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Category: 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.

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JUMP THE MOON (Philadelphia Opera Collective): 2015 Fringe review 57.1

Debra Miller September 17, 2015 No Comments

An experimental world-premiere opera gives voice to the unsung women heroes of astrophysics at Harvard in the 1890s, with a cutting-edge score, non-linear libretto, and expressionist movement.

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CAREFUL INJURIES (Other Case Notes Ensemble): 2015 Fringe review 56

Katelyn Bobek September 17, 2015 No Comments

Composed as a series of vignettes, CAREFUL INJURIES “began as an examination of physical states and expressions of comfort, fear, and exhaustion.”

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SUITE N˚2 (Encyclopédie de la Parole / Joris Lacoste): 2015 Fringe review 55

Christopher Munden September 16, 2015 No Comments

Part chorale work, part theater, and part compelling curated art, this peculiarly affecting piece examines the diversity of contemporary communication.

View More SUITE N˚2 (Encyclopédie de la Parole / Joris Lacoste): 2015 Fringe review 55
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Fringe in Sketch 7: UNARMED (Arielle Pina)

Aaron Krolikowski September 16, 2015 No Comments

As part of Phindie’s coverage of the 2015 Fringe Festival, Aaron Krolikowski is attending a series of shows and sketching what he sees.

View More Fringe in Sketch 7: UNARMED (Arielle Pina)
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KILL WILL (Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre): 2015 Fringe review 54

Debra Miller September 16, 2015 No Comments

Seven actors explain, enact, and parody a series of Shakespeare’s “bloody bits” in this fast, furious, and funny mash-up of The Bard’s iconic death and battle scenes.

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DANCES WITH SOCKS (Megan Flynn Dance): 2015 Fringe review 53

Jane Fries for The Dance Journal September 16, 2015 No Comments

A series of short sketches of people in process. Carefully crafted dances that pulled the audience into the performers’ private worlds.

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THE CART OF LOVE/EL CARRO DEL AMOR (Ana María Ruimonte/Owlsong Productions): Fringe review 52

Ninni Saajola September 16, 2015 No Comments

An ambitious art project that seeks to combine multimedia, puppeteering, a baroque chamber orchestra and the singing of mezzo-soprano Ana María Ruimonte in a bilingual presentation.

View More THE CART OF LOVE/EL CARRO DEL AMOR (Ana María Ruimonte/Owlsong Productions): Fringe review 52
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IT’S SO LEARNING (Berserker Residents): 2015 Fringe Review 51

Debra Miller September 15, 2015 No Comments

Go back to school with The Berserker Residents in this highly interactive ensemble-devised piece, in which you are the student and your teachers are berserk!

View More IT’S SO LEARNING (Berserker Residents): 2015 Fringe Review 51
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ALIAS ELLIS MACKENZIE (Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental and CINEtica): 2015 Fringe review 50

Kathryn Osenlund September 14, 2015 1 Comment

Eleven skilled performers play crew or actors on the set of a Colombian TV show about 1980s American drug pilot and adventurer Barry Seal.

View More ALIAS ELLIS MACKENZIE (Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental and CINEtica): 2015 Fringe review 50
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UNARMED (Arielle Pina): 2015 Fringe review 49

Brendan Tetsuo September 14, 2015 No Comments

By looking into the cultural divides between white and black Americans, UNARMED confronts a culture which teaches us to kill.

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763 MILES (Annex Dance Company and Drye/Marinaro Dance Company): 2015 Fringe review 48

Eri Yoneda September 14, 2015 No Comments

Two dance companies separated by 763 miles challenge audience to find connections between works created miles away.

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TALE OF THE PHANTOM SHIP (Temple Theater’s Sidestage): 2015 Fringe review 47

Debra Miller September 14, 2015 No Comments

A talented collective of students from Temple University present an original musical inspired by a maritime legend from historic Prince Edward Island.

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THE POP MUSICAL DIARY OF A GAY MAN (Christopher McGinnis): 2015 Fringe review 46

Joshua Millhouse September 14, 2015 No Comments

A fun coming-of-age musical using pop music of today and past decades, including Lady Gaga, Whitney Houston, Aerosmith, Rihanna, and more.

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PURGATORY (Gunnar Montana): 2015 Fringe review 45

Brendan Tetsuo September 14, 2015 No Comments

With a dynamic set and powerful imagery, Gunnar Montana explores of the influence and power of religion in modern society.

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AMERICAN STANDARD (Brian Sanders’ JUNK): 2015 Fringe review 44

Debra Miller September 13, 2015 1 Comment

Find out what really goes on in the barn in this exciting foray into the country, as Brian Sanders’ JUNK exposes the true “American standard!”

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Ranger Betty (Lizzie Spellman) leads us into an opening where in the distance an astronaut (Steven Wright) pleads for information
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Fringe in Sketch 6: DAMNED DIRTY APES! (Renegade)

Aaron Krolikowski September 13, 2015 No Comments

As part of Phindie’s coverage of the 2015 Fringe Festival, Aaron Krolikowski is attending a series of shows and sketching what he sees.

View More Fringe in Sketch 6: DAMNED DIRTY APES! (Renegade)
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THE LIGHT PRINCESS (Tony Lawton with Ugly Stepsister): 2015 Fringe review 43

Debra Miller September 13, 2015 1 Comment

This hilarious musical workshop reading of an adapted 19th-century fairytale is a treat for all ages!

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PUPPETDELPHIA FRINGE SLAM (Leila and Pantea Productions): 2015 Fringe review 42

Christopher Munden September 12, 2015 No Comments

Secret Life of Worms, America’s favorite sex ed teacher, singing sheep, foot-centric King of the Nerds fan fiction, and Jolly the Sperm Eating Horse.

View More PUPPETDELPHIA FRINGE SLAM (Leila and Pantea Productions): 2015 Fringe review 42
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STILL STANDING YOU (Pieter Ampe & Guilherme Garrido / CAMPO): 2015 Fringe review 41

Brendan Tetsuo September 12, 2015 No Comments

This exploration of manhood shows how our cultural boundaries can restrict deep, meaningful connection.

View More STILL STANDING YOU (Pieter Ampe & Guilherme Garrido / CAMPO): 2015 Fringe review 41
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A GREAT WAR (Iron Age): 2015 Fringe review 40

Kathryn Osenlund September 12, 2015 No Comments

This tense, evocative play explores the eternal verities of war, sacrifice, and deceit.

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