Mirele Lernt Zich Yiddish
A One-Woman Cabal! Bringing in different stories every night, this semi-improvised dance/theater show journeys through my reclamation of Yiddish and the whitening process of Ashkenazi Jewry that squeezed it out of us in the first place. Go beyond schlep and kvetch with me! There’s a slippage in authenticity and ownership. Did WE (Jews/Americans/My family) shape IT (America/Judaism/Whiteness/Nationalism/Culture) or does IT shape US? This performance exists in dialogue with Karen Brodkin’s…
Mind the Gap
They are angry, frustrated, full of woe and angst. But hey they are teenagers! Art therapy descends into surreal absurdity as a group of teens tries to process life and their emotions in todays world. Mind the Gaps is a one-act play that explores the minds of the modern teenager and how they cope with environments that keep them isolated from others. Bullying, mental health and the post pandemic landscape…
mike baby please
mike baby please is a willing reckoning of consequentials, shifting through wrestling, yelling, nestling, grunting, + fucking; there will be tears. seeking out, welcoming, + mourning hitting where it hurts most, we enter — the wrestling smackdown that will ruin us more than we know.
Midnight Dreamin
An immersive art installation telling a story of Yoruba spirits, guidance and mental illness. Filled with storytelling and theatrics, walk through and interact with the dream of Ock the Wizard as he gains advice from various Orishas. Speak with spirits such as EShu on living in the moment or Oshun for self-care advice as you exeperiecne a gardne atmosphere intangled in a dream. Each spirit has their own guidance for…
Men On Tap
One day my sis won’t go to tap class, I grabbed her shoes and tights and all…Men On Tap are celebrating their 30 Year Anniversary with audiences’ favorites such as:Weather Gurls, Sisters and Thriller.Come join the fun for an evening you’ll never forget!Unpredictable, Imaginative and Fabulous! Corinne Karon has been the choreographer for Men On Tap for 29 years and received a ROCKY Award for her work with them in…
Memories of the Moon
Yuki’s newest work, “Memories of the Moon”, is inspired by the diary of a prisoner in a Japanese internment camp during WWII. The gentleman was imprisoned in a room without clocks, so he logged the passage of time by counting the full moons. Yuki’s choreographic works have been presented at various adjudicated dance festivals across the country, such as the Booking Dance Festival at Lincoln Center, WHITE WAVE’s Solo/Duo Festival…
Meadow Perry Presents POPULENCE
Meadow Perry combines the beauty of bubble artistry, magic, illusion with a dash of sophistication and sparkle to create a dazzling experience that can only be described as Populence. Join this charming but humble sorceresss of soap bubbles as she takes you on a journey of dreams.
Mars Doesn’t Want Us
Earth is sick. The Moon has a toxic work-life balance. Venus really wants to be populated. And Mars doesn’t. Who knew floating rocks could be so needy? The world of Mars Doesn’t Want Us is filled with all sorts of oddly shaped, unique personalities with grand hopes and dreams of their own. Turns out, their lives are quite similar to ours. There’s corporate career ladders, sports that feel way too…
CANCELED: Manifesto
This show has been canceled. A revenge attack on an LA mosque gives way to a journey into the self when a former Marine joins a writers circle in an effort to write his manifesto.
Manflor
Zeta’s peyote fueled gender journey moves him to a truth he never imagined for himself. With the help of his best friend Heatdeath, The Genderweird, the King of Cumbia, and even Billie Joe Armstrong of Greenday- Zeta journeys through all of Philadelphia on a quest to untangle his identity knot that’s been preventing him from being his true self. Radically magical queer and LatinIndigenous voices. Chaos, glitter, and a whole…
Copyright © 2026 Philadelphia Fringe Festival
140 N. Columbus Blvd.
(at Race St.)
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Directions
Tickets: 215.413.1318
Admin Office: 215.413.9006
