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    FRANKLINLAND (Lantern): A visit with Philadelphia’s Founding Father

    The first thing to know about Lantern Theater Company’s Franklinland is that the direction is solid, the actors first-rate, and their back-and-forth conversations are punchy and funny.

    Kathryn Osenlund May 23, 2026 No Comments
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    CLASS C (Azuka): Dystopia close at hand

    Things are not yet as bad as the reality presented in the play. But it urges us to beware, to speak up for ourselves at the ballot box, and not allow the promise of 1776 to continue down the sad road to nightmare. 

    Kathryn Osenlund May 17, 2026 No Comments
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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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DO YOU WANT A COOKIE? (Bearded Ladies Cabaret): 2018 Fringe review

Smalley Bogg September 7, 2018 No Comments

“What is cabaret?”

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Nick and Ben’s New Circus Jawn

Christopher Munden September 6, 2018 No Comments

Almanac cofounders spoke to Phindie about the Fringe Festival production and the state of contemporary circus in Philadelphia.

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MARY ROSE (Philadelphia Artists’ Collective): 2018 Fringe review

Toby Zinman September 6, 2018 No Comments

However crammed your Fringe calendar may be, don’t miss this one.

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FIGMAGO (Meg Sagilman Studio): 2018 Fringe review

Chuck Schultz September 6, 2018 No Comments

  FIGMAGO is an escape off of the beaten path, an imaginative walking tour that begins to reveal unknown peculiarities about six muses that inspire muralist Meg…

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UNHINGED (Matter Movement Group): 2018 Fringe review

Lisa Panzer September 6, 2018 No Comments

Gather yourself for an illuminating walk along a dim, roughly hewn path into untamed territory where sounds and other sensory elements gather in corners to…

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LAY ME DOWN SOFTLY (Irish Heritage Theatre): 2018 Fringe review

Jessica Foley September 6, 2018 No Comments

A version of this review was also published on Foley Got Comped. Irish Heritage Theatre is purely a labor of love. All of the company…

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Shamus’s Picks for the 2018 Fringe Festival

Shamus McCarty September 5, 2018 1 Comment

Are you staring at your September schedule completely overwhelmed? Have no fear! I have scoured the Fringe App so you don’t have to. But since…

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The Fringe is Beginning: On your phone

Christopher Munden September 5, 2018 No Comments

“Thus with a kiss I die.” But will you? The 2018 Philadelphia Fringe Festival kicks off for real tomorrow (some performances have already begun), but…

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Taking A Vacation with Bastion Carboni

Christopher Munden September 4, 2018 No Comments

Bastion Carboni has quickly established his Poison Apple Initiative as a Fringe Festival instution

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Dance Features Fringe Festival Interviews

Solo Dance for People Who Don’t Like Solo Dance: Metal & Kind’s Indestructible Flowers

Christopher Munden September 4, 2018 No Comments

Republished by kind permission from the FringeArts blog This Fringe, two instructors at Philly’s dance studio Urban Movement Arts (UMA) combine their talents in a…

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Meg and Dana Are Troilus and Cressida in RevShakes Non-traditional Fringe Casting

Christopher Munden September 4, 2018 No Comments

. For their fifth Festival production, the company continues its tradition of producing fiercely modern takes on lesser-known Shakespeare works with Troilus and Cressida.

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E-A-G-L-E-S: Tribe of Fools Offers a Philly Special This Fringe

Christopher Munden September 3, 2018 No Comments

Philadelphia theater company Tribe of Fools is also putting on the pads and dusting off their playbook preparing for their 2018 Fringe Festival offering

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Phindie’s Picks for the 2018 Fringe Festival in Philadelphia

Smalley Bogg August 29, 2018 No Comments

Over 25 suggestions for 2018 Philly Fringe shows to help you plan your Festival experience.

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Dance Features

Dance in Sketch: Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Chuck Schultz August 27, 2018 No Comments

KYL/D appeared at a PMA First Friday.

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VOLTA (Cirque du Soleil): A review in word and images

Yumna Tolaimate August 27, 2018 No Comments

VOLTA is a performance with both visual play and psychological depth.

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Reviews

SUPPORT THE GIRLS (dir. Andrew Bujalski): Film review

Dan Scully August 24, 2018 No Comments

A common refrain in the world of workplace woes goes like this: “People don’t quit jobs. They quit managers.” This is undoubtedly true for the…

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Film Reviews

SKATE KITCHEN (dir. Crystal Moselle): Film review

Dan Scully August 17, 2018 No Comments

While watching Skate Kitchen, I found myself entertained, engaged, and delighted, but it wasn’t until it ended – until I realized that rolling credits meant…

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Features Theater

Theater in Sketch: TWELFTH NIGHT (Shakespeare in Clark Park)

Chuck Schultz August 7, 2018 No Comments

Chuck Shultz sketches the al fresco production of TWELFTH NIGHT.

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Werewolves, Mimosas, and Late Night Fringe: ON THE ROCKS Uncorks its Latest Show

Christopher Munden August 1, 2018 No Comments

On the Rocks trust the process.

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Philadelphia Theater Calendar August 2018

Calendar August 1, 2018 No Comments

What’s onstage in August 2018

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