ISSUU 2025 by FringeArts

Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation

Andy and Ricki Eisenstein, Linda and Tom McCarthy, Barbara Klock and Salem Shuchman, Lynne Y. Strieb and Bert Strieb, Mark and Tobey Dichter, Linda and David Glickstein, The Honickman Family, The Janet Yaseen Foundation (Julia and Nicole Katowtiz), Arthur Kaplan and Duane Perry, Chris Deephouse and Donna Hunt, Anne and Ed Wagner, Karol M. Wasylyshyn, Christie Hartwell, Judith Tannenbaum, Marty Maynard, Michelle Hong and Alex Goranin, Nancy Lanham, Rosanne Sarkissian, Shelley Green and Michael Golden, Theresa Spencer

TO PHILLY FRINGE

Get ready for a month of audacious, adventurous, astonishing art—four weeks, 300+ shows, citywide venues.

The month of September is going to provide you with the chance to see your city (and the people in it) in a new way.

The 29th annual Festival features local, national, and international artists offering new visions and perspectives at 90 venues across the city. You’ll find nine works presented by FringeArts, and more than 320 independently produced shows, some of which can be found at our five festival hubs.

This year, artists are joining us from as far away as Zimbabwe and as close as right down the street from you. As one of the biggest Fringe Festivals in the United States, we see it as our role to take artists working at the furthest, blurriest edges of genres and disciplines and place them front and center.

Maybe it’s your first time dipping your toe in the Fringe Festival waters, or maybe you’ve been diving deep into this ocean of artistic adventure since the festival was founded in the late ’90s. Either way, we know you’ll witness live performance that will stick in your brain long after the show ends, make you question your reality, imagine a new possible future, and inspire passionate conversation.

Most of all, I hope that this festival helps you fall in love—or fall in love, again—with this city. It’s part of what brought me to Philadelphia almost two decades ago, and the reason why I’ve stuck around. It’s a literal dream come true to be anticipating my first Fringe Festival as CEO & Producing Director at FringeArts.

I look forward to seeing you at the shows!

Warmly, Nell

Nell Bang-Jensen CEO + Producing Director FringeArts

DON’T MISS THESE SPECIAL EVENTS!

2025 Philadelphia Fringe Festival Preview Nights

Mon, Aug 11, 18 + 25 at 7pm

FringeArts, 140 N. Columbus Blvd. FREE

Unsure of what to see during the Festival? Each night, a new group of performances will be highlighted on the FringeArts stage. Dance, Theater, Circus, Comedy: it’s a Fringe Festival sample platter! It’s the perfect way to get a taste of a variety of shows, discover new artists, and start building your schedule out before September.

PhillyFringe.org/previews

Tour de Fringe

Sat, Sept 6, 13, 20 + 27

$225 EarlyBird / $275 GA

Looking for an insider’s guide to the Philly Fringe? On festival Saturdays, a FringeArts staff member will lead a small group to three performances in one day. The experience includes dinner at Fringe Bar before your last show to talk about what you’ve seen. An exclusive, new offering for those who don’t know where to start their festival experience, or those who want a deeper dive! Your ticket includes three shows and dinner. PhillyFringe.org/TourdeFringe

Opening Night Party

Rashid Zakat: Revival!

Thu, Sept 4 at 9pm Fringe Bar, 140 N. Columbus Blvd. FREE

Celebrate the opening of the 29th annual Philadelphia Fringe Festival with us at Fringe Bar!

Filmmaker and artist Rashid Zakat will perform Revival! A benevolent interruption in public space, Revival! feels like walking into a dance party and DJ set. This audiovisual meditation attempts to reimagine and practice what collective joy and resilience look like in times of crisis. Using aural- and image-based motifs from the African diaspora, the artist reverberates the intimacies and pleasures of shared spiritual experiences from across time and place. Black aliveness is the political imperative of this piece: an invitation to be candid, loud, playful, and to revel in the glory of communal excitement and civic joy. PhillyFringe.org/opening25 Star Producers Andy + Ricki Eisenstein

See you at Fringe Bar

Stop by Fringe Bar throughout the Fringe Festival for dinner, snacks, drinks. Show your ticket to any Fringe Festival show for 20% off your tab*! Preview the menu or reserve a table at Fringbarphilly.com

*Offer may not be combined with any other discounts or promotions, or used for restaurant week menu. Offer valid once per ticket for ticketholder only, not valid for multiple parties or orders.

TICKETING

How to Purchase Tickets

Tickets go on sale to FringeArts members on Tuesday, July 15 and to the general public on Friday, July 18.

Online at PhillyFringe.org

You may purchase tickets to multiple shows at once; go to individual show pages and add your tickets to the cart, then purchase using a credit card. You will receive an email order confirmation with all of your tickets attached. Print your ticket for admission or add them to your Apple or Google wallet to display your ticket on your phone. FringeArts Members, be sure to log in before shopping to receive your discount!

Call 215-413-1318

Our staff can process your ticket order over the phone with a credit card daily during the Fringe Festival Box Office hours (see below). Before August 25th, we are available on weekdays from 11am–5pm.

At the Fringe Festival Box Office

Stop by the Fringe Festival Box Office, open August 25–September 28. Buy tickets with cash or credit card (no checks). Tickets for FringeArts Presents performances are on sale at the box office until one hour before show time. Tickets for all other Fringe performances are on sale until two hours before show time.

Box office location:

140 N Columbus Blvd (at Race) Philadelphia, PA 19106 215-413-1318

Box office hours: August 25–August 31: 12–5pm September 1–September 28: 11am–8pm

At the Performance Venue

We highly recommend buying tickets in advance to receive important information in our Know Before You Go emails. However, when available, tickets may be purchased at the venue starting one hour prior to performances for FringeArts Presents shows, and 30 minutes prior to performances for independently produced Fringe shows. Most independently produced Fringe shows are cash only. We cannot guarantee tickets will be available at the venue.

Refund & Exchange Policy

FringeArts does not offer refunds. Exchanges are offered for free to FringeArts Members and Producers Circle members, and for $2 per ticket to non-members. Exchanges may only be made up to two hours before the ticketed performance and only for a different performance of the same show.

Seating Policy

Seating for most 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!

How Can I Save On My Tickets?

Discounts are available for members, groups, students and 25-and-under, ACCESS cardholders, and artists/ industry. Visit PhillyFringe.org/box-office for more information.

FringeArts

Members

Members receive up to 20% off tickets to Fringe Festival shows and FringeArts events throughout the year, along with free ticket exchanges, advance access to tickets and seats, and numerous other benefits. See below or FringeArts.com/Membership for more info.

Groups

Groups of 10+ save 25% on tickets. Email PatronServices@FringeArts.com or call 215-413-1318 for group orders.

Students + 25-and-under

All current students and anyone 25-and-under gets FringeArts Presents show tickets for just $15 and a $5 discount on independently produced Fringe Festival show tickets if the original price is $20 or more. Valid student ID or proof of age required.

ACCESS Cardholders

Pennsylvania ACCESS cardholders can receive up to four $2 tickets to all eligible FringeArts Presents shows with a free FringeACCESS membership. Cards must be registered, either online during ticket purchase or in-person at our FringeArts offices. Visit FringeArts.com/FringeACCESS for more info.

Artist Rush

Artists participating in the Fringe Festival receive $5 rush tickets to all Fringe Festival shows, at the door 30 minutes before showtime, subject to availability. All artists and workers in the performing arts industry may reserve $15 Industry Tickets to FringeArts Presents shows in advance.

Volunteer

Volunteering is a great way to be a part of the Fringe Festival and to see shows for free. For more information, email Volunteer@FringeArts.com

BECOME A MEMBER ACCESSIBILITY

Support FringeArts and save!

Our 12-month membership includes exclusive benefits at FringeArts, including the annual Philadelphia Fringe Festival, and productions at FringeArts throughout the year! We’re talking discounts, advance purchasing, members-only events, and more.

$100 Membership

• Up to 20% off 2 tickets per show*

• 4 complimentary drink tickets to Fringe Bar

• 2 complimentary “Bring A Friend” guest passes

$65 Membership

• Up to 20% off 1 ticket per show*

• 2 complimentary drink tickets to Fringe Bar

• 1 complimentary “Bring A Friend” guest pass

Additional Benefits (both levels)

• Exclusive advance email notification of upcoming events and opportunities to buy tickets before the general public

• Invitations to special events

• Free ticket exchanges

*During the 2025 Philadelphia Fringe Festival, the 20% off discount only applies to full price tickets priced over $15.

Be sure to buy your membership BEFORE you purchase tickets to ensure you receive the membership discount; you will receive discount instructions via email. Membership cannot be combined with any other discounts.

As an artistic and cultural institution in this city, we take seriously our responsibility to be accessible to every Philadelphian, at every entryway. Wheelchair accessibility is indicated in this Guide. Visit PhillyFringe.org to view additional accessibility offerings—including audio description, hearing assistance headsets, relaxed performances, open captioning, and ASL interpretation.

If you have any questions, please contact Patron Services at PatronServices@FringeArts.com or 215-413-1318, or visit the Box Office during business hours. Learn more about FringeArts accessibility practices at FringeArts.com/accessibility

Health & Safety

We have given artists flexibility to choose a level of COVID precaution that works best for their venue and performance. Please visit PhillyFringe.org for details about the health and safety policies of each show. Note that policies are subject to change in accordance with the City’s COVID-19 Response Levels.

Thank you for remaining adaptive and understanding.

FESTIVAL HUBS

Festival Hubs are vibrant centers of activity that host multiple performances and artists during the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. FringeArts is proud to partner with these independent hubs who provide artist support, community connections, and unique audience experiences! Look for Hub logos on individual events and visit their websites for information.

Cannonball

With over 100 offerings—from rebellious circus, delicious dance, fearless theatre and activist art to workshops, parties, and more— Cannonball pushes the boundaries of live performance at three different venues this Fringe. Come as you are and stay past bedtime. Blaze your own trail at cannonballfestival.org

Sept 1–30

Asian Arts Initiative

(1219 Vine St)

Icebox Project Space

(1400 N American St)

The Drake (1512 Spruce St)

Circus Campus Presents

Join the vibrant community at Circus Campus! We foster a tightknit group of creators showcasing incredible skills. We invite you to experience the excitement at our workshops and shows. Circus Campus is an educational headquarters and home to unique talent. Be a part of this extraordinary community! circuscampusphiladelphia.com/ presents

Sept 12–28

6452 Greene St Philadelphia, PA, 19119

Studio 34

Studio 34 is a mixed-use yoga/ healing/arts spot in West Philly named for the trolley that stops out front. All year long we host art, comedy, dance, music, poetry and theatre in our gallery, lounge, and studio spaces, as well as healing services, 30 weekly yoga classes. And a wide array of workshops. studio34yoga.com/arts-events

Sept 1–30

4522 Baltimore Ave Philadelphia, PA, 19143

Sauwbona

Sawubona Creativity Project (SCP): Theatre for Performance Art & Education welcomes diverse artists, from emerging playwrights to seasoned performers. Our goal is to foster original work and communitydriven productions. Our space is a home for bold, transformative performances that inspire, educate, and connect audiences through the power of live art. sawubonacreativityproject.org

Sept 4–28 1626 E. Passyunk Ave Philadelphia, PA, 19148

DUMB HUB, curated by Sarah Knittel, features a chef’s kiss selection of CLOWN, IDIOT, ALT COMEDY, Performance art, and Freak SH*T ONLY. A contamination of performers from across America in rep with a trash tornado of Philly favorites and once in a lifetime pop up shows. The smartest, sexiest, and most insightful of the hubs. Gobirds. instagram.com/dumbhubphilly

Sept 9–13, Sept 16–20

Pig Iron Studios 1417 N 2nd St Philadelphia, PA 19122 Studio B

Dumb Hub

THE PHILLY FRINGIES

The Philadelphia Fringe Festival Audience Choice Awards

Show some love to your favorite shows! After attending any participating Fringe show, you’re invited to submit a 1–5 star score along with feedback about the performance.

FringeArts will share the frontrunners weekly on social media and announce the overall audience choice winners in each category after the festival. Stay tuned to find out who took home the Philly Fringie in each category!

To vote, look for Philly Fringies posters at the performance venues and scan the QR codes, or click the link sent in the post-show email.

Last Year’s Winners

Five Star Award (the show with the most five star votes): The Tire Swing by The Circus Opera Company

Art for Young Audiences: Hundred Acre Park by My Mother Once Read Circus: Finding Joy by Rebel Arts Movement

Comedy & Improv: Dead Dad Show by John Miller Giltner and Sasha Kostyrko

Dance: Self Help | PANOPTICON by mignolo dance/TARANTISM

Digital: Beauty Tips After 40 by Janine Renee Cunningham

Film: High and Dry: The Movie–Screening and Talk Back by A Famous Studio

Immersive/Interactive Experience: And the skies were not cloudy all day by Gene Farbe

Music: Tattoo Monologues by ANNA Crusis Feminist Choir

Nightlife & Cabaret: MADCAP & BUSTY by Michael “Dola” Amendola, Arantxa Chávez, Tenara Calem, Tyler Catanella, Graham Cook & Jo Kramer

Storytelling: Walk Me Through Your Resume by Martha Cooney

Theater: Bluebird: A Cabaret by Curlyfish Productions

Visual Art: Rogues’ Gallery by See/Hear Now Pop-Up Enterprises Worldwide

PLAN YOUR PHILLY FRINGE

The following pages are your introduction to the 300+ shows in the 2025 Philadelphia Fringe Festival!

This Guide

Check out our Curated shows—pull-out Browse by event category—pages 8–46 Browse events by date—pages 47–54

PhillyFringe.org

Explore the festival on our website dedicated to all things Fringe:

• Find all of the shows in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival!

• Use filters to find shows by date, category, venue accessibility, or keywords.

• Buy tickets and check the most up to date show information.

Visit us year round for performances, events, festivals, and more at FringeArts.com

PHILLY FRINGE POSTCARDS

Introducing Philly Fringe Postcards, a peer-topeer review experiment created for the 2025 Fringe by Savannah Reich!

A cohort of up to 25 artists will each write a “postcard” to one other artist about their work. Every postcard will be:

• Short & sweet

• Personal—not impartial

• An honest description of how it felt for this artist to see this work

Follow along at @phillyfringepostcards on IG, or at PhillyFringe.org/Postcards

FESTIVAL LISTINGS

CIRCUS CIRCUS CIRCUS CIRCUS

Anarchy

The Rebellion Circus - Rebel Arts Movement

A powerful circus-dance production exploring America's hidden struggles through circus arts and movement. These dynamic pieces expose societal chaos, propaganda, mental health stigma, and systemic inequities while celebrating community resilience and artistic activism as paths to liberation.

Sept 16, 17 at 6pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129663

Ashes and Iron

Daisie Cardona

One Performer. Six songs. Aerial Silks, Hammock, and Lyra tell the story of Kensington's strength, Resilience, and hope. Ashes and Iron is a solo journey of free building, survival, and the power of community.

Sept 15 at 6pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129666

Chronic Presents: cartas de amor a Puerto Rico

Chronic Presents An interactive, intimate Pole dancing experience o ering an ode to Puerto Rico and Hispanic Heritage Month.

Sept 17 at 7:30pm PWYC/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/129677

Ethiopian Dreams

Circus Abyssinia

A joyous Ethiopian circus adventure! Fusing breathtaking acrobatics, juggling, and music, Circus Abyssinia tells the story of two brothers chasing a dream. A magical, heartwarming show for all ages — full of wonder, culture, and awe-inspiring talent.

Sept 15 at 7pm, Sept 18 at 5pm, Sept 20 at 2pm, Sept 21 at 6:30pm, Sept 21 at 9:30pm, Sept 22 at 5:30pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129693

Architectonica

Greg Kennedy

Architechtonica is a intellectual feast for the visual & tactile senses. Guaranteed to amaze & delight, audiences of all ages will appreciate learning about the work of Leonardo DaVinci, Alexander Calder, Kenneth Snelson, & Rinus Roelof. It blends together the work of sculptors & circus artists.

Sept 13, 14, 20, 21 at 3pm $20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129337

CHRONIC PAin au chocolat janoah...anygoodjokes?

a joyOUS cirCUS abOUT baDLY huRT boDIES but fuNNY! gendERQUEER juggleRIST-unicycLISTER janoah... anygoodjokes? (ze/ZIR) endURES mysteRIOUS oneSIDED paIN splitTING zir boDY iN twO: zir left feels right ZIR RIGHT FEELS WRONG janoah balANCES: betweeNNESS, binarYNESS, sexiNESS, wholeness & otherNESSES!

Sept 26 at 5pm, Sept 27 at 6:30pm, Sept 28 at 3pm PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/129676

The Death Circus Joi of Dance

The Death Circus, is an artistic exploration of universal end-of-life themes and rituals that connect us.

Aerialists, movement artists, and musicians invite the audience to reﬂect on some of the complexities surrounding loss, decay, grief, fear, and peace.

Sept 19, 20 at 5pm, Sept 20 at 9:30pm, Sept 21 at 12:30pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129753

Game Time

Split Second

Two athletes, an unidentiﬁed sport, a 20-foot pole, and the highest-stakes game of these twins' lives. Jump into the arena as twins Aviva & Molly Rose-Williams jump, ﬂip, climb, contort, and sweat their way towards the gold. Let the games begin!

Sept 12 at 5pm, Sept 13 at 8pm, Sept 14 at 12:30pm PWYC/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/129703

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Presented by Circus Campus, Circus Campus, 6452 Greene St

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Presented by Cannonball, The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S Hicks St

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Grant

Daniel Forlano

Discover, as he does, what it means to be a clown. Several acts, ranging from professionally toured to barely conceived, ﬂow from one to the other. There is a missing show cat, the world's greatest tumbler, a lessthan-refreshing drink, and a fatal drawing so far. Does a theme emerge?

Sept 26 at 7:30pm $20/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129363

Happy To Be Here!

Jan Damm

Hans Lieberdich brings curiosity back to the circus, and his own life. After a long career in the big top, he now explores props of his own design, pushing the limits of acrobatics and comedy, fueled by a dangerous level of optimism. The results are by turns absurd, poetic, and surprisingly human.

Sept 12, 13 at 6:30pm, Sept 14 at 3:30pm, Sept 17 at 5:30pm PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/129708

International Black Indigenous Circus Week

International Black & Indigenous Circus Week

Black Circus Week is a chance for Black and Indigenous circus artists of any discipline and skill level to gather, share, learn and grow in community with like-minded artists. Black Circus Week takes place during Cannonball Festival and the Philadelphia Fringe.

Sept 19, 21 at 12pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129716

Presented by Cannonball, Rebel Arts Movement Studio, 3401 I Street, Suite 305

NFRW/T ANKOLE

NFRW/T—a BIPOC Queer Circus Arts production honoring our Ancestors' Spirituality, where the duality of feminine + masculine energies presents itself in elements of nature, originating in Egypt since 3150 BC before European colonization sought to eradicate & discredit our culture.

Sept 15, 16 at 7:30pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129732

Shared Spaces

XinRui Guo

Come explore a typical day in a shared space in an urban environment. As di erent people use the same space for various activities see how a space can build community and bring people together.

Sept 13 at 12:30pm, Sept 19 at 6:30pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129743

Time Loops

Philadelphia School of Circus Arts

Join our main artist as they go on a journey through time to embrace the history and ﬁnd the heart of circus.

Sept 27 at 7:30pm $28/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/127276

Growing Pains

Black Ice Circus

Growing Pains as an ode to all of the people we become in the many lives we live. Join 7 black bodied artists as they focus on where they're going and remember where they've been. Relatable? Maybe, but as humans we can all relate to feelings of joy, pain, curiosity, restlessness and pride.

Sept 19 at 9:30pm, Sept 20 at 6:30pm, Sept 21 at 2pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129707

Hourglass

Luther Bangert

Hourglass is a one hour solo contemporary juggling show centered around a suspended, swinging hourglass—open, trailing curtains of sand across the stage. This show is a meditation on the perception of time—an existential and performative tool kit for a softer relationship to the ticking clock.

Sept 12, 18 at 9:30pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129712

Lunarium

Skylark Circus Arts

Step into an otherworldly realm of unusual creatures as they weave a surreal and uplifting story. Presented as a suite of vignettes, this cabaret style show blends spoken word with circus acts including fire and aerial performance. Some briefly pass us by and some will always float in our same tides

Sept 12 at 7pm $25/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/127290

Pink Lemonade

Sweet and Sour Circus

We want to build a carnival ride of child-like wonder (*BOING BOING BOING* *POP*). Our props and bodies will be manipulated, thrown, ﬂounced, shaped, caught, dropped, ﬂown, rolled, and morphed as we share our art and ourselves with you (YEEE! HOW EXCITING!).

Sept 28 at 6pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/67222

Strange Root

Julia Baccellieri

This show is going to dive into some of the deep cracks in the foundation that America is built on and how they have impacted the lives and therefore the art of black people in America.

Sept 15 at 5:30pm, Sept 17 at 8:30pm, Sept 18 at 6:30pm PWYC/30 min • PhillyFringe.org/129747

WABAAM! Redamancy

The WABAAM! Collective

Redamancy is a radically queer contemporary circus and dance show exploring intimacy, loneliness, and love.

Balancing the silly with the serious and the loud with the gentle, Redamancy follows ﬁve friends as they discover how to love each other anew.

Sept 26, 27 at 5pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129773

Presented by Circus Campus, Circus Campus, 6452 Greene St

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Presented by Circus Campus, Circus Campus, 6452 Greene St

Presented by Cannonball, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Presented by Circus Campus, Circus Campus, 6452 Greene St

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Presented by Circus Campus, Circus Campus, 6452 Greene St

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

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Presented by Circus Campus, Circus Campus, 6452 Greene St

PICTURED: MISTY SOL PHOTOGRAPHED BY SAMMY RIVERA

DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE

1-Way Mirror

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1-Way Mirror began with the question: are you still your mother’s daughter if you're no longer a woman?

Choreographers Mimi Doan and Cole Stapleton, with director Sacha Vega, use ‘doppelgangering’—a practice of psychoanalytic introjection—to explore queerness, power, and dependency.

Sept 27 at 12:30pm, Sept 28 at 7pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129651

BABYBABYBABY

Laila J. Franklin

BABYBABYBABY is a dance about dances about love, exploring the aesthetics and performance of care, romance, companionship, and partnership.

Sept 13 at 2pm, Sept 13 at 7pm

$20/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/121752

Beautiful Human Lies: Chapter 4

Choreographed and Directed by Rennie Harris, Performed by Megan Bridge

A new, evening-length solo dance performance conjures a dissonant dialogue around identity, transformation, and privilege. This project explores the many ways that artistic collaboration can profoundly mark the passage of time, and how we break and remake to cobble together a coherent self.

Sept 6 at 7pm, Sept 7 at 2pm, Sept 8 at 7pm

$35 • PhillyFringe.org/129996

Body By September: alongside the dog and other important things

Ada Fujita

Body By September is a solo dance work built from silly songs, knit goods, and quiet rituals—part self-soothing, part storytelling. A tender, anti-productive collage of care, change, and domestic detail. Sometimes the dog joins in for a nap.

Sept 7 at 5pm PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/129669

10-pointer

Corinne Jones

This is an anthology of deer stories. The deer in all its forms: fawn, doe, buck, spotted, gutted. They are everywhere and nowhere—appearing out of thin air. I can’t get the idyllic beast out of my head, and it seems like everyone has something to say about a stag.

Sept 13 at 5pm, Sept 18 at 6:30pm, Sept 22 at 8:30pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129653

Ballad Of Puppets

Lian

The blossoms beseech the gods "even though in this world where we may know grief and su ering. Our dreams shall never die." as they fall from the branch with anger.

Sept 7 at 9:30pm, Sept 17 at 7pm

PWYC/30 min • PhillyFringe.org/129667

Bodies of Water

The Naked Stark

Meet The Naked Stark at Fairmount Water Works! Our 10th annual community gathering o ers a glimpse into our process and sneak peek into our 2026 production. Dive into an exploration of water, time, and space celebrating the site’s architecture, and the mosaic of memories in the former Kelly Pool.

Sept 27 at 1pm PWYC/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/129065

A Call to Prayer

Zaquia Mahler Salinas

The subtle body connects us globally by the threads of grief, joy, struggle, and awakening. “A Call to Prayer” is a moving meditation that pulls these threads through embodied ritual to reveal what is possible in the liminal space of translation.

Sept 26 at 8pm, Sept 27 at 6:30pm, Sept 28 at 3:30pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129656

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Storefront, 1219 Vine Street

Performance Garage, 1515 Brandywine Street

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Presented by FringeArts, The Proscenium at The Drake, 302 S. Hicks St

Fairmount Water Works, 640 Waterworks Drive

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Can You Feel It? The Performative Dance Show

Nylah Jackson

This show is an experimental theatrical show that shows the human connection between music and dance. Movement and rhythm are essential for living, and I am excited to debut a fresh perspective on dance through authenticity and human experience.

Sept 19, 20 at 5pm, Sept 21 at 3:30pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129671

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater, 1219 Vine Street

Presented by FringeArts, FringeArts, 140

Cosmic Docks

Nora Sharp

Cosmic Docks is a trans tall-tale about orbiting the sources of yourself and yearning for clarity in a broken world. Soloist Nora Sharp builds a world where personal history and sci-ﬁ futurism intersect in the dumpster out back of a local top surgery o ce to chart a pathway beyond story or self.

