2024 Philly Fringe Festival Guide by FringeArts

FRINGE

The 28th annual Philadelphia Fringe Festival features local, national, and international artists bringing their most innovative ideas to neighborhoods across Philadelphia. This year’s festival includes 8 FringeArts Curated productions (pull out), more than 300 independently produced shows (pgs 5–39), and 3 Satellite Festival Hubs (pg. 3). Philly Fringe is your portal to unforgettable encounters with some of the most captivating artists working today.

Among hundreds of similar festivals around the world, the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, presented by FringeArts, is one of the largest in the United States. FringeArts is Philadelphia’s home for contemporary performance, presenting progressive, world-class art that pushes the boundaries of art-making and inspires new ways of thinking.

Use this Guide to plan your Philly Fringe, and be sure to visit PhillyFringe.org for the most up-todate information.

2024 Philadelphia Fringe Festival Preview Nights

Aug 12, 19 + 26 at 7pm FringeArts, 140 N. Columbus Blvd.

Unsure of what to see during the Festival? Join us for free Festival Preview Nights, taking place Monday Aug 12, 19 and 26 at 7pm at FringeArts! Each night, a new group of mystery performances will be highlighted on the FringeArts stage.

Dance, Theater, Circus, Comedy! It’s like a Fringe Festival sample platter! It’s the perfect way to get a taste of a variety of shows, discover new artists, and start building your schedule out before September.

PhillyFringe.org/previews

Opening Night Party

Thursday, September 5 at 10pm Fringe Bar, 140 N. Columbus Blvd.

Celebrate the opening of the 28th annual Philadelphia Fringe Festival with us at Fringe Bar!

PhillyFringe.org/opening24

Fringe Bar

Stop by Fringe Bar throughout the Fringe Festival for dinner, snacks, drinks. Show your ticket to any Fringe Festival show for 20% off your tab*! Preview the menu or reserve a table at Fringebarphilly.com

*Offer may not be combined with any other discounts or promotions, or used for restaurant week menu. Offer valid once per ticket for ticketholder only, not valid for multiple parties or orders.

TICKETING

HOW TO PURCHASE TICKETS

Online at PhillyFringe.org

You may purchase tickets to multiple shows at once; go to individual show pages and add your tickets to the cart, then purchase using a credit card. You will receive an email order confirmation with all of your tickets attached. Print your ticket for admission or add them to your Apple or Google wallet to display your ticket on your phone. FringeArts Members, be sure to log in before shopping to receive your discount!

Call 215-413-1318

Our staff can process your ticket order over the phone with a credit card daily during the Fringe Festival Box Office hours (see below). Before August 26th, we are available on weekdays from 11am–5pm.

At the Fringe Festival Box Office

Stop by the Fringe Festival Box Office, open August 26–September 29. Buy tickets with cash or credit card (no checks). Tickets for FringeArts Curated performances are on sale at the box office until one hour before show time. Tickets for all other Fringe performances are on sale until two hours before show time.

REFUND & EXCHANGE POLICY

FringeArts does not offer refunds. Exchanges are offered for free to FringeArts Members and Producers Circle members, and for $2 per ticket to non-members. Exchanges may only be made up to two hours before the ticketed performance and only for a different performance of the same show.

SEATING POLICY

Seating for most shows is on a first-come, first-served basis. Latecomers are seated at the discretion of the house manager. Some shows do not allow late seating, so arrive early!

HOW CAN I SAVE ON MY TICKETS?

Discounts are available for members, groups, students and 25-and-under, ACCESS cardholders, and artists/ industry. Visit PhillyFringe.org/box-office for more information.

FringeArts Members

Box office location: 140 N Columbus Blvd (at Race) Philadelphia, PA 19106 215-413-1318

Box office hours: August 26–September 1: 12–5pm September 2–September 29: 11am–8pm

At the Performance Venue

We highly recommend buying tickets in advance to receive important information in our Know Before You Go emails. However, when available, tickets may be purchased at the venue starting one hour prior to performances for FringeArts Curated shows, and 30 minutes prior to performances for independently produced Fringe shows. Most independently produced Fringe shows are cash only. We cannot guarantee tickets will be available at the venue; please check PhillyFringe.org to make sure a show has not sold out.

Members receive 20% off tickets to Fringe Festival shows and FringeArts events throughout the year, along with free ticket exchanges, advance access to tickets and seats, and numerous other benefits. See below or FringeArts.com/Membership for more info.

Groups

Groups of 10+ save 25% on tickets. Email PatronServices@FringeArts.com or call 215-413-1318 for group orders.

Students + 25-and-under

All current students and anyone 25-and-under gets FringeArts Curated show tickets for just $15 and a $5 discount on independently produced Fringe Festival show tickets if the original price is $20 or more. Valid student ID or proof of age required.

ACCESS Cardholders

Pennsylvania ACCESS cardholders can receive up to four $2 tickets to all FringeArts Curated shows with a free FringeACCESS membership. Cards must be registered, either online during ticket purchase or in-person at our FringeArts offices. Visit FringeArts.com/FringeACCESS for more info.

Artist Rush

Artists participating in the Fringe Festival receive $5 rush tickets to all Fringe Festival shows, at the door 30 minutes before showtime, subject to availability.

Volunteer Volunteering is a great way to be a part of the Fringe Festival and to see shows for free. For more information, email Volunteer@FringeArts.com

BECOME A MEMBER

SUPPORT FRINGEARTS AND SAVE!

Our 12-month membership includes exclusive benefits at FringeArts throughout the year, including the annual Philadelphia Fringe Festival, Blue Heaven Comedy Festival, and more! We’re talking discounts, advance purchasing, members-only events, and more.

$100 Membership

• 20% off 2 tickets per show*

• 4 complimentary drink tickets to Fringe Bar

• 2 complimentary “Bring A Friend” guest passes

$65 Membership

• 20% off 1 ticket per show*

• 2 complimentary drink tickets to Fringe Bar

• 1 complimentary “Bring A Friend” guest pass

Additional Benefits (both levels)

• Exclusive advance email notification of upcoming events and opportunities to buy tickets before the general public

• Invitations to members-only dress rehearsals and works-in-progress showings

• Free ticket exchanges

*During the 2024 Philadelphia Fringe Festival, the 20% off discount only applies to full price tickets priced over $15. Be sure to buy your membership BEFORE you purchase tickets to ensure you receive the membership discount; you will receive discount instructions via email. Membership cannot be combined with any other discounts.

HEALTH & SAFETY

We have given artists flexibility to choose a level of COVID precaution that works best for their venue and performance. Please visit PhillyFringe.org for details about the health and safety policies of each show. Note that policies are subject to change in accordance with the City’s COVID-19 Response Levels.

Thank you for remaining adaptive and understanding.

ACCESSIBILITY

As an artistic and cultural institution in this city, we take seriously our responsibility to be accessible to every Philadelphian, at every entryway. Wheelchair accessibility is indicated in this Guide. Visit PhillyFringe.org to view additional accessibility offerings — including audio description, hearing assistance headsets, relaxed performances, open captioning, and ASL interpretation.

If you have any questions, please contact Patron Services at PatronServices@FringeArts.com or 215-413-1318,or visit the Box Office during business hours. Learn more about FringeArts accessibility practices at FringeArts.com/accessibility

FESTIVAL HUBS

Festival Hubs are vibrant centers of activity that host multiple performances and artists during the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. FringeArts is proud to partner with these independent hubs who provide artist support, community connections, and unique audience experiences!

Cannonball Festival

With over 100 offerings – from rebellious circus, delicious dance, fearless theatre and activist art to workshops, parties, and more – Cannonball pushes the boundaries of live performance at four different venues this Fringe. Come as you are and stay past bedtime. September 1–29 at the Maas Building (1320 N 5th St), Icebox Project Space (1400 N American St), Liberty Lands Park, and Christchurch Neighborhood House (20 N. American St). Blaze your own trail at cannonballfestival.org

Circus Campus Presents

This fall, Circus Campus Presents, a vibrant hub within the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, invites you to a unique experience. Since its inception in 2017, Circus Campus has woven a tapestry of community, uniting teachers, students, performers, & creators. Located in West Mt. Airy, the campus is a creatively repurposed church, just a short walk from Upsal Station. From September 6–29, enjoy 12 diverse circus and variety shows, by artists based far and wide, over four weekends. Who knows, you might even find yourself on a tightwire or trapeze! Discover more at circuscampusphiladelphia.com/presents

Glen Foerd draws inspiration from its rich architectural heritage, art collections, historical artifacts, and lush gardens to offer immersive experiences that merge the natural and cultural ecosystems of Philadelphia. This Gilded Age historic house offers a multitude of unique settings for storytelling and atmosphere that can transport audiences through time, and the 18-acre grounds provide a lush and interesting background for a large variety of performances. September 8, 15, and 29 at Glen Foerd (5001 Grant Ave). Learn more at glenfoerd.org

Look for Hub logos on individual events and visit their websites for information.

Glen Foerd

THE PHILLY FRINGIES:

The Philadelphia Fringe Festival Audience Choice Awards

Show some love to your favorite shows! After attending any participating Fringe show, you’re invited to submit a 1-5 star score along with feedback about the performance.

FringeArts will share the frontrunners weekly on social media and announce the overall audience choice winners in each category after the Festival. Stay tuned to find out who took home the Philly Fringie in each category!

To vote, look for Philly Fringies posters at the performance venues and scan the QR codes, or click the link sent in the post-show email.

LAST YEAR’S WINNERS

Five Star Award (the show with the most five star votes): Koal by Jacinta Yelland

Art for Young Audiences: Jack and the Beanstalk, Retold: A Children’s Puppet Show by Thomas High Performing Arts Class

Circus: Cirque Us Stories by Cirque Us

Comedy & Improv: The McManus Family Variety Hour and Interest Meeting (NOT A CULT) by McManus Family

Dance: PLAYLIST by Mallory Fabian

Digital: Making It Up (One Playwright to Another) by One Playwright Productions

Film: ‘City Sway’ Film Premiere by Chill Room Records

Immersive/Interactive Experience: Trans Party! by Matthias Volker

Music: Terry Pollard by The Philadelphia Jazz Tap Ensemble

Nightlife & Cabaret: HOMOS! A Solo Disaster Musical, Bitch. by Dan Kitrosser / Asteroid B612

Storytelling: The Softest Part of Her by Nikki Powerhouse

Theater: Eve by Kat Siciliano

Visual Art: Best-Laid Plans by See/Hear Now Pop-Up Enterprises Worldwide

PLAN YOUR PHILLY FRINGE

The following pages are your introduction to the 300+ shows in the 2024 Philadelphia Fringe Festival!

THIS GUIDE

Check out our Curated shows — pull–out Browse by event category — pages 5–40 Browse events by date — pages 41–44

PHILLYFRINGE.ORG

Explore the festival on our website dedicated to all things Fringe:

• Find all of the shows in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival!

• Use filters to find shows by date, category, venue accessibility, or keywords.

• Buy tickets and check the most up to date show information.

Visit us year round for performances, events, festivals, and more at FringeArts.com

CIRCUS CIRCUS CIRCUS

Aperture

Tangle Movement Arts

Aperture: an opening or gap, the space through which light passes. Where inspiration strikes. Join Tangle's acrobats in the urban forest at Circus Forge, Germantown's newest trapezium, for outdoor aerial circus-theater and topsy-turvy storytelling as intimate as a shared dream. Rain date 9/29.

Sept 28 at 5pm, Sept 28 at 7:30pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105642

Birthday Party

Circus Bliss

Birthday Party is a 45 minute, duo, circus-comedy

illuminating the relationships humans have to being born, being alive and celebrating those milestones. Exploring the history, science, and culture of birthdays, it’s the event of the year, that all ages won’t want to miss. Consider yourself invited!

Sept 22 at 6pm, Sept 22 at 8pm

$20/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/105499

Black Circus Family Extravaganza and Cookout

Cannonball

Circus performances, drum lines, food and treats in celebration of Black Circus Week See jaw-dropping acts and inspiring short works highlighting incredible artists with a diverse array of circus skills, and enjoy a day of fun for the whole family. It’ll be a party! Hosted by Alyssa Bigbee.

Sept 8 at 2:30pm $0/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/106434

Carnival of Ritual

Alexandria M White

Carnival of Ritual is a multi disciplinary performance art piece exploring the emergence of American circus and its relationship to black folk. Juxtaposing of the sacred of and the silly as a backdrop to reconciling iniquitous origins mired by race and racism, it is a reconciliation and reimagining.

Sept 14 at 6:30pm, Sept 16 at 5:30pm, Sept 25 at 8pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106361

Architectonica

Innovative Juggler

Greg Kennedy has had a 30-year career as an innovative juggler, building original shapes for manipulation. In Architechtonica, his constructions reach a new level, using inﬂuences from mathematics, physics, visual arts, and history to create a one-of-akind performance.

Sept 15 at 5pm, Sept 15 at 7pm

$20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105528

Black Circus After Dark Cannonball

Circus artists of all disciplines – aerialists, jugglers, acrobats and clowns — from all over the country get loose and wild in the ﬁrst ever Black Circus Week After Dark Cabaret. Hosted by Zelos Marchandt.

Sept 9 at 8:30pm $0/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106487

Black Joy

Twin Eclipse

Black Joy is a multi-disciplinary ancestral journey to liberation. Fusing circus, documentary, and dance, Black Joy celebrates and honors those who have come before us, those who are here today, and those who we have yet to see.

Sept 6 at 9:30pm, Sept 7 at 2pm, Sept 8 at 6:30pm, Sept 9 at 7pm PWYC/40 min • PhillyFringe.org/106357

Dreams of a Clown

Soul Penny Circus

Soul Penny Circus’ international, four-star, Brighton Excellence Award-ﬁnalist production is now touring the US. Enjoy a multi-sensory audience experience that whisks participants through a heartfelt story, exploring both contemporary and traditional circus mediums in this moving ensemble piece.

Sept 14 at 6pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105663

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Circus Forge, 700 E Johnson St

Presented by Cannonball, Liberty Lands, 913 N 3rd St

Presented by Circus Campus, Circus Campus, 6452 Greene St

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Presented by Circus Campus, Circus Campus, 6452 Greene St

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Finding Joy

Rebel Arts Movement

"Finding Joy" is an enchanting circus show that invites audiences into a vibrant world where joy ﬂourishes for Black and Queer individuals. This performance blends breathtaking aerial arts, evocative storytelling, and stunning visual artistry to create an unforgettable celebration of joy.

Sept 7 at 3:30pm, Sept 11 at 6:30pm, Sept 19 at 8pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106368

Geometry: Conversations with Euclid

Rae Guo

Geometry: A Conversation with Euclid follows a girl's relationship with geometry through her life using circus as a medium. Come explore and learn with her as she ﬁrst discovers geometry in elementary school, struggles with it in high school, and ﬁnally understands and expands her view in college

Sept 5 at 8pm, Sept 6, 8 at 5pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106371

It Takes Guts

Head over Wheels Circus

Whats it like when your head and your heart are at odds? Come ﬁnd out in this captivating circus show that will take you on a whimsical journey inside the human body. Based on the poem The Anatomy of Peace by John Roedel, this show features dog tricks, trapeze, juggling, and German wheel.

Sept 1 at 2pm, Sept 2 at 7pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106275

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

LAYOVERS - a comedy about suitcases, gravity, and time

Air Temple Arts

Play-pit balls, confetti, and pinkness abound in LAYOVERS, a circus show which reviewers say, “descends inexorably and entertainingly, into chaos!”

Stuck in an airport of absurdist proportions, three strangers collide in hilarious fashion as they struggle with universal airport quandaries.

Sept 28 at 7pm, Sept 28 at 9:15pm $20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105536

Presented by Circus Campus, Circus Campus, 6452 Greene St

PONYA

ANKOLE Inc.

ANKOLE is a BIPOC-owned Queer Circus Arts and Wellness Community hailing from the boogey-down Bronx, New York. ANKOLE's performance "Ponya" (Swahili for heal, cure) tells 3 stories of how Black bodies and Queer identities are stigmatized in Western medicine.

Sept 6 at 8pm, Sept 7 at 12:30pm PWYC/30 min • PhillyFringe.org/106300

SMASH!: Black Circus Edition

Cannonball, Various artists

SMASH! returns, this time featuring eight intrepid Black Circus Artists from across the country. Paired as strangers during a micro-residency, SMASH! shows what happens when artists meet for the ﬁrst time. Will seeds be planted for a future creative relationships, or will they resort to... juggling?

Sept 11 at 8pm $25/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106440

Forbidden Fruit

Tyshaun & Shekinah

Forbidden Fruit is a circus/Dance show that explores themes of body positivity, mental health, femininity and masculinity & community and black experiences. It has some sexual undertones and performs under the idea that slut shaming is a form of social conditioning that can affect us in many avenues in our lives. It also challenges the norm of gender roles and how were expected to express ourselves.

Sept 9 at 5:30pm, Sept 11 at 5pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106312

I Think It Could Work Full Out Formula

"I Think It Could Work" is a contemporary circus show brought to you from the minds of Full Out Formula. Utilizing elements of acrobatics, circus, and theater, this show is an experiment in what happens when our lives are decided by chance and our fates are left for the audience to decide.

Sept 11 at 8pm, Sept 12 at 5pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106301

Jasper the Juggler

Get ready to be amazed by Jasper Murphy's incredible variety juggling show! A boundary-pushing juggler, unicyclist, and musician, Jasper's stunning visual performances and dangerous edge-of-your-seat stunts are sure to impress.

Sept 20 at 7pm $20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/104593

MOM*

Shir Livne

*a one-woman absurdist circus show about motherhood Sept 29 at 7pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/104746

Red Flags

Watermelon Bathtub

"Red Flags" explores the dynamics of power in relationships. People are invited to tell their experiences of a time when they were in a toxic situation and then perform their ultimate circus sacriﬁce act. The show is a combination of drama and comedy, with audience participation encouraged.

Sept 13 at 6:30pm, Sept 13 at 8pm $20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/81965

The Tire Swing

The Circus Opera Company

A one-act circus opera, about reconnecting with child-like joy as an adult. Audience will experience a contemporary opera, sung from new heights.

Sept 4 at 6:30pm, Sept 8 at 8pm, Sept 15 at 5pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106348

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St,

Presented by Circus Campus, Circus Campus, 6452 Greene St

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Presented by Circus Campus, Circus Campus, 6452 Greene St

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Trabis

Mantistela

We live in a world that has walls, borders and graves. You want to know the truth? Where does your food come from, how is it transported, what happened to the land, where do the resources to make art come from, or do you su er from the privilege of ignorance? Don't worry, live happy, be successful.

Sept 25, 27 at 5pm, Sept 29 at 8pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106291

1400 N American St,

Water Follows Salt

Zeloszelos Marchandt

A capturing and examination of the culty, unapologetic, grassroots lens of Black and Indigenous contribution and surreal trans experience. This is about, another country and body. The one we construct with American appropriated materials as we build Blackness and Indigeneity within ourselves. When everything costs something and there are so many offerings to make, how much future do we lose as we spend time distilling the past?

Sept 8 at 8pm, Sept 9 at 7pm, Sept 15 at 3:30pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106397

FALL ARTS PREVIEW

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery,

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

DANCE DANCE DANCE

A Good Woman

Nerissa Tunnessen & Samantha Xiao Cody

Wait. Weave the shroud. If I were good am I? Feel no pleasure. Think of you, only of you. Make no mistakes. Pull the string, unwind. I am Penelope, faithful wife of Odysseus. I wait. I weave. I dance. I play.

Sept 5 at 6:30pm, Sept 7 at 3:30pm, Sept 22 at 12:30pm PWYC/40 min • PhillyFringe.org/106343

The Album Series: Dreamland

Burgundy Blue Dance

This journey starts in a land full of possibilties under the guidance of an angelic force. Dreams that are full of people, instances and adventures that may be true or untrue, who we are and things we've been through in our journeys. Step into dreamland, a world that blurs lines and shapes fates.

Sept 25, 26 at 6:30pm, Sept 26 at 8:30pm

PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/105849

authentic grief baby monologue

Marisa Illingworth

authentic grief baby monologue, a solo dance theater show performed by marisa illingworth, uses conversational storytelling and movement exploration to unpack themes of queerness, mortality, grief, and rebirth.

Sept 14 at 3:30pm, Sept 22 at 5pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106323

BLACK WOOD: WINTERBORN

Gunnar Montana Productions

For the ﬁrst time ever, Gunnar Montana presents a bone-chilling sequel - BLACK WOOD: WINTERBORN. Levitate to new heights with your favorite man-killing coven and dive into the lore of forbidden love and rebirth.

Sept 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 at 8pm $49/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105729

(((pomegranate)))

sarah ingel

(((pomegranate))) is a dance ritual by choreographer sarah ingel + collaborators diving deep into our own mythologies of grief. Through a mess of fruit, ﬂowers, dance and dirt, together, we create an altar, a table, a memory, a ritual to hold us as we process complexities of loss and love.

Sept 14 at 2pm, Sept 19 at 5pm, Sept 22 at 8pm, Sept 29 at 6:30pm PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/106345

After YES

Meghan Frederick/Practice Project

After YES is a group dance experiment that uncovers the dancer’s desire as a product and a force. After YES relieves the dancer of the responsibility of making sense, while demanding her complete attention and sensitivity. After YES removes success and failure but also wonders 'why is this a show?'.

Sept 21 at 7pm, Sept 22, 29 at 8pm

$20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105639

AQUA Connection

Aerial Mind

Aqua Connection is a 60 minute production that uses silk, rope, net, trapeze, and modern dance to explore a symbolic connection between humans and water. Once the artists ﬁnish, an open dialogue with the audience will explore exactly how we interact with the most important resource on our planet.

Sept 21 at 6pm, Sept 21 at 8pm

$20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/104743

Beautiful Human Lies: Chapter 4 (Work-in-Progress Showing)

Choreographed by Rennie Harris + Performed by Megan Bridge

Preview a work-in-progress of a 2025 Fringe show!

Rennie Harris and Megan Bridge ﬁrst worked on a version of this dance in 1999. 25 years later, this new work is a conversation about race, cultural appropriation, privilege, and the passage of time— choreographed by Harris and performed by Bridge.

Sept 12 at 7pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106492

Presented by FringeArts, FringeArts, 140 N Christopher Columbus Blvd

Bodhisattva Beer Run

Glenn Potter-Takata & evan ray suzuki

Bodhisattva Beer Run is a butoh dance work with integrated video projection that contemplates the performance of gender across a multi-generational Asian-American culture transition through the seemingly contradictory nature of a Buddhist worldview and beer-fueled acts of masculinity.

Sept 14 at 2pm, Sept 14, 22 at 8pm, Sept 15, 21 at 6:30pm PWYC/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/106289

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Avenue

Prism Arts Philadelphia, 1021 Hamilton St

Presented by Circus Campus, Circus Campus, 6452 Greene St

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

The Latvian Society, 531 N. 7th Street

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Brutal Honesty

BodyMeld / Zornitsa Stoyanova

Is being honest a political act? What are the mechanics of honesty in the body? Can truth be embodied? A process-driven and devised work, Brutal Honesty uses movement, speech, and song to interrogate the present moment. Join award-winning choreographer Stoyanova for a fun and always di erent show.

