A bit disjointed, with long transitions, Geoff Sobelle’s contribution to this year’s Fringe Festival is best seen as a collection of short meditations on—or parodies of—clutter,…
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[61] CAVIDAD (Enza DePalma): Fringe review :: Strangers in a Void
Excerpted from thINKingDANCE.net. There’s some strong male/female attraction buzzing through CAVIDAD, but it never loses its cool feel. The dancers come together in various combinations, relating,…
View More [61] CAVIDAD (Enza DePalma): Fringe review :: Strangers in a Void[56.1] THE TALKBACK (Berserker Residents): Fringe review
Every now and then we need to take a step back and look at the art of theater from a distance—through a microscope, in a…
View More [56.1] THE TALKBACK (Berserker Residents): Fringe review[55] HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIM HUNTER (Zacherle): 2013 Fringe review
There is no more special honor than to be thrown a birthday party, after all one “can never stop someone’s birthday, even if you kill…
View More [55] HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIM HUNTER (Zacherle): 2013 Fringe review[53] THE PLAYDATERS (Matchbox Theatre Project): Fringe review
More bromance than rom-com, with an outrageously funny and scathing commentary on the lingering immaturity and adolescent fixations of America’s Gen Y, Neil Haven’s THE…
View More [53] THE PLAYDATERS (Matchbox Theatre Project): Fringe review[52] REASONABLE DOUBT (Philly Improv Theater): Fringe review
Philly Improv Theater has a great concept on their hands with REASONABLE DOUBT. They start off with one suggestion from the audience. From there the…
View More [52] REASONABLE DOUBT (Philly Improv Theater): Fringe review[5.2] THIS IS THE TWILIGHT KINGDOM (Found Theater Company): Fringe review
Devised and performed by Found Theater Company, and helmed by co-founder Sean Lally in an impressive directorial debut, THIS IS THE TWILIGHT KINGDOM takes a…
View More [5.2] THIS IS THE TWILIGHT KINGDOM (Found Theater Company): Fringe review[50] IF I WERE A DRAG QUEEN, I WOULD BE FAMOUS (Shannon Agnew): 2013 Fringe review
Keep an eye (and an ear) out for Shannon Agnew. Her new show, IF I WERE A DRAG QUEEN, I WOULD BE FAMOUS, is a…
View More [50] IF I WERE A DRAG QUEEN, I WOULD BE FAMOUS (Shannon Agnew): 2013 Fringe review[49] LIFE AND TIMES: EPISODE 2 (Nature Theater of Oklahoma): Fringe review
Published by The Dance Journal. Republished with kind permission. LIFE AND TIMES chronicles a life from childhood to adulthood, in painful, embarrassing, mind numbing detail. Episode two (of…
View More [49] LIFE AND TIMES: EPISODE 2 (Nature Theater of Oklahoma): Fringe review[48] FEDERAL DETENTION: THE MUSICAL (The Panic Hour): Fringe review
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 review[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[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