Carnival of Feelings - Philadelphia Fringe Festival

Carnival of Feelings

Stories & Makebelieve

Immersive & Interactive Experience, Theater

Come play at the Carnival of Feelings! Our simple games encourage you to explore your big feelings about love, grief and change. It’s a semi-private performance guided by our Carnival Barkers (definitely not real therapists).

It’s like an old-timey carnival, but each game booth invites you to explore your emotions. It will be silly. It might be healing. You will both win and lose. And you will get a reward.

This is not a competition, unless you make it one. After all, it’s your show.

The Carnival will take you 15-30 minutes to play. Up to 5 tickets are available for each 15 minute starting slot. Ages 4 to 97ish.

Anne Brashier is a participant in Philly Fringe Postcards, peer-to-peer review experiment created for the 2025 Fringe by Savannah Reich.

With over 100 offerings from rebellious circus, delicious dance, fearless theatre and activist art to workshops, parties, and more Cannonball pushes the boundaries of live performance at four different venues this Fringe. Come as you are and stay past bedtime at cannonballfestival.org.

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Dates: January 1, 1970

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About the Artist

Stories & Makebelieve is the creative partnership of Anne Brashier and Brian Grannan. Anne is a film and theater director who is passionate about exploring audience agency. Brian is a performer and teacher. For the 2024 Philly Fringe, they created #Couplegoals, an interactive 20th Wedding Anniversary Party.

Other interactive performance pieces by Anne include M4M (a LARP adaptation of Measure For Measure @ Hollywood Fringe Fest + IndieCade); 30:30:60 (a competitive birthday party @ LA Comedy Fest + Hollywood Improv Fest), and The Most Fun Funeral (a game show hosted by Death @ New York, New Zealand, and Hollywood Fringe Fests).

Brian is a dancer, clown, and skiing mascot and has taught gymnastics, ballet, motorcycling, and skiing.

Anne Brashier + Brian GrannanStories & Makebelieve

Accessibility & Content Considerations

Contact the Fringe Festival Box Office for up to date accessibility information.

This event is appropriate for all ages

Audience Interaction

This is a highly interactive experience. You will be playing games that will be physical. Have Fun and Take Care Of Yourself!

Covid-19 Safety policy

Masks are required during this event