Festival Guide: 2010 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe

2010 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival Philly Fringe

September 3 – 18 livearts-fringe.org 215.413.1318

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Welcome to the 2010 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe

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Ticket Information Getting to the Festival

27 Live Arts Festival 31 Live Arts Schedule 32 Dance Lucinda Childs 34 Festival Plus: Dance 36 Sanctuary

Brian Sanders’ JUNK 38 Cankerblossom Pig Iron Theatre Company 40 FREEDOM CLUB New Paradise Laboratories & The Riot Group 42 CHICKEN

Charlotte Ford 44 TAKES Nichole Canuso Dance Company 46 First Love by Samuel Beckett Gare St Lazare Players Ireland 48 Release Vijay Iyer + Bill Morrison 49 Decasia Bill Morrison 50 ¡EL CONQUISTADOR! Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental

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Comedy + Improv Dance Happening Interdisciplinary Music Theater Visual

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Venue Listings + Maps Day-by-Day Schedule Festival Bar

52 Romeo and Juliet Nature Theater of Oklahoma 54 Bang on a Can Marathon: Philadelphia 56 Cédric Andrieux Jérôme Bel 58 8 eight choreographers / eight new works 60 Stew and The Negro Problem

with Heidi Rodewald 62 Decadere BoánDanz Action Company 64 The Sun Also Rises (The Select) Based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway

Elevator Repair Service 66 Journey to the West: Reinterpreting Tradition Series Danny Yung 68 Cosmic Terrarium / Motion Painting Project Sean Stoops and the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program 69 No One Else Could Love You More Byron Karabatsos

116 Index by Show 118 Index by Artist 120 Thank you

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Festival Planner

Table of Contents

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Photo: Josh McIlvain

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Tickets are on sale now at www.livearts-fringe.org

Box Office Pre-Festival Hours Aug 23–Sept 2: 1pm–7pm

Box Office Festival Hours Sun–Thu: 12pm–9pm Fri–Sat: 11am–9pm Sept 6 (Labor Day): 12pm–7pm

Box Office at The Hub SW corner of 5th + Fairmount (Northern Liberties) Free onsite parking Phone: 215.413.1318 Fax: 215.413.1342 www.livearts-fringe.org

Ticket Prices

/ Weeknight and Sunday night Live Arts Festival shows are $25. / Weekend afternoon and Saturday night Live Arts Festival shows are $30. / Philly Fringe show prices are listed with each show description.

Discounts Buy Tickets to Two or More Shows and Save 20%!

/ Discount is only valid for tickets purchased for multiple shows (not for multiple tickets to an individual show) and only applied when tickets are purchased in a single transaction.

Cannot be applied to previous ticket orders. Discount is not valid at the door. / Discounts cannot be combined.

Students + 25-and-under

/ $15 Live Arts Festival tickets. / $5 off Philly Fringe tickets if original price is $15 or more. / Must provide valid I.D.

Groups

/ Groups of 10+ save 25%. / Contact dan@livearts-fringe.org for group orders. / Contact molly@livearts-fringe.org for student group orders.

All-Access Passes

The All-Access Pass ($325 for a one-person pass, or $650 for a twoperson pass) grants admission to every Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe show. To purchase All-Access Passes prior to August 23, contact dan@livearts-fringe.org. After August 23, contact the Festival Box Office.

How to Buy Tickets From the Festival Website

1. Select the show you want to see from the “Shows” page or use the “Search” function.

2. Choose a performance date/time listed on the individual show page.

3. Repeat for each show/performance you wish to attend. / Orders must be placed at least 24 hours before show time. / Online ticket purchases require a credit card.

In Person + by Phone at the Box Office

/ The Festival Box Office opens August 23. / In person you may buy tickets using cash, check, or credit card. / During Box Office hours you may purchase tickets by phone using a credit card. / Tickets for each performance are on sale at the Box Office until two hours before show time. Remaining tickets are sold at the venue, beginning 30 minutes before show time.

At the Performance Venue

/ Purchase tickets at the venue starting 30 minutes prior to performance. / Cash only.

How to Get Your Tickets

Web and phone orders may be picked up until two hours before show time at the Box Office, or starting 30 minutes before show time at the venue.

Seating Policy

Seating for all shows is on a first-come, first-served basis. Latecomers are seated at the discretion of the House Manager.

Some shows do not allow late seating, so arrive early!

The Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe does not offer exchanges or refunds on ticket purchases.

Photo: Kevin Monko

Getting to the Festival

Photo: Ellen Freeman

Getting Here Public Transportation

All public transportation route and schedule information is available online at www.septa.org. Our venue map on page 11 includes major SEPTA routes.

Regional Transit

All SEPTA regional rail lines stop at the city’s three major train stations. / Market East Station: 8th to 11th Streets along Market Street (near Old City and venues below Broad Street) / Suburban Station: 15th to 17th Streets, between Market Street + JFK Boulevard (Center City) / 30th Street Station: 30th + Market Streets (for West Philly and University City spots)

Northern Liberties

/ Patriot Parking Inc. Lot, 1201 Callowhill Street / Patriot Parking Inc. Lot, 304 Race Street / DLC Management Inc. Lot, North 12th + Callowhill Streets

Bella Vista/Queen Village / Patriot Parking Inc. Lot, 620 South 7th Street / Five Star Parking Garage, 530 South 3rd Street / Central Parking System Lot, 516 South Street

West Philly

/ Central Parking System Lot, 3901 Market Street / Parkway Corp. Lot, 3801 Market Street / DLC Management Inc. Lot, 3400 Spruce Street

Parking

Sleeping

Street parking is limited in some Festival neighborhoods. The following is a partial list of private lots.

Visiting from out of town? Consider staying with our preferred hotel sponsor.

Old City

237 South Broad Street 215.893.1600 www.philadelphia.doubletree.com Mention “Avenue of the Arts” for a special discounted rate. Offer based on availability.

/ Central Parking System Lot, 21 South 2nd Street / Central Parking System Lot, 218 Arch Street / E-Z Parks, Inc. Lot, 26 South Front Street / Patriot Parking Lot, 101 Market Street

Center City

/ Parkway Corp. Garage, Broad + Spruce Streets / Five Star Parking Garage, 337 South Broad Street / Park America Garage, Broad + Locust Streets / Five Star Parking Lot, 1314 Spruce Street / InterPark Garage, 1327 Locust Street / Central Parking System Garage, 219 South Broad Street

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While You are Here Bars, Restaurants, and Sightseeing

Check out www.visitphilly.com for information about the city’s historic attractions, dining, and shopping.

Visit our online neighborhood guide (livearts-fringe.org/neighborhoodguide.cfm) for restaurant and bar recommendations from Festival staff.

Festival Blog

Check out the Festival blog (liveartsfringe.org/blog) for posts about Festival artists and other performing arts goings-on in Philadelphia. Includes interviews, in-depth articles, photos, video, and more!

First Friday & Second Thursday

On the first Friday of every month, Old City galleries and design studios hold their receptions and openings. Get to the Festival early on September 3 and enjoy First Friday in Old City! Plus check out Second Thursday at Northern Liberties and Fishtown galleries on September 9.

Volunteers

Become a volunteer! Ushers, Box Office staff, House Managers, we need ’em all!

Volunteering is a great way to get an inside peek at the Festival and to see shows for free. For volunteer information, email volunteer@livearts-fringe.org or call 215.413.9006 x23 (before August 23) or 215.413.1270 (starting August 23).

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Venue Listings Old City, Center City, Northern Liberties, and South Philly

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2nd Stage at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St* 954 Dance Movement Collective, 954 N 8th St American Philosophical Society, 104 S 5th St* Arbol Café, 209 Poplar St* Arch Street United Methodist Church, 55 N Broad St* Arts Bank at The University of the Arts, 601 S Broad St B Square Gallery, 614 S 9th St* Body Arts Gym, 926 N 2nd St Box Office at The Hub, SW corner of 5th St + Fairmount Ave* Broad Street Ministry, 315 S Broad St* Caplan Studio at The University of the Arts, 211 S Broad St* CHI Movement Arts Center, 1316 S 9th St* Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St* Circle of Hope, 1125 S Broad St Club Risque, 1700 S Columbus Blvd Connie’s Ric Rac, 1132 S 9th St* Conwell Dance Theater, Temple University, 1801 N Broad Street* Dave and Buster’s Showroom, 325 N Columbus Blvd* Eastern State Penitentiary, 2124 Fairmount Ave* Ethical Society, 1906 Rittenhouse Sq Festival Bar, SW corner of Spring Garden + Columbus Blvd* First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, 2125 Chestnut St* Fleisher Art Memorial, 719 Catherine St* FLUXspace, 3000 N Hope St* Gallerie Isada, 3320 Collins Ave Gallery 244, 244 South St Gershman Hall Blackbox Theater, 401 S Broad St* Gershman Hall Chapel, 401 S Broad St* Gloria Dei Old Swedes Church, 916 S Swanson St* Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S Columbus Blvd InMovement Studio, 737 South 8th Street* Jefferson Garden, American Philosophical Society, 104 South 5th St* John E Allen, Jr Theatre at the New Freedom Theatre, 1346 N Broad St* Jolie Laide Gallery, 227 N Juniper St* Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, 300 S Broad St* Lantern Theater, 10th + Ludlow Sts Las Parcelas Garden, N Palethorp + W Susquehanna Sts L’Etage Cabaret, 624 S 6th St Liberties Walk, 1040 N 2nd St to 3rd St* Live Arts Studio, 919 N 5th St* London Grill, 2301 Fairmount Ave Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion, 2110 Chestnut St* Mainstage at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St* Major Moment Studio, 1624 South Street Mascher Space Co-op, 155 Cecil B Moore Ave McPherson Square Library, 601 E Indiana Avenue* Media Bureau, 725 N 4th St Moonstone Arts Center, 110A S 13th St Norris Square Presbyterian Church, 2140 N Hancock St Old Pine Community Center, 401 Lombard St* O’Neals Pub, 611 S 3rd St Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St* Papermill Theatre, 2825 Ormes Street Performance Garage, 1515 Brandywine St* Philadelphia Book Company, 1113 Frankford Ave* Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, 1022 South St Plays and Players Theater, 1714 Delancey Pl Power Plant Productions, 230 N 2nd St

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Anthony J Drexel Picture Gallery, 3141 Chestnut St* Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Ave Ibrahim Theater @ International House Philly, 3701 Chestnut St* 6 International House Philly, 3701 Chestnut St* 4 Mandell Theater, Drexel University, 3300 Chestnut St* 5 Meeting House Theater at the Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Ave 2 Mitchell Auditorium, Drexel University, 3128 Market St* 10 Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave 7 The Bruce Montgomery Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St* 8 The Muravchick Family Cabaret Stage, Platt House, UPenn, 3702 Spruce St 9 The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St* 1 World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St* 3

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Canal View Park, Main + Gay Sts (Manayunk) Chestnut Hill Coffee Company, 8620 Germantown Ave (Chestnut Hill) COSACOSA Healing Garden, N Marvine + W Venango Sts (Nicetown-Tioga) Dawson Street Pub, 100 Dawson St (Manayunk)* Greene Street Studio, 6122 Greene St (Germantown)* Philadelphia School of Circus Arts, 5900A Greene St (Germantown) St Paul’s Episcopal Church, 22 E Chestnut Hill Ave (Chestnut Hill)*

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Riely Theater, The Shipley School, 814 Yannow St, Bryn Mawr Schuylkill River Trail, West River Dr + Black Rd (West Fairmount Park) Shofuso Japanese House and Garden, 4301 Lansdowne Ave (West Fairmount Park) Upper Darby Performing Arts Center, 601 Lansdowne Ave* *Wheelchair accessible

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Wednesday, Sept 1 7:30pm

Flat Intersections, 90min, FMT / p81 House Arrest/Watergate the Musical, 80min, NL / p103 L’Heure Exquise: The Exquisite Hour, 70min, CC / p93 The Madwoman of Chaillot, 120min, CC / p108 Thom Pain (based on nothing), 75min, CC / p109

Between Trains, 90min, NL / p97

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Cankerblossom, 80min, OC (preview) / p38 FREEDOM CLUB, 80min, CC (preview) / p40

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Polaroid Stories, 120min, CC / p105

Thursday, Sept 2 5:00pm

ETTY, 60min, OC / p101 6:30pm

Thom Pain (based on nothing), 75min, CC / p109 7:00pm

Cankerblossom, 80min, OC (preview) / p38 Dracula, 75min, CC FREEDOM CLUB, 80min, CC (preview) / p40 7:30pm

Between Trains, 90min, NL / p97 8:00pm

No-Talent Hacks, 100min, CC / p105 Polaroid Stories, 120min, CC / p105 When Lilacs Last, 120min, Bryn Mawr / p111 10:00pm

Punchline!, 30min, CC / p77 The Improvised Soap Opera, 60min, CC / p77

Friday, Sept 3 10:00am

Let’s Face It! Self Portraits & Life Stories (exhibit), ongoing, OC / p113 5:00pm

Potential is Not Reality, 45min, OC / p90 5:30pm

Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, 95min, CC / p99 6:00pm

Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act, 60min, CC / p107 7:00pm

Absence/Presence, 75min, SP / p79 Cankerblossom, 80min, OC (preview) / p38 CHICKEN, 70min, NL / p42 Dracula, 75min, CC / p99 Lynch Quietly, 60min, SP / p90 More Better Life, 60min, NL / p105 TAKES, 60min, NL / p44 Vamps and Vixens Vaudeville Revue, 60min, FMT / p111 Whose City?, 120min / p91 7:30pm

ALL VICTORIOUS OCEAN: a Harrowing and Erotic Tale of a Fierce Tibetan Queen, 75min, OC / p95 Between Trains, 90min, NL / p97

A Crock of Schnitzel, 120min, NL / p95 Black and Blue Every 9:secs, 120min, North Philly / p79 Cartogoraphasia, 75min, SP / p97 Cecily and Gwendolyn’s Paranormal and Quantum Entanglement, 60min, CC / p97 Dead Air: The Final Broadcast of the Zombie Apocalypse, 75min, Manayunk / p99 Destination Summer, 75min, QV / p99 Dinner With The Leos, 90min, CC / p99 Drunk Enough to Say I Love You?, 60min, FSH / p101 Felon Fiercely: Live at the Apocalypse, 60min, OC / p91 First Love by Samuel Beckett, 80min, CC / p46 Goose Feathers: Nursery Rhymes for kids over 18!, 55min, QV / p89 Groundhog Hour, 50min, Germantown / p101 Improv Comedy: The N Crowd, 80min, OC / p76 Love & Cruelty: Sarah Kane In The Raw (Phaedra’s Love & 4.48 Psychosis), 70min, CC / p104 Love-Nothing, 120min, CC / p104 Mindless Drivel, 70min, UC / p105 No-Talent Hacks, 100min, CC / p105 Polaroid Stories, 120min, CC / p105 Potential is Not Reality, 45min, OC / p90 PRECIPICE, 60min, OC / p105 Prudence, 90min, UC / p105 Radio Contest, 60min, NL / p105 Saucy Biblical Tales, 105min, CC / p107 Tales, 120min, FSH / p107 THE ACTING CLASS, 120min, NL / p108 The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of Marquis de Sade, 120min, UC / p109 The Seat, 60min, Chestnut Hill / p109 Untitled Project #213, 60min, CC / p90 Wawapalooza 4: Damaged Goods, 70min, CC / p111 When Lilacs Last, 120min, Bryn Mawr / p111 8:30pm

Fletcher, 60min, CC / p76 Man of Mystery, 50min, QV / p77 9:00pm

Absence/Presence, 75min, SP / p79 Edgar Allan Poe Comes Alive!, 70min, FMT / p101 ETTY, 60min, OC / p101 Hello from the Children of Planet Earth, 70min, NL / p103 Jester’s Dead, 80min, NL / p103 Sanctuary, 45min, NL / p36

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Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, 95min, CC / p99 Drunk Enough to Say I Love You?, 60min, FSH / p101 FREEDOM CLUB, 80min, CC / p40 Goose Feathers: Nursery Rhymes for kids over 18!, 55min, QV / p89 Improv Comedy: The N Crowd, 80min, OC / p76 King Friday, 60min, CC / p76 Main Line-O-Mania, 60min, CC / p77 Song for Ugly Voices, 70min, QV / p107 11:00pm

CHICKEN, 70min, NL / p42 11:30pm

PHIT’s Improv Tasting, 60min, CC / p77

Saturday, Sept 4 10:00am

Cosmic Terrarium / Motion Painting Project, ongoing, NL / p68 Let’s Face It! Self Portraits & Life Stories (exhibit), ongoing, OC / p113 11:00am

AFOOT!: Northern Liberties, 75min, NL / p87 Hear Again Radio Project, 70min, CC / p101 Noon

Goose Feathers: Nursery Rhymes for kids over 18!, 55min, QV / p89 1:30pm

ALL VICTORIOUS OCEAN: a Harrowing and Erotic Tale of a Fierce Tibetan Queen, 75min, OC / p95 Cheap Guy HOF, Class of 2010, 85min, Kensington / p99 2:00pm

Destination Summer, 75min, QV / p99 Goose Feathers: Nursery Rhymes for kids over 18!, 55min, QV / p89 Hello from the Children of Planet Earth, 70min, NL / p103 M.A.C.H.O?, 70min, Kensington / p104 No-Talent Hacks, 100min, CC / p105 Polaroid Stories, 120min, CC / p105 The Tell-Tale Heart, 30min, CC / p109 3:00pm

Cartogoraphasia, 75min, SP / p97 FREEDOM CLUB, 80min, CC / p40 PRECIPICE, 60min, OC / p105 Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act, 60min, CC / p107 The Improvised Soap Opera, 60min, CC / p77 3:30pm

House Arrest/Watergate the Musical, 80min, NL / p103 The Tell-Tale Heart, 30min, CC / p109 4:00pm

Ariane/Job’s Tears, 90min, FSH / p97 Cheap Guy HOF, Class of 2010, 85min, Kensington / p99 FACTORY, 90min, CC / p87 Jester’s Dead, 80min, NL / p103

Neighborhood Key: CC = Center City FMT = Fairmount FSH = Fishtown NL = Northern Liberties OC = Old City QV = Queen Village SP = South Philly UC = University City WP = West Philly

4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane, 60min, QV / p93 5:00pm

Activity Book, 60min, CC / p76 Edgar Allan Poe Comes Alive!, 70min, FMT / p101 ETTY, 60min, OC / p101 Hear Again Radio Project, 70min, CC / p101 Pastforward, 45min, OC / p83 Potential is Not Reality, 45min, Kensington / p90 Super Heroes Who Are Super!, 70min, CC / p107 5:30pm

Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, 95min, CC / p99 6:00pm

Untitled Project #213, 60min, CC / p90 Wawapalooza 4: Damaged Goods, 70min, CC / p111 7:00pm

A Separate Sun, 90min, FMT / p95 Absence/Presence, 75min, SP / p79 Cankerblossom, 80min, OC / p38 CHICKEN, 70min, NL / p42 Dracula, 75min, CC / p99 FLASH!, 70min, p89 FREEDOM CLUB, 80min, CC / p40 How to Solve a Bear, 90min, CC / p103 M.A.C.H.O?, 70min, Kensington / p104 More Better Life, 60min, NL / p105 Pastforward, 45min, OC / p83 The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of Marquis de Sade, 120min, UC / p109 Vamps and Vixens Vaudeville Revue, 60min, FMT / p111 Whose City?, 120min / p91 Winnipeg Babysitter, 90min, UC / p113 7:30pm

ALL VICTORIOUS OCEAN: a Harrowing and Erotic Tale of a Fierce Tibetan Queen, 75min, OC / p95 Between Trains, 90min, NL / p97 Dead Air: The Final Broadcast of the Zombie Apocalypse, 75min, SP / p99 Flat Intersections, 90min, FMT / p81 House Arrest/Watergate the Musical, 80min, NL / p103 The Madwoman of Chaillot, 120min, CC / p108 Thom Pain (based on nothing), 75min, CC / p109

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Absence/Presence, 75min, SP / p79 Drunk Enough to Say I Love You?, 60min, FSH / p101 Edgar Allan Poe Comes Alive!, 70min, FMT / p101 Hello from the Children of Planet Earth, 70min, NL / p103 Jester’s Dead, 80min, NL / p103 m@& - Improv Comedy, 45min, CC / p76 TAKES, 60min, NL / p44 Untitled Project #213, 60min, CC / p90 9:30pm

Dracula, 75min, CC / p99 10:00pm

Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, 95min, CC / p99 Goose Feathers: Nursery Rhymes for kids over 18!, 55min, QV / p89 PHIT’s Improv Tasting, 60min, CC / p77 Portmanteau, 70min, SP / p105 Rookie Card, 75min, SP / p77 Song for Ugly Voices, 70min, QV / p107 The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of Marquis de Sade, 120min, UC / p109 10:30pm

Super Heroes Who Are Super!, 70min, CC / p107

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11:00pm

A Crock of Schnitzel, 120min, NL / p95 Black and Blue Every 9:secs, 120min, North Philly / p79 Cartogoraphasia, 75min, SP / p97 Casual World/Intimate Heart, 70min, CC / p91 Cecily and Gwendolyn’s Paranormal and Quantum Entanglement, 60min, CC / p97

CHICKEN, 70min, NL / p42 11:30pm

PHIT’s Improv Tasting, 60min, CC / p77

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Cosmic Terrarium / Motion Painting Project, ongoing, NL / p68 Let’s Face It! Self Portraits & Life Stories (exhibit), ongoing, OC / p113 11:00am

Hear Again Radio Project, 70min, CC / p101 1:30pm

ALL VICTORIOUS OCEAN: a Harrowing and Erotic Tale of a Fierce Tibetan Queen, 75min, OC / p95 2:00pm

A Crock of Schnitzel, 120min, NL / p95 Casual World/Intimate Heart, 70min, CC / p91 Cecily and Gwendolyn’s Paranormal and Quantum Entanglement, 60min, CC / p97 Destination Summer, 75min, QV / p99 Dirty Laundry, 75min, CC / p99 ETTY, 60min, OC / p101 Kid Out of Nowhere, 75min, CC / p104 Love-Nothing, 120min, CC / p104 More Better Life, 60min, NL / p105 No-Talent Hacks, 100min, CC / p105 Polaroid Stories, 120min, CC / p105 Prudence, 90min, UC / p105 Song for Ugly Voices, 70min, QV / p107 Untitled Project #213, 60min, CC / p90 When Lilacs Last, 120min, Bryn Mawr / p111

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4:48pm

Destination Summer, 75min, QV / p99 Dirty Laundry, 75min, CC / p99 FACTORY, 90min, CC / p87 Felon Fiercely: Live at the Apocalypse, 60min, OC / p91 First Love by Samuel Beckett, 80min, CC / p46 Goose Feathers: Nursery Rhymes for kids over 18!, 55min, QV / p89 Groundhog Hour, 50min, Germantown / p101 Jolie Laide Project Space, ongoing, CC / p113 Kid Out of Nowhere, 75min, CC / p104 Let Go of the Ego, 40min, CC / p89 Love & Cruelty: Sarah Kane In The Raw (Phaedra’s Love & 4.48 Psychosis), 70min, CC / p104 Love-Nothing, 120min, CC / p104 Mindless Drivel, 70min, UC / p105 No-Talent Hacks, 100min, CC / p105 Polaroid Stories, 120min, CC / p105 PRECIPICE, 60min, OC / p105 Prudence, 90min, UC / p105 Radio Contest, 60min, NL / p105 Tales, 120min, FSH / p107 THE ACTING CLASS, 120min, NL / p108 The Seat, 60min, Chestnut Hill / p109 Wawapalooza 4: Damaged Goods, 70min, CC / p111 When Lilacs Last, 120min, Bryn Mawr / p111

2:30pm

THE ACTING CLASS, 120min, NL / p108 The Madwoman of Chaillot, 120min, CC / p108 3:00pm

Black and Blue Every 9:secs, 120min, North Philly / p79 Cankerblossom, 80min, OC / p38 CHICKEN, 70min, NL / p42 Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, 95min, CC / p99 Drunk Enough to Say I Love You?, 60min, FSH / p101 First Love by Samuel Beckett, 80min, CC / p46 FREEDOM CLUB, 80min, CC / p40 Groundhog Hour, 50min, Germantown / p101 In White Rooms, 60min, UC / p83 m@& - Improv Comedy, 45min, CC / p76 Saucy Biblical Tales, 105min, CC / p107 4:00pm

A New Shade of Blue, 90min, OC / p95 A Separate Sun, 90min, FMT / p95 Cheap Guy HOF, Class of 2010, 85min, Kensington / p99 Jester’s Dead, 80min, NL / p103 L’Heure Exquise: The Exquisite Hour, 70min, CC / p93 Questioning Drive, 60min, Germantown / p85 TAKES, 60min, NL / p44 4:48pm

4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane, 60min, QV / p93 5:00pm

Hear Again Radio Project, 70min, CC / p101 Picking Up Pieces, 40min, SP / p85

Neighborhood Key: CC = Center City FMT = Fairmount FSH = Fishtown NL = Northern Liberties OC = Old City QV = Queen Village SP = South Philly UC = University City WP = West Philly

Day-by-Day

L’Heure Exquise: The Exquisite Hour, 70min, CC / p93 Sanctuary, 45min, NL / p36 THE ARGYLE STATION, 60min, FSH / p108

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70min, CC / p104 THE ACTING CLASS, 120min, NL / p108 Verbalized Ink, 90min, UC / p111

Punchline!, 30min, CC / p77 Super Heroes Who Are Super!, 70min, CC / p107 The Initiative plus excerpts from Nightmare Returns, 50min, FMT / p85

11:00am

CHICKEN, 70min, NL / p42 Portmanteau, 70min, CC / p105

8:30pm

6:00pm

4:48pm

9:00pm

Hear Again Radio Project, 70min, CC / p101 4:00pm

Cankerblossom, 80min, OC / p38 Fresh Juice, 70min, Kensington / p81 From the Inside [OUT], 50min, UC / p81 Lynch Quietly, 60min, CC / p90 THE ARGYLE STATION, 60min, FSH / p108 The Real Housewives of South Philly, 60min, QV / p77 Untitled Project #213, 60min, CC / p90

4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane, 60min, QV / p93

6:30pm

7:00pm

Man of Mystery, 50min, QV / p77 Thom Pain (based on nothing), 75min, CC / p109 7:00pm

CHICKEN, 70min, NL / p42 Dracula, 75min, CC / p99 First Love by Samuel Beckett, 80min, CC / p46 FLASH!, 70min / p89 FREEDOM CLUB, 80min, CC / p40 King Friday, 60min, CC / p76 Picking Up Pieces, 40min, SP / p85 Polaroid Stories, 120min, CC / p105 Sanctuary, 45min, NL / p36 Vamps and Vixens Vaudeville Revue, 60min, FMT / p111

5:00pm

Hear Again Radio Project, 70min, CC / p101 Super Heroes Who Are Super!, 70min, CC / p107 6:30pm

Man of Mystery, 50min, QV / p77 Dracula, 75min, CC / p99 THE ARGYLE STATION, 60min, FSH / p108 The Initiative plus excerpts from Nightmare Returns, 50min, FMT / p85 8:00pm

Dirty Laundry, 75min, CC / p99 Fresh Juice, 70min, Kensington / p81 Love & Cruelty: Sarah Kane In The Raw (Phaedra’s Love & 4.48 Psychosis), 70min, CC / p104 Main Line-O-Mania, 60min, CC / p77 Prudence, 90min, UC / p105 Saucy Biblical Tales, 105min, CC / p107 Song for Ugly Voices, 70min, QV / p107 8:30pm

Between Trains, 90min, NL / p97

How to Solve a Bear, 90min, CC / p103 Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act, 60min, CC / p107

8:00pm

9:30pm

7:30pm

Destination Summer, 75min, QV / p99 Groundhog Hour, 50min, Germantown / p101 Love & Cruelty: Sarah Kane In The Raw (Phaedra’s Love & 4.48 Psychosis), 70min, CC / p104 Lynch Quietly, 60min, SP / p90 No-Talent Hacks, 100min, CC / p105 PRECIPICE, 60min, OC / p105 Super Heroes Who Are Super!, 70min, CC / p107 The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of Marquis de Sade, 120min, UC / p109 The Real Housewives of South Philly, 60min, QV / p77 The Seat, 60min, Chestnut Hill / p109 Wawapalooza 4: Damaged Goods, 70min, CC / p111] 8:30pm

PHIT’s Improv Tasting, 60min, CC / p77 Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act, 60min, CC / p107

Monday, Sept 6 10:00am

Cosmic Terrarium / Motion Painting Project, ongoing, NL / p68 Let’s Face It! Self Portraits & Life Stories (exhibit), ongoing, OC / p113

Dracula, 75min, CC / p99

Tuesday, Sept 7 10:00am

Cosmic Terrarium / Motion Painting Project, ongoing, NL / p68 Let’s Face It! Self Portraits & Life Stories (exhibit), ongoing, OC / p113 6:00pm

SS Elisabeth, 90min, OC / p107 7:00pm

A Separate Sun, 90min, FMT / p95 Casual World/Intimate Heart, 70min, CC / p91 In Constant Perfection, 80min, NL / p89 Punchline!, 30min, CC / p77 TAKES, 60min, NL / p44 THE ARGYLE STATION, 60min, FSH / p108 The New & Improved Stages of Grief, 60min, CC / p108 7:30pm

. . . i learned not to kneel . . . and other advice from brilliant women, 45min, SP / p81 Dirty Dozen, 70min, FMT / p87 The Madwoman of Chaillot, 120min, CC / p108 8:00pm

8: Megan Mazarick and Meg Foley, 60min, NL / p58 A Crock of Schnitzel, 120min, NL / p95 Destination Summer, 75min, QV / p99 Love & Cruelty: Sarah Kane In The Raw (Phaedra’s Love & 4.48 Psychosis),

Fletcher, 60min, CC / p76 Portmanteau, 70min, NL / p105

Wednesday, Sept 8 10:00am

Cosmic Terrarium / Motion Painting Project, ongoing, NL / p68 Let’s Face It! Self Portraits & Life Stories (exhibit), ongoing, OC / p113 2:00pm

