Goodbye Party the Show
Goodbye Party is an evening-length work of physical theater and circus set in the offices of the going-out-of-business Earth, The Planet, LLC. As the corporation collapses, the multi-species staff congregate for a final farewell to the planet they call their office. Despite the prospect of a dire future, the diverse departments of this sprawling organization have each coaxed a representative to offer a presentation on behalf of their phylogeny, so…
CANCELED: Uncle Dick vs. Cauczilla
This show has been canceled. Uncle Dick vs. Cauczilla is my Uncle Dick’s theatrical apology for his racist ways. He is taking to the stage to offer a grand gesture and make amends with his nephew. Attempting to create a piece of theater that will prove he’s not a racist, not a bad guy, not a dick uncle, Uncle Dick turns to song, dance, and elaborate science fiction storytelling to perform…
CANCELED: Uncle Mike’s All-Day Apple Butter
This performance has been canceled. Uncle Mike’s All-Day Apple Butter Created by mike durkin, with Angela Trovato Silence. Absolute silence. Finding commune with each other. The volume of the outside world turned completely down. Utter presence. Uncle Mike’s All-Day Apple Butter is a durational performance and installation. Mike begins by coring, peeling and chopping the apples, cooking them, and pureeing them. Then for 6 hours, Mike stands, in…
Unknowns & Rest Intervention: A Split Bill
Unknowns is a collaboration between choreographer Darcy Lyons and visual artist Ivia Sky Yavelow. Accompanied by a live music score by Jesse Sparhawk playing harp, electric, bass, and pedal steel guitar. Dancers interact with an installation of soft sculptures that represent unknowns in ourselves, others, and the outside world. The sculptures and dancers react to each other, exploring changing relationships to the unknowns- an exploration that asks specific questions about…
Unplanned Obsolescence
Machines break. So do people. Both can be replaced. Jax is a failing children’s performer who has just received some bad news: there’s a 50% chance that they’re about to die. Their wife begs them to take it seriously, but Jax believes that one of their best qualities is never taking anything seriously for their whole life. Unable to cope with the prospect of their own death, they train a…
Upline: It’s Not a Show, It’s an Opportunity
Welcome to the party, future Boss Babes! Come travel the glamorous world of Varmon – the multi-level marketing beauty empire that has the best skincare products around and is also an irresistible business opportunity. Varmon is your ticket to Eternal Youth and Financial Freedom!* Upline is the recent winner of both the Audience Pick and Critics’ Choice awards in the Atlanta Fringe, as well as the Artist Pick for Encore…
Walk Around Philadelphia 2023 Exhibit Closing Festivities
September 23rd is the last chance to catch the Walk Around Philadelphia 2023 exhibit upstairs at Cherry Street Pier! This exhibit features images from the city’s edge created by artists who’ve set out to explore the city’s border on foot alongside other work inspired by walking and additional documentation of the project. Join us 5-7 for a happy hour closing event Stop by anytime 11am-11pm to catch the show before…
Whore’s Eye View by Kaytlin Bailey
Whore’s Eye View is a 75-minute mad dash through 10,000 years of history from a sex worker’s perspective. Equal parts history lecture, stand up comedy, and personal storytelling, Kaytlin Bailey masterfully unpacks the age-old stigma surrounding the oldest profession. Her eye-opening performance weaves together compelling facts from history and hard won wisdom from lived experience, with comedic flair.
Good Person
Are you a good little boy? A sweet baby girl? Patricia! Is rich, she’s white, and shes a Good Person. In the world of social justice, social media, callout culture and snowflakes, everyones looking and everyones good. But who is really good and who gets to decide? In this sharp and biting satire, Patricia! Will hold your nose, open your throat and give you the dose of goodness you deserve.
Good Bones
“Any decent realtor… goes on about ‘good bones’… You could make this place beautiful.” How do you refurbish the “good bones” of your life? A 74-year-old gay artist, four decades sober, looks back on his journey. With humor and confessional honesty, he connects the life events — first love to the AIDs epidemic to a bout with clinical depression to caring for his father — that finally bring him home,…
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