Sept 25, 27 at 6:30pm, Sept 29 at 12:30pm

PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/106360

Dead Muse

Almanac

Never-ending stage entrances, erotic misadventures, colliding family stories turned botched audition monologues, and so many aborted attempts to make it big or just be loved. A wry and personal solo dance into the phantoms of Los Angeles, grand and haunted.

Sept 8 at 6:30pm, Sept 15 at 5pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106363

Dream of A

Yuki Ishiguro/Yu.S.Artistry

Yu.S.Artistry's newest full-length work features two pieces, the primary piece being "Dream of A," choreographed by artistic director Yuki Ishiguro. The work transport audiences with virtuosic choreography and lighting special e ects through the metaverse, featuring characters from Japanese fable, Dream of Akinosuke.

Sept 9 at 5:30pm, Sept 15 at 9:30pm, Sept 19 at 6:30pm $25/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/106334

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

ﬁve two dance company at the Christ Church Neighborhood House

ﬁve two dance company

ﬁve two dance company is thrilled to present an evening of contemporary dance at Neighborhood House in Old City Philadelphia. The three works will center around themes of relationships, humanity, identity, and vulnerability.

Sept 13 at 8pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106292

Forehand Down the Line

Thomas Choinacky

Serve it up tennis style! Our muse is the gestural interplay of ball people- agile tennis sideline speedsters who chase down fugitive balls. Their mercurial and symmetrical movements inhabit (in)visibility and collaboration. With contorted repetition, this fantasia queers the idea of champion.

Sept 6, 7 at 7pm, Sept 8 at 1pm

$20/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/100900

FutureJam '94

Chelsea Murphy

A dance piece about utopian futures that never happen, 90s nostalgia, and our collective loss of attention.

Sept 28 at 6:30pm, Sept 28 at 8:30pm $20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105542

clapping for nature

Leigh Huster

What does it feel like to clap for the soil, a tree, the sky? This outdoor immersive dance performance attempts to restore our relationship with our local ecosystems through tapping into the radical present through a combination of performance and somatic practice.

Sept 19, 20 at 7pm, Sept 22 at 2pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/101518

Desert Turtle

Mitsu Salmon

Desert Turtle is a solo performance piece by Mitsu Salmon about shelter, landscape, and migration. The work looks at Mitsus mother migrating to the desert from Japan and Mitsu's current role as a mother in the desert. The piece interweaves music, dance, video, and non-linear storytelling.

Sept 25, 28 at 5pm, Sept 26 at 9:30pm

PWYC/35 min • PhillyFringe.org/106365

Far Edge of Blue

Stone Depot/Ellie Goudie-Averill and Beau Hancock

Two dancers, two dances: Far Edge of Blue navigates less obvious but potentially more rewarding pathways through the body; The vague journey of a midwestern intellectual is a moving celebration of the quirky pop music of Arthur Russell.

Sept 28 at 12:30pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106294

for you! and for you?

Ashleigh McGown

This work questions and attempts to convey the insecurity and struggle of knowing oneself in the eyes of another. What ensues is a performers quest to become attuned to their desires onstage despite craving the approval of those witnessing the show.

Sept 9 at 8:30pm, Sept 27 at 9:30pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106272

Full Circle

Performance Garage

FULL CIRCLE: The Performance Garage presents three DanceVisions residency choreographer’s new works by Hunter, Ma, and Rainey.

Sept 14 at 7:30pm $30/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/104178

FUZZY BULLDOZER

Kelly Bond & Ellery Burton

We’ve been waiting for this special moment, and we are all ﬁnally together. But we’ve waited too long to face you. You’re not ready. Are we? We need you to come with us. We can’t do it without you. We need you to believe it. What do you say?

Sept 28 at 3:30pm, Sept 29 at 6:30pm PWYC/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/106288

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Concourse Lake, 4321 N Concourse Drive

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Arden Theatre Company, Studio Theatre @ Hamilton Family Arts Center, 40 N. 2nd St

Performance Garage, 1515 Brandywine St

Urban Movement Arts, 2100 Chestnut Street

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

The Garden: River's Edge

Nichole Canuso Dance Company

An intimate, site-speciﬁc performance that fosters connection and reﬂection within the historic spaces of Arch Street Meeting House. Wearing a headset, you’ll be guided on a series of playful and tender encounters with the architecture, the dancers, and fellow audience members.

Sept 7, 8, 19, 20 + 21 at 2:30pm, 3:15 pm, 4pm, 5:15pm, 6pm Sept 10, 18 + 22 at 3:45pm, 4:30pm, 5:15pm, 6pm

Sept 15 at 4:30pm, 5:15pm, and 6pm $30/40 min

$30/30 min • PhillyFringe.org/105733

Arch Street Meeting House, 320 Arch St

HER

Tati Jacky & The Collective

Simply put HER is a coming of age story. Change is inevitable & life moves so quickly we lose sight of ourselves and sometimes we need to stop and SEE.

Sept 5, 6 at 6:30pm, Sept 7 at 5pm

PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/106372

I Know Alone

Terpsichore

"I Know Alone" is a dance performance that brings you into your day dreams. Terpsichore Dance Company combines contemporary with street and social styles of dance to ease you into a dreamy world of light and darkness.

Sept 1 at 3:30pm, Sept 5 at 9:30pm, Sept 7 at 2pm

PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/106374

In the middle, somewhat performative

Jeffrey Sykes

In a fictional world where dance is the only way to preserve truth, Ian Hampton is on a mission to record our history one dance at a time. Through dance and immersive theater, we'll explore the history of communication and the power of dance to uncover the secrets of human expression.

Sept 5, 6, 11, 13 at 6:30pm $25/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/107194

INVITED DRESS THE "CABARET"

Colby Calhoun

you are formally invited to my dance recital ! :-) thanks for coming to my band concert ! :-) please don't forget about my play on friday ! :'-)

Sept 3 at 5pm, Sept 6, 19 at 8pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106376

Jumper Cables

Allison Smith and Kayliani Sood

“Jumper Cables” is a gritty, determined performance of virtuosic physicality. As a duo, collaborators Allison Smith and Kayliani Sood move through an athletic postmodern and contemporary dance to exhaust and empty themselves.

Sept 7 at 6:30pm, Sept 7 at 8:30pm $20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105539

Hacia La Luz- (Towards The Light)

Pasion y Arte

Hacia la luz is a dance journey into the many worlds Elba Hevia y Vaca has inhabited throughout her lifetime. Directed and choreographed by Hevia y Vaca, 5 dancers exemplify connections between the healing power of Flamenco and Andean cosmology, and their relationships to the body, mind, and spirit.

Sept 27, 28 at 7:30pm, Sept 29 at 3pm

$25/65 min • PhillyFringe.org/103995

hog ranch, hogwash, or putting lipstick on a pig

Kayt MacMaster

hog ranch, hogwash, or putting lipstick on a pig, is an immersive dance experience. Inspired by the lives and legends of cowgirls and showgirls on the land once known as the American frontier, this work explores solitude and self-mythologizing as feminist acts of resistance.

Sept 26 at 8pm, Sept 27, 29 at 9:30pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106373

ich glaube das ist was kunst ist

Madeline Shuron Dance Theater

conjugated verbs. stolen kisses. quiet company. part dance-theater exploration, part monologue, and part puppetry performance, ICH GLAUBE DAS IST WAS KUNST IST is a love letter to semiotics, lesbians, and learning in all forms.

Sept 10 at 9:30pm, Sept 17 at 8pm, Sept 20 at 5pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106325

introjective exhibition (nhập xuất nhập xuất)

Anh Vo

"introjective exhibition" is a solo performance exploring the existential condition of being haunted by others, trying to communicate the emotional-physical rollercoaster of not having complete sovereignty over one's own body

Sept 13, 19 at 9:30pm, Sept 14 at 8pm

$25/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/106436

Island

Tammy Carrasco

Where nature meets built space, the Pier serves as backdrop and participant in a public performance. Dancers shift between observer and performer, illuminating the parallels among physical forms of built structures, embodiments of human connection, and acts of healing between nature and humanity.

Sept 26, 27 at 6pm $0/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105188

KCBC x KCBCII Summer Series

Klassic Contemporary Ballet Company

KCBC X KCBCII take on their 8th Annual Fringe Festival. KCBC, under the direction of Kimberly D. Landle will present an evening length show exploring a variety of themes. The company will PREMIER at it's new home in Philadelphia on September 8th with 2 performances and Choreographic World Premiers

Sept 8 at 12pm, Sept 8 at 2pm

$20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/101744

Presented by FringeArts,

Rittenhouse Filmworks, 219 W Rittenhouse St.

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Presented by Cannonball, Maas Studio, 1320 N 5th St

MAAS Building Garden (Outdoors), 1320 N 5th St

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Presented by Cannonball, Maas Studio, 1320 N 5th St

Cherry Street Pier, 121 N Christopher Columbus Blvd

Urban Movement Arts, 2100 Chestnut Street

KCBC STUDIOS, 2628 MARTHA ST

Line///////Movements

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Line///////Movements is a showcase of six original works that emphasize storytelling through a combination of movement, music, technology and text. Together, they form a tapestry of the possibilities inherent in combining words and wordlessness.

Sept 27 at 7pm

$20/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/105372

MOUTH ROT

Micah Lat

MOUTH ROT is an attempt at describing the indescribable, a yearning for the unknown, forgotten about, and deeply cherished after to the point of laughter + fatigue til the body’s taken over, & all that’s left is green light, black leisure, an intrusive thought, and a solo-ish dance theater routine.

Sept 1 at 6:30pm, Sept 14 at 5pm

PWYC/40 min • PhillyFringe.org/106327

NOIZE FREAK:

A Study in the Collaboration of Music and Dance

Steven Perry and Vince Johnson

Percussionist Steven Perry and Dancer Vince Johnson present a performance/workshop based on their unique approach to Music and Dance collaboration. This presentation features performances, accompanied by lectures explaining the thought process/conception, allowing audience input and questions.

Sept 15 at 2pm

$20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105543

PINCH

Sacha Vega, with Tina Bararian + Avery Gerhardt

PINCH is an experimental dance work blurring the ﬁne (story)line between preparedness and chaos in the American psyche. With humor, poetics, and absurdity, a trio of characters keep asking: Who taught you to move safely? What contradictions are held in your security?

Sept 19 at 6:30pm, Sept 20 at 9:30pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106304

POWER

Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group

Award-winning choreographer Reggie Wilson o ers up a whirling, rhythmic, exalted expression of Black Shaker worship through music and movement. This revelatory piece reﬂects on the history of Mother Rebecca Cox Jackson, a free Black woman who founded her own Shaker community in Philly in the 1850s.

Sept 20, 21 at 7pm, Sept 22 at 2pm $35/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105739

Sanctuary

Amber Hongsermeier/Dancers

From a pit of welled sadness and anger, 'Sanctuary' delves into the story of what it means to grapple with the pain that resides in systemic dysfunction. Part autobiography, part collective healing, it embodies the grieving process of healing generational trauma.

Sept 28, 29 at 6pm

PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/105826

The Meaning of Where I'm From

Zoe Farnsworth

Zoe Farnsworth explores their trans-generational Ashkenazi Jewish identity in a solo dance/theater performance through themes of family, ancestry, death, and ritual. She invites you into her composting process to dig, layer and breathe new life into a complex past. What do you need to transform?

Sept 1, 20 at 5pm, Sept 16 at 8:30pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106353

My Pussy Hurts Too

Dane Eissler/Paule Turner, Duchess

Two (aged and aging) queens stand by a gloryhole waiting for “salvation” that never cums... so they make their own. MY PUSSY HURTS TOO is an existential dance-theater exploration of salvation, queer lineage, and the pursuit of the all-cleansing douche for humanity’s ailments.

Sept 1 at 8pm, Sept 12 at 6:30pm, Sept 14, 15 at 2pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106381

perennial, and other works for dance

Erin Busch, Elliot deBruyn, Savannah Green, Jerard Palazo, Sean Bailey

This performance features live dance, contemporary music, and the world premiere of “perennial”, a new art ﬁlm featuring dancer Savannah Green (BalletX) that illustrates the experience of processing grief through dissociation and memory. Music by Erin Busch, ﬁlm by Elliot deBruyn.

Sept 8 at 3pm, Sept 8 at 8pm $20/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/105124

P(O/U)NK

Cory Seals

Wrestling with fugitivity, violent pasts and liberated futures through movement and dance, P(O/U/)NK dances a landscape of improvisational practices/ promiscuous futuring/emergent strategies to dispel the shame associated with touch and illuminate a unified culture of black queer anarchism.

Sept 11 at 5pm, Sept 16 at 7pm, Sept 27 at 8pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106326

RUB MY KITTEN

rayven nishae leak

RUB MY KITTEN investigates the widened edges of indulgence as a radical act of self-care and collective liberation. Each show will be unique to the day as the audience is invited to witness an occasion of live self-making taken on by dance, live sound scores and suspended by ego trips.

Sept 7 at 5pm, Sept 8 at 3:30pm, Sept 12 at 9:30pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106318

see me to see you

sharedelusion

sharedelusion presents an hour-long dance work that aims to capture the beauty of connection. We research the understanding of one's own identity through relationships with others.

Sept 5 at 9:30pm, Sept 17 at 6:30pm PWYC/57 min • PhillyFringe.org/106320

Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Avenue

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Urban Movement Arts, 2100 Chestnut Street

Glen Foerd, 5001 Grant Ave

Presented by Cannonball, Maas Studio, 1320 N 5th St

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Presented by FringeArts, FringeArts, 140 N Christopher Columbus Blvd

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Chi Movement Arts Center, 1316 S 9th St

Presented by Cannonball, Maas Studio, 1320 N 5th St

Self Help | PANOPTICON

mignolo dance

Self Help explores mental health through a relationship between a therapist and patient using Movenglish® – a movement language in progress that directly corresponds to English. PANOPTICON embodies the constant fight to preserve the human instinct and individual mind in a heavily surveilled society.

Sept 14 at 7pm, Sept 15 at 3pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106868

sorry just seeing this

Leigh Huster

Our phones hold memories in data, photos, and apps. They tell us where we are, who we are, and where we need to go. Yet the technology we have to connect us to each other can also isolate us. This work explores the relationship we have with these devices and our ongoing search to ﬁnd one another.

Sept 2 at 5:30pm, Sept 8 at 12:30pm, Sept 29 at 3:30pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106279

Speak

English

Vanessa Kamp

Im telling stories with no plot, no narrative, but they dont come from nowhere, that would be impossible, nor are they clever, which would be possible but incredibly boring. They are vicious, tender, without pretense, rebellious, vulnerable, passionately emotional, and unconcerned with translation.

Sept 20 at 8pm, Sept 21 at 5pm, Sept 22 at 2pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106298

The Köln Concert

Trajal Harrell with Zürich Dance Ensemble

What if singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell opened for Keith Jarrett playing the most famous solo jazz album of all time? With precise movements and big feelings, Harrell and a cast of 6 dancers create a moving exploration of human vulnerability set to Mitchell’s lyrical Blue and Jarret’s Koln Concert.

Sept 28 at 7pm, Sept 29 at 3pm

$35/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105738

unbearable lightness

J. Alex Mathews

unbearable lightness is a sonic love letter to the lightness of being alive. It begins as an exploration of breath with a latex balloon a simple, lightweight object. As the balloon gives shape to breath, opportunities emerge for breath to give shape to the body and for the body to find its dance.

Sept 22 at 6:30pm, Sept 23 at 8:30pm

PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/106303

SOPPI (CHANGE)

Esther Baker & Bamba Diagne

In this performance installation we wear large upcycled sculptures. Our dance is a moving meditation on change, water cycles, and migration. The audience is immersed in video, music, and participatory actions. This transnational collaboration is supported from a residency at RAIR.

Sept 2 at 7pm, Sept 5, 6 at 5pm

PWYC/30 min • PhillyFringe.org/106388

Sound Moves

Dancefusion & Causal Fifth

Philadelphia’s Dancefusion and Casual Fifth with Jim May jointly present a concert of dance, percussion, and live music. Dancefusion will feature works by Mary Anthony and Daniel Maloney. Casual Fifth will present choreography by Jim May and original Japanese taiko drumming and dance pieces.

Sept 6, 7 at 7:30pm, Sept 7 at 3pm $30/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/104011

Valerie Kayliani Sood

In a wild and personal performance of one femme body, dance artist Kayliani Sood brings her mothers story to life. With soft songs to crack the heart, this solo pours out a daughter's memories, joys, and grievances.

Sept 4 at 8pm, Sept 27 at 5pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106394

Tears in the Waves

Mijka Smith, JCWK Dance Lab, Karen Fox, Human Landscape Dance

Contemporary dance showcase by Mijka Smith (Philadelphia), Jessica Warchal-King/JCWK Dance Lab (Reading), Karen Fox/Bella Deluxe Entertainment (Bethlehem), and Malcolm Shute/Human Landscape Dance (Washington DC). Explores opposing forces, social systems, nature, grief, and how those forces shape us.

Sept 21 at 7pm

$25/75 min • PhillyFringe.org/105734

This is How We Remember

Zoe Rabinowitz and Galen Bremer

This is How We Remember is a meditation on loss and wonder. Through original movement, video, and music, we question our responsibility to remember ourselves and the world to one another in the face of grief and joy; inspired by my mom's journey with Alzheimer's.

Sept 21 at 12:30pm, Sept 22 at 5pm PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/106322

Underestimated

Abby Lamb

UNDERESTIMATED is a choreographed dance piece that encompasses the strength, power, diligence, and conﬁdence of a woman. The production depicts di erent stories of women facing adversity. These stories reﬂect the emotions felt by women in relation to confrontations.

Sept 20, 21 at 7pm $15/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/101321

We Dance At Home, Alone

Sangita Pawar

We Dance At Home, Alone (re)stages the immigrant home dances performed by South Asian immigrants and (re)imagines their acts of radical being, caring and knowing in domestic spaces in and for communities committed to generous engagement, exchange and (re) learning ways of being in the world.

Sept 14 at 7pm

$20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105694

SideQuest Theater, 2030 Sansom Street

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Performance Garage, 1515 Brandywine St

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

CHI Movement Arts Center, 1316 South Ninth St.

Presented by FringeArts, FringeArts, 140 N Christopher Columbus Blvd

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Performance Garage, 1515 Brandywine St

Presented by Cannonball, Maas Studio, 1320 N 5th St

Urban Movement Arts, 2100 Chestnut Street

Where There is Hope, There is Light...

Alex Brazinski

A reﬂective ceremony on Rituals. Accompanied by a live violinist, this dance performance merges hypnotic melodies, mesmerizing acrobatics, and symbolic rites. Unfolding qualities of repetition & mystery, hope & despair, light & void, in the pursuit of identity, resolution, and transcendence.

Sept 5 at 5pm, Sept 15 at 8pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106399

within/without Jungwoong Kim

A piece about searching for a sense of "home", belonging, and community in times of increasing isolation, forced mobility, and dislocation.

Sept 1, 13 at 5pm, Sept 8 at 2pm, Sept 16 at 7pm

PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/106293

Whimsical

Yuying Chen& Jamie Chen

Whimsical is a dance performance that is literally whimsical. We try to ﬁnd humor and laugh through our life experiences. As two immigrants in the U.S., this performance reﬂects our perspective and our views of the world.

Sept 1 at 6:30pm, Sept 13 at 5pm

PWYC/30 min • PhillyFringe.org/106305

WORKINONIT

Urban Movement Arts

WORKINONIT is an UMA event that features artist showcases and a dance party. There are both professional and student driven performances. Artists of various levels are able to exchange and inspire one another. Audience members and participants break the 4th wall via a dance party between sets.

Sept 21 at 7pm

$20/180 min • PhillyFringe.org/105557

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Urban Movement Arts, 812 Chestnut Street

COMEDY COMEDY COMEDY & IMPROV

And Then They Were Dead

Without A Cue Productions

With 8,000 di erent combinations, the show will be di erent every night...and your votes determine which one you will see!

Sept 14, 20, 21, 27, 28 at 7pm

$25/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/104846

Cake Walk

Based in Baltimore, Maryland - Cake Walk is a group of melanated folks who perform an original format called "Sit-Prov", a situational comedy show. Cake Walk uses all of the typical sitcom tropes, to create must see improvised TV.

Sept 28 at 6pm

$15/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/105814

#Couplegoals

Stories & Makebelieve

Half true story, half immersive competition. Anne and Brian invite you to experience their successful relationship (so far . . .). You will play, ﬁght, dance, fold & kink, fall, laugh, and learn. Anne and Brian 100% guarantee that you will ﬁnd true love by the end of this experience.

Sept 13, 14 at 8pm

$15/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/105431

Daddy Issues Presents: The Daddies - Independent Improv Awards

Daddy Issues Improv

Dress up in your ﬁnest and BYO champagne, as Daddy Issues rolls out the red carpet for the best of the best in independent improv comedy.

Sept 23 at 8pm $10/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/106087

Brother Love's Good Time Gospel Hour

Noam Osband

Brother Love and Sister Alice are here to save souls. In this bawdy satire, you're invited to grab a tambourine as they sing and preach about the sexiness of Jesus, the spiritual power of narcotics, and the importance of Christian porn. "Laughed the entire hour of this show"Alberta Prime Times

Sept 28 at 9pm

$20/75 min • PhillyFringe.org/50121

Conﬂuence and The Dancers

Conﬂuence and The "Dancers"

A Dance-Improv Double Bill! Conﬂuence’s source is improvisation with many tributaries. Hilarious & poignant - an improvised language/movement mashup to delight and amaze. The "Dancers" is an improvised interpretive dance-and-comedy improv show leading to a unique and funny improv adventure!

Sept 6, 7 at 8pm

$20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105823

Crone

Castle

Nulliparous Tits

Remember ludes? We do. Remember 3rd wave feminism? We do. Cum frolic in our generations thicc emotional dropboxxx. Pre internet, raves, abortions, virginity, no cellphone - no problem, CNN, drugs, jobs (blow). Gather ye children for a feast of stories, video art and theatrical layer cake.

Sept 6, 8, 13, 14 at 8pm $20/65 min • PhillyFringe.org/105754

Dark & Sweet

Zoe Dixon

Dark & Sweet is a showcase that highlights Black women in comedy! This show gives Black women a chance to make some extra cash while pursing their performance dreams.

Sept 19 at 8pm $15/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/105747

Red Rum Theater, 601 Walnut Street

Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Avenue

Sawubona Creativity Project, 1935 E. Passyunk Avenue

Mascher Space Cooperative, Rear Studio, 1170 S. Broad St.

Cardell Dance Studio, 1713 Melon St,

No. 5 Butchie Alley, 5 Butchie Alley (between Federal and Annin Sts.)

