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Facing ourselves away from home: Keith Conallen in Die-Cast’s ‘Temporary Occupancy.’ (Image courtesy of Die-Cast.)

Philly Fringe 2020: Die-Cast presents ‘Temporary Occupancy’

A theatrical check-in

Originally destined for live performances in a hotel, Die-Cast’s ‘Temporary Occupancy’ is now an online experience that brings its travelers to our screen. Alaina Johns reviews.

Alaina Johns

Sep 22, 2020 Articles 3 minute read

There’s no place like where? (Image courtesy of Virtually Possible Theatre Company.)

Philly Fringe 2020: Virtually Possible Theatre Company presents ‘OZ.ORG’

The Wicked Glitch is dead

What happens when you upload ‘The Wizard of Oz’ into a 2020 Fringe performance? You get a glitchy, dystopian re-imagining that feels too much like home. Kyle V. Hiller reviews.

Kyle V. Hiller

Sep 15, 2020 Articles 3 minute read

In 'An Encounter,' as in life, there's no knowing what Death will do. (Photo by Kestin Mica.)

Philly Fringe 2020: Irina Varina presents 'An Encounter'

A Walk with Death on Broad Street

With 2020 making many of us acutely aware of our own mortality, a slow stroll with Death, as in Irina Varina's Fringe offering, 'An Encounter,' just makes sense. Jill Ivey reviews.

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Sep 15, 2020 Articles 3 minute read

Strengths of the Free Fringe: ‘Shitty Jews’ creators Sarah Knittel and Betty Smithsonian. (Image courtesy of the artists.)

Free Fringe Philly 2020: Sarah Knittel and Betty Smithsonian present ‘Shitty Jews’

Kibbitzing in the time of corona

Jewish performers Sarah Knittel and Betty Smithsonian are joined by funny friends—Jewish and not—to kvetch, commiserate, and talk shit in this Free Fringe livestream offering. Jill Ivey reviews.

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Sep 14, 2020 Articles 2 minute read

The Study Hall troupe used to be onstage, but now you can catch it on Zoom. (Image courtesy of the artists.)

Philly Fringe 2020: Study Hall presents 'Comedy Inspired by Lectures'

Riffs on academia

Three academics lecture a group of improv actors in Study Hall's 'Comedy Inspired by Lectures,' now streaming for the Philly Fringe. Hilarity ensues. Suzanne Cloud reviews.

Suzanne Cloud

Sep 14, 2020 Articles 3 minute read

Sitting shiva in the virtual age: the ‘Welcome to the Shiva House’ audience lights a candle in honor of Sam Bloom.’ (Image courtesy of Gabriel Shulman.)

Philly Fringe 2020: Benjamin Behrend and Logan Gabriel Schulman’s ‘Welcome to the Shiva House’

Living alongside grief

Two Philadelphia artists explore grief through religious ritual, inviting us all into a virtual shiva for this year's Fringe Festival. Emily Esten reviews.

Emily Esten

Sep 12, 2020 Articles 3 minute read

An augmented reality in Powelton Village: ‘Field Calls’ in the 2020 Fringe. (Photo by Tenara Calem.)

Philly Fringe 2020: Lupine Performance Cooperative’s ‘Field Calls’

In this year's Fringe, Lupine Performance Cooperative takes visitors through a Philadelphia marred not by pandemic but by magical invaders. When the dragons are defeated, what does recovery look like? Emily Esten reviews.

Emily Esten

Sep 12, 2020 Articles 3 minute read

No spoon-feeding: actor Effie Kammer in ‘Frauenschlläechterei.’ (Photo by Effie Kammer.)

Free Fringe 2020: Hella Fresh Theater presents ‘Frauenschlläechterei’

A play in the post

Could theater-by-mail catch on? With ‘Frauenschlläechterei,’ Hella Fresh Theater asks whether technology is necessary to put on a show remotely. Rachel Bellwoar reviews.

Rachel Bellwoar

Aug 31, 2020 Articles 3 minute read

A genuine sisterly bond: Danielle Leneé and Brett Ashley Robinson in ‘Is God Is.’ (Photo by Wide Eyed Studios.)

The Wilma presents Aleshea Harris’s ‘Is God Is,’ reimagined radio-style

Sounds of revenge

The Wilma salvages its scrapped production of Aleshea Harris’s ‘Is God Is’ as a streaming audio production. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Jul 23, 2020 Articles 4 minute read

A capsule of the moment: Anthony Martinez-Briggs and Ross Beschler in ‘Code Blue.’ (Photo by Kristin Finger.)

The Wilma presents ‘Code Blue,’ a digital performance open to all

A step forward in shutdown

With ‘Code Blue,’ the Wilma Theater engages a national dialogue and offers a possible step forward for filmed theatrical performances amid the ongoing shutdown. Cameron Kelsall reviews.