Sept 5 at 9:30pm, Sept 6 at 5pm

PWYC/75 min • PhillyFringe.org/129683

Dambudzo

nora chipaumire

In this immersive anti-genre performance, nora chipaumire invites audiences into a world of sound, painting, sculpture, and performance. Audiences freely explore a Zimbabwean shabini on stage—an informal bar where citizens gather to invoke the possibilities of resistance and insurrection.

Sept 18, 19 at 7pm, Sept 20 at 2pm $35/105 min • PhillyFringe.org/130028

Devour Me

Vanessa Kamp

Outside the theatre we found a small, crumpled note on the ground, written in a delicate hand. It began with three words, Please Devour Me.

Sept 4 at 6:30pm, Sept 13, 26 at 9:30pm PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/129686

exhibition

sharedelusion

"exhibition" is a series of solos performed by Magaly Gallagher, Lucy Flippen, Noah Lewis, Ella Martin, and Kayla Ricketts that explores lesbian as gender through dressed embodiment.

Sept 7 at 8pm, Sept 22 at 8:30pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129694

Flamencodanza Show

Flamencodanza show

Flamencodanza, “Best show of Dance and physical theatre Hollywood fringe 2022," is a dance and guitar duo that has toured internationally at festivals since 2021. The show combines the characteristic elements of rhythm, beauty and artistry of Flamenco adding a contemporary ﬂair.

Sept 21 at 7pm $18/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/117832

contrarian

Shosh Isaacs

Shosh will play the role of the “contrarian,” interpreting collective frustration within social, political, and interpersonal worlds. We’re interested in whimsical dance that explores themes of anticipation, looping, major change, and collaboration.

Sept 6 at 3:30pm, Sept 7 at 6:30pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129680

Currents

Michelle Slavik

Currents is a haunting movement solo inspired by the complex nature of water as it serves as both an essential resource for vitality as well as a looming threat of destruction. Witness the journey of one woman’s connection to life and the natural world.

Sept 14 at 9:30pm, Sept 24 at 5:30pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129684

DAME LA RECETA!

CARNE VIVA DANCE THEATRE

This multidisciplinary work explores the immigrant journey, blending culture, community, and healing through shared space, movement, and tradition. It honors ancestry, embraces radical joy, and celebrates identity. Supported by the MAP Fund, it’s a call for liberation and cultural preservation.

Sept 10 at 5:30pm, Sept 11 at 6:30pm, Sept 13 at 3:30pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129685

Elaborate Measures

Je rey Sykes

A Comedy Ballet featuring a cast of bombastic characters who are full of hijinks. Through dance and prose the line between audience and performer gets blurred within this chaotic evening. Be prepared to think, laugh, and breathe with alliteration and the hottest dance moves this side of the galaxy.

Sept 14 at 5pm, Sept 25 at 6:30pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129691

Family Portrait/Lies of Meritocracy

Xander Cobb

Nuclear family failed us queers, painfully and comically.

We yap endlessly about chosen family, the commune utopia in Vermont, co-parenting, and polyamory. Can this be the foundation of queer family? What went down before the family photo was taken? What went down after?

Sept 25 at 9:30pm, Sept 28 at 9pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/130169

Flow State

Urban Movement Arts

Flow State features physically daring and artistically adventurous dance works, fusing the worlds of street, contemporary theater and folklore. It is an immersive experience set to the vibrations of DJs and live musicians in an environment of projections and installations that stimulate the senses.

Sept 28 at 6pm $20/180 min • PhillyFringe.org/129289

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Presented by Cannonball, The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S Hicks St

N Columbus Blvd

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Presented by Cannonball, The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S Hicks St

Prism Arts, 1021 Hamilton Street

First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, 2125 Chestnut Street

Fracture

Sarah Messenger

This work focuses on how the patriarchy constantly tries to fit female identifying bodies into tiny boxes and ill fitting roles. The body and mind fracture and fight against one another trying to reconcile these demands until the rebellious and wild feminine takes over and reunites mind/body/soul.

Sept 5 at 6:30pm, Sept 11 at 5pm, Sept 28 at 8:30pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129699

Genetics

Amina Nefertari

A dance presentation that reveals the genetic disposition of Amina Nefertari. Following my ancestors into the process of creating my being. It explores hereditary from the start of 4 generations before and decodes my DNA, exposing my genetics.

Sept 4 at 5pm, Sept 8 at 5:30pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129705

hog ranch, hogwash, or putting lipstick on a pig

Kayt MacMaster

hog ranch, hogwash, or putting lipstick on a pig blends dance and theater to unravel the myth of the American frontier through the grit and glamour of cowgirls and showgirls. If the dirt beneath Calamity Jane’s ﬁngernails could speak, this is the story it would tell—raw, rowdy, and reckoning.

Sept 11 at 5pm, Sept 12, 13 at 6:30pm, Sept 14 at 2pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129711

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Storefront, 1219 Vine Street

lithographs rece komorn

lithographs is a movement study unearthing the body as palimpsest, pressed, imprinted, in ﬂux. it reckons with how power inscribes and dispossesses, activating reciprocity and the emergence of the ungovernable body.

Sept 7 at 2pm

PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/129725

My Body Your Eyes

Laura D'Amico, M Nield, MahataMmoho Collective & Nancy Hughes

My Body Your Eyes is a multi-choreographer dance work exploring resistance, visibility, and return.

Featuring MahataMmoho Collective, M Neild, Laura D’Amico, and Nancy Hughes, it weaves solos, duets, voice, ritual, and includes a transparent box danced in by D’Amico.

Sept 28 at 5pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129461

Ritual of Identity

Prakriti Dance

"Ritual of Identity" is a new evening-length dance work presented by Prakriti Dance. This work is centered around the idea of rituals—how it shapes our identities, grounds our cultural practices, and connects us to each other, especially within the context of the immigrant experience.

Sept 24 at 8:30pm, Sept 25 at 9:30pm, Sept 27 at 2pm PWYC/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/129741

Free to Be

Katherine Kiefer Stark / The Naked Stark

You are not alone. I am not special. This is messy. Let's Go. In a solo dance show presented as a collage of stories through lip syncing, monologue, and conversation, Katherine Kiefer Stark lays out her awkward, ongoing process of unlearning and searching for answers.

Sept 11 at 8pm, Sept 20 at 6:30pm, Sept 24 at 7pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129701

Helpful Hints for Strength and Health for Busy People

Rhonda Moore + Ben Grinberg | Almanac Projects "We are living in times that demand more and more of our nerves and physical energy, of our brains and muscles." A loving, intergenerational acrobatic dance collaboration that mines the classic 1901 ﬁtness guide "Illustrated Tips for Strength and Health for Busy People" to survive a guilded age.

Sept 23 at 5:30pm, Sept 26 at 8pm, Sept 27 at 9:30pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129710

Kaleidoscopes

LisaMarie Casazza

Kaleidoscopes transform simple objects into intricate, beautiful patterns, which can change your perception and makes you see things in a whole new light. The dancers will be creating optical illusions with their bodies, costumes, and the use of lighting to achieve this goal through the performance.

Sept 19 at 6pm, Sept 19 at 8pm

$15/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/128318

Mood

Sierra Clark

Mood is a full length choreographic work set to live music that explores the complex relationships between our given and chosen family, friends, and lovers, as well as discusses themes like gender and sexism.

Sept 20 at 6pm, Sept 20 at 8pm

$10/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129071

The Return To Innocence Lost

Deziah Neasia

The Return to Innocence Lost explores themes around generational trauma, conception, death, and rebirth. The work explores the complexities of navigating black livelihood in a society that demands their strength while simultaneously challenging their existence.

Sept 19 at 8pm, Sept 25 at 5pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129762

SHEBANG - Heather Dutton & Grace Yi-Li Tong Split Bill

Heather Dutton & Grace Yi-Li Tong

SHEBANG is a humorous evening of dance-theater that gnaws on the triumphs and toils of queer and Asian experiences in American adolescence. This PG-13 split bill features Heather Dutton’s You’re Actually The Last Person I Wanted To See Today and Grace Yi-Li Tong’s ZOO!

Sept 20 at 7pm, Sept 21 at 1pm $20/100 min • PhillyFringe.org/129148

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Presented by Cannonball, The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S Hicks St

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater, 1219 Vine Street

Presented by Cannonball, The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S Hicks St

Fidget Space, 1714 N. Mascher Street

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

CHI Movement Arts Center, 1316 South Ninth St.

Old First Reformed Church, 151 N 4th Street

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Performance Garage, 1515 Brandywine Street

sis.tem | gateways to safehouses

C. Woods Work

sis.tem | gateways to safehouses exposes the weight of societal objectiﬁcation on the spiritual body of black femmes. Lifting and enlivening movement and melodic rituals that call into question, how can we ignite century-long spells cast upon us as protection in eras of reﬁnement and reformation?

Sept 5, 11 at 8pm, Sept 14 at 6:30pm, Sept 21 at 3:30pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129744

Through The Eyes Of A Women

Bart.Co Dance

Am I safe as a woman in America? This is the physical representation of the women/women presenting persons' experiences in "the land of the free." Showing how we ﬁght physically, mentally, socially, and politically.

Sept 27 at 7pm

$25/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/123051

Torrent: Dancing in the Churn

Evalina Wally Carbonell, Mijkalena Smith, Jessica Warchal-King, Karen Fox, Malcolm Shute

Contemporary dance showcase featuring work by Evalina “Wally” Carbonell/Seed II Crown, Mijkalena Smith, Jessica Warchal-King/JCWK Dance Lab, Karen Fox/Bella Deluxe Entertainment, and Malcolm Shute/ Human Landscape Dance. Dances respond to the pressures of surviving the culture wars.

Sept 28 at 4pm, Sept 28 at 6pm $25/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129147

Venomous, a mythical dance for a modern world

Jessica Fudim

What would Medusa say if she could speak for herself? Jessica Fudim’s solo, "Venomous," combines contemporary dance, video projection, whimsical props, amped-up party dancing, and moments of audience collaboration that move Medusa’s story beyond that of a snake-headed monster.

Sept 4 at 5pm, Sept 6 at 2pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129771

Weathering

Faye Driscoll

Faye Driscoll’s Weathering is a luminously living, breathing multi-sensory sculpture made of bodies, sounds, scents, liquids, and objects. Ten performers and crew enact a glacially morphing tableau vivant on a moving raft-like stage in this 2023 OBIE awardwinner and New York Times Critic's Pick.

Sept 4, 5 at 7pm, Sept 6 at 2pm $35/80 min • PhillyFringe.org/129994

wherever I go, You are there

Maris Krystosek

I am making something out of everything and nothing.

Sept 6 at 5pm, Sept 7 at 3:30pm PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/129775

Some Kind of Peace

Sarah Messenger

This work was born from a somatic workshop held in early April for survivors of sexual violence. The movements, stories, hopes, and dreams that were shared and created during that workshop form the base of this piece. It is about ﬁnding your way back into the world and ﬁnding some kind of peace.

Sept 19, 27 at 7pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129411

Timeless

Dancefusion & Moving Target

Dancefusion will present Anna Sokolow's timeless work Lyric Suite (1953) with music by Alban Berg, along with Camille Halsey's Three Parts Human for the full company. Guest company Moving Target will present two new works: Roots and Wings and Sirensong by Artistic Director Christine Vilardo.

Sept 5, 6 at 7:30pm, Sept 6 at 3pm

$30/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/129272

Urge

Shelby Bakota and India Scott

Urge invites audiences to join the exploration of identity, impulse, and deﬁance of the expected. Urge is an evening length dance performance, premiering original works, “Seductive, Never Ceasing, Whispering, Clamoring, Murmuring, Inviting” by India Scott and “The Search” by Shelby Bakota.

Sept 5, 6 at 7pm $25/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/127834

The Way the Light Hits the Puddle

Ally Wilson

The Way the Light Hits the Puddle is a dance performance using catharsis as a way to better understand. The work is empathetic as we attempt to live inside the narrow beam of light in this world. As a witness, I invite you to slow down and allow yourself to move into a reﬂective state.

Sept 26 at 6:30pm, Sept 27 at 8pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129765

where is here

POPPY

POPPY presents where is here, somewhere holding our reﬂections of home. Some nostalgia, something from before, something right now, a part of an ongoing moment—maybe you'll remember or want to know what here is for you and maybe it will make you think of home too.

Sept 4, 6 at 6:30pm PWYC/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/127589

wild and broken

Leah Stein and Toshi Makihara

wild and broken is an immediate improvisational performance with sound, movement, place

Sept 17, 18 at 7pm $20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129598

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

CHI Movement Arts Center, 1316 South Ninth St.

Performance Garage, 1515 Brandywine Street

CHI Movement Arts Center, 1316 South Ninth St.

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Presented by Cannonball, The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S Hicks St

Presented by FringeArts, FringeArts, 140 N Columbus Blvd

Hall Pass, 319 N 11th St

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Art Room Studio, 2329 S 3rd Street

Within the Fall

Nell Adkins & Helen Sher

Love, loss, and spiritual possession. Within the Fall, based on the play The Dybbuk by S. Ansky, explores tradition and the dawn of a new age by weaving together Jewish folk movement and contemporary dance theatre.

Sept 5 at 5pm, Sept 6 at 8pm, Sept 7 at 12:30pm

PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/129779

yellow-pink, wrinkled, & glistening

evie bondon

This work unearths memory while investigating a side of queer childhood that is often unacknowledged. What do we do with a lived experience? Where in the body does it feel the most real? I aim to confront these questions with urgency in reimagining the present and laying ghosts of the past to rest.

Sept 6 at 6:30pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129780

WORKINONIT

Urban Movement Arts

WORKINONIT is an UMA event featuring choreography by some of Philly’s brightest street dance artists and a dance party. Performers of various levels are able to exchange and inspire one another. Audience members and participants break the 4th wall via a dance party between sets.

Sept 21 at 6pm

$20/180 min • PhillyFringe.org/105557

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, 2125 Chestnut Street

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

COMEDY COMEDY COMEDY COMEDY &IMPROV

5 Stagehands Fall Out of a Closet (the goose crisis)

Grace Lazarz

Behind a curtain at the Trestle Inn, shapeshifter

Grace Lazarz unleashes a bevy of lovably grotesque characters into the Go-Go purgatory. Meanwhile 13?

ﬁve? stagehands paste together a fractured psyche with bubblegum. An absurdity that sticks to you until your cosmic punchline.

Sept 3, 10, 17, 24 at 7pm

PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/127993

Art Bitch

Christine Stoddard

Witness the misadventures of a Bushwick art star!

Art Bitch is an entitled nepo baby who's slutty for contemporary art... and kinda slutty in general. But in a "sex-positive" way. And a "spent 7 years in her Columbia MFA" kinda way. Welcome to her new conceptual art project: Summer Vacation.

Sept 20 at 8:30pm, Sept 21 at 4pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129535

BEN FRANKLIN SEX PARTY

Sarah Knittel

Stupid Sexy Founding Father of Fornication travels through time to save us from sexual shame, late stage syphilis and fascism. A head slam of a show, which, like the man himself, is sexy and grotesque, but also smart and devastating. If our country sucks so hard, we might as well get o .

Sept 12 at 8:30pm, Sept 13 at 9:30pm, Sept 17 at 10:30pm, Sept 20 at 6:30pm $20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/128859

1417 N. 2nd Street

BIPOC Improv House Team

SCP BIPOC House Team

Sawubona Creativity Project Improv House Team is an all-BIPOC team that is serving up hilarious, fearless o the cu improv comedy. With electric energy and brilliance, they bring bold stories, big laughs, and unapologetic joy to every stage they hit.

Sept 17 at 7pm, Sept 21 at 9pm

$15/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129599

And Then They Were Dead

Without A Cue Productions

During this interactive event, the audience picks the action. Utilizing online technology to interact with the cast, you will vote to determine motives, plot twists, and even who the victims will be!

Sept 6, 13 at 7pm, Sept 7, 14 at 3pm $25/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/129208

Be Good! with Paulette

Daniel Maseda

Introducing the mildest man imaginable. Don't ask about his black eye. Paulette stumbles into a theater full of the most people he's ever seen, and he doesn't know whether to panic or mingle. An evening of giddy small talk madness for anyone who wants to scream at a polite person.

Sept 6 at 6:30pm, Sept 13, 18 at 8pm, Sept 24 at 5:30pm PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/129668

Best Cult Ever

Leah Renee

Knock knock... Who's there?...The Mormon....The Mormon who? The Mormon who left it, became a comedian and made a whole comedy show about the weird questions she gets. The totally original comedy show that leaves you questioning everything and urges all to "Practice Safe Sects".

Sept 17 at 7pm $15/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/115609

Bye Buddy: The Game Show Where Friendships Fail for Good!

Lea Devon Sorrentino & Liam Paris

Bye, Buddy is a dark comedy game show about the messiest breakups: friendships. Inspired by The Price is Right, two hosts lead games that explore how friendships fall apart as emotions rise. It asks why we treat friendship as disposable and how we say goodbye.

Sept 23 at 8:30pm, Sept 25 at 6pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129670

The Trestle Inn, 339 N 11th St

Red Rum Theater, 601 Walnut Street

Presented by Sawubona Creativity Project, SCP, 1626 E. Passyunk Avenue, #1

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater, 1219 Vine Street

Presented by Dumb Hub, Pig Iron Theatre Company,

The Velvet Whip, 319 N.11th Street

Presented by Sawubona Creativity Project, SCP, 1626 E. Passyunk Avenue, #1

Presented by Cannonball, The Proscenium at The Drake, 302 S. Hicks St

The Carport

Jennifer Blaine

What happens when something you love goes up in ﬂames? Philly Fringe favorite Jennifer Blaine recounts her true tale of project management woe with humor, song and hysterical characters so we can stoke resilience and kindness for ourselves and others as we navigate the burning embers of our world.

Sept 26 at 8pm

$25/105 min • PhillyFringe.org/129202

Clowncuterie

Francesca Montanile Lyons

Bite-sized bits from a variety of Philly’s most scrumptious clowns sharing food-inspired works. Made in a facility that processes the horrors of life with haha’s. Flavors may be silly, or sexy, or sad - it’s a charcuterie of contemporary clown!! It’s Clowncuterie!!!

Sept 5 at 9:30pm, Sept 6 at 9pm, Sept 7 at 8pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129679

Composed

Jackie Skinner

“The best comment Jackie Skinner ever got after a performance sounded like an insult. 'There’s something wrong with you,' a woman told her..."—The Boston Globe, May 2025. COMPOSED: adjective, the state of being calm and in control of oneself [EASY...? Not a problem!?!?] Me espresso. A breakdown.

Sept 10 at 7:30pm, Sept 11 at 8:30pm, Sept 12 at 7pm

$15/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/129277

Family Vacation

John Giltner and Gene Farbe

It's vacation time for the family! Come join your mother, your cousins, yours aunt whose birthday you forget every year, and all the families soon to be ex girlfriends. It's a safari of your dearest loved ones you only see twice a year. Let's unpack family trauma while sipping a Mai Tai by the pool.

Sept 3, 10, 17, 24 at 8:30pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129534

FISH

Funmi and Chris

Funmi Adejobi swims in FISH, a one-woman clown show that follows the journey of a ﬁsh who wants to be a human. To do that, ﬁsh has got to learn how to walk, talk, and–most human of all–how to worry. FISH is directed and co-devised by Chris Manley.

Sept 18 at 5pm, Sept 20 at 3:30pm, Sept 21 at 9:30pm PWYC/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/129697

The Gay Divorce

Cecilia Corrigan

From the twisted mind of sad award-winning clown

Cecilia Corrigan comes a nightmare romcom set in a haunted house of gay wedding planning, bitcrunched horror tropes, and Barbie-doll playhouse rituals. A comedic confessional of failed queer utopias in the end times. Plus, special guests!

Sept 20 at 8pm, Sept 21 at 7pm

$20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129572

Clown Slam # 2

Philly Clown Slam

Since Philly’s diagnosis as “a national center for clowns” (Billy Penn, Sept. 2023), we have felt called to bring clowns together to perform, to connect, to be silly in front of a live audience! We host monthly Clown Slams in West Philly and we are excited to bring the Slam to Fringe!

Sept 24 at 8:30pm

PWYC/105 min • PhillyFringe.org/129475

Clowns, Villains and Lovers: A Half-Mask Show

Clowns, Villains & Lovers

Step into the world of half-masked theater! Inspired by the vibrant traditions of Commedia dell’Arte and Wayang Topeng masks, this fully improvised show blends drama, comedy, physical theater, and spontaneity into one unforgettable performance.

Sept 8, 14, 15, 22 at 7pm

$15/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129434

entrance (working title)

Mitchell Ryan

A surreal clown fever dream disguised as a theatre show about seasonal transitions, inner chaos and the strange and slippery business of becoming. Coral reef to Hollywood Boulevard. Fog. An egoistic octopus with a vape addition. A sacred and absurd forest troll. Peeping out while being fed a lemon.

Sept 5 at 8pm, Sept 6 at 2pm, Sept 7 at 6:30pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129692

The Final Badge

Sara Kantner

What happens when a scout leader becomes possessed? Find out during the Final Badge. This absurd and interactive clown show blends physical comedy, improvisation, and a few horror-inspired surprises for an adventure you won't forget.

Sept 25, 26 at 5pm, Sept 27 at 2pm

PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/129755

Frankenstein's Body

Jasmine Jiang and Ryan Wilson

Before it was a monster, they were people. These are their stories. Frankenstein's Body is an improvised Gothic Horror inspired by Mary Shelley's novel and Philadelphia's real history of mass grave robbing for medical research. A mad scientist is reanimating a corpse—you tell us what it’s made of.

Sept 11 at 8pm, Sept 18 at 6:30pm, Sept 24 at 7pm, Sept 25 at 5pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129700

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walk

Robert Malissa/Philly Magic Tours

Experience one of only three walking magic shows in the world. Join Philly native and award-winning magician Rob Malissa as he leads you past historic and o beat locations in Old City. The history of each location inspires a mind-bending magic trick. You will never see Philly the same way again!

Sept 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 at 1pm

$32.40/75 min • PhillyFringe.org/56478

Presented by Dumb Hub, Pig Iron Theatre Company, 1417 N. 2nd Street

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater, 1219 Vine Street

The Trestle Inn, 339 N 11th St

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Storefront, 1219 Vine Street

Presented by Cannonball, The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S Hicks St

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater, 1219 Vine Street

Vox Populi, 319 N 11th St #3

Philly Magic Tours, 4th and Ranstead Streets

Mister John's Music, 761 S. 8th Street

MAAS Building, 1320 N 5th St.

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Storefront, 1219 Vine Street

Presented by Sawubona Creativity Project, SCP, 1626 E. Passyunk Avenue, #1

The Guy at that Party

Reshma Meister

After staring at the TV for ten years straight watching movie after movie in complete isolation, this guy hears a party on the other side of the wall. He turns off the TV, musters up some courage, puts on his best outfit, pours himself a drink and enters the party. Now he's looking at you.

Sept 17 at 7:30pm, Sept 18 at 7pm, Sept 19 at 10pm

$17/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/126222

N. 2nd Street

Improv Comedy: The N Crowd

The N Crowd

The N Crowd is a long-running improv comedy show that has performed weekly since 2005. Join them for a great night of improv comedy from some of the city's most talented performers. No two shows are alike!

Sept 5, 12, 19, 26 at 8:30pm

$15/75 min • PhillyFringe.org/128375

Is That Right?!

Dr. Prateekshit "Kanu" Pandey and Cara Hammer

In this comedy game show hosted by Dr. Pandey, contestants explain science to the scientists who did the science. Will our comedians nail this challenge, or face-plant trying? Featuring leading scientists from Penn, Temple, and more!

Sept 5, 12, 19, 26 at 7pm

PWYC/75 min • PhillyFringe.org/128356

Jazz Baby Love Club

Rebekah Rickards

Jazz Baby is the legendary, timeless, original cabaret croon, collector of ﬁne jewels, gems, and jerky. Fulltime lover and part-time sexual guru. The unrivaled 'Godmother of Showbiz' brings her signature tap-dance and side-splitting entertainment for an unforgettable evening of musical comedy.

Sept 18 at 7pm

$15/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129561

Journeyman

Charles Steele

Oh no, another hour of stand up cobbled into a one person show about the comedian’s childhood trauma.

Sept 5 at 9pm, Sept 7, 14 at 7pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129525

A Lot to Unpack Here

Adam Dorn

"A Lot to Unpack Here" is a PowerPoint comedy show that spends your valuable time unpacking everyday things like The Beatles, dog poop signs, and Tupperware. It's a show of lists, bits, and jokes sure to make you think, "I never thought of it that way, and that's probably for the best."

Sept 8 at 7pm, Sept 11 at 6:30pm, Sept 20 at 12:30pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129658

Haute Glue

Rose Luardo

Haute Glue, a razzle-dazzle exhibition by Rose Luardo, is creaming and bulging with new sculptural works, performance art, video installations, and a revolving door of live performances by her chosen family. Bathe in Haute Glue: friendship as a radical medium and performance as a living sculpture.

