high noon
you swallow the cowboy. yonder demands. in this speculative work of dance-theatre, a group of interdisciplinary Black queer and trans* artists take on america’s poisonous lust for the lone ranger. using live electronic and folk music, archival video, dance and poetry, high noon casts a long shadow on the cowboy under the heat of an unrelenting sun. ABOUT HIGH NOON high noon is a new work of live performance produced…
Hello, How Are You?
A friend of a friend once was said to have scrolled through their phone wondering if any of their exes were still in love with them but safely downloaded a dating app instead. So now, how does one safely make it past the hellos? “Hello, How Are You?” follows the story of one black woman looking for love during what feels like the end of times. Will she backtrack and…
How to be an Ethical Slut
Experience the ride of your life as an unethical slut penetrates lies, STDs, triads, orgies, and love in her musical journey to becoming an Ethical Slut. Don’t miss this original one-woman cabaret-comedy show by and starring Brooke McCarthy. The Story: Blake has a problem – she is wrestling with a desire for a loving monogamous relationship…and so much more. Will Blake’s latest and more mature love interest Guy be the…
Heart Ripped Out Twice and So Can You!
During the pandemic, Linnea found out she had some tumors. That really sucked. When one major surgery failed, she had to have her chest sawed open and her brain radiated to get them out. That also very much sucked. And then she kinda almost died from an infection. Which, too, hella sucked. And then she had a real hard breakup. Really painful. Like 10 out of 10 pain. A whole…
HAIR
a HAIR-raising experience of movement being influenced, manipulated and exaggerated from the hair on the dancers heads. Acting as a catalyst for the movement, HAIR essentially explores the physicality of one’s head of hair as it’s own form of movement within the body. How can our hair become the dance and our bodies act as a respondent?
GROUP PROJECT
GROUP PROJECT – Sept. 8 – 18, 2022Directed and Devised by Lindsay GossOn the day of the big test, a high school classroom spirals into chaos. Teachers are missing and none of the questions make sense. Will the students play along? Or is it time to take what they’ve learned and build a new world?
Free Improv Basics Class
Learn the basics of improv in this free and fun class! You’ll learn the core concepts of improv from one of Philly’s best instructors, meet new people, and have some fun while doing it. No experience necessary. Non-performers are encouraged to join the fun! Attendees will get a code good for $50 off an upcoming Crossroads class! Unable to get tickets on the Fringe site? Head on over to XroadsComedy.com.
Green Card Project
Green Card Project. …the applicant was becoming a well adjusted performer as they had to tell several stories to the audience of one (the officer), and also make sure that they are assuming the right personality for their “character”. …the applicant was never a good actor, or a theater enthusiast to begin with. They in fact would suffer from stage fright every time they were tasked with something as minimal as announcing a short statement to a group of…
Fragments from the Maelstrom
Artist and photographer, Phineas K. Gage pulls back the thin veil of reality to peer into Forgotten Lore Theatre’s immersive world, Evermore. In his unique style, Gage’s images and abstractions give voice to a dark and inexpressible reality devised from the interwoven imaginations of some of history’s greatest literary minds. Phineas K Gage (Jared Bernatowicz) is a photographer and artist local to the Greater Philadelphia. Phineas is also a mental…
good luck
good luck: a regathering is an immersive performance and act of radical hospitality in the form of a 5-course, sit-down, seed to farm to table meal to be shared with strangers and loved ones. Regathering is a response to the hunger to re/build worlds in this time of social, economic, racial, health, and ecological crises. Ushering in the Equinox and its late harvest, we will mark the ways we’ve centered…
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