To balance the traumas of life—from a difficult childhood through a challenging adulthood—a man writes down every brilliant thing, every wish he can think of.
Here’s the latest sampling of Fringe shows, performances, playwrights, and artists from around the world, now grown to 18 countries.
JOHNNY DEPP (Val Dunn & Jenna Kuerzi): A Valentine date with late-stage capitalism I didn’t dare to tell anyone what “Depp” means to German-speakers, as I didn’t want to spoil the most unusual Valentine’s date I had in my e... 
An Aerialist Brazilian: Danila Bim discusses her work with Cirque du Soleil’s VOLTA Danila Bim’s job is literally hair-raising! 
What A Lark: The dilettante at large has A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM with Opera Philly Visually, musically, and vocally gorgeous, this is a delectable MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. 
BICYCLE FACE (Hannah Van Sciver): SoLow review Hannah Van Scriver's SoLow show looks at the changing face of feminism across the centuries 
BETRAYAL (Lantern): Reversal of fortunes Pinter's use of reverse chronology highlights depths beyond the quiet drama and sedate setting. Support Phindie operations
Theatre Exile mounts new, dicey plays and modern classics—badass classics, that is, from outstanding contemporary playwrights like Tracy Letts, Martin McDonough, and in this case, Sam Shepard. For anyone out there who likes Sam Shepard’s writing and movie acting, but hasn’t seen his splendid TRUE WEST, this would be a good opportunity to go ahead and see it at Plays & Players’ vintage theater. Over the years, the productions I’ve seen of the 34-year old TRUE WEST have been done by very small theatre companies with bare-bones sets. more…
