Dead Dad Show
Hi, My name is John Giltner (rockstar name John Killer, folx artist name Sean Miller, pronouns they/them) and normally I’d describe this show here and also blow your all’s minds by the fact that I do beer AND weed at the same time. But that is NOT me anymore. I am now stone cold sober and only do weed. Recently, a lot of bad stuff has happened to me recently…
Dark & Sweet
Dark & Sweet is a showcase that highlights Black women in comedy! Dark & Sweet gives black women a chance to make some extra cash while pursuing their performance dreams. Get your tickets now for an outrages night of comedy, you won’t want to miss!
Damned Without Vision
If policing and prisons were the answer to safer, healthier communities, our country would be the safest society that has ever existed in the history of the world. Clearly, it is time to focus our energy and resources on what actually keeps us safe— not on strangers with guns and deathmaking institutions. Damned Without Vision is an effort to begin asking how practically to make these same structures obsolete. When…
Daddy Issues Presents: The Daddies – Independent Improv Awards
Dress up in your finest and BYO champagne, as Daddy Issues rolls out the red carpet for the best of the best in independent improv comedy. The awards and the recipients may be made up, but the comedy is real! Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating Philadelphia’s wonderful improv community.
Crumb
The Heart is desperate. That which brings her comfort only makes her sick. A semi-autobiographical tale of what it feels like to cycle through pain and loneliness. The Heart finds true understanding of her complicity when her breathwork app starts guiding her through more than just meditation. Taking on issues of sex, addiction, and isolation, Crumb seeks to understand what makes us go back to the same things that keep us…
Crone Castle
Remember when everyone started going to rehab in high school? We do. Remember Live Aid? We do. Remember when everyone moved to Portland? We do. 3rd wave feminism, Kurt Cobain, pre-internet terrain, 80s/90s Madonna, KOP mall, RAVES, dead heads, abortions, NYC Skaters, zero cellphones, Club Kids, bottled water, and CNN. Do you wanna know what it’s like to be firmly rooted in modernity while also knowing what it’s like to…
Confluence and The “Dancers”
A Dance-Improv Double Bill! Confluence’s source is improvisation with many tributaries. One is the dance form of contact improvisation: bodies connecting, sharing weight, flowing. Another is long form improvisation from the comedy/theatre tradition: stories being told, characters discovered, relationships explored. Come and meet Loren and Ben at the confluence of these two tributaries. Hilarious, poignant, mysterious – an improvised language/movement mashup to delight and amaze. The “Dancers” combines music, dance,…
Clown Slam!
In fall 2023, Philadelphia was named a national center for clowns; by winter, the Clown Slam was born! In this homegrown monthly cabaret of truth, antics, buffoonery, innocence, & experience, a rotation of local clowns of various types assemble to perform brief bits & experiment with new material.
Cloud Baby
Cloud Baby knows weather. He feels all of it. That rainstorm the other day was totally exhausting, right? But he really wants to know: do you feel it, too? He really needs to know. Tell him now. Tell him how you feel. Faster. Cause you dont wanna see him when hes angry. Cloud Baby is a solo clown show created and performed by Michael Galligan and directed by Bailey Nassetta….
Classical Open Mic Matinee
At the Classical Open Mic Matinee, we begin with some incredible professional musicians as guest artists, and then anyone can get up and perform up to 5 min of classical music. Pianist provided, no need to sign up. You never know what you’ll see at the Classical Open Mic Matinee! Come join the fun!
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