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Hollow Narrator Media
Theater, Storytelling & Spoken Word
My Friend, Ithamar is a companion piece to The Watcher Sleeps (Cannonball 2025). The lights are up. The book is open. The author is charming. The audience has taken its seats. Everything looks safe because it knows exactly how safe is supposed to look.
Across three tales of surveillance, comfort, and hunger, the horror arrives gently. It waits beside you. It makes relief feel like mercy until mercy begins to feel like possession.
What do we give away when a story understands us too well? Where is the line between being witnessed and being consumed?
The door was open the whole time. This is a literary event, a ritual, and an invitation. A story feeds first on attention. Sometimes it feeds on what we are willing to give.
Questions? Comments? Confessions?
This performance contains mature themes including grief, loss, and psychological horror.
Cannonball is the largest hub of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, championing a revolutionary artist-led model that prioritizes equity, experimentation, and community connection. Now in its sixth year, Cannonball presents more than 100 artists across five stages, representing nearly 30 percent of the overall Philadelphia Fringe Festival. From rebellious circus and delicious dance to fearless theater and activist art, Cannonball pushes the boundaries of live performance while creating a vibrant, artist-centered ecosystem for independent performance makers and adventurous audiences alike.
PWYC Options $5+
Venue: Asian Arts Initiative Project Space 
September 9, 2026 9.00pm
1219 Vine St
General Admission: $25
PWYC Options
September 20, 2026 6.30pm
1219 Vine St
General Admission: $25
PWYC Options
September 25, 2026 9.00pm
1219 Vine St
General Admission: $25
PWYC Options
About the Artist
Hollow Narrator Media is the cosmic horror production company of playwright and actor Daniel Romano. Its theater, podcast, and fiction projects share an interconnected mythology. Productions include The Watcher Sleeps (Cannonball 2025), My Friend, Ithamar, and the scripted podcast Burn Pattern.
Neena Boyle (Miriam Veil) — Neena (she/her) is thrilled to join this team. Regional credits include The Revolutionists, The Toxic Avenger, and How the Light Gets In (South Camden Theatre Co.); Dachau for Queers (The LAB, Philly Fringe 2025); Beirut (Casabuena Cultural Productions); and Fellowship! (SideQuest Theater). She is a Liberty City Radio Theatre company member and holds a BFA from UArts. Also appearing in Eat My Shorts at The LAB. [www.neenaboyle.com](http://www.neenaboyle.com) | IG: @neenerbeaner13
Kathleen Johnson (Stage Manager) — Kathleen makes her Philly Fringe debut with My Friend, Ithamar. Philadelphia stage-management credits include The Thin Place and The Book of Will (Fever Dream Rep), plus The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow, Grand Horizons, God of Carnage, Boy Gets Girl, and By the Way, Meet Vera Stark (Stagecrafters Theater). She also adjudicates for the Independence Awards and works for 12Plus, supporting college and career readiness in Philadelphia and Camden schools.
Daniel Romano (Playwright) — Daniel continues the cosmic horror cycle begun with The Watcher Sleeps at Philly Fringe 2025. His plays include Sick Parents Club, Play It by Ear, Of Hawks and Sparrows, and Monstress, winner of Project Spotlight’s Best Short Play and Best Playwright awards. BFA: NYU; MFA: UCF.
Geremy Webne-Berhman (Director) — Geremy (he/they) is a director, actor, and storyteller devoted to creating intimate, inviting audience experiences. After directing Daniel’s 2025 Fringe production of The Watcher Sleeps, they are thrilled to reunite for My Friend, Ithamar and welcome audiences into their own personal corner of the mind.
- Neena BoyleActornboyle13@gmail.com
- Noah BrownActornpbrownperformer@gmail.com
- Taylor RouillardActorTaylorRouillard@gmail.com
- Geremy Webne-Behrman Directorgeremywb@gmail.com
- Daniel Romano Playwright djromano88@gmail.com
Accessibility & Content Considerations
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This event is appropriate for ages 13+
Audience Interaction
Covid-19 Safety policy
This event does not require masks to be worn
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