Sept 6, 7, 11, 12, 13 at 8pm

$20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129366

iParty

Genevieve Rand

ONE NIGHT ONLY. iParty is a 2-hour show of poetry, stand-up comedy, song, and a ceremony—with immersive art installations. Created by Genevieve, this one-woman show ends in a party you’ll talk about for years. Cocktail attire required. Mysterious, unforgettable—you don’t want to miss this!

Sept 27 at 6pm

$30/240 min • PhillyFringe.org/123262

It's a Magic Show Dammit!

Chase the Entertainer

It’s either a comedy show with some magic or a magic show with some issues. Chase the Entertainer blends tremors, dumb jokes, and sleight-of-hand into one hour of controlled chaos. Mentally ill, physically disabled, and still amazing. It’s a magic show, dammit.

Sept 22, 24, 25 at 8pm, Sept 27 at 7:30pm $15/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/112566

A Journey of Hardship & Su ering (work-in-progress showing)

An Alexis Howland Project

A clowny comedy of errors inspired by a true 19thcentury wilderness expedition into the interior of Alaska—impertinent mules, relentless mosquitoes, sabotage, and mutiny! New ensemble show in early development, a showing of phase 1 ideas.

Sept 4, 12 at 6:30pm, Sept 9 at 5:30pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129657

Laugh Magic LIVE! Starring

Jonathon LaChance

Laugh Magic LIVE! is a high-energy comedy magic show featuring Jonathon LaChance (Penn & Teller: Fool Us). Packed with sharp humor, mind-blowing illusions, and audience participation—it’s a fun, fast-paced experience for all ages!

Sept 19 at 7pm

$20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/122084

Meat Show in Space

Alice Gillette

NASA trained his brain. BABE trained his heart. A tiny crack in his space helmet threatens it all. With his oxygen running low, Meat Show must decide: complete the mission or die for love?

Sept 17 at 9pm, Sept 18 at 10pm, Sept 20 at 8pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129544

The Fairmount House, 206 Fairmount Avenue

Presented by Sawubona Creativity Project, SCP, 1626 E. Passyunk Avenue, #1

iParty House, Private Residence in Newbold

ComedySportz Philadelphia, 2030 Sansom Street

SideQuest Theater, 2030 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, 2030 Sansom St

The Trestle Inn, 339 N 11th St

Presented by Cannonball, The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S Hicks St

Presented by Studio 34, Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave

Presented by Circus Campus, Circus Campus, 6452 Greene St

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Storefront, 1219 Vine Street

Presented by Dumb Hub, Pig Iron Theatre Company, 1417 N. 2nd Street

Presented by Dumb Hub, Pig Iron Theatre Company, 1417

Mischief Night Masters

JOYBALLS Prod.

A rare night where Philadelphia’s living masters conjure the power and precision of the old gods.

Sept 19 at 8:30pm

$20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129331

My Orc, Cicero

John Giltner, Jonathan Schlieman, and Gene Farbe

My Orc, Cicero tells the story of how one group of nerds became World of Warcraft's queerest and leftist guild. And how it tore itself apart Roman style over accusations of ableism. Come relive the death of a community one (now banned) Reddit user called “a bunch f*gs cosplaying Stalinism."

Sept 11, 19 at 7pm, Sept 20 at 5pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129540

Philly Clown Slam

Since Philly’s diagnosis as “a national center for clowns” (Billy Penn, Sept. 2023), we have felt called to bring clowns together to perform, to connect, to be silly in front of a live audience! We have been hosting monthly Clown Slams throughout Philly and excited to bring the slam to Fringe!

Sept 4 at 8:30pm

PWYC/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/129436

PRIDE & Prejudice: A Queer Parody

Jake Lucas

PRIDE & Prejudice takes the already pretty gay lovebirds to new heights and sapphic twists in this queer parody of the 2005 ﬁlm. With a costume contest and audience interaction, this live campy comedy is not to be missed. Don't end up 27 with no prospects, celebrate the 20th anniversary with us!

Sept 19, 27 at 9pm, Sept 21, 28 at 2pm $20/80 min • PhillyFringe.org/128928

The SINSation

Sawubona Creativity Project

The SINSation is a wild, fully improvised reality show featuring women and non-binary performers as the seven deadly sins. Using your suggestions, they create chaos, drama, and laughs. Who’s a perfect match? Who’ll survive? The only rule—expect the unexpected.

The SINsation: Season 2

Sept 12, 19 at 7pm, Sept 13 at 2pm, Sept 13 at 6pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129577

This Is America

Sawubona Creativity Project

This is America: A Monthly Variety Show is a drunkard's walk through American politics, pop culture, and daily life. This show doesn't so much explore modern society as it stumbles through it.

Sept 25 at 7pm

$10/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129578

The Mother

Claudia Pompeya

A dream walk of mother archetypes. Absurdity echoes. Meaning slips sideways. The Mother emerges from the dissonant void. It might be funny. It might be grief. Bring your body. Leave expectations. Comedy, ritual, or misunderstanding? We don't know.

Sept 13 at 2pm, Sept 14 at 3:30pm, Sept 15 at 8pm

PWYC/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/129758

Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater, 1219 Vine Street

Nothing But Roaring

Nothing but Roaring is an improvised Shakespeare comedy! The troupe spontaneously creates a complete narrative, with a hero, villain and comic subplot that ends in a climactic ﬁnal scene. Taking inspiration from long-form improv and commedia dell'arte, the show mashes up the best of the Bard!

Sept 17 at 5:30pm, Sept 20 at 2pm, Sept 21 at 6:30pm, Sept 23 at 7pm

PWYC/1440 min • PhillyFringe.org/129734

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Gabi Shiner

A genre-spanning musical comedy show about the breakdown of a nuclear family during the breakdown of the world from “special gem of a multi-hyphenate comedian” Gabi Shiner. “Completely hilarious & very neurotic.” For fans of 70s piano pop, tight choreo, and spilling secrets at family reunions.

Sept 20 at 2pm, Sept 21 at 8pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129738

Red Sweater Chalupa

Bradley Wrenn

The latest from Bradley Wrenn—hailed for his “refusal to relinquish that unreﬁned creative spirit” (NYT)— Red Sweater Chalupa is a ragged, twisted, hilarious clown tale. It’s a choose-your-own-death of weeping werewolves, moonlit demons, and that cold, hollow hum of never ﬁnding your way back home.

Sept 13 at 8pm, Sept 18 at 8:30pm

$20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129618

Stand-Up at the Studio 9/26

Stand-Up at the Studio

Aaron Bell brings a new lineup of comedians to Baltimore Avenue. This show starring: Lump, Bhavik Patel, Masha, Rasheed Wesley Jr., Nichole Spain, and Aaron Bell, will take place on Friday, September 26th at 9pm. Doors open at 8:30. Tickets are $5-$15 sliding scale.

Sept 26 at 9pm

PWYC/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/127937

Totally 80's Homecoming

Without A Cue Productions

It’s an 80’s Homecoming! Let’s go back to a time of teased hair, neon leg warmers, and some of the greatest music of the 20th century. During this interactive experience, you will join the students of Mountridge High during the event of the year–the Homecoming Dance!

Sept 20, 27 at 7pm, Sept 21, 28 at 3pm $25/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/129209

Presented by Dumb Hub, Pig Iron Theatre Company, 1417 N. 2nd Street

Presented by Cannonball,

Presented by Cannonball, The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S Hicks St

Presented by Studio 34, Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater, 1219 Vine Street

ComedySportz Philadelphia, 2030 Sansom Street

Presented by Dumb Hub, Pig Iron Theatre Company, 1417 N. 2nd Street

Presented by Sawubona Creativity Project, SCP, 1626 E. Passyunk Avenue, #1

Presented by Studio 34, Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave

Presented by Sawubona Creativity Project, SCP, 1626 E. Passyunk Avenue, #1

Presented by Dumb Hub, Pig Iron Theatre Company, 1417 N. 2nd Street

Red Rum Theater, 601 Walnut Street

Two Queers In Wigs: 2 solo performances about gender

Guotian (Tim) Shu & Nico Montalvo

This show contains two e ervescent solo performances by local BIPOC queer artists Nico Montalvo and Tim Shu. By using absurdism and comedy as their tool, these pieces aim to directly tackle the struggles of growing up as queer brown and yellow individuals in an increasingly hostile world.

Sept 10 at 7pm, Sept 11 at 5pm, Sept 14 at 8pm

PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/129769

A Young Man Dressed As A Gorilla Dressed As An Old Man Sits Rocking In A Rocking Chair For Fifty-Six Minutes And Then Leaves A Young Man

The Most Important Show of the Fringe (and your life) Sept 20 at 9:30pm

PWYC/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/129339

GO SOLO, NEVER ALONE

Like the Fringe Solo knows the importance of Collaboration. When you work with Solo, you’ll never have to navigate the real estate process by yourself. We listen to your unique needs and help you find the right fit.

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Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater, 1219 Vine Street

Presented by Dumb Hub, Pig Iron Theatre Company, 1417 N. 2nd Street

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Bicycle Shorts Film Festival

Yellow Bicycle Company

BSFF 2025 is bigger than ever, with 3 blocks of bikethemed ﬁlms from across the globe. Highlights include a Spanish documentary about a paralympic cyclist, a stop-motion romance between bikes, and a gritty drama set in Philly's BMX wheelie culture. For a full schedule visit yellowbicycle.com/bs .

Sept 6 at 1pm, Sept 6 at 3pm, Sept 6 at 5pm, Sept 7 at 2:30pm, Sept 28 at 8:30pm PWYC/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/124329

The Women's Film Festival 2025

The Women's Film Festival

The Women’s Film Festival (a former “Fringie Award” winner for film) presents an amazing collection of films, “by, for, or about” women (self-defined). We’re delighted to be celebrating our 10th anniversary with an exciting 10 days of films and events September 18-28.

Sept 18 + 28 at 7pm; Sept 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 at 6pm + 8pm; Sept 20 + 27 at 12pm, 2pm + 4pm; Sept 21 + 28 at 2:30pm + 4:30pm; Sept 21 at 6:30pm $10/various • PhillyFringe.org/130173

Yellow Bicycle Theater, 1435 Arch St. Fl. 2 (on 15th St.)

Multiple: CCNH, 20 N. American St + PMA Perlman Building, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy

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The Breath Between—the phenomenon of story

Denise McCormack

Denise McCormack welcomes audiences to share stories and songs that have graced her with profound moments of clarity—inviting all to pause, reﬂect, and experience the searing power of knowing that strikes like lightning and transforms from within.

Sept 20 at 7pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129634

A Home at the End of My Life

Frederick Andersen

It's never too late to grow up. To take responsibility - for yourself, for someone else. Or to find true love. A 70-ish gay man, whose husband is in long-term care following a stroke, tells their story simply and directly with no frills - except the ones that come with just being alive. And in love.

Sept 13 at 7pm; Sept 14 at 2pm; Sept 15, 18, 19 at 7pm; Sept 20 at 3pm (see website for venue details)

$20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/124919

Private Residence + Yellow Bicycle Theater, 1435 Arch St, Fl 2 (on 15th St.)

It’s Giving...Single

Malaika Carpenter

No plus one? No pity. No problem. It’s Giving... Single is a one-woman storytelling show blending poetry, music, visual art, and improv into playful and profound tales of a modern-day single Black woman shaking o heartbreak, dodging society’s side-eyes, and embracing her wholeness.

Sept 26 at 7pm

$35/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/129588

A Patchwork of Stories for Grown Ups

Patchwork Storytelling Guild

Patchwork Storytelling Guild presents a brand-new fringe fest showcase, A Patchwork of Stories for Grown Ups, honoring the oral tradition and artistry of storytelling on Sunday, September 7 @ 2pm at The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA. Tickets are PWYC. Suggested: $15pp.

Sept 7 at 2pm PWYC/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/104878

Circumscribed: A True Tall Tale of One Father, Two Sons, and Thousands of Foreskins

Noam Osband/Lester W Productions

In this real-life storytelling comedy, Noam weaves together family video, pictures, and audio recordings in a show about growing up with a mohel father who buried foreskins at home, failed e orts at ﬁnding paternal ﬁgures after his untimely death, and wrestling with circumcising his own kid.

Sept 5, 27 at 9pm, Sept 6, 28 at 7pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/123487

Presented by Studio 34, Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave

How I Learned (Not) To Drive

Jesse Bradley-Amore

How I Learned (NOT) To Drive deals with the true story of a 40-year-old Florida man overcoming his lifelong fear of the open road and getting his driver’s license in a desperate attempt to save his marriage. It’s like a liveaction Fast & Furious, but funnier, more anxious, and only 60 minutes

Sept 26, 27 at 7pm

$15/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/108672

SCP, 1626 E.

Mother Boswick: The Best Show You Never Knew You Needed To See

Boswick Enterprises

Mother Boswick:The Best Show You Never Knew You Needed To See, serves up twisted tales, unsolicited advice, and vintage vengeance from Squinch Hollow. There will be stories. There may be guidance. There will deﬁnitely be judgement.

Sept 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 at 8:45pm, Sept 7 at 12:45pm $20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/125598

The Queen in Purple Formed in Fright

In 1979, a Philadelphia-set horror movie called The Queen in Purple premiered at the TLA. Sometime during the third act, the audience mysteriously started rioting. Forty-ﬁve years later, three individuals with ties to these tragic events are struggling to make sense of what happened.

Sept 27 at 6pm, Sept 27 at 6pm $20/75 min • PhillyFringe.org/128049

The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St

Presented by Sawubona Creativity Project,

Passyunk Avenue, #1

Billy Penn Studios, 1516 N 5th St, Floor 3 (The Alloy Loft)

Yellow Bicycle Theater, 1435 Arch St. Fl. 2 (on 15th St.)

The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St

Old First Reformed Church, 151 N 4th Street

Witch with Her Skirt on Fire

Megan Markham

Witch with Her Skirt on Fire is a one-woman show inspired by pagan storytelling and witches of all kinds. These original stories follow the pagan mythos of the maiden, mother, and crone while exploring heartbreak, growth, and magic from award-winning storyteller

Megan Markham.

Sept 18, 21 at 7pm, Sept 27 at 5pm, Sept 28 at 8:30pm $13/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/113944

Presented by Sawubona Creativity Project, SCP, 1626 E. Passyunk Avenue, #1

MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC

9/11 Remembrance at the SRT Memorial

Aurora Classical of CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia Come join us for a remembrance tribute marking the anniversary of the attack on 9/11/01. There will be music, a moment of silence, and a time for you to share your stories from that day. Located at a memorial to those from Philadelphia in the WTC at the time of the attack. Mark the morning with us.

Sept 11 at 8:30am PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129555

Schuylkill River Trail, WTC memorial Under Chestnut St Bridge, enter via Locust St

audiOhm Sound Bath

Brett Zweiman

Lay back and close your eyes as you’re taken on a relaxing sound journey. Waves of dreamy tones wash over you, subtle rhythms gently pulse, arising and passing away with the moment. A little restorative yoga will also be o ered for any wishing to try it as part of the audiOhm Sound Bath experience!

Sept 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 at 6pm

$10/75 min • PhillyFringe.org/129520

Classical Open Mic Matinee

Aurora Classical of CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia

At the Classical Open Mic Matinee, we begin with some incredible professional musicians as guest artists, and then anyone can get up and perform up to ﬁve minutes of classical music. Pianist provided, no need to sign up. You never know what you'll see at the Classical Open Mic Matinee! Come join the fun!

Sept 20 at 4pm

PWYC/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/85122

Core Memory / Array

Core Memory

“Core Memory / Array” blends concert and live visuals by brothers Harrison and McKinley Foster, as well as guest musicians. Through use of live musicians and audio-adaptive projections, this multimedia experience invites audiences to reﬂect on the memories that shaped their identities.

Sept 10, 12, 13 at 8pm $10/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/101404

Alice Tierney Opera on Tap Philadelphia

In January of 1880, Alice Tierney was murdered. But, who was Alice? A group of archeological students uncover clues to her past at a dig site over 140 years after her death. Each has their own interpretation of who Alice may have been, but their theories say more about themselves than her truth.

Sept 5, 7 at 7pm, Sept 6 at 3pm

$25/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/128714

The Beginning of the End: a rock opera by Bad Salmon

Bad Salmon

Can music change the world? Probably not, but it might change your day! Join 13-piece musical ensemble Bad Salmon on a raucous ride to answer questions like: should I quit my job? What will the future be like? And what kind of wine goes best with the ﬂesh of billionaires? (Hint: it’s not chianti)

Sept 13 at 4pm, Sept 14 at 7pm, Sept 20 at 4:30pm, Sept 21 at 9:30pm

PWYC/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/129750

Presented by Cannonball, The Proscenium at The Drake, 302 S. Hicks St

Coincidences

Shiraz Ensemble

Shiraz Ensemble is partnering with a diverse group of artists to present a series of performances. This initiative goes beyond traditional musical presentations, exploring a multi-sensory experience where sound, lighting, and visuals are intricately woven together.

Sept 5, 11 at 9:30pm, Sept 24 at 5:30pm PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/130168

Dystopia, Gilbert and Sullivan Style.

Aurora Classical of CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia A government corporatized, corrupt leaders, bureaucratic stupidity... Sound familiar? Take a look at our modern world through the musical and comedic genius of Gilbert and Sullivan! Excerpts from G&S’s rarely seen Utopia, Limited and other pieces of their political satire. 75 minutes, no intermission.

Sept 27 at 4pm $25/75 min • PhillyFringe.org/129570

The Velvet Whip, 319 N.11th Street

Presented by Studio 34, Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave

Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion, 2110 Chestnut Street

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Vox Populi, 319 N 11th St #3

First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, 2125 Chestnut Street

Extended Techniques, Abbreviated

Urban Movement Arts/Free Range

Extended Techniques, Abbreviated is an exploration of what a solo instrumental performance can be. Featuring a variety of solo pieces for various instruments, each performance will stretch what it means to “play” an instrument, and question what is considered “music.”

Sept 27 at 7:30pm

$10/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129291

Liberty City Arts PresentsCreative Dialogues: Poets and Painters / Femmepressionist

Liberty City Arts - Kyle Chastulik & Alize Francheska Rozsnyai

Two innovative multimedia projects explore the intersection of art, music, and poetry. Poets and Painters celebrates the creative process from Michelangelo to Sondheim. Femmepressionist highlights women Impressionist composers and artists.

Sept 20 at 4pm, Sept 22 at 7pm

$20/105 min • PhillyFringe.org/129284

Liberty City Arts PresentsSketches of a love story: a sapphic retelling of the Italienisches liederbuch

Liberty City Arts - Amanda Staub & Madison Boyer

In this new presentation of the Italienisches Liederbuch, singers Madison Boyer and Amanda Staub have reconfigured Wolf’s set of short songs into a narrative and paired them with figure drawings by local sketch artists.

Sept 19 at 7:30pm, Sept 21 at 4pm

$20/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/124304

Let’s Make an Album!

Happier Than Ever

Join Philadelphia Pop-Punk outﬁt "Happier Than Ever" for a new immersive performance series, where the audience is the songwriter! The punk trio takes the audience through an evening of songwriting essentials, lyric exercises, and tons of improv, creating a new song from scratch LIVE each night!

Sept 17 at 5:30pm, Sept 20 at 3:30pm, Sept 21 at 6:30pm, Sept 25 at 8pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129723

Liberty City Arts PresentsLetters and Specters

Liberty City Arts

An evening exploring love, loss, and the supernatural through two song cycles. Kevin Puts' The Brightness of Light brings O'Kee e and Stieglitz's letters to life, while Michael McAndrew's world premiere Ghostly Sentiments traces our relationship with ghosts.

Sept 12, 13 at 7:30pm

$20/100 min • PhillyFringe.org/129579

Sympathy Towards a Soldier: The Music and Death of Major John André

The Publick Pleasure

During the British occupation of Philadelphia, Major John André was a favorite among tory young ladies. An accomplished ﬂutist and artist, Major André organized the opulent Meschianza that scandalized beleaguered citizens. We'll explore the musical life and ungentlemanly death of this man of honor.

Sept 19 at 7pm

$30/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/129522

Urban Movement Arts, 2100 Chestnut, 2100 Chestnut Street

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater, 1219 Vine Street

The Perch, 2321 Emerald Street

NotSoLatin, 1440 W Ritner S

The Perch, 2321 Emerald Street

Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church, 916 S Swanson St

CABARET CABARETCABARET CABARET &NIGHTLIFE

THE BLACK EFFECT

RHYTHM & LOVE

THE BLACK EFFECT is a powerful, immersive cabaret and musical experience that delves deep into the richness, resilience, and complexity of the African American journey. This electrifying show invites you to feel—whether that means dancing, crying, smiling, or simply reﬂecting.

Sept 6, 18 at 9:30pm, Sept 25 at 6:30pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129751

Dan Kitrosser is KAREN TENDERNESS in QUEER WINDOW!

Asteroid B612

Fringie Winner Dan Kitrosser stars as everyone’s favorite can-do-gal, Karen Tenderness, in this wild, musical mystery ride! Each night promises a rollicking good time as Karen tries to ﬁgure out where exactly the hell she is!

Sept 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13 at 7pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129067

Finish-line Festivities w/ Walk Around Philadelphia

JJ Tiziou & Walk Around Philadelphia

Come find us at Cherry Street Pier for a festive finishline celebration where you can learn about Walk Around Philadelphia's explorations of the city's margins from the folks who've just walked them! You'll get to welcome the final group who'll have set out earlier that day from the Navy Yard!

Sept 28 at 5pm

PWYC/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/129834

Happy Hour on the City's Edge

JJ Tiziou & Walk Around Philadelphia

Drop by Cherry Street Pier for a Walk Around Philadelphia happy hour on the city's edge: meet the folks who've set out to circumnavigate the entire city, hear stories from Philly's furthest margins, and get all your questions answered. Our 100+ mile adventure starts with just one step!

Sept 23 at 5:30pm PWYC/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/129842

Changing My Major to Joan Boris Dansberry

As our trans ancestors are being erased from history, how can we secure the safety of our trans future? Join Boris and the spirit of Joan of Arc in the trans medieval powerpoint concert you never knew you needed.

Sept 18 at 9:30pm, Sept 21 at 8pm, Sept 27 at 5pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129675

Dead Flowers presents A Tribute to The Twilight Zone

Dead Flowers

Dead Flowers presents a Tribute to The Twilight Zone. A mix of horror, science-fiction, drama, and superstition as seen through the lense of Philadelphia’s most raucous circus-sideshow troupe. Bear witness to our homage to Rod Serling’s iconic series.

Sept 4, 28 at 8pm, Sept 28 at 6pm

$25/75 min • PhillyFringe.org/130107

Gazelles & Garters: A Song of Songs Burlesque!

Theatre Ariel

"My lover is like a gazelle..." The steamiest part of the Bible is now a steamy night of theater! Join us for some sacred sensuality as we celebrate The Song of Songs through burlesque and song! Catch this ancient love poem brought to life in all its lyrical—and lustful— splendor.

Sept 7, 11, 14 at 9:30pm, Sept 10 at 8:30pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129704

KISS ME DEADLY - A BLOODY BRILLIANT VAMPIRE CABARET

REV Theatre Company

REVampires are back! From the dead! By popular demand! And with new tunes! Start your spooky season! Drink and dance with Dracula and his singing brides as they renew their wedding vows. Blood! Booze! Bauhaus to Bon Jovi, Benatar to Blondie, and so much more! With a killer monster band!!!

Sept 19, 20, 26, 27 at 8pm $35/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129425

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater, 1219 Vine Street

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Storefront, 1219 Vine Street

The Magic Gardens Studio, 1002 Watkins Street

The Nest, 1615 N Delaware Avenue

Cherry Street Pier, 121 N Christopher Columbus Blvd

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater, 1219 Vine Street

Cherry Street Pier, 121 N Christopher Columbus Blvd

Ulana's Nightclub, 205 Bainbridge Steet

MAGA and ANTIFA take MDMA together

Brian Shapiro Presents Armed with America’s last research grant, a rouge scientist gathers some MAGA and ANTIFA supporters together in a cabin on the shores of Lake Ontario, where they take MDMA and discover a love for each other they never knew existed. Sound impossible? Come ﬁnd out!

Food & drink available, too.

Sept 27 at 1pm

$15/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/128241

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD

Circuitous Situationship

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD is a performance study of marriage and its ceremonies. A band of beauties and fools will speak on, dance around, serenade, photograph, bake about, and sit with the feelings and procedures that accompany this legal and cultural phenomenon. Think cabaret, open mic, or: a toast.

Sept 20, 21 at 7pm

PWYC/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/129573

Philly Puppet Slam!

Puppet slams are back in Philly! Will you laugh? Will you shed a tear? You will deﬁnitely be amazed by the many di erent forms of puppetry in these short form variety acts September 12 & 13 at Studio 34. $10-$30 Sliding Scale. NOTA

Sept 12, 13 at 8:30pm

PWYC/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/128580

You Know I'm No Good

The Bards Theatre Troupe

You Know I’m No Good is a live band cabaret paying tribute to Amy Winehouse. Local songstress Patti LuStoned will sing, tell stories, and do burlesque to Amy’s iconic album Back to Black with the help of Jeremy Adam and The Bad Madams. Join us in South Philly for an intimate night with The Bards.

