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No yucking the yum! (Photo by Diane Cotrim.)

Philly Fringe 2017: Tiel Guarino and HoneyTree EvilEye's 'A List of Common Misconceptions'

Finally: a feel-good show about sex

A South Philly Fringe show from SEXx Interactive and Polyglamorous Productions should be required viewing for every refugee from America’s abstinence-only classrooms. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

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The Family Stand, from top left: John Henry (bass-baritone Aubrey Allicock), Un/Sung (spoken-word artist
 Lauren Whitehead), John Blue (countertenor John Holiday), John Little (tenor Daniel Shirley) and John
 Mack (baritone Adam Richardson). (Photo by Dave DiRentis.)

Opera Philadelphia's O17 Festival world premiere 'We Shall Not Be Moved'

The ghosts keep calling

An O17 world premiere, ‘We Shall Not Be Moved’ puts Philadelphia’s past in conversation with its present. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Pamina (soprano Rachel Sterrenberg) has been ordered to kill Sarastro. (Photo by Kelly & Massa Photography.)

Opera Philadelphia's O17 Festival presents 'The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte)'

Mozart meets Murnau (sort of)

An O17 Festival entry, Barrie Kosky and Suzanne Andrade’s 'Magic Flute,' collapses under the anxiety of influence. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Just one terrible thing that happens during the Berserker Residents' new show. (Photo by Paola Nogueras.)

Philly Fringe 2017: Berserker Residents and UArts present 'These Terrible Things'

An actor's nightmare

The Beserker Residents team with University of the Arts for their Fringe show 'These Terrible Things,' a spoof of actor training. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Sobelle and company make a house into 'HOME.' (Photo by Maria Baranova.)

Philly Fringe 2017: Geoff Sobelle's 'HOME'

No place like it

This Curated Fringe world premiere gets you out of your house and into another that might as well be your own. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

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Huerta in 2009, from the Denver "Creating Change" conference on LGBT issues — yet another beneficiary of her activism and advocacy. (Photo by Freedom to Marry, via Creative Commons/Flickr.)

Peter Bratt's documentary 'Dolores'

In the field

A new documentary about labor activist Dolores Huerta shows there's still work to be done. Adryan Corcione reviews.
Adryan Corcione

Adryan Corcione

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Edgar Clausse and Asya Zlatina. (Photo by Mike Hurwitz.)

Philly Fringe 2017: Asya Zlatina and Dancers present 'STORM'

The planets align

Asya Zlatina's second Philly Fringe production brought our universe to the Performance Garage. Merilyn Jackson reviews.
Merilyn Jackson

Merilyn Jackson

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Love in black and white. (Photo courtesy of FringeArts.)

Philly Fringe 2017: Blue Mercury presents Athol Fugard's 'Statements After an Arrest...'

Love isn't all you need

A timely staging of Athol Fugard’s drama about an illegal South African love affair makes itself at home in a Philadelphia library. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

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Inventive stagecraft is the Phillips and Dufala hallmark. (Photo courtesy of FringeArts.)

Philly Fringe 2017: Thaddeus Phillips and Steven Dufala's 'A Billion Nights on Earth'

A whale of an adventure

Thaddeus Phillips returns to the Philly Fringe with another standout production, this time about the thrill of being a father. Toby Zinman reviews.
Toby Zinman

Toby Zinman

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Scheppard and Van Sciver: two of a kind. (Photo by Hannah Van Sciver.)

Philly Fringe 2017: The Greenfield Collective's 'Tilda Swinton Adopt Me Please'

Artemis and Apollo aim high

The stars align for twins Artemis and Apollo, who decide a movie star is their mother in the Greenfield Collective’s 'Tilda Swinton Adopt Me Please.' Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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