Sawubona Creativity Project, 1935 E. Passyunk Avenue

Dead Dad Show

John Miller Giltner

After being cut o for time at their dads funeral, folk artist John Miller is pulling a Albert Camus. AKA: I’m gonna try to help the audience and myself ﬁnd a reason to live that isn’t also a reason to die. ( At least I think. See one of Camus’ books. I’ve read like 15 pages of this guy.)

Sept 14 at 2:30pm, Sept 15, 22, 28 at 7pm, Sept 21 at 5:30pm, Sept 26 at 8:30pm, Sept 29 at 4pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106331

Grab-Bag Ionesco

Night Hawks Theater // William Burrison

Find one bag (all with something pertaining to Playwright Eugéne Ionesco), in the nooks, crannies, or more obvious Fringe spaces of the Rotunda. If you ﬁnd a bag in time...then you get a prize! Or actors will interpret whatever you ﬁnd.

Sept 19 at 7:30pm, Sept 22 at 7pm

$10/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/104824

Live Theatre LIVE!

Impulse Control Freaks

Legendary disgraced director and BFA Acting Teacher (former), Leslie VonKamper, mounts a di erent production each night with the help (which he doesn't need!) of a guest assistant director. In 60 minutes or less, VonKamper and Company casts, rehearses, designs, performs, and hosts a talkback!

Sept 26, 27, 28 at 7pm

$10/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105593

Love Lab

Love Lab Company

An immersive, interactive dating social experiment for the sake of the future's future!

Sept 26, 27, 28, 29 at 7:30pm

$18/75 min • PhillyFringe.org/105498

Michael John Ciszewski: IF MEMORY SERVES

Michael John Ciszewski

SOBRIETY, SEX, AND PROFOUND STUPIDITY! NYC

comedian Michael John Ciszewski's IF MEMORY SERVES is a hilarious and brutally honest hour of absolute gay nonsense about getting sober, JAMPACKED with LAUGHS about anxiety, identity, relationships, and the inscrutable conundrum of existence. HAHA!

Sept 26, 29 at 7pm, Sept 27, 28 at 8:30pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106278

Harding Room, 20 N American St.

Night of a 1000 Knocks

Je and Buttons

Je has an awesome idea that will change theater as we know it: it's called Knock-Knock Jokes. Buttons hasn't been paying attention in rehearsals. Also, he'd rather do silly bits like Fart Laugh and Punch Je . Luckily, they have a big bag of bits to present to the audience...for a small fee.

Sept 18 at 5pm, Sept 19 at 6:30pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106306

Getting Creative with Jennifer Blaine

Jennifer Blaine

Philly Fringe favorite Jennifer Blaine, known for her hysterical characters & transformational solo shows, is on a mission to boost y/our CREATIVITY. Through topical stand-up, interactive fun & coaching—she partners w/ the audience to “keep this show funny & touching throughout.” TimeOut NY

Sept 27 at 8pm

$25/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/105061

Keystone Improv

The Breakdown, is an improv show from Keystone Improv [iO Theater, CHICAGO]. Our show takes on a new theme and breaks it down scene by scene using a classic Chicago Improv comedy form called The Deconstruction aka “The Decon.”

Sept 21 at 9pm, Sept 21 at 10pm

$15/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/105787

Locker Room Pep Talk

Andrew Schar

Do you need a pep talk? Of course you do! Come get one at the Old Pine Community Center locker room, where the game is not over yet, and we may be losing, but that doesn’t mean we’re losers, (although we might be losers for other reasons). All you need, is a really good pep talk.

Sept 6, 13 at 7pm, Sept 7, 8, 15 at 3pm, Sept 7 at 5pm, Sept 14 at 6pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/104972

Men Come Inside of Me

Cavelight Productions

A comedy show starring Toni Nagy where she embodies all the men that have come inside of her, both metaphorically and literally. Toni relates and connects to the men on a heart, soul, and genital level, realizing she is the man that has come the hardest inside of her.

Sept 11, 12 at 9:30pm, Sept 13 at 5pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106379

My Own Private Final Destination

Alexandra McVicker

Film and TV star Alexandra McVicker returns to her hometown of Louisville, KY to portray herself in a play she wrote about her own life. Although no one else seems to share her creative vision, she selﬂessly puts her lived experience on the line in pursuit of actings top honor: an Oscar nomination.

Sept 4 at 7pm, Sept 5, 6, 7 at 8:30pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106352

Noah's No-Show Show

Noah Max Levine

It's opening night of a brand new play. With the cast and crew missing, can one actor take on every role and bring the performance to life? Well, Noah is going to try! This solo improvised comedy turns an audience-suggested title into a spontaneous work of theatre.

Sept 5, 7 at 7pm, Sept 6 at 8:30pm, Sept 8 at 3:30pm $10/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/105589

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, Harding Room, 20 N American St.

Mister John's Music NEW SPACE, 761 S. 8th Street

The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St

Sawubona Creativity Project, 1935 E. Passyunk Avenue

The Louis Bluver Theatre at The Drake, 302 S Hicks St

Old Pine Community Center, 401 Lombard St

Deep End Studios, 1313 S 33rd St

Presented by Cannonball, Maas Studio, 1320 N 5th St

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House,

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, Harding Room, 20 N American St.

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Yellow Bicycle Theater, 1435 Arch St. Fl. 2 (on 15th St.)

Piip and Tuut at Concert

Piip and Tuut Theater

In the show, two clowns go to a concert hall for a funﬁlled night of slapstick, songs, and acrobatic mischief. This clown-duo appears in the lights and puts up a show unlike anything you've ever seen. And the laughter is contagious!

Sept 20 at 6:30pm, Sept 21, 26 at 5pm, Sept 22 at 2pm, Sept 23 at 8:30pm PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/106295

Presented by Cannonball, Sept 20, 21, 22, Liberty Lands, 913 N 3rd St; Sept 23 + 26 at CCNH

Sad People

Frank and Courtney Farrell

In this hilarious show, real life married couple, Frank and Courtney work out their issues through improvised comedy!

Sept 21 at 8pm $15/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/105752

StoryUp

Sawubona Creativity Project

StoryUP! engages children and adults with interactive, improvised performances based on the imagined and true stories of our audience collaborators. StoryUP! is the brain child of writer/comedian/early childhood educator Martha Cooney.

Sept 8 at 2pm

$5/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/105810

Rhymes With Orange

Rhymes With Orange is a multidisciplinary arts collective specializing in interactive mischief, spontaneous narrative combustion, and long-form audiovisual experiences. Catapulting into metaphysics and plummeting into carnival drudgery, all imagination is smart and good.

Sept 29 at 6:45pm $15/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/104953

Yellow Bicycle Theater, 1435 Arch St. Fl. 2 (on 15th St.)

The SINsation

Chris She and Tanya Morgan

"The SINsation" is a unique and hilarious improv show set within the framework of reality television but with an added twist. Each character portrays the living, breathing embodiment of one of the seven deadly sins.

Sept 25, 26, 27 at 7pm, Sept 28 at 2pm

$15/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/105855

This Could've Been a TikTok: A Live Comedy Presentation

Adam Dorn

This Could’ve Been a TikTok A Live Comedy Presentation

By Adam Dorn

A one-man comedy show featuring extensive use of the PowerPoint. Bits include: A Deﬁnitive Ranking of 9 ACME Markets Restrooms I Went to in South Jersey, The 10 Best Places in Disney World to Acknowledge Your Own Mortality, and The Millennial's Guide to the Apocalypse.

Sept 6, 18 at 7pm, Sept 14 at 4pm, Sept 22 at 5:30pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106351

The Zoe Dixon Show

Zoe Dixon

The Zoe Dixon Show is a late-night show hosted by the dynamic Zoe Dixon. Zoe kicks things o with a comedy monologue and some interactive crowd work before introducing the night’s featured comedian.

Sept 26 at 8pm

$15/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/105750

SUSpacious

Michael Savitski (Director) & Sawubona Creativity Project

SUSpacious is an improvised space-adventure comedy with a traitorous twist. Taking the role of the Special Investigations Council, the audience must submit missions for the crew to perform. Watch closely - a traitor is among the crew's ranks, trying to sabotage the mission!

Sept 2 at 8:30pm, Sept 8 at 9:30pm, Sept 13 at 8pm PWYC/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/106344

Whore's Eye View

Kaytlin Bailey / Old Pros

Whores Eye View is a mad dash through 10,000 years of history from a sex workers perspective. Equal parts stand up comedy, history lecture, and personal storytelling, Kaytlin Bailey masterfully unpacks the ageold stigma surrounding the oldest profession.

Sept 21 at 2pm, Sept 22 at 6:30pm, Sept 23 at 7pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106317

Sawubona Creativity Project, 1935 E. Passyunk Avenue

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, Harding Room, 20 N American St.

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Sawubona Creativity Project, 1935 E. Passyunk Avenue

SPOKEN SPOKEN WORD & STORYTELLING WORD

Bodies

Matti McLean

BODIES is a live art experience of Matti McLean’s journey into body painting. It delves into human relationships, self-acceptance, and the importance of staying true to oneself. Through humorous monologues and live body painting, it explores our connection to art, each other, and the world.

Sept 15, 16, 17, 18 at 8pm

$0/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/75044

Do You See What I Hear?

Strange Fangs Song Factory

Immersive poetry intertwined with haunting, beautiful electric cello and digital drums. Music composed experimentally with math, generating live video. A dramatic conversation between music and spoken word, returning to the US after award-winning runs in the Nordic Fringe Circuit.

Sept 26, 27, 28 at 8pm

$15/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/25715

The Naked Truth

Tommy D Naked Man

A naked poetry reading with clothing optional for audience members.

Sept 12, 22 at 7:30pm

$10/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/104569

Storytelling

Nicole Phoenix

"The longest-running Standup Comedy show in Philadelphia dedicated to celebrating the voices of Black women and women of color in comedy."

Sept 28 at 7pm $15/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/105742

Sex Files StorySlam

First Person Arts

Sexual folklorist Dixie De La Tour brings her bawdy style of storytelling to the 4th annual First Person Arts

SexFiles. 4 lucky storytellers will get to work with Dixie one-on-one to talk about sex, kink, or gender. Then, she’ll choose 3 storytellers out of the bucket on the night of the show!

Sept 10 at 7pm $25/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/85586

METER: Experiments in Poetry, Music, & Movement

Ella-Gabriel Mason & Ardon Shorr

A night of verbal, sonic, and kinetic experimentation. Local poets reading live. Musicians and dancers improvising performances in response. Crafted verse collides with spontaneous composition.

Sept 7 at 7pm

PWYC/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/105430

A Patchwork of Stories for GrownUps

Patchwork Storytelling Guild

Patchwork Storytelling Guild presents A Patchwork of Stories for Grown Ups honoring the oral tradition of storytelling and welcoming new and experienced storytellers onto the stage of The Rotunda on Sunday, September 8.

Sept 8 at 2pm

PWYC/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/83205

Walk Me Through Your Resume

Martha Cooney

A storytelling show about weird jobs. Jason Kelce’s used toothpick, the questionable virginity of a duck, and a movie theater brawl all show up in the workplace as Martha tells the story of her resume, with details not available on LinkedIn.

Sept 18, 19, 20 at 7:30pm

$20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105781

The Nest, 1615 N Delaware Avenue

Sawubona Creativity Project, 1935 E. Passyunk Avenue

Philly PACK, 233 Federal St

Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Avenue

The Bridge Studio, 2550 Kensington Avenue

The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St

World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street

Where Sunﬂowers Dance

Quentin Charles Williams/ We The People Stage

Where Sunﬂowers Dance is about Malik, a poet who must summon the courage to confront his parents about the abuse he endured while growing up gay in a Black family before the imminent release of his ﬁrst book. He learns how to reclaim joy while reconciling the complexities of generational trauma.

Sept 26, 27, 28 at 6:30pm $35/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/105401

Woven Worlds: Traditional Tales and Personal Threads

Denise McCormack

Delve into "Woven Worlds: Traditional Tales and Personal Threads" with Denise McCormack at The Rotunda. This thought-provoking and captivating show blends ancient folktales with personal insights, o ering a unique journey into storytelling. Don't miss this unforgettable experience!

Sept 13 at 7pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/104880

FILM FILM

FILM

The Best of the Fests!

The Women's Film Festival

The Women's Film Festival presents "The Best of the Fests!" A 90 minute program screening some of our favorite short films from past festivals. If you love good films, this is the program for you. This collection of shorts includes films that have made us laugh, cry and sometimes learn a little!

Sept 27 at 6:30pm $10/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/105815

Dislocada/Dislocated 2024 Internacional Performance Video Showcase

Dissident Bodies & Dislocada Dislocated

An international showcase of performance videos by some of the world’s leading performance artists in Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia and the Americas, addressing through performance work, the uncertainties and challenges of global warming and its impact on life on human life and that of our planet.

Sept 25 at 7pm $0/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/104966

The

Bicycle Shorts

Yellow Bicycle Company

Award-winning ﬁlms from Bicycle Shorts Film Festival 2024 combined with in-person monologues by actors and ﬁlmmakers. You'll see riveting travelogues, trippy animation, laugh-out-loud comedy. You'll hear bicycling anecdotes, behind-the-scenes accounts, YBC's origin story. There will be bikes!

Sept 29 at 4pm PWYC/105 min • PhillyFringe.org/105687

High and Dry: The MovieScreening and Talk Back

A Famous Studio

Sadie and Mel joyfully prepare to celebrate the holiest day of the year, 4/20! However, their world is completely ﬂipped upside down with the discovery of a local marijuana shortage, which sends them on a journey to save the day. Join us for our second screening of our silly little short ﬁlm!

Sept 23 at 8pm

$15/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105791

Fleisher Art Memorial, 719 Catharine St

The Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden, 2241 N Philip St

Yellow Bicycle Theater, 1435 Arch St. Fl. 2 (on 15th St.)

Velvet Whip, 11th & Vine Street

Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Ave

The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St

MUSIC MUSIC

MUSIC

9/11 Remembrance at the SRT Memorial

Aurora Classical of CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia

Come join us for a remembrance tribute marking the anniversary of the attack on 9/11/01. There will be music, a moment of silence, and a time for you to share your stories from that day. Located at a memorial to those from Philadelphia in the WTC at the time of the attack. Mark the morning with us.

Sept 11 at 8:30am $0/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/67031

Under Chestnut St Bridge, enter via Locust St

Beryl Booker

Philadelphia Jazz Tap Ensemble

This is a jazz story about talent, traveling, 1950s Philadelphia, and what constitutes a break in music and in life.

Sept 7 at 9:30pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106356

Cindy of Arc

A comedy and rock music extravaganza about the problem men have with lying and where that's gotten the rest of us, particularly women. And Jews. Think American Utopia with expletives, politics, religion, dogs, cannibals, no David Byrne and no Utopia. And we wear shoes. "Brilliant" -NWTheatre.org

Sept 11, 25 at 8pm

$15/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105591

For Love of Country

The Perspective Collective

Dive beneath the surface of a decade of political chaos and uncover a riveting tale of principle versus power. In a single hour, this 3-act modern opera captures the rise of a political movement and the betrayal that leads to its fall. Time provided to explore the house and grounds of Glen Foerd.

Sept 15, 29 at 2pm

$22/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/104217

A Bach'eh who wanted to become Bach

Deniz Khateri & Bahar Royaee

"A Bach'eh who wanted to become Bach" tells the story of an Iranian woman in the US who contemplates an unwanted child. Musical experimentation, puppetry, video and poetry paint an expressive portrait of the struggles of a Middle Eastern woman trying to fit into Western society.

Sept 6 at 8pm, Sept 7 at 6:30pm, Sept 8 at 2pm PWYC/40 min • PhillyFringe.org/106354

"Bon Appetit!" An opera about Julia Child by Lee Hoiby

Aurora Classical of CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia

"Bon Appetit!" An opera about Julia Child by Lee Hoiby. This is a 25-minute Julia Child cooking episode set to music. It is a wacky, wonderful ride of a show! Includes a piece of Julia Child's chocolate cake and co ee afterwards.

Sept 28 at 4pm

$25/30 min • PhillyFringe.org/105683

Classical Open Mic Matinee

Aurora Classical of CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia

At the Classical Open Mic Matinee, we begin with some incredible professional musicians as guest artists, and then anyone can get up and perform up to 5 min of classical music. Pianist provided, no need to sign up. You never know what you'll see at the Classical Open Mic Matinee! Come join the fun!

Sept 22 at 4pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/85122

Free Range

Free Range is a monthly concert series on the last Thursday of each month. Throughout the year we present a wide variety of music across all styles. Free Range is made possible with help from Urban Movement Arts, Philly Music Factory, Love City Brewing, and The First Unitarian Church.

Sept 26 at 7pm

PWYC/150 min • PhillyFringe.org/105701

Schuylkill River Trail, WTC Memorial

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion, 2110 Chestnut Street

The Fire, 412 W Girard Ave

Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion, 2110 Chestnut Street

Glen Foerd, 5001 Grant Ave

First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St.

Future Ghosts Ensemble

Thrumming drums and circuit-drench strings swirl with howling winds. A journey through immersive, experimental soundscapes with electronic augmentation, The Future Ghosts Ensemble will premiere "My Skin Is Not My Own" by Joshua Marquez in addition to a cacophony of collaborative improvisations.

Sept 20, 21 at 8pm

PWYC/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/104845

Labyrinth

Oliver Spencer/St.Sol

Labirynth is a collective ritual and and audio-visual worldbuilding experiment from singer-songwriterproducer Oliver Spencer, who operates under 'St. Sol'.

Sept 15 at 2pm, Sept 21, 28 at 9:30pm

PWYC/40 min • PhillyFringe.org/106377

Liberty City Arts PresentsWinterreise by Franz Schubert

Jesus Murillo & Reese Revak / Liberty City Arts

Join us for a unique performance of Schubert’s Winterreise, blending classical recital with live art. Bass-Baritone Jesus Vicente Murillo and AI generators create spontaneous artworks, exploring loss and self-discovery. Reﬂect on human creativity versus technology. Art available post-show.

Sept 5, 7, 9, 13 at 7pm $15/80 min • PhillyFringe.org/105794

Oh Wow! Live Music!

Cannonball

Did you hear that? A voice, a guitar? Oh! It’s... live music! Drop into Maas Garden during select sessions to hear new artists and styles every week during Cannonball. Pull up by the campﬁre, snag a beverage at CannonBar, and pick a plate from a local food vendor for a groovy time. Oh wow!

Sept 3, 10, 17, 27 at 8:30pm $0/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/106491

Building Garden (Outdoors), 1320 N 5th St

Our Innocence

Rose Lee

Rose Lee’s “Our Innocence.” Undress Your Assumptions.

Embrace the Sacred. Rose Lee's Our Innocence is a multimedia performance that shatters expectations and invites a voyeuristic glimpse into the most intimate corners of self-discovery.

Sept 13 at 7:30pm, Sept 13 at 9:30pm $20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105827

re:claim

Melinda Rice and Heather Bowlan

Combining poetry and violin, improvisation and interaction, re:claim returns to Fringe to ask what a community garden, speciﬁcally the collectively run Hansberry Garden in Germantown, can teach us about the ecosystem of a neighborhood over time.

Sept 8 at 5pm

$0/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105835

Holland Andrews

Experience a live set from vocalist, composer, producer, and performer Holland Andrews. Their otherworldly soundscapes take inspiration from contemporary opera, theater, and jazz, utilizing techniques such as vocal distortion and environmental ambience to create a vocal style that is uniquely theirs.

Sept 19, 20 at 8pm

$30/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105736

Liberty City Arts PresentsErwartung by Arnold Schoenberg

Amanda O'Toole & Ting Ting Wong /Liberty City Arts

This rarely staged one-act monodrama for soprano follows The Woman, agitated and disoriented, searching for her lover in an eerily dense wood. Schoenberg’s chilling psychological drama aims “to represent in slow motion everything that occurs during a single second of maximum spiritual excitement.”

Sept 20 at 7:30pm, Sept 22 at 3pm

$15/40 min • PhillyFringe.org/105690

The Listeners

Opera Philadelphia Co-Presented by FringeArts

Composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek follow up on their acclaimed 2016 opera “Breaking the Waves” with a psychological thriller about social rejection, suburban loneliness, and the seductive power of cults and charismatic leaders in a divided nation.

Sept 25 at 7pm, Sept 27 at 8pm, Sept 29 at 2pm $26-300/143 min • PhillyFringe.org/105735

Opera Shots

Opera on Tap Philadelphia

Opera on Tap Philadelphia is proud to present Opera Shots, a collection of short, one-act operas featuring local Philly talent. These modern, English-language operas are perfect for opera lovers and newcomers alike.

Sept 16, 17 at 7pm

$20/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/105753

A Philly Mikado!

Aurora Classical

“A Philly Mikado!” is a brand-new take on one of Gilbert & Sullivan’s most popular works, set right here in Philadelphia in the middle of the Mummers Parade. Gilbert and Sullivan’s political satire and farcical comedy come to Philadelphia in this semi-staged concert version of a classic operetta.

Sept 14 at 4pm

$25/140 min • PhillyFringe.org/67029

Soul Song Soiree with Violinist

Joseph Arnold

Join violinist and author Joseph Arnold for an evening of soulful violin music and an inspiring talk on the secret transformative power of the arts. Walk away feeling uplifted, inspired, and connected with your creative soul.

Sept 5 at 7pm

PWYC/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/105640

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Atonement, 1542 E Montgomery Ave.

Presented by FringeArts, Solar Myth, 1131 S Broad St

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Pig Iron Theatre Company, 1417 N. 2nd Street

Laser Philly, 829 N 2nd St

Presented by FringeArts, Academy of Music, 240 S Broad St

Presented by Cannonball, Maas

Velvet Whip, 319 N 11th St

Urban Movement Arts, 812 Chestnut Street

Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion, 2110 Chestnut Street

Hansberry Garden, 5150 Wayne Ave

Prism Arts Philadelphia, 1021 Hamilton Street

Stop the Bells Tolling

The Publick Pleasure

The Publick Pleasure presents STOP THE BELLS TOLLING, Music of Philadelphia and the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793. Join us for a dramatic concert of befores and afters, as The Publick Pleasure explores changes in Philadelphia's musical landscape caused by the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793.

Sept 14 at 7pm

$30/80 min • PhillyFringe.org/105824

The Voice of Philadelphia Legends

Dave NobleSoul

Music in the park! Dave NobleSoul takes listeners through the legendary music of Philadelphia, sharing stories of his adolescent years in the musical scene and the evolution of the city's singular sound with hit songs like 'You're the Reason Why' by the Ebonys and 'Sarah Smile' by Hall & Oates.

Sept 14, 15 at 6:30pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106281

Tattoo Monologues

ANNA Crusis Feminist Choir

Join us as we delve into the profound connection between tattooing and the eternal quest for selfunderstanding. Using song, spoken word and vivid imagery we celebrate the power of personal narratives, authenticity, and storytelling’s transformative power.

Sept 27 at 8pm

$25/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/104895

When Did Everything Change?