Sept 7, 11 at 8pm; Digital from Sept 22-30

PWYC • PhillyFringe.org/127614

Triple Bottom Brewing, 915 Spring Garden St.

Presented by Studio 34, Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave

Headlong Dance Theater, 1170 South Broad St.

Presented by Sawubona Creativity Project, SCP, 1626 E. Passyunk Avenue, #1

THEATER THEATER THEATER THEATER

The 10|10

Eastern University Theatre

Enjoy 10 original 10-minute plays created by student playwrights from both Eastern University's main campus and the prison education program at SCI Chester. Think, laugh, and cry with us as we consider the world from 10 new perspectives.

Sept 27, 28 at 7pm $5/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/129332

2014

Noor Hamdi

Join Noor and his two imaginary friends, Hiro and Alienna, as they tell a tale that explores how during 2014, he lost, learned, and grew much. Inspired by Hakawati storytelling, Noor's story weaves a vivid tapestry with details that are at once humorous, tragic, and inviting of deep self-reﬂection.

Sept 19 at 5pm, Sept 20 at 6:30pm, Sept 21 at 3:30pm PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/129655

Acute Exposure

The Lemonade Stand

Dell has a mission, and Mara's along for the ride: to tell the people of the far-ﬂung future that there is a dangerous store of nuclear waste hidden below the ground. But how do you craft a message so universal any culture could understand? How do two young queer people navigate ﬁnding themselves?

Sept 24, 25, 26, 27 at 7pm, Sept 27, 28 at 2pm $20/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/127683

Americannibal

Nick Jonczak

Capitol Hill server Sweetie kidnaps U.S. Sen. Joe Mansion (D-PA) and eats him alive, piece by piece, for a livestream audience in this dark comedy musical.

Sept 12 at 9:30pm, Sept 18 at 8pm, Sept 20 at 12pm PWYC/80 min • PhillyFringe.org/129662

Women 2 Mothers

What's What productions

In 2 Women, 2 Mothers, Vicki and Merry take a deep dive into the tribulations and triumphs of this complex relationship. In each of their two solo performances, they explore the transformative nature of mothers and daughters—what it means to be a daughter and a mother, sometimes at the same time.

Sept 19 at 6:30pm, Sept 20 at 4:45pm

PWYC/75 min • PhillyFringe.org/129652

45 Minutes Before I Die

Mohamed Magdy

45 Minutes Before I Die dives into the mind’s ﬁnal moments—where sleep mirrors death, and memories crash like waves. A haunting solo journey through the subconscious, where reality blurs, emotions erupt, and the truth we hide ﬁnally speaks.

Sept 1, 8 at 8:30pm, Sept 4 at 9:30pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129654

Always, Sometimes, Maybe

Michele Stine

Always Sometimes Maybe follows a janitor who, with nothing but her trash and lot of imagination, tries to ﬁnd connection. Using physical comedy and puppetry, this show is suitable for all ages. A funny, tender journey into what it means to be alone–and how we ﬁnd our way back to each other.

Sept 12 at 5pm, Sept 13 at 2pm, Sept 14 at 12:30pm PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/129661

Another

Day in Paradise

TheyLoveThem

Another Day in Paradise is a musical about love, loss, and the act of ﬁnding yourself in a world that seems totally against you. From the mind of TheyLoveThem, this musical will expand upon the story told within the album of the same name. This will be Another Day in Paradise.

Sept 17 at 8:30pm, Sept 20 at 12:30pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129664

McInnis Auditorium, 1300 Eagle Rd.

Presented by Cannonball, The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S Hicks St

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Storefront, 1219 Vine Street

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater, 1219 Vine Street

Plays & Players Skinner Studio, 1714 Delancey Street

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Storefront, 1219 Vine Street

Presented by Cannonball, The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S Hicks St

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater, 1219 Vine Street

Arachne

Whisper Theatre

A bold, dramatic comedy that sets the myth of Athena and Arachne (the ﬁrst spider) in the American South. Britt Anderson uses characters, handmade webs, and a conga line to weave the tale of a friendship gone very wrong. Mean Girls meets Steel Magnolias with a touch of body horror.

Sept 5 at 6:30pm, Sept 6 at 3:30pm, Sept 7 at 5pm

PWYC/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/129665

Ascension Death March

Lu Anima - Rogue Theology

Ascension in stilettos. Strip-clown-theology. A mop becomes a cross, a chair becomes a tomb, and low art gets cruciﬁed. Lu Anima conjures a ritual of ecstatic futility and heartfelt chaos: a dance theater uprising against the myth of endless ascent—a tribute to the wreck of dying into destiny.

Sept 5, 19 at 7:30pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129427

Benoît François' "Total Modeling"

Benoît François

Benoît François’ "Total Modeling" is an absurd avant-clown show about cybernetics on a boat. Part lecture, part throwdown featuring a blind drunk, his invisible man, third birds, and a domesticated ass. A philosophical odyssey weaving together professional wrestling and existential despair.

Sept 10, 11, 12 at 7pm, Sept 17, 18, 19 at 8:30pm

$20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/127727

The

Boo Hag

Hoodoo Technique

The Boo Hag is a cautionary tale of home-making and home-breaking. Haints, or evil spirits, show up when you least expect it. A widowed woman and her house cleaner must survive the haunting nightmare at the hands of the breathtaking Boo Hag.

Sept 21 at 5pm, Sept 21 at 9:30pm, Sept 22, 24 at 7pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129752

Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Caribbean King

AZ Espinoza

A trans-gressive adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear in which Cord(elia) ﬁghts to survive against a catastrophic hurricane barreling towards his family's resort, and his hotelier father's unshakeable belief that he is a daughter, not a son.

Sept 14 at 4:30pm, Sept 28 at 7pm

PWYC/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/129672

A cat in a box

Tom Nemec

One man. One family. A lifetime of unpacking. In his raw and riveting solo show *A Cat in a Box*, Tom Nemec explores growing up in a chaotic, alcoholic home—with biting humor, deep vulnerability! In a story that lingers long after the curtain closes.

Sept 20 at 7pm

$10/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/125220

Around the World in 80 Toys

Thaddeus McWhinnie Phillips

Visionary theater artist Thaddeus McWhinnie Phillips returns to Philly after designing and directing a Disney musical. This world premiere is inspired by Georges Méliès, the father of cinema, working in a train station toy shop. A magical story is told live in a hybrid of ﬁlm and theater for ages 8+.

Sept 26 at 5pm + 8pm, Sept 27 at 2pm + 8pm, Sept 28 at 2pm + 8pm $35 adults/$15 kids • PhillyFringe.org/130030

Baby Everything

Lee Minora

Lee Minora, writer/performer of Nosejob and White Feminist, returns with a slippery, sparkling, and savage new solo show: Baby Everything. Directed by LRS’s Alice Yorke (The Appointment). You’ll laugh. You’ll ﬂinch. You’ll feel seen—too seen. “The best fringe fun wickedly nasty satire with a twist”

Sept 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26 at 7pm $25/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129519

Beowulf

John Heimbuch

This ﬁerce one-person retelling modernizes the wit, vigor, and meaty language of the original epic. John Heimbuch performs Charlie Bethel's tour-de-force adaptation of this classic Old English poem about a warrior king and some famous monsters in this Fringe Festival favorite.

Sept 22, 23 at 7pm

$25/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/105748

BUEN CAMINO

Susan Edsall / Soaring Solo Studios

Alone on stage, Susan Edsall becomes 23 characters to take the audience on her solitary walk through 540 miles of rain, resentment, and redemption. Buen Camino is a moving story about grief leading to surrender, and ultimately to freedom.

Sept 4, 10 at 7pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/121285

CASS

Humble Materials

Humble Materials boldly re-tells Euripides' Trojan Women with CASS. Cassandra has a vision: something terrible that is about to happen to her, but she can't enlist anyone's help because no one ever believes anything she says. It's up to her to ﬁgure out how to change her fate before it's too late.

Sept 18, 19, 20 at 8pm

$25/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/128716

Catastrophe: A Beckettian Cabaret

Die-Cast

Join us for a darkly funny night of original music and classic shorts by Samuel Beckett performed by some of Philly’s ﬁnest actors. Expect the dynamic text work and evocative staging we have brought to our previous soldout Fringe shows. Let's toast to the collective existential dread together.

Sept 12, 13 at 8pm, Sept 14 at 5pm

$25/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129279

Glen Foerd, 5001 Grant Ave

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox

Yellow Bicycle Theater, 1435 Arch St. Fl. 2 (on 15th St.)

Presented by Cannonball, The Proscenium at The Drake, 302 S. Hicks St

Philly PACK, 233 Federal Street

Yellow Bicycle Theater, 1435 Arch St. Fl. 2 (on 15th St.)

Sugarmom's Hideaway, 225 Church Street

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater, 1219 Vine Street

Presented by Studio 34, Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave

MAAS Building, 1320 N 5th St.

Presented by FringeArts, FringeArts, 140 N Columbus Blvd

Catching Fireﬂies: A New Queer Musical

Flynn Faye, Adam Gloc & Jenavive Banes

Catching Fireﬂies is a folk musical that centers on a writer coming to terms with her gender identity amidst her queer friend group of artists stuck together in Philadelphia over the 2020 pandemic through intertwining love triangles and conversations between her authentic and physical self.

Sept 19, 24 at 6pm, Sept 20 at 7pm, Sept 21 at 2:30pm

PWYC/80 min • PhillyFringe.org/129674

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Revised) (Again)

Indecorous Theatre

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare is a big book of a lot of big plays written (allegedly) by some dead bisexual British bloke. Why would you read 37 (or 38?) plays when three living actors (maybe bisexual) can capture the laughter, tears, and romance in a single performance?

Sept 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 at 6pm

$20/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/129430

Dachau for Queers

The Lab & Yellow Bicycle Company

It’s 1970 and runaway Jonah Goodson is conﬁned at California’s notorious Atascadero Psychiatric Hospital. His “sickness”? Homosexuality. Navigating a psychotropic maze of barbaric treatments, he encounters the most unlikely guides. But are they real, or imagined? A New Play by Daniel Neer.

Sept 24, 25, 26, 27 at 8:45pm, Sept 27 at 2:45pm, Sept 28 at 12:45pm, Sept 28 at 6:45pm

$25/80 min • PhillyFringe.org/129280

Dentata

Julia VanderVeen & The Lemonade Stand

Long ago, women knew the true pleasure and power of the pussy. They played with it, they seduced with it, and they weaponized it. "Dentata" is a joyful, riotous, feral exploration of feminine ferocity, told through the poetry of witches, a misunderstood Medusa, and of course a giant vagina puppet.

Sept 26, 27 at 9pm

$15/75 min • PhillyFringe.org/129583

The Dirty Shirley Show!

Sara Jane Mascelli

Oh no! You just crash landed in Lesbian Church— and service is being led by alien goddess Dirty Shirley! Shirley's an alien princess from Venus AND the messiest dyke in Philadelphia. Simultaneously. Get up close and personal with Shirley through music and monologue in this original one-act.

Sept 18, 26 at 9:30pm, Sept 21 at 8pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129754

Donner and Blitzen After School Special with Donner and Blitzen

mimebaby theatre

Hey der, it’s Donner & Blitzen, yore favorite funemployed reindeer brudders. After producing the best show ever, now we want to give back. How? Through Education. WELCOME TO Our after school special (ASS). With help from a VARIETY of SPECIAL GWESTS, tonight, we are going to LEARN HARD & CUM LAUDE.

Sept 6 at 8pm, Sept 10 at 5:30pm PWYC/65 min • PhillyFringe.org/129688

Clémence et

Virgile

Présent: VOYAGE

Avery Bargar & Kat Rousseau

Codependent charlatans mount a cabaret to hide in plain sight. Fleeing Paris after a tragic “accident,” these vaudevillians are washed up with no money and nowhere to stay. But The Muse calls–so they’ve booked a venue and stolen a band. Come for the music, stay for the chaos, leave for your sanity.

Sept 5 at 5pm, Sept 6 at 12:30pm, Sept 7 at 2pm

PWYC/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/129678

Corduroy

Margo Cramer

An exploration into a classically common tale—how does one put words to a story that remains so di cult to explain?

Sept 14 at 8pm, Sept 21 at 6:30pm, Sept 24 at 7pm

PWYC/40 min • PhillyFringe.org/129682

Deadeye Dick

Braden Allison

A cabaret-style adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's dark comedy, Deadeye Dick follows the life of Rudy Waltz as he tries to navigate eccentric family members, multiple murders, a neutron-bomb explosion, and a failed play... Sept 5, 6 at 7pm

PWYC/75 min • PhillyFringe.org/128810

Dijon

Ernest Hemmings

Dijon is a new performance piece by Ernest Hemmings (TSTMRKT, The Proletariat, Everyone Loves Dick). Using ﬁlm collage, cut-n-paste audio hijinx, and cheap theatrics, Dijon will give you a full view of the hostest with the mostest.

Sept 19, 20 at 6:30pm, Sept 21 at 5pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129687

Dogberry

and Verges Are Scared

Slippery Trout Productions & Cincinnati Shakespeare Company

Everyone’s third favorite pair of Shakespearean clowns embark on an odyssey of friendship, forgiveness, and dick jokes. Hailed as being funnier (and shorter) than Much Ado About Nothing. A co-pro with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, starring Philly theatre legends Scott Greer and Anthony Lawton.

Sept 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13 at 7pm, Sept 6, 7, 13, 14 at 3pm $25/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/128673

DR GLAS

DANIEL GERROLL

Adapted from the novel that scandalized Swedish society in 1905, DR GLAS is performed as a solo piece by Daniel Gerroll who takes on the stories multiple roles including that of the 'good' doctor, Helga Gregorius, the woman he is infatuated with as well as her husband, Pastor Gregorius. A thriller.

Sept 24, 25, 26, 27 at 7pm, Sept 28 at 3pm

$20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/62866

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater, 1219 Vine Street

Elfreth's Alley Museum, 126 Elfreth's Alley

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Storefront, 1219 Vine Street

Yellow Bicycle Theater, 1435 Arch St. Fl. 2 (on 15th St.)

Pig Iron Theatre Company, 1417 N. 2nd Street

Plays & Players Skinner Studio, 1714 Delancey Street

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater, 1219 Vine Street

Presented by Cannonball, The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S Hicks St

Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N American St

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater, 1219 Vine Street

Yellow Bicycle Theater, 1435 Arch St. Fl. 2 (on 15th St.)

Presented by Cannonball, The Proscenium at The Drake, 302 S. Hicks St

Egg Project

Nicole Burgio & Miranda Jo Kramer

Egg Project is a physical exploration of the self. An acrobatic, theatrical clashing of the versions of ourselves that were adopted out of fear and trauma, that create dissonance within us. During Egg Project, we invite these parts to the table, probing what new parts of ourselves are possible.

Sept 19, 20, 21 at 7:30pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129689

Emotion/Truth

Double Sag Collective

Emotion/Truth explores what it's like to be an American coming of age during the forever war, inside the heart of the empire, hurtling toward fascism and climate collapse. A verbatim, multi-media collage, Emotion/ Truth asks how we ﬁnd meaning, love, and joy at the edge of the end of the world.

Sept 20 at 7pm, Sept 21 at 2pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/125568

An Evening With Complicity

Hu man

Fargo Nissim Tbakhi

An Evening With Complicity Hu man is a haunted solo performance in poetry-drag, satirizing an invented Israeli-American poet named Complicity Hu man on the eve of her newest collections release.

Sept 11, 14 at 5pm, Sept 13 at 12:30pm, Sept 16 at 5:30pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129650

Family

Law

Comedy Special

Jana Marie Rose / Rose Wellness Services

Family Law Comedy Special (Or, White People Problems) showcases one custody hearing in a court where anything goes. A divorced mother seeks to get custody of her daughter, but the judge is hungry, attorneys want to talk about pilates, and food blogs are very controversial.

Sept 6 at 7pm, Sept 7 at 5pm

$20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129440

Fatherland

Lights, Theatre, Action!

It's Springtime, 1940. And you are a German-American. The Burger family, Frank, Trudi and their daughter, Kristin of Jersey City, New Jersey are living a life of quiet desperation. Loyal to America, the homeland but quietly proud of the economic revival in Germany, the Fatherland.

Sept 12, 13, 14 at 9pm, Sept 14 at 3pm PWYC/80 min • PhillyFringe.org/124876

GALATEA

Lizzy Arnold

GALATEA is a modern adaptation of "Pygmalion and Galatea", told from Galatea's perspective, and follows her gradual realization of imprisonment and abuse by her male creator. It explores the limited freedom of expression she experiences while under his control and follows her ﬁght for independence.

Sept 19 at 9:30pm, Sept 20 at 8pm, Sept 21 at 3:30pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129702

El idioma de lo silenciado: The letters that were never sent

Lucia Bedoya and La Fabrika

An experimental tragedy unfolding through bodies, voices, and silences. This piece reimagines the ancient tragic chorus in a contemporary setting to embody the collective voice of a generation silenced, displaced, and disillusioned.

Sept 12 at 6pm, Sept 14 at 2:30pm, Sept 18 at 8:30pm, Sept 21 at 5pm

PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/129690

Etiquette

Pier Players Theatre Company

It’s Fall 2021. Live theatre is back. But when theatre icon Lauren Ellis spots an audience member ﬁlming her, she refuses to perform. Etiquette is a hilarious new comedy about the theatre world, featuring in-ﬁghting, diva tantrums, internet trolls, and characters who have no etiquette at all.

Sept 5, 6, 12, 13 at 8pm, Sept 7, 14 at 2pm, Sept 11 at 7:30pm $20/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/128929

Falling - a disabled love story

Aaron Pang

People keep pointing at Aaron's cane and asking "what happened?" so he wrote a solo show and hopes to tell it in one go. Falling is an uncomfortably sexy and hilariously vulnerable stumble through Aaron's misadventures searching for love and settling for sad handjobs in life after disability.

Sept 11, 14 at 6:30pm, Sept 16 at 7pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129695

Fascist Groove

Janine Renee Cunningham

History repeats itself. First as punk, now as punkperformance-lecture on life in the UK from 1979–1999. With music.

Sept 7 at 8pm, Sept 13 at 6:30pm, Sept 23 at 5:30pm

PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/129696

Flux/Joy

Whimsycube

With a mission to bring love and joy to the world, Khonrad, everyday man turned guru is here; armed with his brand of self help. Come spend time in a "session", a rollicking time of blunt truth, storytelling and mystic vibes, to ﬁnd your path to joy.

Sept 3 at 5:30pm, Sept 14 at 2pm PWYC/50 mins • PhillyFringe.org/129698

Get It Together

Woulder

Mary Hewitt, an aspiring poet at Temple, falls for and rages against Harold Kruger, her Main Line paramour she just can't ﬁgure out. Set across two nights two years apart, the comedy follows the pair through heartbreak and desire as they ask: Who will understand me, if not you?

Sept 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13 at 7pm, Sept 6, 13 at 2pm, Sept 7, 14 at 1pm, Sept 7, 14 at 6pm $35/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/128495

Calvary Community Center, 4740 Baltimore Ave

Presented by Cannonball, The Proscenium at The Drake, 302 S. Hicks St

Presented by Sawubona Creativity Project, SCP, 1626 E. Passyunk Avenue, #1

The Adrienne Theater, 2030 Sansom Street

Presented by Cannonball, The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S Hicks St

Yellow Bicycle Theater, 1435 Arch St. Fl. 2 (on 15th St.)

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater, 1219 Vine Street

Yellow Bicycle Theater, 1435 Arch St. Fl. 2 (on 15th St.)

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater, 1219 Vine Street

Presented by Cannonball, The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S Hicks St

Hamilton Family Arts Center, 62 N. 2nd St.

Gilgamesh

John Heimbuch

This solo telling of Gilgamesh brings forth the friendship, adventure, and thoughtfulness of this ancient Sumerian epic, through his friendship with a hairy wildman Enkidu, the battle with the Bull of Heaven, the Tale of the Great Flood, and the quest for immortality!

Sept 25, 26, 27, 28 at 5:30pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129095

A Good Farmer - By Sharyn Rothstein

South Camden Theatre Company, Inc.

A moving drama laced with humor and heartache.

This is the story of two women—a farm owner and her unlikely best friend, an illegal Mexican immigrant— ﬁghting to survive in a small town divided by America’s immigration battle. A play about love, friendship, and the power to face what divides us.

Sept 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20 at 8pm, Sept 7, 14, 21 at 2pm

$25/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/129783

The Great Bakersﬁeld Pie Mystery

Sawubona Creativity Project

In the town of Bakersﬁeld, generous baker Joe prepares for a pie contest that could save his bakery and the town, but when his pies are mysteriously sabotaged, Joe and his loyal friends must unravel the mystery before it's too late in this fun, heartfelt small-town adventure.

Sept 27 at 2pm, Sept 28 at 11am PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129435

by Sawubona Creativity Project, SCP, 1626 E. Passyunk Avenue, #1

Healthcare is A Human Right!

Philly's Medicare for All Movement

Artists from a Philly-based healthcare advocacy group challenged one another to create a mixed-media performance event that expresses the injustice of the American healthcare system. Let them entertain and inspire you with their ideas, raucousness, and hope for a healthier tomorrow.

Sept 2 at 7pm, Sept 6 at 8pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129709

I Am Going To Die (And All They Gave Me Were These Lousy Cupcakes)

LibLab Productions

Welcome to the Deathday Party!! We’ve all gathered here to honor the death (and life) of... someone who REALLY likes cupcakes. This highly interactive and improvisational experience encourages you to assist The Figure as they unpack the many mysteries of life, identity, and what it means to die.

Sept 18, 19, 20 at 9pm, Sept 21 at 5pm $15/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/124212

Arch St. Fl. 2 (on 15th St.)

I Found That the Sun Will Rise Tomorrow

Anna Snapp

Anna Snapp boldly shares the deeply personal, painful, and earth-shattering details of her long-term battle with chronic disease, mental illness, and sexual trauma in “one of the bravest performances [I] have seen in a long time.” (- All About Solo).

Sept 13, 23 at 6:30pm, Sept 20 at 2:30pm, Sept 27 at 8pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129714

The Goldberg Variations

Clayton Lee

With deadpan humor and mischievous wit, Canadian performance artist Clayton Lee entangles classical music (Johann Sebastian Bach) and professional wrestling (Bill Goldberg) with an unfiltered and often unhinged exploration of queer desire and fantasy (his own).

Sept 12, 13 at 8pm

$35/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129999

Grape Culture

Cavelight Productions

A tragic-comedy stripping down our culture of domination without consent starring comedian/internet sensation, Toni Nagy and Seraphina Supernova. The show embodies the thrusting energy of comedy while also being penetrated by dance, ﬁlm, storytelling, clowning, stand up, and skits.

Sept 26 at 6pm, Sept 27 at 9:30pm, Sept 28 at 12:30pm PWYC/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/129706

The Hannah Variations

Hannah Curry

The "ridiculously talented" (DC Metro Arts) Hannah Curry brings her "Chaplinesque charm" (Phindie) back to Philadelphia with her latest collection of silent comedy sketches. Settle in for a symphony in slapstick as Curry clowns her way through a "celebration of classic pantomime" (All About Solo).

Sept 12, 13 at 8pm, Sept 14 at 2pm $20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129343

"How I Got Over"

N1 Theatre

Four Theatre Works that grapple (with) our moment through metaphor, allegory, image and poetry. Ancestor stories, personal stories, twisting satire. Insight and solace as we battle. Islands of calm and humor. Powers delivered by those who loved and preceded us. We repeat. "How I Got Over."

Sept 17, 18, 20 at 7pm, Sept 21 at 3pm PWYC/100 min • PhillyFringe.org/129348

i don't have the right words for it yet

Madeline Shuron Dance Theater

An investigation into artistic “hustle culture,” self worth, and the potentiality of lifecycles, i don’t have the right words for it yet examines the nature of performance through the world’s greatest shapeshifter: the frog.

Sept 11 at 6:30pm, Sept 18 at 5pm, Sept 21 at 2pm PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/129713

I Killed Andy Breitbart

Pam Dickler

The unbelievably true story of how the far right tried to use a non-existent video tape to torpedo the reelection of President Barack Obama. This hilarious story shines a light on how easy it is for an ordinary person to become the spotlight of social media's spin and misperceptions.

Sept 18, 25 at 7pm $20/80 min • PhillyFringe.org/123154

Presented by FringeArts, FringeArts, 140 N Columbus Blvd

The Waterfront South Theatre, 400 Jasper St, Camden, NJ

Presented by Cannonball, The Proscenium at The Drake, 302 S. Hicks St

Presented

Fidget Space, 1714 N. Mascher Street

Presented by Cannonball, The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S Hicks St

Flying Horse Center, 5546 Pulaski Avene

Yellow Bicycle Theater, 1435

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater, 1219 Vine Street

Presented by Cannonball, The Proscenium at The Drake, 302 S. Hicks St

Performance Garage, 1515 Brandywine Street

Quig's Pub (Plays and Players), 1714 Delancey St

If Blood Is Thicker Than Water Swim In It

Hot Flaky Biscuit

In the wake of their father's death, Warren and Rochelle ﬁnd themselves back home. As they ﬁgure out what to do with the ashes of their father, decades of unspoken truths, grief, and healing lie in slumber as everything inches ever so slowly towards a reckoning generations in the making.

