It would be fun to call ANNA K an irreverent romp through Tolstoy’s 1870s novel, Anna Karenina, but in fact playwright Chris Davis reverences the material in his own way. For all its comedy, and there’s plenty in his South Philly-style version, the play scans the storyline and retains underlying issues.
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ANNA K (Chris Davis): 2014 Fringe Review 40
Can you imagine 19th-century Moscow transported to contemporary Philadelphia, and Leo Tolstoy’s Russian angst-laden tragedy Anna Karenina transformed into a wacky local comedy? Luckily for Fringe audiences actor/playwright Chris Davis could.
View More ANNA K (Chris Davis): 2014 Fringe Review 40Playwright to playwright: Douglas Williams (Safe Space) interviewed by Chris Davis (Anna K)
In this special Phindie feature, Chris interviews Doug about safe spaces, role-playing, and the playwriting process.
View More Playwright to playwright: Douglas Williams (Safe Space) interviewed by Chris Davis (Anna K)Mike Durkin’s 10 Fringe Picks: Fringe-tastic and great-image choices from The Renegade Company director
Mike breaks down his picks into two categories: Fringe-tastic are those that embrace the festival, try new ways to story-tell and create an exciting audience experience. The Guide Image picks are picked solely on their image in the guide,
View More Mike Durkin’s 10 Fringe Picks: Fringe-tastic and great-image choices from The Renegade Company directorPlaywright to playwright: Chris Davis (Anna K) interviewed by Douglas Williams (Safe Space)
In this special Phindie feature, Holly’s Dead Soldiers alums Douglas Williams and Chris Davis talk about Chris’s new work and his recent trip to Scotland for the world-famous Edinburgh Fringe.
View More Playwright to playwright: Chris Davis (Anna K) interviewed by Douglas Williams (Safe Space)PHINDIE’S OFFICIAL FRINGE BIKE TOUR: Experience Fringe in a way never before possible
Wanna experience the best of Fringe, but don’t know how? Overwhelmed by the offerings of the Guide? Fearful to take your first taste of Philly’s oldest and largest performance festival and somehow get it wrong? Or else just don’t want to do it alone?
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View More PHINDIE’S OFFICIAL FRINGE BIKE TOUR: Experience Fringe in a way never before possiblePhilly-born ‘The Object Lesson’ Takes Top Prize at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Geoff Sobelle’s The Object Lesson, which premiered at the 2013 Philadelphia Fringe Festival, is the winner of the 2014 Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh award.
View More Philly-born ‘The Object Lesson’ Takes Top Prize at Edinburgh Festival FringeDoug Williams’s 5 Fringe Picks: Festival fave reveals his not-to-miss shows
Playwright Douglas Williams collaborated on a stand-out Fringe hit of 2013, Holly’s Dead Soldiers Doug shared five picks the 2014 Fest.
View More Doug Williams’s 5 Fringe Picks: Festival fave reveals his not-to-miss showsDeb Miller’s 15 Top Picks for the 2014 Philadelphia Fringe Festival
Phindie will provide more Philly Fringe Festival coverage than any publication in the world! Coverage begins with 15 picks from star Phindie writer Deb Miller.
View More Deb Miller’s 15 Top Picks for the 2014 Philadelphia Fringe FestivalSoLow Fest: INTERNET STALKER (Corinna Burns) and BORTLE 8 (Chris Davis)
Corinna Burns’ INTERNET STALKER and Chris Davis’ BORTLE 8 is the perfect pairing of “two shows one roof” (not under, but on) in this year’s…
View More SoLow Fest: INTERNET STALKER (Corinna Burns) and BORTLE 8 (Chris Davis)SOLOW FLASH INTERVIEWS 2014, EPISODE ELEVEN: CHRIS DAVIS, CORINNA BURNS & KAYCEE FILSON
In this final episode, we talk about people talkin’ ‘bout bodies in West Philly and a double-bill: dark skies and stalkers in South Philly.
View More SOLOW FLASH INTERVIEWS 2014, EPISODE ELEVEN: CHRIS DAVIS, CORINNA BURNS & KAYCEE FILSONMICHAEL THE REBEL (Humble Treasure): Tearing up the German Society library
Director Manon Manavit had not heard of Heinrich von Kleist when she found a copy of his Michael Kohlhaas on a street in Montreal. It’s easy to understand why she was attracted to the text.
View More MICHAEL THE REBEL (Humble Treasure): Tearing up the German Society libraryManon Manavit: Taking Philadelphia by Sturm und Drang
Phindie talks to Manon Manavit, a future star of Philadelphia performing arts, before her debut show in the city. She just relocated from Montreal, where she worked with Cirque Du Soleil.
View More Manon Manavit: Taking Philadelphia by Sturm und DrangNOTES from the INCUBATOR (Simpatico): Entry Three: World of BI(?!)LINGUAL
When you hear the word “bilingual” what do you picture in your mind? International, business-y personnel? Or one of those lucky kids who happened to have parents who speak different languages? Or growing up in a different country? Well, I’m don’t fit in any of those scenarios, except being international, sure, but that’s about it. None of my family speaks English. I learned it in school because I had to, and was awful at it. I hated the subject throughout the years of forced education. But then life turns in a strange way, and somehow I ended up in this city with an unpronounceable name for almost a decade now. My every day life is in English. I ask myself over and over again: “What am I doing here?”
View More NOTES from the INCUBATOR (Simpatico): Entry Three: World of BI(?!)LINGUALNOTES from the INCUBATOR (Simpatico): Entry Two: Getting So Frustrated
My mother tells a story about a time when I was young—3-years-old or 4—and I was trying desperately to get the swing I was seated on moving. My little legs kicked and kicked but I stayed motionless. After a minute or two, an adult came over and gave me a push and that’s all it took. I caught the momentum and I was swinging! As she tells it, I turned to the little boy on the swing next to mine and exclaimed in a giddy, high-pitched voice “I was getting so frustrated! Were you getting frustrated, too, Brooksie? I was getting so frustrated!”
View More NOTES from the INCUBATOR (Simpatico): Entry Two: Getting So FrustratedNICE AND FRESH October (SmokeyScout): New art pops up
Fresh from the inaugural weekend of NICE AND FRESH, I’m heartened to report that SmokeyScout Productions (founded by Josh McIlvain and Deborah Crocker in 2008)…
View More NICE AND FRESH October (SmokeyScout): New art pops upNICE AND FRESH theater in Mount Airy
What a pleasant corner of Philadelphia is Mount Airy. A suburban urban neighborhood: trees and grass yards but also sidewalks and train lines; driveways and…
View More NICE AND FRESH theater in Mount Airy[19] HOLLY’S DEAD SOLDIERS (Bruce Walsh, Douglas Williams, Chris Davis): 2013 Fringe review
The play transpires in and around Bruce Walsh’s living room. (September 14 performances will take place at the home of Doug Williams.) Three collaborating playwrights share…
View More [19] HOLLY’S DEAD SOLDIERS (Bruce Walsh, Douglas Williams, Chris Davis): 2013 Fringe review2013 Philly Fringe Festival :: the MOST coverage and Six Picks for the Festival
As its mission, Phindie provides independent coverage of Philadelphia theater and arts, with a focus on independent theater. So the Philly Fringe Festival* is a…
View More 2013 Philly Fringe Festival :: the MOST coverage and Six Picks for the FestivalFringe Preview 6: North Liberties Fringe
For a while, Northern Liberties replaced Old City as a hub of the Fringe, with the headquarters of the former Live Arts and Philly Fringe,…
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