Dylan Gilbert

Using elements of theater, ﬁlm & dance to explore themes of loss, grief, love, politics, & spirituality (in an ever-changing, often terrifying, modern world) this solo performance weaves together the sonic worlds of a trilogy of albums by sound artist & songwriter Dylan Gilbert.

Sept 14, 26 at 9:30pm, Sept 28 at 8pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106287

Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church, 916 S Swanson St

First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, 2125 Chestnut Street

Presented by Cannonball, Liberty Lands, 913 N 3rd St

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American S

CABARET & NIGHTLIFE CABARET CABARET

Happy Hour on the city's edge

JJ Tiziou / Walk Around Philadelphia

Join JJ Tiziou & Walk Around Philadelphia's perimeter walkers for Tuesday happy hours on the city's edge! Learn about the 100+ mile adventure of circumnavigating the entire city perimeter while enjoying the beer garden at Cherry Street Pier. WARNING: We will invite you to do the whole walk too :)

Sept 3, 10, 17, 24 at 5pm

$0/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/105916

My Big Fang Vampire Wedding

REV Theatre Company

Drink with Dracula (he won’t suck – or maybe he will!) and his singing brides at their wedding reception/ immersive cabaret: a back-from-the-dead band and music from Donna Summer to Blondie, The Shirelles to Gogol Bordello plus much more. Have your fortune told by a “Romanian gypsy” too!

Sept 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15 at 8pm

$30/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105994

The

Pageant of The Transmundane

Dead Flower-Circus-Sideshow

Dead Flowers Circus-Sideshow presents a veritable Filth Olympics. A freak’s freakshow, The Pageant of The Transmundane.

Sept 26 at 8pm

$25/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105850

The Smokin' Gun Revue

Dead Flowers Circus-Sideshow

Come bare witness to Philadelphia's Ultimate Burlesque Show Experience, The Smokin' Gun Revue! Join us for a night of burlesque, beauty queens, kings and in betweens! Feast your eyes on the dancing folx of Dead Flower's House of Burlesque! It's all about the tease baby. Be there or be dead.

Sept 21, 27 at 7pm, Sept 27 at 9:15pm $28/75 min • PhillyFringe.org/105848

MADCAP & BUSTY

Michael "Dola" Amendola, Arantxa Chávez, Tenara Calem, Tyler Catanella, Graham Cook & Jo Kramer. A variety show featuring acts & arias from some of Philly’s stupidest & silliest. These wack-tastic songs, skits and socially-unacceptable sock puppets pair nicely with a drink in the hand and a laugh in the heart. MADCAP & BUSTY is the nightcap clown cabaret that Fringe-goers deserve.

Sept 8 at 7pm, Sept 13, 14 at 9pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105450

OVERBOARD!

Cannonball, Various Artists

OVERBOARD! is BACK at Cannonball! Come for a weekly variety cabaret with o erings from sideshow, circus, storytelling, ecstatic camp counsellor rants, pirate rituals, and everything in between. Jump in with us, we're going OVERBOARD. Catch OVERBOARD every Sunday at Cannonball at 8PM!

Sept 8, 15, 22 + 29 at 8pm PWYC/Various • PhillyFringe.org/106437

Satan's Beach Party

Dead Flowers Circus-Sideshow

The Weirdest Show In Town, Satan’s Beach Party! Featuring Philly and beyond’s best in circus, sideshow, burlesque, comedy, live music and more! Be there to witness the strange, bizarre, and the beautiful all in one place. Step into our freak tent and see what’s inside...

Sept 20, 28 at 7pm, Sept 20, 28 at 9:15pm

$30/80 min • PhillyFringe.org/105843

Visions

Cannonball, Various Artists

Visions shows glimpses of works-in-process, excerpts, and/or short form performance(s) to help artists see what their work looks like now and what it might become as we look toward the future. Each night is specially curated for one night only! Blink and these visions are gone, until next time.

Sept 6 at 1pm, Sept 7 at 8pm, Sept 11 at 6:30pm, Sept 16, 23 at 5:30pm, Sept 28 at 3:30pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106401

SEE WEBSITE FOR MORE VENUE INFORMATION

Cherry Street Pier, 121 N Christopher Columbus Blvd

Pig Iron Studios, 1417 N 2nd St

Ulana's Nightclub, 205 Bainbridge Street

Presented by Cannonball, See website for venue information.

The Nest, 1615 N Delaware Avenue

The Ukrainian League of Philadelphia, 800 N 23rd St

Presented

Cannonball,

THEATER THEATER THEATER

2014: A One They Show

Noor Hamdi

Noor deﬁnes a "one-they show" as a one-person show with the help of two imaginary friends. It explores the whirlwind of events that conspired to make 2014 Noor's worst year of life. While that sounds miserable, the journey was incredibly important for the present.

Sept 5, 12 at 8pm

PWYC/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/106332

ADHD Mixtape

Terry Brennan

ADHD Mixtape is a ballad to all the hopelessly hyperactive kids who just can't "get it together." The story is a live-action TikTok that follows Terry from kindergarten to grade 12 as he navigates school, gym class, and term papers with physical comedy, pop music, a sledge hammer, and tire juggling

Sept 7 at 7pm

$25/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/105519

The 40-Year-Old-Ballerino

Chris Davis

Chris Davis' ballet journey through love, life, and loss. With only a barre for support, Davis' mixes ballet and story-telling in a 45-minute comedy that shows you that change is always possible, no matter what your age.

Sept 7, 14, 21, 28 at 8pm

$20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105812

All Quiet on the Western Front

Humble Materials

Who pays the price when men at the top declare war?

Humble Materials presents a new adaptation of Erich M. Remarque's 1928 novel. Set to original music, the play reframes Remarque's central narrator to introduce ﬁve new characters who each have their own side of this classic story.

Sept 19, 20, 21 at 8pm

$25/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105104

ANTONY and CLEOPATRA: A Shakespeare Jawn

Nxt Thrsdy and The Henrietta Project

Nxt Thrsdy in association with The Henrietta Project proudly present a staged reading of Shakespeare'sANTONY & CLEOPATRA: A Shakespeare Jawn - as part of the 2024 Philadelphia Fringe Festival. A Re-imagining of the tragic drama as Philly love jawn told thru language, music and movement.

Sept 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 at 3pm

$20/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/105832

All Hail the Sausage Queen!

Claire Pitts

Come one, come all to meet this year's reigning Sausage Queen of Bangor, Maine! We might not give her a microphone, but she'll give you every last shred of dignity she's got. Every queen deserves a crown, but heavy hangs the head that's covered in hot dogs.

Sept 9, 23 at 8pm

PWYC/35 min • PhillyFringe.org/105888

Alternative Theatre Festival 2024

iNtuitons Experimental Theatre

Alternative Theatre Festival is a collection of short, experimental pieces written and directed by students at the University of Pennsylvania.

Sept 14 at 2pm, Sept 14 at 7pm $5/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/105012

An Avalanche of 'No'

New Paradise Laboratories with Je rey Cousar

A solo performance involving an actors 33-year ambition to play Macbeth. Complication: the actor is black. Combining Shakespeares language with artist Je rey Cousars life, Avalanche of No elevates 3-card monte into bravura storytelling. Trigger warning: show ends with a casual self-beheading.

Sept 7 at 8pm, Sept 14 at 12:30pm, Sept 15, 18 at 6:30pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106336

Presented by Cannonball, Maas Studio, 1320 N 5th St

Amy Novinski Ballet Studio @ BOK Building, 1901 S. 9th Street

Presented by Circus Campus, Circus Campus, 6452 Greene St

The Nest, 1615 N Delaware Avenue

Philly PACK, 233 Federal Street

Platt Performing Arts House, 3702 Spruce St

IPaM, 1608 Ridge Ave

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Beowulf

John Heimbuch

This ﬁerce one-person retelling of Beowulf modernizes the wit, vigor, and meaty language of the original epic. John Heimbuch performs Charlie Bethel's tour-de-force adaptation of the classic Old English poem about a warrior king and three famous monsters in this Fringe Festival favorite.

Sept 26, 27, 28, 29 at 5:30pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105844

blckgoorue

Sterling Duns

A serious and silly semi-autobiographical kaleidoscope from the mind of sterling duns. Expect commentary on; the sun, bowel movements, the USA, grief, apple juice and holiness.

Sept 3 at 9:30pm, Sept 12 at 5pm, Sept 27 at 8pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106283

Bluebird: A Cabaret

Curlyﬁsh Productions

Aimee has captivating stories to tell. Listen and embrace. Experience songs, anecdotes, and maybe a little bit of whimsy in the city she’s always called home. Bluebird: A Cabaret features writer-performer-producer Aimee Ya a Goldstein. Watch, be present, let go, and take ﬂight.

Sept 21, 22 at 7pm

$25/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/100707

The Boy Bands Have Won

The Hum'n'Bards Theater Troupe

One block of ﬂats, multiple occupants, several stories, but ultimately one struggle unites them: “The Boy Bands Have Won.” The Hum’n’bards present their 3rd theatrical album adaptation, honoring Chumbawamba’s 2008 album, which holds the Guinness Record for longest title.

Sept 6, 7, 8 at 8pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/104260

Caminé, caminé,y caminé, pero nunca llegué...

Ollin Yoliztli Calmecac

A short, original live action play, “Camine, Camine, Camine, Pero Nunca Llege” (“Walk, Walk, Walk, But Never Arrive”), traces one man's experience of crossing the border. The story is loosely based on the immigration experiences of the cast members.

Sept 10, 17 at 2:30pm $0/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105839

Certiﬁable©-An Accredited Workshop for Qualiﬁcation©

Charlie DelMarcelle, Tim Dugan, Leah Walton

Feel-Explore-Ascend-Receive. In 60 minutes earn a qualiﬁed certiﬁcation to become a fully accredited practitioner of: intense, safe, full-bodied, consensual, risk-taking, bravery-making, vocal, imaginative, somatic, psycho-physical training that will set you free!

Sept 18 at 8pm, Sept 19, 20 at 7pm, Sept 21 at 12pm, Sept 21 at 4pm PWYC/70 min • PhillyFringe.org/105793

The Big John Burnski

Corinna Burns

Corinna watches tv with her dad, while he takes his time dying.

Sept 17, 19, 21, 24, 26, 28 at 6pm

PWYC/70 min • PhillyFringe.org/105796

Blue Silk

Salvador "Cinco" Placensia

Blue Silk is an enchanting puppet fairy tale that captivates audiences with its otherworldly charm while critically examining the things we consume, rely on, and are addicted to, and encourages us to consider what is truly sustainable for our bodies and by extension, the Earth.

Sept 10, 12 at 6:30pm, Sept 13 at 8pm, Sept 19 at 9:30pm

PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/106308

BODYSHOP

Henry Clatt

Two lifelong friends ﬁnd a mysterious bodybag in their home. But what begins as a case of mistaken identity soon forces the duo into business with a Kensington drug dealer, an anti-death tech startup, and German spies.

Sept 26, 27, 28 at 7:30pm, Sept 28, 29 at 3pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/105534

Calvin Barrows

Theatre By Development

After CALVIN is knocked into a coma by an ambulance, his friends host a one-month anniversary party... because things can always be worse! With the discovery of his magic eight ball, disaster is bound to strike. A mad mishmash living room comedy about memory, obsession, secrets, and joy.

Sept 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 at 7pm, Sept 21, 22, 28, 29 at 2pm

PWYC/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/100683

Carmilla: A Dance with Death

Next Life Theatre Company

Enter a vampiric nightclub and dance like the undead as you follow Laura's seduction by an intoxicating woman who shows her what it would mean to break away from her conservative upbringing and thrive as a creature of the night in this new dance-theatre whirlwind by Next Life Theatre Company.

Sept 26, 27, 28 at 8:30pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/105698

Cloud Baby

Michael Galligan

Cloud Baby knows weather. He feels all of it. That rainstorm the other day was totally exhausting, right? But he really wants to know: do you feel it, too? He really needs to know. Tell him now. Tell him how you feel. Faster. Cause you dont wanna see him when hes left in the dark.

Sept 3 at 8pm, Sept 4 at 9:30pm, Sept 19 at 5pm, Sept 20 at 6:30pm PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/106362

Quig's Pub (Plays and Players), 1714 Delancey St

Sutton's Bar, 1706 N. 5th Street

Presented by Cannonball, Maas Studio, 1320 N 5th St

Mister John's Music, 761 S 8th Street

Cambria House, 518 E. Cambria Street

Rosy's Taco Bar East, 624 S 6th St

Plays & Players Skinner Studio, 1714 Delancey Street

The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St

The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S Hicks St

Presented by Cannonball, Maas Studio, 1320 N 5th St

Clown Slam!

In fall 2023, Philadelphia was named a national center for clowns; by winter, the Clown Slam was born! In this homegrown monthly cabaret of truth, antics, bu oonery, innocence, & experience, a rotation of local clowns of various types assemble to perform brief bits & experiment with new material.

Sept 26 at 9:30pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106284

Damned Without Vision

The Up & Rising Collective

Set smack in the middle of our dangerous assumptions of what keeps us safe, what kind of justice we owe ourselves, a country leading a global prison economy, and what we could build instead. Right now. Today.

Sept 20, 21 at 9pm, Sept 22 at 4pm

PWYC/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/105371

Dirty Priest

MUST SEE THEATER COMPANY

A play for those with open minds and hearts. Set in a confessional, but not religious, not polemic, "Dirty Priest" is deeply human. With justiﬁable anger and dark humor, it examines whether we can or should forgive unforgivable collateral damage. Sexual content, responsibly deployed.

Sept 5, 6, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 at 6pm, Sept 5, 6, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 at 9pm, Sept 22, 29 at 2pm, Sept 22, 29 at 5pm $25/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/104570

Priestley Chapel, First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, 2125 Chestnut Street

Diva! Live From Hell

Jack Taylor

As president of the drama club at Ronald Reagan High School and the star of every school play, Desmond Channing spent most of his short life in the spotlight. But when Evan Harris, a hotshot transfer from New York, challenges his throne, Desmond responds, as any diva would, with lethal force.

Sept 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 at 8pm, Sept 7, 8, 14 at 2pm, Sept 10 at 7pm PWYC/75 min • PhillyFringe.org/102394

1714 Delancey Street

An

Evening with August

Strindberg: Followed by a Perfectly Normal Performance of Miss Julie

Jenn Adams

Theatrical luminary and MENSA August Strindberg will be giving a brief lecture preceding a production of his landmark play, Miss Julie. Topics will include the future of theatre, the nature of men and women, class, mathematics, and cats.

Sept 15 at 8pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/105645

Plays & Players Theatre, 1714 Delancey Street

The Fluxus Brothers Present: Good

Art Bad Art

The Fluxus Brothers

PROMOTE A REVOLUTIONARY FLOOD IN ART.

PROMOTE living art, anti-art, promote NON ART REALITY.” —George Maciunas (1963)

Witness vintage Fluxus scores from Brecht, Cage, Knowles, Ono, Paik, and others alongside Fluxus Brothers’ originals. Decide: Is this good? Is this bad? Is this art?

Sept 13, 27 at 6:30pm, Sept 18 at 5pm

PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/106324

Crumb

Blue Creeden

The Heart is desperate. That which brings her comfort only makes her sick. A semi-autobiographical tale of what it feels like to cycle through pain and loneliness. The Heart ﬁnds true understanding of her complicity when her breathwork app starts guiding her through more than just meditation.

Sept 20 at 7:30pm, Sept 21 at 8:30pm

PWYC/70 min • PhillyFringe.org/105876

Delivery Boy

Jaden Alvaro Gines

With two hours to midnight on New Years Eve, Delivery Boy is stuck delivering pizzas on his old, rusty bike in the middle of working class suburbia. What follows is a reﬂection on the American Dream, the trauma that traps us, fear, and a whole lot of snarky, 4th wall breaking comments.

Sept 5 at 6:30pm, Sept 6 at 5pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106341

Disaster

Theater

CAROL

A bio-engineered ﬂy in the ointment, acid rain on our parade, ice cream melting on the hot hot sidewalk. Disaster Theater repurposes pop culture disaster tropes, into an intricate performance collage, in order to confront an endless cycle of catastrophe. Originally Presented by The Brick.

Sept 20 at 5pm, Sept 21 at 8pm, Sept 22 at 2pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106350

Dixie Cup Séance

Sobrini Social

Daddy issues. Scams. And a pilled-up medium who hates talking to the dead. Dixie Cup Séance is the story of a grieving daughter and her one chance to speak with her dead father, but... she only gets three questions. What will she ask? And why?? And who uses Dixie Cups to contact the dead???

Sept 17, 18, 19, 20 at 7:30pm $30/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105132

Fleabag

Gabrielle Hansson

Fleabag is a play about one woman's exploration with grief and how she uses her sexuality to navigate her way through the world after the death of her mother, and then her friend Boo. Her morals come into question when the true cause of Boo's death is revealed.

Sept 27 at 9pm, Sept 28 at 7pm

$0/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/105693

for the theys - a choreopoem

Nigel Semaj for the theys: a choreopoem seeks to amplify the voices of non-binary individuals through dance/movement, touching on the day-to-day experiences non-binary individuals face navigating the social contracts, constrictions, and expectations of a heteronormative binary world.

Sept 20 at 6:30pm, Sept 21 at 3:30pm, Sept 23 at 7pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106369

Presented by Cannonball, Maas Studio, 1320 N 5th St

Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Avenue

Yellow Bicycle Theater, 1435 Arch St. Fl. 2 (on 15th St.)

Presented by Cannonball, Maas Studio, 1320 N 5th St

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Plays & Players Skinner Studio,

Ukrainian League of Philadelphia, 800 N 23rd St

Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Avenue

Presented by Cannonball, Maas Studio, 1320 N 5th St

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

FOUR FOR FOUR

Daniel Burgess

“FOUR FOR FOUR” ventures into nonsensical coping mechanisms to heal a mutual loss between two bonded souls.

Sept 7 at 6:30pm, Sept 7 at 8:30pm

$20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105541

GHOSTED

Celeste Walker

"With every wish, there comes a curse," Bruce Springsteen. GHOSTED is a solo show about reconciliation with past ghosts, reclaiming an authentic self, and ﬁnding empowerment through resiliency. One woman tells a story, 35 years in the making.

Sept 12, 13, 14 at 7pm

$20/75 min • PhillyFringe.org/100644

Grief: A love story

Larry Hirschhorn

It's New York City, a Jewish Neighborhood, 1951. Jacob, a holocaust survivor, struggles with his demons as he meets survivors and American-born Jews. The story’s twists and turns lead Jacob and others to consider experiences of God and forgiveness in a post-holocaust world. www.griefalovestory.com

Sept 20, 21, 22 at 7:30pm

$20/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/103785

I Will Eat You Alive

Interrobang Productions

A play in the form of a dinner party about the beauty, pain, and absurdity of living in a fat body. Join us for a "delicious" ﬁve course "meal" confronting diet culture, fatphobia, and what its really like to be a fat woman in the age of Ozempic.

Sept 21, 28, 29 at 2pm, Sept 22 at 9:30pm, Sept 26 at 5pm PWYC/75 min • PhillyFringe.org/106311

Iris' "I'M OKAY" Tea Party

Paper Doll Ensemble

You’re Invited! Iris is hosting her annual tea party to assure everyone that she is, indeed, still alive. This party will happen - chronic illness ﬂare ups be damned. An absurdist tragicomedy created & performed by Grayce Carson, inspired by real life events. Masks required so Iris doesn’t die :)

Sept 14, 15 at 2pm, Sept 14 at 7pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/104278

Life With Oscar

Golden Idol Productions

A 5 star confessional rollercoaster ride through Hollywood's dark underbelly, desperately questing for an Oscar. Nick relives his mad Hollywood years- a tragicomic true-life ‘Sunset Boulevard,' living with an Oscar winner, promising Nick his own golden trophy...if he follows the exact instructions.

Sept 19 at 8pm, Sept 20 at 9pm $20/70 min • PhillyFringe.org/81813

The Freud Trilogy Night Hawks Theater // William Burrison Staged readings of 3-6 short plays by Philly writers, mostly pertaining to Freud's "Civilization & its Discontents."

Sept 22 at 4:45pm $15/75 min • PhillyFringe.org/105367

Graveyard Shift

Emma McGill/Sam Lane

Andy Cohen presents his latest immoral tv venture, the Graveyard Shift! In this game show our contestant Emma must ﬁnd a job, and keep it for a whole calendar year, in order to win Job Sponsored Health Insurance! A dark, silly solo performance about having a HumanFeeling Body in the workplace.

Sept 6 at 9:30pm, Sept 11 at 8pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106342

Handala

Myriam Ali-Ahmad/ bateekh theater productions

What happens when we dare to step into the life of the other with an open heart that sings a song of our shared humanity? '24 Hollywood Fringe Scholarship winner, Handala is a solo show written & performed by Myriam Ali-Ahmad. Its aim is to honor Palestinian life and culture. Proceeds go to Gaza

Sept 14 at 5pm, Sept 15 at 12:30pm, Sept 19 at 8pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106328

The Inﬁnite Possibility of Jane & The Grail of Salt

Livia Chesley

Part I: A fantastic little visitor has come to tell you a remarkable story, which they cant quite describe in words. Part II: Your host tries to understand why the rules of social etiquette only apply to other humans.

Sept 4 at 6:30pm, Sept 24 at 5pm, Sept 26 at 8pm PWYC/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/106392

Is This A Wedding?

Real Life Brothers

Concocting deeply weird takes on everything from ancient Greek threshold crossing to American miscegenation laws, real-life engaged couple Crys and Alison disassemble, and perhaps ruin, contemporary marriage as they pontiﬁcate, playact, and pirouette their way to answering: “is this a wedding?”

Sept 2 at 8:30pm PWYC/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/106271

Longer & Brighter

Horribly Wrong & Terribly Embarrassing

Longer & Brighter is a highly physical dark comedy clown performance exploring sanity, isolation, and what it takes to keep the lights running in a world that wants you in the dark. Through drunken acrobatics, repetitive tasks, and a haunting ending, you'll wonder what we are truly working towards.

Sept 20 at 9:30pm, Sept 21 at 6:30pm, Sept 22 at 3:30pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106309

Urban Movement Arts, 2100 Chestnut Street

Yellow Bicycle Theater, 1435 Arch St. Fl. 2 (on 15th St.)

Presented by Cannonball, Maas Studio, 1320 N 5th St

The Bob and Selma Horan Studio Theater at the Arden's Hamilton Family Arts Center, 62 North 2nd street

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Presented by Cannonball, Maas Studio, 1320 N 5th St

Sawubona Creativity Project, 1935 E. Passyunk Avenue

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Avenue

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St

Lossed

Maggie Kubley

Lossed is a hilarious and poignant dark comedy that colorfully weaves together one woman's experience working in the death industry with her personal grief from losing a parent, losing several pets, and almost losing her mind before coming to terms with the place that death has in her life.

Sept 5 at 5pm, Sept 10 at 8pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106321

Presented by Cannonball, Maas Studio, 1320 N 5th St

LoveBot: A Musical

Reed Bodenstein & Jimmy Boyle

LoveBot is a dystopian sci-ﬁ musical comedy about the power of love, sex, and artiﬁcial intelligence.

