelter in place. Can you secure your home against the climate change apocalypse? Safe Space! A play about environmental science students and their live-action role-playing global warming game. $15 / 70 minutes Doug’s House 19th + Latona Streets Venue address provided after ticket purchase Sept 10 at 8pm Sept 12 at 10pm Sept 13 at noon + 4pm Sept 14 at 6pm Sept 15 at 7pm Sept 17 at 8pm Sept 18 at 8pm Sept 19 at 7pm + 10pm Sept 20 at noon + 4pm
4 THE ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY, FORGET-ABOUTIT, LAST NIGHT AT VON DAHM’S SPORTS BAR, WING HUT, AND KARAOKE PALACE Actors International Theatre
World premiere performance! It’s the last night before the closing of Von Dahm’s Sports Bar, Wing Hut, and Karaoke Palace. Three old acquaintances meet up to rehash the past, stare down the present, and face the future. Drinks flow, karaoke is sung, and old issues are trotted out, thrown out, and mostly worked out. $18 / 60 minutes Shubin Theatre 407 Bainbridge Street Sept 13 at 7pm Sept 14 at 3pm Sept 15 at 7pm
Encounter the witches, put on your blindfold, and fall into the darkness of Scotland under the murderous rule of Macbeth. Till Birnam Wood . . . is an immersive, sensory experience of Shakespeare’s darkest work, literally. Audience members experience this fast-paced and intense production completely blindfolded. $12 / 55 minutes Studio X 1340 South 13th Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 5–7 at 9:30pm Sept 10 at 10:30pm Sept 14 at 9:30pm
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2 Two Street – A Tale of Star Crossed Mummers Tribe of Fools
Two Mummers brigades, both alike in dignity. Ronnie and Jules are perfect together, except that they belong to rival Mummers brigades. From the same company that created Heavy Metal Dance Fag and Antihero comes an outrageous comedy that skewers our love affair with True Love and all its unrealistic expectations. $15–$20 / 80 minutes The Church of the Crucifixion 620 South 8th Street Sept 4 at 8pm Sept 5 + 6 at 8pm + 10:30pm Sept 8 at 8pm Sept 10 at 6pm + 8:30pm Sept 11 at 8pm Sept 12 at 8pm + 10:30pm Sept 13 at 8pm
6 Untitled: What You See or What Do You See Artist Krie Alden of KrieArt
This show focuses on the relationship between the art and the viewer’s perspective— specifically, hearing and seeing the viewer’s perspective and the amalgamation of that perspective to create another work of art. Reception and special performances TBA on KrieArt.com and davinciartalliance.org and noclue.co. Free / Ongoing Da Vinci Art Alliance 704 Catharine Street Sept 6, 10, 19 + 20 at 6pm
9 Wendy and Peter Bloom & Fly Theatre Company
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A world premier sequel based on the writings and characters of J.M. Barrie, and inspired by his novel’s final chapter: “When Wendy Grew Up.” Discover what happens when Wendy returns to Peter and Neverland for the first time! This all-ages show explores how we fight to stay young, and why we must all grow up in the end. $10 / 90 minutes Studio X 1340 South 13th Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 6 at 3:30pm Sept 8, 9 + 16 at 7:30pm Sept 20 at 2:30pm
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Created after a rough winter, this piece takes us through the internal struggles, the emotional ups and downs, the physical changes, and the mental struggles we all go through over the course of a year. $12 / 60 minutes St. Francis de Sales Parish 4625 Springfield Avenue Sept 13 at 7pm Sept 14 at 2pm
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2 Splice Leah Stein Dance Company
LSDC presents Splice, a new site-specific performance in collaboration with Jeremy Holme’s wood sculpture installation at Drexel’s Pearlstein Gallery. Splice invites the audience to explore the ribbon-like installation that draws lines in the gallery space as the performers shift, split, and cut through. $20 / 60 minutes Leonard Pearlstein Gallery 3401 Filbert Street Sept 18 + 19 at 7:30pm Sept 20 + 21 at 2pm + 4:30pm
#shamanicinterfaces is an interactive performance featuring dance, music, video, spoken word, and the internet. Directed by Manfred Fischbeck. Live music by Tim Motzer. Live visuals by Dejha Ti. $20 / 90 minutes CEC Meeting House Theatre 3500 Lancaster Avenue Sept 20 + 21 at 8pm
