The Sideshow: A Comedy Variety Special
Step right up! See the comedy wonders that Philly has to o! er in the Sideshow Comedy Variety Showcase! You might see improv! You might see a sketch! You might see stand-up! You might see dancing! You might see any number of fun, weird, or interesting things! All in the same block for one low price. WEDNESDAY, 9/14 @ 9PMLine-up TBA THURSDAY, 9/15 @ 7:30PMLine-up TBA Can’t get tickets on…
The Path of Pins or the Path of Needles
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The Squid and The Octopus
The Squid and The Octopus, created and performed by Jim Julien, is a very intimate cephalopod adventure, a shadow puppet show (with knives!) This show uses a variety of puppetry styles and multimedia to weave a tale of multi-tentacled danger, contemporary restaurant culture and undersea lifestyles. Performed in the very interactive and up-close space of the Maas Building Cottage, as part of the Cannonball Festival 2022, The Squid and The…
The Give & Take Jugglers
Give and Take has been a consistent hit with both children and adults for over 40 years. Our highly interactive, comedic show uses traditions from vaudeville, circus arts, theater, and music to create a lively and wholesome performance that feels fresh and contemporary.
The Jester of All Maladies
Temple grad and fringe vet Kurt Fitzpatrick was diagnosed with cancer in December 2019. Boo! But he got through it with a bunch of chemo, stimulating immunotherapy, heaps of Facebook love, and a generous supply of Fig Newtons. Join Kurt as he shares his comedically inspirational tale and sobering adventures of getting through…the C-word. Kurt Fitzpatrick has written, produced, and toured five solo shows in over seventy fringe festivals, as…
The Most Important Place In The World!
“Devilishly dangerous theatre.” -Huffington Post Naked Empire Bouffon Company brings you The Most Important Place in the World!, a devilishly satirical bouffon show targeting colonization with a Diasporic Puerto Rican lens. Two fabulously windswept tricksters, who are equal parts hurricanes and prophets, take the audience on a dance-filled fiesta celebrating USA’s torrid love affair with Puerto Rico. The show features our signature style of in-your-face physical comedy, lip sync, puppetry,…
STUNKERED: Stuck in a Bunker
Stunkered is a show exploring the dynamics of two people stuck in a small-ish space together for a very very long time. Using the naturally comedic setting, we will go through what they do when they are bored, when they are fed up, when they lose all track of the concept of time, when they adopt a rat just so they have someone else to talk to besides each other!…
Survival In Ruins (work-in-progress showing)
Survival In Ruins is a memoir that contemplates grief, motherhood, and slowness. Inspired by the recent birth of her second son, a father with Alzheimer’s, and mycelium networks – a body moves forcefuly slow confronting the reality of the making and unmaking of a life. Lost, forgetful, in need, revealing its triumphs and tribulations. How does one submit to falling forever? Survival In Ruins asks us to sit inside growth…
Sweet Honey Chiffon Invites you to Fête de la Ville Natale
Fête de la Ville Natale is a variety cabaret show comprised of classic burlesque, song, and poetry celebrating the beauty of black and brown queer bodies.
Surface Tension
Surface Tension takes a beautiful and daring look at a queer friendship. At points ecstatic, dark, searching, and joyful, this intimate circus show celebrates vulnerable connection through sincere juggling. Utilizing acrobatics, weight-sharing, object manipulation, and dance, Surface Tension addresses the fear of loss, the power of trust, and the joy of vulnerability. Surface Tension is the debut production from Company To X For, a grassroots contemporary circus company based in…
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