Sept 5, 26 at 8pm, Sept 8 at 8:30pm

$10/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/105688

Love you Love you Love you

Sarah Sanford

Love you x3 uncorks a heady brew of mothering, dementia & legacy. Sanford slips between characters & consciousnesses to witness her mom's passage into uncharted cognitive territory. Part clown show, part tragedy, it exposes the stigma around dementia & the sorrow of watching a loved one disappear.

Sept 20, 28 at 6:30pm, Sept 21 at 3:30pm, Sept 27, 29 at 8pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106378

The Meal

Shadow Company

Welcome to the Bustleton High Class of 2014! Join us for an immersive 10 Year Reunion: a yacht party celebrating our highs, our lows, the fortunes we were born into and the fame we earned. Come for the gossip and banter. Stay for the old crushes and old grudges: anything could happen at sea...

Sept 6, 7, 13, 14 at 7pm, Sept 7, 14 at 3pm $12/70 min • PhillyFringe.org/104849

Midsummer Night's Dream in a Bar

Shakespeare on Tap

This forest is full of fools! Lost lovers, ﬁghting fairies, and failed theatre majors are all tossed together for a night of hijinks you'll never forget. Enjoy Shakespeare's classic comedy in the madcap Shakespeare on Tap style. Real actors. No director. One rehearsal. In a bar.

Sept 15, 16 at 7pm PWYC/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/105417

Mr.

Nutterbockers 7-Year Plan

Wise Possum Puppetry

Follow Mr. Nutterbocker on his quest to win over Squirrelina and grow a nut empire. Will wild storms, a rascal raccoon, or a hungry owl foul our hero’s ambitions? Narrated by the Nut Wizard with an original live score, don’t miss this squirrely tale of love, rejection & what it means to truly grow.

Sept 20 at 7pm, Sept 28 at 4pm, Sept 29 at 5pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105831

My Uncle Sam

Marc Frost / Theater Unspeakable

My Uncle Sam is a one-person show that revives the unique story of a Russian Jewish immigrant who became an international vaudeville star in the early 1900s. Combining tongue-in-cheek humor and a dash of derring-do, this one-person show recreates an era of great ingenuity, triumph and heartbreak.

Sept 24 at 6:30pm, Sept 25 at 8pm, Sept 26 at 5pm

PWYC/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/106382

Maid Made Madame

Clumbsy Theater

Two maids and their Madame. Gloves for the fashion and the crime. A fat blunt ﬂicking ash onto your bosss picture. A rehearsal to eat the rich and burn it down crossdressed to the nines. Genets maids smeared across the stage beyond recognition. Let's drink tea.

Sept 12, 14 at 7pm, Sept 13 at 8:30pm, Sept 15 at 5:30pm PWYC/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/106297

The Medicine In Music

KandleLight Productions Inc

The Medicine in Music is a story about Naihla Skye, a Black teenage girl. Her dream is to be a great singer. She tells her family and friends. They share strong biased opinions about the type of music she should sing. After her decision, audiences will enjoy singing and making beats with the cast.

Sept 8, 15, 22 at 4pm $25/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/103297

MK + A Rewatch Podcast

Morgan McKenzie Kau man and Marisol Soledad

Sharing one role on a popular 90s sitcom, MK + A rose to stardom before they could talk. You're invited to their ﬁrst public appearance in a decade. Pairing the digital tools of content creators with physical theater virtuosity, MK+A takes a stinging dive into the world of reboots and rewatches.

Sept 3 at 6:30pm, Sept 11 at 5pm, Sept 18 at 9:30pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106329

Much Ado About Nothing

Indecorous Theatre

William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing: the originator of Enemies-To-Lovers. A story of old friends, misunderstandings, snarky banter, and complicated love.

Sept 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 at 6pm $20/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/105783

ne-FAIRY-ous: The best revenge is a happy ending.

Susan Sassi, When Susan Calls

A multi-media musical solo show about a fairy changeling who is abused & left alone with no friends, talents, or control over her emotions or bodily secretions (sweat & tears). Desperate to ﬁnd joy, she goes on an absurd quest through musicals, game shows, & cartoons to ﬁnd her happy ending.

Sept 6 at 7pm, Sept 7 at 8:30pm, Sept 8 at 2pm

$20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105525

Presented

Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Avenue

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, Harding Room, 20 N American St.

Germantown Mennonite Church, 21 W. Washington Lane

Sawubona Creativity Project, 1935 E. Passyunk Avenue

Tattooed Mom, 530 South St

Presented by Cannonball, Maas Studio, 1320 N 5th St

Elfreth's Alley Museum, 126 Elfreth's Alley

Presented by Cannonball, Maas Studio, 1320 N 5th St

Yellow Bicycle Theater, 1435 Arch St. Fl. 2 (on 15th St.)

No Exit

Night Cook Studio

Jean-Paul Sartre’s existentialist classic introduces three characters in a plain, windowless room, one by one. Over the course of 90 minutes, they slowly realize that they are stuck in the room—and in each other’s constant presence—forever, with no way out.

Sept 26, 27, 28 at 7pm, Sept 28, 29 at 2pm

$25/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/105677

Of Fiercer Origins: An Operatic Double-Bill

Alter Ego Chamber Opera

“Of Fiercer Origins” features the Philly Premiere of A PREGNANT PAUSE by Garth Baxter; Libretto by Alize Francheska Rozsnyai. Plus World Premiere songs adapted from poetry by Adrienne Rich: “Heroines” & “What Is Possible," composed by Tori Lavan & Cerulan

S. Payne-Passmore, and more.

Sept 27, 28 at 8pm, Sept 28, 29 at 3pm

$30/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105830

Oriﬁcial Suite 1

Kathleen Taylor

Gasping navels, chittering cracks, burbling slits!

Oriﬁcial Suite 1 joyously burrows through the veneer of acceptable behavior to unearth an unruly symphony of compulsive bliss. Kathleen Taylor + cast manifest the oriﬁce as portal into a world part-animal, part-human, and completely unacceptable.

Sept 12 at 8pm, Sept 13 at 6:30pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106276

Church Neighborhood House,

Presented by Cannonball,

Othello (vs The Military Industrial Complex)

Zaina Yasmin Dana

This explosive adaptation weaves in ﬁrsthand narratives and EDM rave pulse to radically reimagine Shakespeares Othello as a Palestinian ex-Muslim soldier serving in the Israeli military in 2014 during the height of the previous military incursion in Gaza.

Sept 20 at 9:30pm, Sept 21 at 8pm, Sept 22 at 3:30pm, Sept 26 at 6:30pm PWYC/70 min • PhillyFringe.org/106384

Penis Envy

Becky Bondurant

Monologist Becky Bondurant threads her comingof-middle-age story through a Freudian needle, weaving from eating disorders and female orgasms to circumcision and breastfeeding against a backdrop of political crisis. Like a ﬁlthy and frank remix of "What the Constitution Means to Me."

Sept 13, 14 at 8:30pm, Sept 15 at 1:45pm $20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105529

A pirate looks at 30

Kellie (Smellie) Wyatt

When a celebrity shares a death anniversary with your dad, is it just coincidence? Or more complex? 'A Pirate Looks At 30' is an exploration of grief, cheeseburgers, and the stories we could tell. To put it simply: this is a show for anyone who is a fan of Jimmy Bu ett, or my dad.

Sept 19 at 7pm, Sept 20 at 8:30pm, Sept 21, 22 at 4pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106355

Nosejob

Lightning Rod Special College hook-ups, female friendship, football, and a medieval saint who cuts o her nose to spite a pack of rapacious vikings. This ferocious satire asks how do we reckon with the messy sexcapades of our past? What do we owe to the women who su ered so that we might ﬂourish? And, are the vikings kind of hot?

Sept 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 at 7:30pm, Sept 14, 21 at 2pm

$35/100 min • PhillyFringe.org/105732

okay, bye!

Kaila Galinat

“okay, bye!” a show about rejection spans romantic heartbreak, bad friends, therapists who’ve ghosted, an exploration of gender identity and sexuality, and one irritated cat. In a show that’s equal parts clever comedy and sincere search for meaning, Kaila navigates the lessons of personal rejection.

Sept 21 at 7pm, Sept 21 at 9pm, Sept 22 at 2pm

$15/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/102469

Oriﬁcial Suite 2

Kathleen Taylor + Almanac Holes, cracks, crevices! Oriﬁcial Suite 2 joyously burrows through the veneer of acceptable behavior to unearth an unruly symphony of compulsive bliss. In this ensemble work, Almanac + Kathleen Taylor explode the theme to re-excavate oriﬁces bodily, psychic, poetic, and geologic.

Sept 12, 14 at 9:30pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106277

Owen Corey and James Ofalt Punch Each Other in the Dick Until One Submits, Again

Owen Corey and James Ofalt

Philadelphia actors Owen Corey and James Ofalt will punch each other in the dick until one submits, again. One night only, sellout expected.

Sept 9 at 6:30pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/103927

Phone Claw for Mister mimebaby theater

Taking place onsite, wiﬁ under the skin, embedded in inﬁnite uncertainty and innate confusion. This new work of physical theater and absurd text explores corporate confusion and the corporeal experience and asks the ultimate question: What is a hotspot, and what is it doing to my eggs?

Sept 14 at 6:30pm, Sept 18 at 8pm, Sept 19 at 5pm PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/106340

Pirate Queens

Brooke Shilling

In thisrelativelytrue story, we follow the 18th-century tale of Mary Read, a woman dressed as a boy since childhood. The day she is captured by pirates, she meets Anne Bonny. The two share a unique, piratey love story until their end.

Sept 4 at 8pm, Sept 12 at 5pm, Sept 14 at 3:30pm PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/106385

Yellow Bicycle Theater, 1435 Arch St. Fl. 2 (on 15th St.)

Presented by FringeArts, Theatre Exile, 1340-48 S 13th St, Philadelphia

SideQuest Theater, 2030 Sansom Street

Painted Mug Cafe, 1527 Jackson St

Presented by Cannonball, Christ

20 N American St

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

CSz Philadelphia, 2030 Sansom St

Yellow Bicycle Theater, 1435 Arch St. Fl. 2 (on 15th St.)

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, Harding Room, 20 N American St.

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

A PLAY ON SOME PHOBIAS

The MacProud Foundation

Maye is so UP! Brunch-cigarettes-vodka-ﬂirting-UP!

Addict Mom? Ugh. Trans-masculine son, Tam? Names, genders.. hard. Sorry. New guy? Way old. Maye sucks on vodka&cigs & will full-on fuck him. But... now... it's 3am. Dark. Tam’s gone. Mom’s hurt. Brunch-guy is sobbing. !MAYE! Hellooo...

Sept 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 19 at 7:30pm, Sept 22 at 3pm PWYC/105 min • PhillyFringe.org/101198

Roominate

Heavy Balloon Productions

Sometimes life keeps us up at night. Sometimes life makes us want to stay in bed. All Day. We can't do that though, right?! This fun physical theatre piece asks the question: Why does it matter if I get out of bed in the morning? Come for the quick quippy witty writing and stay for the pillow talk.

Sept 15 at 7:30pm, Sept 16, 17 at 8pm $15/40 min • PhillyFringe.org/105799

SHITTER: Take Deuce

Je Evans

A solo clown show about how the bathroom consolidates who we used to be. In this, the show's second runs, you will be amazed, disgusted, and relieved by this place where you digest yourself. Welcome back to your favorite room of the house because sometimes you need two trips to get it all out.

Sept 10 at 5pm, Sept 13 at 9:30pm, Sept 18 at 6:30pm PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/106290

Sisyphus & Siri

Francis Menotti Magic

A play swallowed by a magic show - Hosted by the ubiquitous voice of Siri, Sisyphus and Siri follows the whimsical journey of magician and creator Francis Menotti as he comically and mysteriously comes to terms with his inevitable demise while presenting his (supposedly) ﬁnal performance.

Sept 8 at 5pm, Sept 8 at 7pm

$20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/84790

SMOOTH, a solo queer noir musical, bitch

Asteroid B612

THE DICS ARE MISSING! All of the private eyes have disappeared, in SMOOTH, Fringie Award Winner Dan Kitrosser's new queer musical send-up (and take down) of the Film Noir. Come see Dan inhabit all of the roles in this wild and sexy solo show, where he puts the ME in FeMMe Fatale.

Sept 20, 27 at 7pm, Sept 21 at 8:30pm, Sept 22, 28 at 2:30pm, Sept 29 at 5:30pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106313

Neighborhood House, Harding Room, 20 N American St.

Sour Grapes: The Musical

Instinct Pictures

"Sour Grapes: A Musical" powerfully explores postpartum depression through a compelling narrative and soul-stirring melodies. This emotionally charged production delves into raw emotions, o ering a heartfelt portrayal and raising awareness about mental health.

Sept 4 at 5pm, Sept 5 at 9:30pm, Sept 7 at 6:30pm, Sept 8 at 3:30pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/47788

Poor Judge

Pig Iron

An original work of dance-theater cabaret is born from the catalog of alt-rock iconoclast Aimee Mann. Dreamed up by Philly’s beloved Dito van Reigersberg, Poor Judge is part spy story, part woeful tale of lost loves, and part Hollywood audition—performed by a local supergroup of actor-musicians.

Sept 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22 at 7pm, Sept 14, 21 at 8pm, Sept 15, 21, 22 at 2pm $35/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105731

Service!!

Eibhleann Clyne and Dana Lee Capanna

What comes out when you pour from an empty cup? Is it possible to love others without sacrificing self love? Is there power in pleasure? Explore these questions and more from the perspective of a restaurant server.

Sept 4 at 5pm, Sept 18, 19 at 6:30pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106282

Shterna and the Lost Voice: A New Yiddish Folktale

The Magid Ensemble

“Extraordinary, Suspenseful, Mesmerizing” – “Shterna and the Lost Voice” transports audiences into the rich world of Yiddish folklore. This immersive storytelling production follows Shterna on an epic hero’s journey, accompanied by live original klezmer music and an exquisite papercut crankie.

Sept 30 at 8:30pm $20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105802

The Skunk Cycle

2 Sheets Theater Co

Two households, both alike in dignity. One human, one skunk. In a brief moment of passion, their lives become irrevocably intertwined, and their dreams altered. Devised and performed by The Avian Dramatists Society.

Sept 20, 24, 26 at 8pm

PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/106319

Plays and Players, 1714

Sohrab is Bumbling Foriegner

Sohrab Haghverdi

The Bumbling Foriegner does not want to tell you about his exile from Iran and his trials with stage four cancer to evoke your sympathy. Instead, he will translate his genius into something digestible. This is an absurd comedy solo. The Foriegner will eat hot dogs and will not drink his own urine.

Sept 16 at 8:30pm, Sept 21, 28 at 9:30pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106387

Suddenly Last Summer

Die-Cast

Die-Cast brings a radical deconstruction to this classic play about the beautiful cruelty of life. Last summer, Sebastian died, and only his cousin, Catherine, knows why. Catch this ensemble of Philly’s brightest actors before they tour the international Tennesee Williams Festival in Provincetown.

Sept 14 at 8pm, Sept 15 at 5pm $25/75 min • PhillyFringe.org/105429

Red Rum Theater, 601 Walnut Street

Presented by FringeArts in Association with The Wilma Theater, 265 S Broad St

Yellow Bicycle Theater, 1435 Arch St. Fl. 2 (on 15th St.)

Presented by Cannonball, Maas Studio, 1320 N 5th St

Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Avenue

Presented by Circus Campus, Circus Campus, 6452 Greene St

Presented by Cannonball, Maas Building Garden (Outdoors), 1320 N 5th St

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Delancey Street

Presented by Cannonball, MAAS Building Garden (Outdoors), 1320 N 5th St

T.REXTASY

100th Meridian

The future. Earth powerless. A signal is heard with nearlimitless energy. Only one reality-show hero is right for this mission: Buick MacKane! Can rock n’ roll rescue the world? Inspired by glam rock gods T.REX, plug into the bizarre space madness of a man saving humanity one guitar ri at a time.

Sept 4 at 5pm, Sept 6 at 6:30pm, Sept 17 at 9:30pm

$25/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/95140

Thatha's Play

Siddarth Anand

A jobless graduate, Ayush returns to his disappointed Appa (father) and aging Thatha (grandfather) determined to write the next great American Play.

Stuck at home, he starts to write about Thatha, piecing together fragments of his life to try to understand their family and his place in it

Sept 17 at 5pm, Sept 25, 26 at 6:30pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106337

There Is Only War

Sam Henderson and Max Henderson

What awaits us in the grim darkness of the distant future? Are you cheating? Is this fun? A father and son show about games for an audience of four, at a table in the Philly Game Shop, Center City's premier gaming space. Directed by MK Tuomanen. Suitable for ages 13 and up.

Sept 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19 at 4pm

$20/40 min • PhillyFringe.org/105725

tiny revolutions

Cullinane

How do we love? How do we thrive? What do we need to pass on to the future inhabitants of our home planet? Through catchy melodies and arcs of beauty, tiny revolutions explores the possibilities.

Sept 5, 6 at 5pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106349

The Trash Sommeliers

Excess Materials and Sir Cum Sized

The Trash Sommeliers are timeline travelers, visiting from the garbage dump at the end of the universe. Their mission: change perceptions of trash to prevent the worlds decay. Drag clowns Excess and Sir bring you an interactive musical that will make you laugh and make you think. Bring trash.

Sept 26, 27 at 5pm

PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/106346

Ulysses

Elevator Repair Service

Elevator Repair Service takes on James Joyce's Ulysses — the Mount Everest of twentieth-century literature. Seven performers sit down for a sober reading of the novel but soon ﬁnd themselves on a wild theatrical ride through Joyce’s profane and profound masterpiece.

Sept 5, 6 + 7 at 7pm, Sept 7 at 1pm

$39/165 min • PhillyFringe.org/105737

That Woman - The Monologue Show

Tennessee Playwrights Studio

History you didn’t learn in school. Broken dreams. Deportation. Murder. Courage. Resilience. Stories of women involved with JFK, including: Ellen Romestch, Blaze Starr, Mimi Alford, Judith Exner, Mary Pinchot Meyer, & Jacqueline Kennedy. Fringe tour: Alabama, KC, MN, St. Lou, Rochester, Elgin & more

Sept 13 at 7:30pm, Sept 13 at 9pm, Sept 14, 15 at 8:30pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/98051

Thawing

Patrick Burke

Imagine a world trapped in eternal winter and the journey of someone seeking to cross the cruel, sparkling tundra to uncover what is preserved beneath the ice. This solo theater show is about a society stagnated still from the cold. Will you share a blanket as your hands shiver?

Sept 11 at 6:30pm, Sept 25 at 9:30pm PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/106335

This Is America

This Is America Presents: A Standup, Sketch Variety Show Hosted by Philly based standup comedian Masha: instagram.com/mashamaak/

Sept 11 at 7pm $15/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/105840

The Toxic Avenger - The Musical South Camden Theatre Company, Inc.

Outer Critics Circle Award for Best O -Broadway Musical! This charming love story and laugh-out-loud musical has it all: an unlikely hero, his beautiful girlfriend, a corrupt New Jersey mayor, and two guys who play... well, everyone else ... bullies, mobsters, old ladies, and backup singers.

Sept 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28 at 8pm, Sept 15, 22, 29 at 2pm

$25/135 min • PhillyFringe.org/103360

Twofold

Amari Dickerson and Richie Izzo

Experience a unique double-billed theatre debut featuring an original play and musical by Amari Dickerson and Richie Izzo. This captivating event showcases Life in Death, a compelling drama, followed by The Inside Out, an introspective musical journey. Don't miss this unforgettable evening of story.

Sept 28, 29 at 7pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105790

Up In The Air

Bill Wadhams/Wadhams & Company, LLC

In 1985, MTV viewers were captivated by Bill Wadhams of the synth-pop band, Animotion as he sang the top 10 hit, "Obsession." "Up In The Air" traces one man's musical journey as he seeks to ﬁnd his true voice, family, redemption, and home.

Sept 18 at 8pm

$15/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/101687

Presented by Cannonball, Maas Studio, 1320 N 5th St

Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Avenue

Presented by Cannonball, Maas Studio, 1320 N 5th St

The Philly Game Shop, 521-525 S. 5th St

Sawubona Creativity Project, 1935 E. Passyunk Avenue

Presented by Cannonball, Maas Building Garden (Outdoors), 1320 N 5th St

The Waterfront South Theatre, 400 Jasper Street, Camden, NJ 08104

Presented by Cannonball, Maas Building Garden (Outdoors), 1320 N 5th St

McInnis Auditorium, 1300 Eagle Road

Presented by FringeArts, FringeArts, 140 N Christopher Columbus Blvd

Yellow Bicycle Theater, 1435 Arch St. Fl. 2 (on 15th St.)

Stain'D Glass

Join the Barrett clan as they hold vigil for their beloved mother and grandmother. Vigil is the telling of the last days in the life of a family matriarch. The complexity of family dynamic and our relationship with death is met with gentle humor and nuanced drama. The production is a table read.

Sept 25 at 7pm $10/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105215

What is the Butt Game?

Savannah Reich & Connor Hogan

In 1988, when Savannah was three, her daycare was shut down by CPS. The case was a part of the Satanic Panic; a false fear sweeping the nation over Satanworshipping sex cults that abused toddlers. With collaborator Connor Hogan, Savannah tries to answer the question: how did this lie spread?

Sept 1, 15 at 3:30pm, Sept 20 at 8pm, Sept 26 at 6:30pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106280

Without God As My Lover

Taproot Creatives

Following her estranged father's funeral, staunch atheist TERESA looks for answers from the priest who took her father’s last confession. FATHER DANIEL's faith lifts her chin just as she shakes his foundation. An improbable and altogether forbidden romance blossoms as the two go head to head.

Sept 19, 20, 21, 22 at 7pm, Sept 21, 22 at 2pm $25/100 min • PhillyFringe.org/105792

War and Play: A Clown Odyssey of Survival

Danielle Levsky

In this devised, interactive clown show, a queer Ukrainian clown couple navigates the devastating impact of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The clowns explore the precarious balance between joy and grief, and connect to each other and the audience through universal human experiences.

Sept 24 at 8pm, Sept 25 at 5pm

PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/106396

Which Way to the Ivy Covered Well Evening Crane Theatre

In a forlorn and misty upland, a light rain falls all hours of the day and strange voices are sometimes heard singing in the dead of night. "Which Way to the Ivy Covered Well" is a literary ghost story for the stage, in the style of Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Aickman, and Edith Wharton. Sept 13, 14 at 8pm $16/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/105692

WITS

InnissENT

WITS bears witness to a depth of soul and spirit that characterizes so many Black communities. The fears, hopes, and dreams of 4 young black artists manifest through an infectious, otherworldly pop score, revealing a tomorrow of possibility and promise, their futures written in the stars.