Marx in Soho, 75min, OC / p104 6:00pm

SS Elisabeth, 90min, OC / p107 7:00pm

A Separate Sun, 90min, FMT / p95 Between Trains, 90min, NL / p97 Cankerblossom, 80min, OC / p38 Dracula, 75min, CC / p99 ¡EL CONQUISTADOR!, 80min, CC / p50 FREEDOM CLUB, 80min, CC / p40 GO FRINGE YOURSELF!, 45min, CC / p89 Iron, 120min, SP / p103 Marx in Soho, 75min, OC / p104 Romeo and Juliet, 95min, CC / p52 TAKES, 60min, NL / p44 The New & Improved Stages of Grief, 60min, CC / p108 7:30pm

. . . i learned not to kneel . . . and other advice from brilliant women, 45min, SP / p81 54: A New Rock Musical!, 180min, CC / p95 ETTY, 60min, OC / p101 The Madwoman of Chaillot, 120min, CC / p108 8:00pm

8: Megan Mazarick and Meg Foley, 60min, NL / p58 American Nigga Zoo, 60min, Kensington / p87 Destination Summer, 75min, QV / p99 Drunk Enough to Say I Love You?, 60min, FSH / p101 Jester’s Dead, 80min, NL / p103 Let Go of the Ego, 40min, CC / p89 Love & Cruelty: Sarah Kane In The Raw (Phaedra’s Love & 4.48 Psychosis), 70min, CC / p104 PRECIPICE, 60min, OC / p105 Tales, 120min, FSH / p107 THE ACTING CLASS, 120min, NL / p108 The Real Housewives of South Philly, 60min, QV / p77 8:30pm

7 Sins in 60 Minutes, 60min, CC / p93 Activity Book, 60min, CC / p76 10:00pm

m@& - Improv Comedy, 45min, CC / p76

Neighborhood Key: CC = Center City FMT = Fairmount FSH = Fishtown NL = Northern Liberties OC = Old City QV = Queen Village SP = South Philly UC = University City WP = West Philly

Cosmic Terrarium / Motion Painting Project, ongoing, NL / p68 Let’s Face It! Self Portraits & Life Stories (exhibit), ongoing, OC / p113 4:48pm

4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane, 60min, QV / p93 5:30pm

Dinner With The Leos, 90min, CC / p99 6:00pm

Japan House/Philadelphia, 60min, West Fairmount Park / p83 Jolie Laide Project Space, ongoing, CC / p113 6:30pm

8:30pm

7 Sins in 60 Minutes, 60min, CC / p93 How to Solve a Bear, 90min, CC / p103 9:00pm

Best of POP! Sketch Comedy for the Gifted, 60min, SP / p76 Dirty Laundry, 75min, CC / p99 Drunk Enough to Say I Love You?, 60min, FSH / p101 House Arrest/Watergate the Musical, 80min, NL / p103

Thom Pain (based on nothing), 75min, CC / p109

9:30pm

7:00pm

10:00pm

A Separate Sun, 90min, FMT / p95 Between Trains, 90min, NL / p97 Cankerblossom, 80min, OC / p38 Casual World/Intimate Heart, 70min, CC / p91 Dracula, 75min, CC / p99 ¡EL CONQUISTADOR!, 80min, CC / p50 FREEDOM CLUB, 80min, CC / p40 In Constant Perfection, 80min, NL / p89 Iron, 120min, SP / p103 King Friday, 60min, CC / p76 Lunch Lady Tarot, 30min, CC Now Showing: In Real to Reel Live Action 3-D!, 60min, FSH / p77 Romeo and Juliet, 95min, CC / p52 Sanctuary, 45min, NL / p36 Tiny Dynamite, 70min, CC / p109 7:30pm

. . . i learned not to kneel . . . and other advice from brilliant women, 45min, SP / p81 Hello from the Children of Planet Earth, 70min, NL / p103 the evolution of this moment, 45min, CC / p85 The Madwoman of Chaillot, 120min, CC / p108 8:00pm

8: Olive Prince and Shavon Norris, 60min, NL / p58 54: A New Rock Musical!, 180min, CC / p95 A Broken World, 75min, OC / p79 American Nigga Zoo, 60min, Kensington / p87 Conversation, 60min, CC / p99 Destination Summer, 75min, QV / p99 Jester’s Dead, 80min, NL / p103 Love & Cruelty: Sarah Kane In The Raw (Phaedra’s Love & 4.48 Psychosis), 70min, CC / p104 Mindless Drivel, 70min, UC / p105 PRECIPICE, 60min, OC / p105 Tales, 120min, FSH / p107 THE ACTING CLASS, 120min, NL / p108 The Crowded House, 65min, CC / p108 The Persecution and Assassination of

Dracula, 75min, CC / p99 A Tale of Two Brains, 45min, NL / p95 Portmanteau, 70min, CC / p105 10:30pm

The Improvised Soap Opera, 60min, CC / p77 11:45pm

Zombies Are Forever, 100min, NL / p93

Friday, Sept 10 10:00am

Cosmic Terrarium / Motion Painting Project, ongoing, NL / p68 Let’s Face It! Self Portraits & Life Stories (exhibit), ongoing, OC / p113 11:00am

The Association for Creative Zoology, ongoing, OC / p113 4:48pm

4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane, 60min, QV / p93 5:00pm

Potential is Not Reality, 45min, OC / p90 6:00pm

Cartogoraphasia, 75min, SP / p97 Conversation with Lucinda Childs and Philip Glass, 45min, CC / p35 Dirty Laundry, 75min, CC / p99 Japan House/Philadelphia, 60min, West Fairmount Park / p83 Jolie Laide Project Space, ongoing, CC / p113 6:30pm

Changing Places, 40min, Manayunk / p87 Conversation, 60min, CC / p99 7:00pm

A Separate Sun, 90min, FMT / p95 Between Trains, 90min, NL / p97 Dracula, 75min, CC / p99 ¡EL CONQUISTADOR!, 80min, CC / p50 FLASH!, 70min / p89 FREEDOM CLUB, 80min, CC / p40 GO FRINGE YOURSELF!, 45min, CC / p89 InsectInside, 60min, Germantown / p89 Lunch Lady Tarot, 30min, CC / p104 Now Showing: In Real to Reel Live Action

3-D!, 60min, FSH / p77 PHIT’s Improv Tasting, 60min, CC / p77 Sephro, 90min, UC / p93 TAKES, 60min, NL / p44 The New & Improved Stages of Grief, 60min, CC / p108 The Waiting Room, 75min, OC / p90 Whose City?, 120min / p91 7:30pm

54: A New Rock Musical!, 180min, CC / p95 Dirty Dozen, 70min, FMT / p87 Hello from the Children of Planet Earth, 70min, NL / p103 L’Heure Exquise: The Exquisite Hour, 70min, CC / p93 Philly Song Shuffle, 210min, UC / p93 Rosa de la Alhambra, 80min, OC / p90 The Madwoman of Chaillot, 120min, CC / p108 Thom Pain (based on nothing), 75min, CC / p109

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10:00am

Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of Marquis de Sade, 120min, UC / p109 Verbalized Ink, 90min, UC / p111 Wawapalooza 4: Damaged Goods, 70min, CC / p111 Why Can’t Zanni Read?, 75min, NL / p111 You Are Me, 45min, CC / p91

8:00pm

8: Daniele Strawmyre and Jaamil Olawale Kosoko, 60min, NL / p58 A Crock of Schnitzel, 120min, NL / p95 A Tale of Two Brains, 45min, NL / p95 American Nigga Zoo, 60min, Kensington / p87 An Irreverent Journey from Eggbeaters to Vibrators, 90min, CC / p97 As Big As The World, 45min, NL / p79 Cankerblossom, 80min, OC / p38 Dance, 60min, CC / p32 Dead Air: The Final Broadcast of the Zombie Apocalypse, 75min, SP / p99 Decasia, 70min, FMT / p49 Destination Summer, 75min, QV / p99 Felon Fiercely: Live at the Apocalypse, 60min, OC / p91 Goose Feathers: Nursery Rhymes for kids over 18!, 55min, QV / p89 Improv Comedy: The N Crowd, 80min, OC / p76 Joint Concert, 110min, UC / p83 Judith/Dresses/Joe, 80min, CC / p103 King Of Ghosts, 95min, CC / p104 Love & Cruelty: Sarah Kane In The Raw (Phaedra’s Love & 4.48 Psychosis), 70min, CC / p104 Love-Nothing, 120min, CC / p104 Man Bites Dog, 60min, CC / p90 Mindless Drivel, 70min, UC / p105 Phase II, 90min, SP / p85 Radio Contest, 60min, NL / p105 Romeo and Juliet, 95min, CC / p52 Tales, 120min, FSH / p107 THE ACTING CLASS, 120min, NL / p108 The Crowded House, 65min, CC / p108 The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of Marquis de Sade, 120min, UC / p109 The Rocky Horror Show, 90min / p109 Vamps and Vixens Vaudeville Revue, 60min, FMT / p111 Verbalized Ink, 90min, UC / p111 Wawapalooza 4: Damaged Goods, 70min, CC / p111

Neighborhood Key: CC = Center City FMT = Fairmount FSH = Fishtown NL = Northern Liberties OC = Old City QV = Queen Village SP = South Philly UC = University City WP = West Philly

Day-by-Day

Thursday, Sept 9

Unraveling the Lace, 45min, SP / p87 8:30pm

7 Sins in 60 Minutes, 60min, CC / p93 Lunch Lady Tarot, 30min, CC / p104 Tongue & Groove, 60min, CC / p111 9:00pm

Cartogoraphasia, 75min, SP / p97 Greetings from New Jersey! A comedy about growing up and living in the great “Garden State!”, 75min, FSH / p76 House Arrest/Watergate the Musical, 80min, NL / p103 Iron, 120min, SP / p103 Jester’s Dead, 80min, NL / p103 Sanctuary, 45min, NL / p36 Tiny Dynamite, 70min, CC / p109 9:30pm

Best of Philly Music: Frame By Frame, 240min, QV / p91 Dracula, 75min, CC / p99 10:00pm

A Tale of Two Brains, 45min, NL / p95 Best of POP! Sketch Comedy for the Gifted, 60min, SP / p76 FREEDOM CLUB, 80min, CC / p40 Goose Feathers: Nursery Rhymes for kids over 18!, 55min, QV / p89 Improv Comedy: The N Crowd, 80min, OC / p76 Punchline!, 30min, CC / p77 Song for Ugly Voices, 70min, QV / p107 10:30pm

Super Heroes Who Are Super!, 70min, CC / p107 11:30pm

King Friday, 60min, CC / p76 11:45pm

Zombies Are Forever, 100min, NL / p93

Saturday, Sept 11 10:00am

Cosmic Terrarium / Motion Painting Project, ongoing, NL / p68 Let’s Face It! Self Portraits & Life Stories (exhibit), ongoing, OC / p113 11:00am

AFOOT!: Northern Liberties, 75min, NL / p87 Hear Again Radio Project, 70min, CC / p101 The Association for Creative Zoology, ongoing, OC / p113 Noon

Cankerblossom, 80min, OC / p38 Goose Feathers: Nursery Rhymes for kids over 18!, 55min, QV / p89 Jolie Laide Project Space, ongoing, CC / p113 1:00pm

The Tell-Tale Heart, 30min, CC / p109 1:30pm

Cheap Guy HOF, Class of 2010, 85min, Kensington / p99

54: A New Rock Musical!, 180min, CC / p95 FREEDOM CLUB, 80min, CC / p40 Goose Feathers: Nursery Rhymes for kids over 18!, 55min, QV / p89 House Arrest/Watergate the Musical, 80min, NL / p103 Joint Concert, 110min, UC / p83 Kid Out of Nowhere, 75min, CC / p104 M.A.C.H.O?, 70min, Kensington / p104 Marx in Soho, 75min, OC / p104 PHIT’s Side of Sketch, 60min, SP / p77 Source, 60min, OC / p85 The Crowded House, 65min, CC / p108 2:30pm

7 Sins in 60 Minutes, 60min, CC / p93 Emergence, 60min, Upper Darby / p81 The Tell-Tale Heart, 30min, CC / p109 3:00pm

8: Daniele Strawmyre and Jaamil Olawale Kosoko, 60min, NL / p58 Cartogoraphasia, 75min, SP / p97 Changing Places, 40min, Nicetown-Tioga / p87 ¡EL CONQUISTADOR!, 80min, CC / p50 Journeys of the Wolf, 60min, CC / p91 Man Bites Dog, 60min, CC / p90 The Improvised Soap Opera, 60min, CC / p77 3:30pm

Hello from the Children of Planet Earth, 70min, NL / p103 4:00pm

A Separate Sun, 90min, FMT / p95 Cheap Guy HOF, Class of 2010, 85min, Kensington / p99 habitat (de)fragmentation, 55min, CC / p89 Japan House/Philadelphia, 60min, West Fairmount Park / p83 Jester’s Dead, 80min, NL / p103 Judith/Dresses/Joe, 80min, CC / p103 L’Heure Exquise: The Exquisite Hour, 70min, CC / p93 PHIT’s Side of Sketch, 60min, SP / p77 Sanctuary, 45min, NL / p36 4:30pm

Emergence, 60min, Upper Darby / p81 In Constant Perfection, 80min, NL / p89 4:48pm

4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane, 60min, QV / p93 5:00pm

Hear Again Radio Project, 70min, CC / p101 Marx in Soho, 75min, OC / p104 Potential is Not Reality, 45min, OC / p90 Super Heroes Who Are Super!, 70min, CC / p107 Tongue & Groove, 60min, CC / p111 5:30pm

King Of Ghosts, 95min, CC / p104 Saucy Biblical Tales, 105min, CC / p107 6:00pm

habitat (de)fragmentation, 55min, CC / p89 Japan House/Philadelphia, 60min, West Fairmount Park / p83 Song for Ugly Voices, 70min, QV / p107 Wawapalooza 4: Damaged Goods, 70min, CC / p111 7:00pm

A Separate Sun, 90min, FMT / p95

As Big As The World, 45min, NL / p79 Between Trains, 90min, NL / p97 Cuddle Magic Gardens, 120min, QV / p87 Dracula, 75min, CC / p99 ¡EL CONQUISTADOR!, 80min, CC / p50 ETTY, 60min, OC / p101 FLASH!, 70min / p89 GO FRINGE YOURSELF!, 45min, CC / p89 InsectInside, 60min, Germantown / p89 M.A.C.H.O?, 70min, Kensington / p104 m@& - Improv Comedy, 45min, CC / p76 Now Showing: In Real to Reel Live Action 3-D!, 60min, FSH / p77 Sephro, 90min, UC / p93 The New & Improved Stages of Grief, 60min, CC / p108 The Waiting Room, 75min, OC / p90 Utopia in Four Movements, 120min, UC / p113 Whose City?, 120min / p91

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8:15pm

2:00pm

7:30pm

Emergence, 60min, Upper Darby / p81 Hello from the Children of Planet Earth, 70min, NL / p103 The Madwoman of Chaillot, 120min, CC / p108 The Marriage of Figaro: The Las Vegas Version, 120min, CC / p93 The Merry Devil of Edmonton, 90min, FMT / p108 This Art Burning, 80min, FMT / p90 Thom Pain (based on nothing), 75min, CC / p109 8:00pm

8: Jumatatu Poe and Eun Jung Choi, 60min, NL / p58 54: A New Rock Musical!, 180min, CC / p95 A Crock of Schnitzel, 120min, NL / p95 A Tale of Two Brains, 45min, NL / p95 Cankerblossom, 80min, OC / p38 Cartogoraphasia, 75min, SP / p97 Celebrating the Beginning. . . . Finding the Purpose!, 90min, North Philly / p79 Conversation, 60min, CC / p99 Dance, 60min, CC / p32 Felon Fiercely: Live at the Apocalypse, 60min, OC / p91 Fresh Juice, 70min, Kensington / p81 Goose Feathers: Nursery Rhymes for kids over 18!, 55min, QV / p89 Iron, 120min, SP / p103 Joint Concert, 110min, UC / p83 Judith/Dresses/Joe, 80min, CC / p103 Kid Out of Nowhere, 75min, CC / p104 King Of Ghosts, 95min, CC / p104 Love & Cruelty: Sarah Kane In The Raw (Phaedra’s Love & 4.48 Psychosis), 70min, CC / p104 Love-Nothing, 120min, CC / p104 Man Bites Dog, 60min, CC / p90 Mindless Drivel, 70min, UC / p105 Phase II, 90min, SP / p85 PHIT’s Side of Sketch, 60min, SP / p77 Radio Contest, 60min, NL / p105 Release, 70min, FMT / p48 Romeo and Juliet, 95min, CC / p52 Source, 60min, OC / p85 Tales, 120min, FSH / p107

Neighborhood Key: CC = Center City FMT = Fairmount FSH = Fishtown NL = Northern Liberties OC = Old City QV = Queen Village SP = South Philly UC = University City WP = West Philly

Day-by-Day

When Lilacs Last, 120min, Bryn Mawr / p111 Why Can’t Zanni Read?, 75min, NL / p111

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The Crowded House, 65min, CC / p108 the evolution of this moment, 45min, CC / p85 The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of Marquis de Sade, 120min, UC / p109 The Rocky Horror Show, 90min / p109 You Are Me, 45min, CC / p91 Wawapalooza 4: Damaged Goods, 70min, CC / p111 When Lilacs Last, 120min, Bryn Mawr / p111 Why Can’t Zanni Read?, 75min, NL / p111 8:15pm

Unraveling the Lace, 45min, SP / p87 8:30pm

Punchline!, 30min, CC / p77 9:00pm

Greetings from New Jersey! A comedy about growing up and living in the great “Garden State!”, 75min, FSH / p76 House Arrest/Watergate the Musical, 80min, NL / p103 Jester’s Dead, 80min, NL / p103 TAKES, 60min, NL / p44 Tiny Dynamite, 70min, CC / p109 9:30pm

Angry People Building Things, 45min, SP / p76

Rosa de la Alhambra, 80min, OC / p90 The Association for Creative Zoology, ongoing, OC / p113 2:00pm

A Crock of Schnitzel, 120min, NL / p95 As Big As The World, 45min, NL / p79 Bang on a Can Marathon, ongoing, UC / p54 Dinner With The Leos, 90min, CC / p99 Dirty Laundry, 75min, CC / p99 ETTY, 60min, OC / p101 Judith/Dresses/Joe, 80min, CC / p103 Kid Out of Nowhere, 75min, CC / p104 Let’s Face It! Self Portraits & Life Stories (workshop), 120min, NL / p113 Love-Nothing, 120min, CC / p104 Marx in Soho, 75min, OC / p104 PHIT’s Side of Sketch, 60min, SP / p77 Song for Ugly Voices, 70min, QV / p107 The Crowded House, 65min, CC / p108 The Tell-Tale Heart, 30min, CC / p109 Thom Pain (based on nothing), 75min, CC / p109 When Lilacs Last, 120min, Bryn Mawr / p111 2:30pm

THE ACTING CLASS, 120min, NL / p108 The Madwoman of Chaillot, 120min, CC / p108 The Merry Devil of Edmonton, 90min, FMT / p108 3:00pm

A Tale of Two Brains, 45min, NL / p95 Activity Book, 60min, CC / p76 Between Trains, 90min, NL / p97 Goose Feathers: Nursery Rhymes for kids over 18!, 55min, QV / p89 Love & Cruelty: Sarah Kane In The Raw (Phaedra’s Love & 4.48 Psychosis), 70min, CC / p104 Lunch Lady Tarot, 30min, CC / p104 Song for Ugly Voices, 70min, QV / p107 Vamps and Vixens Vaudeville Revue, 60min, FMT / p111

8: Olive Prince and Shavon Norris, 60min, NL / p58 Cankerblossom, 80min, OC / p38 Changing Places, 40min, Norris Square / p87 ConNEXTions: The Next Generation of Opera presents LOVE/HATE, 100min, CC / p91 Dance, 60min, CC / p32 How to Solve a Bear, 90min, CC / p103 InsectInside, 60min, Germantown / p89 Iron, 120min, SP / p103 Journeys of the Wolf, 60min, CC / p91 King Of Ghosts, 95min, CC / p104 NEWances, 90min, SP / p83

10:30pm

3:30pm

Super Heroes Who Are Super!, 70min, CC / p107

The Tell-Tale Heart, 30min, CC / p109

10:00pm

11:00pm

Bare Hug Sketch Comedy Show, 60min, SP / p76 Best of POP! Sketch Comedy for the Gifted, 60min, SP / p76 11:30pm

King Friday, 60min, CC / p76 11:45pm

Zombies Are Forever, 100min, NL / p93 11:59pm

Portmanteau, 70min, NL / p105

Sunday, Sept 12 10:00am

Cosmic Terrarium / Motion Painting Project, ongoing, NL / p68 Let’s Face It! Self Portraits & Life Stories (exhibit), ongoing, OC / p113 11:00am

Hear Again Radio Project, 70min, CC / p101

4:00pm

A New Shade of Blue, 90min, OC / p95 Angry People Building Things, 45min, SP / p76 Celebrating the Beginning. . . . Finding the Purpose!, 90min, North Philly / p79 Cheap Guy HOF, Class of 2010, 85min, Kensington / p99 habitat (de)fragmentation, 55min, CC / p89 L’Heure Exquise: The Exquisite Hour, 70min, CC / p93 Sanctuary, 45min, NL / p36 Tales, 120min, FSH / p107 The Play “Ben”, 105min, SP / p109 This Art Burning, 80min, FMT / p90 4:30pm

Now Showing: In Real to Reel Live Action 3-D!, 60min, FSH / p77 4:48pm

4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane, 60min, QV / p93 5:00pm

As Big As The World, 45min, NL / p79

Fletcher, 60min, CC / p76 Hear Again Radio Project, 70min, CC / p101 Super Heroes Who Are Super!, 70min, CC / p107 Why Can’t Zanni Read?, 75min, NL / p111 5:30pm

7 Sins in 60 Minutes, 60min, CC / p93 6:00pm

Cankerblossom, 80min, OC / p38 habitat (de)fragmentation, 55min, CC / p89 The Real Housewives of South Philly, 60min, QV / p77 7:00pm

Between Trains, 90min, NL / p97 FLASH!, 70min / p89 InsectInside, 60min, Germantown / p89 m@& - Improv Comedy, 45min, CC / p76 The Search for Samuel’s Love, 60min, FSH / p109 The Waiting Room, 75min, OC / p90 Tiny Dynamite, 70min, CC / p109 Vamps and Vixens Vaudeville Revue, 60min, FMT / p111 ZACHERLE (a prequel to the last mummer), 75min, CC / p79 7:30pm

The Marriage of Figaro: The Las Vegas Version, 120min, CC / p93 8:00pm

8: Jumatatu Poe and Eun Jung Choi, 60min, NL / p58 Conversation, 60min, CC / p99 Let Go of the Ego, 40min, CC / p89 Love & Cruelty: Sarah Kane In The Raw (Phaedra’s Love & 4.48 Psychosis), 70min, CC / p104 NEWances, 90min, SP / p83 PHIT’s Side of Sketch, 60min, SP / p77 Super Heroes Who Are Super!, 70min, CC / p107 The Crowded House, 65min, CC / p108 The Gangster Chronicles, 80min, UC / p108 The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of Marquis de Sade, 120min, UC / p109 The Real Housewives of South Philly, 60min, QV / p77 8:30pm

PHIT’s Improv Tasting, 60min, CC / p77 9:30pm

9mm of Love, 45min, FSH / p95 10:00pm

Love & Cruelty: Sarah Kane In The Raw (Phaedra’s Love & 4.48 Psychosis), 70min, CC / p104

Monday, Sept 13 10:00am

Cosmic Terrarium / Motion Painting Project, ongoing, NL / p68 Let’s Face It! Self Portraits & Life Stories (exhibit), ongoing, OC / p113

Neighborhood Key: CC = Center City FMT = Fairmount FSH = Fishtown NL = Northern Liberties OC = Old City QV = Queen Village SP = South Philly UC = University City WP = West Philly

7:00pm

Between Trains, 90min, NL / p97 Life is a Dream, 120min, CC / p104 No One Else Could Love You More, 120min, UC / p69 The Search for Samuel’s Love, 60min, FSH / p109 ZACHERLE (a prequel to the last mummer), 75min, CC / p79 8:00pm

A Lesson in Dead Language by Adrienne Kennedy, 40min, CC / p95 Fugue State, 90min, UC / p101 How does the World’s Largest Arts Festival, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Work?, 60min, UC / p103 Love & Cruelty: Sarah Kane In The Raw (Phaedra’s Love & 4.48 Psychosis), 70min, CC / p104 NEWances, 90min, SP / p83 Stew and The Negro Problem with Heidi Rodewald, 60min, UC / p60 The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of Marquis de Sade, 120min, UC / p109 9:30pm

9mm of Love, 45min, FSH / p95 10:30pm

Best of POP! Sketch Comedy for the Gifted, 60min, SP / p76

Tuesday, Sept 14 10:00am

Cosmic Terrarium / Motion Painting Project, ongoing, NL / p68 Let’s Face It! Self Portraits & Life Stories (exhibit), ongoing, OC / p113 7:00pm

Cankerblossom, 80min, OC / p38 Cédric Andrieux, 75min, CC / p56 Droit du Seigneur, 40min, CC / p101 In Constant Perfection, 80min, NL / p89 The Search for Samuel’s Love, 60min, FSH / p109 ZACHERLE (a prequel to the last mummer), 75min, CC / p79 7:30pm

Esther’s Cavalcade of Stars, 95min, UC / p81 The Madwoman of Chaillot, 120min, CC / p108 8:00pm

A Lesson in Dead Language by Adrienne Kennedy, 40min, CC / p95 Fugue State, 90min, UC / p101 Love & Cruelty: Sarah Kane In The Raw (Phaedra’s Love & 4.48 Psychosis), 70min, CC / p104 Meld, 90min, NL / p83 PHIT’s Side of Sketch, 60min, SP / p77 Song for Ugly Voices, 70min, QV / p107

Tales, 120min, FSH / p107 THE ACTING CLASS, 120min, NL / p108 The Play “Ben”, 105min, SP / p109 The Real Housewives of South Philly, 60min, QV / p77 8:30pm

Activity Book, 60min, CC / p76 APPLESAUCE IN PURGATORY, 60min, CC / p97 9:30pm

9mm of Love, 45min, FSH / p95

Wednesday, Sept 15 10:00am

Cosmic Terrarium / Motion Painting Project, ongoing, NL / p68 Let’s Face It! Self Portraits & Life Stories (exhibit), ongoing, OC / p113 2:00pm

ETTY, 60min, OC / p101 Let’s Face It! Self Portraits & Life Stories (workshop), 120min, NL / p113 7:00pm

Ariane/Job’s Tears, 90min, FSH / p97 Between Trains, 90min, NL / p97 Boat Hole: another evening of outrageous short comedies by Josh McIlvain, 84min, FMT / p97 Cankerblossom, 80min, OC / p38 Cédric Andrieux, 75min, CC / p56 Droit du Seigneur, 40min, CC / p101 Gravity Theater, 60min, QV / p89 Iron, 120min, SP / p103 Now Showing: In Real to Reel Live Action 3-D!, 60min, FSH / p77 The Jane Goodall: Experience, 90min, CC / p108 The Sun Also Rises (The Select), 195min, CC / p64 ZACHERLE (a prequel to the last mummer), 75min, CC / p79 7:30pm

Rosa de la Alhambra, 80min, OC / p90 The Madwoman of Chaillot, 120min, CC / p108 8:00pm

54: A New Rock Musical!, 180min, CC / p95 Decadere, 60min, NL / p62 Fugue State, 90min, UC / p101 Love & Cruelty: Sarah Kane In The Raw (Phaedra’s Love & 4.48 Psychosis), 70min, CC / p104 PHIT’s Side of Sketch, 60min, SP / p77 Song for Ugly Voices, 70min, QV / p107 Tales, 120min, FSH / p107 THE ACTING CLASS, 120min, NL / p108 The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of Marquis de Sade, 120min, UC / p109 The Play “Ben,” 105min, SP / p109

8:30pm

APPLESAUCE IN PURGATORY, 60min, CC / p97 Fletcher, 60min, CC / p76 9:00pm

Dysfictional Circumstances, 90min, CC / p101 9:30pm

9mm of Love, 45min, FSH / p95 10:00pm

King Friday, 60min, CC / p76 ZACHERLE (a prequel to the last mummer), 75min, CC / p79

Thursday, Sept 16

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Journey to the West: Reinterpreting Tradition Series, 65min, CC / p66

10:00am

Cosmic Terrarium / Motion Painting Project, ongoing, NL / p68 Let’s Face It! Self Portraits & Life Stories (exhibit), ongoing, OC / p113 6:00pm

Jolie Laide Project Space, ongoing, CC / p113 6:30pm

Thom Pain (based on nothing), 75min, CC / p109 Yes to Live; Yes to Love, 65min, CC / p113 7:00pm

Between Trains, 90min, NL / p97 Boat Hole: another evening of outrageous short comedies by Josh McIlvain, 84min, FMT / p97 Cankerblossom, 80min, OC / p38 Casual World/Intimate Heart, 70min, CC / p91 Cédric Andrieux, 75min, CC / p56 Constants, 100min, West Fairmount Park / p87 Droit du Seigneur, 40min, CC / p101 Gravity Theater, 60min, QV / p89 I saved this for you, 60min, SP / p83 Iron, 120min, SP / p103 Lunch Lady Tarot, 30min, CC / p104 Man Bites Dog, 60min, CC / p90 Now Showing: In Real to Reel Live Action 3-D!, 60min, FSH / p77 The Jane Goodall: Experience, 90min, CC / p108 The Sun Also Rises (The Select), 195min, CC / p64 Tongue & Groove, 60min, CC / p111 7:30pm

54: A New Rock Musical!, 180min, CC / p95 Esther’s Cavalcade of Stars, 95min, UC / p81 ETTY, 60min, OC / p101 House Arrest/Watergate the Musical, 80min, NL / p103 The Madwoman of Chaillot, 120min, CC / p108 8:00pm

A Lesson in Dead Language by Adrienne Kennedy, 40min, CC / p95 An Irreverent Journey from Eggbeaters to Vibrators, 90min, CC / p97 Angry People Building Things, 45min, SP / p76 Cecily and Gwendolyn’s Paranormal and Quantum Entanglement, 60min, CC / p97 Decadere, 60min, NL / p62

