exhibition
“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. “By analyzing how the catwalk is articulated, transmitted, and performed by… models in specific socio-material contexts, the interaction between dress, technique, and sociality is highlighted as an embodied practice that relates to the performance of gender and esthetic labor” (Chris Hesselbein). This is…
Etiquette
Pier Players Theatre Company presents Etiquette, a hilarious new comedy by David Lee White. It’s Fall 2021. Live theatre is back. But when theatre icon Lauren Ellis spots an audience member filming her, she stops the show and 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. Etiquette is directed by Barrymore…
CANCELED: Ethiopian Dreams
This show has been canceled. Circus Abyssinia: A Celebration of Dream, Culture, and Acrobatics Circus Abyssinia is a heartwarming and high-energy celebration of circus arts, inspired by the real-life story of two young Ethiopian brothers who dreamed of joining the circus. Fusing the rich traditions of Ethiopian culture with dazzling acrobatics, gravity-defying stunts, and joyful live music, this is a show that captures the imagination of all ages. Told through…
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Oh Miss Piggy thank you for coming! This will be absolutely delicious, absolutely delectable! A clown show about transitions, inner chaos and the strange and slippery business of becoming. Coral reef to Hollywood Boulevard. Fog. Self-absorbed octopus with a vape addiction. A sacred and absurd woodland troll. Peeping out while being fed a lemon. Look at me, don’t look at me. See me and don’t. PENELOPE!!!!
Enchantment Theatre Company presents Mommy’s Khimar
Enchantment Theatre Company’s mission is to inspire children to dream, explore, think, and connect through imaginative storytelling onstage and in the classroom. We bring stories to life in a way that encourages children to dream about who they are and may become, to explore story from different perspectives, to think using inductive reasoning, and to connect to other people and ideas. Our programs encourage children to question and explore how…
Emotion/Truth
Afraid? Anxious? Overwhelmed? Numb? Trying to live your silly little life anyway? Us too. Emotion/Truth tells a story of coming of age as an American during the forever war, inside the heart of the empire, and hurtling full-speed toward fascism and climate collapse. Collaged together verbatim from interviews with thirteen teens and twenty-somethings, common threads emerge in the most mundane experiences – job interviews, getting ready for a night out…
Elaborate Measures
A Comedy Ballet featuring a cast of bombastic characters who are full of hijinks. Through dance & prose the line between audience & 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.
El idioma de lo silenciado: The letters that were never sent
An experimental devised piece unfolding through bodies, voices, objects, and poetry. Among unsent letters, unspoken words, and suppressed emotions, two performers play to remember, and to complete what was left unfinished. Cultures and languages collide on stage, weaving a radically current, intimate theatrical experience. Even when they try to cut the flowers the spring will always live.
Egg Project
Have you ever met your past self? Have you ever been swung by your hair into the future? What do eggs mean? Dance, acrobatics, hair suspension, and theatre collide in this first look at original work by Nicole Burgio and Jo Kramer. The world created is haunting, pretty, a little strange, but certainly not boring. We’re eager to grow this show and hone this story. Join us at West Philly’s…
Dystopia, Gilbert and Sullivan Style.
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.
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