Mommy & Momma or The Queerspawn Play
Growing up with two moms was magical for Elle. They witnessed what it was like to proudly love who you love. The world, however, doesn’t always regard queer love as magical, leaving queer families under a vulnerable microscope of critique. Elle struggled with “poster child syndrome,” or the pressure to have a perfect gay family, their whole life. When Elle’s parents separated, something broke. Mommy & Momma or The Queerspawn…
Miz Prophet Tells All
In this re-imagining of the Cassandra myth, Liliana, the daughter of wealthy media moguls, is a 16-year-old artist and clairvoyant. When she uses the family’s TV network to share her alarming prophecies, her parents lock in her the basement and throw away the key. As Liliana masterminds an escape plan, her only allies are her trusty dog, Hector, and the puppet creatures she has fashioned in her workshop. Will she be able to…
Miss Angie Goes Nauti: Burlesque Bingo Aboard
Hello Sailor! You all know and love Miss Angie and her sexy bingo show, but come aboard and witness her… go NAUTI! Join us aboard the historic Gazela ship for a night of friendly competition, sexy surprises, and hilarious fun for all bad buoys and girls. Our fabulous host is sure to lead you through not just bingo, but new fun and sexy surprises at every turn! Music to get…
Mischief Night Masters
“I know how men in exile feed on dreams of hope.” — Aeschylus Mischief Night Masters is a once-in-a-generation convergence of Philadelphia’s most exacting and exalted artists. In a night of ecstatic rupture and brutal refinement they summon a force beyond performance—pure invocation. Time folds form breaks the air thickens. What is revealed cannot be unseen. Those permitted to witness will not return the same. Hosted by Betty J. Smithsonian…
Minivan
Minivan is the electropop spectacle of genre-defying producer, composer, and theater maker Ron Shalom. Traversing clowning and drag, Minivan careens through character transformations using custom lighting instruments, original music, camp couture, and instructional choreography. Runway, the fifth full-length Minivan album, fuses driving rock and expansive orchestral arrangements. For Philly Fringe, Minivan premieres Millennial Library, a new live show with an accompanying album forthcoming Fall 2025.
Meat Show in Space
On his first day aboard a trash-collecting space station, Meat Show cracks his helmet … what a butterfingers! With oxygen running low and a final wish on his lips, he pleads with the audience (aka “the stars”) for one last wish: to matter … and … to clock out early … and … to see his Babe. (Is that one wish or three?) While gasping for air (and for more…
Mania Blooms at Midnight and Noon
Mania Blooms at Midnight and Noon is a sensory-rich, immersive art experience that invites participants to sneak into the surreal garden of a time-warping trickster wizard. Guided by a host—and haunted by choice—visitors encounter two living installations, each inhabited by a Yoruba orisha who uses movement and voice to tell emotional stories rooted in the bipolar experience: one of sadness, one of rage. The audience must choose a path. Each…
Magenta Lies
From the creator of LEWIS LUVZ CLARK, MAGENTA LIES is a solo-performance piece about the parallels between coming-of-age stories and midlife crises. Think Miranda July’s ALL FOURS with angsty sock puppets, school dance montages, and teen heartbreak.
MAGA and ANTIFA take MDMA together
Armed with America’s last research grant, a rouge scientist gathers a group of 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 dreamt existed. Sound improbable? Come hear multi-decade performer/musician Brian Shapiro, backed by the powerhouse Hansen Protasi Group jazz sextet, in this cabaret-style performance that weaves tall, short, and wide tales…
Madman William
Three men walk into a bar – a Dane, a Swain, and a Thane. Tired of their tragic lives and nightly deaths, Hamlet, King Lear and Macbeth seek to escape their storylines. As they conspire to be free of their creator and flee their destinies, they are interrupted by none other than the author himself, Will Shakespeare. The tragedy escalates into mayhem and mischief once Mercutio arrives… Will the plotting…
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