Like sad lyrics to a happy beat. this 20-minute one-woman show takes an idiosyncratically personal look at human sadness in its many guises.
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ANIMAL FARM TO TABLE (Renegade Company): 2016 Fringe review 3
Class. Money. Power: The carrots start flying at the Urban Creators farm collective.
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SHADOW HOUSE (Brenna Geffers and Philadelphia Opera Collective): 2016 Fringe review 2
This site-specific installation unravels the layers of emotion and humanity that the historic Powel House contains
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Life on Mars? Dani Solomon gets interplanetary in ONE WAY RED
Our nearest neighbor, the red planet has a strong gravitational hold over us earthlings. Dani Solomon tells us about her trip there this Fringe.
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This Info Will Fucking Dare You: Mary McCool, Brad Wrenn, and Lee Minora bouffon it up at Plays & Players this Fringe
If you dig imaginative and funny collaborative solo shows, Plays & Players theater is the place to go this Fringe Festival.
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Neal Zoren’s picks for the 2015/16 Helen and Morris World Theater Award
The best in Philadelphia and the world, 2015-2016.
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Bard in BEDLAM: Manayunk Theatre Company gets crazy with Shakespeare
Is Lady Macbeth mad? Who has people figured out: Shakespeare or Freud? Answers from the folk behind BEDLAM: SHAKESPEARE IN REHAB
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The Long Tides of Time: Nicole Quenelle on her 2016 Fringe show
THE LONG TIDES weaves clown, movement, audience participation and narrative in a poignant audit of how we spend our minutes.
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How to Win at Fringe: Seeing 35 shows with Brett Mapp
Brett Mapp knows his Fringe. His itinerary would be a good starting point for anyone considering what to see.
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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.
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Mike Durkin’s Annual Fringetastic Fringe Picks for the Fringe!
Clearly an expert on all things Fringe, the director of ANIMAL FARM TO TABLE shares his annual picks of shows flying under the radar or chosen based on their stellar guidebook art.
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Folk 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…
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Barrymore 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.
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Womanhood, 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.
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CAT-A-STROPHE (Fail Better): Looking for a new carpet
Albert Camus once said, “Although the absurd teaches us nothing, it is an ultimate form of progress.”
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Black Theater and How It Can Heal A Community: An historic town hall meeting in Philadelphia
Black theater speaks to the souls and cells of Black folk, and it is within this space that healing may occur.
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Young People Speaking Truth: A talk with Mantua Theater Project’s Nick Anselmo
Addressing the needs of the communities in West Philadelphia through self-esteem building experiences for youth in theater.
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THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE (Mauckingbird): Uncovering a gay treasure
“Gay PIRATES OF PENZANCE? Isn’t that redundant?” It’s more like Gilbert and Sullivan’s zany comedy is finally fully realized.
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The Howl of the Under-Represented: Interview with WOLVES director Michael Osinski
Michael Osinski is a Philadelphia-based director, educator, and deviser (a person who works with a form of theater where the script originates not from a…
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The 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.
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