Sept 26, 28 at 8pm, Sept 27 at 6:30pm, Sept 28 at 2pm, Sept 29 at 3:30pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106338

Like the Fringe Solo knows the importance of Collaboration. When you work with Solo, you’ll never have to navigate the real estate process by yourself. We listen to your unique needs and help you find the right fit.

Yellow Bicycle Theater, 1435 Arch St. Fl. 2 (on 15th St.)

Presented by Cannonball, Maas Studio, 1320 N 5th St

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Old First United Reformed Church, 151 N. 4th Street

Yellow Bicycle Theater, 1435 Arch St. Fl. 2 (on 15th St.)

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

IMMERSIVE IMMERSIVE

IMMERSIVE / INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE

And the skies were not cloudy all day

Gene Farbe

What type of person is most and least penetrable in the room at all times? How much will u love me if I give u absolutely nothing?

Sept 13, 20, 27 at 6pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106274

Cannonball Cooler Happy Hour

Cannonball

All this art making you thirsty? Get lost, get found, get quenched at the Cannonball Cooler. Calling all artists, collaborators, and conspirator to meet up 'round the cooler for cocktails, brews and good conversation. Cool down and warm up for the home stretch of back-toback shows at Cannonball!

Sept 21 at 4:30pm

$0/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/106488

Entwined Elysium: Anansi the Spider (Live Shibari Performance)

Red Door Productions with guest artist Marceline VQ & Anya Demure

Marceline VQ and Anya Demure explore the practice of rope in three dimensions, unconfined to a single point or bamboo. Loosely based on the tale of how the spider got its waist, this is a story of being pulled in many directions simultaneously.

Sept 29 at 8pm

$20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105940

Find us at the Finish Line: Walk Around Philadelphia

JJ Tiziou & Walk Around Philadelphia

Join us at Cherry Street Pier to celebrate the completion of the 14th Walk Around Philadelphia! We'll have been walking all day completing the ﬁnal segment of our 100+ mile circumnavigation of the entire city border, and we'll be delighted to see you at the ﬁnish line.

Sept 29 at 5pm

$0/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/105920

Body transparency

Sarah Owens

Anyone growing up in the age of social media and "body goals" has compared themselves to an unattainable body type. This show is for you. Anyone who loves their body had to hate it once. This show is for you. Anyone with a body has thought about their body. This show is for you.

Sept 3 at 6:30pm, Sept 5, 6, 13 at 8pm

PWYC/30 min • PhillyFringe.org/106358

1320 N

Cannonball Kicko

Cannonball, Various Artists

Get in, loser! We're cruising to kick o Cannonball! Join us for an opening party of performances, toasts and dancing. Wet your whistle with a curated lineup of artists you'll see this year in Cannonball, then kick it up a notch with music, drinks, and a chance to connect with friends and fans!

Sept 1 at 8pm $25/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/106489

EvictionProof Peep Show Home Returns

The Colored Girls Museum

The show revolves around a 140-year-old house, accompanied by a Colored Girl's Museum, a widow, and her ordinary colored girl. The story takes place in a parallel universe where the colored girl and her widow self have been evicted from their home, to make way for a Colored Girls Museum.

Sept 28, 29 at 6pm

$25/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105922

For Us, By Us, Eat Us, Save Us Wherehouse

Discover an ever-evolving exhibition showcasing the enigmatic brilliance of Je erson Huxley, the art world's best kept secret.

Sept 4, 18 at 5pm, Sept 4, 18 at 6:30pm, Sept 4, 18 at 8pm PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/106370

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, Great Hall, 20 N American St.

Presented by Cannonball, Maas Building Garden (Outdoors),

5th St

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

The Colored Girls Museum, 4613 Newhall St

Cherry Street Pier, 121 N Christopher Columbus Blvd

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Funeral For The Death Machines

Dusky Projects

Told from the perspective of the Gun and the Bullet on their last night on Earth, "A Funeral for The Death Machines" is an immersive musical experience moving from Gospel to House music, transitioning these objects from a symbol of harm to ones of transformation.

Sept 12 at 8pm, Sept 13 at 6:30pm, Sept 28 at 5pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106286

Grief Astronomer

Laurel Johnson

An immersive multimedia exploration of trauma, childhood and an awe-inspiring universe. Aboard our rocketship, we'll turn a telescope toward the distant cosmos, and a kaleidoscope toward our inner cosmos. Slumber party meets therapy session meets light show at the planetarium. BYOBlankie+Pillow+PJs!

Sept 12 at 6:30pm, Sept 13 at 9:30pm, Sept 15 at 8pm

PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/106315

GHOST RIDE or the play that blows away

Agile Rascal Theatre

Ride along for a play that puts the audience on bikes, following a delivery worker into the afterlife. It's an immersive performance that's a meditation on life and loss, and a love song to the bike. Performed over 3 miles of protected path on MLK Drive. Accessible options available for non-bikers!

Sept 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15 at 6:30pm, Sept 19, 20, 21, 22 at 6pm

$30/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/104871

Martin Luther King Drive beginning at Inn Yard Park, 4208-52 Ridge Ave

the indigo blue diaries: a (re)mixed media performance installation

olaiya olayemi

the indigo blue diaries is an immersive, atmospheric, and sensorial performance installation that tells the story of 3 generations of women confronting family secrets on the eve of a hurricane.

Sept 6 at 9:30pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106391

Krampus Gets Cramped

Jim Julien

An intimate shadow puppet piece that will use back-lit "crankie" boxes to tell this story. This piece will use a series of crankies and other forms of puppetry to tell the myth of Krampus, the Christmas demon and the psychobilly, gorehound rock and roll band, The Cramps. Lux lives!

Sept 5, 13, 25 at 7pm, Sept 15 at 4pm, Sept 19 at 8:30pm, Sept 21 at 2:30pm, Sept 28 at 5:30pm PWYC/48 min • PhillyFringe.org/106307

Museum of Black joy Presents: Variance, Ritual for A Home

Museum of Black Joy

Variance, Ritual for a Home: A video projection experience, considering the life and rituals that belong to a home, allowing the viewer to see through walls and share in the interior expression of a Black family as they navigate an often hostile exterior world.

Sept 14 at 8pm

$0/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/105851

The Performance Lounge

Anastassia Vertjanova

Wander our gallery and enjoy an eclectic mix of theatre, circus, visual art, puppetry, fashion, and more. This ideaplayground celebrates artists as they develop works in progress, o ering a sneak peek into the creative mind. The gallery is open for 4 hours; come and stay however long you like!

Sept 9, 10 at 6pm

PWYC/240 min • PhillyFringe.org/105741

The Holy Church of Bezos

Ernest Hemmings/TSTMRKT

Praise be! Pastor Business visits Philadelphia to lead us in prayer to the Corporate Gods as we renew our vows to the benevolent employers, and remember Random Worker 75 who sacriﬁced his life so that we may all stay at our desks (PRAISE HIM)!

Sept 6 at 6:30pm, Sept 7 at 9:30pm, Sept 8 at 5pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106314

Jake Strong's Magic Show

Jake Strong Magic

Join Jake Strong as he performs his original magic show that delights young and old alike. You might even be a part of the show but you're guaranteed to have a lot of laughs along the way.

Sept 19 at 7pm $15/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105195

Miss Angie's Burlesque Bingo

Stephanie Gri ths

This isn't your nanna's bingo show! Join us for a night of debauchery and friendly competition at our debut fringe arts show. Our fabulous host is sure to lead you through not just bingo, but fun and sexy surprises at every turn! Everyone's a winner at Miss Angie's Burlesque Bingo! Sept 26 at 7pm $30/180 min • PhillyFringe.org/105852

On Buried Ground

Christ Church Preservation Trust

A new dance-theatre performance and exhibition reveal the histories of enslaved and freed African descendants in colonial Philadelphia. Shayla Vie-Jenkins, Ang(ela) Bey, and Nia Benjamin blend dance, theatre, music, and installation. Includes visual art, speculative stories, and public discussions.

Sept 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 at 7pm PWYC/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/105654

Reverie/Revelry

Vivian Lehrer

An experimental occasion by a hidden creek in the woods, with live music + DJ, modern dancers and colorful ﬂags. Interact however you want—dance with people, or with the water, or simply co-exist... Everyone is participant and co-creator.

Sept 22 at 3pm

$25/180 min • PhillyFringe.org/105194

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

SideQuest Theater, 2030 Sansom Street

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, Harding Room, 20 N American St.

Red Rum Theater, 601 Walnut Street

The Colored Girls Museum, 4613 Newhall Street

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Prism Arts Philadelphia, 1021 Hamilton St

Hidden creek in the Wissahickon woods, Map with exact location shared with ticket purchase

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

The Rose Garden Performance Series

The Fabric Workshop and Museum and The Bearded Ladies Cabaret

The Rose Garden Performance Series: a month full of live music, conversations, and events featuring queer and trans superstars including Justin Vivian Bond, Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi, Emily Bate, Be Steadwell, Krishna Istha, and more. See fabricworkshopandmuseum.org for more times and information.

Sept 5-29

Free! • PhillyFringe.org/107175

The Fabric Workshop and Museum, 1214 Arch St

Special Topics

AniMalayaWorks

Through the lens of Boricua and Pinoy artists, "Special Topics" is a multimodal dance theater work that ﬁnds connections between two archipelagic islands—the Philippines and Puerto Rico—and centers stories often seen as a "special topic" in US education and arts programming.

Sept 14 at 6:30pm, Sept 14 at 7:15pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/105647

Use Promo Code 'Hot Diggity Dog'

For 20% O Your First Purchase

mike durkin

Who's ready for the juiciest dogs in town? A sun-soaked Glizzy Gala, a Hot Dog Hoe-down. Performance artists, mike durkin and Angela Trovato skewer the great AllAmerican cookout. Exploring Americana, TikTok culture, #TradWife, and consumption. All culminated into a performative cookout.

Sept 6 at 6pm, Sept 7, 8 at 2pm PWYC/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/104869

Rubrduki Dance Party

Rubrduki

It’s a quackening! Come get your quack on at the Rubrduki Dance Party. Rubrduki is visiting from another universe and wants to play with you and help you ﬁnd your inner rubber ducky. Bring your art-making stu and let loose!

Sept 8, 15, 22, 29 at 7pm

$10/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/105545

Transit

ArtBao Performance

"Transit" by Muyu Ruba is an avant-garde fusion of technology and traditional performance, spanning a decade of solo and duet works. Experience the integration of visual art and cinematic narratives, as we explore the depths of identity, connection, and metamorphosis in this voyage.

Sept 21 at 7pm, Sept 22 at 2:30pm $15/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/103880

Walking Tour of Old Philadelphia circa 2024

Happy Failure Productions

Join us as we stroll the streets of Old Philadelphia circa 2024. See how the people of the mid 21st century lived. Experience authentic pre-apocalyptic sounds and smells. Dress time-period appropriate and WARNING: Don’t alter the timeline. We are not responsible for your erasure from existence.

Sept 14, 21 at 1pm PWYC/180 min • PhillyFringe.org/105521

Urban Movement Arts, 812 Chestnut Street

Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Avenue

Cardell Dance Theater, 1713 Melon St

Captain Jesse's Crabs, 1113 E Passyunk Avenue

James Wilson Park, Second and Market Street

VISUAL ART VISUAL ART VISUAL ART

Row

Festival: a sculpture

Katharine Goodall

This is a public art sculpture.

On view Sept 5-29

$0 • PhillyFringe.org/105744

The Image of Yoga

JJ Tiziou / Studio 34

Yoga isn't just fancy gymnastics for young white wealthy bendy ladies. It's a practice that can be accessible for all bodies, and beneﬁt anyone. Check out this exhibit of images from community photo sessions organized by JJ Tiziou and maybe try a class or event at Studio 34 while you're at it!

Sept 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30 at 5pm

$0/150 min • PhillyFringe.org/105923

Rogues' Gallery

See/Hear Now Pop-Up Enterprises Worldwide

Leave your valuables at home! This is what dishonesty looks like: a rogues' painting gallery of Guilded Age criminals who look like they could be Emily Dickinson or J.P. Morgan. It's hard to tell.

Sept 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15 from 11am

$0 • PhillyFringe.org/104875

Fuzzy Forms Tyler School of Art

2nd Year MFA show

Graduate Artists Collectives(GAC) at Tyler School of Art at Temple

Through active and growing modes of abstraction, these artists are working to queer systems of perception and experience. Towards a more embodied culture of relationality, questioning the cultural assumptions of concepts like normal and secure identity can reveal a more whole perspective.

Sept 13 at 6pm

$0/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/105558

Julia's Room

Dave Hannon

Julia's Room is a coming of age story, but the coming of age of what? Growing up, Julia always knew she was di erent from the others. This story reconstructs a narrative about growing up queer in a heteronormative domestic environment. Join Julia in navigating these imagined yet familiar spaces.

Sept 14 at 8:30pm, Sept 21 at 7pm, Sept 28 at 4pm PWYC/30 min • PhillyFringe.org/106285

John Jarboe: The Rose Garden

The Fabric Workshop and Museum

The more you search the more you ﬁnd in this comingof-age interactive exhibition that reimagines artist John Jarboe’s gender journey. Weave way through a multi-room domestic maze ﬁlled with Surrealist-inspired video, music, sculptures, and memories exploring trans identity and belonging.

On view through September 29th, free timed tickets required.

$0/60 minutes • PhillyFringe.org/106195

Cosmic Cafe at Lloyd Hall, 1 Boathouse

Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Avenue

Da Vinci Art Alliance, 704 Catharine Street

The Fabric Workshop and Museum, 1214 Arch St

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, Harding Room, 20 N American St.

Stella Elkins Gallery, 2001 N. 13th St

KID FRINGE ART FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES KID FRINGE KID FRINGE

The Bad Pirate Rock Show

Jonah and Friends

The Bad Pirate Rock Show is an original musical for all ages. A young crew of pirates find that they don't quite fit into their piratey world. To prove their piratey-ness, they embark on a quest across the 27 seas, in search of the singularly legendary and mysteriously missing Captain Redbeard.

Sept 27 at 5pm, Sept 28 at 12:30pm, Sept 29 at 2pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106390

Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Family Friendly Workshop and Show

Tanya Morgan

Fun for the Whole Family! Participants will learn and play some super fun improv games then settle in for a complete improvised show performed by our talented cast!!!

Sept 7 at 11am

$0/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106092

Feeling All the Feelings

Lynne Streeter Childress/Building Better People Productions

This funny and touching interactive one-person play starring and written by Lynne Streeter Childress of Building Better People Productions, explores the enormous range of kids emotions, the pressure they feel to be accepted, and the awesomeness that comes from feeling ALL of your feelings.

Sept 13 at 5pm, Sept 14 at 11:30am, Sept 15 at 12:30pm

PWYC/35 min • PhillyFringe.org/106367

LL Stage, 913 N 3rd St

The

Great Bakersﬁeld

Pie Mystery

(The Joe Play)

Sawubona Creativity Project

The Great Bakersﬁeld Pie Mystery (formerly The Joe Play) is a brand new, original work written by current Sawubona Creativity Project Theatre Arts students in grades K-3. What started as a playwriting lesson grew into the wonderful play about Joe, the kindly Pie Maker and his faithful friends.

Sept 7 at 1pm

$5/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/105807

Bears Tonight

Andrew Simon

A family of bears is forced to make the ultimate choice between the opportunity of a lifetime and hibernation. Exploring family dynamics, physical di erences, and teamwork, Bears Tonight reminds us of the meaning of gift-giving and that sometimes growing means letting go.

Sept 20, 22 at 5pm, Sept 21 at 10am, Sept 21 at 3:30pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106273

Liberty Lands, 913 N 3rd St

Family Snacks

Co-presented by The Bearded Ladies Cabaret and The Fabric Workshop and Museum

Join Bearded Ladies' hosts on Sunday afternoons for Family Snacks: programming made especially for our youngest fans! Expect family-friendly live music and performances, colorful costumes, glitter, and lots of interactivity. Best of all, this series is completely FREE! Open to kids of all ages.

Sept 8, 15, 22 at 11am

$0/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106194

G(r)een

The Hags

G(r)een: Inspired by the personal experience of coping with a speech impediment, G(r)een follows a brave child who loves nature, but struggles to describe it. This playful story encourages us all to accept ourselves as we are, and ﬁnd unlikely friendships under the kitchen sink.

Sept 7 at 4pm, Sept 15 at 5pm, Sept 21 at 11:30am, Sept 22 at 12:30pm PWYC/40 min • PhillyFringe.org/106316

Hundred Acre Park

My Mother Once Read

Get lost with Pooh, Piglet, and the gang in this folksy musical retelling of A.A. Milnes classic Winnie-the-Pooh tale, with puppets! The Hundred Acre Wood becomes a Hundred Acre Park, adapted for todays young ones growing up in an age of climate change and urban sprawl.

Sept 7 at 10am, Sept 7 at 5:30pm, Sept 8 at 12:30pm, Sept 14 at 5pm, Sept 22 at 11am

PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/106339

Presented by Cannonball,

Sawubona Creativity Project, 1935 E. Passyunk Avenue

The Fabric Workshop and Museum, 1214 Arch St

Presented by Cannonball, Liberty Lands,

Presented by Cannonball, Liberty Lands, 913 N 3rd St

Sawubona Creativity Project, 1935 E. Passyunk Avenue

Presented by Cannonball, Liberty Lands, 913 N 3rd St

Me and You and a Bear Named Baloo

Anthony DiFlorio (Guy Singer)

One man's songs and stories about a boy, a bear, and a voice. Kids will love these tales about a beloved cartoon character, Sept 21 at 2pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105761

O, Tomato!

The Exuberance

O, Tomato! is a saucy, sensory, dance theater celebration of a widely-beloved, yet often misidentiﬁed, fruit. Created in partnership with local urban gardeners, O, Tomato! invites audiences to play, move, laugh, sing, squish, slice, and savor within community. Ay, tomate!

Sept 6 at 5pm, Sept 7 at 11:30am, Sept 8 at 11am, Sept 14 at 10am, Sept 15 at 2pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/106330

Team Mighty!

Alyssa Bigbee & Kane Duvene

Team Mighty! An unusual superhero duo teams up to stop The Most Dangerous Villain In The World. Team Mighty! is a participatory circus performance where everyone learns to work together to feel powerful, co-created by a real-life mother and son duo. Come dressed as your own superhero!

Sept 13 at 6:30pm, Sept 14 at 3:30pm, Sept 15 at 11am, Sept 21 at 2pm

PWYC/30 min • PhillyFringe.org/106389

A multidisciplinary theater creation that traces the evolution of Mexican culture through 500 years of conquest, colonization, exile, assimilation, and subsequent cross-cultural generations, asking the question: What is the cultural essence that endures in Mexican identity? General admission: $15 |

Supported by:

Sawubona Creativity Project, 1935 E. Passyunk Avenue

Presented by Cannonball, Liberty Lands, 913 N 3rd St

Tanaquil Márquez | Ximena Violante | Calo Rosa

Presented by Cannonball, Liberty Lands, 913 N 3rd St

WORKSHOPS

WORKSHOPS / CLASSES WORKSHOPS

Always Meeting Ourselves: James Joyce's Remarkable Inﬂuence on the Modern Novel

The Rosenbach Museum & Library

In this unique Behind the Bookcase tour, join Kelsey Scouten Bates, The John C. Haas Director of the Rosenbach Museum & Library, for a special viewing of works in the Rosenbach collection that reﬂect the long-term impact of Joyce’s prose style. A wine and cheese reception will follow.

Sept 8 at 6:30pm $30/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/105638

Presented by FringeArts, The Rosenbach Museum and Library, 2008-2010 Delancey St

Perimeter Printmaking: The City's Edge

JJ Tiziou / Walk Around Philadelphia

Come make your own unique handmade letterpress map of the Philadelphia perimeter and Delaware River watershed during a Walk Around Philadelphia workshop @ Cherry Street Pier! it's FREE and easy and takes just a few minutes. Drop in anytime 5-7pm on Wednesday evenings.

Sept 4, 11, 18, 25 at 5pm PWYC/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/105912

How to Produce at the Bike

Yellow Bicycle Company

YBC is rewriting the playbook on small theater rentals to help artists make art. Join YBC director Joshua Crone in a step-by-step guide to producing your show at the Bike, from casting and rehearsal to marketing and tech. Participants receive 20% o their next rental.

Sept 15 at 3:30pm $0/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/105743

"Written in My Heart": James Joyce and Irish Authors

Ireland has inspired storytellers for centuries, and the Rosenbach is home to an incredible collection of their work. In this guided tour we’ll explore a wide array of holdings, including Bram Stoker’s handwritten notes for Dracula, correspondence from Oscar Wilde, and Joyce’s manuscript of Ulysses.

Aug 29 at 6pm + Sept 20 at 2pm $30/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105686

Yellow Bicycle Theater, 1435 Arch St. Fl. 2 (on 15th St.)

Cherry Street Pier, 121 N Christopher Columbus Blvd

Presented by FringeArts, The Rosenbach Museum and Library, 2008-2010 Delancey St

DIGITAL DIGITAL DIGITAL

Beauty Tips After 40

Janine Renee Cunningham

Aging can be tough, but you don't need to do it alone!

Join Janine Renee Cunningham as she shares her most coveted beauty tips for women over 40.

Available Sept 01 to 30

FREE/4 min • PhillyFringe.org/105108

Edward and Christine

Anna, Deb and Tia

A Young-Howze Award nominated production of a Kenneth Koch love story told out of order [and not necessarily factually] by one woman [playing dozens of characters. We lost count.] with lots of objects [and also mustaches]. On Zoom.

Available Sept 8, 15 + 22 at 2pm

PWYC/75 min • PhillyFringe.org/105427

Presented Digitally

Bharathanatyam: An Indian classical dance performance

Lakshmi Thiagarajan

Delve into a magical world ﬁlled with colour, character and perspectives as you explore compositions from a centuries-old traditional dance form from Southern India.

Available Sept 05 to 30

$5/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/91506

The Girl Who Jumped O The Hollywood Sign

Joanne Hartstone

An aspiring actress clutches the Hollywood sign, looking down on the movie studios that broke her dreams. She only ever wanted one thing: to be a STAR. A play with music about the quest for fame, inspired by the secrets of Hollywood's Golden Age. “A true Super Star is Born” ***** (Edinburgh Guide)

Available Sept 01 to 30

PWYC/76 min • PhillyFringe.org/19507

Myles Away

Chronic Insanity

Myles Away looks at the relationship between capitalism and discrimination in the tech industry and asks how far we as consumers are willing to go to make a positive change. An immersive show blending video, audio, and interactivity, from award winning UK-based theatre company Chronic Insanity

Available Sept 01 to 30

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/103821

Presented Digitally

Exploring the Edge: Walk Around Philadelphia

JJ Tiziou & Walk Around Philadelphia

JJ Tiziou has walked the entire perimeter of Philadelphia THIRTEEN TIMES and will be embarking on his 14th complete circumnavigation of the city Sept 6-29. These virtual sessions are a great opportunity to learn about the project and the city; you're invited to join the walk segments too!

