Anarchy
A Revolutionary Circus-Dance Experience The Rebellion: Anarchy is a bold, unflinching examination of contemporary America through the lens of aerial arts, dance, and theatrical performance. This groundbreaking production weaves together powerful pieces that expose the fractures in our society while illuminating pathways to collective healing and transformation. From the opening chaos of “Welcome to the Jungle” to the hopeful resolution of “Amen,” audiences witness a nation grappling with its contradictions….
An Evening With Complicity Huffman
An Evening With Complicity Huffman is a satirical solo performance, a haunted poetry reading which excavates and foregrounds the violence of settler-colonial literary spaces. As Complicity Huffman, an Israeli-American poet, presents work from her forthcoming book, Untitled Nobel Prize Submission, strange things keep happening. The poems are different than shes drafted them, the sound system is acting up, and occasionally blood pools on the stage from an unknown source. Eventually,…
Americannibal
Capitol Hill server Sweetie kidnaps U.S. Sen. Joe Mansion (D-PA) and eats him alive, piece by piece, for a livestream audience in this dark comedy musical. This is a work in progress reading and concert sing-through of all songs with live music.
Always, Sometimes, Maybe
Fresh from its’ World Premiere at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Always, Sometimes, Maybe is a solo clown show about a janitor who finds herself in front of an audience. Left with nothing but her fear, some trash, and her imagination, she tries to find connection. Always, Sometimes, Maybe is a story about desperation, feeling alone, and ultimately finding a community. Using physical comedy, puppetry, dance, and non-verbal storytelling, this…
Alice Tierney
Opera on Tap Philadelphia is proud to present the Philadelphia premiere of Alice Tierney by local composer Melissa Dunphy. Alice TierneyMusic by Melissa DunphyText by Jacqueline GoldfingerDirected by Ryan ColbertMusic Directed and Accompanied by George Hemcher September 5th & 7th Cast:Quinn – Madison BoyerLyra – Marcelle McGuirkAlice 1 – Greta Groothuis Alice 2 – Diamond Princess FranklinAlice 3 – Heather McConnellZandra – Isabelle Zeledón John – Kyle Chastulik September 6th CastQuinn…
After Worlds
This is a story about you, an immersive excavation of who you’ve always been. After Worlds is an experimental narrative told through second person soundscapes and projected data clouds, bringing audiences into an archival rabbit hole growing ever deeper.
Adventures at Skyline Wilderness Camp
Kayaking? Firebuilding? CPR? Birdwatching? Crafting? Smores? Campfire songs? Tug-of-War? Watersports? Painting your bunkmate’s toenails? Kissing your 3rd cousin? Ukulele Lessons? Talent shows? Fishing? Artisanal Coffee Tasting? Skydiving? Are you ready to take the risk? Adventures at Skyline Wilderness Camp is an immersive experience that draws an adult audience back to the silly absurdity of summer camp. Enter on your first day, be sorted into cabins, make new friends, and select…
Acute Exposure
A world premiere play by August Hakvaag: In the small southwest town of Loving, New Mexico, Dell has a mission: to tell the people of the far-flung future that there is a dangerous store of nuclear waste hidden below the ground. But how do you craft a message so universal that any culture could understand? When Dell and her neighbor, Mara, are paired together to work on a school assignment,…
A(mobile)DRIFT
A(mobile)DRIFT is a participatory art project organized by Street Road Artists Space in Cochranville, PA, inspired by the Fluxus movement and the City Centre walking score from Ways to Wander by Clare Qualmann & Claire Hind. Participants will travel from Center City Philadelphia to Street Road, observing, sketching, and photographing while reflecting on the changing urban-rural landscape, guided by questions about perception, movement, and place. The event begins at the site of…
A Young Man Dressed As A Gorilla Dressed As An Old Man Sits Rocking In A Rocking Chair For Fifty-Six Minutes And Then Leaves
The world-wide fringe sensation comes to our fair city of Philadelphia. THIS WILL SELL OUT!
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