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 SandersAuthor: Christopher Munden
What 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 FringeFolk 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 DIARIESForeign 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 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 FringeFinding Pedro Pan: Iraisa Ann Reilly’s Fringe show ONE DAY OLD and the Cuban Lost Boys
With the Syrian refugee crisis becoming a major international issue, the Cuban exodus of the 1960s and its continued legacy merits renewed consideration. Iraisa Ann…
View More Finding Pedro Pan: Iraisa Ann Reilly’s Fringe show ONE DAY OLD and the Cuban Lost BoysIonesco 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 chairTicket giveaway: BOEING, BOEING at Hedgerow Theatre
We’re giving away two free tickets to the performance of your choice and an instant discount on any show.
View More Ticket giveaway: BOEING, BOEING at Hedgerow TheatreThere’s No Place Like Home: Revolutionary performances by Automatic Arts
The best showcase for new performing arts in Philadelphia gets Revolutionary with an evening of beer and performance at Cliveden
View More There’s No Place Like Home: Revolutionary performances by Automatic ArtsKnow KING JOHN: Helen Mirren and other stars promote Philly production of little-known Shakespeare play
Revolution Shakespeare has put together a truly all-star line-up for its promotional video for KING JOHN, this year’s fall Shakespeare production in Hawthorne Park.
View More Know KING JOHN: Helen Mirren and other stars promote Philly production of little-known Shakespeare playPhilly’s Kinda Cool episode 5: Ten citywides, harassment, and which is cooler “black or gay”?
This week’s Philly’s Kinda Cool considers Melania Trump’s plagiarism, harassment, and whether it’s cooler to be black or gay.
View More Philly’s Kinda Cool episode 5: Ten citywides, harassment, and which is cooler “black or gay”?Food for Thought: Southwark Queen Village Community Garden
After four decades the Southwark Queen Village community garden continues to thrive.
View More Food for Thought: Southwark Queen Village Community GardenFamous Philadelphians: John Wanamaker (1838–1922)
John Wanamaker is remembered as the father of the American department store and modern commercial and retail advertising.
View More Famous Philadelphians: John Wanamaker (1838–1922)Un-Conventional Theater: Performances around the Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention comes to Philadelphia July 25-28, 2016, with all its trappings of political theater: Hillary inspiring the masses (?), Bernie joining her…
View More Un-Conventional Theater: Performances around the Democratic National ConventionPhilly’s Kinda Cool episode 4: The police, babies, local music and James Franco “getting in character”
On this week’s Philly’s Kinda Cool, we share stories of interactions between local people and the police. We also talk babies, James France “getting into…
View More Philly’s Kinda Cool episode 4: The police, babies, local music and James Franco “getting in character”A Room with a View: Jennifer Summerfield talks THE YELLOW WALLPAPER
Jennifer tells us how and why she staged this haunting tale of one woman’s mental collapse.
View More A Room with a View: Jennifer Summerfield talks THE YELLOW WALLPAPERPhilly’s Kinda Cool Episode 3: Interviews, theater picks, local music, and WEEN
Phindie editor Christopher Munden gives his weekend performing arts picks: BalletX’s Summer Series, Jennifer Summerfield’s The Yellow Wallpaper, and Greenfield Collective’s Bad Hamlet with Brews. And more!
View More Philly’s Kinda Cool Episode 3: Interviews, theater picks, local music, and WEEN