Available Sept 12 + 19 at 5:30pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105918

Haram

Taamarbuta & Prairie Kitten Productions

Haram is the journey of one woman’s spiral downward as she tries to become a belly dancing superstar in a ﬁctionalized dance club. The story celebrates the artistry of belly dance, while also exposing the audience to much darker experiences that the performer endures.

Available Sept 01 to 30

PWYC/40 min • PhillyFringe.org/55799

The Night the Bar Played a Polka Cover of "I'm on Fire" by Bruce Springsteen - A Solo Show by

Courtney Taylor

“The Night the Bar Played a Polka Cover of ‘I’m on Fire’ by Bruce Springsteen” is a 45-min cathartic & comedic solo show about queerness, rape culture, & the weirdest Springsteen cover of all time. This surreal & tender show by Courtney Taylor has been seen prior at Under St. Marks Theater in NYC.

Available Sept 6 + 7 at 7:30pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/105586

Presented Digitally

Red Breast

Chronic Insanity

Red Breast is an O West End award winning immersive audio play. The audience is placed in the centre of four intertwining monologues, with the story about the coming together and pulling apart of a family across multiple generations taking place in the space around you.

Available Sept 01 to 30

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/103820

Strike!

The Highland Lakes Players

Strike! recalls the traumatic ﬁreﬁghters strike in Chicago during late winter 1981. It is presented through three voices in a dramatic documentary form.

Available Sept 05 to 29

PWYC/40 min • PhillyFringe.org/100855

Some Other Mirror

Chronic Insanity

A solo show about a gender identity crisis, in the high-pressure isolation of lockdown. The show explores a transmasculine experience of feminism, internalised transphobia, self-love, self-hatred and selfactualisation. Filmed after it's critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe

Available Sept 01 to 30

PWYC/47 min • PhillyFringe.org/102950

ZINGstories

Ruth Anne Wood/Scripting For Success LLC

Join ZINGstories™ at Philly Fringe! Transform your daily challenges into powerful, joy-ﬁlled narratives. Add your hopes, dreams, and frustrations to the ZINGwall™ and watch them evolve into inspiring stories. Experience mental and emotional time travel with creator Ruth and guests on Youtube Live.

Available Sept 5 at 3pm, Sept 6, 8, 9 at 2pm, Sept 7, 15, 16, 17 at 1pm, Sept 11 at 5pm $20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105756

The Theoreticals

A humorous look into the musings and anxieties of several Philadelphians over the course of one day in 2020.

Available Sept 01 to 30 FREE/30 min • PhillyFringe.org/101733

ZINGstories™ Wall

Ruth Anne Wood/ Scripting For Success LLC ZINGstories™ Interactive Event -Broadcast to your largest audience—your trillions of cells. Use believable news stories to focus your RAM (Reticular Activating System). Post your dreams, goals, and plans. By the next day, we'll turn them into ZINGstories™ to boost joy and focus. Visit updates daily.

Available Sept 05 to 29

PWYC/30 min • PhillyFringe.org/105821

Presented Digitally

SEPTEMBER 1

2pm It Takes Guts, pg 6

3pm ANTONY and CLEOPATRA: A Shakespeare Jawn, pg 23

3:30pm What is the Butt Game? Pg 31 I Know Alone, pg 10

5pm within/without, pg 13

The Meaning Of Where I’m From, pg 11

6:30pm Whimsical, pg 13

MOUTH ROT, pg 11

7:30pm A PLAY ON SOME PHOBIAS, pg 29

8pm My Pussy Hurts Too, pg 11 Cannonball Kickoff, pg 32

SEPTEMBER 2

5:30pm sorry just seeing this, pg 12

7pm It Takes Guts, pg 6

SOPPI (CHANGE), pg 12

7:30pm A PLAY ON SOME PHOBIAS, pg 29

8:30pm Is This A Wedding?, Pg 26 SUSpacious, pg 16

SEPTEMBER 3

5pm Happy Hour on the cities edge, pg 22 INVITED DRESS THE “CABARET”, pg 10

6:30pm MK+A Rewatch Podcast, pg 27 Body transparency, pg 32

8pm Cloud Baby, pg 24

8:30pm Oh Wow! Live Music, pg 20

9:30pm Blckgoorue, pg 24

SEPTEMBER 4

5pm For Us, By Us, Eat Us, Save Us, pg 32 Service!!, pg 29

Perimeter Printmaking: The City’s Edge, pg 38

T.REXTASY, pg 30 Sour Grapes: The Musical, pg 29

6:30pm The Tire Swing, pg 6 For Us, By Us, Eat Us, Save Us, pg 32

The Infinite Possibility of Jane & The Grail of Salt, pg 26

7pm On Buried Ground, pg 33

My Own Private Final Destination, pg 15

7:30pm A PLAY ON SOME PHOBIAS, pg 29

8pm For Us, By Us, Eat Us, Save Us, pg 32

Pirate Queens, pg 28 Valerie, pg 12

DAY-BY-DAY

9:30pm Cloud Baby, pg 24

SEPTEMBER 5

11am

Rogues’ Gallery (on view ‘til 6pm), pg 35

3pm

ZINGstories (digital), pg 40

4pm There Is Only War, pg 30

5pm

Lossed, pg 27 tiny revolutions, pg 30

SOPPI (CHANGE), pg 12

Where There Is Hope, There Is Light…, pg 13

6pm Dirty Priest, pg 25

6:30pm HER, pg 10 A Good Woman, pg 8

Delivery Boy, pg 25 In the middle, somewhat performative, pg 10

7pm

Krampus Gets Cramped, pg 33 Liberty City Arts PresentsWinterreise by Franz Schubert, pg 20

Ulysses, pg 30 On Buried Ground, pg 33

Soul Song Soiree with Violinist Joseph Arnold, pg 20

Noah’s No-Show Show, pg 15

7:30pm A PLAY ON SOME PHOBIAS, pg 29

8pm Diva! Live From Hell, pg 25

LoveBot: A Musical, pg 27

BLACK WOOD: WINTERBORN, pg 8

My Big Fang Vampire Wedding, pg 22

2014: A One They Show, pg 23

Body transparency, pg 32

Geometry: Conversations With Euclid, pg 6

8:30pm

My Own Private Final Destination, pg 15

9pm Dirty Priest, pg 25

9:30pm

Sour Grapes: The Musical, pg 29 see me to see you, pg 11 I Know Alone, pg 10

10pm

Fringe Festival Opening Night Party, pg 1

SEPTEMBER 6

11am

Rogues’ Gallery (on view ‘til 6pm), pg 35

1pm

Visions, pg 22

2pm

ZINGstories (digital), pg 40

5pm

SOPPI (CHANGE), pg 12

Geometry: Conversations with Euclid, pg 6

tiny revolutions, pg 30

Delivery Boy, pg 25

O, Tomato! Pg 37

6pm Dirty Priest, pg 25

Use Promo Code ‘Hot Diggity Dog’ For 20% Off Your First Purchase, pg 34

Much Ado About Nothing, pg 27

6:30pm

The Holy Church of Bezos, pg 33 HER, pg 10

T.REXTASY, pg 30

GHOST RIDE or the play that blows away, pg 33

In the middle, somewhat performative, pg 10

7pm

Forehand Down The Line, pg 9

The Meal, pg 27

Locker Room Pep Talk, pg 15

ne-FAIRY-ous: The best revenge is a happy ending., Pg 27

On Buried Ground, pg 33

Ulysses, pg 30

This Could’ve Been a TikTok: A Live Comedy Presentation, pg 16

7:30pm

A PLAY ON SOME PHOBIAS, pg 29

Sound Moves, pg 12

The Night the Bar Played a Polka Cover… (digital), pg 39

8pm

INVITED DRESS THE “CABARET”, pg 10

Body transparency, pg 32

A Bach’eh who wanted to become Bach, pg 19

PONYA, pg 6

My Big Fang Vampire Wedding, pg 22

Confluence and The Dancers, pg 14

Crone Castle, pg 14

BLACK WOOD: WINTERBORN, pg 8

The Boy Bands Have Won, pg 24

Diva! Live From Hell, pg 25

8:30pm Noah’s No-Show Show, pg 15

My Own Private Final Destination, pg 15

9pm

Dirty Priest, pg 25

9:30pm

Graveyard Shift, pg 26

Black Joy, pg 5 the indigo blue diaries: a (re)mixed media performance installation, pg 33

SEPTEMBER 7

10am

Hundred Acre Park, pg 36

11am

Family Friendly Workshop and Show, pg 36

Rogues’ Gallery (on view ‘til 6pm), pg 35

11:30am O, Tomato!, pg 37

12:30pm PONYA, pg 6

1pm The Great Bakersfield Pie Mystery (The Joe Play), pg 36 Ulysses, pg 30

ZINGstories (digital), pg 40

2pm Diva! Live From Hell, pg 25

Use Promo Code ‘Hot Diggity Dog’ For 20% Off Your First Purchase, pg 34

Black Joy, pg 5 I Know Alone, pg 10

2:30pm The Garden: Rivers Edge, pg 10

3pm Sound Moves, pg 12

The Meal, pg 27

Locker Room Pep Talk, pg 15

3:15pm

The Garden: Rivers Edge, pg 10

3:30pm

Finding Joy, pg 6

A Good Woman, pg 8

4pm

The Garden: Rivers Edge, pg 10 G(r)een, pg 36

5pm

Locker Room Pep Talk, pg 15

RUB MY KITTEN, pg 11 HER, pg 10

5:15pm

The Garden: Rivers Edge, pg 10

5:30pm

Hundred Acre Park, pg 36

6pm

The Garden: Rivers Edge, pg 10

Much Ado About Nothing, pg 27

6:30pm

Sour Grapes: The Musical, pg 29

GHOST RIDE or the play that blows away, pg 33

Jumper Cables, pg 10

FOUR FOR FOUR, pg 26

A Bach’eh who wanted to become Bach, pg 19

7pm

Forehand Down The Line, pg 9

The Meal, pg 27

ADHD Mixtape, pg 23

Noah’s No-Show Show, pg 15

On Buried Ground, pg 33

Liberty City Arts PresentsWinterreise by Franz Schubert, pg 20

Ulysses, pg 30

METER: Experiments in Poetry, Music, & Movement, pg 17

7:30pm

A PLAY ON SOME PHOBIAS, pg 29

Sound Moves, pg 12

Nosejob, pg 28

The Night the Bar Played a Polka Cover… (digital), pg 39

8pm

Diva! Live From Hell, pg 25

The Boy Bands Have Won, pg 24

BLACK WOOD: WINTERBORN, pg 8

The 40-Year-Old-Ballerino, pg 23

Confluence and the Dancers, pg 14

My Big Fang Vampire Wedding, pg 22

An Avalanche of ‘No’, pg 23 Visions, pg 22

8:30pm

ne-FAIRY-ous: The best revenge is a happy ending., Pg 27

Jumper Cables, pg 10

FOUR FOR FOUR, pg 26 My Own Private Final Destination, pg 15

9:30pm

The Holy Church of Bezos, pg 33

Beryl Booker, pg 19

SEPTEMBER 8

11am

Rogues’ Gallery (on view ‘til 6pm), pg 35

Family Snacks, pg 36 O, Tomato!, pg 37

12pm

KCBC x KCBCII Summer Series, pg 10

12:30pm Sorry just seeing this, pg 12

Hundred Acre Park, pg 36

1pm

Forehand Down The Line, pg 9

2pm

KCBC x KCBCII Summer Series. Pg 10

Diva! Live From Hell, pg 25

Use Promo Code ‘Hot Diggity Dog’ For 20% Off Your First Purchase, pg 34

ne-FAIRY-ous: The best revenge is a happy ending., Pg 27

StoryUp, pg 16

A Patchwork Of Stories For Grownups, pg 17 within/without, pg 13

A Bach’eh who wanted to become Bach, pg 19

Edward and Christine (digital), pg 39

ZINGstories (digital), pg 40

2:30pm

Black Circus Family Extravaganza and Cookout, pg 5

The Garden: Rivers Edge, pg 10

3pm

Locker Room Pep Talk, pg 15 perennial, and other works for dance, pg 11

ANTONY and CLEOPATRA: A Shakespeare Jawn, pg 23

3:15pm

The Garden: Rivers Edge, pg 10

3:30pm

Sour Grapes: The Musical, pg 29

Noah’s No-Show Show, pg 15 RUB MY KITTEN, pg 11

4pm

The Medicine In Music, pg 27

The Garden: Rivers Edge, pg 10

5pm re:claim, pg 20

The Holy Church of Bezos, pg 33

Geometry: Conversations with Euclid, pg 6

Sisyphus and Siri, pg 29

5:15pm

The Garden: Rivers Edge, pg 10

6pm

The Garden: Rivers Edge, pg 10 Much Ado About Nothing, pg 27

6:30pm

GHOST RIDE or the play that blows away, pg 33

Always Meeting Ourselves: James Joyce’s Remarkable Influence on the Modern Novel, pg. 38 Black Joy, pg 5 Dead Muse, pg 9

7pm

MADCAP & BUSTY, pg 22

Rubrduki Dance Party, pg 34 Sisyphus and Siri, pg 29

7:30pm A PLAY ON SOME PHOBIAS, pg 29 Nosejob, pg 28

8pm Water Follows Salt, pg 7

The Tire Swing, pg 6

My Big Fang Vampire Wedding, pg 22

Crone Castle, pg 14

BLACK WOOD: WINTERBORN, pg 8

The Boy Bands Have Won, pg 24 perennial, and other works for dance, pg 11

OVERBOARD!, pg 22

8:30pm

LoveBot: A Musical, pg 27

9:30pm SUSpacious, pg 16

SEPTEMBER 9

2pm

ZINGstories (digital), pg 40

5:30pm Forbidden Fruit, pg 6

Dream Of A, pg 9

6pm The Performance Lounge, pg 33

6:30pm Owen Corey and James Ofalt Punch Each Other in the Dick Until One Submits, Again, pg 28

7pm Liberty City Arts PresentsWinterreise by franz Schubert, pg 20 Black Joy, pg 5 Water Follows Salt, pg 7

8pm All Hail the Sausage Queen!, pg 23

8:30pm For you! And for you?, pg 9 Black Circus After Dark, pg 5

SEPTEMBER 10

2:30pm Caminé, caminé, y caminé, pero nunca llegué…, pg 25

3:45pm The Garden: River’s Edge, pg 10 4pm There Is Only War, pg 30

4:30pm The Garden: River’s Edge, pg 10

5pm Happy Hour on the city’s edge, pg 22 SHITTER: Take Deuce, pg 29

5:15pm The Garden: River’s Edge, pg 10

6pm The Garden: River’s Edge, pg 10

The Performance Lounge, pg 33

6:30pm Blue Silk, pg 24

7pm Diva! Live From Hell, pg 25 Sex Files StorySlam, pg 17

7:30pm Nosejob, pg 28

8pm Lossed, pg 27

8:30pm Oh Wow! Live Music!, pg 20

9:30pm Ich glaube das ist was kunst ist, pg 10

SEPTEMBER 11

8:30am 9/11 Remembrance at the SRT Memorial, pg 19

4pm There Is Only War, pg 30

5pm Perimeter Printmaking: The City’s Edge, pg 38

MK + A Rewatch Podcast, pg 27

P(O/U)NK, pg 11 Forbidden Fruit, pg 6 ZINGstories (digital), pg 40

6:30pm Thawing, pg 30 Finding Joy, pg 6 Visions, pg 22

In the middle, somewhat performative, pg 10

7pm Poor Judge, pg 29

This isamerica, pg 30

7:30pm A PLAY ON SOME PHOBIAS pg 29

DAY-BY-DAY

Nosejob, pg 28

8pm Cindy of Arc, pg 19

BLACK WOOD: WINTERBORN, pg 8

I Think It Could Work, pg 6 Graveyard Shift, pg 26 SMASH!: Black Circus Edition, pg 6

9:30pm Men Come Inside of Me, pg 15

SEPTEMBER 12

11am

Rogues’ Gallery (on view ‘til 6pm), pg 35

4pm There Is Only War, pg 30

5pm

Blckgoorue, pg 24 I Think It Could Work, pg 6 Pirate Queens, pg 28

5:30pm

Exploring the Edge: Walk Around Philadelphia (digital), pg 39

6:30pm GHOST RIDE or the play that blows away, pg 33

Blue Silk, pg 24

Grief Astronomer, pg 33

My Pussy Hurts Too, pg 11

7pm

GHOSTED, pg 26

On Buried Ground, pg 33

Poor Judge, pg 29

Maid Made Madame, pg 27

Beautiful Human Lies: Chapter 4 (Work-in-Progress Showing), pg 8

7:30pm

A PLAY ON SOME PHOBIAS, pg 29

The Naked Truth, pg 17

Nosejob, pg 28

8pm

Diva! Live From Hell, pg 25

BLACK WOOD: WINTERBORN, pg 8

My Big Fang Vampire Wedding, pg 22

Orificial Suite 1, pg 28

Funeral For The Death Machines, pg 33

2014: A One They Show, pg 23

9:30pm

Orificial Suite 2, pg 28

RUB MY KITTEN, pg 11

Men Come Inside of Me, pg 15

SEPTEMBER 13

11am

Rogues’ Gallery (on view ‘til 6pm), pg 35

5pm within/without, pg 13

Whimsical, pg 13

Feeling All the Feelings, pg 36

Men Come Inside of Me, pg 15

6pm

Fuzzy Forms, pg 35

Much Ado About Nothing, pg 27

And the skies were not cloudy all day, pg 32

6:30pm

Red Flags, pg 6

GHOST RIDE or the play that blows away, pg 33

Orificial Suite 1, pg 28

Funeral For The Death Machines, pg 33

The Fluxus Brothers Present: Good Art Bad Art, pg 25

Team Mighty!, pg 37

In the middle, somewhat performative, pg 10

7pm

GHOSTED, pg 26

The Meal, pg 27

Woven Worlds: Traditional Tales and Personal Threads, pg 18

Locker Room Pep Talk, pg 15

On Buried Ground, pg 33

Poor Judge, pg 29

Liberty City Arts PresentsWinterreise by Franz Schubert, pg 20

Krampus Gets Cramped, pg 33

7:30pm

A PLAY ON SOME PHOBIAS, pg 29

That Woman - The Monologue Show, pg 30

Nosejob, pg 28

Our Innocence, pg 20

8pm

Body transparency, pg 32

Diva! Live From Hell, pg 25

The Toxic Avenger - The Musical, pg 30

Red Flags, pg 6

#Couplegoals, pg 14

Which Way to the Ivy Covered Well, pg 31

BLACK WOOD: WINTERBORN, pg 8

Crone Castle, pg 14

My Big Fang Vampire Wedding, pg 22

five two dance company at the Christ Church Neighborhood House, pg 9

Blue Silk, pg 24

SUSpacious, pg 16

8:30pm

Penis Envy, pg 28

Maid Made Madame, pg 27

9pm That Woman - The Monologue Show, pg 30

MADCAP & BUSTY, pg 22

9:30pm

Our Innocence, pg 20

SHITTER: Take Deuce, pg 29

Grief Astronomer, pg 33 introjective exhibition (nhập xuất nhập xuất), pg 10

SEPTEMBER 14

10am O, Tomato!, pg 37

11am

Rogues’ Gallery (on view ‘til 6pm), pg 35

11:30am

Feeling All the Feelings, pg 36

12:30pm

An Avalanche of ‘No’, pg 23

1pm

Walking Tour of Old Philadelphia Circa 2024, pg 34

2pm

Diva! Live From Hell, pg 25

Iris’ “IM OKAY” Tea Party, pg 26

Alternative Theatre Festival 2024, pg 23

Nosejob, pg 28

(((Pomegranate))), pg 8

My Pussy Hurts Too, pg 11

Bodhisattva Beer Run, pg 8

2:30pm Dead Dad Show, pg 15

3pm The Meal, pg 27

3:30pm authentic grief baby monologue, pg 8

Pirate Queens, pg 28 Team Mighty!, pg 37

4pm A Philly Mikado, pg 20

This Could’ve Been a TikTok: A Live Comedy Presentation, pg 16

5pm

MOUTH ROT, pg 11

Handala, pg 26

Hundred Acre Park, pg 36

6pm

Locker Room Pep Talk, pg 15

Dreams of a Clown, pg 5

Much Ado About Nothing, pg 27

6:30pm

GHOST RIDE or the play that blows away, pg 33

Special Topics, pg 34

The Voice of Philadelphia Legends, pg 21

Phone Claw For Mister, pg 28

Carnival of Ritual, pg 5

7pm

GHOSTED, pg 26

Iris’ “IM OKAY” Tea Party, pg 26

And Then They Were Dead, pg 14

The Meal, pg 27

Alternative Theatre Festival 2024, pg 23

On Buried Ground, pg 33

We Dance At Home, Alone, pg 12

Stop The Bells Tolling, pg 21

Maid Made Madame, pg 27

Self Help | PANOPTICON, pg 12

7:15pm Special Topics, pg 34

7:30pm Full Circle, pg 9

Nosejob, pg 28

8pm

Diva! Live From Hell, pg 25

The Toxic Avenger - The Musical, pg 30

Suddenly Last Summer, pg 29

#Couplegoals, pg 14

Which Way to the Ivy Covered Well, pg 31

BLACK WOOD: WINTERBORN, pg 8

Poor Judge, pg 29

Crone Castle, pg 14

The 40-Year-Old-Ballerino, pg 23

Museum of Black joy Presents: Variance, Ritual for A Home, pg 33

My Big Fang Vampire Wedding, pg 22

Bodhisattva Beer Run, pg 8 introjective exhibition (nhập xuất nhập xuất), pg 10

8:30pm That Woman - The Monologue Show, pg 30 Penis Envy, pg 28 Julia’s Room, pg 35

9pm

MADCAP & BUSTY, pg 22

9:30pm Orificial Suite 2, pg 28

When Did Everything Change?, pg 21

SEPTEMBER 15

11am Family Snacks, pg 36

Rogues’ Gallery (on view ‘til 6pm), pg 35 Team Mighty!, pg 37

12:30pm Handala, pg 26

Feeling All the Feelings, pg 36 1pm ZINGstories (digital), pg 40

1:45pm Penis Envy, pg 28

2pm

My Pussy Hurts Too, pg 11 Labyrinth, pg 20 O, Tomato!, pg 37 Poor Judge, pg 29

NOIZE FREAK: A Study in the Collaboration of Music and Dance, pg 11 Iris’ “IM OKAY” Tea Party, pg 26 For Love of Country, pg 19

The Toxic Avenger - The Musical, pg 30

Edward and Christine (digital), pg 39

3pm

Locker Room Pep Talk, pg 15 ANTONY and CLEOPATRA: A Shakespeare Jawn, pg 23 Self Help | PANOPTICON, pg 12