Sept 8, 23 at 7pm, Sept 21 at 12:30pm

PWYC/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/129715

by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater, 1219 Vine Street

invisibleDISS

Reina Bracha

invisibleDISS is a solo show by Reina Bracha about the experiences of navigating the broken systems that do not support people with invisible disabilities. With imagination and wit, Reina strives to make her invisible struggles visible for her communities to witness and perhaps transform.

Sept 13, 27 at 5:30pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/127651

Keep the Alien Fed Shadow Company

An alien-sounding alarm goes o . It shakes the room. 4 humans wake up. They don't know where they are or who they are. 4 people are already awake and on high alert. The room is cold and empty with stone walls and cots lined up in rows. Who are you? What is this? Where am I?

Sept 27 at 2:30pm, Sept 28 at 3pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129717

Presented by Cannonball, The Proscenium at The Drake, 302 S. Hicks St

Kingdom Come

E&L Performance

A one-night stand with an Angel, a Catholic mom aging in reverse, and a once-closeted history teacher: uncanny encounters blur the lines between past and present in Lena's return to Tennessee. Has life on the road prepared her to reconcile who she was with who she's become?

Sept 5, 6 at 6:30pm, Sept 7 at 3pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129719

Krampus Gets Cramped

Jim Julien

A crankie "shadow puppet" box telling of the myth of Krampus, the Christmas demon, and the psychobilly, gorehound, rock and roll band, The Cramps, and how they all met in dirty, dirty NYC in the late 70s. For somewhat mature audiences.

Sept 10 at 7pm, Sept 14, 25 at 6:30pm, Sept 15 at 8:30pm, Sept 20 at 2pm, Sept 28 at 5pm PWYC/50 mins • PhillyFringe.org/129720

A Latte of Love

Christina Healey

When a struggling co ee shop meets a mysterious new hire, sparks—and songs—ﬂy. This original musical brews heart, humor, and second chances in "Small Town, U.S.A." A cozy new work about love, friendship, and fresh starts. Come ﬁnd home at the Rise & Grind.

Sept 4, 5, 6 at 7pm, Sept 6, 7 at 2pm $25/135 min • PhillyFringe.org/128037

The Incel of the Basement

Victor Fuller

The Phantom of the Opera as you've never seen it before! A one-man, one-uwu-doll, one-act musical parody of the classic show that is definitely NOT a romance but is definitely horrific. Join Erik, the titular incel, in this modern retelling of a tale as old as time. A spectacle to behold!

Sept 6, 12, 13, 20 at 8pm

$25/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129211

Kaidan: Night of 100 Spirits

Schreiben the Conjurer

Join the conjurer, Schreiben, for a show encased in the eerie world of Japanese ghost stories and folklore. Drawing heavily from the stories of yurei and yokai and the tradition of Hyaku-Monogatari, it's a multimedia and performance evening combining illusions, storytelling, dance, and more.

Sept 5 at 8pm, Sept 6 at 6pm, Sept 7 at 2pm $35/135 min • PhillyFringe.org/121052

Kindled by Nina: A Four-Woman Requiem A Multimedia Invocation of Black Womanhood

Karen Moore

A one-woman performance blending poetry, ﬁlm, and live storytelling inspired by Nina Simone's "Four Women." Dr. Karen Moore weaves truth and ﬁre through spoken word, as four women come to life on screen. A poetic invocation of Black womanhood—raw, tender, and unforgettable.

Sept 3, 9 at 7pm, Sept 7 at 6pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129718

Klorkhana the Tyrant

Kate Quinn

Klorkhana is the Ruler and Mind Healer of his entire planet, Sephro, but he only wants to corrupt people's minds while stealing their energies. He is envious of women and wants their special essences to use however he pleases. Eventually an army rises up to overthrow him and take back their freedom.

Sept 18, 19 at 7pm PWYC/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/124817

La Otra

1812 Productions / Tanaquil Márquez

In this bilingual world premiere comedy, La Otra explores intimate relationships through comedy and magical realism. En esta comedia bilingüe de estreno mundial, La Otra explora relaciones íntimas a través de la comedia y el realismo mágico. Co-presented with 1812 Productions.

Sept 12 + 13 at 7pm; Sept 14 at 2pm; Sept 16 at 7pm; Sept 17 (opening), 18, 19 at 7pm; Sept 20 at 2pm + 7pm; Sept 21 at 2pm; Sept 24, 25, 26 at 7pm; Sept 27 at 2pm + 7pm; Sept 28 at 2pm $45 • PhillyFringe.org/130000

Leda

Ollie Goss

Leda is a show about cycles, transformation, and property. It follows a dreamlike logic to an ambient score, featuring puppets and inﬂatables. Drawing from the 17th- century poem The Goose and the Commons, it is both a treatise on the perils of land privatization and a funeral for a sausage.

Sept 6 at 9:30pm, Sept 20 at 8pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129722

Presented

Queer House, 5516 Spruce Street

Presented by Studio 34, Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave

Plays & Players Mainstage, 1714 Delancey Street

Presented by Cannonball, The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S Hicks St

The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St

Presented by FringeArts, The Arcadia Stage at the Arden, 40 N 2nd St.

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Storefront, 1219 Vine Street

The Little Theater at Arcadia University, 450 S. Easton Road

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Life With Oscar

Golden Idol Productions

A 5-star true story rollercoaster ride through Hollywood's dark underbelly. Filmmaker Nick Cohen relives his mad Hollywood years, living with an Oscar winner who promises Nick he can win his own golden trophy – if he follows exact instructions... "Comedic genius... a must-see" "*****"- Broadway Baby Sept 21 at 7:30pm $20/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/81813

Magenta Lies

Rebecca Posner

Who says a coming-of-age story can't happen in the middle of life? Magenta wants to be honest for once.

Help her out! Detecting lies has never been sexier.

Sept 10 at 5:30pm, Sept 13 at 3:30pm, Sept 17 at 8:30pm PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/129726

The Masque of the Red Death

Masque Team

The Masque of the Red Death is a stage adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poe story of the same name. Exploring themes of class and activism, it tells the tale of a Prince who seals himself and others inside his castle while a plague destroys his kingdom. There is also pigs in blankets.

Sept 17 at 5:30pm, Sept 19 at 6:30pm, Sept 25 at 8pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129757

Storefront, 1219 Vine Street

Miz Prophet Tells All

CCP Theater

Program

Liliana, a 16-year-old artist and clairvoyant, uses her family's TV network to share grim prophecies. When her parents lock her in the basement, Liliana’s only hope for escape are the puppet creatures she has created. This comic fable is for anyone who ever struggled to ﬁnd— and share—their voice.

Sept 23, 24, 25, 26 at 6pm

$20/80 min • PhillyFringe.org/128927

Mon Carton / My Cardboard Box

Selena Rook

The suspense and mystery of a featureless box provide the entry into a world of discovery, imagination, and metamorphosis. A non-verbal show for audiences of all ages, Mon Carton uses physical theater, object manipulation, and magic to evocatively transform materials and create improbable surprises.

Sept 6, 14 at 12:30pm, Sept 13 at 5pm, Sept 28 at 12pm

PWYC/40 min • PhillyFringe.org/129728

MY MIND IS MADE UP

Katie Hyde

Step inside Katie Hyde's mind for a fun-ﬁlled ride through memory, motherhood, and the violent art of letting go. This solo show traces her seven-year journey through a bizarre meditation technique that reveals her mind is made up of pictures, and if she burns them up, something true will remain.

Sept 13 at 5pm, Sept 27 at 8pm, Sept 28 at 12:30pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129729

Lions

Lightning Rod Special

From the creators of Fringe hits Nosejob, The Appointment, and Underground Railroad Game, comes an unsentimental duet about the business of letting our dads die. With a dose of Kafka and "A Christmas Carol", Lions spins out the romantic stories our fathers told themselves about their failures.

Sept 10 at 8pm, Sept 11, 12 at 8pm, Sept 13, 19 at 8:30pm, Sept 14, 20, 21 at 12pm, Sept 14, 20 at 9:30pm, Sept 18 at 6pm, Sept 21 at 7pm PWYC/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/129724

A Marine Walks Up to the Pearly Gates

Yellow Bicycle Company

From the American Revolution to Afghanistan, casualties of war arrive at the Pearly Gates, each one a ghostly witness to the 250-year history of the U.S. Marine Corps. Will these brave but troubled souls ﬁnd their way into Heaven, or are they doomed to haunt the perimeter forever?

Sept 11, 12, 13, 17 at 7pm, Sept 14, 21 at 1pm, Sept 27 at 5pm

$25/75 min • PhillyFringe.org/129441

Minivan

Minivan is the disintegrating electropop spectacle of genre-defying multimedia artist Ron Shalom. Traversing clowning and drag, Minivan careens through character transformations using custom lighting instruments, original pop bangers, camp couture, and instructional choreography.

Sept 12 at 7:30pm, Sept 13 at 7pm $20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/128417

Mommy & Momma or The Queerspawn Play

Em Harnett

Mommy & Momma or The Queerspawn Play embodies the pride of having two moms while navigating the grief of their divorce. Through the course of the play, Elle is forced to answer a question: can they still be proud of their family and wave their rainbow ﬂag in the midst of their moms’ separation?

Sept 20 at 4pm, Sept 20, 21 at 7pm

$15/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/128593

The Mothman Cometh

Richie Schiraldi/Whisper Theatre

Darkness. We've been told to fear it, to hide from it. Mothman says otherwise: Darkness is a time to dream, to think, to love. It's a place to escape the judgements that come in the daylight. Come. Join the Mothman. Follow him into the void and o er him your shadows!

Sept 5 at 9:30pm, Sept 6 at 5pm, Sept 7 at 3:30pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129759

The Navel Gazers

Starr Street Productions

The Navel Gazers is a modern farce set in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Exploring the themes of identity, selﬁshness, and adulthood through a handful of young friends, this new comedy sheds an empathetic light on the turbulent relationships of our youth.

Sept 4, 5, 6 at 7pm, Sept 6 at 2pm $20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/126923

Presented by Cannonball, The Proscenium at The Drake, 302 S. Hicks St

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Storefront, 1219 Vine Street

Yellow Bicycle Theater, 1435 Arch St. Fl. 2 (on 15th St.)

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative

Presented by Studio 34, Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave

CCP Black Box Theater (BG-21), Community College of Phila, 1700 Spring Garden St

SideQuest Theater, 2030 Sansom Street

Presented by Cannonball, The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S Hicks St

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater, 1219 Vine Street

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Presented by Sawubona Creativity Project, SCP, 1626 E. Passyunk Avenue, #1

Deep End Studios, 1313 S 33rd St

Nepobaby Psychodrama

Jacob Peter Kovner

Do you ever feel like rich people deserve to be publicly humiliated? Have you ever wanted to aim your rage of inequality directly at a member of the 1%? In Nepobaby Psychodrama, if you act like a member of this guy's family, you can! Participants will be compensated.

Sept 2, 10 at 8:30pm, Sept 6 at 9:30pm, Sept 7 at 12pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129730

A Number of Women

Rainah Gregory

A saga 130 years in the making (1869–1999):

Meet Sophia Jex-Blake, the leader of the Edinburgh 7, and Nancy Hopkins, the leader of the MIT 16, two women who fought for equality in scientiﬁc spaces. How di erent were their experiences, which occurred over a century apart?

Sept 13, 20, 27 at 6pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/121094

Once! An Improvised Tale

Sawubona Creativity Project

Once! An Improvised Tale. Our young audience members take center stage as kids help create a new fairy tale ﬁlled with magic, mischief and mayhem! Their ideas become the inspiration that our actors spin into a wild, one-of-a-kind adventure—live and unscripted, right before your eyes! 9/20 @ 2pm

Sept 20 at 2pm

$5/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129448

Presented by Sawubona Creativity Project, SCP, 1626 E. Passyunk Avenue, #1

Owen Corey and James Ofalt

Punch Each Other in the Dick Until One Submits, Again, Again

Owen Corey and James Ofalt

Philadelphia actors Owen Corey and James Ofalt will punch each other in the dick until one submits.

Sept 8 at 6:30pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/123469

A Palm Tree In London

Instinct Pictures

"A Palm Tree in London" is a two-character play that explores the cultural dichotomy between white and black races, emphasizing the importance of unity in diversity while incorporating subtle comedy.

Sept 4 at 5pm, Sept 6 at 2pm, Sept 7 at 4:30pm + 9pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/106504

Philadelphia Revolutions

EgoPo Classic Theater

Two plays that changed the course of American History. EgoPo presents staged readings of the ﬁrst American play, Prince of Parthia (1767) and the provocative Abolitionist era play, Gladiator (1831). These early American plays will be presented in collaboration with Carpenter Hall.

Sept 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 at 6pm

$15/105 min • PhillyFringe.org/129836

new heaven new earth

Upstream Performance Collaborative and Shakespeare in Clark Park

On the edge of empire, Cleopatra faces a soothsaying crocodile in this revisionist, Afrocentric adaptation of Shakespeare's play. Written by Rayne, directed by Shamus, with live music by Karen Smith, "new heaven new earth” is an allegory. When peace demands war, what will you become, and for whom?

Sept 1 at 6pm, Sept 16 at 8pm

PWYC/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/129731

The O er: A Political Farce Concerning the True Events of July 14, 1960

Rivka Maizlish

A passionate celebration of the genre of classic stage farce based on the true—and truly farcical—story of John Kennedy's attempt to get Lyndon Johnson to be his running mate in 1960, and Kennedy's brother Bobby's attempts to get Johnson o the ticket. Confusion, chaos, and hilarity ensue.

Sept 16, 17 at 6pm, Sept 17 at 8:30pm

PWYC/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/129760

by Cannonball, The Proscenium at The Drake, 302 S. Hicks St

The Orgy

Noah Eisenstein

In this play, Elliot tries to organize an orgy with his roommate and peers in order to escape the frustrations of monogamous relationships. He believes that this shared experience will allow everyone to transcend jealousy and insecurity, creating a collective body of love and freedom.

Sept 25 at 8pm, Sept 27 at 3:30pm, Sept 28 at 7:30pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129761

Presented by Cannonball, The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S Hicks St

Painting Churches by Tina Howe

Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium

"Beautifully written family portrait with the shimmer and depth of a Renoir painting." —NY Times. Chaotic family dynamics rendered in the manner of the French Impressionists: the hilarity and complexity of life against a backdrop of art, history and old Boston. 1984 Pulitzer Prize Finalist.

Sept 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 at 7pm, Sept 7, 14, 21 at 2pm $28/100 min • PhillyFringe.org/128643

Penis Envy

Becky Bondurant

In this critically acclaimed solo-show, monologist and English teacher Becky Bondurant threads her coming-of-age narrative through a Freudian needle, weaving from eating disorders and female orgasms to circumcision and breastfeeding against a backdrop of American political crisis.

Sept 12 at 5pm, Sept 13 at 8pm, Sept 14 at 2pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129736

Pinky Promise

Paper Doll Ensemble

Pinky Promise is a bold, bittersweet new play from Paper Doll Ensemble about three best friends at summer camp in 2005. With pop songs, hobby horses, and heartbreak, it hilariously captures the moment growing up starts to sting—and friendship starts to shift.

Sept 18, 19, 20 at 7pm, Sept 20, 21 at 2pm PWYC/75 min • PhillyFringe.org/126315

Plays & Players Skinner Studio, 1714 Delancey Street

Presented by Cannonball, The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S Hicks St

Presented by Cannonball, The Proscenium at The Drake, 302 S. Hicks St

Deep End Studios, 1313 S 33rd St

Presented

ComedySportz Philadelphia, 2030 Sansom Street

Theatre Exile, 1340-48 S. 13th Street

Presented by Cannonball, The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S Hicks St

Carpenter Hall, 320 Chestnut St

Please

Take O

Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking? Collective

This show is an assortment of dramatic movementsaturated scenes exploring what it means to remove memories and some aspects of the familiar. Through poem theater, experimental song and a splash of puppetry, we explore removal with tender and mysterious human manners.

Sept 19 at 8pm, Sept 20 at 3:30pm, Sept 21 at 5pm

PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/129739

Poker in a House with Women

Uncertain Theatre Co.

At 32, Isaac is dead. His mother, siblings, pregnant widow, and formally estranged father observe traditional shiva practices, honoring his shift from a culturally Jewish upbringing to Modern Orthodoxy. But as the family clings to the memory of Isaac's goodness, some things refuse to stay buried.

Sept 4, 5, 6, 7 at 7:30pm

$20/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/129278

Queerano, or A Very Great Mischief

Wolfsmouth Players Company

It is 1921, and Lord Thurston believes it would be "a very great mischief" to inform women that queerness is not only a male pastime–little does he know his daughter, Roxane, has already given her heart to a Miss Christine Granville. Or... has she? A sapphic, high-comedy adaptation of Cyrano.

Sept 12, 13, 19, 20 at 7:30pm, Sept 14 at 3pm, Sept 20 at 2pm $25/105 min • PhillyFringe.org/123059

Rhymes With

Orange

Rhymes With Orange

We broke all our bones after all the animals we made up fell on us, then our smells ﬂoated away. We invented a machine to get them back, but it made glasses that point down so we can’t see where they went. Did you know you could break your bones’ heart? By not using your bones to see Rhymes with Orange

Sept 20 at 12:30pm, Sept 21 at 6:30pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/104953

SHADE By: Khadijah Davis

Khadijah Davis

SHADE follows Kissandra, a Jamaican Afro-American girl torn between ambition and conformity. As the world tries to box her in, she must decide whether to shrink to ﬁt in or embrace her bold, multifaceted self and discover what life o ers when you stand out.

Sept 27 at 1pm, Sept 28 at 5pm

$40/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129380

SLIDESHOW

Automatic Arts

From the 1950s through the 1980s, slideshows were a staple of US households. SLIDESHOW drops audiences back in time, weaving a ﬁctional family history from real slides of long ago vacations. “The performance is a brilliant exercise in connecting dots." —Broad St Review. "Ingenious!" —Stage Magazine

Sept 19, 20, 25, 26 at 7pm, Sept 22 at 8pm $20/85 min • PhillyFringe.org/129229

Plum

Shay Overstone

Plum is a one-act satirical play set in an exclusive speakeasy restaurant. Together we attend dinner service following a server, chef and their guests through a night of unpredictable interactions. When will the two top arrive and who will have the audacity? We'll ﬁnd out over drinks maybe.

Sept 4, 5, 6, 7 at 6:15pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129740

The Presented

Chris Davis

The Presented examines what it means to be a "chosen" artist in the world today in a hilarious show that will make you never want to pursue a career in the arts. From the creator of 40-Year-Old Ballerino & OneMan Nutcracker. "Innovative spirit that the Fringe was created to showcase." The List ****

Sept 6, 7, 14, 28 at 8:30pm, Sept 20 at 9pm, Sept 26 at 7:30pm, Sept 27 at 7pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129346

REMINISCENCIA

Malicho Vaca Valenzuela

Through a delicate and seductive use of digital platforms, Malicho digs into his personal biography and at the same time into the biography of the Santiago de Chile city, into a recent memory and at the same time into deep scars. Performed in Spanish with English subtitles.

Sept 15 at 8:30pm, Sept 16 at 7pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/130172

Roadkill Bambi

Artsake Theatre Company

Portia must confront uncomfortable truths about her relationship with Alison while trying to escape a surreal time loop. Coming from a premiere at Edinburgh Fringe, Roadkill Bambi is a queer dirge for our imagined futures that asks how to make decisions while caught in the headlights of disaster.

Sept 6 at 9pm, Sept 7 at 6pm, Sept 20 at 10pm, Sept 27 at 8:30pm $12/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/128661

The Silent Struggle (There, I Said It) - Solo Performance

Taahira Teshi

While tracking one young woman's personal odyssey— with dark humor as well as unvarnished truths—The Silent Struggle seeks to address systemic problems, including stigmas surrounding mental health issues and disparities in treatment for African Americans and other people of color.

Sept 7, 14, 21 at 3pm

PWYC/40 min • PhillyFringe.org/129593

1608 Ridge Ave.

SPANK BANK TIME MACHINE

John Michael Plays A Queer Fantasia Time Travel Adventure with trauma clown John Michael—it's Angels in America meets Snakes on a Plane, but with DRUGS! Audiences receive free NARCAN. “Art never dies!” ***** —Free Press “Outrageous, touching, and incredible. Easily my favorite show at the festival.” —UMFM

Sept 12 at 8pm, Sept 13 at 9:30pm, Sept 14 at 3:30pm, Sept 17 at 8:30pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129745

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Third Floor, 1219 Vine Street

Uncertain Theatre Co., Private Residence near Rittenhouse Sq.

Presented by Studio 34, Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave

Walnut Street Theater Independence Studio, 825 Walnut Street

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Yellow Bicycle Theater, 1435 Arch St. Fl. 2 (on 15th St.)

Presented by Sawubona Creativity Project, SCP, 1626 E. Passyunk Avenue, #1

Yellow Bicycle Theater, 1435 Arch St. Fl. 2 (on 15th St.)

Indigenous Peoples Artisan Marketplace (IPam),

Three Di erent Venues, See Website For Details

Presented by Cannonball, The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S Hicks St

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Storefront, 1219 Vine Street

Spiritual Experience

The Private Theater

Hidden down a quiet street, shrouded in mystery, is one of the most unique theatrical experiences in the world. Spiritual Experience is a private performance for two people. Directed by Rebecca Wright, written by Adriano Shaplin, with scenic design by Nikki Delhomme.

Sept 4–28: Thursdays–Fridays at 6pm + 8pm.

Saturdays at 11am, 1pm, 6pm + 8pm. Sundays at 11am + 1pm.

$200 for two/75 mins • PhillyFringe.org/130032

Presented by FringeArts, The Private Theater, 3408 Brandywine Street

The Superconductor

August Hakvaag

A physics lab has worked for years to bring to life a theoretical superconductor that would change the face of physics, and on the day of a pivotal union vote, they push through to the impossible. The Superconductor is about scientiﬁc progress, worker's rights, and how they go hand in hand.

Sept 13 at 1:30pm, Sept 28 at 5pm

PWYC/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/129763

Tales From Purgatory - Volume I

Jacob Cauthron

Tales From Purgatory - Volume I: Simon and Michelle struggle to settle their di erences in the wake of their divorce as tensions rise due to extenuating circumstances brought about by COVID-19. (This play will close out the night after a series of shorter romantic comedy one acts.)

Sept 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20 at 7pm, Sept 7, 14, 21 at 1pm

$15/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/129595

This is a Message for Ted Campbell

Oona Higgins

Oona got her ﬁrst cell phone at eleven. She received some odd voicemails: an expired car warranty, a dentist, an attorney... all meant for a man named Ted Campbell: the man who used to have her phone number. Oona goes on a journey to learn who he was, but discovers more about herself on the way.

Sept 20 at 5pm

$0/30 min • PhillyFringe.org/126939

Tra c Cam

Panoptic Productions

Join your fellow judges in witnessing Jack attempt to demonstrate perfection in a series of demonstrations, lectures, and challenges. Only you have the qualiﬁcations to determine their success, and your assessment will decide their fate in the competition for the title of Most Perfect Person 2025.

Sept 10 at 7pm, Sept 14 at 8pm, Sept 28 at 5pm PWYC/70 min • PhillyFringe.org/129767

Traps

Xora Odelle

TRAPS is a futuristic tragicomedy that confronts questions of progress within the domestic sphere. It asks the audience what it means to be human and how much human-ness can we bear.

Sept 24 at 5:30pm, Sept 25 at 9:30pm, Sept 28 at 6:30pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129768

Starﬁsh and the Weighted Blanket: a comedy thing about grief

pauli reese

what does grief look like? smell like? taste like? sound like? starﬁsh the clown explores these questions in a improvised one-person show where some brave audience members will be invited into the experience.

Sept 13 at 5pm, Sept 14 at 6:30pm, Sept 19, 20 at 8pm

PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/129746

survivor

Skye Fort

Powered entirely by one woman’s sweaty desperation, survivor is a solo performance art piece about dance marathons, reality TV, and the spectacle of human endurance. The ﬁrst hundred hours are the hardest.

Sept 14 at 3:30pm, Sept 20 at 5pm, Sept 22 at 5:30pm

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129748

Angela Harmon, Leftovers Art Collective

Terms of Use: A Millennial Farce uses theater, ﬁlm, and a live band playing an original score to create an upbeat anthropological exploration of the cultural age between 1998 and 2008. Millennials, is it possible to reconcile our childhood with our present reality? Are we ready to?

Sept 24, 25 at 8:30pm, Sept 26 at 8:15pm, Sept 28 at 9pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129749

To Whom Should I Complain

Moira McAuli e & Emma Lea Hasselbach

A nun walks into a comedy club...in this hilarious mashup of Shakespeare and Stand-up. To Whom Should I Complain is a funny, ﬁerce, feminist exploration of hypocrisy, moral identity, and religious indoctrination that ﬁnally answers the age-old question, "What in Gods name is Catholic Familyland?"

Sept 26, 27 at 6:30pm, Sept 28 at 12:30pm PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/129766

TRANS

The Promised End

A dead soldier wakes up on the battleﬁeld to discover he has been double-cast. A bastard daughter fashions himself into a son and heir. Dido and Cleopatra have a one-night stand. In this new collection of short plays, trans playwrights experiment boldly with William Shakespeare's works.