Neighborhood Key: CC = Center City FMT = Fairmount FSH = Fishtown NL = Northern Liberties OC = Old City QV = Queen Village SP = South Philly UC = University City WP = West Philly

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How to Solve a Bear, 90min, CC / p103 I saved this for you, 60min, SP / p83 Lunch Lady Tarot, 30min, CC / p104 Now Showing: In Real to Reel Live Action 3-D!, 60min, FSH / p77 Sanctuary, 45min, NL / p36 Spill, 70min, Germantown / p90 The Jane Goodall: Experience, 90min, CC / p108 The Sun Also Rises (The Select), 195min, CC / p64 The Waiting Room, 75min, OC / p90 Vamps and Vixens Vaudeville Revue, 60min, FMT / p111

Adrienne Kennedy, 40min, CC / p95 Activity Book, 60min, CC / p76 Cankerblossom, 80min, OC / p38 Constants, 100min, West Fairmount Park / p87 Droit du Seigneur, 40min, CC / p101 Edgar Allan Poe Comes Alive!, 70min, FMT / p101 Hello from the Children of Planet Earth, 70min, NL / p103 High Dramma: Low Commedy, 90min, FSH / p76 Iron, 120min, SP / p103 TAKES, 60min, NL / p44 Tiny Dynamite, 70min, CC / p109

7:30pm

9:30pm

Angry People Building Things, 45min, SP / p76

m@& - Improv Comedy, 45min, CC / p76

House Arrest/Watergate the Musical, 80min, NL / p103 Life . . . thus far, 50min, UC / p83 The Madwoman of Chaillot, 120min, CC / p108 The Requisite Movers, 90min, North Philly / p85 Thom Pain (based on nothing), 75min, CC / p109

9:00pm

8:00pm

Constants, 100min, West Fairmount Park / p87 Hello from the Children of Planet Earth, 70min, NL / p103 Sanctuary, 45min, NL / p36 Tiny Dynamite, 70min, CC / p109

54: A New Rock Musical!, 180min, CC / p95 Alternative Theatre Festival, 100min, UC / p95 Bare Hug Sketch Comedy Show, 60min, SP / p76 Cecily and Gwendolyn’s Paranormal and Quantum Entanglement, 60min, CC / p97 Dead Air: The Final Broadcast of the Zombie Apocalypse, 75min, SP / p99 Decadere, 60min, NL / p62 Dinner With The Leos, 90min, CC / p99 Felon Fiercely: Live at the Apocalypse, 60min, OC / p91 Improv Comedy: The N Crowd, 80min, OC / p76 Journey to the West: Reinterpreting Tradition Series, 65min, CC / p66 Judith/Dresses/Joe, 80min, CC / p103 L’Heure Exquise: The Exquisite Hour, 70min, CC / p93 Love & Cruelty: Sarah Kane In The Raw (Phaedra’s Love & 4.48 Psychosis), 70min, CC / p104 Meld, 90min, NL / p83 PRECIPICE, 60min, OC / p105 Signs from God, 120min, QV / p107 Tales, 120min, FSH / p107 THE ACTING CLASS, 120min, NL / p108 The Gangster Chronicles, 80min, UC / p108 The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of Marquis de Sade, 120min, UC / p109 The Play “Ben”, 105min, SP / p109 The Rocky Horror Show, 90min / p109 Titus Andronicus, 110min, CC / p111 Week Between The Holidays, 120 min, Chestnut Hill / p111 You Are Me, 30min, CC / p91

Judith/Dresses/Joe, 80min, CC / p103 Let Go of the Ego, 40min, CC / p89 Love & Cruelty: Sarah Kane In The Raw (Phaedra’s Love & 4.48 Psychosis), 70min, CC / p104 Marisol by Jose Rivera, 90min / p104 Meld, 90min, NL / p83 PRECIPICE, 60min, OC / p105 Signs from God, 120min, QV / p107 Tales, 120min, FSH / p107 THE ACTING CLASS, 120min, NL / p108 The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of Marquis de Sade, 120min, UC / p109 The Play “Ben”, 105min, SP / p109 The Real Housewives of South Philly, 60min, QV / p77 The Rocky Horror Show, 90min / p109 Titus Andronicus, 110min, CC / p111 You Are Me, 45min, CC / p91 8:30pm

9:30pm

9mm of Love, 45min, FSH / p95 In Constant Perfection, 80min, NL / p89 10:00pm

APPLESAUCE IN PURGATORY, 60min, CC / p97 Main Line-O-Mania, 60min, CC / p77 The Improvised Soap Opera, 60min, CC / p77 ZACHERLE (a prequel to the last mummer), 75min, CC / p79

Friday, Sept 17 10:00am

Cosmic Terrarium / Motion Painting Project, ongoing, NL / p68 Let’s Face It! Self Portraits & Life Stories (exhibit), ongoing, OC / p113 11:00am

The Association for Creative Zoology, ongoing, OC / p113 4:00pm

Spill, 70min, Germantown / p90 6:00pm

Cankerblossom, 80min, OC / p38 Jolie Laide Project Space, ongoing, CC / p113 6:30pm

Casual World/Intimate Heart, 70min, CC / p91 Yes to Live; Yes to Love, 65min, CC / p113 7:00pm

Between Trains, 90min, NL / p97 Boat Hole: another evening of outrageous short comedies by Josh McIlvain, 84min, FMT / p97 Constants, 100min, West Fairmount Park / p87 Droit du Seigneur, 40min, CC / p101 ETTY, 60min, OC / p101 FLASH!, 70min / p89

8:30pm

Lunch Lady Tarot, 30min, CC / p104 9:00pm

10:00pm

Elephant, 50min, North Philly / p81 Improv Comedy: The N Crowd, 80min, OC / p76 King Friday, 60min, CC / p76 Love & Cruelty: Sarah Kane In The Raw (Phaedra’s Love & 4.48 Psychosis), 70min, CC / p104 Marisol by Jose Rivera, 90min / p104 Song for Ugly Voices, 70min, QV / p107 ZACHERLE (a prequel to the last mummer), 75min, CC / p79 10:30pm

Super Heroes Who Are Super!, 70min, CC / p107 11:00pm

APPLESAUCE IN PURGATORY, 60min, CC / p97 PHIT’s Side of Sketch, 60min, SP / p77 11:30pm

Cecily and Gwendolyn’s Paranormal and Quantum Entanglement, 60min, CC / p97 PHIT’s Improv Tasting, 60min, CC / p77 Midnight

Tales, 120min, FSH / p107 THE ARGYLE STATION, 60min, FSH / p108 The Rocky Horror Show, 90min / p109 Titus Andronicus, 110min, CC / p111

Saturday, Sept 18 10:00am

Let’s Face It! Self Portraits & Life Stories (exhibit), ongoing, OC / p113 11:00am

Hear Again Radio Project, 70min, CC / p101 The Association for Creative Zoology, ongoing, OC / p113 Noon

Jolie Laide Project Space, ongoing, CC / p113 1:00pm

Marx in Soho, 75min, OC / p104 PHIT’s Improv Tasting, 60min, CC / p77 The Play “Ben”, 105min, SP / p109 ZACHERLE (a prequel to the last mummer), 75min, CC / p79

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Neighborhood Key: CC = Center City FMT = Fairmount FSH = Fishtown NL = Northern Liberties OC = Old City QV = Queen Village SP = South Philly UC = University City WP = West Philly

2:00pm

54: A New Rock Musical!, 180min, CC / p95 Hello from the Children of Planet Earth, 70min, NL / p103 Motion Painting Project Screenings, 120 minutes, UC / p68 PHIT’s Side of Sketch, 60min, SP / p77 Week Between The Holidays, 120 min, Chestnut Hill / p111 3:00pm

Journey to the West: Reinterpreting Tradition Series, 65min, CC / p66 PRECIPICE, 60min, OC / p105 The Improvised Soap Opera, 60min, CC / p77 The Jane Goodall: Experience, 90min, CC / p108 The Sun Also Rises (The Select), 195min, CC / p64 3:30pm

House Arrest/Watergate the Musical, 80min, NL / p103 4:00pm

Cankerblossom, 80min, OC / p38 Cheap Guy HOF, Class of 2010, 85min, Kensington / p99 Judith/Dresses/Joe, 80min, CC / p103 L’Heure Exquise: The Exquisite Hour, 70min, CC / p93 Lynch Quietly, 60min, SP / p90 Marx in Soho, 75min, OC / p104 PHIT’s Side of Sketch, 60min, SP / p77 TAKES, 60min, NL / p44 THE ARGYLE STATION, 60min, FSH / p108 Titus Andronicus, 110min, CC / p111 ZACHERLE (a prequel to the last mummer), 75min, CC / p79 5:00pm

Activity Book, 60min, CC / p76 Edgar Allan Poe Comes Alive!, 70min, FMT / p101 Elephant, 50min, North Philly / p81 Hear Again Radio Project, 70min, CC / p101 Super Heroes Who Are Super!, 70min, CC / p107 The Play “Ben”, 105min, SP / p109 6:00pm

A Lesson in Dead Language by Adrienne Kennedy, 40min, CC / p95 L. Subramaniam In Concert, 150min, UC / p91 Lynch Quietly, 60min, SP / p90 Song for Ugly Voices, 70min, QV / p107 Yes to Live; Yes to Love, 65min, CC / p113 7:00pm

Between Trains, 90min, NL / p97 Boat Hole: another evening of outrageous short comedies by Josh McIlvain, 84min, FMT / p97 Constants, 100min, West Fairmount Park / p87 Droit du Seigneur, 40min, CC / p101 FLASH!, 70min / p89 I saved this for you, 60min, SP / p83 In Honor Of . . ., 120min, UC / p83 Now Showing: In Real to Reel Live Action 3-D!, 60min, FSH / p77 PHIT’s Improv Tasting, 60min, CC / p77

TAKES, 60min, NL / p44 The Jane Goodall: Experience, 90min, CC / p108 The Waiting Room, 75min, OC / p90 Vamps and Vixens Vaudeville Revue, 60min, FMT / p111

Hello from the Children of Planet Earth, 70min, NL / p103 High Dramma: Low Commedy, 90min, FSH / p76 Sanctuary, 45min, NL / p36 Tiny Dynamite, 70min, CC / p109

7:30pm

9:30pm

ALL VICTORIOUS OCEAN: a Harrowing and Erotic Tale of a Fierce Tibetan Queen, 75min, OC / p95 House Arrest/Watergate the Musical, 80min, NL / p103 Life . . . thus far, 50min, UC / p83 Questioning Drive, 60min, Germantown / p85 Rosa de la Alhambra, 80min, OC / p90 Seal Moon, 90min, CC / p90 The Madwoman of Chaillot, 120min, CC / p108 The Requisite Movers, 90min, North Philly / p85 Thom Pain (based on nothing), 75min, CC / p109

Angry People Building Things, 45min, SP / p76

8:00pm

54: A New Rock Musical!, 180min, CC / p95 Bang! Zoom! Pow! A Story of Broken Borders, 60min, UC / p79 Cankerblossom, 80min, OC / p38 Casual World/Intimate Heart, 70min, CC / p91 Chrysalis, 45min, CC / p81 Dead Air: The Final Broadcast of the Zombie Apocalypse, 75min, Manayunk / p99 Decadere, 60min, NL / p62 Felon Fiercely: Live at the Apocalypse, 60min, OC / p91 Iron, 120min, SP / p103 Judith/Dresses/Joe, 80min, CC / p103 Let Go of the Ego, 40min, CC / p89 Love & Cruelty: Sarah Kane In The Raw (Phaedra’s Love & 4.48 Psychosis), 70min, CC / p104 Meld, 90min, NL / p83 PRECIPICE, 60min, OC / p105 PHIT’s Side of Sketch, 60min, SP / p77 PRECIPICE, 60min, OC / p105 Signs from God, 120min, QV / p107 Tales, 120min, FSH / p107 THE ACTING CLASS, 120min, NL / p108 The Gangster Chronicles, 80min, UC / p108 The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of Marquis de Sade, 120min, UC / p109 The Rocky Horror Show, 90min / p109 Week Between The Holidays, 120 min, Chestnut Hill / p111 You Are Me, 45min, CC / p91 8:30pm

PHIT’s Improv Tasting, 60min, CC / p77 9:00pm

A Lesson in Dead Language by Adrienne Kennedy, 40min, CC / p95 Constants, 100min, West Fairmount Park / p87 Droit du Seigneur, 40min, CC / p101 Edgar Allan Poe Comes Alive!, 70min, FMT / p101

10:00pm

Between Trains, 90min, NL / p97 Elephant, 50min, North Philly / p81 Love & Cruelty: Sarah Kane In The Raw (Phaedra’s Love & 4.48 Psychosis), 70min, CC / p104 Lunch Lady Tarot, 30min, CC / p104 Marisol by Jose Rivera, 90min / p104 PHIT’s Improv Tasting, 60min, CC / p77 Rookie Card, 75min, SP / p77

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Cheap Guy HOF, Class of 2010, 85min, Kensington / p99

10:30pm

Super Heroes Who Are Super!, 70min, CC / p107 11:00pm

PHIT’s Side of Sketch, 60min, SP / p77 11:30pm

PHIT’s Improv Tasting, 60min, CC / p77

Sunday, Sept 19 2:00pm

Chrysalis, 45min, CC / p81 3:00pm

Iron, 120min, SP / p103 Questioning Drive, 60min, Germantown / p85 6:00pm

The Real Housewives of South Philly, 60min, QV / p77 6:30pm

Thom Pain (based on nothing), 75min, CC / p109 7:00pm

Between Trains, 90min, NL / p97 7:30pm

Questioning Drive, 60min, Germantown / p85 8:00pm

Marisol by Jose Rivera, 90min / p104 The Real Housewives of South Philly, 60min, QV / p77

Saturday, Sept 25 7:00pm

Picking Up Pieces, 40min, SP / p85 9:00pm

Picking Up Pieces, 40min, SP / p85

Neighborhood Key: CC = Center City FMT = Fairmount FSH = Fishtown NL = Northern Liberties OC = Old City QV = Queen Village SP = South Philly UC = University City WP = West Philly

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8 eight choreographers/ eight new works Norris, Prince, Poe, Kosoko, Mazarick, Foley, Strawmyre, Choi

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Bang on a Can Marathon: Philadelphia

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Cankerblossom Pig Iron Theatre Company

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Cédric Andrieux Jérôme Bel

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CHICKEN Charlotte Ford

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Cosmic Terrarium / Motion Painting Project Sean Stoops and the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program

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Dance Lucinda Childs

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Decadere BoánDanz Action Company

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Decasia Bill Morrison

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¡EL CONQUISTADOR! Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental

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First Love by Samuel Beckett Gare St Lazare Players Ireland

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FREEDOM CLUB New Paradise Laboratories & The Riot Group

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Journey to the West: Reinterpreting Tradition Series Danny Yung

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No One Else Could Love You More Byron Karabatsos

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Release Vijay Iyer

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Romeo and Juliet Nature Theater of Oklahoma

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Sanctuary Brian Sanders’ JUNK

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Stew and The Negro Problem with Heidi Rodewald

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TAKES Nichole Canuso Dance Company

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The Sun Also Rises (The Select) Elevator Repair Service

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“Dance offers liberation through confinement, infinite variation through sameness; it conveys the elemental desire to move to music, to dance.”

The New York Times

Lucinda Childs Sol LeWitt, film Philip Glass, music Three masters of minimalism, choreographer Lucinda Childs, composer Philip Glass, and conceptual artist Sol LeWitt, collaborated to construct this seminal work of dance—one of the purest examples of interdisciplinary art-making ever created.

An exploration of musical movement, rhythm, and harmony, Dance is a bold statement on the very nature of movement.

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Dance

A vast, transparent scrim stretches across the front of the stage.

Projected upon it is LeWitt’s 35mm black-and-white film of the original dancers from 1979, including Childs, performing Dance on a white grid floor that seems to float in darkness.

Concurrently, the work is performed on stage by a new cast and in time with the film’s close-ups, diagonal views, overhead shots, split screens, and freeze-frames. Surrounding this visual experience is Philip Glass’s score, a masterwork of modular patterns that form the perfect counterpoint to Childs’s choreography.

In short: pure sound and movement, masters of minimalism, art film meets dance, synchronicity, interdisciplinary perfection.

Lucinda Childs is an American choreographer at the forefront of dance. She began her career as a choreographer and performer in 1963 as an original member of the Judson Dance Theater in New York. Lucinda Childs’s groundbreaking work has influenced generations of contemporary dancemakers.

$25–$30 (student + 25-and-under tickets $15) / 60 minutes Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts 300 South Broad Street (at Spruce) Wheelchair accessible Sept 10*+ 11 at 8pm Sept 12 at 3pm *Pre-show conversation with Lucinda Childs and Philip Glass at 6pm Tickets to Dance must be purchased at www.kimmelcenter.org, 215.839.1999, or in person at the Kimmel Center box office, unless you are purchasing tickets to Dance and other Live Arts shows simultaneously.

Co-Producers Marc Chaikin and Sandra Betner

The reconstruction of Dance was commissioned by the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College, with additional support from The Yard, a colony for performing artists on Martha’s Vineyard, Wendy Taucher, artistic director.

Dance by Lucinda Childs was made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts’ American Masterpieces: Dance Initiative, administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts. The presentation of Lucinda Childs’s Dance in the 2010 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival is supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through Dance Advance.

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Choreography Lucinda Childs Film Sol LeWitt Music Philip Glass Lighting Beverly Emmons Costumes A. Christina Giannini Produced by Linda Brumbach Production Management Pomegranate Arts Performers Ty Boomershine, Katie Dorn, Katherine Fisher, Joshua Green, Travis Magee, Vincent McCloskey, Sharon Milanese, Patrick O’Neill, Caitlin Scranton, Shakirah Stewart

Festival Plus Dance by Lucinda Childs Through a film series, lecture, moderated discussion, and a master class, Festival Plus programming for Dance offers audiences a deeper insight into the artist and her work.

Film Series

A co-presentation with the Institute of Contemporary Art and International House Philly, Live Arts has organized a film series to showcase the work of Lucinda Childs and Philip Glass. These films provide insight into their creative processes, their careers, and their lives.

All film screenings are free and open to the public, please RSVP to rsvp@livearts-fringe.org.

Lucinda Childs (2006) Directed by Patrick Bensard

Photo: Courtesy of Lucinda Childs

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The filmed portrait follows Childs from her time with the Judson Dance Theater in New York in the 1960s, to her work on Robert Wilson’s seminal opera Einstein on the Beach, to her collaboration with Philip Glass and Sol LeWitt on Dance in 1979, and the work she has staged in Europe and the United States since. Performances and interviews include Mikhail Baryshnikov, Philip Glass, Anna Kisselgoff, Yvonne Rainer, and Robert Wilson.

Introduction by Jenelle Porter, curator, Institute of Contemporary Art. Free / 60 minutes Ibrahim Theater @ International House Philly 3701 Chestnut Street Wheelchair accessible Aug 19 at 7pm

Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera (1985) Directed by Mark Obenhaus

Einstein on the Beach was first staged in 1976 at the Avignon Festival in France. Scored and written by Philip Glass, directed and designed by Robert Wilson, and with choreography and libretto contributions by Lucinda Childs, this five-hour opera forever altered the perception and definition of contemporary opera.

In 1984, it was restaged at the Brooklyn Academy of Music; this film follows that production from rehearsals through performance.

Introduction by Andrew Zitcer, urban planner and arts advocate.

Free / 60 minutes Live Arts Studio 919 North 5th Street (at Poplar) Wheelchair accessible Aug 24 at 7pm The Festival Plus film series is supported in part by the University of Pennsylvania.

Conversation with Lucinda Childs and Philip Glass

Village Voice dance columnist and Tisch School of the Arts faculty member Deborah Jowitt examines the history of the Judson Dance Theater in the early 1960s, and the work its choreographers (among them, Lucinda Childs, Trisha Brown, Steve Paxton, Deborah Hay, and Yvonne Rainer) have created and influenced over the forty years since then. What began as a radical redefinition of movement and form in dance—and included a rejection of theatricality, virtuosity, and movement based in music—grew into the diverse postmodern dance scene in America and abroad.

Free / 90 minutes CBS Auditorium, Hamilton Hall at The University of the Arts 320 South Broad Street (at Pine) Wheelchair accessible Sept 10 at 2pm

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Judson Dance Theater: Lucinda Childs in context Lecture by dance critic Deborah Jowitt

Choreographer Lucinda Childs and composer Philip Glass discuss the process of their 1979 collaboration with artist Sol LeWitt to produce Dance, and how they have grown to see the work since then. With huge ambitions for Dance, the three set out to redefine an art form. When it opened it faced opposition from audiences and critics alike, yet it soon became regarded as a classic and its renown would make Childs a choreographer in constant international demand.

Master Class led by Ty Boomershine

Ty’s master classes are based on the Cunningham technique focusing on rhythmic, spatial, and physical clarity, combined with a sense of coordination and multitasking through the body. The class will also focus on the methodology and process specific to the work of Lucinda Childs, including phrase material from the repertory. From this class a group of 10 Philadelphia dancers will be selected for an October workshop with Lucinda Childs and Ty to learn material from Interior Drama, choreographed

by Childs in 1977. For professional dancers only. Visit livearts-fringe.org for complete details.

Space is limited. Please send an email expressing interest along with a professional bio to workshops@livearts-fringe.org by August 26.

Selected dancers will be notified via email.

Rendell Room at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts 300 South Broad Street (at Spruce) Sept 9 from noon–2pm

Festival Plus for Dance is supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through Dance Advance.

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Sanctuary Brian Sanders’ JUNK This is where the lost take charge.

Take a wall fourteen feet high and one hundred and twenty feet long and make it into a stage. This is the set for Sanctuary, a dance of intense movement, ritual, and mistaken assumptions about the past from celebrated choreographer and Festival favorite Brian Sanders. Sometime in the future, a group of people inhabit a blown out industrial relic from an unknown past. They have chosen this place as a safe haven, looking to recreate something that is missing from their lives: a previous, purer way of life—the elusive “way things used to be.”

Sanders turns this wide visual expanse into an exquisitely choreographed mix of danger, force, and beauty, as his lost tribe brings to life a vision of what this place once was, with a new set of rules and rituals.

In short: ten dancers, intense movement, wall as stage, fierce ritual, beautiful bodies, future past.

Brian Sanders wowed Live Arts Festival audiences with the underground exuberance of 2009’s Urban Scuba, which transformed the Gershman Y’s long abandoned pool into a world of gravity-defying underworld creatures.

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Direction and Choreography Brian Sanders Lighting Terry Smith Interactive Sculptures Alex Gartelmann Performers Gunnar Clark, Greg Holt, Amanda Lenox, John Luna, Shadou Mintrone, Sinéad O’Neill, Connor Senning, DuJuan Smart Jr., Billy Robinson, Brian Sanders $25–$30 (student + 25-and-under tickets $15) / 45 minutes Theater East at The Hub SW corner of 5th Street + Fairmount Avenue Wheelchair accessible Free onsite parking Sept 3 at 9pm Sept 4 at 4pm Sept 5 + 9 at 7pm Sept 10 at 9pm Sept 11* + 12 at 4pm Sept 16 at 9pm Sept 17 at 7pm Sept 18 at 9pm *Post-show discussion moderated by Nick Stuccio, producing director, Philadelphia Live Arts Festival Creative Producers Linda and David Glickstein

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“Somehow history got a little mixed up.”

Brian Sanders, choreographer of Sanctuary

“JUNK gives an aerial floor show that could make your hair stand on end.”

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“Full-bodied entertainment.”

Deni Kasrel, Philadelphia City Paper

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Cankerblossom Pig Iron Theatre Company

Welcome to a dark fairy tale for kids aged 9 to 90.

It begins, as so many of these stories do, with a knock at the door. A young couple discovers a cardboard baby on their stoop. They grow to love the child, who is completely flat, as their own. Then someone or some thing takes the baby away to the Flat World, a planar landscape populated by characters whimsical, sinister, and flat as pancakes. The couple, both ordinary and round, must enter this two-dimensional world to get their baby back. Can they rescue their adopted child and escape from a parallel universe in which there is up-and-down and side-to-side, but no way out?

For Cankerblossom, director Dan Rothenberg has teamed up with cartoonist and pioneering puppeteer artist Beth Nixon, whose fantastical cardboard creations work alongside stop motion animation, video projection, live music, and Pig Iron’s signature physical style to create this shadowy fairytale land.

In the spirit of The Phantom Tollbooth and Spirited Away, Cankerblossom beckons you into a hidden, magical world that—once you enter—has no intention of letting you leave.

In short: dark whimsy, life in 2D, once upon a time, next door universe, cardboard baby, passionate eyeball.

Last year, Live Arts Festival favorites Pig Iron Theatre

Company brought joy to sold-out audiences with Welcome to Yuba City. Cankerblossom also features the work of Mimi Lien (set designer for Welcome to Yuba City), and New Zealand gypsy musician Rosie Langabeer.

Conceived and Created by Pig Iron Theatre Company Direction Dan Rothenberg Text Tim Sawicki and Pig Iron Music Rosie Langabeer Set and Animation Mimi Lien Lighting James Clotfelter Projection Design Josh Higgason Costumes Leslie Rogers Performers Hinako Arao, Beth Nixon, David Sweeny, Alex Torra Cardboard Artist Beth Nixon

$25–$30 (student + 25-and-under tickets $15) / 80 minutes Christ Church Neighborhood House (now with a/c and elevator access) 20 North American Street (by 2nd + Market Streets) Wheelchair accessible Sept 1–3 at 7pm ($20 preview) Sept 4 at 7pm (opening) Sept 5 at 3pm + 6pm* Sept 8 + 9 at 7pm Sept 10 at 8pm Sept 11 at noon + 8pm Sept 12 at 3pm + 6pm Sept 14**–16 at 7pm Sept 17 at 6pm + 9pm Sept 18 at 4pm + 8pm *Post-show discussion moderated by Aaron Cromie, freelance director, dance performer, and mask and puppet designer ** Post-show discussion moderated by Andrew Simonet, co-artistic director, Headlong Dance Theater Producers Harvey and Virginia Kimmel Co-Producers Sissie and Herb Lipton Cankerblossom has been developed with the support of the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes a great nation deserves great art; by the William Penn Foundation; and by the Charlotte Cushman Foundation.

Cankerblossom was originally workshopped in a residency at La Jolla layhouse.

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“Inventive staging and sublime displays of whimsy.”

The New York Times

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“Sometimes Pig Iron’s work is meant to be challenging.

Sometimes it’s pure pleasure. This one is gonna be pure pleasure.”

Dan Rothenberg, director of Cankerblossom

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FREEDOM CLUB New Paradise Laboratories & The Riot Group

“I conquered my dreams!”—John Wilkes Booth A fierce, undead tension animates the American frontier: the struggle between the freedom of the individual and the question of who belongs in the club. FREEDOM CLUB is a savage comedy about the delirium and danger in American extremism; a hallucination on national themes. It time-travels from a feverish dream-play starring Shakespearean assassin John Wilkes Booth to Virginia, 2015, where a determined group of self-styled radicals are rapidly coming unglued.

Funny, lyrical, and provocative, FREEDOM CLUB is the result of an intense collaboration between New York experimental theater company The Riot Group, known for their potent barrage of language, and New Paradise Laboratories, renowned for their witty and dynamic physicality. Together the two companies present a Lincoln White House full of prophetic visions, a Tea Party from beyond the grave, and a group of feckless separatists careening to their destiny.

In short: a bad day at the compound, all-American cultists, cherished notions no longer, dreams and delirium, behind the scenes at a White House séance.

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Playwright Adriano Shaplin Director Whit MacLaughlin Lights Maria Shaplin Costumes Rosemarie McKelvey Sound Whit MacLaughlin and Adriano Shaplin Scenic Design Consultant Matt Saunders Projection Design Jorge Cousineau Production Stage Manager Emily Rea Executive Producer New Paradise Laboratories Performers Drew Friedman, McKenna Kerrigan*, Jeb Kreager*, Mary McCool*, Paul Schnabel, Adriano Shaplin, Stephanie Viola *Appearance courtesy of Actors Equity Association $25–$30 (student + 25-and-under tickets $15) / 80 minutes Arts Bank at The University of the Arts 601 South Broad Street (at South Street) Wheelchair accessible Sept 1 + 2 at 7pm ($20 preview) Sept 3 at 10pm (opening) Sept 4 + 5 at 3pm + 7pm Sept 8* + 9 at 7pm Sept 10 at 7pm + 10pm Sept 11 at 2pm *Post-show discussion moderated by Josh McIlvain, information manager, Philadelphia Live Arts Festival Co-Producers Marty Tuzman, Eileen Heisman, and Jenkintown Building Services

“Civil War ain’t no hop skip and a jump.

Once it starts, it never stops.”

Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States “New Paradise Laboratories is a wild, sensory, erotic experience.

Astonishingly acrobatic. Mindbending. Fearless.”

The Louisville Courier-Journal “The Riot Group has established its considerable reputation these past few years with scalpel-sharp, ultra-modern satires on American public life.”

Brian Logan, Time Out London

FREEDOM CLUB is made possible with the support of The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through the Philadelphia Theatre Initiative, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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(Live Arts Festival, 2007). Adriano also wrote Pig Iron Theatre Company’s Hell Meets Henry Halfway (Live Arts Festival, 2004).

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CHICKEN Charlotte Ford Turning the other cheek can be a very bad idea.

Deep beneath the icy swells, a nuclear powered submarine carries three imbeciles in charge of a highly classified mission.

A buzz-cut she-beast, a Casper Milquetoast somnambulist cross-dresser, and a passive-aggressive Elvis devotee vie for bunk beds, safety goggles, and poopie suits. Perhaps it’s the recycled air that has pushed them to pursue each other’s destruction through laced grape drink, human Tetris, and the tweezing of nose hairs.

In this microcosm of intense anxiety, petty hatreds are exploited with gleeful abandon, order and ethics have been left behind with the Dramamine, and devising absurd plots of revenge has become their greatest amusement. CHICKEN is an expressionistic clown play that magnifies our most intimate fears into coliseum-sized spectacles: molehills become mountains, kitchen sink drama becomes gladiatorial bloodbath.