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5 Borneo Odyssey Skowmon Hastanan
Borneo Odyssey, an experimental performance with audience interactions, based on the 1896–1898 Penn Museum expeditions to northern Borneo made by Furness, Harrison, and Hiller. The Museum Archives collections are re-interpreted into performance with a talking orangutan, recounting tales of discovery. Free / 60 minutes Harrison Auditorium Penn Museum 3260 South Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 13 at 3pm
2 AE$OP Drexel Players
7 Sephro: Earth’s Revenge Fantasy Weavers
AE$OP is an imaginative and immersive adaptation of the famed fables by Aesop. Watch as characters’ tales intertwine to venture beyond simple morals of right and wrong, offering a mature glimpse at universal truths. In this modern take, audiences will be brought straight into the heart of these familiar stories. $15 / 75 minutes URBN Center Annex Black Box Theatre 3401 Filbert Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 5 at 7pm Sept 6 at 7pm + 11pm Sept 7 at 6pm Sept 8 + 11 at 7pm Sept 12 + 13 at 8pm Sept 14 at 2pm
Planet Sephro faces it’s most threatening challenge yet—chemical warfare. The Sephron’s food sustenance, Torli, is tainted to create sickness and death. Come witness, in this fourth story in the Sephro series, how the Sephrons and their Earthen friends risk their lives for the salvation of Sephro. $15 / 90 minutes The Rotunda 4014 Walnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 6 at 7pm Sept 7 at 3pm Sept 10 at 8pm
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7 Mount Airy Home Companion Saint Mad
Hello West Philly, from your brothers and sisters in Mount Airy, the hippy heartland on the edge of the beautiful Wissahickon Valley. Let’s come together for comedy and song in a radio-style show inspired by the legendary Prairie Home Companion. Fresh from two years of sold-out performances in Northwest Philly. Share the love! $18 / 90 minutes The Rotunda 4014 Walnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 18 + 19 at 8pm
7 Snyder v. Phelps, an original musical Underbite Theatre Company
6 Alternative Theatre Festival iNtuitons Experimental Theatre
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4 Philly Song Shuffle The Xtreme Folk Scene
200-plus minutes of fast, dirty fun involving 4 minute sets, 4 second set changes, 55 artists on one stage, and a Philly-sized dose of complete mayhem. City Paper described its 2003 debut as “an excellent idea that should become a regular event.” The first and only live song shuffle anywhere! $26 / 200 minutes (ongoing) World Cafe Live 3025 Walnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 10 at 7pm
Join us for our annual Alternative Theater Festival, UPenn’s exclusive showcase of student-written experimental theater. Organized by iNtuitons, Penn’s only experimental theater troupe, the Alternative Theater Festival has been going strong since 1994, highlighting the best of UPenn’s extraordinary playwriting talent. $10 / 90 minutes Platt Student Performing Arts House 3702 Spruce Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 13 at 7pm
7 Poe-a-thon Night Hawks
Features original short plays by three-time Arts Council recipient William Burrison and friends, experimental audio-visual interpretation of short Poe poems, with live music (piano, harp, flute) by Ross Lipton. Inspired by Poe, master of the “grotesque” and “humoresque.” $10 / 60 minutes The Rotunda 4014 Walnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 21 at 2pm + 7:30pm Sept 22 at 8pm
“God hates fags!” The Westboro Baptist Church protests Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder’s funeral. A grieving father sues Fred Phelps for defiling his son’s name and service to America. Freedom of speech? The Supreme Court must decide in this original musical. Book and lyrics by Shelli Pentimall Bookler, music by Josh Martin. $10 / 120 minutes The Rotunda 4014 Walnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 12 + 13 at 7pm Sept 14 at 2pm + 7pm See p117, Suburban Fringe, for additional venue and show times.
