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    THE HYPOCHONDRIAC (Quintessence): The silliest possible nonsense

    Outrageous and farcical, this play is not just over the top – it’s left the top so far behind that they’ve forgotten where it left it. The applause at the end was wild.

    Kathryn Osenlund April 30, 2026 No Comments
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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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    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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Fringe Festival Fringe reviews Reviews Theater

Fringe in Sketch 1: BRIGHT INVENTION IN THE ART SERIES (White Pines)

Aaron Krolikowski September 5, 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. His first…

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THE LID (Pat Finnerty & BRAT): 2015 Fringe Review 8

Debra Miller September 5, 2015 No Comments

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.

View More THE LID (Pat Finnerty & BRAT): 2015 Fringe Review 8
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AFTER THE REHEARSAL / PERSONA (Toneelgroep Amsterdam): 2015 Fringe review 7.1

Julius Ferraro September 5, 2015 No Comments

Toneelgroep’s take on these classic screenplays retains all of the rawness of and cruelty of Bergman’s films.

View More AFTER THE REHEARSAL / PERSONA (Toneelgroep Amsterdam): 2015 Fringe review 7.1
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GROWING INTO MY BEARD (I’ve Seen The Future): 2015 Fringe review 6

Brendan Tetsuo September 5, 2015 No Comments

Bay Bryan comes out in this heartfelt story of a queer boy learning what is means to be a man.

View More GROWING INTO MY BEARD (I’ve Seen The Future): 2015 Fringe review 6
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THE CAPTIVE (PAC): 2015 Fringe review 5

Christopher Munden September 4, 2015 No Comments

Although it has lost the shock value (lesbianism!) it had in the 1920s, it is easy to see why PAC were attracted to this forgotten play.

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FIFTY DAYS AT ILIAM (Hannah Van Sciver): 2015 Fringe review 4

Debra Miller September 4, 2015 2 Comments

This original ensemble-devised piece explores the inspiration and moods of expressionist painter Cy Twombly’s series of canvases on the theme of the Trojan War.

View More FIFTY DAYS AT ILIAM (Hannah Van Sciver): 2015 Fringe review 4
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TILL BIRNAM WOOD… (John Schultz): 2015 Fringe review 3

Lisa Panzer September 4, 2015 No Comments

Shakespeare blindfolded: In the darkness, Shakespeare is illuminated.

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THE SHOPLIFTERS (1812 Productions): 2015 Fringe review 2

Nicole Forrester September 4, 2015 No Comments

An uproarious look into the reasons people steal, and why others chase them

View More THE SHOPLIFTERS (1812 Productions): 2015 Fringe review 2
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EXIT THE KING (IRC): 2015 Fringe Review 1

Debra Miller September 3, 2015 3 Comments

Ionesco’s absurdist tragicomedy on death and the human condition comes to life in Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium’s hilarious and affecting production.

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Fishtown Fringe Preview #3: A GREAT WAR (Iron Age Theatre)

Julia Taus September 3, 2015 No Comments

The latest in a series of previews of shows in the Fishtown Fringe segment of the 2015 Philadelphia Fringe Festival.

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FULL 2015 Fringe Festival Calendar

Calendar September 2, 2015 No Comments

Here is a comprehensive listing of all performances at the 2015 Fringe Festival by date and time.

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Tonight! Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium kicks off the Fringe with EXIT THE KING!

Nicholas Gilewicz September 2, 2015 No Comments

Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium returns with its latest dive into the absurd—Eugene Ionescos EXIT THE KING

View More Tonight! Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium kicks off the Fringe with EXIT THE KING!
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Fishtown Fringe Preview #2: POPE UP

Julia Taus September 1, 2015 No Comments

Part of a series of previews of shows in the Fishtown Fringe segment of the 2015 Philadelphia Fringe Festival.

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[NYC] MIDWAY AVENUE (Nichole Canuso Dance Company) & ATOMIC ORBITAL (Laura Peterson Choreography) at HERE

Debra Miller August 31, 2015 No Comments

Choreographers Nichole Canuso and Laura Peterson debut their unique new works in a complementary joint program at SoHo’s HERE Arts Center.

View More [NYC] MIDWAY AVENUE (Nichole Canuso Dance Company) & ATOMIC ORBITAL (Laura Peterson Choreography) at HERE
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Fishtown Fringe Preview #1: STRUCTURALLY SOUND (New Street Dance Group)

Julia Taus August 31, 2015 No Comments

The first in a series of previews of shows in the Fishtown Fringe segment of the 2015 Philadelphia Fringe Festival.

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Take It to the Bank: Jack Tamburri on Fringe, non-profits, and theater

Christopher Munden August 31, 2015 No Comments

Ferdinand creator and producer talks about his Fringe show NOT FOR PROFIT and the art of creating art in the non-profit world.

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Dance Remains: Choreographer Olive Prince on her anticipated Fringe show OF OUR REMNANTS

Christopher Munden August 30, 2015 No Comments

Olive Princes OF OUR REMNANTS is one of the premiere dance pieces of this years Fringe. She talks to Phindie about the literary inspiration and collaboration behind it.

View More Dance Remains: Choreographer Olive Prince on her anticipated Fringe show OF OUR REMNANTS
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Blast from the Past: Schedule for the very first Philadelphia Fringe Festival

Christopher Munden August 29, 2015 1 Comment

Useful if you have a time machine. A full listing of events for the 1997 Fringe Festival.

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Fringe Wayback Machine: Brain Shapiro revisits online predictions from 1995 in A FEW THOUSAND UPGRADES LATER

Christopher Munden August 29, 2015 No Comments

What did the future of the internet look like in 1995? This Fringe show takes a look.

View More Fringe Wayback Machine: Brain Shapiro revisits online predictions from 1995 in A FEW THOUSAND UPGRADES LATER
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My Fringe: Veteran Festival-goer Brett Mapp shares his day by day Fringe schedule

Christopher Munden August 28, 2015 1 Comment

Brett Mapp is seeing 30 Fringe shows in 20 days. Here’s where you can find him this Fringe.

View More My Fringe: Veteran Festival-goer Brett Mapp shares his day by day Fringe schedule

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