Sept 25 at 7pm $0/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/128991

umm... you got McDonald's money?

Keith A. Wallace

We’re angry, frustrated, and full of angst. We’re millennials, damn it. And mid-life crisis is barreling straight toward us. Get out of our way and let us spiral in peace, please and thank you. This solo show is a tender and wry look at depression, letting go, and embracing change. Hold the lettuce.

Sept 25, 26, 27 at 8pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129589

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater, 1219 Vine Street

Presented by Cannonball, The Proscenium at The Drake, 302 S. Hicks St

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Storefront, 1219 Vine Street

Playhouse West Philadelphia, 1218 Wallace Street

Presented by Cannonball, The Proscenium at The Drake, 302 S. Hicks St

Yellow Bicycle Theater, 1435 Arch St. Fl. 2 (on 15th St.)

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Storefront, 1219 Vine Street

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

William Way LGBT Community Center Ballroom, 1315 Spruce St

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Storefront, 1219 Vine Street

Fidget Space, 1714 N. Mascher Street

Urinal

Theatre By Development

Three teens hide out in their school bathroom making beats and getting high—until stolen shoes spark chaos, testing loyalty in a bold, beat-driven tale of obsession, trust, and survival.

Sept 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13 at 7pm, Sept 6, 7, 13, 14 at 2pm PWYC/100 min • PhillyFringe.org/129439

The Waiting Room: A Clown's Bureaucratic Journey

Danielle Levsky

Through clown work and audience participation, Toska navigates an absurdist bureaucratic system where forms multiply endlessly. An immersive exploration of displacement, belonging, and finding humanity within dehumanizing institutions.

Sept 10, 11 at 7:30pm, Sept 29, 30 at 8pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129359

The Waterfront Journals by David Wojnarowicz

Rushmore Labs

Step into David Wojnarowicz's universe with stories plucked from street corners and late-night diners. This series of monologues is a profound exploration of existing at the edges of society. Hustlers, dreamers, and survivors weave a tapestry of desperation, resilience, and longing. 21+ venue.

Sept 4, 14, 21, 28 at 8pm

PWYC/105 min • PhillyFringe.org/123865

Young, Queer, and Stupid

Andy Sage White and Ben Simonetty

A show containing three short comedic plays about being (you guessed it) young, queer, and stupid. Dealing with topics like STDs, closet cases, sibling rivalry, and shitty self-produced theatre, this show is an exploration of the humor found in intimate queer moments.

Sept 15 at 7pm, Sept 18 at 8pm, Sept 28 at 2pm PWYC/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/129781

VILE

Francesca Montanile Lyons

Are you sad? Me too bestie. Welcome to VILE, an award-winning solo show that blends clown & bu on in an exploration of muddling through depression, surviving rape culture, and drowning in modernity. Ingredients include: greasy toes, a balloon penis, and a side of BDSM.

Sept 13, 19, 25 at 9:30pm, Sept 15 at 7pm

PWYC/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/129772

The Watcher Sleeps

Daniel Romano

There is no way out. James wakes in a room with no exit, drawn into a spectacle for the infringing dark. Forced to confront the man he has become, his reckoning is the entertainment that feeds an unending hunger. No tears, no excuses. Only what the silence can hold while The Watcher Sleeps.

Sept 18 at 6:30pm, Sept 23 at 8:30pm, Sept 27 at 5pm PWYC/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/129764

WILD

JAMIE

WILD tells the story of an Indigenous community who must face the colonial threat of industrialization just outside their home. As they speak in verse, their ill-fated future reveals itself. And they ask, "How will we revive the land that is dying right beneath our feet?"

Sept 24 at 8:30pm, Sept 27 at 2pm PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/129778

Zap!

Antihero Theatre Company

Zap! A noir fantasy introduces two anthropomorphic characters, a detective and a police o cer, investigating a freak accident. The investigation becomes jeopardized by interactions with an isolated resident and a police commissioner. Presented in American Sign Language with English voiceover.

Sept 2 at 5:30pm, Sept 13 at 6:30pm, Sept 28 at 1:30pm PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/129782

TheVelvetWhip,319N.11thStreet

Two venues: Dinosaur House, 5122 Springfield Ave + Indy Hall, 709 2nd St.

Presented by Cannonball, The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S Hicks St

The Velvet Whip, 319 N.11th Street

Presented by Cannonball, The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S Hicks St

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Storefront, 1219 Vine Street

Plays & Players Skinner Studio, 1714 Delancey Street

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater, 1219 Vine Street

IMMERSIVE IMMERSIVE IMMERSIVE IMMERSIVE &INTERACTIVEEXPERIENCES

94.4 WAIT FM presents The Waiting Room

Phoenix Tears Productions

Welcome to The Waiting Room, an immersive sitespeciﬁc experience where the audience checks in with the host, ﬁlls out intake forms, receives a number, is given a pair of headphones to listen to their choice of three audio tracks, and waits for their number to be called. And waits. And waits.

Sept 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 at 8pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/92454

Presented by Studio 34, Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave

Adventures at Skyline Wilderness Camp

Fall Risk Theatre Collective

Kayaking? Firebuilding? CPR? Birdwatching? Crafting? Smores? Campﬁre songs? Tug-of-War? Watersports? Painting your bunkmate’s toenails? Kissing your 3rd cousin? Ukulele Lessons? Talent shows? Fishing? Artisanal Co ee Tasting? Skydiving? Are you ready to take the risk?

Sept 13 at 12:30pm, Sept 21 at 2pm, Sept 28 at 3:30pm PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/129659

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Storefront, 1219 Vine Street

Bond Collective, 1635 Market Street

Ashes to Ashes

Nick Schwasman

Come gather around the campfire as we shed light on the death of the American ash tree, and consider what it means to be human in a world losing its flame. Join Philly Fringe veteran, Nick Schwasman, in his debut solo work, “Ashes to Ashes,” a fireside performance for small audiences.

Sept 7, 14, 21, 25 at 7:30pm $25/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129443

Bequest

Maxwell, Ndichu & Stein

Bequest is a brief interactive poem for one participant at a time. The newest experiment from micro-theatre maker Yannick Trapman-O'Brien and certified polymath J. Cleary Rubinos, Bequest is a meditation on loss and inheritance, a place to set something down, and a chance to hold something close.

Sept 19 at 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, 7pm; Sept 20 at 3:30pm, 4:30pm, 5:30pm, 6:30pm; Sept 24 at 6pm, 6:45pm; Sept 27 at 12pm, 12:45pm, 1:30pm, 2:15pm, 3:30pm, 4:15pm, 5pm, 5:45pm PWYC/35 min • PhillyFringe.org/128798

A(mobile)DRIFT

Street Road Artists Space

This participatory bus ride to an art space + exhibition in Cochranville, PA is inspired by Fluxus and engages region-wide thinking. Begin in PHL at the site of the historic City Tavern - now A Man Full of Trouble. On the road, take part in creative reﬂection on shifting urban–rural topologies.

Sept 20 at 1pm

PWYC/360 min • PhillyFringe.org/129524

After Worlds

Written by Taj Rauch, Presented by Wherehouse

An immersive excavation of who you've always been.

Sept 3 at 7pm, Sept 4, 12, 18 at 8pm, Sept 26 at 6:30pm, Sept 28 at 2pm

PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/129660

asses.masses

Patrick Blenkarn & Milton Lim

asses.masses is a custom video game designed to be played from beginning to end by a live audience, one person at a time. It’s a 7.5 hour epic story of a herd of unemployed donkeys trying to get their jobs back. Cheeky and political, asses.masses is Animal Farm meets Pokémon meets Final Fantasy.

Sept 7 at 2pm

$60 GA, $15 Student/Industry/25&Under, $2 FringeACCESS/7.5 hours • PhillyFringe.org/129997

Carnival of Feelings

Stories & Makebelieve

At the Carnival of Feelings, you play simple games to express, explore, and process your big feelings. It takes about 30 minutes to experience all the booths. Carnival of Feelings asks, "Can playfully exploring deep emotions shift our relationships to those emotions?”

Sept 1, 3, 4 from 5:30pm-8:30pm PWYC/15 min slots • PhillyFringe.org/129673

Street Road Artists Space, 725 Street Road, Cochranville, PA 19330

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

MAAS Building Garden, 1320 N 5th St

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Storefront, 1219 Vine Street

Clapping for Nature Together

Leigh Huster

What does it feel like to clap for the soil, a tree, the sky? This immersive outdoor workshop transforms the original Clapping for Nature performance into a collective experience blending somatic practice, rhythm, and ecological connection.

Sept 20, 21 at 2pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/128667

Entwined Elysium: Live Shibari

Performance 1

Red Door Productions

Trixie LaPointe and Mikayla have been tying and performing together for 3½ years. They have a playful, intimate energy that they love to share in front of a crowd. Their performance will explore the push and pull of surrender and control. How much can a petite person in rope take?

Sept 6 at 8pm

$20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/130007

The Great Philip Delphia Walking Tour (of Philly Delphia)!

The Hendersonian

In a city filled with walking tours, the notorious Girard and Reg set out to provide YOU, the wonderful people of Philly Delphia, with the greatest walking tour in Philly History! The epic, historically accurate tour will begin on the North Side of City Hall.

Sept 19, 20, 21 at 5pm, Sept 20, 21 at 11am

$0/75 min • PhillyFringe.org/128244

Center City/Callowhill (Starting point: North Side of City Hall), 1400 John F Kennedy Blvd

Jake Strong's Magic Show

Jake Strong Magic

Join Jake Strong for a night of BRAND NEW interactive magic that the whole family can enjoy.

Sept 26 at 8pm

$15/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/126739

Deconstruction

Expansions Contemporary Dance Ensemble

Deconstruction is a collaboration between Scott Tauser and Christina Castro-Tauser. They ﬁll their two-ﬂoor space with projections, imagery of Deconstruction integrated with Contemporary Dance!

Sept 19, 20, 26, 27 at 7pm

$25/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129142

public walking tour, 5501 Germantown Ave,

The Legend of Yuliang

Margin Tianya Zheng

About a century ago, my father's family, living in the rural Chinese village of Muwu, had its own religion, focused on worship of Yuliang. Due to Chinese Communism, the religion faded away. But who is Yuliang? And what is her message for us? Come join me in an interactive quest to ﬁnd out.

Sept 4 at 8pm, Sept 6 at 3:30pm, Sept 7 at 7:30pm PWYC/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/129756

Mania Blooms at Midnight and Noon

ockTheWizard

Mania Blooms at Midnight and Noon is a sensory immersive experience where visitors sneak into the surreal garden of a time-warping wizard. Guided by a host, participants travel between two installations, each led by an orisha embodying a side of the bipolar experience through movement and voice.

Sept 18, 20 at 6:15pm, Sept 19 at 8pm PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/129727

Great Bends

Floorwork Arts Collective

Great Bends is an immersive dinner party theatre production that explores urgent themes of climate uncertainty, the weight of birth and loss, and the tension between personal choices and global crises. In a time of turbulent isolation, join us for an evening of hospitality and intimate connection.

Sept 19 at 9pm, Sept 20 at 7pm, Sept 21 at 8pm

PWYC/75 min • PhillyFringe.org/121061

Henry Box Brown history tour

Amazing History Tours

In 1849 Henry Brown mailed himself in a box to Philadelphia and successfully escaped slavery. Go on a history tour in Germantown! Passmore Williamson will lead you on a walk through abolitionist history, where you will get to see the box and the man who mailed himself to freedom!

Sept 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24 at 7:30pm $20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/128248

Labyrinth Of The Other Severin Blake

Labyrinth Of The Other (LOTO) is an immersive performance installation that upends the myth of the minotaur and travels through a labyrinth of diasporic experience. LOTO asks, what is a monster? LOTO is a transformation, a call to go beyond the threshold of erasure, to rest, to learn, and remember.

Sept 6 at 12:30pm, Sept 14 at 2pm, Sept 20 at 3:30pm PWYC/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/129721

'Mae West': The Comeback Tour

Fail Happy Productions

A 1930's sex symbol, gay icon and prophet of camp, she's now 132 & hotter than ever. Despite censorship & ageism, Mae crafted her own diamond-studded destiny, ﬁlled with baby-oiled men. Expect controlled chaos and magical realism. "An experience unlike any other. Utterly hysterical” —Broadway World

Sept 14 at 6pm, Sept 14 at 9pm $20/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129341

Gazela, 301 South Christopher Columbus

Miss Angie Goes Nauti: Burlesque Bingo Aboard

Stephanie Gri ths/ Miss Angie

Hello Sailors! You all know and love Miss Angie and her sexy bingo show, but come aboard and witness her... go NAUTI! Join us aboard the Gazela for a night of friendly competition, sexy surprises, and hilarious fun for all bad buoys and girls. Just remember, "This Ain't Your Nana's Bingo!"

Sept 21 at 2pm $30/120 min • PhillyFringe.org/129586

Cobbs Creek Park, 1338 S 59th Street

Wissahickon Dance Academy, 38 East School House Lane

Presented by Studio 34, Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave

The Nest, 1615 N Delaware Avenue

SideQuest Theater, 2030 Sansom Street

Presented by Cannonball, Icebox Project Space Gallery, 1400 N American St

Presented by Cannonball, The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S Hicks St

Presented by Circus Campus, Circus Campus, 6452 Greene St

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Third Floor, 1219 Vine Street

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Not Only Blue

Luna Liebling

Come join us at the altar where joy and grief meet. "Not Only Blue" invites audience members to collectively hold the question of how to exist in a world that feels impossible.

Sept 14, 18 at 8pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129536

Regulator XXL presents: 'When Pigs Fly' // For My Body

Rachel Hunsinger and Sarah Owens

Hi, my name is Rachel Hunsinger, and I am auditioning for the role of Regulator XXL in ‘When Pigs Fly’, and I will be presenting my deeply personal repertoire brought to you by Regulator XXL. For My Body, a reﬂection of body image today, because why do our bodies have to change all of our lives?

Sept 11, 17 at 7pm, Sept 14 at 3pm

$25/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/129527

That Dough Tho

mike durkin

That Dough Tho is a performance project that ﬁnds deeper connections between doughs across di erent cultures through a ritual act of food making. mike will lead audiences through 1 1/2 cups of discussion, 2 Tbsp. of dough-making, 1 Tbsp. of story-sharing, and 3 1/2 cups of dance and movement.

Sept 3, 4, 5 at 7pm

PWYC/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/129260

We Pull The Trigger

Adam Kerbel + Performa

We Pull The Trigger is a roving portrait of togetherness in movement. A kinky ensemble falls, collides, and caresses entirely — queering their relationships to the city, their bodies, and their nearness to the audience. Pick your POV, this dance is performed in the round without formal boundaries.

Sept 6, 13 at 12:30pm, Sept 18 at 8pm

PWYC/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/129774

Who Do You Think You Are?

Irene Foley-Chort/Rose Is Love

Who Do You Think You Are? An audience immersion journey to help Rose Love reclaim her unique voice and achieve her heart's desire. In the process, the audience will have the opportunity to express their own unique voices and explore who they think they are or want to be in the world.

Sept 1 at 5:30pm, Sept 4 at 8pm, Sept 17 at 9:30pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129777

Pennsylvania Semiconscious Liberation Army

Nick Gillette Improv

An immersive civics experiment asking "what's your red line?" Presented with a sequence of ethical dilemmas, you'll 'vote with you feet' by physically moving towards or away from increasingly polemic positions. Part leftist struggle session, part trolley problem, part sacralized communal dance.

Sept 5 at 5pm, Sept 13 at 2pm, Sept 19 at 8pm, Sept 25 at 6:30pm, Sept 28 at 4:30pm

PWYC/55 min • PhillyFringe.org/129737

Screen Printing for Spiritual Alignment

The Chromatic Ministry of Yes and Know

Greetings from the radiant spectrum of truth! The Chromatic Ministry of Yes and Know invites you to embark upon the path to Saturation. Through the labor of screen printing, we o er you the tools to shed the chaotic marks of Tertiary ignorance and immerse yourself in our transformative process.

Sept 17 at 7pm, Sept 21, 27 at 12:30pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129742

Untitled

Parsa Ferdowsi

This is a project based on Pastoralia, a novella by George Saunders. The idea is to create an environment where humans try to simulate their primal mode.

Sept 22 at 7pm, Sept 27 at 3:30pm, Sept 28 at 8pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129770

White Room

Sepehr Pirasteh

White Room is an interdisciplinary performance installation in which the audience's presence actively shapes the experience. As the audience moves through the arranged objects, they become a dynamic part of the installation.

Sept 10 at 6pm, Sept 11 at 8pm, Sept 12 at 6pm + 9pm, Sept 14 at 7:30pm PWYC/50 min • PhillyFringe.org/129776

Nov 1-8

music by and for the extraordinary female musicians of baroque Venice

Deep End Studios, 1313 S 33rd St

Presented by Cannonball, The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S Hicks St

Glen Foerd, 5001 Grant Ave

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Storefront, 1219 Vine Street

MAAS Building Garden, 1320 N 5th St

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Storefront, 1219 Vine Street

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Third Floor, 1219 Vine Street

Presented by Cannonball, Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater, 1219 Vine Street

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The Image of Yoga

JJ Tiziou & Studio 34 Yoga | Healing | Arts

Yoga is more than what we do on a yoga mat: It is an artform that can bloom into a whole-life practice. Come see this exhibit by 8 yoga teacher-artists whose diverse installations surround The Image of Yoga photomural by JJ Tiziou. Studio 34 also o ers 34+ classes a week if you want to try one out!

Sept 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30 at 5pm

$0/150 min • PhillyFringe.org/129281

Presented by Studio 34, Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave

Working Title

See/Hear Now Enterprises Worldwide Old Masters crash the Nixon-era in egg tempera tableaux of processed meat, wood paneling, and suburban dread. “Working Title” reframes art history as a tragicomic loop of American aspiration, artiﬁce, and decline—served cold, with a glass of Tang and a side of post-utopian suburbia.

Sept 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21 open from 11am to 6pm

$0/420 min • PhillyFringe.org

The Sokka Experiment

Sokka - NextLevel Visuals

Sokka, the gifted artist from Northern Liberties/ Fishtown will make his world premiere live performance art in the Fringe Festival from Sep. 4-18th. Watch Sokka create his re-purposed sculptures live at 2nd and Poplar streets across from Standard Tap in Northern Liberties. Sokka, Alive and Well.

September 4–18 from 10am–12pm

$0/Stop by any time • PhillyFringe.org/129268

The Masquerade Ball Halloween, October 31 at 7 pm st

828 N 2nd St, 828 N 2nd St

Da Vinci Art Alliance, 704 Catharine Street

Photo by Kyle Cassidy

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Ants on a Log Family Concert

Ants on a Log

Music for children and other childlike people! Ants on a Log's award-winning music centers positivity, social justice, and silliness. Full of humor and harmony, Ants concerts are energetic, interactive, and a delight for children and adults. Recommended for ages 4-11.

Sept 13, 14 at 10:30am PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/121682

Presented by Sawubona Creativity Project, SCP, 1626 E. Passyunk Avenue, #1

OverWorld!

My Mother Once Read

Bring the family on a zany, surreal, puppet-ﬁlled adventure through a world, not so di erent that of a popular block based mining game, as we explore technology and learn di erent perspectives of perceiving the world.

Sept 7 at 1:30pm, Sept 13 at 3:30pm, Sept 21 at 2pm, Sept 27 at 12:30pm PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129735

Enchantment Theatre Company presents Mommy's Khimar Enchantment Theatre Company

The story of Mommy’s Khimar is a simple one. A young Muslim girl takes one of her mother’s headscarves or khimars, and with the power of her imagination, uses the Khimar to go on magical adventures. Using movement and dance, music and puppets, the world of Mommy's Khimar beautifully comes to life!

Sept 20 at 3pm + 5pm $20/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/128715

Presented by Circus Campus, Circus Campus, 6452 Greene St

Bring the family on a zany, surreal, puppet-ﬁ adventure through a world, not so di a popular block based mining game, technology and learn di erent perspectives Sept 7 at 1:30pm, Sept 13 at 3:30pm,

Presented by Cannonball, The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake, 302 S Hicks St

WORKSHOPS WORKSHOPS WORKSHOPS WORKSHOPS &CLASSES

Border Impressions: printmaking w/ Walk Around Philadelphia @ S34

JJ Tiziou & Walk Around Philadelphia

Drop by Studio 34 in West Philly to make your own hand-printed map of Philly’s border with Walk Around Philadelphia—a quick, hands-on way to reﬂect on boundaries and learn about our explorations of the city's edge. While you're there you can check out the exhibit and/or take a yoga class!

Sept 16 at 6pm

PWYC/150 min • PhillyFringe.org/129837

Presented by Studio 34, Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave

Perimeter Printmaking w/ Walk Around Philadelphia

JJ Tiziou & Walk Around Philadelphia

Drop by Cherry Street Pier's First Friday Artist & Artisan market to create a hand-printed map of Philly’s border with Walk Around Philadelphia—a quick, hands-on way to reﬂect on boundaries and learn about our explorations of the city's edge as we kick-o the fall perimeter walk cycle!

Sept 5 at 4pm

PWYC/300 min • PhillyFringe.org/129833

Cannonball 2025 Extension Programming

Cannonball

Workshops, artist talks, music sets, sneak peeks of new works, parties, and more. Designed to bring artists and audiences closer together, Extension Programming invites you to linger, lean in, and explore beyond the stage to connect with your community. See website for details and dates.

Full schedule at PhillyFringe.org PWYC • PhillyFringe.org/130166

Presented by Cannonball, Multiple venues, see website.

West African Drum & Dance

Anssumane Silla

COME DANCE! World-renowned drummer/ choreographer Anssumane Silla leads traditional and contemporary styles from Guinea-Bissau to the beat of a live drum ensemble. Laughter, song, sweat, and a playful workout all come together in these awesome drum-and-dance workshops—All experiences welcome!

Sept 7, 14, 21, 28 at 3pm

$10/90 min • PhillyFringe.org/129518

Cherry Street Pier, 121 N Christopher Columbus Blvd

Presented by Studio 34, Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave

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100 miles around the entire city from the comfort of your home!

JJ Tiziou & Walk Around Philadelphia

Connect to Philly’s edge from home! Join us on Zoom to learn about Walk Around Philadelphia, explore the city’s border, hear stories from past walks around the city's perimeter, and get your questions answered—common and uncommon alike. A virtual adventure shaped by your curiosity.

Sept 10 at 5:30pm

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/129843

Fires on the Plain

Setagaya-Silk | with C ARTS

Experience Japanese war literature: Ōoka Shōhei’s classic novel reimagined for the stage. Explores themes of survival, faith, dignity and humanity through the loneliness, hunger and moral dilemma of the Philippine front during World War II.

Sept 1-30, On Demand.

PWYC/85 min • PhillyFringe.org/129824

Hiding Behind the Mask: Jesters, Jokers & Clowns

Rosemary George | with C ARTS

The mask has preoccupied theatrical traditions since ancient times. From commedia dell’arte to slapstick and vaudeville, Professor George probes hidden identities in human behaviour through the lens of the theatrical mask.

Sept 1-30, On Demand.

PWYC/78 min • PhillyFringe.org/89257

Madman William

The Music Firm | with C ARTS

A Dane, a Swain, and a Thane enter a bar. Tired of their existences, Hamlet, Lear and Macbeth seek to escape their storylines. Their plotting is interrupted by the author himself. It may end in murder, but whose?

Sept 1-30, On Demand. PWYC/52 min • PhillyFringe.org/64169

1000 Kates Shorts

Night of 1000 Kates

1000 Kates Shorts is a collection of music videos using Kate Bush's music as source material and inspiration. All videos were made between 2020–2025 for Philadelphia's Night of 1000 Kates, an annual evening of all manner of performance inspired by the work of Kate Bush, now in its 12th year!

Sept 4-20, On Demand.

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/128558

Flamencodanza

Flamencodanza Aylin Bayaz and Raul Mannola | with C ARTS

An inspired, powerful and elegant piece of contemporary Flamenco dance and guitar. ‘Flamencodanza is hot, and you won’t see anything else like it’ (TheStageRaw.com). ‘Manola is amazing to watch’ (TheTVolution.com). ‘An audience favourite’ (Hudson Theatre, Hollywood). Multi-award-winning show.

Sept 1-30, On Demand.

PWYC/45 min • PhillyFringe.org/116673

The Lucky Man

The Highland Lakes Players

The Highland Lakes Players of Austin, Texas render their version of the late Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees baseball Hall of Fame member, particularly his famous “Luckiest Man” speech.

Sept 1-30, On Demand.

PWYC • PhillyFringe.org/121943

A Night to Remember

Heart and Soul Producers | with C ARTS

The Christmas story, Broadway-style. Roman soldiers, the oppression of the Jews, Wise Men in lavish costumes, yodelling shepherds, and the hilarious Herod the Great–all in 60 minutes! ‘I was completely blown away’ (Audience review).

Sept 1-30, On Demand.

PWYC/60 min • PhillyFringe.org/85638

Presented Digitally

Not Without Right

Will & Company | with C ARTS

Shakespeare sits amending his Will, when his Muse suddenly materialises. ‘Why...?’ ‘I’ve come to prove you write the plays.’ What follows is an often heated, heartwarming debate on the facts and myths that make up Will’s life.