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Rainbowtown is a hilarious, interactive, and touching play for kids (ages 3 to 8) and their families. It’s about emotions, colors, and a queen’s search for a new home. The performance will end with a playtime celebration. $8 / 45 minutes Radnor United Methodist Church 930 Conestoga Road, Rosemont Wheelchair accessible Sept 6 at 11am Sept 7 at 3pm Sept 13 at 11am Sept 14 at 3pm Sept 20 at 11am
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4 “‘. . . the rags of time’: J. Robert Oppenheimer” Exclamation Theater, Inc.
Stand-up comedian/improviser gets elected to the Borough Council in Flemington, NJ. In a 12-year journey in NJ politics, he moves from being a cynical ex-New Yorker to being passionate about public service. He applied the rules of improv to the world of politics. Result: New Jersey: Politics Unusual. $20 / 75 minutes Comedy Cabaret 11580 Roosevelt Boulevard Northeast Philadelphia Wheelchair accessible Sept 20 at 8pm
“‘ . . .the rags of time’: J. Robert Oppenheimer” is a new play by dramatist A.S. Ruch, a 65-minute one-man show, imaginatively recounting a final soul-searching by the father of the atomic age as he faces his own death. $10–$12 / 65 minutes Stage One 101 Plush Mill Road, Wallingford Sept 5 at 7:30pm Sept 6 + 7 at 2pm + 7:30pm Sept 11 + 12 at 7:30pm Sept 13 + 14 at 2pm + 7:30pm
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A brick through his Camden window told Rocky Wilson he wasn’t living in Haddonfield any longer. But Camden became more than bricks and broken bottles—beneath the surface Wilson discovered an invincible city’s soul. Using sign language, poetry, music, and dance he explores the many wild stories Camden has to tell. $20 / 80 minutes IDEA Performing Art Center 1 Harbor Boulevard Camden, New Jersey Wheelchair accessible Sept 20 at 7:30pm
3 Comedian Elected to Town Council in New Jersey Joey Novick
“God hates fags!” The Westboro Baptist Church protests Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder’s funeral. A grieving father sues Fred Phelps for defiling his son’s name and service to America. Freedom of speech? The Supreme Court must decide in this original musical. Book and lyrics by Shelli Pentimall Bookler, music by Josh Martin. $10 / 120 minutes Bucks County Community College Gateway Auditorium 275 Swamp Pike, Newtown Wheelchair accessible Sept 11 at 7pm See p116, West Philly Fringe, for additional venue and show times.
RENEWAL
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The Student Recital Series is the ideal way to experience Curtis for the first time. Hear ground-breaking new works and time-honored classics. Over 100 recitals of solo and chamber music take place during the school year. FREE; no ticket required. www.curtis.edu/StudentRecitals
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THANK YOU Special Thanks Nafeesa Akbar Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia, Technological Connections Johanna Austin Rahat Babar Karen D. Bailey Rich Bauder, Bauder Audio Systems Michelle Baxter Edward Behm, Esq. Conrad Bender Romona Riscoe Benson George Blackmon Steven Bradley Liam Brickley Kirsten Britt Broad Street Ministry Duane Bumb, City of Philadelphia Commerce Department Nancy Burd Rob Buscher Gabe Canuso Fergus Carey Brian Castello