In short: blood lust, poopie suits, nuclear annihilation, gladiatorial clowning, the ping-pong set has no ball.

Charlotte Ford (Flesh and Blood and Fish and Fowl, Live Arts Festival, 2008) creates avant-garde slapstick performance art that celebrates sublime stupidity with joyful abandon. She was also a performer/creator in Pig Iron Theatre Company’s Welcome to Yuba City (Live Arts Festival, 2009).

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Conceived and Written by Charlotte Ford Director Geoff Sobelle Set and Costumes Maiko Matsushima Lighting Thom Weaver Sound James Sugg Creators/Performers Charlotte Ford, Mikaal Sulaiman, Jay Dunn $25–$30 (student + 25-and-under tickets $15) / 70 minutes Live Arts Studio 919 North 5th Street (at Poplar) Wheelchair accessible Free onsite parking Sept 3 + 4 at 7pm + 11pm Sept 5 at 3pm + 7pm* Sept 6 at 4pm *Post-show discussion moderated by Emmanuelle Delpech, Philadelphia theater artist and teacher Co-Producer Betsy Gemmill

CHICKEN was funded by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through the Philadelphia Theatre Initiative, an Independence Foundation fellowship, and with support from the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival as part of the Live Arts Brewery Fellowship Program.

This presentation of CHICKEN is supported in part by the Charlotte Cushman Foundation.

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“Funny and startling and thoughtprovoking and just plain weird.”

Toby Zinman, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Photo: Jay Dunn

“Ford is a revelation, disguising complexities beneath the convincing veneer.”

Mark Cofta, Philadelphia City Paper

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“There are some things that are so awful that you must laugh at them.”

Charlotte Ford, creator of Chicken

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TAKES Nichole Canuso Dance Company Enter a genre-bending exploration of dance, video installation, and film.

Within a large cube wrapped in semi-transparent screens two dancers perform fragments from their lives. Captured by multiple video cameras, their actions are woven into an elaborate reel of “takes,” and projected back onto the screens as large black-and-white films. At turns hypnotic, visceral, and intimate, TAKES creates multiple layers of visual movement between the performers and their projected selves, weaving into the present what they thought they had left behind.

TAKES captures the full intensity of how past moments live within us and how they intercede with the present. Viewable from 360 degrees, the audience is invited to move around and shift perspective during the show. Nichole Canuso and Dito Van Reigersberg (Welcome to Yuba City, Live Arts Festival, 2009) perform to Michael Kiley’s elaborate score, which includes live music and found sounds.

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“Nichole Canuso has a gift for creating movement communities . . . a gifted choreographer, who makes dancing seem inherently meaningful, social and compelling.”

The Dance Insider “The setting is a complex system of live feed projections with countless possible angles and effects. Performing and choreographing TAKES requires that I see through a unique lens, one informed by the demands of the puzzle and the impact of the images.”

Nichole Canuso, choreographer of TAKES

In short: 360 degrees, video mirror, life on the cutting room floor, live cinema, elliptical search, big cube.

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Conceived by choreographer Nichole Canuso (Wandering Alice, Live Arts Festival, 2008) and multimedia artist Lars Jan (/// AUTOPILOT ///, Philly Fringe, 2006), TAKES represents the next level of Canuso’s cross-discipline collaborative work, where dance, sound, and visuals meld into one.

Conceived and Directed by Nichole Canuso and Lars Jan Choreography Nichole Canuso Media Installation Lars Jan Sound/Music Michael Kiley Production/Stage Management Sarah Chandler Costumes and Objects Maiko Matsushima Performers Nichole Canuso, Dito Van Reigersberg $25–$30 (student + 25-and-under tickets $15) / 60 minutes Theater West at The Hub SW corner of 5th Street + Fairmount Avenue Wheelchair accessible Free onsite parking Sept 3 at 7pm Sept 4 at 9pm Sept 5 at 4pm Sept 7, 8* + 10 at 7pm Sept 11 + 17 at 9pm Sept 18 at 4pm + 7pm *Post-show discussion moderated by David Brick, co-artistic director, Headlong Dance Theater Producers Anne and Edward Wagner

The creation and development of TAKES is made possible in part by a grant from The Pew Center for Arts and Heritage through Dance Advance, by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, a residency at The Maggie Allessee National Center for Choreography (MANCC), The Swarthmore Project (Theater), Amherst College, and with support from the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival as part of the Live Arts Brewery Fellowship Program.

TAKES Daytime Installation: By day, visit the TAKES performance space, and following instructions spoken through an iPod, perform your own short duet within the cube. Sign up for a 15 minute slot for two and you will soon see yourself amidst the maze of images projected on the screens. You can come to the space at any time to observe, but you must reserve online at livearts-fringe.org for your slot to partake in the interactive portion. Check out the TAKES website (www.nicholecanusodance.org) to see your performance on video.

Free Gallery Hours Sept 4 from noon–4pm Sept 5 from noon–2:30pm Sept 6 from 5pm–8pm Sept 11 + 12 from noon–4pm Sept 18 from noon–2:30pm

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Gare St Lazare Players Ireland

A young man, expelled from the family home, takes refuge on a bench by a canal. There he meets a woman who takes him home. She is his first—perhaps only—love and a major hindrance to his desire to rid himself of contact with others.

Conor Lovett’s solo performance of Samuel Beckett’s First Love is a masterpiece of tragicomedy, featuring the bone-dry humor of a character besieged with a clutter of emotions. He is a man who says terrible things in a beautiful way and beautiful things in a terrible way. He tells you things best left unsaid.

First Love contains much of Beckett’s distinctive dark humor and a plot that is the epitome of Beckettian perversity. Written as a novella, this performance transforms the work onto the stage, creating an intensely personal dynamic between the storyteller and the audience. The storyteller may not be someone who you’d invite over for tea—he might not accept anyway—yet you are riveted to the words that flow from his mouth, and the story he has to tell.

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First Love by Samuel Beckett

In short: Beckett tragicomedy, weaving a tale, gallows humor, solo act, real Irish accent, a parsnip.

“Conor Lovett’s supremely funny performance in First Love . . . is such a pleasing triumph because its gallows humor emerges so organically, the result of a prepared actor with a deep understanding of the text.”

Jason Zinoman, The New York Times “By turns witty and bewildered, Lovett is utterly at ease with the text, its dirty jokes, dead ends, emotional precipices.”

Charlotte Stoudt, Los Angeles Times

Judy Hegarty Lovett and Conor Lovett’s Beckett work with Gare St Lazare Players Ireland has gained them a reputation as two of the world’s foremost Beckett interpreters, as well as innovators in staging texts from novels, including Moby Dick.

In all, Conor has performed 19 Beckett roles in 24 Beckett productions internationally.

Direction Judy Hegarty Lovett Text Samuel Beckett Performed by Conor Lovett $25–$30 (student + 25-and-under tickets $15) / 80 minutes

480 South Broad Street (at Lombard) Wheelchair accessible Sept 3 + 4* at 8pm Sept 5 at 3pm + 7pm *Post-show discussion moderated by Deborah Sherman, acting director of college writing and assistant professor of English, Haverford College Creative Producer Kevin Kleinschmidt Producers Carol and Tom Beam

First Love was created with funding from The Arts Council of Ireland. International touring is supported by Culture Ireland.

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“A lot of people, I think, try to understand Beckett’s meaning.

I think it’s better to just read it or listen to it or watch it and let it wash over you.”

Conor Lovett, performer of First Love

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Release Vijay Iyer and Bill Morrison A Co-Presentation with Eastern State Penitentiary

Release Filmmaker Bill Morrison discovered archival footage of Al Capone’s “release” from Eastern State Penitentiary in 1930.

With a hypnotic score by jazz composer Vijay Iyer, Morrison wove together this 12-minute experimental film to create the art installation Release for curator Julie Courtney. In the cell adjacent to Al Capone’s, the footage shows a crowd outside the prison walls waiting in anticipation. They don’t know that Capone had been released the day before. Inspired by the first audible line, “The crowd seems to be getting bigger and bigger all the time,” Morrison expands the clip in both directions until it reveals the entirety of the large crowd, street, and the looming building overhead.

Eastern State Penitentiary 2124 Fairmount Avenue Wheelchair accessible Release exhibit open daily 10am–5pm through November See www.easternstate.org for ticket info

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“Pianist Vijay Iyer[’s] keyboard prowess and epic vision place him in a category by himself among jazz soloists.”

Chicago Tribune

Decasia Bill Morrison’s Decasia was created from his discovery of a trove of old decaying film stock. Scored by Michael Gordon of Bang on a Can (see p. 54), the movie is an expressionist collage of past images—of dreams, romance, drama, exotic locales, and mythic cinema—that have become subverted by the striking visuals of the decomposing film: melting, rusted, warped, disintegrating. Perhaps this is really what happened after they rode off into the sunset. Bill Morrison’s films and videos have been screened in theaters, museums, and concert halls worldwide, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Sundance Film Festival, and Tate Modern. $25 (student + 25-and-under tickets $15) / 80 minutes Eastern State Penitentiary 2124 Fairmount Avenue Wheelchair accessible Sept 10 at 8pm

Vijay Iyer Live In Concert Jazz composer and pianist Vijay Iyer will play a concert in the octagonal central observatory room of Eastern State Penitentiary, and down the hall from the Release exhibit. The son of Indian immigrants, Iyer is a largely self-taught creative musician grounded in the American jazz lexicon and draws from a range of Western and non-Western traditions. His most recent album Historicity was named the #1 Jazz Album of 2009 in The New York Times, NPR, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and the Village Voice Annual Critics Poll. $30 (student + 25-and-under tickets $15) / 80 minutes Eastern State Penitentiary 2124 Fairmount Avenue Wheelchair accessible Sept 11 at 8pm

Release has been funded by The Pew Center for Arts and Heritage through the Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative with additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Berwind Fund, Carole Haas Gravagno, and The Barra Foundation.

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“Decasia is an avant-garde movie with universal appeal, as well as an apocalyptic subtext unavoidably tied to the catastrophe of 9-11.”

J. Hoberman, Village Voice

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¡EL CONQUISTADOR! Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental In a small Colombian village, Polonio Castro, a poor coffee farmer, is hooked on telenovelas (Latin American soap operas) when civil war and daily lottery losses force him to flee to the big city. He arrives in Bogotá with his potted plant and the dream of becoming a telenovela star, but instead finds a job as a doorman in a high-rise apartment building. As he whiles away his days conjuring up his make-believe stardom, his daydreams are interrupted by the relentless demands of the building’s quixotic residents via a video intercom system—creating a hilarious back-and-forth between live actor (Thaddeus Phillips as Polonio) and filmed actors (actual Latin American soap opera stars).

Shot on location in Bogotá, ¡EL CONQUISTADOR! was developed using classic sources (Hamlet, The Count of Monte Cristo), the international telenovela phenomenon, and an innovative fusion of live theater and film. An ingenious set transforms effortlessly from a peasant’s shack to an apartment lobby to a taxi cab to a swimming pool. Slowly, the lines between reality and fiction blur as beautiful women, dangerous criminals, illicit love affairs, long lost twins, and fate in the form of a frying pan convert humble Polonio into the protagonist of his own telenovela.

In short: life imitating art, Colombian soap opera, homage to the underdog, physical comedy, una gran aventura, televised daydream.

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Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental’s Thaddeus Phillips and Tatiana Mallarino collaborated with Colombia’s leading TV actor and director Víctor Mallarino to create this vivid picture of contemporary Latin America, which has earned critical acclaim across Europe and the United States. Previous Live Arts shows include The MeLTING BRiDgE (2008), Flamingo/ Winnebago (2007), and RED-EYE to HAVRE de GRACE (2005).

Created by Tatiana Mallarino and Thaddeus Phillips in collaboration with Víctor Mallarino Direction and Set Design Thaddeus Phillips Co-Direction Tatiana Mallarino Lighting Drew Billiau Sound Jamie McElhinney Set Engineer Jeff Sugg Video Thaddeus Phillips with Austin Switser Video Performers Cristina Campuzano, Luis Fernando Hoyos, Helena Mallarino, Tatiana Mallarino, Víctor Mallarino, Antonio Sanint Live Performer Thaddeus Phillips Performed in Spanish with English supertitles. $25–$30 (student + 25-and-under tickets $15) / 80 minutes

480 South Broad Street (at Lombard) Wheelchair accessible Sept 8–10* at 7pm Sept 11 at 3pm + 7pm *Post-show discussion moderated by Walter Bilderback, dramaturg and literary manager, The Wilma Theater Co-Producers Andy and Bryna Scott ¡EL CONQUISTADOR! was co-produced by Ysarca Arts Promotions (Spain) & New York Theatre Workshop in collaboration with Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental. Initial

funding was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through the Philadelphia Theatre Initiative and The Jim Henson Foundation.

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“Thaddeus Phillips would have made a great silent-film comedian.

He is currently proving that in ¡El Conquistador!, an ingenious one-act, one-man show.”

New York Times

Photo: Melibea Garavito

“Watching Thaddeus Phillips at work makes you feel as if you’re on a mind altering drug. . . . His DNA might hold traces of Charlie Chaplin, Rowan Atkinson and, perhaps, Einstein.”

Merilyn Jackson, Philadelphia Inquirer

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“The story is a mix of Hamlet and the latest Latin American soap opera.”

Tatiana Mallarino, co-creator of ¡EL CONQUISTADOR!

Photo: Nature Theater of Oklahoma

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Romeo and Juliet Nature Theater of Oklahoma

Hello. Can you tell me the story of Romeo and Juliet?

A series of phone calls were placed to people who were asked to tell, in their own words, the story of Romeo and Juliet. But no one seemed to exactly remember the plot. Far from recounting the identical story over and over, the participants radically re-invented Romeo and Juliet, creating scenes and characters that never existed in the original.

Using only the words of their responders (and if any of the Bard, purely accidental), Nature Theater of Oklahoma has created their own Romeo and Juliet, a wild and hilarious theatrical foray into the nature of how and why we tell stories, and the place they hold in the bizarre recesses of our hearts.

This one-of-a-kind performance presents a highly personal and original series of Romeos and Juliets, pervaded with feeling and rife with thoughts about love, need, and the complex nature of self-sacrifice.

In short: accidental retelling, in your own words, tragedy becomes hilarious, Shakespeare’s nightmare, it doesn’t matter that you never paid attention in high school.

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“Can you tell me the story of Romeo and Juliet? It’s a story everyone THINKS they know, until they get started telling it and then all hell breaks loose really.”

Kelly Copper, co-creator of Romeo and Juliet “The star-crossed story is twisted into a big, gnarly knot in this flat-out hilarious riff on that revered classic. . . .

Expect to be in floods of teary laughter midway through.”

Christopher Isherwood, The New York Times

Nature Theater of Oklahoma (No Dice, Live Arts Festival, 2007) is an Obie award-winning New York based performance group that has been devoted to making the work they don’t know how to make, putting themselves in impossible situations, and working from out of their own ignorance and unease.

Conceived and Directed by Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper Based on Conversations with Linda Copper, Eliotte Crowell, Anne Gridley, Teresa Gridley, Jo Liegerot, Robert M. Johanson, Zachary Oberzan, Kristin Worrall Stage Design Peter Nigrini Production Managers Kelly Shaffer and Gabel Eiben Performers Anne Gridley, Robert M. Johanson, Elisabeth Conner $25–$30 (student + 25-and-under tickets $15) / 90 minutes Plays and Players Theater 1714 Delancey Place Sept 8 + 9* at 7pm Sept 10 + 11 at 8pm *Post-show discussion moderated by Geoff Sobelle, Philadelphia theater artist and director of CHICKEN Producers Tobey and Mark Dichter, David Seltzer Co-Producers Lynne and Bert Strieb, Larry Spitz and Carol Klein

Romeo and Juliet is a production of Internationales Sommerfestival/ Kampnagel Hamburg, Salzburger Festspiele in co-production with Kaaitheater Brussels/ Workspace Brussels/Buda Kunstcentrum, Noorderzon Festival/Grand Theatre Groningen, and the Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State University.

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“A hilarious mishmash of halfrecalled quotes, mixed up plot points and wild digressions. . . .

Everyday conversations are presented like poetry.”

All Things Considered, National Public Radio

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“New music is in the business of refreshing the world.”

David Lang of Bang on a Can

“The country’s most provocative and consistently entertaining new-music event.”

The Village Voice

2pm–4pm So Percussion Signal Spoken Hand Percussion Orchestra 4pm–6pm Asphalt Orchestra Bang on a Can All-Stars The Crossing Uri Caine 6pm–8pm Asphalt Orchestra Normal Love So Percussion The Crossing 8pm–10pm Bang on a Can All-Stars Sun Ra Arkestra Asphalt Orchestra Keepers Of The Chaos with Jamaaladeen Tacuma and Calvin Weston 10pm–midnight Matmos So Percussion Asphalt Orchestra Kyaw Kyaw Naing Bang on a Can All-Stars Times and performers are subject to change.

Please see livearts-fringe.org for the latest line-up.

Buy one ticket and come and go all day long to this glorious collision of musical styles by today’s most adventurous players and composers—from around the globe and around the corner. As artistically inclusive as it is audience-friendly, the Marathon is a wild gathering of genres, styles, innovation, and radically new sounds, delivered as one open mega-concert.

In short: nonstop sound, eclectic super-mix, sonic nirvana, provocative creators, orchestral frenzy, all things new.

Composers Michael Gordon, David Lang and Julie Wolfe created the first Bang on a Can Marathon concert in 1987 in order to break down the barriers that separate musical communities. In the past 20 years, the Marathon has moved all over New York City, as well as internationally. This marks the first time it has taken place in Philadelphia.

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Performances by

Ten hours of nonstop music.

$25 (student + 25-and-under tickets $15) / 10 hours (ongoing) World Café Live 3025 Walnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 12 from 2pm–midnight Co-Producer Thomas M. Miles The presentation of the Bang on a Can Marathon: Philadelphia has been supported

by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through the Philadelphia Music Project.

Additional support is provided by the University of Pennsylvania.

Music Composed by Louis Andriessen, Björk, Goran Bregovic, David Byrne and Annie Clark, Uri Caine, Michael Gordon, Annie Gosfield, Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Kamran Ince, David Lang, Paul Lansky, Thomas Mapfumo, Meshuggah, Charles Mingus, Thurston Moore, Yoko Ono, Tarik O’Regan, Steve Reich, Kaija Saariaho, Stew and Heidi Rodewald, Julia Wolfe, Frank Zappa, Evan Ziporyn, and more.

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Cédric Andrieux Jérôme Bel Whether you’ve danced professionally, taken a dance class, or frankly worked any job in your life, you can’t help but empathize with the gloriously unglamorous details of the everyday existence of a dancer. In Cédric Andrieux, a touching and humorous examination of the life of a dancer, Cédric himself narrates and dances his way through his training as a contemporary dancer in the city of Brest (France), as a member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company in New York, and his recent work at the Lyon Opera Ballet.

By isolating moments in his career by performing his former parts, or demonstrating his daily regimen at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, Cédric provides a close up on the individual experience of what audiences normally only see as a group endeavor. With excerpts from Trisha Brown’s Newark, Merce Cunningham’s Biped and Suite for 5, Philippe Tréhet’s Nuit Fragile, and Jérôme Bel’s The show must go on.

In short: a dancer’s life, behind the scenes, autobiography, costumes that reveal too much, the artist’s grind, c’est comme ca.

In 2008, Jérôme Bel thrilled Live Arts audiences with his highly engaging and slyly hilarious works Pichet Klunchun and myself and The show must go on.

Conception and Direction Jérôme Bel Created by Cédric Andrieux Choreography Trisha Brown, Merce Cunningham, Philippe Tréhet, Jérôme Bel Coaches Jeanne Steele (Merce Cunningham) and Lance Gries (Trisha Brown) Performed by Cédric Andrieux

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$25–$30 (student + 25-and-under tickets $15) / 75 minutes

480 South Broad Street (at Lombard) Wheelchair accessible Sept 14–16 at 7pm Co-Producer Bob Dever

Cédric Andrieux is produced by Théâtre de la Ville (Paris), Festival d’Automne (Paris), and R.B. Jérôme Bel (Paris). This work is supported by Centre National de la Danse (Paris), La Ménagerie de Verre (Paris), and Baryshnikov Arts Center (New York). With thanks to Thérèse Barbanel, Trevor Carlson, and Yorgos Loukos. RB Jérôme Bel is supported by the Direction Régionale des Affaires Culturelles d’Ile-de-France, French Ministry for Culture and Communication, and by Cultures France, French Ministry for Foreign Affairs, for its international tours.

Funded in part by FUSED: French U.S. Exchange in Dance, a program of the National Dance Project/New England Foundation for the Arts and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York with lead funding from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the French American Cultural Exchange, and the Florence Gould Foundation.

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“Bel’s work is genuine . . . exciting, smart and great, great fun.”

Dance Europe

Photo: Jaime Roque de la Cruz

“One of the most charismatic and galvanizing choreographers working today.”

Claudia La Rocco, The New York Times

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“It is like a documentary about a dancer’s life—a worker, like all of us in the audience.”

Jérôme Bel, director of Cédric Andrieux

Photos: Kevin Monko

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World Premiere!

Eun Jung Choi (Da•Da•Dance Project) Meg Foley (Moving Parts) Jaamil Olawale Kosoko (KOSOKO PERFORMANCE GROUP) Megan Mazarick Shavon Norris Jumatatu Poe (idiosyn Crazy Productions) Olive Prince (Olive Prince Dance) Daniele Strawmyre (readySetGO)

8: Megan Mazarick and Meg Foley Sept 7* + 8 at 8pm Neon Gothic by Megan Mazarick: Southern gothic literature intersects with a neon veneer and perverse humor as performers struggle through a landscape of life, death, and a large mound of dirt.

Match vs. Match by Meg Foley: A trio of dancers pulls apart a dance while putting it back together. By turns intimate, disturbing, and playful, their journey is a relentless search for identity and connection.

8: Olive Prince and Shavon Norris Sept 9 at 8pm* + Sept 12 at 3pm I desire by Olive Prince: When bodies become machines, flesh turns to steel, and individuality is left to rot—whispered longings disappear. This montage of movement whisks you off the assembly

In short: ultimate dance-sampler, local choreographers, 8 world premieres, 2 works per night. $25 (student + 25-and-under tickets $15) / 60 minutes Live Arts Studio 919 North 5th Street (at Poplar) Wheelchair accessible Free onsite parking See below for dates and times *Post show discussion moderated by Craig T. Peterson, director, Live Arts Brewery (LAB)

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eight choreographers / eight new works

Experience the ultimate dance-sampler of what’s new and bold. Eight rising Philly choreographers have been commissioned to stage eight major new works for the Festival. Come see their creations. Each performance features two choreographers’ works.

Honorary Executive Producer Malin VanAntwerp

line and dares you to ask what you want.

the body in lines by Shavon Norris: Influenced by the African-American tradition of testifying, dancers move and speak their stories, revealing the frustration and hope that comes from living with a body subject to the world’s definitions and thinking.

8: Daniele Strawmyre and Jaamil Olawale Kosoko Sept 10 at 8pm* + Sept 11 at 3pm Kaidan by Daniele Strawmyre: Dancers perform in elaborate sculptural costumes based on archetypal figures from Japanese horror films and folklore. Video, set design, and dance merge into a mix of the gorgeous and the grotesque.

Or Maybe My Mother was an American Chameleon? by Jaamil Olawale Kosoko

Spawned from masks, characters, and extreme dysfunctional circumstances, a dancer is transformed into a host of characters that once haunted his mother’s schizophrenic mind.

8: Jumatatu Poe and Eun Jung Choi Sept 11* + 12 at 8pm Unstuck by Jumatatu Poe: In a world where an instant stretches into infinity, we reveal our true natures.

This urban psychological fable explores current ideas of mortality and legacy through interlocking layers of movement and text.

All My Socks Have Holes by Eun Jung Choi: Glimpse into the fragmented stories of two people from separate homelands. Combining video and movement, the piece delves into a bizarre and delirious world of memory and its breakdown.

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“We offer a blend of storytelling songwriting with an unexpected sense of improvisation that makes every show its own thing.”

Stew, performer and co-songwriter “Stew’s endlessly inventive music draws on rock, gospel, soul and blues. . . . A winning tribute to the diversity of the black musical experience.”

Hollywood Reporter “The phenomenon known as Stew . . . is a wizard— introspective, verbally playful, and unafraid to challenge convention or himself.”

LA Times

Stew and The Negro Problem with Heidi Rodewald

Happy to be back on the live concert stage, Stew and Heidi Rodewald and their band will be dishing out numbers from their Broadway rock musical, Passing Strange (which earned Stew a 2008 Tony Award for “Best Book of a Musical”), debuting songs from their upcoming collaboration Brooklyn Omnibus, and performing selections from The Negro Problem’s repertoire. Best described as an Afro-Baroque cabaret ensemble, the group is coveted for their literate precision, sly humor, and deep emotional resonance, hovering between the divergent worlds of rock and theater.

Stew and Rodewald approach every concert as a unique event, fully exploiting the unpredictable with determined intensity.

Their songs are based in storytelling, centering on characters and human drama and infusing their stage show with theatricality, humor, and daring musicality.

In short: Afro-Baroque rock concert, Passing Strange, Tony-approved, back in the groove, storytelling songwriting, stage show you’ll never forget.

Stew and Rodewald have composed music together for more than a decade with numerous albums to their credit. They are both Obie award winners and the film of their musical Passing Strange was directed by Spike Lee. Stew is also (happily) known for having composed “Gary Come Home” for SpongeBob SquarePants. $25 (student + 25-and-under tickets $15) / 60 minutes World Café Live 3025 Walnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 13 at 8pm

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Photo: Marianela Boán

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US Premiere!

BoánDanz Action Company

It’s an abandoned place, where abandoned people meet.

They come wearing half underwear, half office clothes. They recreate the routines of their former lives—their work, their culture, their food, their speech, their dancing. They are being watched. They are speaking out on the microphone—where they become stars, reveal secrets, maybe sing a song. They collide with each other in good ways, in bad ways. Sometimes they dance for themselves, sometimes they dance for the camera, for those who are watching. A large screen projects their intimate, violent, sorrowful movements.

Mixing contemporary dance, salsa, disco, Beethoven, pedestrian actions, masks, real-time video, real-time processed sound, speech, and pop music from Latin America and the US, Decadere takes its dancers through a whirlwind interdisciplinary performance. Amongst this oppressive collection of cameras, microphones, fast food, office chairs, and refuse, two American and two Latin American dancers find their cultures clashing on every level—their dancing, singing, language, food, posture, work habits, sex, even their dreams— and the results swing from comical to terrifying.

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Decadere

In short: dance of culture collision, unmatched halves, caught on camera, survival mode, intimate exhibitionism, fast food.

“The Cuban-born veteran choreographer of international stature combines wit, craft, and serious techno-smarts.”

Lisa Kraus, The Philadelphia Inquirer “Boán has a fascinating, very personal vision that involves mixing things up while never losing focus.”

Janet Anderson, Philadelphia City Paper

Choreography Marianela Boán in collaboration with the performers Composer and Musician Jason Carr Costume Design Marianela Boán Performers Bethany Formica, Carolina del Hierro, Marcelo Rueda, Scott McPheeters

$25–$30 (student + 25-and-under tickets $15) / 60 minutes Live Arts Studio 919 North 5th Street (at Poplar) Wheelchair accessible Free onsite parking Sept 15–18 at 8pm Post-show discussion on Sept 16 moderated by Carolyn Merritt, anthropologist and dancer, Temple University This show includes nudity.

Decadere is supported by grants from the Independence Foundation and The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through Dance Advance.

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“I am fascinated by the ways our bodies are pushed by ideology and push back, by the spaces in between the rules and off the grid, where bodies come together, settle, and sometimes dance.”

Marianela Boán, choreographer of Decadere

Marianela Boán is an internationally known choreographer and is recognized as one of the most important artists of contemporary Cuban dance. A leader of the Hispanic American dance vanguard, her revolutionary style, Contaminated Dance, merges all the arts into dance performance.

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The Sun Also Rises (The Select) Based on the novel

by Ernest Hemingway Elevator Repair Service You’re an expatriate. You drink yourself to death.

You become obsessed by sex. . . . Sounds like a swell life.

Travel 1920s Europe with a group of weary, aimless, and frequently inebriated American expatriates searching for identity, redemption, and diversion. Acclaimed New York ensemble Elevator Repair Service brings The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway’s first major novel, to the stage using only the novel’s words to create a full theatrical production. Imbued with the ensemble’s trademark sound design, highly energized choreography, and live, re-imagined bullfighting, this classic of American literature is given the immediacy found only in live performance.

A stage littered with liquor bottles and café chairs seamlessly transforms itself from the bistros of Paris to the banks of the Irati River; a long bar table roars to life and charges a champion matador; an out of control dance party takes off during a night of nonstop revelry. As The Sun Also Rises (The Select) winds its way through France and Spain and lands in Pamplona where bullfighting and the fiesta rage in the streets, Hemingway’s narrator carries the heavy burdens of a war injury and his inability to have the woman he loves; a woman whose amorous escapades he follows with bemused but painful fatalism.

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In short: Hemingway hits the stage, booze, bullfighting, 1920s Europe, fiesta and siesta, leaving the war behind.

Elevator Repair Service’s (GATZ, Live Arts Festival, 2007) stage interpretations of classic American novels by F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner, and now Ernest Hemingway have garnered critical acclaim across the world.

Direction John Collins Text Ernest Hemingway Sound Matt Tierney and Ben Williams Set David Zinn Lighting Mark Barton Costumes David Zinn and Colleen Werthmann Stage Manager/ Assistant Director Sarah Hughes Producer Ariana Smart Truman Production Manager B.D. White Performers Frank Boyd, Mike Iveson, Vin Knight, Kate Scelsa, Kaneza Schaal, Pete Simpson, Susie Sokol, Lucy Taylor, Matt Tierney, Ben Williams $25–$30 (student + 25-and-under tickets $15) / 195 minutes (with intermission) Arts Bank at The University of the Arts 601 South Broad Street Sept 15–17 at 7pm Sept 18 at 3pm Executive Producers Al and Nancy Hirsig The Sun Also Rises (The Select), a co-production of ERS and New York Theatre Workshop, was commissioned by the Ringling International Arts Festival, John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in association with the Baryshnikov Arts Center. Commissioning support is also provided by the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival, funded by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through the Philadelphia Theatre Initiative. Additional support for the development of this production granted from ArtsEmerson: the World on Stage.

