By exploring the way performances interact with the world in which they are made, THREE SISTERS AND A WOLF shows how Chekhov can thrive in the wilds of PA.
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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.
Fringe in Sketch 3: FISH & BEAUREGARD (Viscosity Theatre)
As part of Phindie’s coverage of the 2015 Fringe Festival, Aaron Krolikowski is attending a series of shows and sketching what he sees. Here’s what he saw at FISH & BEAUREGARD.
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BODY OF WATER (Antonia & Artists): 2015 Fringe review 22
This hour-long dance work explores the movements of water, both inside the body and surrounding us.
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UNDERGROUND RAILROAD GAME (Jennifer Kidwell & Scott Sheppard / Lightning Rod Special): 2015 Fringe review 21
ennifer Kidwell and Scott’s Sheppard’s skillfully devised work slowly bends and breaks the separation between historical Americana and contemporary experience.
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SLAUGHTER/ETTE (Butter & Serve): 2015 Fringe review 20
In this parody of The Bachelor, reality television contestants hope to score themselves an eligible bachelor by any means necessary.
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A DOLL’S HOUSE (Jo Strømgren Kompani): 2015 Fringe review 9.2
Jo Strømgren Kompani boldly promise to deliver the essence of the celebrated play despite making ambitious changes to it.
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ZOMBIES . . . WITH GUNS (Tribe of Fools): 2015 Fringe Review 18
The Zombie Apocalypse invades the Fringe with Tribe of Fools’ zany foray into the fright genre, with a serious socio-political message about gun violence.
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SPOOKFISH (Haygen Brice Walker and Jessica Schwartz): 2015 Fringe review 17
The scary midnight show is something of a Fringe tradition. SPOOKFISH fits the bill this year.
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UNDER HER SKIN (Jeanine McCain): 2015 Fringe review 16
Experience a story of an independent and strong woman’s life through pieces of memories and expressive movement.
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DISSEVER MY SOUL (Lone Brick): 2015 Fringe review 15
An eerie, but lengthy, Poe-themed tour of Historic Rittenhouse Town.
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THE DOLLS OF NEW ALBION: A STEAMPUNK OPERA (Manayunk Theatre Company): 2015 Fringe review 14
Steampunk opera THE DOLLS OF NEW ALBION follows four generations of a family afflicted by an anti-necrotic deed.
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INNOVATIVE JUGGLER (Greg Kennedy): 2015 Fringe review 13
Three parts juggling, one part comedy, and one part physics bending showmanship, Greg Kennedy completely owns the title, INNOVATIVE JUGGLER
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LIKE A BAT OUT OF HADES (Ombelico): 2015 Fringe Review 12
Ombelico Mask Ensemble delights with its updated bi-lingual version of Euripides’ Alcestis, performed outdoors in a rollicking Commedia dell’Arte style.
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THE MOST AWKWARD LOVE LIFE OF PEABODY MAGOO (Love Drunk Life): 2015 Fringe Review 11
This charming recollection of the funny, painful, and embarrassing moments in the romantic past of an adorable character is sure to steal your heart.
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Fringe in Sketch 2: GLASS MOVEMENT (Glass Routes)
As part of Phindie’s coverage of the 2015 Fringe Festival, Aaron Krolikowski is attending a series of shows and sketching what he sees.
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DISHWASHER (Brian Feldman): 2015 Fringe review 10
Brian Feldman cleans the dishes and reads a monologue of your choosing. This is existential theater at its finest.
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A DOLL’S HOUSE (Jo Strømgren Kompani): 2015 Fringe review 9.1
This DOLL’s HOUSE is human and multifaceted, lighthearted and ironic, narrative with a dancer’s expression of character.
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AFTER THE REHEARSAL / PESONA (Toneelgroep Amsterdam): 2015 Fringe review 7.2
Ivo van Hove’s reimagining of the Bergman classics is full of visual and interpretative ideas, but lacks overarching purpose.
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Fringe in Sketch 1: BRIGHT INVENTION IN THE ART SERIES (White Pines)
As part of Phindie’s coverage of the 2015 Fringe Festival, Aaron Krolikowski is attending a series of shows and sketching what he sees. His first…
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THE LID (Pat Finnerty & BRAT): 2015 Fringe Review 8
BRAT brings a raw alternative true-fringe experience to this year’s festival with Pat Finnerty’s original work of rock-n-roll cabaret theater.
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