Sept 1-30, On Demand.

PWYC/75 min • PhillyFringe.org/129827

Tango in Silk

Xi Liu | with C ARTS

An original ballroom duet inspired by the golden age of 1930s Shanghai, blending the elegance of Chinese Cheongsam culture with the passion and drama of Argentine tango, to a fusion soundtrack of traditional instruments and tango rhythms.

Sept 1-30, On Demand.

PWYC/5 min • PhillyFringe.org/129818

Xe [zi:]

SoBo Productions | with C ARTS

This interactive dance ﬁlm asks: What impact does language have on gender di erentiation? And what cultural, political, and ethical inﬂuence do words have on us and our bodies?

Sept 1-30, On Demand.

PWYC/105 min • PhillyFringe.org/129826

Rey Camoy

tarinainanika | with C ARTS

Enter the world of Rey Camoy, Japanese painter of the human soul. Discover the artist in his studio, surrounded by characters from his creations. It’s a gut-wrenching love-song to beauty – the kind worth living and dying for. www.tarinainanika.com

Sept 1-30, On Demand.

PWYC/75 min • PhillyFringe.org/116679

Wake (ﬁlm)

Sam Dellert

In a remote mountain village in Northern Greece, a cameraperson peers into the artistic process of a theatre ensemble at work. Along the way, we learn that their work is centered on one theme: grief.

Sept 1-30, On Demand.

PWYC • PhillyFringe.org/128936

Presented Digitally

MON, SEPT 1

5:30pm Carnival of Feelings, pg 39 Who Do You Think You Are?, pg 41

6pm

audiOhm Sound Bath, pg 24 new heaven new earth, pg 35

8:30pm 45 Minutes Before I Die, pg 28

TUE, SEPT 2

5:30pm Zap!, pg 38

7pm Healthcare is A Human Right!, pg 32

Painting Churches by Tina Howe, pg 35

8:30pm Nepobaby Psychodrama, pg 35

WED, SEPT 3

5:30pm Carnival of Feelings, pg 39 Flux/Joy, pg 31

7pm

5 Stagehands Fall Out of a Closet (the goose crisis), pg 16

Kindled by Nina: A FourWoman Requiem A Multimedia Invocation of Black Womanhood, pg 33

Painting Churches by Tina Howe, pg 35 After Worlds, pg 39 That Dough Tho, pg 41

8:30pm Family Vacation, pg 17

THU, SEPT 4

5pm Genetics, pg 13

Venomous, a mythical dance for a modern world, pg 14 A Palm Tree In London, pg 35

5:30pm Carnival of Feelings, pg 39

6pm Spiritual Experience, pg 37

6:15pm Plum, pg 36

6:30pm Devour Me, pg 12 where is here, pg 14 A Journey of Hardship & Suffering (work-in-progress showing), pg 18

7pm

DAY-BY-DAY

Weathering, pg 14

BUEN CAMINO, pg 29

Get It Together, pg 31

A Latte of Love, pg 33

The Navel Gazers, pg 34

Painting Churches by Tina Howe, pg 35

Urinal, pg 38 That Dough Tho, pg 41

7:30pm

Poker in a House with Women, pg 36

8pm

Dead Flowers presents A Tribute to The Twilight Zone, pg 26

The Waterfront Journals by David Wojnarowicz, pg 38

After Worlds, pg 39

The Legend of Yuliang, pg 40

Spiritual Experience, pg 37

Who Do You Think You Are?, pg 41

8:30pm

Philly Clown Slam, pg 19

8:45pm

Mother Boswick: The Best Show You Never Knew You Needed To See, pg 22

9pm

Opening Night Party ft. Rashid Zakat, pg 3

9:30pm

45 Minutes Before I Die, pg 28

FRI, SEPT 5

4pm

Perimeter Printmaking w/ Walk Around Philadelphia, pg 44

5pm

Within the Fall, pg 15

Clémence et Virgile Présent: VOYAGE, pg 30

Pennsylvania Semiconscious Liberation Army, pg 41

6pm

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Revised) (Again), pg 30

Spiritual Experience, pg 37

6:15pm Plum, pg 36

6:30pm

Fracture, pg 13

Arachne, pg 29

Kingdom Come, pg 33

7pm

Weathering, pg 14

Urge, pg 14

Is That Right?!, pg 18

Alice Tierney, pg 24

Dan Kitrosser is KAREN TENDERNESS in QUEER WINDOW!, pg 26

Deadeye Dick, pg 30

Dogberry and Verges Are Scared, pg 30

Get It Together, pg 31

A Latte of Love, pg 33

The Navel Gazers, pg 34

Painting Churches by Tina Howe, pg 35

Tales From Purgatory - Volume I, pg 37

Urinal, pg 38

That Dough Tho, pg 41

7:30pm

Timeless, pg 14

Ascension Death March, pg 29

Poker in a House with Women, pg 36

8pm

sis.tem | gateways to safehouses, pg 14

entrance (working title), pg 17

Etiquette, pg 31

A Good Farmer - By Sharyn Rothstein, pg 32

Kaidan: Night of 100 Spirits, pg 33

Spiritual Experience, pg 37

8:30pm

Improv Comedy: The N Crowd, pg 18

8:45pm

Mother Boswick: The Best Show You Never Knew You Needed To See, pg 22

9pm

Journeyman, pg 18

Circumscribed: A True Tall Tale of One Father, Two Sons, and Thousands of Foreskins, pg 22

9:30pm

Cosmic Docks, pg 12

Clowncuterie, pg 17

Coincidences, pg 24

The Mothman Cometh, pg 34

SAT, SEPT 6

11am

Spiritual Experience, pg 37

12:30pm

Clémence et Virgile Présent: VOYAGE, pg 30

Mon Carton / My Cardboard Box, pg 34

Labyrinth Of The Other, pg 40

We Pull The Trigger, pg 41

1pm

Bicycle Shorts Film Festival, pg 21

Spiritual Experience, pg 37

2pm

Venomous, a mythical dance for a modern world, pg 14

Weathering, pg 14

entrance (working title), pg 17

Get It Together, pg 31

A Latte of Love, pg 33

The Navel Gazers, pg 34

A Palm Tree In London, pg 35

Urinal, pg 38

3pm

Timeless, pg 14

Bicycle Shorts Film Festival, pg 21

Alice Tierney, pg 24

Dogberry and Verges Are Scared, pg 30

3:30pm contrarian, pg 12

Arachne, pg 29

The Legend of Yuliang, pg 40

5pm

Cosmic Docks, pg 12 wherever I go, You are there, pg 14

Bicycle Shorts Film Festival, pg 21

The Mothman Cometh, pg 34

6pm

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Revised) (Again), pg 30

Kaidan: Night of 100 Spirits, pg 33

Spiritual Experience, pg 37

6:15pm Plum, pg 36

6:30pm where is here, pg 14 yellow-pink, wrinkled, & glistening, pg 15

Be Good! with Paulette, pg 16 Kingdom Come, pg 33

7pm

Beautiful Human Lies: Chapter 4, pg 11

Urge, pg 14

And Then They Were Dead, pg 16

Circumscribed: A True Tall Tale of One Father, Two Sons, and Thousands of Foreskins, pg 22

Dan Kitrosser is KAREN TENDERNESS in QUEER WINDOW!, pg 26

Deadeye Dick, pg 30

Dogberry and Verges Are Scared, pg 30

Family Law Comedy Special, pg 31

Get It Together, pg 31

A Latte of Love, pg 33

The Navel Gazers, pg 34

Painting Churches by Tina Howe, pg 35

Tales From Purgatory - Volume I, pg 37

Urinal, pg 38

7:30pm

Timeless, pg 14

Poker in a House with Women, pg 36

8pm

Within the Fall, pg 15

Haute Glue, pg 18

Donner and Blitzen After School Special with Donner and Blitzen, pg 30

Etiquette, pg 31

A Good Farmer - By Sharyn Rothstein, pg 32

Healthcare is A Human Right!, pg 32

The Incel of the Basement, pg 33

Entwined Elysium: Live Shibari Performance 1, pg 40

Spiritual Experience, pg 37

8:30pm The Presented, pg 36

8:45pm

Mother Boswick: The Best Show You Never Knew You Needed To See, pg 22

9pm Clowncuterie, pg 17

Roadkill Bambi, pg 36

9:30pm

THE BLACK EFFECT, pg 26

Leda, pg 33

Nepobaby Psychodrama, pg 35

SUN, SEPT 7

11am

Spiritual Experience, pg 37

12pm

Nepobaby Psychodrama, pg 35

12:30pm

Within the Fall, pg 15

12:45pm

Mother Boswick: The Best Show You Never Knew You Needed To See, pg 22

1pm Get It Together, pg 31

Spiritual Experience, pg 37

Tales From Purgatory - Volume I, pg 37

1:30pm

OverWorld!, pg 43

2pm Beautiful Human Lies: Chapter 4, pg 11

lithographs, pg 13

A Patchwork of Stories for Grown Ups, pg 22

Clémence et Virgile Présent: VOYAGE, pg 30

Etiquette, pg 31

A Good Farmer - By Sharyn Rothstein, pg 32

DAY-BY-DAY

Kaidan: Night of 100 Spirits, pg 33

A Latte of Love, pg 33

Painting Churches by Tina Howe, pg 35

Urinal, pg 38 asses.masses, pg 39

2:30pm

Bicycle Shorts Film Festival, pg 21

3pm

And Then They Were Dead, pg 16

Dogberry and Verges Are Scared, pg 30

Kingdom Come, pg 33

The Silent Struggle (There, I Said It) - Solo Performance, pg 36

West African Drum & Dance, pg 44

3:30pm wherever I go, You are there, pg 14

The Mothman Cometh, pg 34

4:30pm

A Palm Tree In London, pg 35

5pm

Body By September: alongside the dog and other important things, pg 11

Arachne, pg 29

Family Law Comedy Special, pg 31

6pm

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Revised) (Again), pg 30

Get It Together, pg 31

Kindled by Nina: A FourWoman Requiem A Multimedia Invocation of Black Womanhood, pg 33

Roadkill Bambi, pg 36

6:15pm Plum, pg 36

6:30pm contrarian, pg 12 entrance (working title), pg 17

7pm

Journeyman, pg 18

Alice Tierney, pg 24

Dogberry and Verges Are Scared, pg 30

7:30pm

Poker in a House with Women, pg 36

Ashes to Ashes, pg 39

The Legend of Yuliang, pg 40

8pm exhibition, pg 12

Clowncuterie, pg 17

Haute Glue, pg 18

You Know I’m No Good, pg 27 Fascist Groove, pg 31

8:30pm

The Presented, pg 36

9pm

A Palm Tree In London, pg 35

9:30pm

Ballad Of Puppets, pg 11 Gazelles & Garters: A Song of Songs Burlesque!, pg 26

MON, SEPT 8

5:30pm Genetics, pg 13

6pm

audiOhm Sound Bath, pg 24

6:30pm

Owen Corey and James Ofalt Punch Each Other in the Dick Until One Submits, Again, Again, pg 35

7pm

Beautiful Human Lies: Chapter 4, pg 11

Clowns, Villains and Lovers: A Half-Mask Show, pg 17

A Lot to Unpack Here, pg 18

Dogberry and Verges Are Scared, pg 30

If Blood Is Thicker Than Water Swim In It, pg 33

7:30pm

Henry Box Brown history tour, pg 40

8:30pm

45 Minutes Before I Die, pg 28

8:45pm

Mother Boswick: The Best Show You Never Knew You Needed To See, pg 22

TUES, SEPT 9

5:30pm

A Journey of Hardship & Suffering (work-in-progress showing), pg 18

7pm

Kindled by Nina: A FourWoman Requiem A Multimedia Invocation of Black Womanhood, pg 33

7:30pm

Henry Box Brown history tour, pg 40

8:45pm

Mother Boswick: The Best Show You Never Knew You Needed To See, pg 22

WED, SEPT 10

5:30pm

DAME LA RECETA!, pg 12

Donner and Blitzen After School Special with Donner and Blitzen, pg 30

Magenta Lies, pg 34

100 miles around the entire city from the comfort of your home! (digital), pg 45

6pm

White Room, pg 41

7pm

5 Stagehands Fall Out of a Closet (the goose crisis), pg 16

Two Queers In Wigs: 2 solo performances about gender, pg 20

Dan Kitrosser is KAREN TENDERNESS in QUEER WINDOW!, pg 26

Benoît François’ “Total Modeling”, pg 29

BUEN CAMINO, pg 29

Get It Together, pg 31

Krampus Gets Cramped, pg 33

Traffic Cam, pg 37 Urinal, pg 38

7:30pm

Composed, pg 17

The Waiting Room: A Clown’s Bureaucratic Journey, pg 38 Henry Box Brown history tour, pg 40

8pm

Core Memory / Array, pg 24 Lions, pg 34

8:30pm

Family Vacation, pg 17

Gazelles & Garters: A Song of Songs Burlesque!, pg 26

Nepobaby Psychodrama, pg 35

8:45pm

Mother Boswick: The Best Show You Never Knew You Needed To See, pg 22

THUR, SEPT 11

8:30am

9/11 Remembrance at the SRT Memorial, pg 24

5pm

Fracture, pg 13

hog ranch, hogwash, or putting lipstick on a pig, pg 13

Two Queers In Wigs: 2 solo performances about gender, pg 20

An Evening With Complicity Huffman, pg 31

6pm

Philadelphia Revolutions, pg 35

Spiritual Experience, pg 37

6:30pm

DAME LA RECETA!, pg 12

A Lot to Unpack Here, pg 18

Falling - a disabled love story, pg 31

i don’t have the right words for it yet, pg 32

7pm

My Orc, Cicero, pg 19

Dan Kitrosser is KAREN TENDERNESS in QUEER WINDOW!, pg 26

Benoît François’ “Total Modeling”, pg 29

Get It Together, pg 31

A Marine Walks Up to the Pearly Gates, pg 34

Painting Churches by Tina Howe, pg 35

Urinal, pg 38

Regulator XXL presents ‘When Pigs Fly’ // For My Body, pg 41

7:30pm

Etiquette, pg 31

The Waiting Room: A Clown’s Bureaucratic Journey, pg 38

8pm Free to Be, pg 13

sis.tem | gateways to safehouses, pg 14

Frankenstein’s Body, pg 17

Haute Glue, pg 18

You Know I’m No Good, pg 27 Lions, pg 34

Spiritual Experience, pg 37 White Room, pg 41

8:30pm Composed, pg 17

8:45pm Mother Boswick: The Best Show You Never Knew You Needed To See, pg 22

9:30pm

Coincidences, pg 24

Gazelles & Garters: A Song of Songs Burlesque!, pg 26

FRI, SEPT 12

5pm Game Time, pg 8 Always, Sometimes, Maybe, pg 28

Penis Envy, pg 35

6pm

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Revised) (Again), pg 30

El idioma de lo silenciado: The letters that were never sent, pg 31

Philadelphia Revolutions, pg 35

Spiritual Experience, pg 37 White Room, pg 41

DAY-BY-DAY

6:30pm

Happy To Be Here!, pg 9 hog ranch, hogwash, or putting lipstick on a pig, pg 13

A Journey of Hardship & Suffering (work-in-progress showing), pg 18

7pm

Lunarium, pg 9

Composed, pg 17

Is That Right?!, pg 18

The SINSation, pg 19

Dan Kitrosser is KAREN TENDERNESS in QUEER WINDOW!, pg 26

Benoît François’ “Total Modeling”, pg 29

Dogberry and Verges Are Scared, pg 30

Get It Together, pg 31

La Otra, pg 33

A Marine Walks Up to the Pearly Gates, pg 34

Painting Churches by Tina Howe, pg 35

Tales From Purgatory - Volume I, pg 37

Urinal, pg 38

7:30pm

Liberty City Arts PresentsLetters and Specters, pg 25

Minivan, pg 34

Queerano, or A Very Great Mischief, pg 36

8pm

Haute Glue, pg 18

Core Memory / Array, pg 24

Catastrophe: A Beckettian Cabaret, pg 29

Etiquette, pg 31

The Goldberg Variations, pg 32

A Good Farmer - By Sharyn Rothstein, pg 32

The Hannah Variations, pg 32

The Incel of the Basement, pg 33 Lions, pg 34

SPANK BANK TIME MACHINE, pg 36

Spiritual Experience, pg 37

94.4 WAIT FM presents The Waiting Room, pg 39

After Worlds, pg 39

8:30pm

BEN FRANKLIN SEX PARTY, pg 16

Improv Comedy: The N Crowd, pg 18

Philly Puppet Slam!, pg 27

9pm

Fatherland, pg 31

White Room, pg 41

9:30pm

Hourglass, pg 9

Americannibal, pg 28

SAT, SEPT 13

10:30am

Ants on a Log Family Concert, pg 43

11am

Spiritual Experience, pg 37

12:30pm

Shared Spaces, pg 9

An Evening With Complicity Huffman, pg 31

Adventures at Skyline Wilderness Camp, pg 39

We Pull The Trigger, pg 41

1pm

Spiritual Experience, pg 37

1:30pm

The Superconductor, pg 37

2pm

BABYBABYBABY, pg 11

The Mother, pg 19

The SINSation, pg 19

Always, Sometimes, Maybe, pg 28

Get It Together, pg 31 Urinal, pg 38

Pennsylvania Semiconscious Liberation Army, pg 41

3pm

Architectonica, pg 8 Dogberry and Verges Are Scared, pg 30

3:30pm

DAME LA RECETA!, pg 12

Magenta Lies, pg 34

OverWorld!, pg 43

4pm

The Beginning of the End: a rock opera by Bad Salmon, pg 24

5pm

10-pointer, pg 11

Mon Carton / My Cardboard Box, pg 34

MY MIND IS MADE UP, pg 34

Starfish and the Weighted Blanket: a comedy thing about grief, pg 37

5:30pm

invisibleDISS, pg 33

6pm

The SINSation, pg 19

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Revised) (Again), pg 30

A Number of Women, pg 35

Philadelphia Revolutions, pg 35

Spiritual Experience, pg 37

6:30pm

Happy To Be Here!, pg 9 hog ranch, hogwash, or putting lipstick on a pig, pg 13

Fascist Groove, pg 31

I Found That the Sun Will Rise Tomorrow, pg 32

Zap!, pg 38

7pm

BABYBABYBABY, pg 11

And Then They Were Dead, pg 16

A Home at the End of My Life, pg 22

Dan Kitrosser is KAREN TENDERNESS in QUEER WINDOW!, pg 26

Dogberry and Verges Are Scared, pg 30

Get It Together, pg 31

La Otra, pg 33

A Marine Walks Up to the Pearly Gates, pg 34 Minivan, pg 34

Painting Churches by Tina Howe, pg 35

Tales From Purgatory - Volume I, pg 37

Urinal, pg 38

7:30pm

You’ll Grow Out of It, pg 10

Liberty City Arts PresentsLetters and Specters, pg 25

Queerano, or A Very Great Mischief, pg 36

8pm

Game Time, pg 8

Be Good! with Paulette, pg 16

Haute Glue, pg 18

Red Sweater Chalupa, pg 19

Core Memory / Array, pg 24

Catastrophe: A Beckettian Cabaret, pg 29

Etiquette, pg 31

The Goldberg Variations, pg 32

A Good Farmer - By Sharyn Rothstein, pg 32

The Hannah Variations, pg 32

The Incel of the Basement, pg 33

Penis Envy, pg 35

Spiritual Experience, pg 37

94.4 WAIT FM presents The Waiting Room, pg 39

8:30pm

Philly Puppet Slam!, pg 27 Lions, pg 34

9pm Fatherland, pg 31

9:30pm Devour Me, pg 12

BEN FRANKLIN SEX PARTY, pg 16

SPANK BANK TIME MACHINE, pg 36

VILE, pg 38

SUN, SEPT 14

10:30am

Ants on a Log Family Concert, pg 43

11am

Spiritual Experience, pg 37 12pm Lions, pg 34

12:30pm

Game Time, pg 8

Always, Sometimes, Maybe, pg 28

Mon Carton / My Cardboard Box, pg 34

1pm

Get It Together, pg 31

A Marine Walks Up to the Pearly Gates, pg 34

Spiritual Experience, pg 37

Tales From Purgatory - Volume I, pg 37

2pm

hog ranch, hogwash, or putting lipstick on a pig, pg 13

A Home at the End of My Life, pg 22

Etiquette, pg 31

Flux/Joy, pg 31

A Good Farmer - By Sharyn Rothstein, pg 32

The Hannah Variations, pg 32 La Otra, pg 33

Painting Churches by Tina Howe, pg 35

Penis Envy, pg 35

Urinal, pg 38

Labyrinth Of The Other, pg 40

2:30pm

El idioma de lo silenciado: The letters that were never sent, pg 31

3pm

Architectonica, pg 8

And Then They Were Dead, pg 16

Dogberry and Verges Are Scared, pg 30

Fatherland, pg 31

Queerano, or A Very Great Mischief, pg 36

The Silent Struggle (There, I Said It) - Solo Performance, pg 36

Regulator XXL presents ‘When Pigs Fly’ // For My Body, pg 41 West African Drum & Dance, pg 44

3:30pm Happy To Be Here!, pg 9

The Mother, pg 19

SPANK BANK TIME MACHINE, pg 36

survivor, pg 37

4:30pm

Caribbean King, pg 29

5pm

Elaborate Measures, pg 12

Catastrophe: A Beckettian Cabaret, pg 29

An Evening With Complicity Huffman, pg 31

6pm

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Revised) (Again), pg 30

DAY-BY-DAY

Get It Together, pg 31

‘Mae West’: The Comeback Tour, pg 40

6:30pm

sis.tem | gateways to safehouses, pg 14

Falling - a disabled love story, pg 31

Krampus Gets Cramped, pg 33

Starfish and the Weighted Blanket: a comedy thing about grief, pg 37

7pm

Clowns, Villains and Lovers: A Half-Mask Show, pg 17 Journeyman, pg 18

The Beginning of the End: a rock opera by Bad Salmon, pg 24

7:30pm

Ashes to Ashes, pg 39

White Room, pg 41

8pm

Two Queers In Wigs: 2 solo performances about gender, pg 20

Corduroy, pg 30

Traffic Cam, pg 37

The Waterfront Journals by David Wojnarowicz, pg 38 Not Only Blue, pg 41

8:30pm

The Presented, pg 36

9pm

Fatherland, pg 31

‘Mae West’: The Comeback Tour, pg 40

9:30pm

Currents, pg 12

Gazelles & Garters: A Song of Songs Burlesque!, pg 26 Lions, pg 34

MON, SEPT 15

5:30pm

Strange Root, pg 9

6pm

Ashes and Iron, pg 8

audiOhm Sound Bath, pg 24

7pm

Ethiopian Dreams, pg 8

Clowns, Villains and Lovers: A Half-Mask Show, pg 17

A Home at the End of My Life, pg 22

VILE, pg 38

Young, Queer, and Stupid, pg 38

7:30pm

NFRW/T, pg 9

Henry Box Brown history tour, pg 40

8pm

The Mother, pg 19

8:30pm

Krampus Gets Cramped, pg 33

REMINISCENCIA, pg 36

TUES, SEPT 16

5:30pm

An Evening With Complicity Huffman, pg 31

6pm

Anarchy, pg 8

The Offer: A Political Farce Concerning the True Events of July 14, 1960, pg 35

Border Impressions: printmaking w/ Walk Around Philadelphia @ S34, pg 44

7pm

Falling - a disabled love story, pg 31

La Otra, pg 33

REMINISCENCIA, pg 36

7:30pm

NFRW/T, pg 9

Henry Box Brown history tour, pg 40

8pm

new heaven new earth, pg 35

WED, SEPT 17

5:30pm

Happy To Be Here!, pg 9

Nothing But Roaring, pg 19

Let’s Make an Album!, pg 25

The Masque of the Red Death, pg 34

6pm

Anarchy, pg 8

The Offer: A Political Farce Concerning the True Events of July 14, 1960, pg 35

7pm

Ballad Of Puppets, pg 11 wild and broken, pg 14

5 Stagehands Fall Out of a Closet (the goose crisis), pg 16

Best Cult Ever, pg 16

BIPOC Improv House Team, pg 16

Baby Everything, pg 29

“How I Got Over”, pg 32

La Otra, pg 33

A Marine Walks Up to the Pearly Gates, pg 34

Regulator XXL presents ‘When Pigs Fly’ // For My Body, pg 41

Screen Printing for Spiritual Alignment, pg 41

7:30pm

Chronic Presents: cartas de amor a Puerto Rico, pg 8

The Guy at that Party, pg 18

Henry Box Brown history tour, pg 40

8:30pm

Strange Root, pg 9

Family Vacation, pg 17

Another Day in Paradise, pg 28

Benoît François’ “Total Modeling”, pg 29

Magenta Lies, pg 34

The Offer: A Political Farce Concerning the True Events of July 14, 1960, pg 35

SPANK BANK TIME MACHINE, pg 36

9pm

Meat Show in Space, pg 18

9:30pm

Who Do You Think You Are?, pg 41

10:30pm

BEN FRANKLIN SEX PARTY, pg 16

THUR,

SEPT 18

5pm

Ethiopian Dreams, pg 8 FISH, pg 17

i don’t have the right words for it yet, pg 32

6pm

Lions, pg 34

Philadelphia Revolutions, pg 35

Spiritual Experience, pg 37

6:15pm

Mania Blooms at Midnight and Noon, pg 40

6:30pm

Strange Root, pg 9

10-pointer, pg 11

Frankenstein’s Body, pg 17

The Watcher Sleeps, pg 38

7pm

Dambudzo, pg 12

wild and broken, pg 14

The Guy at that Party, pg 18

Jazz Baby Love Club, pg 18

The Women’s Film Festival 2025, pg 21

A Home at the End of My Life, pg 22

Witch with Her Skirt on Fire, pg 23

Baby Everything, pg 29

“How I Got Over”, pg 32

I Killed Andy Breitbart, pg 32

Klorkhana the Tyrant, pg 33

La Otra, pg 33

Painting Churches by Tina Howe, pg 35

Pinky Promise, pg 35

8pm

Be Good! with Paulette, pg 16

Americannibal, pg 28

CASS, pg 29

Spiritual Experience, pg 37 Young, Queer, and Stupid, pg 38

After Worlds, pg 39

Not Only Blue, pg 41

We Pull The Trigger, pg 41

8:30pm

Red Sweater Chalupa, pg 19

Benoît François’ “Total Modeling”, pg 29

El idioma de lo silenciado: The letters that were never sent, pg 31

9pm

I Am Going To Die (And All They Gave Me Were These Lousy Cupcakes), pg 32

9:30pm Hourglass, pg 9

THE BLACK EFFECT, pg 26

Changing My Major to Joan, pg 26

The Dirty Shirley Show!, pg 30

10pm Meat Show in Space, pg 18

FRI, SEPT 19

12pm International Black Indigenous Circus Week, pg 9

1pm

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walk, pg 17

4pm Bequest, pg 39

5pm

The Death Circus, pg 8

Can You Feel It? The Performative Dance Show, pg 12 2014, pg 28

Bequest, pg 39

The Great Philip Delphia Walking Tour (of Philly Delphia)!, pg 40

6pm

Kaleidoscopes, pg 13

The Women’s Film Festival 2025, pg 21

Catching Fireflies: A New Queer Musical, pg 30

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Revised) (Again), pg 30

Philadelphia Revolutions, pg 35

Spiritual Experience, pg 37

Bequest, pg 39

6:30pm Shared Spaces, pg 9

2 Women 2 Mothers, pg 28

Dijon, pg 30

The Masque of the Red Death, pg 34

7pm

DAY-BY-DAY

Dambudzo, pg 12

Some Kind of Peace, pg 14 Is That Right?!, pg 18

Laugh Magic LIVE! Starring Jonathon LaChance, pg 18

My Orc, Cicero, pg 19

The SINSation, pg 19

A Home at the End of My Life, pg 22

Sympathy Towards a Soldier: The Music and Death of Major John André, pg 25

Baby Everything, pg 29

Klorkhana the Tyrant, pg 33

La Otra, pg 33

Painting Churches by Tina Howe, pg 35

Pinky Promise, pg 35

SLIDESHOW, pg 36

Tales From Purgatory - Volume I, pg 37

Bequest, pg 39

Deconstruction, pg 40

7:30pm

Liberty City Arts PresentsSketches of a love story: a sapphic retelling of the Italienisches liederbuch, pg 25