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“Elevator Repair Service works with intelligence and imagination.”

Variety

Photo: Alex McKnight

“Elevator Repair Service has provided a magical opportunity: the chance to rediscover some of the thrill that came with encountering and gradually embracing one of the great achievements of Western literature for the first time.”

Ben Brantley, The New York Times

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“When we read The Sun Also Rises, I was struck by the humor and rhythm of the dialogue.

That pleasure I got from hearing this dialogue aloud is what inspired me.”

John Collins, director of The Sun Also Rises (The Select)

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Journey to the West: Reinterpreting Tradition Series Danny Yung

From China’s preeminent experimental theater artist come three ruminations on the experiences of Chinese artists visiting the West. Mixing conversation, live demonstration, and video, Danny Yung reflects on the significant Chinese opera artists who have traveled to the West, how these visits influence the development of the performing arts, and how they have inspired Danny’s recent theater works. It is an exploration of where the ultra-traditional and avant-garde meet, national art forms journey to new lands, and the boundaries of culture become blurred.

Each evening features a separate program with segments from Danny’s work, and performances in the styles of Cheng Yanqiu and Mei Lanfang, two Chinese opera icons who traveled throughout the West in the 1930s. Each artist was famous for his “impersonator” role as a male who played the lead female role. Both Yanqiu and Lanfang were hugely celebrated on their Western tours, and were influenced artistically by their travels abroad. Current performer Shangping Xiao, who has researched this role in the traditional Chinese Kun and Beijing Opera art forms, will join Danny on stage for all three presentations.

In short: Chinese opera revisited, changing roles, past-present-future, avant-garde meets ultra-traditional, man plays woman.

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“From one culture to another, from one discipline to another, from one school to another, from one stage to another, I learn joyfully via traveling.”

Danny Yung, creator of Journey to the West: Reinterpreting Tradition Series

Sept 13 at 6pm Program one: Cheng Yanqiu The Chinese opera singer Cheng Yanqiu (1904–1958) went to Europe looking to incorporate Western musical ideas into Chinese opera and to arrange Western music in the style of the Peking Opera. Danny Yung’s award-winning multidisciplinary opera Tears of Barren Hill is a reinterpretation of Yanqiu’s original staging.

$25–$30 (student + 25-and-under tickets $15) / 65 minutes

Sept 17 at 8pm Program two: Mei Lanfang Part 1 One of the most famous Chinese opera artists who made significant visits to the West, Mei Lanfang’s performance as a drunken concubine in The Drunken Beauty on a U.S. tour in the 1930s led to his being courted by America’s film stars, musicians, and artists.

Co-Producer Anne S. Ravert, J.D.

All three programs feature performances by Shangping Xiao, and post-show discussions with Danny Yung and Mr. Xiao.

Journey to the West was made possible with support from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through Dance Advance. Zuni Icosahedron is financially supported by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

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Sept 18 at 3pm Program three: Mei Lanfang Part 2 As his career continued, Lanfang became something of an ambassador of the Chinese opera to the world. This program includes an excerpt of The Peony Pavilion: Interrupted Dream, one of his most famous works.

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Cosmic Terrarium / Motion Painting Project Sean Stoops and the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program

A live outdoor mural painting unfolds in Northern Liberties over two weeks of the Festival.

In Cosmic Terrarium, four artists transform a vacant weedinfested lot across from the Festival Box Office into a visual spectacle, using paint and found objects. The mural installation evolves daily as the artists visually riff off one another, responding to the work from the day before, to transform the site. The team includes local artist Paul Santoleri, who has produced extensive mural and installation work in Philadelphia as well as in Copenhagen, Havana, Mexico City, and Paris; Alexandre “Psyckoze” Stolypine, a Paris-based graffiti artist with whom Santoleri recently completed a mural in the suburbs of Paris; Dan Murphy of Megawords; and Josh “Le Josh” Smith. The entire process will be documented through digital photography and edited into a time-lapse video short.

In short: live visual art, outdoor painting, artists, continual transformation, what will happen next?, walls come alive, trash to treasure.

Sean Stoops is an independent curator and new media artist based in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program has created more than 3,000 murals since 1984, educating thousands of Philadelphia kids and hiring hundreds of artists each year.

Free / Ongoing Sept 4–17 from dawn to dusk 631 North 5th Street (at Fairmount) Across from the Festival Box Office Wheelchair accessible Curator Sean Stoops in collaboration with the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program Digital Photography Overkill Studios Mural artists Paul Santoleri, Alexandre “Psyckoze” Stolypine, Dan Murphy, Josh “Le Josh” Smith Motion Painting Project Screenings The Motion Painting Project culminates with an afternoon of short street art film and animated painting screenings plus a panel discussion. Featured movies include NEXT: a Primer on Urban Painting by Pablo Aravena; the Philadelphia premiere of Muralmorphosis, an animated short video of the 2009 Philly Fringe mural painting event; short films by Blu, the Barnstormers, and Jennifer Levonian; and a slideshow of Cosmic Terrarium.

The panel discussion includes Mural Arts Program director Jane Golden, Motion Painting Project curator Sean Stoops, filmmaker Pablo Aravena, and Cosmic Terrarium artist Paul Santoleri.

Free / 120 minutes (film + discussion) Ibrahim Theater @ International House Philly 3701 Chestnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 18 at 2pm

Photo: Courtesy of Headlong Dance Theater

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No One Else Could Love You More Directed by Byron Karabatsos

This documentary film follows the making of Headlong Dance Theater’s more., which debuted at the 2009 Live Arts Festival. Provoked by in-depth conversations with renowned choreographer Tere O’Connor, Headlong Dance Theater uprooted their 15-year collaborative process to create more., their most intimate work-to-date. No One Else Could Love You More documents the personal and professional challenges of their year-long process from the first rehearsal through more.’s premiere.

Post-screening discussion features David Brick, Amy Smith, and Andrew Simonet, co-artistic directors of Headlong Dance Theater, and filmmaker Byron Karabatsos. They will address their experiences during the making of the film and how more. has affected their creative process since.

$8 / 120 minutes (film + discussion) Ibrahim Theater @ International House Philly 3701 Chestnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 13 at 7pm Tickets must be purchased through International House Philly in person or online at ihousephilly.org.

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Philly Fringe 2010

Philly Fringe

Directed by improv veteran Rick Horner, cofounder of Philadelphia’s Improv Incubator, the large cast of this PHIT group creates playful comedy driven by the cast’s love of one-upmanship, good-natured foolishness, and healthy competition.

City Paper got their improv pick right last year when they wrote, “pick Activity Book.” $10 / 60 minutes Mainstage at the Adrienne 2030 Sansom Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 4 at 5pm Sept 8 at 8:30pm Sept 11 at 10pm Sept 14 at 8:30pm Sept 17 at 9pm Sept 18 at 5pm

John Rachlin

Angry People Building Things Angry People Building Things The Angry People find out what makes you angry and channel your rage and theirs into hilarious improv.

They attack the stage with ferocious energy unmatched in the entire history of the known universe. Enraged?

Furious? Depressed?

Asthmatic? Regardless, Angry People Building Things is a must-see! $10 / 45 minutes The Shubin Theatre 407 Bainbridge Street Sept 11 at 9:30pm Sept 12 at 4pm Sept 16 at 8pm Sept 17 + 18 at 9:30pm

Have you had it up to here with your kids? Bare Hug definitely cannot help you with that—however, we will make you laugh. Bare Hug is a Philly sketch comedy group and our show is going to be exhilarating. Check us out at www.barehugcomedy.com. $10 / 60 minutes The Shubin Theatre 407 Bainbridge Street Sept 11 at 11pm Sept 17 at 8pm

Mark A. Dahl

Best of POP! Sketch Comedy for the Gifted TAP From Gaga to Oprah, no POP Icon is safe from our comedic jabs! 15 Philly actors take a satirical look at all things POP culture and mirror our collective human buffoonery. Live sketch comedy, spectacular costumes, and original videos included. Directed by Mark A. Dahl. So Sexual! $20 / 60 minutes The Adobe Café 1919 East Passyunk Avenue Sept 9 at 9pm Sept 10 at 10pm Sept 11 at 11pm Sept 13 at 10:30pm

Fletcher Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) Fletcher are the freshest and most talented improvisers to hit Philadelphia since Rare Bird Show. Last year’s Fringe performances were described as “dark comedy” by City Paper, who also warned: “You’ll be laughing too hard to realize how wrong it all is, until you leave the theater.” $10 / 60 minutes Mainstage at the Adrienne 2030 Sansom Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 3 at 8:30pm

Sept 7 at 8:30pm Sept 12 at 5pm Sept 15 at 8:30pm

Greetings from New Jersey! A comedy about growing up and living in the great “Garden State!”

The Second Place Champions Come see the Second Place Champions take on the state of New Jersey. Guidos, the economy, the mafia— nothing is safe from this sketch and improv comedy troupe. Join us for a night of laughs and in some cases, harsh realities. Just kidding, only laughs this night. $10 / 75 minutes Walking Fish Theatre Wheelchair accessible 2509 Frankford Avenue Sept 10 + 11 at 9pm

Katie Reing

Activity Book Philly Improv Theater (PHIT)

Bare Hug Sketch Comedy Show Bare Hug

Improv Comedy: The N Crowd The N Crowd You know them. The N Crowd. For five years they’ve been doing short form, the mainstream, accessible, safe kind of improv comedy you see on television. Only they make it more unconventional, surprising, and dangerous.

You have to learn the rules to break them, right? Come break something. $15 / 80 minutes The Actors Center 257 North 3rd Street Sept 3, 10 + 17 at 8pm + 10pm

King Friday Philly Improv Theater (PHIT)

Omar Ahmadein

Comedy + Improv

High Dramma: Low Commedy High Dramma High Dramma kicks off its third season of sketch comedy with its Philly Fringe show High Dramma: Low Commedy. We’re all about contrasts in this group, and adding superfluous m’s to the titles of things, so come out to the Walking Fish and enjoy our unique brand of highminded vulgarity. $15 / 90 minutes Walking Fish Theatre 2509 Frankford Avenue Wheelchair accessible Sept 17 + 18 at 9pm

The same cast that brought you last year’s Fringe hit 3 Mad Rituals returns for a second outing, this time as a PHIT group. Performing the legendary improv format created by Del Close, King Friday will take you to the land of make believe for a night of laughs. $10 / 60 minutes Mainstage at the Adrienne 2030 Sansom Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 3 at 10pm Sept 5 + 9 at 7pm Sept 10 + 11 at 11:30pm Sept 15 + 17 at 10pm

Musher-Lovelund Photography

Philly Fringe

Comedy + Improv

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m@& - Improv Comedy Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) What happens when you have to create a live,

A movie theater is where magic happens, and behind the concession stand is where you’ll find the real drama! Now Showing is an uproarious comedy about the staff of a run-down movie theater.

This multimedia cinema experience is complete with zany trailers, ridiculous characters, and jaw-dropping musical numbers. $15 / 60 minutes Walking Fish Theatre 2509 Frankford Avenue Wheelchair accessible Sept 9, 10 + 11 at 7pm Sept 12 at 4:30pm Sept 15–18 at 7pm

PHIT’s Improv Tasting Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) Fred Siegel

Man of Mystery Fred Siegel Through memories of ape girls and sideshows, dreams of doppelgangers and psychic omelets, and prestidigitation with money, fruit, and Svengali cards, performance artist and magician Fred Siegel chronicles his transformation into a man of mystery.

A funny, unforgettable evening in the spectacular Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens on South Street. Not recommended for children. $10 / 50 minutes Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens

If you’ve watched The Office, Parks & Recreation, or 30 Rock, you’ve probably asked, “What’s this improv all about, anyway?” Get answers by seeing the best Philly has to offer with a mini-fest of top local acts. Each night is a different show, check PHIT’s website for details. $10 / 60 minutes Mainstage at the Adrienne 2030 Sansom Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 3 at 11:30pm Sept 4 at 10pm + 11:30pm Sept 5 at 8:30pm Sept 10 at 7pm Sept 12 at 8:30pm Sept 17 at 11:30pm Sept 18 at 1pm, 7pm, 8:30pm, 10pm + 11:30pm

Punchline!

Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) Punchline! is a completely improvised show first created at Chicago’s legendary iO Theater. Utilizing some of Philly’s most talented improvisers, the show relies on the group mind aspect of improv for its organic transitions, scene initiations, and character development to create a very fun, very different improv experience. $10 / 30 minutes Mainstage at the Adrienne 2030 Sansom Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 2 at 10pm Sept 5 at 5pm Sept 7 at 7pm Sept 10 at 10pm Sept 11 at 8:30pm

Rookie Card Rookie Card Rookie Card shows off its reputation as Philadelphia’s most unconventional improv group. With their fast-paced and subversive style, no cow is too sacred to tip over, slaughter, and devour.

Sometimes uncomfortable, always unpredictable, it’s comedy you’ll be sure to remember. Come laugh at the shocking, unscripted mayhem of Rookie Card. $10 / 75 minutes

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The Improvised Soap Opera Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) Love triangles, interrupted weddings, hourglasses—how was this ever the stuff of drama? Soap operas have been asking for it since Guiding Light, and now PHIT’s crew of young and restless improvisers are ready to skewer your sacred daytime stories—unless they’re blackmailed by an evil twin or develop amnesia. $10 / 60 minutes Mainstage at the Adrienne 2030 Sansom Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 2 at 10pm Sept 4 at 3pm Sept 9 at 10:30pm Sept 11 at 3pm Sept 16 at 10pm Sept 18 at 3pm

The Real Housewives of South Philly The Waitstaff The Waitstaff, “Philadelphia’s hottest sketch comedy troupe” (Philadelphia Inquirer), skewers its eighth Philly Fringe in a breathtaking sketch-a-thon starring the Real Housewives of South Philly. Domenick Scudera directs the show which features big hair, big laughs, and the first-ever appearance of the Real House Husbands! $15 / 60 minutes L’Etage Cabaret 624 South 6th St Sept 5 at 6pm + 8pm Sept 8 at 8pm Sept 12 at 6pm + 8pm Sept 14 + 16 at 8pm Sept 19 at 6pm + 8pm

Comedy + Improv

Now Showing: In Real to Reel Live Action 3-D! Casaburdan Productions

Philly is home to one of the nation’s largest sketch comedy scenes and PHIT is at its heart. The theater is excited to present onenight-only performances of recent hit shows you might have missed. Time to get caught up! Performances vary, check our website for details on each date. $10 / 60 minutes The Shubin Theatre 407 Bainbridge Street Sept 11 at 2pm, 4pm + 8pm Sept 12 at 2pm + 8pm Sept 14 + 15 at 8pm Sept 17 at 11pm Sept 18 at 2pm, 4pm, 8pm + 11pm

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Connie’s Ric Rac 1132 South 9th Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 4 + 18 at 10pm

Philly Fringe

Backstabbing. Gold-digging.

Random charity fundraisers.

The Real Housewives of Philadelphia has all the familiar drama of your favorite cable reality show. Thrill as an entire episode is improvised before your very eyes! $15 / 60 minutes Moonstone Arts Center 110A South 13th Street Sept 3 at 10pm Sept 6 at 8pm Sept 16 at 10pm

PHIT’s Side of Sketch Philly Improv Theater (PHIT)

Kyle Warren

Main Line-O-Mania The Real Housewives of Philadelphia

1020 South Street Sept 3 at 8:30pm Sept 5 + 6 at 6:30pm

David Burgess

unscripted comedy show and your only help is someone who’s never even seen improv before? m@& (pronounced “matt and”) stars Matt Holmes (Rare Bird Show, Philly Improv Theater) and an unwitting stranger pulled from the audience.

Me + You = Comedy. $10 / 45 minutes Mainstage at the Adrienne 2030 Sansom Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 4 at 9pm Sept 5 at 3pm Sept 8 at 10pm Sept 11 + 12 at 7pm Sept 16 at 8:30pm

A basket of fruit. Crashing silverware. Four women come together for a party in this deconstruction voicing the silenced, unspoken, truthful aspects of the human heart. keila cordova dances presents As Big As The World in a series of Philadelphia premieres including In REM, Chavela, and more. $10 / 45 minutes 954 Dance Movement Collective 954 North 8th Street Sept 10 at 8pm Sept 11 at 7pm Sept 12 at 2pm + 5pm

Bang! Zoom! Pow! A Story of Broken Borders Tiffany Brooke Dow

Absence/Presence Eleanor Goudie-Averill and Rain Ross Come see inversions of reality in the choreography of Ellie Goudie-Averill and Rain Ross, two talented and technical female dancers

When forced to comply in a toxic environment, well-being suffers. An identity-questioning experience, life becomes a fight to prove your goodness.

In this contemporary jazz and hip hop combo, you will be exposed to women in a negative web each trying to gain control of the situation and themselves. $10 / 60 minutes Studio 34 4522 Baltimore Avenue Sept 18 at 8pm

Celebrating the Beginning. . . . Finding the Purpose!

Danse4Nia Repertory Ensemble Join Danse4Nia Repertory Ensemble as we celebrate our 5th anniversary season.

Celebrate the beginning by enjoying past repertoire favorites from Zane Booker, Bill Thomas, artistic director A. C. Gilmore, and resident choreographer Shawn Lamere Williams. Find the purpose as we premiere new choreographic work by 2010 guest choreographer Meredith Rainey. $25 / 90 minutes John E. Allen, Jr. Theatre at the New Freedom Theatre 1346 North Broad Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 11 at 8pm Sept 12 at 4pm

Philly Fringe

As Big As The World keila cordova dances

Comedy + Improv/ Dance

The Xhale Dance Company is back for its third showing in the Philly Fringe Festival. The show will feature Michael Susten’s A Broken World (debuted at the Arts Bank 3/17) as well as some of Philadelphia’s most talented dancers, singers, composers, and choreographers! For more information visit www.xhaledance.com or www.youtube.com/ xhaledancecompany. $15 / 75 minutes Painted Bride Art Center 230 Vine Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 9 at 8pm

Alexander Iziliaev

Black and Blue Every 9:secs is a captivating celebration of femininity through dance, spoken word, monologues, and song, accompanied by the release of the novel Black and Blue Every Nine Seconds that inspired the signature piece. $15 / 120 minutes John E. Allen, Jr. Theatre at the New Freedom Theatre 1346 North Broad Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 3 + 4 at 8pm Sept 5 at 3pm

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Black and Blue Every 9:secs Persona Zenobia Dance Ensemble

Yi-Chun Wei

My house is quiet. My child is asleep. When I was her age, I was afraid of the dark.

But I know my purpose now.

I carry it on my shoulders.

I have it in my fingertips.

Things will be different for her, and I will be the last. $15 / 75 minutes Upstairs at the Adrienne 2030 Sansom Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 12–14 at 7pm Sept 15 at 7pm + 10pm Sept 16 + 17 at 10pm Sept 18 at 1pm + 4pm

A Broken World Xhale Dance Company

Lindsay Browning

ZACHERLE (a prequel to the last mummer) Wally Zialcita and Rick Horner

and choreographers. This show combines sex, social activism, and poetry, creating an ideal experience for the intelligent dance lover as well as those who appreciate pure energetic movement. $15 / 75 minutes CHI Movement Arts Center 1316 South 9th Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 3 + 4 at 7pm + 9pm

Matthew Wright

Bobby Beeman

Dance

There are numerous examples of emergence in nature. A flock of birds moving effortlessly as one or a school of fish moving together as though unified in a single thought. For dance, movement is orchestrated by underlying choreography. But what if structure is developed as a group with no single leader? $15 / 60 minutes Upper Darby Performing Arts Center 601 Lansdowne Avenue Wheelchair accessible (call ahead) Sept 11 at 2:30pm, 4:30pm + 7:30pm

Chrysalis Sisters’ Sirens

Exploring in exploration.

Auditory collaboration.

Natural pathways. Avoided mentality. Survival. Spaces of body. Between body.

Around body. Confusing sensation. Mental process and physical experience. $10 / 90 minutes Performance Garage 1515 Brandywine Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 3 + 4 at 7:30pm

Between Movement began its mission to present cuttingedge movement art, while bringing to the foreground controversial contemporary social issues. Every dance explores new dimensions of our diverse human struggles.

But amidst the chaos, Between Movement bravely carves their own paths, yearning to reclaim our country, our futures, ourselves. Be moved. $15 / 50 minutes Community Education Center 3500 Lancaster Avenue Sept 5 at 6pm

Dance

Zahra Aprili

Come join Philly’s newest burlesque troupe Sisters’ Sirens as they become a part of the Fringe family.

Their show Chrysalis mixes burlesque, trance music, film, and aerial work.

You won’t wanna miss.

Ages 21 and over. $15 / 45 minutes Sisters Nightclub 1320 Chancellor Street Sept 18 at 8pm Sept 19 at 2pm

Flat Intersections Briel Driscoll, Colleen McNally, Nikki Roberts, and Tess Stumpf

From the Inside [OUT] Between Movement Contemporary Dance Company

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Emergence MM2

Shailer Carruth

Steven Weisz

Patrick Kane

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We won’t ignore you. We have a relationship. We are powerful. Sentimental. We transgress, practicing and perceiving aggression. We are you, and we are alien with all the potential to connect. Cryptic, valuable, subtle. Unaware of what is forgotten, we are patient and pliable. We are elephants, huge and hidden. $15 / 50 minutes FLUXspace 3000 North Hope Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 17 at 10pm Sept 18 at 5pm + 10pm

Come join Esther’s Cavalcade of Stars in turning back the clock to an era of vaudevillian exuberance.

Legs, lights, and modern dance grace the stage for your theater going pleasure.

The variety show isn’t dead, folks! It was simply taking an extended powder. $15 / 95 minutes Community Education Center 3500 Lancaster Avenue Sept 14 + 16 at 7:30pm

Fresh Juice Mascher Dance Sip on this. Mascher Space artists-in-residence aren’t afraid to make a splash! They’ll serenade you with thoughtful, courageous, and innovative dance. Bring your favorite fruit and we’ll squeeze it for your anxious taste buds. $10 / 70 minutes Mascher Space Co-op 115 Cecil B Moore Avenue Sept 5 at 6pm Sept 6 + 11 at 8pm

. . . i learned not to kneel . . . and other advice from brilliant women MegLouise Dance Vibrantly saturated movement delivered through intimate channels with heartfelt honesty. Dancers bend time and space as tremors ripple from their necks into their thighs, as they race like skipping stones across the stage. Delicious, bold, and personal. Fueled by the writings of Ntozake Shange, Mary Oliver, and Anne Sexton. $10 / 45 minutes CHI Movement Arts Center 1316 South 9th Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 7–9 at 7:30pm

Philly Fringe

Elephant Kelly Bond

Esther’s Cavalcade of Stars Esther’s Cavalcade of Stars

Peter Kozma

Brynne Billingsley

Michael T. Roberts

Joint Concert Dancefusion & 360º Dance Company Dancefusion, celebrating 23 years of dance, will feature the reconstruction of Pauline Koner’s legendary solo The Farewell by Janet Pilla to Gustav Mahler’s The Song of the Earth.

The program includes the full company in Daniel Maloney’s

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Dance

NEWances: Small, essential particles of detail. Dispersed!

Beautiful intricacies bounce amongst coEXISTdance and Artistry Dance Company as they soar into the Philadelphia dance scene. NEWances twists and teeters along themes of change and the influence of time, past and present. Glance. Snap.

Slide. Peel. Come discover. $12 / 90 minutes CHI Movement Arts Center 1316 South 9th Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 12 at 3pm + 8pm Sept 13 at 8pm

Meld Pink Hair Affair

Pastforward Kim Portis

Pink Hair Affair presents four delicious evenings inspired by the fusion of dance and other art mediums. Enjoy with an eclectic artistic appetite as the choreographers blend their talents with painters, graphic designers, musicians, and actors to cook up fresh entrées in Philadelphia’s melting pot of creativity. $20 / 90 minutes The Latvian Society of Philadelphia

Pastforward puts you right in the middle of a high school reunion in all its awkward glory. Come for the party and stay to watch the humor, grace, and honesty of Kim Portis’s choreography in this dance theater piece made for geeks and prom queens alike. $10 / 45 minutes Old Pine Community Center 401 Lombard Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 4 at 5pm + 7pm

Philly Fringe

The evening begins with a dance performance on the sidewalk and then travels into the theater.

This transition highlights the contrast between open outdoor space and protected, personal space. Inside, the work explores displacement, concepts of home, and what it means to create a place for

Life . . . thus far. A series of effervescent movement through the stages of life, from birth and infancy through geriatrics and death.

Involves an exploration of the ups and downs, the good times and the bad, the struggles and the miracles that life presents to us. $16 / 50 minutes Community Education Center 3500 Lancaster Avenue Sept 17 + 18 at 7:30pm

NEWances Artistry Dance Company & coEXISTdance

Bill Hebert

Nikki Johnson

I saved this for you Colleen Hooper and Liz Reynolds

Life . . . thus far KAOS DAnceCo.

Leah Stein and percussionist Toshi Makihara take you on a dance journey through the 17th century Shofuso Japanese House and Garden in Fairmount Park.

Follow the American and Japanese dancers as they incorporate the site and its Senju paintings into choreography that expresses cultural synergies through movement and sound. $20 / 60 minutes Shofuso Japanese House and Garden 4301 Lansdowne Avenue Sept 9 + 10 at 6pm Sept 11 at 4pm + 6pm

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Experience modern dance, live music, and art at Studio 34 with Vada Dance’s engaging In White Rooms. Choreographers Rebecca Moyer and Katie Kasari collaborate with local artists to create a one-of-akind dance performance that blends powerful imagery, stunning physicality, and mixed media in an intimate and vibrant setting. $15 / 60 minutes Studio 34 4522 Baltimore Avenue Sept 5 at 3pm

Japan House/ Philadelphia Leah Stein Dance Company

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531 North 7th Street Sept 14 + 16–18 at 8pm

Dan Redding

In White Rooms Vada Dance Collective

Suite for Percussion and a new work from Dancefusion’s company showcase. 360º Dance Company, a New York based company comprised primarily of former principal dancers from the Martha Graham Dance Company, is dedicated to combining the great classics of modern dance with cutting-edge contemporary commissions. The 360º Dance Company will feature a new work, Que Color Tiene El Amor,

by Ricardo Flores. $25 / 110 minutes Mandell Theater, Drexel University 3300 Chestnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 10 at 8pm Sept 11 at 2pm + 8pm

Molly Jackson

The seventh annual Jam for Jess dance performance will honor dancers who have passed away or have survived a serious illness. The show will raise money to help dancers continue their dance education and follow their dream. We will have performances ranging from ballet to hip hop. $15 / 120 minutes Mandell Theater, Drexel University 3300 Chestnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 18 at 7pm

yourself in the world. $10 / 60 minutes CHI Movement Arts Center 1316 South 9th Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 16–18 at 7pm

Eichiro Iwasa

In Honor Of. . .

Jessica Karrat Dance Scholarship Fund

Circus artists and dancers Christine Morano and Erica Saben (The Give and Take Jugglers) display a series of works in progress exploring the motivation behind movement. Questioning what makes a skill an art form or simply a trick, this show merges traditional objects with nontraditional movement vocabularies on the ground and in the air. $15 / 60 minutes Greene Street Studio 6122 Greene Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 5 at 4pm Sept 18 at 7:30pm Sept 19 at 3pm + 7:30pm

Jared Brown

Four dancers soaked in water meet the decaying space of a historic 1900s power plant. Tori Lawrence has choreographed a distinct piece that explores the deep connections between water and movement. Source reveals the mysterious, unspoken bond shared among four women through a poetic language of movement, film, costume, and space. $20 / 60 minutes Power Plant Productions 230 North 2nd Street Sept 11 at 2pm + 8pm

The Initiative plus excerpts from Nightmare Returns pillardance company pillardance company presents The Initiative, a music-driven collection of works with refreshing choreography and some killer dancing.

Soundtrack by Slipknot, Fiona Apple, Tom Gabel, and more.

Also presenting excerpts from Nightmare Returns, our abnormal and eerie upcoming holiday show based on The Nightmare Before Christmas. $12 / 50 minutes Performance Garage 1515 Brandywine Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 5 at 5pm Sept 6 at 7pm

We’re exploring the moment when you’re facing the next step, reliving the journey, and asking what’s next. We take pieces of our lives, good and bad, and see how they fit as we learn to accept inevitable changes. Never losing who we were, but adding to who we will be. $15 / 40 minutes CHI Movement Arts Center 1316 South 9th Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 5 at 5pm + 7pm Sept 25 at 7pm + 9pm

SCORCH Scorch The ladies who brought SimpLaFire (2009) present a show that literally sets the stage on fire! Top avantgarde female artists and musicians integrate fire with dance, acrobatics, flow-arts, and sculptures to create a mind-blowing multisensory experience.

SCORCH will torch the world with elegance and grace in a performance to remember.

See www.scorchfireshow. com for details.

Free / 75 minutes Refer to Festival website for venue and times

Gina Hoch-Stall

Kristen Zubrinski

Picking Up Pieces Abby Shunskis

the evolution of this moment Stuff of Us Do you ever wonder what brought you to this moment?

How you discovered the best way to tie your shoes?

When that shirt became your favorite? We do. Join us as we use movement and film to capture the essence of the moments that have shaped us. $10 / 45 minutes First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, Parish Room 2125 Chestnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 9 at 7:30pm Sept 11 at 8pm

The Requisite Movers FlyGround/Brownbody Join Deneane Richburg and FlyGround’s Lela Aisha Jones on a movement excursion.

FlyGround’s Street Grace dissects and merges TransAfro movement cultures in the US and beyond, while lusciously smearing in contemporary modern movement experiences of release. Richburg examines the act of moving above, beneath, through, and at times despite opposing sociocultural currents. $10 / 90 minutes Conwell Dance Theater, Temple University 1801 North Broad Street, 5th floor Wheelchair accessible (back entrance) Sept 17 + 18 at 7:30pm

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Questioning Drive Project ALT

Source LawrenceHerchenroether Dance Company

Krista Bonura

Guy Mandia

dAm, a Philadelphia based contemporary dance company, is back with the premiere of Phase II. Humans are quite the destructive kind, and like glass, once cracked they will eventually break. Your security has been breached, and the quarantine has begun.