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INDEX BY ARTIST 1812 Productions / p108 34th Street Poets / p107 360° Dance Company / p96 A Change of Harp / p91 A Plague On Both Your Houses / p93 Academy of Indian Classical Dance / p107 Actors International Theatre / p112 Krie Alden of KrieArt / p113 Alyson Laury Dance Company / p97 Amancay Candal Tribe / p101 Ann Artist / p91 AntiGravity Theatre Project / p91 Apocalypse Club / p112 Asterial Dance / p97 Katrina Atkin / p106 BalletFleming / p96 BalletX / p106, p115 Brey Barrett / p112 Aleksandra Berczynski / p107 Birds on a Wire Dance Theatre / p110 Bloom & Fly Theatre Company / p113 Blue Suede Productions / p97 Brian Sanders’ JUNK / p110 Butter & Serve / p99 Romeo Castellucci / p46 Susan Chase / p93, p97 Children’s Opera Box / p102 Brian Clores / p112 Kim Coles / p92 Aaron Cromie / p94 Curtis Institute of Music / p22 Dancefusion / p96 Chris Davis / p111 Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker / p62 David DelBianco / p99 Dretwin Productions / p94 Drexel Players / p116 Leslie Elkins / p111 ETC Theater / p111 Exclamation Theater, Inc. / p117 Exosphere / p100 Factory Productions / p91 Fantasy Weavers / p116 flandrew fleisenberg / p98 Megan Flynn / p102 Foreverlore / p93 Found Theater Company / p107 Linda Dubin Garfield / p108 Loren Groenendaal / p98 Group Motion Multi Media Dance Theater / p115 Half Straddle / p54 Trajal Harrell /p50, p53 Skowmon Hastanan / p116 Headlong Dance Theater / p91 Hear Again Radio Project / p92
Katie Horton / p115 iNtuitons Experimental Theatre / p116 InVersion Theatre / p91 IShowNY Productions / p108 Kaleid Theatre / p112 Brian Kelly / p99 Greg Kennedy, Innovative Juggler / p103 Mark Kennedy / p99 Andrea Kuchlewska / p92 Leah Stein Dance Company / p115 Grace Mi-He Lee / p111 Leila and Pantea Productions / p111 Scotch Ellis Loring / p92 Megan Lynn / p97 Manayunk Theatre Company / p103 Peter Michael Marino / p92 Mary Mattingly / p26 MB Grupa Realizacji / p107 Joanne McBride / p90 Colie McClellan / p99 MM2 Modern Dance Company / p100 Brandon Monokian / p93 Gunnar Montana / p100 More Than a Dime Ensemble / p91 Movin’ Melvin Brown / p107 New Paradise Laboratories / p38 New Street Dance Group / p96 Night Hawks / p116 Joey Novick / p117 Ombelico Mask Ensemble / p101 OneTaste Philly / p108 Other Case Notes Ensemble / p98 Yajaira Paredes / p108 Pennsylvania Ballet / p22 Frank Perri / p108 Philadelphia Artists’ Collective / p94 Philadelphia Experimental Theatre Ensemble / p92 Philadelphia Opera Collective / p92 Philly Local IMPACT Live! / p107 PhysiKal Bodies / p106 Hilary Pierce / p101 Pig Iron Theatre Company / p30 Claire Pitts / p101 Plays & Players / p94 Poor Richard’s Opera / p93, p103 Power Street Theatre / p99 RealLivePeople / p101 Lori Reed / p108 Seth Reichgott / p93 Georg Reischl / p22 REV Theatre Company / p97 Revolution Shakespeare / p92 RHolt Productions / p93 Chris Richards / p107 Rimini Protokoll / p58
Rosas / p62 Laurencio Ruiz / p111 Run Boy Run Production / p94 Saint Mad / p116 Salamé Studios / p106 Emily Schuman / p111 Zoe Scofield / p22 Itamar Serussi / p22 Naatya Seva / p107 SHADOW Company / p91, p102 Brian Shapiro / p97 Bri Shaw / p112 Shechinah, Inc / p102 John Schultz / p112 Silver Stage Company / p111 SmokeyScout Productions / p103, p108, p112 Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio / p46 Nassim Soleimanpour / p34 Spiral Nexus / p101 Harmony Stempel / p92 Tangle Movement Arts / p98 Temple Theaters / p91 The Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium / p92 The Institute for Psychogeographic Adventure / p42 The Naked