Philly Fringe 2022: Josephine Decker and Pig Iron Theatre Company present The Path of Pins or the Path of Needles

Dare to dream of motherhood

Pig Iron’s latest Fringe Festival collaboration terrifies and excites in this fairytale for an audience of “pregnant dreamers” of any gender. Emily Esten reviews.

Emily Esten

Sep 19, 2022 · Reviews · 2 minute read

Philly Fringe 2022: Marlen Puello presents Homo Femina

The brutal world of womanhood

This streaming Fringe experience from choreographer Marlen Puello explores society's treatment of womanhood. Crystal Sparrow reviews.

Crystal Sparrow

Sep 16, 2022 · Reviews · 2 minute read

Philly Fringe 2022: Geoff Sobelle presents FOOD

A miraculous table

Geoff Sobelle continues his miraculous exploration of the ways we live and consume with FOOD, his latest Curated Fringe entry. Helen Walsh reviews.

Helen Walsh

Sep 16, 2022 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2022: Brian Sanders’ JUNK presents Luster

Tragic, comic, and overexposed

Brian Sanders’ JUNK presents Luster, an immersive show exploring the lengths people go for fame and success. Melissa Strong reviews.

Melissa Strong

Sep 14, 2022 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2022: Temple Theaters presents Group Project

Time for the real test

A new original Fringe performance from Temple Theaters captures the frenzy of teenage anxiousness, rebellion, and hope in an uncertain world. Emily Esten reviews.

Emily Esten

Sep 13, 2022 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Cannonball Festival 2022: Emily Mayer presents Bower Bird

Bower Bird is the word

Emily Mayer’s Bower Bird takes us on a delightful bird-clown romp exploring the courtship and physical presentation rituals we share across species. Emily Esten reviews.

Emily Esten

Sep 13, 2022 · Reviews · 2 minute read

Philly Fringe 2022: Expansions Contemporary Dance Ensemble presents Imagination Playground

Brightening a rainy day

Imagination Playground, an outdoor interdisciplinary Fringe event at Strawberry Mansion’s Hatfield House, did not let rain dampen its vision. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.

Camille Bacon-Smith

Sep 12, 2022 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2022: IHT presents Dermot Bolger’s In High Germany and The Parting Glass

Ireland’s lost generation

With In High Germany and The Parting Glass, a pair of plays by Dermot Bolger, Irish Heritage Theatre explores Ireland’s lost generation and one man’s enduring fealty to soccer. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Sep 12, 2022 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2022: Gunnar Montana Productions presents BATH HOUSE

The best kind of body worship

Gunnar Montana Productions presents BATH HOUSE, an immersive, sensory theatrical experience designed as a temple to the fluid nature of sexuality. Melissa Strong reviews.

Melissa Strong

Sep 12, 2022 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2022: TheatreXP presents Fresh Ink Shorts

A theatrical tasting menu

A wider range of voices would have benefited this production of new short plays, which marks the Philly debut of TheatreXP, a recent transplant from South Florida. Alaina Johns reviews.

Alaina Johns

Sep 12, 2022 · Reviews · 3 minute read