Now, initiate Phase II. $10 / 90 minutes CHI Movement Arts Center 1316 South 9th Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 10 + 11 at 8pm

John W. Obrien

Dance

Peter Cutler

Phase II Dangerous And Movin’ Dance Company

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Trevor Machinia

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Interdisciplinary

The Brothers Cromie present another foot-based walkabout.

With only a map, your wits, and a series of clues, you and your team of 4–6 people must find a pathway through the giant game board that is Northern Liberties. Groups leave every ten minutes, starting at 11am with the last group leaving at 4pm. Prizes and swag for all.

Shoes recommended. $10 / 75 minutes Liberties Walk 1040 North 2nd Street to 3rd Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 4 (contest) + Sept 11 (game) Tours depart every 10 minutes from 11am–4pm.

Changing Places COSACOSA art at large, Inc. Change happens. The universe inclines to chaos. In a world where random acts of chance obstruct our force of will, how can we sustain our power and purpose?

Choreographer Adaobi Kanu explores individual and communal transformation through movement, images, and stories collected from residents of ten very different Philadelphia neighborhoods.

Free / 40 minutes Canal View Park, Main + Gay Streets Wheelchair accessible Sept 10 at 6:30pm COSACOSA Healing Garden North Marvine + West Venango Streets Sept 11 at 3pm Las Parcelas Garden North Palethorp + West Susquehanna Streets Sept 12 at 3pm

Cuddle Magic Gardens Cuddle Magic & Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens Cuddle Magic performs acoustic avant-pop songs with rhythmic sophistication and a lush instrumental palette.

This special performance will weave visual projections and choreography around the band’s quirky compositions to take full advantage of the Magic Gardens’ singular and beautiful outdoor space. $8 / 120 minutes Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens 1020 South Street Sept 11 at 7pm

Enoch Chan

12 artists/5 cities/2 shows featuring dance, music, and hybrid performance works like you’ve never seen before by Field artists from DC, NY, NJ, Miami, and Philly. The Dirty Dozen will knock your socks off and get your feet in the dirt where art grows. Art grows here. $12 / 70 minutes Performance Garage 1515 Brandywine Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 7 + 10 at 7:30pm

FACTORY Rev9 Dance and Performance Company Twenty performing artists bring Andy Warhol’s Factory to life through a cutting edge production combining dance, acrobatics, aerial work, and multimedia. Watch Warhol’s world of art, sex, and glamour unfold in this compelling glimpse into an artistic movement that influenced generations to come. $18 / 90 minutes Lantern Theater 10th + Ludlow Streets Sept 4 at 4pm + 8pm

Philly Fringe

AFOOT!: Northern Liberties Brothers Cromie

Dirty Dozen the Field/ Philadelphia

Dance/Happening/ Interdisciplinary

Happening

Our city lives at the mouth of it—what history is hidden in it? The Schuylkill River is a constant in our lives. Take an interactive performance journey to travel back in time and witness the changing history of Philadelphia, as one body of water remains constant. www. movementbrigade.org.

Free / 100 minutes Schuylkill River Trail, St George and the Dragon Sculpture West River Drive + Black Road Sept 16–18 at 7pm + 9pm

Ryan Mast, Meteor Tower Films

Unraveling the Lace illuminates women and their battles with societal oppression in the early 1900s. Movement metaphors are used to explore picketing, persecution, and the marital meat market. Two distinct works produced by Blind Faith Project’s artistic directors Tiffany Delio and Daniela Galdi and independent artist Maria Urrutia. $12 / 45 minutes Gloria Dei Old Swedes Church 916 South Swanson Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 10 + 11 at 8:15pm

Constants Movement Brigade

Gabe Kirchheimer

Unraveling the Lace The Blind Faith Project and Maria Urrutia

ANZ is good Negro Art US Census classified. Our theatrical menagerie of mostly trained animals will distract you from your own disasters!

We’ve got pygmies, Eskimos, Hottentots, and others on loan from the World’s Fairs. Be entertained by the Other’s pain.

Come be captivated by the captivity of the third world! $20 / 60 minutes Gallerie Isada 3320 Collins Avenue Sept 8–10 at 8pm

Kimberly Niemela

Jim Minacci

Alie Vidich

American Nigga Zoo Misty Sol and Charly Brownskin

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InsectInside Grounded Aerial A visceral play, dance concert, and aerial spectacle! The audience will catapult into our whirlwind fantasyland of flying wasps, fireflies, and a towering praying mantis. As we interact and perform among you, there is surprise and depth in this raw yet sensual love story. $18 / 60 minutes Philadelphia School of Circus Arts 5900A Greene Street Sept 10 + 11 at 7pm Sept 12 at 3pm + 7pm

Alan Kolc

Goose Feathers: Nursery Rhymes for kids over 18!

KineticArchitecture Esteemed photographer Alan Kolc and Burlesque & Butoh’s

Gravity Theater InMovement Dance, Green Chair Dance Group, Amanda Varone An intimate space transformed to question the principles of gravity through the eyes of multiple artists. Dance, gymnastics, acroyoga, theater, film, and music are all incorporated into this kinetic performance. Enter the world of Gravity Theater for your own up close physical experience. $10 / 60 minutes InMovement Studio 737 South 8th Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 15 + 16 at 7pm

Corey Bechell

I am woman.

Milk, water, womb, vagina I will even when you say I won’t I can, even when you say I can’t I give milk, when you are dry Milk, water, womb, vagina.

Woman. $10 / 45 minutes The Raven Lounge 1718 Sansom Street Sept 8, 10 + 11 at 7pm

Walter Davis Studio

GO FRINGE YOURSELF! SQUIRM

In Constant Perfection Intuitive Transformations List 100 things you love. Those things inspired this collectively created performance. Honest, fun, and vulnerable, this interactive show demands joy and makes love with dance, original and live music, improv, and audio-video installations.

This tight ensemble creates an invocation in riveting form that exposes something happy and awesome. $15 / 80 minutes Ruba Club 414 Green Street Sept 7 + 9 at 7pm Sept 11 at 4:30pm Sept 14 at 7pm Sept 16 at 9:30pm

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A collage of seven physical poems that investigate spaces that divide and connect. Four women highly influenced by a psyche we share with nature launch the viewer into a holographic transformative journey using choice substances—darkness, dance, declaration, impression, and light—and reclaiming the rites formerly known as passage. www.fertileuniverse.com. $9 / 55 minutes TIME 1315 Sansom Street Sept 11 + 12 at 4pm + 6pm

Interdisciplinary

John Spicer

Monika Pizzichemi

habitat (de)fragmentation COH eNsemble: Creatures of Habitat Physical Poetry Performance Group

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Let Go of the Ego charm/strange experience The charm/strange experience blends music and art to create a moving journey about living in harmony, moment to moment. Live piano and projected drawings rhythmically vibrate on a cosmic odyssey exploring underwater, outer space, and deep within. A dazzling multisensory experience. $10 / 40 minutes First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia 2125 Chestnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 4, 8, 12, 16 + 18 at 8pm

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A flashmob performance: What happens when a spontaneous celebration suddenly turns violent? See high school artists’ reactions as they take a provocative look at recent events. Multiple-media, movement, and storytelling tell the tale of what happens when people mob and what misconceptions drive public panic. Presented by Yes! And . . . ’s Shadow Company. www.yesandcamp.org.

Ticket buyers must email fringe2010@yesandcamp.org for performance location. $10 / 70 minutes Sept 4, 5, 10–12, 17 + 18 at 7pm

Sara Trindade

Michael Brix

Flash!

Yes! And . . .’s SHADOW Company

love-child, choreographer Rob Davidson (“His perky tutu and nipple rings did the trick,” New York Times), team for this sensual exhibition/performance.

Kolc and KineticArchitecture use beloved rhymes to explore identity, acceptance, and snack time! $10 / 55 minutes B Square Gallery 614 South 9th Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 3 at 8pm + 10pm Sept 4 at noon, 2pm, 8pm + 10pm Sept 10 at 8pm + 10pm Sept 11 at noon, 2pm, 8pm + 10pm Gallery open Thu 1:30pm– 7pm, Fri + Sat noon–6pm

Roman Paik

Rita Lynn Lyman

Gamer X Empire

Lynch Quietly Represented Theatre Company

What’s in the box? These things are not what they seem.

Nurses, teachers, students, salesmen, musicians, and artists creating a common reality of expressive performance art. Five shows, 200 boxes made from everyday objects, movement, sculpture, improvisation, sound, silence, an element of surprise. All ticket holders take home a box. $10 / 50 minutes Old Pine Community Center 401 Lombard Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 3 at 5pm + 8pm Sept 10 at 5pm

Seal Moon Rocky and Friends A grey seal becomes both a metaphor for loss and a means of redemption in this story of a family’s silence and the dance workshop on a California beach that ended it. Using poetry, sign-language, music, and movement, Wilson honors a brother it took him over 30 years to acknowledge. $15 / 90 minutes Gershman Hall, Levitt Auditorium 401 South Broad Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 18 at 7:30pm

McPherson Square Library 601 East Indiana Avenue Sept 4 + 11 at 5pm

Louis DeVaughn Nelson

Man Bites Dog Louis DeVaughn Nelson Sensationalism in the media is a result of cultural evolution around the globe. Technology bombards us with hidden messages through advertising, journalism, and entertainment, striking us with an overbearing sensory overload. Man Bites Dog is a new multidisciplinary satire by artist Louis DeVaughn Nelson exploring these issues. $15 / 60 minutes Major Moment Studio 1624 South Street Sept 10 at 8pm Sept 11 at 3pm + 8pm Sept 16 at 7pm

Jill LeMin Lee

Rosa de la Alhambra Duende Flamenco Fusion Band Inspired by Washington Irving’s Tales of the Alhambra and the gypsy-themed poetry of Federico Garcia Lorca, Duende Flamenco Fusion illuminates the history and folklore of flamenco in Spain, from its multicultural medieval past up to the present, with a captivating mix of music, dance, and storytelling. $16 / 80 minutes Twelve Gates Art Gallery 305 Cherry Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 10 at 7:30pm Sept 12 at 11am Sept 15 + 18 at 7:30pm

The Waiting Room Green Light Arts Waiting rooms stink. Unless you’re in Green Light’s Waiting Room, waiting to explore the feminine principles that nurture the world. Join us and be part of the most exciting ensemble of women artists in Philly. We promise that you’ve never been in a waiting room like ours. $15 / 75 minutes Old Pine Community Center 401 Lombard Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 10–12, 17 + 18 at 7pm

Deirdre Braun

This Art Burning Ellen Fishman-Johnson

Raquel Diaz-Lansac

Set in a hospital haunted by the ghosts of a lynch mob, this piece utilizes folklore and oral histories to confront the legacy of one America’s darkest secrets. Teaming with choreographer Charles Tyson, Lynch Quietly blends movement, video, historical text, and fictional characters in a surreal and sobering theatrical experience. $15 / 60 minutes The Arts Parlor 1170 South Broad Street Sept 3 at 7pm Sept 5 at 6pm + 8pm Sept 18 at 4pm + 6pm

Potential is Not Reality Rita Lynn and the Found Objects

Pam Gruno

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Spill Sarah Mitteldorf A group of circus artists, dancers, and actors exploring how human limitation really is human potential. Fully human.

Because, when we reach that point, even without tipping, we spill out our artistry, our own connected identity. Stories about people facing the bounds of their own existence.

We want to spill. $10 / 70 minutes Philadelphia School of Circus Arts 5900A Greene Street Sept 17 at 4pm + 7pm

This Art Burning is a staged performance featuring new explorations in setting poetry through video, spoken word, musical accompaniment, opera, and song. This multimedia event brings together a group of collaborations between two distinguished award-winning artists, composer and new media artist Ellen Fishman-Johnson and poet Michael Heller. $15 / 80 minutes Performance Garage 1515 Brandywine Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 11 at 7:30pm Sept 12 at 4pm

Steve Pacek

Philly Fringe

Interdisciplinary

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Untitled Project #213 Jenn Rose/Steve Pacek/ Dan Kazemi Untitled Project #213 is a sad clown, and the fascination of a psychiatrist who is studying

Whose city is Philadelphia?

Is it the downtown or the neighborhoods, the corporations in skyscrapers, or the families in row homes?

Whose City? is a collage of visual art, poetry, and music presenting the struggle for Philadelphia by people who live, work, and play here. $5 / 120 minutes Refer to Festival website for venue Sept 3, 4, 10 + 11 at 7pm

RDStudios & GGM Productions with Double V Booking bring you Philly music at its finest at Club Risque on 9/10. These bands are gonna tear up the national scene soon, so we are making a movie to document the night so you can revisit the show over and over again! $10 / 240 minutes (ongoing) Club Risque, Upstairs 1700 South Columbus Boulevard Sept 10 from 9:30pm–1:30am 21+

You Are Me Rose Luardo and Joanna S. Quigley Internal Landscapes / Group Feelings 5 c. Human Beings 1/4 TBSP free associative theatrics 1 oz. meow mameow 2 wigs (diced) Fold in commonalities and dissidents.

Let ingredients congeal for 45 minutes. $10 / 45 minutes Space 1026 1026 Arch Street Sept 9, 11 + 16–18 at 8pm

ConNEXTions: The Next Generation of Opera presents LOVE/HATE Center City Opera Theater Love/Hate (music by Jack Perla, libretto by Rob Bailis) is a dark-hued comedic rhapsody on contemporary intimate partnerships of every persuasion. Told from the heart, it’s a little like Canterbury Tales meets Milan Kundera, with a splash of Dr. Ruth. Love/Hate traces the arc of the blossoming love between a chilly college professor and her tech-geek, sexually confused new boyfriend. $16 / 100 minutes Ethical Society 1906 Rittenhouse Square Sept 12 at 3pm

Journeys of the Wolf Christine Campbell Before the time of science, wisdom was spoken in the voices of nature. From that time comes Journeys of the Wolf, a contemporary offering of an age-old storytelling tradition. Drumming, singing, and narration coupled with soaring progressive music create a tapestry that weaves ancient truths into our contemporary world. $10 / 60 minutes Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion 2110 Chestnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 11 + 12 at 3pm

Shutterboxx Photography Joe Quirk

Casual World/ Intimate Heart ANJ Granieri

Melissa Biddle

American Opera Projects

One of the youngest composers for The Oprah Show, Anj Granieri showcases her musical talents in Casual World/Intimate Heart, an autobiographical hybrid piece that wraps poetry, drama, visuals, and personal storytelling around the performance of several songs on a baby grand piano. Experience the music. www.cdbaby.com/anj3. $15 / 70 minutes First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia 2125 Chestnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 4 at 8pm Sept 5 at 2pm Sept 7, 9 + 16 at 7pm Sept 17 at 6:30pm Sept 18 at 8pm

Felon Fiercely: Live at the Apocalypse Felon Fiercely Screw 2012! The world’s ending tonight! But before it does, John Felon and Joe Fiercely would like to serenade you into oblivion. Join this musical comedy act as they usher in the end of days. One way or another, their music will be the last thing you hear.

Mature audiences. $15 / 60 minutes O’Neal’s Pub, Second Floor 611 South 3rd Street Sept 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 + 18 at 8pm

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L. Subramaniam In Concert SRUTI The India Music and Dance Society Enjoy an evening of virtuoso violin from a master of improvisation in the tradition of Indian classical music by acclaimed violinist, composer, and conductor L. Subramaniam.

Subramaniam is renowned for his compositions in orchestral fusion and collaborations with both jazz and western classical artists like Yehudi Menuhin and Herbie Hancock. $30 / 150 minutes Mitchell Auditorium, Drexel University Wheelchair accessible 3128 Market Street Sept 18 at 6pm

Philly Fringe

Whose City?

Media Mobilizing Project Art & Culture Collective

Music

Interdisciplinary/ Music

mutes. But what makes #213 so sad, and is happiness still possible? The journey for answers travels through memories of dance, music, poetry, images, and emotion to a time before his words went missing. $15 / 60 minutes Walnut Street Theatre Independence Studio on 3 825 Walnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 3 at 8pm Sept 4 at 6pm + 9pm Sept 5 at 2pm + 6pm

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Jay O’berski Cami Schaeffer

L’Heure Exquise: The Exquisite Hour Cory O’Niell Walker Sephro Quinn Compositions Sephro, a fantasy opera, uses the healing power of music, the universal language, to take us on a journey of the great mystical mysteries of life, love, death, salvation, and transformation. When a coven of pagan witches unite with beings from another planet, divine spirituality of mankind triumphs over evil. $15 / 90 minutes The Rotunda 4014 Walnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 10 + 11 at 7pm

Zombies! Unicorns! Glitter!

Blood! Peek into the lives of everyone’s favorite zombiepop duo as Rainbow Destroyer invites you to an open audition.

Come as you are—mortal or undead—and ready for a night of karaoke debauchery. Do you have what it takes to be larger than death? $10 / 100 minutes Ruba Club 414 Green Street Sept 9–11 at 11:45pm

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by Sarah Kane Little Green Pig Theatrical Concern Durham’s Little Green Pig performs Sarah Kane’s last play in the stunning recesses of the Fleisher Art Memorial chapel. A writer struggles with revelatory epiphanies over the ministrations of her doctor/ lover. “Have you made any plans? / Take an overdose, slash my wrists then hang myself. / All those things together?” $15 / 60 minutes Fleisher Art Memorial 719 Catharine Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 4–6 + 9–12 at 4:48pm

Stephanie Bart-Horvath

As mutual trust grows, a psychotherapist becomes overwhelmed by her patients’ delusional world, where mental illness distorts the reality of their relationship.

The Exquisite Hour explores the experience of an institutionalized man with severe psychosis in a pastiche of songs by Gabriel Faure. $10 / 70 minutes First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, Parish Room 2125 Chestnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 3 at 7:30pm Sept 4 + 5 at 4pm Sept 10 at 7:30pm Sept 11 + 12 at 4pm Sept 17 at 8pm Sept 18 at 4pm

Zombies Are Forever Rainbow Destroyer

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Moonstone Arts Center 110A South 13th Street Sept 11 + 12 at 7:30pm

Amy Chmielewski

Steven Alvarez

3025 Walnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 10 from 7:30pm–11pm

Philly Song Shuffle Xtreme Folk Scene Three plus hours of fast, dirty fun involving 4 minute sets, 4 second set changes, 50 artists on one stage, and a Philly-sized dose of complete mayhem.

City Paper described its 2003 debut as “an excellent idea that should become a regular event.” The first and only live song shuffle anywhere! $25 / 240 minutes (ongoing) World Café Live

The Marriage of Figaro: The Las Vegas Version Poor Richard’s Opera Move over, Da Ponte. Ever wonder what a Mozart opera would sound like in 1960s Las Vegas? Even if you haven’t, come find out! Classical meets kitsch in the Philadelphia premiere of DC writers Elizabeth Pringle and Bari Biern’s original libretto and lyrics matched with Mozart’s timeless music. $20 / 120 minutes

Seven sins. Seven playwrights.

Sixty minutes. Conjure the devil within as 4 characters take you on a high-octane ride through the 7 deadly sins, done 21st century style. A collaboratively created fever dream, 7 Sins in 60 Minutes boasts a playful and provocative mix of comedy, drama, spoken word, and music. $7 / 60 minutes The Playground at the Adrienne 2030 Sansom Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 8–10 at 8:30pm Sept 11 at 2:30pm Sept 12 at 5:30pm

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Erin Lauer

7 Sins in 60 Minutes AAI Productions

A Crock of Schnitzel Barbara Pease Weber Recipe for A Crock of Schnitzel: one Bavarian busybody, two newlyweds, an antique cuckoo clock, a wormhole, a time warp, and an unplanned pregnancy. Combine on stage while laughing yourself silly!

Ach du lieber! Forget your antacids! Savor every morsel of this scrumptious comedy. A taste of Germany in every tidbit!

It is the triumphant story of a woman’s struggle to overcome abuse, drugs, and depression through music and song. It stars Barrymore Award winner Joilet Harris. Music is by Emmy Award winner Bill Jolly. The script was written by playwright and journalist Joseph P. Blake. $20 / 90 minutes The Arts Garage 1533–35 Ridge Avenue Sept 4 at 7pm Sept 5 at 4pm Sept 7–10 at 7pm Sept 11 at 4pm + 7pm

A New Shade of Blue Destiny Productions Theater Ensemble As a tribute to Billie Holiday, several legendary ladies of jazz, and other contributing artists, Destiny Productions Theater Ensemble offers a stirring performance of singing, acting, and dancing that is sure to entertain, educate, and inspire, while providing nostalgic moments from the Harlem Renaissance. $20 / 90 minutes Dave and Buster’s Showroom 325 North Columbus

A Tale of Two Brains Little Bunny Voodoo With the zombie apocalypse averted, there is still something rotten in Denmark . . . PA. Two dentally challenged zombies wander the land of the living searching for the meaning of un-life. LBV plagues you with a decay-dent zombie puppet comedy that’s sure to gnaw at your brains! $10 / 45 minutes Ruba Club 414 Green Street Sept 9 at 10pm Sept 10 + 11 at 8pm + 10pm

ALL VICTORIOUS OCEAN: A Harrowing and Erotic Tale of a Fierce Tibetan Queen Joanna Rotté & All Victorious Ocean Company In ancient Tibet an intrepid young woman, Yeshe Tsogyal, perfected the yogic practices of Himalayan cave dwellers, becoming the first Tibetan to attain enlightenment. Her remarkable story has been retold throughout the centuries.

Now, in our time, her legend of fearlessness and compassion comes alive as sacred theater art. www.allvictoriousocean.com. $15 / 75 minutes Painted Bride Art Center 230 Vine Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 3 at 7:30pm Sept 4 at 1:30pm + 7:30pm Sept 5 at 1:30pm Sept 18 at 7:30pm

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A Separate Sun Joseph P. Blake

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Seven girls in bloodstained dresses. A dead language studied on imaginary tablets.

A classroom commanded by a strict White Dog. Dare to join us for Obie award-winning writer Adrienne Kennedy’s surreal feminist play that’s part theater, part movement, part fantastical.

School will never be the same. $10 / 40 minutes Lantern Theater 10th + Ludlow Streets Sept 13, 14 + 16 at 8pm Sept 17 at 9pm Sept 18 at 6pm + 9pm

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Alternative Theatre Festival iNtuitons Experimental Theatre In this third annual one-night mini-festival, the iNtuitons Theatre Company presents five original pieces that engage with the body and the mind, providing unique perspectives on law, gender, and love. $5 / 100 minutes The Muravchick Family Cabaret Stage at Platt House 3702 Spruce Street Sept 17 at 8pm

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John Paul Weber

Book and lyrics by Kevin Stackhouse, music by Damian Cremisio, Zack Davidson, and Andrew Scarpelli. 54: A New Rock Musical! is the story of equality. Taken from Edna Ferber’s Show Boat, it is the tale of Troupe 54’s plight with racism and bigotry from the 1960s to the 1980s. $10 / 180 minutes Arch Street United Methodist Church 55 North Broad Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 8 at 7:30pm Sept 9 at 8:00pm Sept 10 at 7:30pm Sept 11 at 2pm + 8pm Sept 15 at 8pm Sept 16 at 7:30pm Sept 17 at 8pm Sept 18 at 2pm + 8pm

A Lesson in Dead Language by Adrienne Kennedy Media Res Theater Company

Chris Kleckner

54: A New Rock Musical!

Smile-Frown and Insomnia Theater

Steven R. Humphrey

Hopelessness, a hitman, and the human heart. What more could you want in a love story?

This absurd, honest tale explores just how far we’re willing to go when true love comes—whether or not the other person feels the same way. $10 / 45 minutes Walking Fish Theatre 2509 Frankford Avenue Wheelchair accessible Sept 12–16 at 9:30pm

Boulevard Wheelchair accessible Sept 5 + 12 at 4pm

$15 / 120 minutes The German Society of Pennsylvania 611 Spring Garden Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 3 + 4 at 8pm Sept 5 at 2pm Sept 7, 10 + 11 at 8pm Sept 12 at 2pm

Thaddeus Govan

9mm of Love 2 Guys and a Duck Theatre

Bee Man Play Marc Hoffman

Nicholas Falco

APPLESAUCE IN PURGATORY The Barking Cat Theatre Company A dark comedy about four strangers who meet by chance in the hospital room of a dying girl. Coincidence meets conspiracy in this story of life, death, Candyland, and the origin of the word awesome. Find out what happens when doors are locked, motives are exposed, and Twitter goes down. $15 / 60 minutes The Playground at the Adrienne 2030 Sansom Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 14 + 15 at 8:30pm Sept 16 at 10pm Sept 17 at 11pm

One-man play by writer and performer Marc Hoffman about Philadelphian Lorenzo Langstroth, 19th century inventor of the modern beehive, raconteur, abolitionist, minister, author, scientist—and manic-depressive. How can we understand ourselves through the honeybees? Why must we try? His joy, wisdom, accomplishments, and humor, and his struggles against depression and poverty. $10 / 75 minutes Refer to Festival website for venue and times

What if you woke up naked in a train station, someplace yet nowhere, on the edge between waiting and anticipation, goodbyes and opportunity?

Welcome to the Bardo. Join our ensemble of fiercely physical performers as they guide you through the multisensory realms of possibility in this world premiere musical travelogue. $25 / 90 minutes The Bardo at the Becker Building 1151 North 3rd Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 1–5 at 7:30pm Sept 8–10 at 7pm Sept 11 at 7pm + 10pm Sept 12, 13 + 15–17 at 7pm Sept 18 at 7pm + 10pm Sept 19 at 7pm

Boat Hole: another evening of outrageous short comedies by Josh McIlvain SmokeyScout Productions Brings together 15 of Josh McIlvain’s funniest and most popular short plays as well as world premieres. Starring some of Philly’s best comedic actors, expect smart, edgy, and completely outrageous humor.

Valerie Clark

Cartogoraphasia Telephone Bronco Theater Company This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs. On stage. Or on paper. This is your brain on New Zealand Mean Time. Your brain on longitude. Your brain off. Isn’t this your brain? I swear it looks just like you. And haven’t I seen you around here before? $15 / 75 minutes Circle of Hope 1125 South Broad Street Sept 3 at 8pm Sept 4 at 3pm + 8pm Sept 10 at 6pm + 9pm Sept 11 at 3pm + 8pm

Cecily and Gwendolyn’s Paranormal and Quantum Entanglement The Philadelphia Joke Initiative Cecily and Gwendolyn are two slightly mad Victorian time travelers created by Karen Getz and Kelly Jennings. In this completely improvised, two-person, audienceinteractive extravaganza, these self-proclaimed social anthropologists will indulge their side hobby of correcting the course of human history through the use of paranormal activities and quantum entanglement. $15 / 60 minutes Moonstone Arts Center 110A South 13th Street Sept 3 + 4 at 8pm Sept 5 at 2pm Sept 16 at 8pm Sept 17 at 8pm + 11:30pm

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With irreverence becoming of a reverend, Rev. Beverly Dale explores the landscape of female sexuality in her onewoman show, An Irreverent Journey from Eggbeaters to Vibrators. From dysfunctional marriages to surprising orgasms, be prepared to laugh at predicaments, cry at reality, and wonder at sacred ecstasy. $15 / 90 minutes Ethical Society 1906 Rittenhouse Square Sept 10 + 16 at 8pm

Between Trains Gas & Electric Arts

Lisa Modica

An Irreverent Journey from Eggbeaters to Vibrators Beverly Dale

Patricia Di Bella

Photos by Jack Souder Graphic design by Hy Zelkowitz

Two tales about the healing powers of wine and sex. Job’s Tears: A ritual comedy about Jewish folklore and redemptive seduction. Ariane: Girl saves boy from monster. Boy ditches girl on deserted island. God picks girl up. God convinces girl to switch from whiskey to wine. $5 / 90 minutes Thelesis Lodge 1627 North 2nd Street Sept 4 at 4pm Sept 15 at 7pm

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William Thomas Cain

John William Waterhouse

And a sleazy clown in the lobby.

“A very worthwhile show . . . they were all great!” (Papermag.com) $15 / 84 minutes Performance Garage 1515 Brandywine Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 15–18 at 7pm

Dead Air: The Final Broadcast of the Zombie Apocalypse Dawson Street Dramatic Society In 1938, Orson Welles’s Mercury Theatre brought the terror of the Martian invasion into living rooms across the nation.

Today, as the dead reanimate and society crumbles, we bring humanity’s final words from the infinite space of radio. There is no hope. This is Dead Air. $10 / 75 minutes Dawson Street Pub 100 Dawson Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 3 + 18 at 8pm

Welcome to Dinner with the Leos, where love, betrayal, and not-so-normal family secrets are served on a silver platter, a delicious dish of comedy that can be devoured in a single sitting. It goes without saying that family supper has never been THIS dysfunctional! $12 / 90 minutes The Playground at the Adrienne 2030 Sansom Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 3 at 8pm Sept 9 at 5:30pm Sept 12 at 2pm Sept 17 at 8pm

Dirty Laundry Secret Room Theatre

Hillary Kolos

Emily Cardin

Conversation Alexis Clements Imagine you could have a perfect conversation every time, getting exactly what you want from the other person.

Katharine, the main character in this show, has a theory she thinks will help you do just that. Free wine, snacks, and conversation after the show, so you can test her theory. $15 / 60 minutes Ethical Society 1906 Rittenhouse Square Sept 9 at 8pm Sept 10 at 6:30pm Sept 11 + 12 at 8pm

Alexandra Bereza

Connie’s Ric Rac 1132 South 9th Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 4 at 7:30pm Sept 10 + 17 at 8pm

Destination Summer ETC Theater School’s out in ETC’s latest comedy. When a group of rowdy high schoolers hit the beach, teenage hijinks ensue as they get a crash course in the birds, the bees, and bikinis.

Summer’s the destination for this coming-of-age musical.

Written by Todd Cardin, directed by Emily Cardin. $15 / 90 minutes The Shubin Theatre 407 Bainbridge Street Sept 3 at 8pm Sept 4 + 5 at 2pm + 8pm Sept 7, 8 + 10 at 8pm

Five seam-splitting short comedies that skip the gentle cycle, all by Philadelphia area playwrights. We’ve got sock puppets, passive aggressive t-shirts, a laundromat musical, and much more in our laundry basket. From the producers behind 4Play, 4X4, 13 Lemonade Ave., SKITSoid, and LURE. www.secretroomtheatre.com.

