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Friends across the continent and at home. (Photo courtesy of FringeArts.)

Philly Fringe 2017: Chris Davis and Mary Tuomanen present 'Alchemist'

Great chemistry

Chris Davis and Mary Tuomanen dramatize their decades-long friendship in a spirited onstage memoir. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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One of nine storytellers in Elephant Room's gallery. (Photo by Phil Czekner.)

Philly Fringe 2017: Elephant Room Productions' 'Suicide Stories: Gallery of the Untold'

Performance for a life-or-death cause

Elephant Room's first production shares insights about suicide in nine short interdisciplinary works, gallery style. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Campbell O'Hare's bride, who is apparently, you know... (Photo courtesy of On the Rocks.)

Philly Fringe 2017: On the Rocks' 'The Groom's a Fag...'

'Til death do you part

Sex, violence, rock, drugs, drinking, death, and teen angst: the completion of On the Rocks' Haygen-Brice Walker's Dead Teenager Trilogy makes an intoxicating cocktail. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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This smiling cast reveals deep pain onstage.  (Photo by Krissy Haag.)

Philly Fringe 2017: Prime Theatre Syndicate presents Iris Dauterman's 'Trigger Warning'

Trauma works in mysterious ways

Five college women who think they have the answer to preventing rape explore ways to heal from trauma. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

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Steve Connor and Erin Stewart argue the finer points of law and life. (Photo by Cheril N. Clarke.)

GoKash onSTAGE presents Kash Goins's 'Seventy IV Seconds. . .to Judgment'

Judge not...

GoKash OnSTAGE debuts at the Arden with a timely legal drama, 'Seventy IV Seconds . . . to Judgement.' Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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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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