Ascension Death March, pg 29

Egg Project, pg 31

Queerano, or A Very Great Mischief, pg 36

8pm

Kaleidoscopes, pg 13

The Return To Innocence Lost, pg 13

The Women’s Film Festival 2025, pg 21

KISS ME DEADLY - A BLOODY BRILLIANT VAMPIRE

CABARET, pg 26

CASS, pg 29

A Good Farmer - By Sharyn Rothstein, pg 32

Please Take Off, pg 36

Spiritual Experience, pg 37

Starfish and the Weighted Blanket: a comedy thing about grief, pg 37

94.4 WAIT FM presents The Waiting Room, pg 39

Mania Blooms at Midnight and Noon, pg 40

Pennsylvania Semiconscious Liberation Army, pg 41

8:30pm

Improv Comedy: The N Crowd, pg 18

Mischief Night Masters, pg 18

Benoît François’ “Total Modeling”, pg 29

Lions, pg 34

9pm

PRIDE & Prejudice: A Queer Parody, pg 19

I Am Going To Die (And All They Gave Me Were These Lousy Cupcakes), pg 32

Great Bends, pg 40

9:30pm

Growing Pains, pg 9

GALATEA, pg 31 VILE, pg 38

10pm

The Guy at that Party, pg 18

SAT, SEPT 20

11am

Spiritual Experience, pg 37

The Great Philip Delphia Walking Tour (of Philly Delphia)!, pg 40

12pm

Americannibal, pg 28 Lions, pg 34

The Women’s Film Festival, pg 21

12:30pm

A Lot to Unpack Here, pg 18

Another Day in Paradise, pg 28

Rhymes With Orange, pg 36

1pm

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walk, pg 17

Spiritual Experience, pg 37 A(mobile)DRIFT, pg 39

2pm

Dambudzo, pg 12

Ethiopian Dreams, pg 8

Nothing But Roaring, pg 19 PLEASE, pg 19

The Women’s Film Festival 2025, pg 21

Krampus Gets Cramped, pg 33 La Otra, pg 33

Once! An Improvised Tale, pg 35 Pinky Promise, pg 35 Queerano, or A Very Great Mischief, pg 36

Clapping for Nature Together, pg 40

2:30pm

I Found That the Sun Will Rise Tomorrow, pg 32

3pm

Architectonica, pg 8

A Home at the End of My Life, pg 22

Enchantment Theatre

Company presents Mommy’s Khimar, pg 43

3:30pm FISH, pg 17

Let’s Make an Album!, pg 25

Please Take Off, pg 36 Bequest, pg 39

Labyrinth Of The Other, pg 40

4pm

The Women’s Film Festival 2025, pg 21

Classical Open Mic Matinee, pg 24

Liberty City Arts Presents - Creative Dialogues: Poets and Painters / Femmepressionist, pg 25

Mommy & Momma or The Queerspawn Play, pg 34

4:30pm

The Beginning of the End: a rock opera by Bad Salmon, pg 24

Bequest, pg 39

4:45pm

2 Women 2 Mothers, pg 28

5pm

The Death Circus, pg 8

Can You Feel It? The Performative Dance Show, pg 12

My Orc, Cicero, pg 19 survivor, pg 37

This is a Message for Ted Campbell, pg 37

The Great Philip Delphia Walking Tour (of Philly Delphia)!, pg 40

Enchantment Theatre Company presents Mommy’s Khimar, pg 43

5:30pm Bequest, pg 39

6pm

Mood, pg 13

The Women’s Film Festival 2025, pg 21

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Revised) (Again), pg 30

A Number of Women, pg 35

Philadelphia Revolutions, pg 35 Spiritual Experience, pg 37

6:15pm

Mania Blooms at Midnight and Noon, pg 40

6:30pm

Growing Pains, pg 9 Free to Be, pg 13

BEN FRANKLIN SEX PARTY, pg 16

2014, pg 28

Dijon, pg 30

Bequest, pg 39

7pm

SHEBANG - Heather Dutton & Grace Yi-Li Tong Split Bill, pg 13

Totally 80’s Homecoming, pg 19

The Breath Between — the phenomenon of story, pg 22 TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, pg 27

A cat in a box, pg 29

Catching Fireflies: A New Queer Musical, pg 30

Emotion/Truth, pg 31

“How I Got Over”, pg 32

La Otra, pg 33

Mommy & Momma or The Queerspawn Play, pg 34

Painting Churches by Tina Howe, pg 35

Pinky Promise, pg 35

SLIDESHOW, pg 36

Tales From Purgatory - Volume I, pg 37

Deconstruction, pg 40

Great Bends, pg 40

7:30pm

Egg Project, pg 31

Queerano, or A Very Great Mischief, pg 36

8pm Mood, pg 13

The Gay Divorce, pg 17

Meat Show in Space, pg 18

The Women’s Film Festival 2025, pg 21

KISS ME DEADLY - A BLOODY BRILLIANT VAMPIRE

CABARET, pg 26

CASS, pg 29

GALATEA, pg 31

A Good Farmer - By Sharyn Rothstein, pg 32

The Incel of the Basement, pg 33 Leda, pg 33

Spiritual Experience, pg 37

Starfish and the Weighted Blanket: a comedy thing about grief, pg 37

94.4 WAIT FM presents The Waiting Room, pg 39

8:30pm Art Bitch, pg 16

9pm

I Am Going To Die (And All They Gave Me Were These Lousy Cupcakes), pg 32

The Presented, pg 36

9:30pm

The Death Circus, pg 8

A Young Man Dressed As A Gorilla Dressed As An Old Man Sits Rocking In A Rocking Chair For Fifty-Six Minutes And Then Leaves, pg 20 Lions, pg 34

10pm Roadkill Bambi, pg 36

SUN,

SEPT 21

11am

Spiritual Experience, pg 37

The Great Philip Delphia Walking Tour (of Philly Delphia)!, pg 40

12pm

International Black Indigenous Circus Week, pg 9 Lions, pg 34

12:30pm

The Death Circus, pg 8

If Blood Is Thicker Than Water Swim In It, pg 33

Screen Printing for Spiritual Alignment, pg 41

1pm

DAY-BY-DAY

SHEBANG - Heather Dutton & Grace Yi-Li Tong Split Bill, pg 13

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walk, pg 17

A Marine Walks Up to the Pearly Gates, pg 34

Spiritual Experience, pg 37 Tales From Purgatory - Volume I, pg 37

2pm

Growing Pains, pg 9

PRIDE & Prejudice: A Queer Parody, pg 19

Emotion/Truth, pg 31

A Good Farmer - By Sharyn Rothstein, pg 32

i don’t have the right words for it yet, pg 32

La Otra, pg 33

Painting Churches by Tina Howe, pg 35

Pinky Promise, pg 35 Adventures at Skyline Wilderness Camp, pg 39

Clapping for Nature Together, pg 40

Miss Angie Goes Nauti: Burlesque Bingo Aboard, pg 40

OverWorld!, pg 43

2:30pm

The Women’s Film Festival 2025, pg 21

Catching Fireflies: A New Queer Musical, pg 30

3pm

Architectonica, pg 8

Totally 80’s Homecoming, pg 19

“How I Got Over”, pg 32

The Silent Struggle (There, I Said It) - Solo Performance, pg 36

West African Drum & Dance, pg 44

3:30pm

Can You Feel It? The Performative Dance Show, pg 12

sis.tem | gateways to safehouses, pg 14

2014, pg 28

GALATEA, pg 31

4pm

Art Bitch, pg 16

Liberty City Arts PresentsSketches of a love story: a sapphic retelling of the Italienisches liederbuch, pg 25

4:30pm

The Women’s Film Festival 2025, pg 21

5pm

The Boo Hag, pg 29

Dijon, pg 30

El idioma de lo silenciado: The letters that were never sent, pg 31

I Am Going To Die (And All They Gave Me Were These Lousy Cupcakes), pg 32

Please Take Off, pg 36

The Great Philip Delphia Walking Tour (of Philly Delphia)!, pg 40

6pm

WORKINONIT, pg 15

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Revised) (Again), pg 30

6:30pm

Ethiopian Dreams, pg 8

Nothing But Roaring, pg 19

Let’s Make an Album!, pg 25

Corduroy, pg 30

Rhymes With Orange, pg 36

The Women’s Film Festival, pg 21

7pm

Where Wild Waits / The Tungus Mungus Fungus Rumpus, pg 10

Flamencodanza Show, pg 12

The Gay Divorce, pg 17

Witch with Her Skirt on Fire, pg 23

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, pg 27 Lions, pg 34

Mommy & Momma or The Queerspawn Play, pg 34

7:30pm

Egg Project, pg 31

Life With Oscar, pg 34

Ashes to Ashes, pg 39

8pm

PLEASE, pg 19

Changing My Major to Joan, pg 26

The Dirty Shirley Show!, pg 30

The Waterfront Journals by David Wojnarowicz, pg 38 Great Bends, pg 40

9pm

BIPOC Improv House Team, pg 16

9:30pm

Ethiopian Dreams, pg 8 FISH, pg 17

The Beginning of the End: a rock opera by Bad Salmon, pg 24

The Boo Hag, pg 29

MON, SEPT 22

5:30pm

Ethiopian Dreams, pg 8 survivor, pg 37

6pm

audiOhm Sound Bath, pg 24

7pm

Clowns, Villains and Lovers: A Half-Mask Show, pg 17

Liberty City Arts Presents - Creative Dialogues: Poets and Painters / Femmepressionist, pg 25

Beowulf, pg 29

The Boo Hag, pg 29 Untitled, pg 41

7:30pm

Henry Box Brown history tour, pg 40

8pm

It’s a Magic Show Dammit!, pg 18 SLIDESHOW, pg 36

8:30pm 10-pointer, pg 11 exhibition, pg 12

TUES, SEPT 23

5:30pm

Helpful Hints for Strength and Health for Busy People, pg 13

Happy Hour on the City’s Edge, pg 26

Fascist Groove, pg 31

6pm The Women’s Film Festival 2025, pg 21

Miz Prophet Tells All, pg 34

6:30pm

I Found That the Sun Will Rise Tomorrow, pg 32

7pm

Nothing But Roaring, pg 19 Beowulf, pg 29

If Blood Is Thicker Than Water Swim In It, pg 33

7:30pm Henry Box Brown history tour, pg 40

8pm

The Women’s Film Festival 2025, pg 21

8:30pm

Bye Buddy: The Game Show Where Friendships Fail for Good!, pg 16

The Watcher Sleeps, pg 38

WED, SEPT 24

5:30pm Currents, pg 12

Be Good! with Paulette, pg 16 Coincidences, pg 24 Traps, pg 37

6pm

The Women’s Film Festival 2025, pg 21

Catching Fireflies: A New Queer Musical, pg 30

Miz Prophet Tells All, pg 34

Bequest, pg 39

6:45pm

Bequest, pg 39

7pm

Free to Be, pg 13

5 Stagehands Fall Out of a Closet (the goose crisis), pg 16

Frankenstein’s Body, pg 17

Acute Exposure, pg 28

Baby Everything, pg 29

The Boo Hag, pg 29

Corduroy, pg 30

DR GLAS, pg 30

La Otra, pg 33

7:30pm

Henry Box Brown history tour, pg 40

8pm

It’s a Magic Show Dammit!, pg 18

The Women’s Film Festival 2025, pg 21

8:30pm

Ritual of Identity, pg 13

Clown Slam # 2, pg 17

Family Vacation, pg 17

WILD, pg 38

8:45pm

Dachau for Queers, pg 30

THUR, SEPT 25

5pm

The Return To Innocence Lost, pg 13

The Final Badge, pg 17

Frankenstein’s Body, pg 17

5:30pm

Gilgamesh, pg 32

6pm

Bye Buddy: The Game Show Where Friendships Fail for Good!, pg 16

The Women’s Film Festival 2025, pg 21

Miz Prophet Tells All, pg 34

Spiritual Experience, pg 37

6:30pm

Elaborate Measures, pg 12

THE BLACK EFFECT, pg 26

Krampus Gets Cramped, pg 33

Pennsylvania Semiconscious Liberation Army, pg 41

7pm

This Is America, pg 19

Acute Exposure, pg 28

Baby Everything, pg 29

DR GLAS, pg 30

I Killed Andy Breitbart, pg 32 La Otra, pg 33

SLIDESHOW, pg 36

TRANS SHAKESPEARE POWER HOUR, pg 37

7:30pm Ashes to Ashes, pg 39

8pm

It’s a Magic Show Dammit!, pg 18

DAY-BY-DAY

The Women’s Film Festival 2025, pg 21

Let’s Make an Album!, pg 25

The Masque of the Red Death, pg 34

The Orgy, pg 35

Spiritual Experience, pg 37 umm... you got McDonald’s money?, pg 37

8:30pm

8:45pm

Dachau for Queers, pg 30

9:30pm

Family Portrait/Lies of Meritocracy, pg 12

Ritual of Identity, pg 13

Traps, pg 37 VILE, pg 38

FRI, SEPT 26

1pm

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walk, pg 17

5pm

CHRONIC PAin au chocolat, pg 8

WABAAM! Redamancy, pg 9

The Final Badge, pg 17

Around the World in 80 Toys, pg 29

5:30pm Gilgamesh, pg 32

6pm

The Women’s Film Festival 2025, pg 21

Grape Culture, pg 32

Miz Prophet Tells All, pg 34

Spiritual Experience, pg 37

6:30pm

The Way the Light Hits the Puddle, pg 14

To Whom Should I Complain, pg 37

After Worlds, pg 39

7pm Is That Right?!, pg 18

How I Learned (Not) To Drive, pg 22

It’s Giving...Single, pg 22

Acute Exposure, pg 28

Baby Everything, pg 29

DR GLAS, pg 30

La Otra, pg 33

SLIDESHOW, pg 36

Deconstruction, pg 40

7:30pm Grant, pg 9

The Presented, pg 36

8pm

A Call to Prayer, pg 11

Helpful Hints for Strength and Health for Busy People, pg 13

The Carport, pg 17

The Women’s Film Festival 2025, pg 21

KISS ME DEADLY - A BLOODY BRILLIANT VAMPIRE CABARET, pg 26

Around the World in 80 Toys, pg 29

Spiritual Experience, pg 37 umm... you got McDonald’s money?, pg 37

94.4 WAIT FM presents The Waiting Room, pg 39

Jake Strong’s Magic Show, pg 40

8:15pm

8:30pm

Improv Comedy: The N Crowd, pg 18

8:45pm

Dachau for Queers, pg 30

9pm

Stand-Up at the Studio 9/26, pg 19

Dentata, pg 30

9:30pm

Devour Me, pg 12

The Dirty Shirley Show!, pg 30

SAT, SEPT 27

11am

Spiritual Experience, pg 37

12pm Bequest, pg 39

The Women’s Film Festival, pg 21

12:30pm 1-Way Mirror, pg 11

Screen Printing for Spiritual Alignment, pg 41

OverWorld!, pg 43

12:45pm Bequest, pg 39

1pm

Bodies of Water, pg 11

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walk, pg 17

MAGA and ANTIFA take MDMA together, pg 27

SHADE By: Khadijah Davis, pg 36

Spiritual Experience, pg 37

1:30pm Bequest, pg 39

2pm

Ritual of Identity, pg 13

The Final Badge, pg 17

The Women’s Film Festival 2025, pg 21

Acute Exposure, pg 28

Around the World in 80 Toys, pg 29

The Great Bakersfield Pie Mystery, pg 32

La Otra, pg 33 WILD, pg 38

2:15pm

Bequest, pg 39

2:30pm Keep the Alien Fed, pg 33

2:45pm Dachau for Queers, pg 30

3:30pm The Orgy, pg 35 Bequest, pg 39 Untitled, pg 41

4pm

The Women’s Film Festival 2025, pg 21

Dystopia, Gilbert and Sullivan Style., pg 24

4:15pm Bequest, pg 39

5pm

WABAAM! Redamancy, pg 9

Witch with Her Skirt on Fire, pg 23

Changing My Major to Joan, pg 26

A Marine Walks Up to the Pearly Gates, pg 34

The Watcher Sleeps, pg 38 Bequest, pg 39

5:30pm Gilgamesh, pg 32

invisibleDISS, pg 33

5:45pm Bequest, pg 39

6pm

iParty, pg 18

The Women’s Film Festival 2025, pg 21

The Queen in Purple, pg 22

A Number of Women, pg 35 Spiritual Experience, pg 37

6:30pm

CHRONIC PAin au chocolat, pg 8

A Call to Prayer, pg 11

To Whom Should I Complain, pg 37

7pm

Through The Eyes Of A Women, pg 14

Some Kind of Peace, pg 14

Totally 80’s Homecoming, pg 19

How I Learned (Not) To Drive, pg 22

The 10|10, pg 28

Acute Exposure, pg 28

DR GLAS, pg 30

La Otra, pg 33

The Presented, pg 36

Deconstruction, pg 40

7:30pm

Time Loops, pg 9

It’s a Magic Show Dammit!, pg 18

Extended Techniques, Abbreviated, pg 25

8pm

The Way the Light Hits the Puddle, pg 14

The Women’s Film Festival 2025, pg 21

KISS ME DEADLY - A BLOODY BRILLIANT VAMPIRE

CABARET, pg 26

Around the World in 80 Toys, pg 29

I Found That the Sun Will Rise Tomorrow, pg 32

MY MIND IS MADE UP, pg 34

Spiritual Experience, pg 37

umm... you got McDonald’s money?, pg 37

94.4 WAIT FM presents The Waiting Room, pg 39

8:30pm Roadkill Bambi, pg 36

8:45pm Dachau for Queers, pg 30

9pm

PRIDE & Prejudice: A Queer Parody, pg 19

Circumscribed: A True Tall Tale of One Father, Two Sons, and Thousands of Foreskins, pg 22 Dentata, pg 30

9:30pm

Helpful Hints for Strength and Health for Busy People, pg 13 Grape Culture, pg 32

SUN, SEPT 28

11am

The Great Bakersfield Pie Mystery, pg 32 Spiritual Experience, pg 37

12pm Mon Carton / My Cardboard Box, pg 34

12:30pm Grape Culture, pg 32

MY MIND IS MADE UP, pg 34

To Whom Should I Complain, pg 37

12:45pm Dachau for Queers, pg 30

1pm

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walk, pg 17 Spiritual Experience, pg 37

1:30pm Zap!, pg 38

DAY-BY-DAY

2pm

PRIDE & Prejudice: A Queer Parody, pg 19

Acute Exposure, pg 28

Around the World in 80 Toys, pg 29

La Otra, pg 33

Young, Queer, and Stupid, pg 38 After Worlds, pg 39

2:30pm

The Women’s Film Festival 2025, pg 21

3pm

CHRONIC PAin au chocolat, pg 8

Totally 80’s Homecoming, pg 19

DR GLAS, pg 30

Keep the Alien Fed, pg 33

West African Drum & Dance, pg 44

3:30pm

A Call to Prayer, pg 11

Adventures at Skyline Wilderness Camp, pg 39

4pm

Torrent: Dancing in the Churn, pg 14

4:30pm

The Women’s Film Festival 2025, pg 21

Pennsylvania Semiconscious Liberation Army, pg 41

5pm

My Body Your Eyes, pg 13

Finish-line Festivities w/ Walk Around Philadelphia, pg 26

Krampus Gets Cramped, pg 33

SHADE By: Khadijah Davis, pg 36

The Superconductor, pg 37 Traffic Cam, pg 37

5:30pm Gilgamesh, pg 32

6pm Pink Lemonade, pg 9 Flow State, pg 12

Torrent: Dancing in the Churn, pg 14

Dead Flowers presents A Tribute to The Twilight Zone, pg 26

6:30pm Traps, pg 37

6:45pm

Dachau for Queers, pg 30

7pm

1-Way Mirror, pg 11

The Women’s Film Festival 2025, pg 21

Circumscribed: A True Tall Tale of One Father, Two Sons, and Thousands of Foreskins, pg 22

The 10|10, pg 28

Caribbean King, pg 29

7:30pm

The Orgy, pg 35

8pm

Dead Flowers presents A Tribute to The Twilight Zone, pg 26

Around the World in 80 Toys, pg 29

The Waterfront Journals by David Wojnarowicz, pg 38 Untitled, pg 41

8:30pm

Fracture, pg 13

Bicycle Shorts Film Festival, pg 21

Witch with Her Skirt on Fire, pg 23

The Presented, pg 36

9pm

Family Portrait/Lies of Meritocracy, pg 12

MON, SEPT 29

6pm

audiOhm Sound Bath, pg 24

8pm

The Waiting Room: A Clown’s Bureaucratic Journey, pg 38

ONGOING

The Image of Yoga, pg 42

The Sokka Experiment, pg 42

Working Title, pg 42

1000 Kates Shorts (digital), pg 45

Fires on the Plain (digital), pg 45

Flamencodanza (digital), pg 45

Hiding Behind the Mask: Jesters, Jokers & Clowns (digital), pg 45

The Lucky Man (digital), pg 45

Madman William (digital), pg 45

A Night to Remember (digital), pg 45

Not Without Right (digital), pg 46

Rey Camoy (digital), pg 46

Tango in Silk (digital), pg 46

Wake (film) (digital), pg 46

Xe [zi:] (digital), pg 46

THANK YOU

FringeArts Board

Mark Dichter, Chair

Anthony P. Forte, Vice Chair/Secretary

Lisa P. Young, Treasurer

Donald Baines

Nell Bang-Jensen

Crystal Brewe

Eve Hyppolite

Virginia G. Susini

David Lipson

Tom Lussenhop

Jake Reardon

Darryl Ridgeway

Theresa Spencer

Karol M. Wasylyshyn

Paul Wright

FringeArts STAFF

Nell Bang-Jensen, CEO and Producing Director

Melissa E. Bridge, Managing Director

Liesl Baldauf, Seasonal Marketing Coordinator

Devi Bass, Director of Venue and Patron Services

FringeArts Emeritus

Nick Stuccio, Founder + Producing Director Emeritus

FringeArts INTERNS

Sylvia Erdley

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Tyler Hilton

Noelle Diane Johnson

Frankie LaBelle

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Fringe Bar Staff

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