Come clean. Leave dirty. $15 / 75 minutes Plays and Players Theater, 3rd Floor 1714 Delancey Place Sept 4 at 8pm Sept 5 at 2pm Sept 6 at 8pm Sept 9 at 9pm Sept 10 at 6pm Sept 12 at 2pm

Julian Karlan

Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead Second Sight Theatre Company

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Allergic to condoms?

Discharge firearms in a public space? Robert E. Lee is a patriot? Hate gays until you’re drunk? Dying words, “Go Raiders?” Cheeeeeeap guy!

Come see the series of short plays commissioned for the coronation of the Cheap Guy Hall of Fame, Class of 2010. www.hellafreshtheatre.com. $10 / 85 minutes Papermill Theatre 2825 Ormes Street Sept 4 at 1:30pm + 4pm Sept 5 at 4pm Sept 11 at 1:30pm + 4pm Sept 12 at 4pm Sept 18 at 1:30pm + 4pm

Dinner With The Leos The Ruckus Players

Dog Sees God depicts teenage versions of Charles Schulz’s iconic characters as they deal with the death of CB’s beagle, drug use, teen suicide, and sexual identity. Bert V. Royal’s “unauthorized parody” became one of the breakout successes of the New York International Fringe Festival and an Off Broadway hit. $15 / 95 minutes Gershman Hall Blackbox Theater 401 South Broad Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 3 + 4 at 5:30pm + 10pm Sept 5 at 3pm

Jay Wojnarowski

Dracula Tribe of Fools Brain fever, nightmare, shadows, and madness saturate this dynamic new look at Dracula. By using scientific methods designed to stimulate fear in the human brain, this original adaptation kicks you into the swallowing abyss of terror. Audience members must sign a waiver to participate.

For more information, visit www.tribeoffools.org. $20 / 75 minutes The Lantern Lab at the Lantern Theater 10th + Ludlow Streets Sept 2 + 3 at 7pm Sept 4 at 7pm + 9:30pm Sept 5 at 7pm Sept 6 at 7pm + 9:30pm Sept 8 at 7pm Sept 9 + 10 at 7pm + 9:30pm Sept 11 at 7pm

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Cheap Guy HOF, Class of 2010 Hella Fresh Theatre

Angela Lynn Harmon

Philly Fringe

John Rosenberg

Ashley Dawn Gates

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Edgar Allan Poe Comes Alive!

Traveling Jones Theater In this spellbinding play, Edgar Allan Poe comes back to life to chat humorously with the audience and present eight of his classic poems and short stories, including riveting performances of The Raven, Annabel Lee, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Masque of the Red Death, and more. $14 / 70 minutes Studio 1831 1831 Brandywine Street Sept 3 at 9pm Sept 4 at 5pm + 9pm Sept 17 at 9pm Sept 18 at 5pm + 9pm

Fugue State Depravity Productions This fractured love story swirls around two characters lost in a mess of delusional memories and shattered lives. Fugue State is a play that revolves around relationships, the people involved in them, and the consequences inherent when trying to trust someone. $15 / 90 minutes The Rotunda 4014 Walnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 13–15 at 8pm

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Howard Starrett Photography

Inspired by the classic Bill Murray film Groundhog Day, David Smith explores the repetition of a performer’s life.

With anecdotes and routines from his years as a juggler and circus performer, Dave shares what he has learned from doing the same 60-minute show over and over again. $15 / 50 minutes Greene Street Studio 6122 Greene Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 3 + 4 at 8pm Sept 5 at 3pm + 8pm

Hear Again Radio Project Plays and Players An exciting evening of vintage old time radio dramas performed live, complete with Foley sound effects, original music, 40’s costumes, and authentic commercials. Look for our special crossover events with Super Heroes Who Are Super! and The Hear Again Radio Project—because things are so much nicer when you’re here again. $10 / 70 minutes Plays and Players Theater, 3rd Floor 1714 Delancey Place Sept 4–6, 11, 12 + 18 at 11am + 5pm

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Guy would do anything for Sam. Sam would just do anything. This is the story of one man’s love affair with his country and how the blindness of love can go horribly wrong.

Caryl Churchill’s controversial play receives its Philadelphia premiere. $15 / 60 minutes Walking Fish Theatre 2509 Frankford Avenue Wheelchair accessible Sept 3 at 8pm + 10pm Sept 4 at 9pm Sept 5 at 3pm Sept 8 at 8pm Sept 9 at 9pm

Leni Riefenstahl made some of the greatest propaganda of all time. But with the war nearly over, she must defend her Nazi past and keep her sanity. Join Riefenstahl and a mysterious soldier on a darkly hilarious romp through the Austrian countryside as they journey on the twisted road to Dachau.

Free / 90 minutes 2nd Stage at the Adrienne 2030 Sansom Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 15 at 9pm

“If I should not survive, how I die will show me who I really am.” Etty Hillesum offers a new form of resistance, engaging with the horror of the Holocaust rather than shrinking from it as she refuses to lose what she loves—her writing, sensuality, and wry humor. $10 / 60 minutes Christ Church Neighborhood House 20 North American Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 2 at 5pm Sept 3 at 9pm Sept 4 at 5pm Sept 5 at 2pm Sept 8 at 7:30pm Sept 11 at 7pm Sept 12 + 15 at 2pm Sept 16 at 7:30pm Sept 17 at 7pm

Groundhog Hour One Man Sideshow

Alistair E May

Drunk Enough to Say I Love You? Butros and Bels Theatrical Emporium

Dysfictional Circumstances Madhouse Theater Company

ETTY ettyplay inc

Amy Scheidegger

Mike Zimmer

Droit du Seigneur is a black comedy about red wine and its fashionable status as a symbol of privilege and power.

Two young lords of Wall Street celebrate bonus day with a night out and learn that sometimes, getting everything they want can mean getting nothing they need. $15 / 40 minutes The Lantern Lab at the Lantern Theater 10th + Ludlow Streets Sept 14–16 at 7pm Sept 17 + 18 at 7pm + 9pm

John Stanton

Droit du Seigneur Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company

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Ever wondered how to take your show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe? World Festival Network and Dr. Batchelder (a 14-year veteran manager and producer at the Fringe and a scholar and researcher of the Fringe phenomenon) present a workshop on taking your performing arts or visual arts show to Edinburgh.

Free / 60 minutes Anthony J. Drexel Picture Gallery, Third Floor 3141 Chestnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 13 at 8pm

House Arrest/ Watergate the Musical Kevin Ginsberg

How to Solve a Bear The Groundswell Players

What would you do if society expected effort from you? If you were Mark Plough you’d find a way to get put under house arrest. Problem solved! Among several poor decisions, Mark commits to writing Watergate the Musical. A musical that we’ll have the pleasure of witnessing. $15 / 80 minutes Underground Arts at the Wolf Building 340 North 12th Street Sept 3 at 7:30pm Sept 4 at 3:30pm + 7:30pm Sept 9 + 10 at 9pm

Can you teach a bear to shit in the woods? Can you bend the spirit of a beast to make it match the will of man?

Watch as two bickering park rangers, a hippie mystic, and a sociopathic bounty hunter learn what it means to grab a bear by the horns. $10 / 90 minutes Mainstage at the Adrienne 2030 Sansom Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 4 at 7pm Sept 6 + 9 at 8:30pm Sept 12 at 3pm Sept 17 at 7pm

Katelyn Roof

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Robert Hakalski

Iron goes behind the prison bars to find Fay and Josie, a mother and daughter struggling to reconnect 15 years after a brutal murder. The spellbinding Catherine Slusar stars in this taut mystery about how we condemn ourselves to a life sentence of isolation with literal bars and figurative walls. $20 / 120 minutes Studio X 1340 South 13th Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 8 + 9 at 7pm Sept 10 at 9pm Sept 11 at 8pm Sept 12 at 3pm Sept 15 + 16 at 7pm Sept 17 at 9pm Sept 18 at 8pm Sept 19 at 3pm

Judith/Dresses/Joe Parade Ground Unit Fusing together three short modernist masterworks— Samuel Beckett’s Eh Joe, Gertrude Stein’s Counting Her Dresses, and Bertolt Brecht’s The Jewish Wife—Parade Ground Unit conjures the phantoms of a marriage cannibalized by history in this kaleidoscopic séance of 20th century drama. A harrowing archaeology of privilege, possession, and passion. $15 / 80 minutes Walnut Street Theatre Independence Studio on 3 825 Walnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 10 at 8pm Sept 11 at 4pm + 8pm Sept 12 at 2pm Sept 16 + 17 at 8pm Sept 18 at 4pm + 8pm

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Alex Cohen

Todd Marrone

In this love letter to the cosmos, two NASA scientists fall in love as an astronaut and his wife slowly drift apart. Meanwhile, two dudes float aimlessly in the vast emptiness of interstellar space, reminding us that even when the universe looks terrifyingly infinite, we are never truly alone. $15 / 70 minutes Underground Arts at the Wolf Building 340 North 12th Street Sept 3 at 9pm Sept 4 at 2pm + 9pm Sept 9 + 10 at 7:30pm Sept 11 at 3:30pm + 7:30pm Sept 16 + 17 at 9pm Sept 18 at 2pm + 9pm

Iron Theatre Exile

Jester’s Dead The Outfit Top Gun and Shakespeare?

Thou speak’st aright. New York based ensemble The Outfit reimagines the classic 80s flick in a theatrical parody packed with swordfights, songs, and text from every play in Shakespeare’s canon. In this adrenaline-fueled mashup, we’re going straight to the danger zone. $15 / 80 minutes The Latvian Society 531 North 7th Street Sept 3 at 9pm Sept 4 at 4pm + 9pm Sept 5 at 4pm Sept 8 + 9 at 8pm Sept 10 at 9pm Sept 11 at 4pm + 9pm

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Hello from the Children of Planet Earth AGGROCRAG

Rhett Henckel

Dr. Xela Batchelder

Max Reuben

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Philadelphia’s exciting new theater company, dedicated to the rarely seen gems of classical theater, presents a special one night event! Be a part of this raucous, thrilling evening including live music, food, and drink to celebrate this classic from the Spanish golden age. Order in advance, seating is limited! $10 / 120 minutes Broad Street Ministry 315 South Broad Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 13 at 7pm

Sarah Kane Eric Kubo

Christopher Haig

Kid Out of Nowhere Act Normal Theatre Company

Love-Nothing Haha Productions This intelligent, moving, and humorous new play presents a diverse collection of comingout stories, both the big ones with family and friends and the smaller ones made daily with each new stranger encountered.

This Philadelphia premiere examines the ideals of faith, hope, and love during these moments of intense honesty. $15 / 120 minutes William Way Community Center, Mark Segal Ballroom 1315 Spruce Street Sept 3 + 4 at 8pm Sept 5 at 2pm Sept 10 + 11 at 8pm Sept 12 at 2pm

Philadelphia, summer 1995.

A drug dealer, Sam Eric, accidentally kills a 12-yearold girl, and his plans to quit dealing, get married, and leave town come to a crashing halt.

A fast-paced new musical theater piece driven by mid-90s rap and indie rock. $10 / 95 minutes First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, Sanctuary 2125 Chestnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 10 at 8pm Sept 11 at 5:30pm + 8pm Sept 12 at 3pm

Love & Cruelty: Sarah Kane In The Raw (Phaedra’s Love & 4.48 Psychosis) Parallax Theatre Company Two plays by iconoclastic British playwright Sarah Kane.

Playing in rotating repertory, Kane’s works explore the theater of extremes. Violent and tender, brutal and lyrical, Phaedra’s Love and 4.48 Psychosis share with the audience a landscape of love, desire, loss, passion, and cruelty. Please see www.ParallaxTheatreCo.org.

Kait Saltzer

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King Of Ghosts Mark T Evans, Zac Kline & Eric Kubo

have to express EVERY thought!

Adult audiences. $5 / 30 minutes London Grill, Upstairs 2301 Fairmount Avenue Sept 9 at 7pm Sept 10 at 7pm + 8:30pm Sept 11 at 10pm Sept 16 at 7pm Sept 17 at 7pm + 8:30pm Sept 18 at 10pm

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Armando Batista What does it mean to be a Latin man in America? Come see The Fool as he discovers the many faces of machismo.

This is a show where audience is as much a subject as the performer—like a mirror. $10 / 70 minutes Norris Square Presbyterian Church 2140 North Hancock Street Sept 4 + 11 at 2pm + 7pm

Marisol by Jose Rivera Hope Street Theater Group Pre-apocalyptic New York City sets the stage for urban chaos, paranoid fear, and an angelic revolt against an old and senile god who is prepared to take the rest of the world down with him. Jose Rivera’s Marisol takes on the fight for social justice and hope against a seemingly hopeless wasteland. $10 / 90 minutes Refer to Festival website for venue Sept 16 at 8pm Sept 17 + 18 at 10pm Sept 19 at 8pm

John Doyle

Liam Daley

Life is a Dream Philadelphia Artists’ Collective

The baby isn’t lost—two gay guys stole it. Successful gay urbanites Jack and Sasha battle their married friends Richard and Vivian over designer kitchens, bi-curious coatroom sex, and other domestic conquests. A world premiere comedy about getting what you want—and not wanting it anymore. $10 / 75 minutes William Way Community Center 1315 Spruce Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 4 at 8pm Sept 5 at 2pm Sept 11 at 2pm + 8pm Sept 12 at 2pm

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$20 / 70 minutes The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre 2111 Sansom Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 3–10 at 8pm Sept 11 + 12 at 8pm + 10pm Sept 13–16 at 8pm Sept 17 + 18 at 8pm + 10pm

A Martin Campos

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Lunch Lady Tarot Red Square Theatre By day, she serves lunch at a Brooklyn public school. “I love working with kids, but they can be little pricks sometimes.” By night, she shares her second sight, giving hair-raising tarot readings. No one’s ever told Lunch Lady that she doesn’t

Marx in Soho Iron Age Theatre After more than 180 performances across the nation, Bob Weick as Karl Marx returns to Philadelphia to clear his name

Mindless Drivel Reap What You Sow Productions Mindless Drivel is a show that attempts to crush the antiquated idea of what a traditional live theatrical performance is supposed to be. The audience member has a sense of relative safe distance as a direct result of a perceived fourth wall. The audience will be involved directly with consequences. $20 / 70 minutes The Bruce Montgomery Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Wheelchair accessible Sept 3, 4 + 9–11 at 8pm

Portmanteau Applied Mechanics It’s an invasion. Performers carrying suitcases swarm the space and begin to unpack.

Settlers or conquerors?

Squatters or guests? You decide, as stories of displacement and danger literally unfold around you. Taking over a different venue each night, Portmanteau is a Pandora’s box, a rabbit pulled out of a hat. Visit www.appliedmechanics. blogspot.com for more information. $15 / 70 minutes Refer to Festival website for venues Sept 4 at 10pm Sept 6 at 4pm Sept 7 at 9pm Sept 9 at 10pm Sept 11 at 11:59pm

Polaroid Stories The University of The Arts, Theater Department

More Better Life David Morley Barrett George is an immigrant who has moved to the US to find his lost love. Join Liam, Gus, the Beggar, Irina, Ivan, Alexis, and more on his absurd journey to find meaning in this life and experience this world through new eyes. Directed by Shane Johnson. $10 / 60 minutes

Inspired by Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Polaroid Stories is a story slam at the fringe of a heartless city, home to a crew of punks, freaks, and runaways. Caught in an urban labyrinth, nine jive-talking desperadoes battle and bare their shattered souls in the diamond-hard poetry of the street. $10 / 120 minutes Caplan Studio at The University of the Arts 211 South Broad Street Wheelchair accessible

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Prudence is the exercise of good decision making. Yet every day, people are making bad decisions. In Prudence, stranger’s lives are forever altered by each other’s decisions, good and bad. Kara is waiting, Sandy is jogging, Richard is saving the world, and Michael is about to ruin someone else’s plans. $10 / 90 minutes The Rotunda 4014 Walnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 3 + 4 at 8pm Sept 5 at 2pm Sept 6 at 8pm

Will Souders

Radio Contest TheFunBoys Julian Karlen

PRECIPICE Bright Light Theatre Company Journey to the end of the world. A society of survivors desperately searches to discover the answers buried beneath their own skin. Travel to the heart of consciousness inside post-cataclysmic caves where the edges between

Amputated dreams lead desperate strangers—a Megashop greeter, an exbondage model, a neo-hippie, and an Islamic pet lifestyle designer—into a mental cage match of willpower and wits to win a car. This experimental event mixes film and stage performance and will drive tensions onstage and off. $15 / 60 minutes Body Arts Gym 926 North 2nd Street Sept 3, 4, 10 + 11 at 8pm

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Mike Stieffenhofer

Meredith Casey, an awardwinning actress, is determined to make her next script a masterpiece, so she hires three desperate writers and locks them in her secluded country estate. These no-talent hacks get caught in a hilarious fiasco of lies, sex, and murder they can’t write themselves out of. $15 / 100 minutes 2nd Stage at the Adrienne 2030 Sansom Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 2 + 3 at 8pm Sept 4 + 5 at 2pm + 8pm

Maria Shaplin

No-Talent Hacks Off-Color Theatre Company

destruction and creation blur.

Bright Light’s PRECIPICE drills to the core of human existence. www.BrightLightTheatre.org. $15 / 60 minutes Power Plant Productions 230 North 2nd Street Sept 3 at 8pm Sept 4 at 3pm + 8pm Sept 5, 8, 9, 16 + 17 at 8pm Sept 18 at 3pm + 8pm

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Sept 1–3 at 8pm Sept 4 at 2pm + 8pm Sept 5 at 2pm + 7pm

Arbol Café 209 Poplar Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 3 + 4 at 7pm Sept 5 at 2pm

Ben Rubin

and celebrate the memory of the late Howard Zinn. Marx launches into a passionate, funny, and moving defense of his life and political ideas. Be inspired and make a change. $15 / 75 minutes Twelve Gates Art Gallery 305 Cherry Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 8 at 2pm + 7pm Sept 11 at 2pm + 5pm Sept 12 at 2pm Sept 18 at 1pm + 4pm

Signs from God The Porch Room A frustrated satellite TV salesman discovers a revolutionary business in a sign maker who can deliver personalized messages from God. What is the cost of selling the impossible? A new play from Pete Barry and J. Michael DeAngelis, winners of the 2009 Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Festival. $15 / 120 minutes The Red Room at Society Hill Playhouse 507 South 8th Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 16–18 at 8pm

Song for Ugly Voices Possibility Productions A group of local actors set out to learn more about Philadelphia

The SS Elisabeth was a small steamer hauling passengers and parcels from New England to the Carolinas in 1870. Its battered crew and traumatized passengers are on display in the Independence Seaport Museum. Through interaction and dialogue the audience will discover what happened before it sank. $20 / 60–90 minutes Independence Seaport Museum 211 South Columbus Boulevard Wheelchair accessible Sept 7 + 8 from 6pm–9:30pm

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Eilijah Snyder-Vidmar

Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act DysFUNctional Theater Private lives invaded, exposed, illuminated. In a frightening dystopia that may be apartheid-era South Africa, a black man and a white woman risk the dangers of illegal love. Shocking, powerful.

The personal is political. $10 / 60 minutes The Playground at the Adrienne 2030 Sansom Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 3 at 6pm Sept 4 at 3pm Sept 5 + 6 at 8:30pm

James Introcaso

Super Heroes Who Are Super!

Plays and Players Super Heroes Who Are Super! returns with word-for-word staged readings of classic comics featuring the best in superhero costumes and “special” effects! Will the Hulk smash? Will Batman have that ridiculously gravelly voice? Find out! Check out our special Hear Again Radio Project crossovers for double the fun! $10 / 70 minutes Plays and Players Theater, 3rd Floor 1714 Delancey Place Sept 4 at 5pm + 10:30pm Sept 5 at 5pm + 8pm

Tales Found Theater What does it mean to tell a story? What lies behind the lines and verses we know so well? From the creators of Something with Wings (Philly Fringe, 2009) comes Tales, a thought-provoking journey through a modern version of ancient Rome that investigates and challenges the conventions of storytelling. $15 / 120 minutes Philadelphia Book Company 1113 Frankford Avenue Wheelchair accessible Sept 3, 4 + 8–11 at 8pm Sept 12 at 4pm Sept 14–16 at 8pm Sept 17 at 8pm + midnight Sept 18 at 8pm

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SS Elisabeth Gerhardus van Wilgen

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Gerhardus Van Wilgen

Design ©The Porch Room, LLC.

Sexual slavery. Incest. Adultery.

Where would you find these things? The Middle East? The Republican Convention? Well, maybe you’re right, but you will also find them in the Bible. Join Father Rufus as he explores stories in the Bible that weren’t covered in religion class in Saucy Biblical Tales! $20 / 105 minutes Ethical Society 1906 Rittenhouse Square Sept 3 at 8pm Sept 5 at 3pm Sept 6 at 8pm Sept 11 at 5:30pm

by rooting through its trash.

What starts as an exploration through the discarded remnants of our culture becomes a poignant, heartbreaking, and often hilarious journey of self-discovery, performed on a set comprised entirely of found objects. $10 / 70 minutes Gallery 244 244 South Street Sept 3 + 4 at 10pm Sept 5 at 2pm Sept 6 at 8pm Sept 10 at 10pm Sept 11 at 6pm + 10pm Sept 12 at 2pm Sept 14 + 15 at 8pm Sept 17 at 10pm Sept 18 at 6pm

David Miranda Hardy

Saucy Biblical Tales One Percent Productions

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Libby Cady

Michael Dutka

Sept 3 + 4 at 7:30pm Sept 5 at 2:30pm Sept 7–11 at 7:30pm Sept 12 at 2:30pm Sept 14–18 at 7:30pm

MCGREGOR

THE ACTING CLASS Philadelphia Acting Studio An in-depth, no-holdsbarred voyeur’s look into an acting class. Have you ever wondered how actors learn to do what they do? Ever wonder if you have what it takes? A powerful multimedia journey— sometimes funny, sometimes tragic—into the heart of the beast. Dare ya. $15 / 120 minutes Media Bureau 725 North 4th Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 3 + 4 at 8pm Sept 5 at 2:30pm Sept 7–10 at 8pm Sept 12 at 2:30pm Sept 14–18 at 8pm

The Crowded House The Barnstormers Family-friendly fun at the Philly Fringe! Based on a traditional tale, this original children’s opera features a poor family helped by a good witch, along with a stage full of animals, all singing and dancing to music that will delight the child in everyone. One Fringe event the kids will love! $15 / 65 minutes Lantern Theater 10th + Ludlow Streets Sept 9 + 10 at 8pm Sept 11 at 2pm + 8pm Sept 12 at 2pm

The Merry Devil of Edmonton Bad Quarto Productions/Mary Baldwin College The Jane Goodall: Experience Hyphen-Nation Arts I implore you to join me for a lecture about chimpanzees and all the beauty that is Africa. In this most peculiar drag parody, I shall reveal the most alarming secrets—still a few unbeknownst to me! A jolly-good show that only an audience of wild apes could enjoy! $15 / 90 minutes 2nd Stage at the Adrienne 2030 Sansom Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 15–17 at 7pm Sept 18 at 3pm + 7pm

Peter Fabell sold his soul for magical powers, but not his heart, and he may find tricking the devil is easy compared to outwitting a father hell-bent on making his daughter a nun.

This 1603 romantic comedy was originally performed at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Can a Renaissance necromancer find true romance? $15 / 90 minutes Studio 1831 1831 Brandywine Street Sept 11 at 7:30pm Sept 12 at 2:30pm

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THE ARGYLE STATION FRESH MEAT

The Gangster Chonicles The Theater Cooperative

FRESH MEAT has returned with a new experiment that takes place at the intersection of spontaneous generation and suspended animation.

That’s when HE enters with a story as old as fishing. Here, reality is speculative, meaning is decorative, and being out of your depth can be a good thing. $12 / 60 minutes Walking Fish Theatre 2509 Frankford Avenue Wheelchair accessible Sept 4 at 4pm Sept 5 at 6pm Sept 6 + 7 at 7pm Sept 17 at midnight Sept 18 at 4pm

Crime and mayhem! Who Killed Jimmy Hoffa? offers a surprising answer to the most famous unsolved murder in American history—and the Kennedy assassination too. In Sauna, four gangsters find themselves unexpectedly on the hot seat.

Will anybody get out alive?

Directed by Gerald van Wilgen for the Theater Cooperative. $15 / 80 minutes The Rotunda 4014 Walnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 12, 17 + 18 at 8pm

John Flak

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Tina Brock

Dylan Clements and Aram Aghazarian

The Madwoman of Chaillot The Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium A ragtag band of Parisian café habitués battle a diabolical oil cabal in this poetic, deliciously comic (and frighteningly contemporary) French fable.

This luscious, witty tea party in the twilight zone features 15 actors playing 25 characters.

The IRC: We Bring Good Nothingness to Life. www.idiopathicridiculopathyconsortium.com $20 / 120 minutes Walnut Street Theatre Studio 5 825 Walnut Street Wheelchair accessible

The New & Improved Stages of Grief Mary Carpenter Mary Carpenter’s (Second City, ComedySportz, 1812) solo show is a hilarious ride on the roller coaster of grief. From condolence cards to funeral fashion and beyond, she guides you through the often perilous, always surprising and laugh-out-loud funny path from woe to wonder. $10 / 60 minutes 2nd Stage at the Adrienne 2030 Sansom Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 7, 8, 10 + 11 at 7pm

The Play “Ben” Historical Theatre Acting Group A behind-the-scenes look at the conversations, conflict, humor, and politics between Ben Franklin and other signers of the Declaration of Independence as they struggled to write one of the most important documents in American history. These conversations are highlighted by the personality and character of Benjamin Franklin. $20 / 105 minutes Tindley Temple United Methodist Church 750 South Broad Street Sept 12 at 4pm Sept 14–17 at 8pm Sept 18 at 1pm + 5pm

Twenty-minute stage play followed by talk-back session.

One actor in Philadelphia and three others meet live via internet conferencing for a unique blend of interactive humor seen nowhere else. The story: three women meet to discuss their one true love, too little, too late. $10 / 60 minutes Walking Fish Theatre 2509 Frankford Avenue Wheelchair accessible Sept 12–14 at 7pm

The Seat MCCC Drama Club Philly native musician Cecil has always had trouble with relationships. Thankfully his friend George has been there all along.

Cecil’s music is on the rise and he’s just met a new girl named Colleen. Everything’s going great in Cecil’s life. Yup, everything. $8 / 60 minutes Chestnut Hill Coffee Company 8620 Germantown Avenue Wheelchair accessible Sept 3–5 at 8pm

Creepy, darkly comic, and suspenseful, this faithful, word-for-word stage realization of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic short story stars Barrymore Award winning actor John Zak in a chilling portrayal of a man on the brink of insanity. Conceived for the stage and directed by Domenick Scudera. Admission to this performance does not include admission to the Mütter Museum. $10 / 30 minutes The Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia 19 South 22nd Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 4 at 2pm + 3:30pm Sept 11 at 1pm + 2:30pm Sept 12 at 2pm + 3:30pm

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Tiny Dynamite Kapow Productions From the producers of last year’s Dumb Show comes the hit of the Edinburgh Fringe.

Abi Morgan’s play tells the extraordinary story of two damaged men, one lost woman, and why, if you wear rubber boots all your life, you will never feel the crackle of electricity in your heart. $15 / 70 minutes 2nd Stage at the Adrienne 2030 Sansom Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 9 at 7pm Sept 10 + 11 at 9pm Sept 12 at 7pm Sept 16–18 at 9pm

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The Search for Samuel’s Love Ramey and Ramey Productions

Alastair Southwell

Richard O’Brien’s classic crossdressing, time-warping odyssey as you’ve never experienced it before. Fresh, edgy, and exciting, The Rocky Horror Show is a lipstick-and-horror-infused can’t miss at this year’s Fringe! $15 / 90 minutes Mascher Space Co-op 155 Cecil B. Moore Avenue Sept 10, 11 + 16 at 8pm Sept 17 at 8pm + midnight Sept 18 at 8pm

The Tell-Tale Heart Nevermore Theater Project

Thom Pain (based on nothing) Luna Theater Company He’s just like you, except worse. He’s trying to save his life, to save your life—in that order. In his quest for salvation, he’ll stop at nothing, be distracted by nothing, except maybe a piece of lint, or the woman in the second row. “Small Masterpiece!”

(New York Times) $20 / 75 minutes

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When a charismatic leader promises change, people want immediate satisfaction—or blood will run. In one of the most controversial plays ever written, EgoPo recreates the French Revolution in West Philly’s breathtaking Rotunda.

Enter the bloody world of the Marquis De Sade where musicians, dancers, and asylum inmates run the show. $20 / 120 minutes The Sanctuary at The Rotunda 4014 Walnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 3 at 8pm Sept 4 at 7pm + 10pm Sept 5, 9–13 + 15–18 at 8pm

The Rocky Horror Show Allison Garrett

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Scott Fowler

The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade EgoPo Classic Theater

Allison Garrett

Joshua Walsh

Domenick Scudera

Upstairs at the Adrienne 2030 Sansom Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 2 at 6:30pm Sept 3 + 4 at 7:30pm Sept 5 + 9 at 6:30pm Sept 10 + 11 at 7:30pm Sept 12 at 2pm Sept 16 at 6:30pm Sept 17 + 18 at 7:30pm Sept 19 at 6:30pm

Murder. Dismemberment.

Cannibalism. Shakespeare’s bloodiest tragedy from Plays and Players, who gave you Zombie! The Musical and William Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead. Retired general Titus Andronicus finds the intrigue of a crumbling empire even more dangerous than war. His loyalty betrayed, he has no choice but to exact revenge. $20 / 110 minutes Plays and Players Theater 1714 Delancey Place Sept 16 at 8pm Sept 17 at 8pm + midnight Sept 18 at 4pm

Aaron Oster

Tongue & Groove Tongue & Groove Spontaneous Theater This unique ensemble spontaneously creates one-of-a-kind seriocomic theater pieces inspired by texts, emails, and other personal information provided anonymously by the audience.

