The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Set in the isolated mountains of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland, Martin McDonagh’s award-winning play tells the darkly comic tale of Maureen Folan, a lonely woman in her early forties, and Mag, her manipulative aging mother. When Mag interferes in Maureen’s possibly final chance of a romantic relationship, the war between mother and daughter escalates in ways both hilarious and terrifying.
The Earth
Land World Soil Nature Birth Creature Nurture Nourishment The Earth does not belong to us. We belong to the Earth. – Marlee Martin
The Case for Invagination #4
This performance is Part Four of a series in which Bindler’s scars speak candidly about trauma and desire. Imagine Mister Rogers had a scooter accident, a thyroidectomy, a brain injury… and the puppets in his neighborhood were the remnants of these calamities. Welcome to The Case For Invagination! This collection of solos arose out of Bindler’s somatic Body-Mind Centering® research on the embryology of the genitalia from a nonbinary perspective….
The Book of Snorin’ – Sleep Apnea the Musical
After a sold-out debut season at the 2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the world’s first comedy show about sleep apnea is here. This hilarious show follows Australian comedian Stew Walker on his quest to treat his sleep apnea and escape the bungalow blues. If you snore or love a snorer, then Stew Walker’s show featuring ‘Stewpid’ songs about snoring and sleep apnea will not only amuse you, but it could…
The Body Politic
The Body Politic explores how individuals develop bodily techniques to negotiate with rigid regulations in totalitarian social environments. We question how highly concentrated power trickles down to private life and how tactics such as coercion, isolation, and fear-mongering affect the ways the physical bodies occupy time and space. This work features original music composed by award-winning composers Hannah Selin and Sepehr Pirasteh. The music incorporates recorded voices from political prisoners in…
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Spherus
Spherus is extra-dimensional modern circus where the performers interact with light and multimedia to create a new world for the audience. The cast manipulates fabric, acrylic, & wooden shapes in a sea of projected light – seamlessly integrating their unique circus skills to delight the imagination. The full program includes international juggling champion Greg Kennedy complemented by two aerial dancers interacting with projections; the trio combines juggling, technology and dazzling…
Song Bridge
You were a child, and that child is still in you. Without looking at the past and forgiving little you, there’s no way future you can get past the past. After years of working as a teacher, organizer, and facilitator, Matthew Armstead is pushed inward to show themself the care and accept the support they show others. Through poetry, movement, and song, Matthew embodies a chorus of voices. Black people…
STRESS EXORCIST
Treat yourself to a hypnotic and hilarious adventure in “shadow self care.” An anonymous, shambling creature is your guide in this comedy meditation on failure and resilience, written and performed by Mary McCool, and directed by Jack Tamburri. Weaving crowd work, chaos magic, and live digital vocal effects, STRESS EXORCIST brings the audience to a vital new kind of healing. Through a series of rituals, koans, and games, obstacles are lifted. Being your…
Study Hall: Comedy Inspired By Lectures
Study Hall is back live on stage for some in person lessons and laughs! Now in it’s eight year, Study Hall invites guests from the world of academia and beyond to present short lectures on a topic from their field. After each lecture a cast of some of Philly’s best and funniest performers will use what they’ve learned (or didn’t) to improvise hilarious scenes right before your eyes! You’ll learn…
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