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The gang's all there and ready to offer answers. (Photo by Aaron Oster.)

Philly Fringe 2017: Tongue & Groove Spontaneous Theater presents 'Questions'

'Questions' with real answers

Tongue & Groove's newest format, 'Questions,' turns questions submitted by the audience into improvised scenes and monologues. Mark Cofta reviews.

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Frank Perri wants to show you what you can't see. (Photo by Christopher Descano.)

Philly Fringe 2017: Frank Perri Live presents 'Mesmerized'

How many fingers do you have?

In his “comedy hypnosis” show, Frank Perri proves his unsettling grasp on strangers’ minds — but what if hypnosis is more common than we think? Alaina Mabaso reviews.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

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The ancient mariner. (Photo by Daniel Koontz Design.)

Philly Fringe 2017: Philadelphia Artists' Collective's 'Iphigenia at Aulis'

Lost at sea

Philadelphia Artists Collective's adaptation of Euripides's 'Iphigenia at Aulis' finds itself adrift. Toby Zinman reviews.
Toby Zinman

Toby Zinman

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Borderlands' logo makes a strong statement at this "Forum Theater Event." (Photo by Natasha Cohen-Carroll.)

Philly Fringe 2017: Philadelphia Theatre of the Oppressed's 'Borderlands'

Finding freedom

When someone else’s life depends on a second chance, ‘Borderlands’ asks what you sacrifice if you step up to help. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

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Smoke gets in their eyes: Tribe of Fools' Tara Demmy and Kyle Yackoski. (Photo by Kate Raines/Plate 3 Photography.)

Philly Fringe 2017: Tribe of Fools' 'Fishtown: A Hipster Noir'

Noir style meets future tech

Tribe of Fools' 'Fishtown: A Hipster Noir' offers much more than a noir homage. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Bi Jean Ngo's Honey might not be so sweet. (Photo by Kate Raines/Plate 3 Photography.)

Philly Fringe 2017: Sam Tower + Ensemble's 'Strange Tenants'

You can never go home again

In a little house by a cornfield, four former high-school friends come together to swap stories and sing songs. And then things get weird. Wendy Rosenfield reviews.
Wendy Rosenfield

Wendy Rosenfield

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L to R: Chris Anthony and Keith Conallen get sensuous. (Photo by Brenna Geffers.)

Philly Fringe 2017: Die-Cast presents William Shakespeare's 'Pericles'

Fate and the sea

Die-Cast premieres with a low-tech, sensuous, seldom-seen Shakespeare, 'Pericles,' directed by Brenna Geffers. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Carl(os) Roa takes a trip. (Photo by Talia Mason.)

Philly Fringe 2017: Carl(os) Roa's 'Andean Mountains (Montañas Andinas)'

You are here

In Carl(os) Roa's solo Fringe performance, Google Street View plays a starring role in the search for belonging. Wendy Rosenfield reviews.
Wendy Rosenfield

Wendy Rosenfield

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The family that enters the void together dismantles the laws of physics together. (Photo by Jake Al-Dookhi.)

Philly Fringe 2017: New Paradise Laboratories' 'Hello Blackout!'

Darkness, their old friend

In New Paradise Laboratories' Philly Fringe 2017 entry, the Kissimmee family goes into the void and comes out a little lost. Toby Zinman reviews.
Toby Zinman

Toby Zinman

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Everyone's a winner at the Game Show Show. (Photo by Harish Pathak.)

Philly Fringe 2017: Found Theater Company's 'Game Show Show'

What's in a game?

Don’t touch that dial — at least not until after Found Theater Company’s dark spoof of television, 'Game Show Show.' Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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