An inventive and terrifying take on a classic ghost story
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AIRSWIMMING (Half Key Theater Company): 2017 Fringe review
Shuchman and Johnson take us through the trenches of psychological warfare with unforgettable performances
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Fringe in Sketch: HOME (Geoff Sobelle)
Our personal space is our own
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UBU FAUST (Broderick Jones with Leila and Pantea Productions): 2017 Fringe review
Alfred Jarry, Doctor Faustus, and Punch & Judy combine in hilarious puppetry.
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BIND (Corinna Burns): 2017 Fringe review
An ambitious, unfinished work by one of Philadelphia’s best.
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Fringe in Sketch: THE FREN BANKLIN EXPERIENCE
Fren Banklin comes to the sketchbook reporter’s dining room.
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LABOR OF LOVE (The Waitstaff): 2017 Fringe review
Sketch comedy group The Waitstaff is the longest continuously producing company in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. They must be doing something right.
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Fringe in Sketch: MARX IN SOHO (Iron Age)
MARX IN SOLO by Howard Zinn is directed by John Doyle for Iron Age Theatre.
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#COCKTAILPLAYS (Juniper Productions): 2017 Fringe review
The best bartenders remember you by the names of the cocktails you drink.
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Fringe in Sketch: I, PEASEBLOSSUM (Curio Theatre)
I, PEASEBLOSSOM was a great character study for me. I wanted to keep capturing the many sides of Brian McCann.
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A BILLION NIGHTS ON EARTH (Thaddeus Phillips + Steven Dufala): 2017 Fringe review
How do you capture A BILLION NIGHTS ON EARTH in a 90 minute play while appealing to an audience aged 3-99?
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HELLO BLACKOUT! (New Paradise Laboratories): 2017 Fringe review
Another other take on NPL’s HELLO BLACKOUT!
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THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI (DBaD Productions): 2017 Fringe review
The Fringe is an excellent place for companies to mount political protest plays
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BAD ACTIVIST (Humble Mumbles): 2017 Fringe review
The story of a third-wave feminist / lefty peace activist unable to resist her essentially Orientalist fantasies
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I, PEASEBLOSSOM (Curio): 2017 Fringe review
I, PEASEBLOSSOM is a lark, even compared to its light-hearted inspiration, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (Walnut Street Theatre): 60-second review
The promise of “something for everyone” is both too little and too much.
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A BILLION NIGHTS ON EARTH (Thaddeus Phillips and Steven Dufala): 2017 Fringe review
It looks like a father’s love went into the making of this big adventure, Phillips’s warmest work yet.
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LEAPS OF FAITH AND OTHER MISTAKES (Almanac): 2017 Fringe review
A beautiful spectacle, full of humor, sadness, joy and handstands
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Fringe in Sketch: ALCHEMIST (Mary Tuomanen & Chris Davis)
Mary Tuomamen and Chris Davis push life size keys that signal to each other through space and time
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THE PASSION OF KELLYANNE (LiveFeedNYC): 2017 Fringe review
How did Kellyanne Conway go from Hammonton, New Jersey blueberry-packing champ to the first woman to manage a successful U.S. presidential Campaign?
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