2026 Philly Fringe Postcards
Philly Fringe Postcards is a peer-to-peer review project for the 2026 Fringe, edited by Jack McManus and Savannah Reich.
A cohort of participating artists each wrote a “postcard” to one other artist about their work. The postcards are not intended to be traditional reviews, but a short open letter from an artist to another artist about their show. Artists responded to questions like, what do you want to say to that creator after seeing their work? What connections did it make in your mind? How did you feel when you walked away?
Every artist in the cohort wrote a postcard to someone and received a postcard from someone else. The goal is to share one of the juiciest parts of the Fringe; conversations between artists about their work.
Follow along here, and at @phillyfringepostcards on IG!
Noam Osband on David Robson
David, Tarana Burke coined the phrase “Me Too” in 2006, and it’s been nearly a decade since the MeToo movement became a national phenomenon....
Katarina Kojic on Red Rae
Dear Red Rae, I came to Fire Portal already in an artistic state of mind. Because the performance was running late, I had time to wander...
Rose Luardo on Chizobam Nwagwu
Dear Chizobam (and Eva)- Seance our life Cards don’t lie Do you have a question? I always do. Q: Is this right? A: Is it? What do Harry...
Edu Díaz on Irene Foley-Chort
Dear Irene, Are you a shaman of the heart? At different moments during Who Do You Think You Are?, I wondered whether I was watching a show,...
William Trevino on Chris Davis
Dear Chris, There is one thing above all else that I want to see when I go the theater: real work. I want to see actors who have spent...
Jennifer Blaine on Denise McCormack
Hey there Denise! My dear friend Ronnie Krensel, a filmmaker who passed a year ago, once told me what distinguishes us from any other species...
Jared Athias on Todd Sullivan
Dear Todd, I was interested in seeing a clown show due to the unexpected nature of the form. A clown can present themselves in a magnitude of...
Connor Hogan on Edu Díaz
Dear Edu; Though the audience was packed into the white-washed walls of the Asian Arts Initiative Project Space, I felt transported. With a...
Asha Bagal Kelly on Jared Athias
Dear Jared, I requested to see a juggling show for the Fringe Postcards project because it’s one of those art forms I find completely...
Savannah Reich on Jack McManus
Dear Jack; This was my first show of the Fringe! I got excited just walking into Plays & Players, where AJ and Zoë were in the lobby...
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Dive into the postcards archives for previous years’ artist missives from the Philly Fringe!
