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Philly Fringe 2025: Lightning Rod Special presents Alice Yorke and Scott R. Sheppard’s Lions
The gift of watching others fail
Lions, the latest Fringe entry from Lightning Rod Special, written and performed by Alice Yorke and Scott R. Sheppard, finds heartfelt laughs and reflection in “the business of letting our dads die.” Alaina Johns reviews.
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4 minute read
Philly Fringe 2025: Wolfsmouth Players Company presents Laura Anthony’s Queerano, or a Very Great Mischief
Queer history meets farce
New York-based Wolfsmouth Players Company brings Queerano, a mashup of Cyrano de Bergerac, Twelfth Night, Wildean farce, and queer history, to the Philly Fringe. Melissa Strong reviews.
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3 minute read
Philly Fringe 2025: Greg Kennedy presents Architectonica
We are all jugglers
A new Fringe experience from juggler Greg Kennedy is more collaborative workshop than performance, mixing art with engineering to take the audience inside a craft that dates back to Leonardo da Vinci. Walt Maguire reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2025: August Hakvaag presents The Superconductor
Organizing the lab
Science and solidarity are at stake in a staged reading of August Hakvaag’s The Superconductor. Emily Esten reviews.
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3 minute read
Philly Fringe 2025: Nick Gillette presents Pennsylvania Semiconscious Liberation Army
Are we as polarized as we think?
An immersive theater experience from veteran Philly performer Nick Gillette and a large ensemble asks the audience pressing ethical questions about our American moment. Alaina Johns reviews.
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4 minute read
Philly Fringe 2025: Clayton Lee presents The Goldberg Variations
Bach meets the WWE in the spirit of the Fringe
Performance artist Clayton Lee defies “model minority” stereotypes with The Goldberg Variations, a funny, vulnerable, interdisciplinary original show that explores the greater meaning within his romantic exploits. Krista Mar reviews.
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2 minute read
The BSR Podcast: IRC's Painting Churches and the world premiere of Dogberry and Verges Are Scared
Go behind the scenes of two popular Fringe shows with Darnelle Radford
SEASON 10(!) of the BSR Podcast continues with this deep dive featuring the artists behind Painting Churches and Dogberry and Verges Are Scared. Tune in today.
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Philly Fringe 2025: Without a Cue Productions presents And Then They Were Dead
Choose-your-own-murder
Without a Cue’s interactive And Then They Were Dead is more fun than it is good—which is, itself, a good thing. Jill Ivey reviews.
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3 minute read
Philly Fringe 2025: Theatre by Development presents Daniel Burgess’s Urinal
Thrilling trials of adolescence
Theatre by Development, a new company founded by UArts grads, presents Urinal, a 2017 high-school period piece that thrills for its verisimilitude, even when it bites off more than it can chew. Kiran Pandey reviews.
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2 minute read
Philly Fringe 2025: Taahira Teshi presents The Silent Struggle (There, I Said It)
One woman’s mental-health struggle tells an important story for everyone
A new Fringe show by interdisciplinary artist Taahira Teshi mixes monologues, sing-alongs, and bluesy ballads to explore one college student’s mental-health journey and racial inequities in care. A. Lewis reviews.