2019 Fringe Festival

Photo: Sam Post Creative

Lessons in Child’s Play

Carolyn Merritt

To see children play is to understand the balance between structure and whimsy.

Photo: Kate Raines

The Dark Side of Heartbreak

Whitney Weinstein

Warned of extreme gore, I also discover in BASEMENT a man struggling to cope with a deeply complex love story.

Photo: Brian Mengini

Dance, But Make It “Trashion”

Kat J. Sullivan

“Dumpster Dance”: The evening only got weirder.

Photo: Frankie Rowles

Gay Mis: A Revolution for the Random

Whitney Weinstein

The ensemble marched in time to “Do you hear my cell phone ring?”

Photo: Terry Brennan

Nothing is Certain, Except Death and Hoagies

Mira Treatman

“Let's turn this suck into a success.”

Photo: Johanna Austin

Looking Back in Pain and Hope

“Come Back, Little Sheba” is realistic, sad, funny, and beautifully situated in the Bethany Mission Gallery.

Photo: Johanna Austin

Peeking into the Personal

Sneakers grapples with loss on several levels, interweaving personal grief and the objectification of art.

Photo: Steve Rogers

Draw Me In

Miryam Coppersmith

This play between 2D and 3D creates delight throughout the show.

Photo: David Cimetta

Trump is Speared and Smeared as Ubu Roi

Jonathan Stein

A wildly physical Theater of the Absurd that revels in the scatological and the hyperbolic.

Photo: Kien Quan

Fringe Festival Picks: Independently Produced Dance

Kat J. Sullivan

Philadelphia’s independent dance artists deserve some love.