Category: 2026
Jack McManus on Savannah Reich
Dear Savannah, I rushed over to see your show directly from a performance of Notice Me Gwyneth, one of the pieces I directed in the Fringe and which you reviewed so kindly. Yours was the first show I got to see since opening both of my projects, and I was feeling raggedly tired but euphoric at the freedom I was experiencing. I love the feeling of creative saturation that…
Imani Lee Williams on Thomas Choinacky
Thomas, Your show left me with an afterglow! I will never get over the meticulous way in which you removed the stitching from that Beanie Baby while describing kinky surrender. I remember that release- my own. It was nice to relate to a moment that I myself have never truly spoken about. That’s not to say I’ve always wanted to; it’s to say, this preciousness my body remembers is…
Michelle Nguyen on Morgan FitzPatrick Andrews
Dear Morgan, What’s in a name? If the name changes does the thing itself also change? And who is doing the naming? These are the questions I’m left to consider after witnessing the madcap medley that is, was, and will always be Columbo’s Day, Volume 1. Part kooky-caper with ample clown-foolery, part TED-talk on wor(l)d history and bird facts, I loved how you were able to seamlessly weave in…
Jessica Noel on Imani Lee Williams
Dear Imani: “You know what freedom is to me? NO FEAR!” —Nina Simone in Imani Williams’ IDEAS OF GRANDEUR. Ideas of Grandeur had a profound impact on me. I’m so thankful for the opportunity to put into words, in a public platform, what the show said to me, how it blessed me, and how I walked away feeling proud to be a free-thinking, fearless artist surrounded by a community…
Spencer Boyce on Noam Osband
Hi Noam! When I was first assigned your show as my Philly Fringe Postcard, I had no idea the ride it would end up taking me on. From being greeted by giant moths as I entered the venue to hearing the dulcet tones of an accordion as you entered the stage, I knew I was in for a treat. Starting your show off by telling the audience that we’re…
Tima Ozen on William Trevino
William, LIGEIA was such an evocative and intimate experience for me. I knew going in that it was a one-person performance, but I was still surprised by how completely you were able to fill the space. With only two chairs and a book, you created an entire atmosphere. I found myself paying attention to every movement and interaction with those simple objects. It reminded me how much can be…
Jim Julien on Jessica Noel
Dear Jess, (and Amy, Carolyn, Yasmin, Lisa and Kat), I was very intrigued to see “The Call of The Wild.” I had assumed that the show would be primarily a dance piece with masks, but it was so much more. The set seemed simple, but it quickly expanded out to another world. I loved how the movement of the performers evoked a magical realm just beyond the edges of…
Chizo Nwagwu on Michelle Nguyen
Dear Michelle, You should be incredibly proud of “The Deer Ones”: you brought the audience along from the moment you stepped onstage to be part of Robin’s journey. Entering the theater, the ambiance created with the trees and the lone stump set the stage for a story that we would all be part of. Despite you mentioning it being your first time performing, you are a natural performer. You…
Todd Sullivan on Connor Hogan
Dear Connor (and Brooke and Elena), When I sat down to watch Offstage Onstage: Everything You Didn’t See the Greeks Do, I didn’t have much of an opinion about what I’d seen the Greeks do, or hadn’t. I’d been in productions of Antigone and Medea and liked them both well enough, but neither left me with any real urge to seek out more of the tragedies. After watching your…
Noam Osband on David Robson
David, Tarana Burke coined the phrase “Me Too” in 2006, and it’s been nearly a decade since the MeToo movement became a national phenomenon. In that time, so many of us have been forced to confront the entrenchment of misogyny, the way its perpetrators so infrequently face consequences, and the impact on the untold numbers of their victims. What I loved about “Without Consent,” is the way it forced me…
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