Stark / p96 The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre / p92 The Renegade Company / p94 The Rock School for Dance Education / p110 The University of the Arts / p91, p94 The WaitStaff Sketch Comedy Troupe / p110 The Wingmen / p90 Tongue & Groove Spontaneous Theater / p94 Tribe of Fools / p113 Truth Be Told Productions / p107 Fania Maria Tsakalakos / p98 Mary Tuomanen / p94 Two Ducks Theatre Company / p117 Underbite Theatre Company / p116, p117 Haygen Walker / p112 Wild Plum Productions / p112 Annie Wilson / p100 Rocky Wilson / p117 Van.Martin Productions / p93 Teresa VanDenend Sorge / p102 Hannah Van Sciver / p112 Xtreme Folk Scene / p116 Jasmine Zieroff / p111 Ziya / p97
INDEX BY SHOW The Body Lautrec / p94 The Disappearing Quarterback / p94 the four seasons / p115 The Four Seasons Restaurant / p46 The Hunchback of Notre Dame . . . A Mute Play / p94 The H-O-T Series of Philadelphia / p98 The Last Five Years / p97 The Orgasm Chronicles / p100 The Rape of Lucrece / p94 The Ray Charles Experience - Live! / p107 The Story of You / p99 The WaitStaff Sh*ts the Bed! / p110 The Way Of All Flesh (Show): A Graveyard Cabaret / p97 The Wingmen Present: The Neighborhood / p90 The Yellow Wallpaper / p112 Theorem / p103 They Call Me Arethusa / p99 Through the Glass Ceiling / p91 Till Birnam Wood... / p112 Tongue & Groove / p94 Transference / p97 Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at the Judson Church (XS) / p53 Two Street – A Tale of Star Crossed Mummers / p113 Underground Episodes / p94 Untitled: What You See or What Do You See / p113 V / p99 We Are Proud to Present / p94 Wendy and Peter / p113 WetLand / p26 What Good Has Come Out of Camden? / p117 What I Learned About Outer Space / p22 What Narwhals Talk About When They Talk About Love / p111 White Rabbit Red Rabbit / p34 Women Un Plugged / p94 Would I lie to you? / p101 Yip and Al / p91
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It Was All Downhill After Fleetwood Mac / p97 Kabbalah: The Musical / p102 Kill Shakespeare: Live Graphic Novel / p92 Kim Coles: Oh, But Wait... There’s More! / p92 Living in Exile: A retelling of the Iliad / p92 Loop / p98 Lovertits / p100 Mad Blood and Other Beauties / p93 Marbles / p112 Margam, A Classical Splash / p107 Mirroring Sky - A Soundscape / p91 Morir Sonyando / p99 Mount Airy Home Companion / p116 Necessary Efforts / p96 Nellie/Nellie / p91 Nightmares in Neverland / p112 No Place Like / p112 Not Your Mother’s Moth / p102 Oedipus The Musical / p93 Paper Phoenix / p108 Paradox / p97 Passport by Gustavo Ott / p108 Peter Pan is Dead / p93 Philly Local IMPACT Live! / p107 Philly Song Shuffle / p116 Poe-a-thon / p116 Project Reclamation / p101 Project - Through an Aperture / p100 Rainbowtown / p117 Reinventing Fania (a work in progress) / p98 Resurrection Room / p100 Rockys / p65 Rosas danst Rosas / p62 Safe Space / p112 Sephro: Earth’s Revenge / p116 Sisters of Ellery Hollow by Stephen Spotswood / p93 Skin In The Game / p93 SLIDESHOW / p103, p108, p112 Snyder v. Phelps, an original musical / p116, p117 Speed Dating TONIGHT! / p93, p103 Splatter / p103 Splice / p115 Stand Back I’m Gonna Uke: An Evening of Old-Timey Music / p93 Susan’s Undoing / p93, p97 Suspended / p110 THE ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY, FORGETABOUT-IT, LAST NIGHT AT VON DAHM’S SPORTS BAR, WING HUT, AND KARAOKE PALACE / p112 The Adults / p38 The Back Door / p111
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