Passage Theatre presents Adrienne Dawes’s Teen Dad

A multi-racial beach play for the soul

In this world premiere by Adrienne Dawes, now onstage in Trenton, former high-school frenemies and one-time lovers end up on vacation together, in a story balanced between comedy and serious topics. An Nichols reviews.

An Nichols

Sep 21, 2026 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2026: FringeArts presents Ontroerend Goed’s Handle with Care

A board game, a care package, and a time capsule walk into a theater

Buzzy Belgian theater collective Ontroerend Goed’s Handle with Care comes to this year’s Fringe, turning the audience into the creators of their own experience. Anna Fiscarelli-Mintz reviews.

Anna Fiscarelli-Mintz

Sep 20, 2026 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2025: Cannonball presents Nick Gillette and Nick Jonczak’s VOYNICH

Imagining an answer to one of our greatest Medieval mysteries

A new Fringe show from collaborators Nick Gillette and Nick Jonczak imagines a man who has translated the Voynich manuscript, one of the greatest real-life mysteries of Medieval Europe. Walt Maguire reviews.

Walt Maguire

Sep 20, 2026 · Reviews · 2 minute read

Philly Fringe 2026: Stephanie Scott presents With Love, From Ella

Exploring the life of Ella Fitzgerald

Stephanie Scott’s new solo show in this year’s Fringe pays tribute to iconic singer Ella Fitzgerald, charting her life from humble beginnings to her rise to the top of the music industry. A. Lewis reviews.

A. Lewis

Sep 20, 2026 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2026: Die-Cast presents Americana Cosplay

Patriotism at play

Die-Cast deconstructs American mythmaking in Americana Cosplay, an immersive Fringe entry. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Sep 18, 2026 · Reviews · 2 minute read

Philly Fringe 2026: Leila Einhorn’s Days of Awe and Valerie David’s Baggage from BaghDAD

Unexpected companions for the High Holidays

Two Cannonball Festival shows, Days of Awe and Baggage from BaghDAD, explore intriguing family histories rooted in different Jewish experiences. Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer reviews.

Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Sep 18, 2026 · Reviews · 4 minute read

Fringe 2026: FringeArts presents Priority Hoarding: A Retrospectacle by the Bearded Ladies Cabaret

Check their baggage, and your own

The Bearded Ladies Cabaret joins this year’s curated Fringe with a major new installation in Old City, Priority Hoarding: A Retrospectacle, at the Martha Graham Cracker Memorial Hairport. Evan Schares reviews.

Evan Schares

Sep 17, 2026 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2026: Chris Davis presents The 40-Year-Old Ballerino

An authentically funny love letter to ballet, and being human

Chris Davis’s The 40-Year-Old Ballerino is both a love letter to ballet and an authentically funny account of the writer/performer’s midlife obsession with dance. Jill Ivey reviews.

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Sep 16, 2026 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2026: Cannonball presents Rachel O’Hanlon-Rodriguez’s The Untitled Court Show

Law & Order meets a (nice) alien invasion

A new interactive Fringe show from Rachel O’Hanlon-Rodriguez imagines an amiable alien trying to save Earth after watching 600 episodes of Law & Order. Krista Mar reviews.

Krista Mar

Sep 16, 2026 · Reviews · 2 minute read

Philly Fringe 2026: Noam Osband presents Wikipedilove

Sex, love, and Wikipedia

Noam Osband’s Wikipedilove is an original, participatory musical comedy on sex, love, and collective knowledge, based on everyone’s favorite online crowdsourced encyclopedia. Emily Esten reviews.

Emily Esten

Sep 16, 2026 · Reviews · 2 minute read