LLoyd David Photography

Vamps and Vixens Vaudeville Revue Studio 1831 Entertainment Vamps and Vixens Vaudeville Revue is a fun-filled romp with the songstresses, sirens, and sexpots of yesterday. In the spirit of cabaret, burlesque, and showbusyness, a bevy of beauties will slither, strut, sing, and dance to vampish classics by Eartha Kitt, Ruth Brown, Peggy Lee, Marilyn Monroe, and more! $15 / 60 minutes Studio 1831 1831 Brandywine Street Sept 3–5 at 7pm Sept 10 at 8pm Sept 11 at 10pm Sept 12, 17 + 18 at 7pm

Wawapalooza 4: Damaged Goods IdRatherBeHere Come celebrate the imperfect in a theatrical comedy event that features short films, plays, and artwork that parodies environmentalists, mustaches, Taser victims, sex, vegans, and awkward run-ins with exes in Wawa. Each ticket comes with one FREE drink. “A fun and cheap date.” (AOL Travel) “Terrifically abnormal.”

(City Paper) $15 / 70 minutes Society Hill Playhouse 507 South 8th Street Sept 3 at 8pm Sept 4 at 6pm + 8pm Sept 5, 9 + 10 at 8pm Sept 11 at 6pm + 8pm

A hard-hitting confrontation: two promising young men struggle with abusive fathers, sexual orientation, and bigotry while coming of age.

Set against poetry of Walt Whitman, a searing experience of devastation—innocence and desire overwhelmed by ignorance and brutality. $18 / 120 minutes Riely Theater, The Shipley School 814 Yannow Street, Bryn Mawr Wheelchair acessible Sept 2–4 at 8pm Sept 5 at 2pm Sept 10 + 11 at 8pm Sept 12 at 2pm

Nicole Cordisco of Black Grain Photography

Why Can’t Zanni Read?

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Verbalized Ink Andre Jones

Week Between The Holidays Philadelphia Performance Project

Company Presents Verbalized Ink, a poetic journey of five people who reveal their truth about sadness, joy, pain, fear, and struggle as they experience life. Come hear the stories of Pops, Alicia, Antonio, Victor, and Albert as they intertwine, prick your consciousness, and reveal intimate secrets. $12 / 90 minutes Meeting House Theater at the Community Education Center 3500 Lancaster Avenue Sept 7, 9 + 10 at 8pm

Christmas comes unwrapped when a snowstorm traps a battling couple, their grown children, and guests in their house for the holidays with some big secrets. Snow piles up, glasses are drained, and everything seems possible.

Laughter and longing abound in this world premiere musical comedy about love, sex, and redemption. $20 / 120 minutes St Paul’s Episcopal Church 22 East Chestnut Hill Avenue Wheelchair accessible

It’s well known that Zanni is an idiot, but could he be getting smarter? No, that’s impossible, right? A simple mistake snowballs into a cataclysm of misunderstandings, music, violence, and hilarity. Watch as The Averagazzi create traditional commedia dell’arte, an Italian Renaissance masked slapstick theater, for modern audiences. $8 / 75 minutes The Fire 410-412 West Girard Avenue Sept 9–11 at 8pm Sept 12 at 5pm

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Titus Andronicus Plays and Players

Sept 17 at 8pm Sept 18 at 2pm + 8pm

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Elle McComsey

Bonnie Quick

“These skilled actors create genuine, complex, unscripted relationships . . . both hilarious and painful . . . anchored by a delicate clarity, and more moving than the best scripted plays.” (City Paper) tonguegroove.com. $12 / 60 minutes Mainstage at the Adrienne 2030 Sansom Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 10 at 8:30pm Sept 11 at 5pm Sept 16 at 7pm

Yes To Live; Yes To Love Dette Glashouwer Jolie Laide Project Space Jolie Laide Gallery The Project Space at Jolie Laide, a new contemporary art gallery in Center City, features rotating installations with video and performance art from social mythbuster Jacolby Satterwhite, anthropomorphic installations

by Fabienne Lasserre, and a landscape of repurposed automobiles by Jordan Griska. Live performance by Jacolby Satterwhite (pictured) on Saturday, September 4, 8–10pm.

Free / ongoing Jolie Laide Gallery 227 North Juniper Street Wheelchair accessible Saturday, Sept 4 from 8pm–10pm Sept 4* from 8pm–10pm Sept 9 + 10 from 6pm–9pm Sept 11 from noon–8pm Sept 16 + 17 from 6pm–9pm Sept 18 from noon–8pm *Includes live performance

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Daniel Barrow

Winnipeg Babysitter Daniel Barrow The Association for Creative Zoology Hokes Archives Was God the first collage artist?

Does God have a sense of humor? Duck-billed platypuses, centaurs, and chimeras answer “Yes!” according to artist Beauvais Lyons. Lyons will present prints, taxidermy, and fossils as evidence for weird evolution in a performance of his fanciful Association for Creative Zoology.

Free / ongoing Jefferson Garden, American Philosophical Society 104 South 5th Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 10–12, 17 + 18 from 11am–7pm

From the late 70s through the 80s, Winnipeg, Canada experienced a golden age of public access television.

Anyone with a creative dream, concept, or politic was on the air. Winnipeg Babysitter, artist Daniel Barrow’s live video and performance project, traces these unique vignettes from a brief synapse in broadcasting history. $8 / 90 minutes Ibrahim Theater @ International House 3701 Chestnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 4 at 7pm

Sam Green

Linda Dubin Garfield

Let’s Face It! Self Portraits & Life Stories Linda Dubin Garfield Dive into piles of art supplies while meeting interesting

Utopia in Four Movements Sam Green Utopia in Four Movements is Academy Award nominated documentarian Sam Green’s unique hybrid of film and live performance. Featuring live narration from Green and musical accompaniment by

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In her new show, Dette Glashouer will gently explode your sense of reality. Weaving her personal story with historical facts, she transforms the audience into a single emotion. Whether it is a yes to life or the tenderness of a love lost, she will be your guide into humanity. www.detteglashouwer.com $15 / 65 minutes First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, Small Seated Sanctuary 2125 Chestnut Street Sept 16–18 at 6:30pm

Dave Cerf, Utopia investigates humanity’s impulses toward achieving an ideal world, from the history of Esperanto to glimpses at the world’s largest mall. $10 / 120 minutes The Ibrahim Theater @ International House 3701 Chestnut Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 11 at 7pm

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Stephan van Hesteren

people on the same mission as you: to create your self-portrait and your personal history. It can be a gift to yourself, or you can have them included in the ongoing collection. Make your own self-portrait.

Free / ongoing The Book Trader 7 North 2nd Street Wheelchair accessible Sept 12 + 15 from 2pm–4pm (mixed-media workshop) Exhibit open Sept 3–18 from 10am–10pm

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Joe Ovelman

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Making Art All Year Long

Come See!

What We Are

2009–2010 LAB Fellowship Program

While you enjoy all the Festival offerings, you might be interested to know that our artists are hard at work all year round. The LAB is the place where artists explore the space between the idea and the fully formed production. You can be a part of this too!

Launched in 2009, the Live Arts Brewery (LAB) is a laboratory for research and development which supports artistic rumination, experimentation, exploration, and discussions about contemporary theater, dance, and cross-genre live performance work.

The LAB provides artists with a stateof-the-art studio facility at the Live Arts Studio, a 2,400-square-foot space housed in a former brewery adjacent to our administrative offices in Northern Liberties.

Join us for work-in-progress showings, production residencies, lectures, roundtables, and Second Thursday Presentations that provide a window into the creative efforts and processes of local and visiting artists.

This program provided stipends and thousands of studio hours to seven artists in 2009 and 2010. The result of this initiative has yielded some of the 2010 Festival’s most promising premiere works including CHICKEN by Charlotte Ford and TAKES by Nichole Canuso, as well as Whale Optics (to premiere in 2011) by Thaddeus Phillips of Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental.

Our 2010–2011 Fellows

We are please to announce our new fellows for the upcoming season: Gregory Holt, Adrienne Mackey, Megan Mazarick, Mary McCool, Jumatatu Poe, and Alex Torra.

Please visit livearts-fringe.org/ live-arts-brewery.cfm and friend the LAB on Facebook. For more about LAB programs please contact Craig Peterson, LAB Director, at craig@livearts-fringe.org.

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Index by Show 4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane / p93 7 Sins in 60 Minutes / p93 8: eight choreographers / eight new works / p58 9mm of Love / p95 54: A New Rock Musical! / p95 A Broken World / p79 A Crock of Schnitzel / p95 A Lesson in Dead Language by Adrienne Kennedy / p95 A New Shade of Blue / p95 A Separate Sun / p95 A Tale of Two Brains / p95 Absence/Presence / p79 Activity Book / p76 AFOOT!: Northern Liberties / p87 ALL VICTORIOUS OCEAN: A Harrowing and Erotic Tale of a Fierce Tibetan Queen / p95 Alternative Theatre Festival / p95 American Nigga Zoo / p87 An Irreverent Journey from Eggbeaters to Vibrators / p97 Angry People Building Things / p76 APPLESAUCE IN PURGATORY / p97 Ariane/Job’s Tears / p97 As Big As The World / p79 Bang on a Can Marathon: Philadelphia / p54 Bang! Zoom! Pow! A Story of Broken Borders / p79 Bare Hug Sketch Comedy Show / p76 Bee Man Play / p97

Live Arts Festival Philly Fringe

Best of Philly Music: Frame By Frame / p91 Best of POP! Sketch Comedy for the Gifted / p76 Between Trains / p97 Black and Blue Every 9:secs / p79 Boat Hole: another evening of outrageous short comedies by Josh McIlvain / p97 Cankerblossom / p38 Cartogoraphasia / p97 Casual World/Intimate Heart / p91 Cecily and Gwendolyn’s Paranormal and Quantum Entanglement / p97 Cédric Andrieux / p56 Celebrating the Beginning.... Finding the Purpose! / p79 Changing Places / p87 Cheap Guy HOF, Class of 2010 / p99 CHICKEN / p42 Chrysalis / p81 ConNEXTions: The Next Generation of Opera Presents LOVE/HATE / p91 Constants / p87 Conversation / p99 Cosmic Terrarium / Motion Painting Project / p68 Cuddle Magic Gardens / p87 Dance / p32 Dead Air: The Final Broadcast of the Zombie Apocalypse / p99 Decadere / p62 Decasia / p49

Index by Show

Destination Summer / p99 Dinner With The Leos / p99 Dirty Dozen / p87 Dirty Laundry / p99 Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead / p99 Dracula / p99 Droit du Seigneur / p101 Drunk Enough to Say I Love You? / p101 Dysfictional Circumstances / p101 Edgar Allan Poe Comes Alive! / p101 Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera / p34 ¡EL CONQUISTADOR! / p50 Elephant / p81 Emergence / p81 Esther’s Cavalcade of Stars / p81 ETTY / p101

FACTORY / p87

Potential is Not Reality / p90

Felon Fiercely: Live at the Apocalypse / p91

PRECIPICE / p105

First Love by Samuel Beckett / p46

Prudence / p105

FLASH! / p89

Punchline! / p77

Flat Intersections / p81

Questioning Drive / p85

Fletcher / p76

Radio Contest / p105

FREEDOM CLUB / p40

Release / p48

Fresh Juice / p81

Romeo and Juliet / p52

From the Inside [OUT] / p81

Rookie Card / p77

Fugue State / p101

Rosa de la Alhambra / p90

GO FRINGE YOURSELF! / p89

Sanctuary / p36

Goose Feathers: Nursery Rhymes for kids over 18!

Saucy Biblical Tales / p107

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SCORCH / p85

Gravity Theater / p89

Seal Moon / p90

Greetings from New Jersey! A comedy about growing

Sephro / p93

up and living in the great “Garden State!” / p76

Signs from God / p107

Groundhog Hour / p101

Song for Ugly Voices / p107

habitat (de)fragmentation / p89

Source / p85

Hear Again Radio Project / p101

Spill / p90

Hello from the Children of Planet Earth / p103

SS Elisabeth / p107

High Dramma: Low Commedy / p76

Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act

House Arrest/Watergate the Musical / p103 How Does the World’s Largest Arts Festival, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Work? / p103

/ p107 Stew and The Negro Problem with Heidi Rodewald / p60

How to Solve a Bear / p103

Super Heroes Who Are Super! / p107

. . . i learned not to kneel . . . / p81

TAKES / p44

I saved this for you / p83

Tales / p107

Improv Comedy: The N Crowd / p76

THE ACTING CLASS / p108

In Constant Perfection / p89

THE ARGYLE STATION / p108

In Honor Of . . . / p83

The Association for Creative Zoology / p113

In White Rooms / p83

The Crowded House / p108

InsectInside / p89

the evolution of this moment / p85

Iron / p103

The Gangster Chronicles / p108

Japan House/Philadelphia / p83

The Improvised Soap Opera / p77

Jester’s Dead / p103

The Initiative plus excerpts from Nightmare Returns

Joint Concert / p83

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Jolie Laide Project Space / p113

The Jane Goodall: Experience / p108

Journey to the West: Reinterpreting Tradition

The Madwoman of Chaillot / p108

Series / p66

The Marriage of Figaro: The Las Vegas Version / p93

Journeys of the Wolf / p91

The Merry Devil of Edmonton / p108

Judith/Dresses/Joe / p103

The New & Improved Stages of Grief / p108

Kid Out of Nowhere / p104

The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul

King Friday / p76

Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum

King Of Ghosts / p104

of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis

L. Subramaniam In Concert / p91

de Sade / p109

Let Go of the Ego / p89

The Play “Ben” / p109

Let’s Face It! Self Portraits & Life Stories / p113

The Real Housewives of South Philly / p77

L’Heure Exquise: The Exquisite Hour / p93

The Requisite Movers / p85

Life is a Dream / p104

The Rocky Horror Show / p109

Life . . . thus far / p83

The Search for Samuel’s Love / p109

Love & Cruelty: Sarah Kane In The Raw (Phaedra’s

The Seat / p109

Love & 4.48 Psychosis) / p104

The Sun Also Rises (The Select) / p64

Love-Nothing / p104

The Tell-Tale Heart / p109

Lucinda Childs (film) / p34

The Waiting Room / p90

Lunch Lady Tarot / p104

This Art Burning / p90

Lynch Quietly / p90

Thom Pain (based on nothing) / p109

M.A.C.H.O? / p104

Tiny Dynamite / p109

m@& - Improv Comedy / p76

Titus Andronicus / p111

Main Line-O-Mania / p77

Tongue & Groove / p111

Man Bites Dog / p90

Unraveling the Lace / p87

Man of Mystery / p77

Untitled Project #213 / p90

Marisol by Jose Rivera / p104

Utopia in Four Movements / p113

Marx in Soho / p104

Vamps and Vixens Vaudeville Revue / p111

Meld / p83

Verbalized Ink / p111

Mindless Drivel / p105

Vijay Iyer Live In Concert / p 48

More Better Life / p105

Wawapalooza 4: Damaged Goods / p111

NEWances / p83

Week Between The Holidays / p111

No One Else Could Love You More / p69

When Lilacs Last / p111

No-Talent Hacks / p105

Whose City? / p91

Now Showing: In Real to Reel Live Action 3-D! / p77

Why Can’t Zanni Read? / p111

Pastforward / p83

Winnipeg Babysitter / p113

Phase II / p85

Yes To Live; Yes To Love / p113

Philly Song Shuffle / p93

You Are Me / p91

PHIT’s Improv Tasting / p77

ZACHERLE a prequel to The Last Mummer / p79

PHIT’s Side of Sketch / p77

Zombies Are Forever / p93

Picking Up Pieces / p85 Polaroid Stories / p105 Portmanteau / p105

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Index by Artist 2 Guys and a Duck Theatre / p95 AAI Productions / p93 Abby Shunskis / p85 Act Normal Theatre Company / p104 AGGROCRAG / p103 Alexis Clements / p99 Allison Garrett / p109 Andre Jones / p111 Angry People Building Things / p76 ANJ Granieri / p91 Applied Mechanics / p105 Armando Batista / p104 Artistry Dance Company & coEXISTdance / p83 Asphalt Orchestra / p55 Averagazzi / p111 Bad Quarto Productions/Mary Baldwin College / p108 Bang on a Can All-Stars / p55 Barbara Pease Weber / p95 Bare Hug / p76 Between Movement Contemporary Dance Company / p81 Beverly Dale / p97 Bill Morrison / p48 BoánDanz Action Company / p62 Brian Sanders’ JUNK / p36 Briel Driscoll, Colleen McNally, Nikki Roberts, and Tess Stumpf / p81 Bright Light Theatre Company / p105 Brothers Cromie / p87

Live Arts Festival Philly Fringe

Butros and Bels Theatrical Emporium / p101 Byron Karabatsos / p69 Casaburdan Productions / p77 Center City Opera Theater / p91 Charlotte Ford / p42 charm/strange Experience / p89 Christine Campbell / p91 COH eNsemble: Creatures of Habitat Physical Poetry Performance Group / p89 Colleen Hooper and Liz Reynolds / p83 Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company / p101 Conor Lovett / p46 Cory O’Niell Walker / p93 COSACOSA art at large, Inc. / p87 Cuddle Magic & Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens / p87 Dancefusion & 360˚ Dance Company / p83 Dangerous And Movin’ Dance Company / p85 Daniel Barrow / p113 Daniele Strawmyre / p58 Danny Yung / p66 Danse4Nia Repertory Ensemble / p79 David Morley Barrett / p105 Dawson Street Dramatic Society / p99 Depravity Productions / p101 Destiny Productions Theater Ensemble / p95 Dette Glashouwer / p113 Duende Flamenco Fusion Band / p90 DysFUNctional Theater / p107 EgoPo Classic Theater / p109

Index by Artist

Eleanor Goudie-Averill and Rain Ross / p79 Elevator Repair Service / p64 Ellen Fishman-Johnson / p90 Esther’s Cavalcade of Stars / p81 ETC Theater / p99 ettyplay inc / p101 Eun Jung Choi / p58 Felon Fiercely / p91 FlyGround/Brownbody / p85 Found Theater / p107 Fred Siegel / p77 FRESH MEAT / p108 Gare St Lazare Players Ireland / p46 Gas & Electric Arts / p97 Gerhardus van Wilgen / p107 GGM Productions & RDStudio / p91 Green Light Arts / p90 Grounded Aerial / p89

Haha Productions / p104

Pink Hair Affair / p83

Hella Fresh Theatre / p99

Plays and Players / p101, p107 + p111

High Dramma / p76

Poor Richard’s Opera / p93

Historical Theatre Acting Group / p109

Possibility Productions / p107

Hokes Archives / p113

Project ALT / p85

Hope Street Theater / p104

Quinn Compositions / p93

Hyphen-Nation Arts / p108

Rainbow Destroyer / p93

IdRatherBeHere / p111

Ramey and Ramey Productions / p109

InMovement Dance, Green Chair Dance Group,

Reap What You Sow Productions / p105

Amanda Varone / p89

Red Square Theatre / p104

Intuitive Transformations / p89

Represented Theatre Company / p90

iNtuitons Experimental Theatre Company / p95

Rev9 Dance and Performance Company / p87

Iron Age Theatre / p104

Rita Lyman and the Found Objects / p90

Jaamil Olawale Kosoko / p58

Rocky and Friends / p90

Jenn Rose/Steve Pacek/Dan Kazemi / p90

Rookie Card / p77

Jérôme Bel / p56

Rose Luardo and Joanna S. Quigley / p91

Jessica Karrat Dance Scholarship Fund / p83

Sam Green / p113

Joanna Rotté & All Victorious Ocean Company / p95

Sarah Mitteldorf / p90

Jolie Laide Gallery / p113

Scorch / p85

Joseph P. Blake / p95

Second Sight Theatre Company / p99

Josh McIlvain / p97

Secret Room Theatre / p99

Jumatatu Poe / p58

Shavon Norris / p58

KAOS DAnceCo. / p83

Signal / p55

Kapow Productions / p109

Sisters’ Sirens / p81

Keepers of the Chaos / p55

Smile-Frown and Insomnia Theater / p95

keila cordova dances / p79

SmokeyScout Productions / p97

Kelly Bond / p81

So Percussion / p55

Kevin Ginsberg / p103

Sol LeWitt / p32

Kim Portis / p83

Spoken Hand / p55

KineticArchitecture / p89

SQUIRM / p89

Kyaw Kyaw Naing / p55

SRUTI The India Music and Dance Society / p91

Lawrence-Herchenroether Dance Company / p85

Stew and The Negro Problem with Heidi Rodewald

Leah Stein Dance Company / p83

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Linda Dubin Garfield / p113

Studio 1831 Entertainment / p111

Little Bunny Voodoo / p95

Stuff of Us / p85

Little Green Pig Theatrical Concern / p93

Sun Ra Arkestra / p55

Louis DeVaughn Nelson / p90

TAP / p76

Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental / p50

Telephone Bronco Theater Company / p97

Lucinda Childs / p32

Thaddeus Phillips / p50

Luna Theater Company / p109

The Barking Cat Theatre Company / p97

Madhouse Theater Company / p101

The Barnstormers / p108

Marc Hoffman / p97

The Blind Faith Project and Maria Urrutia / p87

Mark T Evans, Zac Kline & Eric Kubo / p104

The Crossing / p55

Mary Carpenter / p108

the Field/ Philadelphia / p87

Mascher Dance / p81

The Groundswell Players / p103

Matmos / p55

The Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium / p108

MCCC Drama Club / p109

The N Crowd / p76

Media Mobilizing Project Art & Culture Collective

The Outfit / p103

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The Philadephia Joke Initiative / p97

Media Res Theater Company / p95

The Porch Room / p107

Meg Foley / p58

The Real Housewives of Philadelphia / p77

Megan Mazarick / p58

The Riot Group / p40

MegLouise Dance / p81

The Ruckus Players / p99

Misty Sol and Charly Brownskin / p87

The Second Place Champions / p76

MM2 / p81

The Theater Cooperative / p108

Movement Brigade / p87

The University of The Arts, Theater Department / p105

Philadelphia Mural Arts Program / p68

The Waitstaff / p77

Nature Theater of Oklahoma / p52

Theatre Exile / p103

Nevermore Theater Project / p109

TheFunBoys / p105

New Paradise Laboratories / p40

Thelesis Lodge / p97

Nichole Canuso Dance Company / p44

Tiffany Brooke Dow / p79

Normal Love / p55

Tongue & Groove Spontaneous Theater / p111

Ocelot on a Leash Theater Company / p105

Tony Devaney Morinelli / p111

Off-Color Theatre Company / p105

Traveling Jones Theater / p101

Olive Prince / p58

Tribe of Fools / p99

One Man Sideshow / p101

Uri Caine / p55

One Percent Productions / p107

Vada Dance Collective / p83

Parade Ground Unit / p103

Vijay Iyer / p48

Parallax Theatre Company / p104

Wally Zialcita and Rick Horner / p79

Percussion Orchestra / p55

World Festival Network / p103

Persona Zenobia Dance Ensemble / p79

Xhale Dance Company / p79

Philadelphia Acting Studio / p108

Xtreme Folk Scene / p93

Philadelphia Artists’ Collective / p104

Yes! And . . .’s SHADOW Company / p89

Philadelphia Performance Project / p111 Philip Glass / p32 Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) / p76 + p77 Pig Iron Theatre Company / p38 pillardance company / p85

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Be a Part of Something Original, Daring, Exciting, Audacious Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe audiences have always been more than spectators. Each year, you are active participants in turning Philadelphia into one big performing arts stage. Your membership puts you at the center of the city’s greatest—and most adventurous—cultural event.

Since 1996 the Festival has been commissioning new shows, bringing exciting international artists to Philadelphia, and gathering large audiences to see important, daring work.

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Thank You Our Foundation + Government Supporters

/ The Barra Foundation / The Charlotte Cushman Foundation / The CHG Charitable Trust / Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation / The Hirsig Family Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation / The Horace Goldsmith Foundation / The Howard A. and Martha R. Wolf Foundation / Independence Foundation / The Virginia and Harvey Kimmel Arts Education Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation / The Kresge Foundation / The Lida Foundation / The National Endowment for the Arts / The Philadelphia Cultural Fund / The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts / Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development / The Pew Center for the Arts & Heritage through Dance Advance / The Pew Center for the Arts & Heritage through the Philadelphia Cultural Management Initiative / The Pew Center for the Arts & Heritage through the Philadelphia Music Project / The Pew Center for the Arts & Heritage through the Philadelphia Theatre Initiative / The Philadelphia Foundation / PNC Arts Alive / The Suzanne F. Roberts Cultural Development Fund / The Wallace Foundation / The William Penn Foundation / The Wyncote Foundation as recommended by Leonard C. Haas

Producers Circle Festival Benefactors / Lenny Haas / Audrey Claire Taichman / Richard Vague Executive Producers / Tony Forte / David Grasso / Al and Nancy Hirsig / Carole Haas Gravagno / Rebecca Quinn-Wolf / Rich Thom Creative Producers / David and Linda Glickstein / Kevin Kleinschmidt / Suzanne and Ralph Roberts Producers / Tom and Carol Beam / Tobey and Mark Dichter / Steven Dressler / Betsy Gemmill / Joe and Jane Goldblum / Harvey and Virginia Kimmel

/ Elizabeth Anne O’Donnell / David Seltzer / Anne and Ed Wagner / Robert E. Williams / Ted and Stevie Wolf Co-Producers / Marc Chaikin and Sandra Betner / Robert M. Dever / Avi Eden / Josephine Klein / Joseph H. Kluger and Susan E. Lewis / Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest / Tom Miles / Robert Pasquale / Anne S. Ravert, J.D. / Andy and Bryna Scott / Carol Klein and Larry Spitz / David and Holly Stichka / Lynne and Bert Strieb / Sissie and Herb Lipton / Marty Tuzman, Eileen Heisman, and Jenkintown Building Services Associate Producers / Christie Hartwell / Beth and Barry Mitchell / Michael Goldfine and Tara Mohr

FEASTIVAL Hosts / Stephen Starr / Michael Solomonov / Audrey Claire Taichman Truffle Level / Arway Linens / Energy Plus / Tony Forte / Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation / Independence Foundation / Party Rentals / PECO / PNC Arts Alive / Holly Stichka / Audrey Claire Taichman / Wachovia, A Wells Fargo Company / Richard Vague Caviar Level / Ana Maria Lenfest / Bo Concept / Franklin Square Capital Partners / InLiquid Art + Design / JtChristensen.com / Bernadine J. Munley / Pepper Hamilton LLP / Ri 1 / SAMPAN / Saul Ewing LLP / Siembra Azul Tequila / Southern Wine & Spirits / Stuart Kingston Jewelers / Victory Brewing Company / Wine Merchant / Wind River Holdings / Yards Brewing Company / Zyr Vodka Champagne Level / City Planter / Elaine and Joe Camarda / Gabe Canuso / Kevin Kleinschmidt / Duane Morris LLP / Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC / Electronic Ink / Fruit Flowers / Fury Design / Julius Silvert / Kitchen Kapers / Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP / Montgomery Benefits Group / O’Donnell & Naccarato Inc. / Jeffrey and Annie Neilsen / Andrew and Patricia Panzo / ParenteBeard LLC / Marsha and Jeffrey Perelman / Cintra and Lee Rodgers / Saks Fifth Avenue / Samuels & Son / Dr. Eric Dube and Greg Simone / Sysco / Termac Corporation

Event Planners / Gloss PR / Liz Trasmundi Event Committee / Gabe Canuso, Co-Chair / Tony Forte, Co-Chair / Barry M. Abelson / Kathleen Atkins / Tom Bell / Russ Ball / Jennifer Bohnenberger / Romulo L. Diaz / Michael C. Forman / David Grasso / Hillary Harvey / Liza Herzog / Kevin Kleinschmidt / Jeremy Kucholtz / Ana Maria Lenfest / Meryl Levitz / Tom Lussenhop / Corie Moskow / Bernadine J. Munley / Rebecca Quinn-Wolf / Jennifer C. Rice / Peter C. Rothberg / Michael Schulson / Holly Stichka / Liz Trasmundi / Richard Vague / Paul Wright / David Wurtzel / Lisa P. Young

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Board of Directors

/ Richard Vague, President / Jennifer Bohnenberger, Vice President / Robert E. Williams, CPA, Treasurer / Tom Lussenhop, Secretary / Conrad Bender / Gabe Canuso / Tony Forte / David Grasso / Lenny Haas

/ Gail M. Harrity / Liza Herzog, J.D., Ph.D. / Kevin Kleinschmidt / Bernadine J. Munley, Esquire / Rebecca Quinn-Wolf / Peter C. Rothberg / Stephen Starr / Holly Stichka / Nick Stuccio / Audrey Claire Taichman / Marty Tuzman / Paul Wright / Lisa P. Young

Our Staff

/ Nick Stuccio, Producing Director / Carolyn Schlecker, Managing Director / Melissa Bridge, Office Administrator / Pia Agrawal, Programming Director / John Emory, Philly Fringe Coordinator / Craig T. Peterson, Director, Live Arts Brewery / Robin Barnes, Marketing Director / Dan Comly, Marketing Coordinator / Molly Weingart, Community Outreach Coordinator / Josh McIlvain, Editor / Nicholas Gilewicz, Blog Manager / Mara Miller, Editorial Assistant / Anneliese Van Arsdale, Development Manager / Meg Clifton Mitchell, Individual Giving Manager / Conrad Bender, Executive Technical Director / Perry Fertig, Technical Director / Derek Hachkowski, Technical Director / Robert Davis, Office and Venue Maintenance / Brian Castello, Security / Amy Harting, Box Office Manager / Siobhan Groves, Assistant Box Office Manager / Deborah Hinchey, Volunteer Coordinator / Julia Cuccaro, Assistant Volunteer Coordinator / Olivia C. Webster, Assistant Volunteer Coordinator / Siobhan Groves, Assistant Box Office Manager / John Smith, Website Designer and Webmaster / David Chaplin-Loebelle, Website Software Developer / Kummer & Herrman (Netherlands), Guide Design / Masters Group Design, Guide Layout / Megan Wendell/Canary Promotion + Design, Publicity

Interns

/ Emma Ferguson / Ellen Freeman / Sudi Green / Adam Rzepka / Sarah Siepler / Laura Van Tassell / Logan Tiberi-Warner

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Thank You

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