‘Male Tears,’ a new work-in-progress from talented Pig Iron school alums, takes on toxic masculinity in this Fringe Fest debut. Alaina Johns reviews.

A theater troupe from Widener University highlights the sinister absurdism of a medical waiting-room purgatory with ‘The Clinic.’ Alaina Johns reviews.

Nick Gillette’s ‘Myths and Monsters,’ staged at Philly Improv Theater for the Fringe, misses the mark on embracing the epic. Michelle Nugent reviews.

An assortment of three plays from local writer Julie Zaffarano serve up delights in a diner. Michelle Nugent reviews.

The Wooster Group brought “The B-Side: ‘Negro Folklore from Texas State Prisons,’ A Record Album Interpretation” to Philly as part of the curated Fringe. It’s an astounding performance honoring prisoners who sang to survive. Christina Anthony reviews.

The Back Pack’s innovative ‘Wear and Tear’ combined nonverbal performance with music, dance, and theater, pushing comedic boundaries while incorporating clowning, puppetry, and animation. Christina Anthony reviews.

Empanadas are to die for, and Rachel O'Hanlon-Rodriguez shows us just how far people go to survive in ‘Empanada Loca,’ a one-woman horror show. Kyle V. Hiller reviews.

The Antidote presents ‘Red Lodge, Montana,’ a delightfully spooky homage to ‘Twin Peaks’ and other David Lynch works, as part of the Philly Fringe. Stephen Silver reviews.

Marissa Kennedy’s solo performance ‘Out of the Shadows’ weaves together a multigenerational tale exploring the #MeToo movement, rooted in the African American experience. Christina Anthony reviews.

Reclaiming their time; claiming their space. Hestia Theatre mounts a feminist revisioning of ‘Richard III.’ Brad Rothbart reviews.