When the members of the Panic Hour talk about 9/11, reptilians, and the Federal Reserve, I don’t think they’re kidding. Imagine if Ron Paul wrote…
View More [48] FEDERAL DETENTION: THE MUSICAL (The Panic Hour): Fringe reviewCategory: Fringe reviews
Reviews of theater and performing arts events in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Phindie is providing more critical coverage of the festival than any other publication in Philadelphia.
[47] THE TOOLS OF IGNORANCE PRESENT: HIGH CHEESE (Tools of Ignorance): Fringe review
It’s a shame theater and sports don’t intersect more often. The goings-on of the four major professional sports—especially in Philadelphia—never fail to provide fans with…
View More [47] THE TOOLS OF IGNORANCE PRESENT: HIGH CHEESE (Tools of Ignorance): Fringe review[46] ETERNAL GLAMNATION (Brat Productions): Fringe review
A remount of Jess Conda’s gloriously glitzy glam-rock musical that enjoyed a smash-hit world premiere at the 2012 Fringe, Brat Productions’ ETERNAL GLAMNATION invaded this…
View More [46] ETERNAL GLAMNATION (Brat Productions): Fringe review[45] ON THE CONCEPT OF THE FACE REGARDING THE SON OF GOD (Societas Raffaello Sanzio): Fringe review
Life involves shit and gets messy. Life is anguish and suffering. Life is also care, love, frustration, solace, and release. Life is not easy for…
View More [45] ON THE CONCEPT OF THE FACE REGARDING THE SON OF GOD (Societas Raffaello Sanzio): Fringe review[44] DUTCH MASTERS (Azuka Theatre): Fringe review
1992. It’s sixteen years before Barack Obama is elected president, but New York City has its first (and still only) black mayor, David Dinkins, soon…
View More [44] DUTCH MASTERS (Azuka Theatre): Fringe review[43] DIRTY JOKE (Jennifer Blaine/5,000 Women): Fringe review
Actor/comedian Jennifer Blaine was a feature of the Philly Fringe for its first decade. Returning for the first time since 2007, she brings back one…
View More [43] DIRTY JOKE (Jennifer Blaine/5,000 Women): Fringe review[42] LEO (Y2D Productions, in association with Chamäleon Productions): Fringe review
Montreal-based performer William Bonnet (formerly of 7 Fingers, who delighted in last year’s Philadelphia Live Arts with Sequence 8) executes a seamless blend of dance,…
View More [42] LEO (Y2D Productions, in association with Chamäleon Productions): Fringe review[41] DREADFULLY WHITE (Susan Pope): Fringe review
For the first few years of the Philly Fringe, it cost like five dollars to see a show. You could take a gamble on shows…
View More [41] DREADFULLY WHITE (Susan Pope): Fringe review[40.1] THE OBJECT LESSON (Geoff Sobelle): Fringe review
Object lesson: A demonstration of a principle using a material object, which forms the basis of the lesson and is available to be inspected. —Collins…
View More [40.1] THE OBJECT LESSON (Geoff Sobelle): Fringe review[39] SIX FEET (ABOVE AND) UNDER: A GRAVEYARD CABARET (REV Theatre Company): 2013 Fringe review
The sun has set at Laurel Hill Cemetery. A half-moon barely illuminates the gravestones, with faint shadows moving about off in the distance. There is…
View More [39] SIX FEET (ABOVE AND) UNDER: A GRAVEYARD CABARET (REV Theatre Company): 2013 Fringe review[38] MORE SEX-ED BURLESQUE (Chlamydia dell’Arte): Fringe review
The delightful and hilarious ladies of Chlamydia dell’Arte—Gigi Naglak and Meghann Williams—would like to educate you. They would like to sing you a song about…
View More [38] MORE SEX-ED BURLESQUE (Chlamydia dell’Arte): Fringe review[37] ALL THE SEX I’VE EVER HAD (Mammalian Diving Reflex): Fringe review
At Plays & Players, a serene air of sophistication, and a soothing nostalgia of productions past blanket the crowd of the fully seated theater. The…
View More [37] ALL THE SEX I’VE EVER HAD (Mammalian Diving Reflex): Fringe review[36] POLYGON COMEDY PRESENTS: THE FRINGE! (Polygon Independent Comedy): Fringe review
Courtesy of Philly “Art” Blog. Performing at POLYGON COMEDY PRESENTS: THE FRINGE! were Rosen and Milkshake and Alex Pearlman, local acts with previous stand-up credentials and unpretentious indie appeal.…
View More [36] POLYGON COMEDY PRESENTS: THE FRINGE! (Polygon Independent Comedy): Fringe review[35] OPERA MACABRE: EDGAR ALLAN POE (Philadelphia Opera Collective): Fringe review
An original chamber opera by the exciting young Philadelphia Opera Collective, OPERA MACABRE—which fittingly opened on Friday the 13th!—captures all the hair-raising suspense and psychological…
View More [35] OPERA MACABRE: EDGAR ALLAN POE (Philadelphia Opera Collective): Fringe reviewTHE SEA PLAYS (Philadelphia Artists’ Collective): 2013 Fringe review 32.2
Eugene O’Neill’s early maritime heart-wrenchers, Bound East for Cardiff and In the Zone, are brought to life in the Philadelphia Artists’ Collective’s devastatingly effective site-specific…
View More THE SEA PLAYS (Philadelphia Artists’ Collective): 2013 Fringe review 32.2[34] WHERE (WE) LIVE (So Percussion): Fringe review
Like vague early childhood memories of “home”, the eight players of WHERE (WE) LIVE assemble without an introduction, scattering to spaces cluttered with objects, lights,…
View More [34] WHERE (WE) LIVE (So Percussion): Fringe review[33] PAPERBACK DREADFUL (Shannon House): Fringe review
Improv is the jam band genre of theater: it often seems more fun to do than fun to watch. Sure, it provides tools to young…
View More [33] PAPERBACK DREADFUL (Shannon House): Fringe review[24.2] ENLIGHTENMENT ON E FLOOR NORTH (Strange Attractor Theatre Company): Fringe review
ENLIGHTENMENT ON E FLOOR NORTH explores the absurdities of employment in the most unlikely of places – the galleries of an art museum where four security…
View More [24.2] ENLIGHTENMENT ON E FLOOR NORTH (Strange Attractor Theatre Company): Fringe review[32.1] THE SEA PLAYS (Philadelphia Artists’ Collective): Fringe review
With a series of celebrated readings and full productions (including 2012 Fringe hit The Creditors) Philadelphia Artists’ Collective has established a reputation as one of…
View More [32.1] THE SEA PLAYS (Philadelphia Artists’ Collective): Fringe review[31] TRAGIC EVENTS (Erik Ransom): Fringe review
One of the best bonuses of Philadelphia’s Fringe Festival is the nightly after-party at the Festival Bar (this year at Underground Arts), where everyone can…
View More [31] TRAGIC EVENTS (Erik Ransom): Fringe review