During WWII Brendan Tetsuo’s grandparents were interned in a camp in Topaz, Utah, a family legacy which led him to create his Fringe show WALK TO TOPAZ,
View More Dance and the Internment Camp: Brendan Tetsuo on the long WALK TO TOPAZ this FringeCategory: Features
Hey Artists! You’re enough.
Sebastian Cummings is putting together a show in just two weeks. His reasons why should be a clarion call to all artists out there.
View More Hey Artists! You’re enough.Bard in BEDLAM: Manayunk Theatre Company gets crazy with Shakespeare
Is Lady Macbeth mad? Who has people figured out: Shakespeare or Freud? Answers from the folk behind BEDLAM: SHAKESPEARE IN REHAB
View More Bard in BEDLAM: Manayunk Theatre Company gets crazy with ShakespeareThe Long Tides of Time: Nicole Quenelle on her 2016 Fringe show
THE LONG TIDES weaves clown, movement, audience participation and narrative in a poignant audit of how we spend our minutes.
View More The Long Tides of Time: Nicole Quenelle on her 2016 Fringe showHow to Win at Fringe: Seeing 35 shows with Brett Mapp
Brett Mapp knows his Fringe. His itinerary would be a good starting point for anyone considering what to see.
View More How to Win at Fringe: Seeing 35 shows with Brett MappA Fringe Staple Gets Personal: Talking JUNK with Brian Sanders
Some companies and performers are such staples of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival that it’s hard to imagine a fest without them. That’s surely the case with Brian Sanders’ JUNK
View More A Fringe Staple Gets Personal: Talking JUNK with Brian SandersWhat If Shakespeare Isn’t Sexist? Talking TAMING OF THE SHREW at the Fringe
Some dudes explain why Shakespeare is totes hip with the ladies.
View More What If Shakespeare Isn’t Sexist? Talking TAMING OF THE SHREW at the FringeMike Durkin’s Annual Fringetastic Fringe Picks for the Fringe!
Clearly an expert on all things Fringe, the director of ANIMAL FARM TO TABLE shares his annual picks of shows flying under the radar or chosen based on their stellar guidebook art.
View More Mike Durkin’s Annual Fringetastic Fringe Picks for the Fringe!Folk Artists in Space: Almanac’s Ben Grinberg on EXILE 2588
Hhere at Phindie, we’ve been long-time fans of Almanac Dance Circus Theatre, Philadelphia’s trailblazing contemporary acrobatics company, and their work seems to keep getting bigger and…
View More Folk Artists in Space: Almanac’s Ben Grinberg on EXILE 2588Barrymore Awards Nominations
Industry insiders vote on their favorite shows and artists in their community from the preceding theater season. The resulting awards recognize the best that Philly stages have to offer, and also musicals.
View More Barrymore Awards NominationsWomanhood, Sexuality, Longing: Irina Varina on her Fringe show SPECULUM DIARIES
Irina Varina combines dances, theater, performance art, and compelling personal-fictitious narratives of womanhood, sexuality, and longing.
View More Womanhood, Sexuality, Longing: Irina Varina on her Fringe show SPECULUM DIARIESYoung People Speaking Truth: A talk with Mantua Theater Project’s Nick Anselmo
Addressing the needs of the communities in West Philadelphia through self-esteem building experiences for youth in theater.
View More Young People Speaking Truth: A talk with Mantua Theater Project’s Nick AnselmoForeign Affair: Annielille Gavino-Kollman talks diversity and dance ahead of Fringe show FORE-IGN FORE-OUT
Annielille Gavino-Kollman’s piece focuses on the immigrant experience and includes a cast drawn from diverse cultural backgrounds, all of which influence the music and movement of the work.
View More Foreign Affair: Annielille Gavino-Kollman talks diversity and dance ahead of Fringe show FORE-IGN FORE-OUTThe Howl of the Under-Represented: Interview with WOLVES director Michael Osinski
Michael Osinski is a Philadelphia-based director, educator, and deviser (a person who works with a form of theater where the script originates not from a…
View More The Howl of the Under-Represented: Interview with WOLVES director Michael OsinskiThe Ultimate Guide to Dance at the 2016 Fringe Festival
Dance takes center stage this year at the 20th Fringe Festival with 6 curated performances and over 27 Independent Fringe Fringe shows.
View More The Ultimate Guide to Dance at the 2016 Fringe FestivalThe Lonely Heart of Darkness: Chris Davis on his ONE-MAN APOCALYPSE NOW
Chris compares the Edinburgh and Philly Fringe festivals and shares his thoughts on waking up to the scent of Napalm.
View More The Lonely Heart of Darkness: Chris Davis on his ONE-MAN APOCALYPSE NOWSex Public and Private: Artist lovers bring STORY OF MY EYE to the Fringe
This 60-minute spectacle of trangressive theater sounds like a seriously good Fringe time. Zach Trebino and Jenni Messner tell more.
View More Sex Public and Private: Artist lovers bring STORY OF MY EYE to the FringeYoel “Samuel Beckett” Wulfhart on CAT-A-STROPHE
I’m sitting with playwright Samuel Beckett in a townhouse in Fishtown. I have a lot of questions, the first being how anybody can call themselves Samuel Beckett when the “real” Samuel Beckett died in 1989
View More Yoel “Samuel Beckett” Wulfhart on CAT-A-STROPHEIonesco Anticipation: IRC’s Tina Brock on another buzz-worthy Fringe show, and her favorite chair
Tina Brock talks about Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium’s Fringe show Eugene Ionesco’s THE CHAIRS.
View More Ionesco Anticipation: IRC’s Tina Brock on another buzz-worthy Fringe show, and her favorite chair