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What happens when the shackles of talent don't pay? (Image courtesy of the artist.)

Philly Fringe 2018: Chris Davis’s ‘The Presented’

The essence of the Fringe

‘The Presented,’ the latest one-person show from Chris Davis, gives off an old-school Fringe Festival vibe. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Are we getting in the way of our things? (Photo by Mario del Curto.)

Philly Fringe 2018: Heiner Goebbels’s ‘Stifter’s Dinge’

When are things not things?

What do inanimate objects demand for themselves? This performative installation in the Curated Fringe lets them speak. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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Echos of Beckett in Trey Lyford's onstage office. (Photo by Daniel Kontz.)

Philly Fringe 2018: Trey Lyford's 'The Accountant' (first review)

It all adds up

Trey Lyford's lovely and haunting new work in the Curated Fringe explores the inner life of a lonely office worker. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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The modern orchestra members don't overwhelm their Baroque colleagues in 'Songs of Wars I Have Seen.' (Photo courtesy of FringeArts.)

Philly Fringe 2018: Heiner Goebbels’s ‘Songs of Wars I Have Seen’

The dissonance of war

Heiner Goebbels’s ‘Songs of Wars I Have Seen,’ a curated Fringe Festival entry, awkwardly blurs the lines between music and theater. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Tina Brock does yeoman's work as director, co-designer, and star. (Photo by Johanna Austin.)

Philly Fringe 2018: IRC’s ‘The Eccentricities of a Nightingale’

These eccentricities fit right in

For this year’s Fringe, Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium puts an absurdist spin on Tennessee Williams’s ‘The Eccentricities of a Nightingale.’ Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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This unusual journey begins in a museum's kitchen. (Image courtesy of Filatelia International & Company Aiello.)

Philly Fringe 2018: Filitalia International & Company Aiello’s ‘Onwards and Upwards’

A dream in limbo

Angelo Aiello’s original production 'Onwards and Upwards' gets lost in transit. Ostensibly an exploration of Italian American immigration and the immigrant experience, it lacks polish and a plot, leaving its audience adrift. Helen Walsh reviews.
Helen Walsh

Helen Walsh

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Illness really is a metaphor in Villamil's 'Salamander.' (Photo by Christopher G. Ulloth.)

Philly Fringe 2018: Elephant Room Productions presents Lisa Villamil's 'Salamander'

Desperate remedies for drastic problems

Elephant Room Productions' Fringe Fest entry explores sexual assault in the poetic yet starkly real new play 'Salamander' by Lisa Villamil. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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L to r: Kirsten Quinn's Lily and Katie Stahl's Emer put up a fight, but this production ultimately has no stakes. (Photo by Dawn Brooks.)

Philly Fringe 2018: Irish Heritage Theatre's 'Lay Me Down Softly' (second review)

Boxed into a corner

Irish Heritage Theatre's Fringe Fest entry, Billy Roche's 'Lay Me Down Softly' features solid performances but ultimately loses the fight. Cara Blouin reviews.
Cara Blouin

Cara Blouin

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PAC's production uses all the elements at hand to create an outstanding -- and haunting -- production. (Photo courtesy of PAC.)

Philly Fringe 2018: PAC presents J.M. Barrie's 'Mary Rose'

Ageless wonder

'Peter Pan' author J.M. Barrie's ‘Mary Rose,’ Philadelphia Artists’ Collective’s latest Fringe entry, tells a gorgeous ghost story. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Drag chanteuse Cookie Diorio brings sweet substance to the cabaret. (Photo by Plate 3 Photography.)

Philly Fringe 2018: Bearded Ladies Cabaret present 'Do You Want a Cookie?'

Cabaret kaleidoscope

‘Do You Want a Cookie?’, a Philadelphia Fringe Festival offering from the Bearded Ladies Cabaret, explores cabaret’s personal and political history. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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