3:30pm

How To Produce at The Bike, pg 38

What is the Butt Game?, Pg 31

Water Follows Salt, pg 7

4pm The Medicine In Music, pg 27 Krampus Gets Cramped, pg 33

4:30pm

The Garden: River’s Edge, pg 10

5pm Dead Muse, pg 9

The Tire Swing, pg 6

G(r)een, pg 36 Architectonia, pg 5

Suddenly Last Summer, pg 29

5:15pm

The Garden: River’s Edge, pg 10

5:30pm Maid Made Madam, pg 27

6pm

The Garden: River’s Edge, pg 10

Much Ado About Nothing, pg 27

6:30pm

An Avalanche of ‘No’, pg 23

Bodhisattva Beer Run, pg 8

GHOST RIDE or the play that blows away, pg 33

The Voice of Philadelphia Legends, pg 21

7pm

Dead Dad Show, pg 15

Poor Judge, pg 29

Rubrduki Dance Party, pg 34 Architectonica, pg 5

A Midsummer Night’s Dream in a Bar pg 27

7:30pm Roominate, pg 29

8pm Where There is Hope, There is Light…, pg 13

Grief Astronomer, pg 33

My Big Fang Vampire Wedding, pg 22

BLACK WOOD: WINTERBORN, pg 8

An Evening with August Strindberg: Followed by a Perfectly Normal Performance of Miss Julie, pg 25 Bodies, pg 17

OVERBOARD!, pg 22

8:30pm

That Woman - The Monologue Show, pg 30

9:30pm Dream Of A, pg 9

SEPTEMBER 16

1pm

ZINGstories (digital), pg 40

5:30pm Carnival of Ritual, pg 5

Visions, pg 22

7pm

A Midsummer Night’s Dream in a Bar, pg 27

Opera Shots, pg 20 within/without, pg 13 P(O/U)NK, pg 11

7:30pm Nosejob, pg 28

8pm Bodies, pg 17

Roominate, pg 29

8:30pm

The Meaning of Where I’m From, pg 11

Sohrab is Bumbling Foreigner, pg 29

SEPTEMBER 17

1pm ZINGstories (digital), pg 40

2:30pm Caminé, caminé, y caminé, pero nunca llegué…, pg 25

4pm There Is Only War, pg 30

5pm Happy Hour on the city’s edge, pg 22

Thatha’s Play, pg 30

6pm The Big John Burnski, pg 24

6:30pm See me to see you, pg 11

7pm Poor Judge, pg 29 Opera Shots, pg 20

7:30pm Dixie Cup Séance, pg 25 Nosejob, pg 28

8pm Bodies, pg 17

Roominate, pg 29

Ich glaube das ist was kunst is, pg 10

8:30pm Oh Wow! Live Music!, pg 20

9:30pm

T.REXTASY, pg 30

SEPTEMBER 18

3:45pm The Garden: River’s Edge, pg 10

4pm There Is Only War, pg 30

4:30pm The Garden: River’s Edge, pg 10

5pm Perimeter Printmaking: The City’s Edge, pg 38

Night of a 1000 Knocks, pg 15

The Fluxus Brothers Present: Good Art Bad Art, pg 25 For Us, By Us, Eat Us, Save Us, pg 32

5:15pm The Garden: River’s Edge, pg 10

6pm The Garden: River’s Edge, pg 10

6:30pm SHITTER: Take Deuce, pg 29

An Avalanche of ‘No’, pg 23 For Us, By Us, Eat Us, Save Us, pg 32 Service!!, pg 29

7pm Poor Judge, pg 29

This Could’ve Been a TikTok: A Live Comedy Presentation, pg 16

7:30pm Dixie Cup Séance, pg 25 Nosejob, pg 28 Walk Me Through Your Resume, pg 17

DAY-BY-DAY

8pm Up In The Air pg, 30

Bodies, pg 17

BLACK WOOD: WINTERBORN, pg 8

Phone Claw for Mister, pg 28

For Us, By Us, Eat Us, Save Us, pg 32

9:30pm MK + A Rewatch Podcast, pg 27

SEPTEMBER 19

2:30pm

The Garden: River’s Edge, pg 10

3:15pm

The Garden: River’s Edge, pg 10

4pm

The Garden: River’s Edge, pg 10 There Is Only War, pg 30

5pm Cloud Baby, pg 24 (((pomegranate))), pg 8

Phone Claw for Mister, pg 29

5:15pm

The Garden: River’s Edge, pg 10

5:30pm

Exploring the Edge: Walk Around Philadelphia (digital), pg 39

6pm

The Big John Burnski, pg 24

The Garden: River’s Edge, pg 10

GHOST RIDE or the play that blows away, pg 33

Dirty Priest, pg 25

6:30pm Dream Of A, pg 9

Night of a 1000 Knocks, pg 15 PINCH, pg 11 Service!!, pg 29

7pm A pirate looks at 30, pg 28

Without God as My Lover, pg 31 Poor Judge, pg 29

Jake Strong’s Magic Show, pg 33 clapping for nature, pg 9

Calvin Barrows, pg 24

7:30pm Walk Me Through Your Resume, pg 17 Nosejob, pg 28

Dixie Cup Seance, pg 25 Grab-Bag Ionesco, pg 15 A PLAY ON SOME PHOBIAS, pg 29

8pm INVITED DRESS THE “CABARET”, pg 10 Finding Joy, pg 6 Handala, pg 26

Life With Oscar, pg 26 Dark & Sweet, pg 14 Holland Andrews, pg 20 BLACK WOOD: WINTERBORN, pg 8

All Quiet on the Western Front, pg 23

8:30pm Krampus Gets Cramped, pg 33

9pm Dirty Priest, pg 25

9:30pm introjective exhibition (nhập xuất nhập xuất), pg 10

Blue Silk, pg 24

SEPTEMBER 20

2pm

“Written in My Heart”: James Joyce and Irish Authors, pg 38

2:30pm

The Garden: Rivers Edge, pg 10

3:15pm

The Garden: Rivers Edge, pg 10

4pm

The Garden: Rivers Edge, pg 10

5pm

Bears Tonight, pg 36

ich glaube das ist was kunst ist, pg 10

Disaster Theater, pg 25

The Meaning of Where I’m From, pg 11

5:15pm

The Garden: Rivers Edge, pg 10

6pm

Dirty Priest, pg 25

GHOST RIDE or the play that blows away, pg 33

The Garden: Rivers Edge, pg 10

Much Ado About Nothing, pg 27

And the skies were not cloudy all day, pg 32

6:30pm

Piip and Tuut at Concert, pg 16

Cloud Baby, pg 24

For the theys - a choreopoem, pg 25

Love you Love you Love you, pg 27

7pm

Calvin Barrows, pg 24

Underestimated, pg 12

clapping for nature, pg 9

Jasper the Juggler, pg 6

And Then They Were Dead, pg 14 Poor Judge, pg 29

POWER, pg 11

Without God as My Lover, pg 31

Mr. Nutterbockers 7-Year Plan, pg 27

Satan’s Beach Party, pg 22

SMOOTH, a solo queer noir musical, bitch, pg 29

7:30pm

Grief: A love story, pg 26

Dixie Cup Seance, pg 25

Liberty City Arts PresentsErwartung by Arnold Schoenberg, pg 20

Nosejob, pg 28

Walk Me Through Your Resume, pg 17 Crumb, pg 25

8pm

The Toxic Avenger - The Musical, pg 30 Future Ghosts Ensemble, pg 20

BLACK WOOD: WINTERBORN, pg 8

Holland Andrews, pg 20

What is the Butt Game?, Pg 31

Speak English, pg 12

The Skunk Cycle, pg 29

All Quiet on the Western Front, pg 23

8:30pm

A pirate looks at 30, pg 28

9pm Dirty Priest, pg 25

Damned Without Vision, pg 25 Life With Oscar, pg 26

9:15pm

Satan’s Beach Party, pg 22

9:30pm PINCH, pg 11

Longer & Brighter, pg 26

Othello (vs. the Military Industrial Complex), pg 28

SEPTEMBER 21

10am

Bears Tonight, pg 36

11:30am G(r)een, pg 36

12pm

12:30pm

This Is How We Remember, pg 12

1pm

Walking Tour of Old Philadelphia Circa 2024 pg 34

2pm

Calvin Barrows, pg 24

Poor Judge, pg 29 Nosejob, pg 28

Me and You and A Bear Named Baloo, pg 37

Without God as My Lover, pg 31

I Will Eat You Alive, pg 26

Team Mighty!, pg 37

Whore’s Eye View, pg 16

2:30pm

Krampus Gets Cramped, pg 33

The Garden: Rivers Edge, pg 10

3:15pm

The Garden: Rivers Edge, pg 10

3:30pm Bears Tonight, pg 36 for the theys - a choreopoem, pg 25

Love you Love you Love you, pg 27

4pm

A pirate looks at 30, pg 28

The Garden: Rivers Edge, pg 10

4:30pm Cannonball Cooler Happy Hour, pg 32

5pm Piip and Tuut at Concert, pg 16

Speak English, pg 12

5:15pm The Garden: Rivers Edge, pg 10

5:30pm Dead Dad Show, pg 15

6pm

Dirty Priest, pg 25

GHOST RIDE or the play that blows away, pg 33

The Garden: Rivers Edge, pg 10

Much Ado About Nothing, pg 27

The Big John Burnski, pg 24

AQUA Connection, pg 8

6:30pm

Bodhisattva Beer Run, pg 8 Longer & Brighter, pg 26

7pm Calvin Barrows, pg 24 Bluebird: A Cabaret, pg 24 Underestimated, pg 12 Transit, pg 34 okay, bye!, pg 28

And Then They Were Dead, pg 14 WORKINONIT, pg 13 After YES, pg 8 Tears in the Waves, pg 12 POWER, pg 11 Without God as My Lover, pg 31

The Smokin’ Gun Revue, pg 22

Julia’s Room, pg 35

7:30pm

Grief: A love story, pg 26 Nosejob, pg 28

8pm The Toxic Avenger - The Musical, pg 30

AQUA Connection, pg 8

Future Ghosts Ensemble, pg 20

All Quiet on the Western Front, pg 23

BLACK WOOD: WINTERBORN, pg 8

Poor Judge, pg 29

Sad People, pg 16

The 40-Year-Old-Ballerino, pg 23

Disaster Theater, pg 25

Othello (vs. the Military Industrial Complex), pg 28

8:30pm Crumb, pg 25

SMOOTH, a solo queer noir musical, bitch, pg 29

9pm okay, bye!, pg 28

Dirty Priest, pg 25

Damned Without Vision, pg 25

Keystone Improv, pg 15

9:30pm Labyrinth, pg 20

Sohrab is Bumbling Foreigner, pg 29

10pm Keystone Improv, pg 15

SEPTEMBER 22

11am

Family Snacks, pg 36

Hundred Acre Park, pg 36

12:30pm G(r)een, pg 36

A Good Woman, pg 8

2pm Calvin Barrows, pg 24

clapping for nature, pg 9

The Toxic Avenger - The Musical, pg 30 okay, bye!, pg 28

Dirty Priest, pg 25 POWER, pg 11

Without God as My Lover, pg 31

Piip and Tuut at Concert, pg 16

Speak English, pg 12

Disaster Theater, pg 25

Edward and Christine (digital), pg 39

Poor Judge, pg 29

2:30pm Transit, pg 34

SMOOTH, a solo queer noir musical, bitch, pg 29

3pm A PLAY ON SOME PHOBIAS, pg 29

Reverie/Revelry, pg 33

Liberty City Arts Present - Erwartung by Arnold Schoenberg, pg 20

ANTONY and CLEOPATRA: A Shakespeare Jawn, pg 23

3:30pm Longer & Brighter, pg 26

Othello (vs. the Military Industrial Complex), pg 28

3:45pm

The Garden: River’s Edge, pg 10

4pm

The Medicine In Music, pg 27

Damned Without Vision, pg 25

Classical Open Mic Matinee, pg 19

A pirate looks at 30, pg 28

4:30pm

The Garden: River’s Edge, pg 10

4:45pm

The Freud Trilogy, pg 26

5pm Dirty Priest, pg 25

Bears Tonight, pg 36

This is How We Remember, pg 12 authentic grief baby monologue, pg 8

5:15pm

The Garden: River’s Edge, pg 10

5:30pm

This Could’ve Been a TikTok: A Live Comedy Presentation, pg 16

6pm GHOST RIDE or the play that blows away, pg 33

Birthday Party, pg 5

The Garden: River’s Edge, pg 10 Much Ado About Nothing, pg 27

6:30pm Whore’s Eye View, pg 16 Unbearable Lightness, pg 12

7pm Calvin Barrows, pg 24

Bluebird: A Cabaret, pg 24

Grab-Bag Ionesco, pg 15

Rubrduki Dance Party, pg 34

Poor Judge, pg 29

Without God as My Lover, pg 31 Dead Dad Show, pg 15

7:30pm Grief: A love story, pg 26

The Naked Truth, pg 17

8pm Birthday Party, pg 5 After YES, pg 8

BLACK WOOD: WINTERBORN, pg 8

Bodhisattva Beer Run, pg 8 (((pomegranate))), pg 8 OVERBOARD!, pg 22

9:30pm I Will Eat You Alive, pg 26

SEPTEMBER 23

5:30pm Visions, pg 22

7pm For the theys - a choreopoem, pg 25

Whore’s Eye View, pg 16

8pm High and Dry: The MovieScreening and Talk Back, pg 18

All Hail the Sausage Queen!, pg 23

Daddy Issues Presents: The Daddies - Independent Improv Awards, pg 14

8:30pm Piip and Tuut at Concert, pg 16 Unbearable Lightness, pg 12

SEPTEMBER 24

5pm Happy Hour on the city’s edge, pg 22 The Infinite Possibility of Jane & The Grail of Salt, pg 26

6pm The Big John Burnski, pg 24

6:30pm My Uncle Sam, pg 27

8pm The Skunk Cycle, pg 29

War and Play: A Clown Odyssey of Survival, pg 31

SEPTEMBER 25

5pm Perimeter Printmaking: They City’s Edge, pg 38 Trabis, pg 7

War and Play: A Clown Odyssey of Survival, pg 31 Desert Turtle, pg 9

6:30pm

The Album Series: Dreamland, pg 8

Thatha’s Play, pg 30

Brutal Honesty, pg 9

7pm Calvin Barrows, pg 24

Dislocada/Dislocated 2024

Internacional Performance Video Showcase, pg 18 Vigil, pg 31

The Listeners, pg 20

The SINsation, pg 16

Krampus Gets Cramped, pg 33

DAY-BY-DAY

8pm Cindy of Arc, pg 19

BLACK WOOD: WINTERBORN, pg 8

Carnival of Ritual, pg 5

My Uncle Sam, pg 27

9:30pm Thawing, pg 30

SEPTEMBER 26

5pm Piip and Tuut at Concert, pg 16

I Will Eat You Alive, pg 26

The Trash Sommeliers, pg 30

My Uncle Sam, pg 27

5:30pm Beowulf, pg 24

6pm Dirty Priest, pg 25 Island, pg 10

The Big John Burnski, pg 24

6:30pm Where Sunflowers Dance, pg 18

The Album Series: Dreamland, pg 8

What is the Butt Game?, Pg 31

Thatha’s Play, pg 30

Othello (vs. the Military Industrial Complex), pg 28

7pm

Calvin Barrows, pg 24

Live Theater LIVE!, pg 15

No Exit, pg 28

Free Range, pg 19

Miss Angie’s Burlesque Bingo, pg 33

The SINsation, pg 16

Michael John Ciszewski: IF MEMORY SERVES, pg 15

7:30pm Love Lab, pg 15

BODYSHOP, pg 24

8pm

Do You See What I Hear?, pg 17

LoveBot: A Musical, pg 27

BLACK WOOD: WINTERBORN, pg 8

The Zoe Dixon Show, pg 16

The Pageant of The Transmundane, pg 22

The Skunk Cycle, pg 29 WITS, pg 31

The Infinite Possibility of Jane & The Grail of Salt, pg 26

Hog ranch, hogwash, or putting lipstick on a pig, pg 10

8:30pm

Carmilla: A Dance With Death, pg 24

The Album Series: Dreamland, pg 8 Dead Dad Show, pg 15

9pm Dirty Priest, pg 25

9:30pm Clown Slam!, pg 25

When Did Everything Change, pg 21 Desert Turtle, pg 9

SEPTEMBER 27

5pm

Trabis, pg 7

The Trash Sommeliers, pg 30

Valerie, pg 12

Bad Pirate Rock Show, pg 36

5:30pm Beowulf, pg 24

6pm Dirty Priest, pg 25 Island, pg 10

And the skies were not cloudy all day, pg 32

6:30pm Where Sunflowers Dance, pg 18

The Best of The Fests!, pg 18

The Fluxus Brothers Present: Good Art Bad Art, pg 25

WITS, pg 31

Brutal Honesty, pg 9

7pm

Calvin Barrows, pg 24

And Then They Were Dead, pg 14

Line///////Movements, pg 11

Live Theater LIVE!, pg 15

No Exit, pg 28

The Smokin’ Gun Revue, pg 22

The SINsation, pg 16

SMOOTH, a solo queer noir musical, bitch, pg 29

7:30pm

Hacia La Luz- (Towards The Light), pg 10 Love Lab, pg 15

BODYSHOP, pg 24

8pm The Toxic Avenger - The Musical, pg 30

Do You See What I Hear?, pg 17

Tattoo Monologues, pg 21

Getting Creative with Jennifer Blaine, pg 15

BLACK WOOD: WINTERBORN, pg 8

The Listeners, pg 20

Of Fiercer Origins: An Operatic Double-Bill, pg 28

Blckgoorue, pg 24

Love you Love you Love you, pg 27

P(O/U)NK, pg 11

8:30pm Carmilla: A Dance With Death, pg 24

Michael John Ciszewski: IF MEMORY SERVES, pg 15

Oh wow! Live Music!, pg 20

9pm

Dirty Priest, pg 25

Fleabag, pg 25

9:15pm

The Smokin’ Gun Revue, pg 22

9:30pm for you! and for you?, pg 9 Hog ranch, hogwash, or putting lipstick on a pig, pg 10

SEPTEMBER 28

12:30pm Far Edge of Blue, pg 9 Bad Pirate Rock Show, pg 36

2pm Calvin Barrows, pg 24 No Exit, pg 28

The SINsation, pg 16

I Will Eat You Alive, pg 26 WITS, pg 31

2:30pm

SMOOTH, a solo queer noir musical, bitch, pg 29

3pm

BODYSHOP, pg 24

Of Fiercer Origins: An Operatic Double-Bill, pg 28 Visions, pg 22

3:30pm FUZZY BULLDOZER, pg 9

4pm

“Bon Appetit!” An opera about Julia Child by Lee Hoiby, pg 19

Mr. Nutterbockers 7-Year Plan, pg

Julia’s Room, pg 35

5pm

Aperture, pg 5

Funeral For The Death Machines, pg 33 Desert Turtle, pg 9

5:30pm

Beowulf, pg 24

Krampus Gets Cramped, pg 33

6pm

Dirty Priest, pg 25

The Big John Burnski, pg 24

Cake Walk, pg 14

Sanctuary, pg 11

EvictionProof Peep Show Home Returns, pg 32

6:30pm Where Sunflowers Dance, pg 18

FutureJam ‘94, pg 9

Love you Love you Love you, pg 27

7pm

Calvin Barrows, pg 24

And Then They Were Dead, pg 14

LAYOVERS - a comedy about suitcases, gravity, and time, pg 6

Live Theatre LIVE! pg 15

No Exit, pg 28

Fleabag, pg 25

The Köln Concert, pg 12

The Comments Section: Standup & Storytelling, pg 17

Twofold, pg 30

Satan’s Beach Party, pg 22 Dead Dad Show pg 15

7:30pm Hacia La Luz- (Towards The Light), pg 10

Love Lab pg 15

BODYSHOP, pg 24

Aperture, pg 5

8pm

The Toxic Avenger - The Musical, pg 30

Do You See What I Hear?, Pg 17

BLACK WOOD: WINTERBORN, pg 8

The 40-Year-Old-Ballerino, pg 23

Of Fiercer Origins: An Operatic Double-Bill, pg 28

When Did Everything Change?, Pg 21 WITS, pg 31

8:30pm FutureJam ‘94, pg 9

Carmilla: A Dance with Death, pg 24

Michael John Ciszewski : IF MEMORY SERVES, pg 15

9pm Dirty Priest, pg 25

Brother Love’s Good Time Gospel Hour pg 14

9:15pm

LAYOVERS - a comedy about suitcases, gravity, and time, pg 6

Satan’s Beach Party pg 22

9:30pm Labyrinth pg 20

Sohrab is Bumbling Foreigner, pg 29

SEPTEMBER 29

12:30pm Brutal Honesty, pg 9

2pm Calvin Barrows, pg 24

The Toxic Avenger - The Musical, pg 30 For Love of Country, pg 19

Dirty Priest, pg 25 No Exit, pg 28

The Listeners, pg 20

I Will Eat You Alive, pg 26

Bad Pirate Rock Show, pg 36

3pm Hacia La Luz- (Towards The Light), pg 10

BODYSHOP, pg 24

The Köln Concert, pg 12

Of Fiercer Origins: An Operatic Double-Bill, pg 28

ANTONY and CLEOPATRA: A Shakespeare Jawn, pg 23

3:30pm sorry just seeing this, pg 12 WITS, pg 31

4pm Bicycle Shorts pg 18 Dead Dad Show pg 15

5pm Dirty Priest, pg 25

Mr. Nutterbockers 7-Year Plan, pg 27

Find us at the Finish Line: Walk Around Philadelphia, pg 32

5:30pm Beowulf, pg 24

SMOOTH, a solo queer noir musical, bitch, pg 29

6pm

Sanctuary pg 11

EvictionProof Peep Show Home Returns, pg 32

6:30pm FUZZY BULLDOZER, pg 9 (((Pomegranate))), pg 8

6:45pm

Rhymes With Orange pg 16

7pm

Calvin Barrows, pg 24

MOM*, pg 6

Rubrduki Dance Party, pg 34 Twofold, pg 30

Michael John Ciszewski: IF MEMORY SERVES pg 15

7:30pm Love Lab, pg 15

8pm After YES, pg 8

BLACK WOOD: WINTERBORN, pg 8

Entwined Elysium: Anansi the Spider (Live Shibari Performance), pg 32

Trabis, pg 7

Love you Love you Love you, pg 27 OVERBOARD!, pg 22

9:30pm

Hog ranch, hogwash, or putting lipstick on a pig, pg 10

SEPTEMBER 30

8:30pm

Shterna and the Lost Voice: A New Yiddish Folktale, pg 29

ONGOING

Festival: a sculpture, pg 35

The Image of Yoga (closed weekends), pg 35

John Jarboe: The Rose Garden, pg 35

Beauty Tips After 40 (digital), pg 39

The Girl Who Jumped Off The Hollywood Sign (digital), pg 39 Myles Away (digital), pg 39 Bharathanatyam: An Indian classical dance performance (digital), pg 39

Haram (digital), pg 39

Red Breast (digital), pg 40 Strike! (digital), pg 40

Some Other Mirror (digital), pg 40 trivialconspiracies.com (digital), pg 40

ZINGstories™ Wall (digital), pg 40

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