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MADCAP & BUSTY

Michael "Dola" Amendola, Arantxa Chávez, Tenara Calem, Tyler Catanella, Graham Cook & Jo Kramer.

Theater, Cabaret & Nightlife, Comedy & Improv

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A variety show featuring acts & arias from some of Philly’s stupidest & silliest!


These wack-tastic songs, skits and socially-unacceptable sock puppets pair nicely with a drink in the hand and a laugh in the heart. Enjoy a libation with a “scientist” with nothing to prove, get serenaded by a washed-out actress from Hollywood’s Golden Age, behold a charismatic UHaul box’s search for familial connection - all these encounters and more await at Pig Iron Studios this Fall. Just a jolly jaunt from festival hubs Maas and Icebox Project Space, MADCAP & BUSTY is the nightcap clown cabaret that Fringe-goers deserve.


Each performance will feature a local guest artist!
21+ only.



THE REVIEWS ARE IN!


“Hahahaha!” - Most future patrons
“[redacted]” - [Redacted]
“Wait, this isn’t Hadestown... you lied to me.” - Patron’s date

Details
Run Time: 60 mins
Venue: Pig Iron Studios

Dates: September 8, 2024 - September 14, 2024

September 8, 2024 7.00pm

1417 N 2nd St

Studio B

PWYC Options

September 13, 2024 9.00pm

1417 N 2nd St

Studio B

PWYC Options

September 14, 2024 9.00pm

1417 N 2nd St

Studio B

PWYC Options


About the Artist

The MADCAP & BUSTY troupe met in Philly in 2022, leaving their homes in New Orleans, NYC, Austin, Boston, Columbus & Lima, Peru to study ensemble-devising at the internationally-renowned Pig Iron School. Following the abrupt closure of the University of the Arts in 2024 - they had an urgent need to EXPLODE with panache absurdity - thus came the afterbirth, MADCAP & BUSTY. Members have performed in long-running acclaimed Off-Broadway shows, at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, ARS NOVA, Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, and on national tours; are published playwrights, talented musicians, gifted acrobats and community-organizers, advocates and activists ; have won awards from SXSW, Austin Critics' Table, Cincinnati Fringe, and the Dramatists Guild; served as faculty for renowned theatre schools and as Artistic Directors and producers ... but foremost, they are some *#%!$*?’n juicy-hearted playful idiots.

  • Michael "Dola" AmendolaCreator-Performer / Producer
  • Arantxa ChávezCreator-Performer
  • Tenara Calem Creator-Performer
  • Jo KramerCreator-Performer
  • Tyler Catanella Creator-Performer
  • Graham CookCreator-Performer
  • Nicole BurgioSpecial Guest
  • Aram AghazarianSpecial Guest
  • Grace LazarzSpecial Guest
  • Jonah GodfreyAccompanist

Accessibility & Content Considerations

Contact the Fringe Festival Box Office for up to date accessibility information.

This event is appropriate for ages 21+ Only

Adult Language

Audience Interaction

Covid-19 Safety policy

This event does not require proof of vaccination to attend or masks to be worn


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