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    ROMEO AND JULIET (Arden): Bounty as boundless as the sea

    It’s quite likely that you’ll never see a finer performance of this Shakespearean warhorse.

    Kathryn Osenlund March 18, 2026 No Comments
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    Why Deaf Theater is a Form of Resistance

    This film follows Daymond Sands, a Deaf theatre program director, preparing his first original showcase, highlighting the cast’s heartfelt effort to bring Deaf perspectives center stage

    Smalley Bogg February 26, 2026 No Comments
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  • Reviews Theater

    RARE ACCIDENTS: HENRY IV parts I and II abridged (Quintessence): A quick visit to Eastcheap

    We are treated to a rare spectacle in a show that would surely please Shakespeare.

    Kathryn Osenlund February 24, 2026 1 Comment
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    MACBETH (Lantern): Dancing, singing… and murder

    In opening scenes three Weird Sisters, witches, brew evil in a pot using scarce ingredients like eye of newt. They cherry pick the future for Macbeth with oracular accuracy, giving over the goods while leaving out important elements.

    Kathryn Osenlund November 11, 2025 1 Comment
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    A Life Unfolds: Kathryn Grody’s The Unexpected 3rd

    Acclaimed actor and writer Kathryn Grody brings her wit, warmth, and sharp perspective to People’s Light in The Unexpected 3rd. Known for her distinctive voice…

    Debra Danese September 19, 2025 No Comments
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Dance Fringe Festival Fringe reviews Reviews

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
Reviews Theater

ACCORDING TO GOLDMAN (Act II): How to write a script

Lauren Hartranft September 15, 2015 No Comments

Act II opens its new season with a bang with Bruce Graham’s ACCORDING TO GOLDMAN

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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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Dance Fringe Festival Fringe reviews Reviews

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.

View More THE POP MUSICAL DIARY OF A GAY MAN (Christopher McGinnis): 2015 Fringe review 46
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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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Features Fringe Festival Theater

Long Live Ionesco Actors: Behind the scenes with the cast of IRC’s EXIT THE KING

Henrik Eger September 13, 2015 No Comments

Philadelphia’s favorite absurdist theater troupe, Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium, is Fringing all Festival long with Eugene Ionesco’s EXIT THE KING. Henrik Eger talks to the six…

View More Long Live Ionesco Actors: Behind the scenes with the cast of IRC’s EXIT THE KING
Ranger Betty (Lizzie Spellman) leads us into an opening where in the distance an astronaut (Steven Wright) pleads for information
Fringe Festival Fringe reviews Theater

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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CUZZO (Aleksandra Berczynski, Roza Money and MB): 2015 Fringe review 39

Christopher Munden September 12, 2015 No Comments

With extremely short skirts, unabashed décolletage, and treacherously high heels, two women reminisce over shots at “the dirtiest of dirty dive bars”

View More CUZZO (Aleksandra Berczynski, Roza Money and MB): 2015 Fringe review 39
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BYE BYE LIVER: THE PHILADELPHIA DRINKING PLAY (Happy Hour Live): 2015 Fringe review 38

Joshua Millhouse September 12, 2015 No Comments

This funny and crude bar show blends sketch comedy with popular drinking games.

View More BYE BYE LIVER: THE PHILADELPHIA DRINKING PLAY (Happy Hour Live): 2015 Fringe review 38
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ANDY: A POPERA (Opera Philadelphia & The Bearded Ladies): 2015 Fringe Review 37

Debra Miller September 12, 2015 No Comments

An exciting multi-media collaboration reflects the operatic life and times of Andy Warhol and the Pop Sixties.

View More ANDY: A POPERA (Opera Philadelphia & The Bearded Ladies): 2015 Fringe Review 37

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