2010 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe

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	4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane Little Green Pig Theatrical Concern Durham's Little Green Pig performs Sarah Kane’s last play in the stunning recesses of Fleisher Art Memorial chapel. A writer struggles with revelatory epiphanies over the ministrations of her doctor/lover. “Have you made any plans? / Take an overdose, slash my wrists then hang myself. / All those things together?”
	54: All Together Equal Insomnia Theater 54 is a unique mosaic of monologues, songs, and scenes that focuses on the meaning of equality in the modern era. Conceived, written, and performed by 12 students from Temple University, it is the epitome of theater: a collaborative, creative art that serves a greater good. Please Note Show title and content have changed. Show times and dates remain the same
	7 Sins in 60 Minutes AAI Productions Seven sins. Seven playwrights. Sixty minutes. Conjure the devil within as four characters take you on a high-octane ride through the 7 deadly sins, done 21st century style. A collaboratively created fever dream, 7 Sins in 60 Minutes boasts a playful and provocative mix of comedy, drama, spoken word, and music.
	9mm of Love 2 Guys and a Duck Theatre Hopelessness, a hitman, and the human heart. What more could you want in a love story? This absurd, honest tale explores just how far we’re willing to go when true love comes—whether or not the other person feels the same way.
	A Crock of Schnitzel Barbara Pease Weber Recipe for A Crock of Schnitzel: one Bavarian busybody, two newlyweds, an antique cuckoo clock, a wormhole, a time warp, and an unplanned pregnancy. Combine on stage while laughing yourself silly! Ach du lieber! Forget your antacids! Savor every morsel of this scrumptious comedy. A taste of Germany in every tidbit!
	A Lesson in Dead Language by Adrienne Kennedy Media Res Theater Company Seven girls in bloodstained dresses. A dead language studied on imaginary tablets. A classroom commanded by a strict White Dog. Dare to join us for Obie award-winning writer Adrienne Kennedy’s surreal feminist play that’s part theater, part movement, part fantastical. School will never be the same.
	A New Shade of Blue Destiny Productions Theater Ensemble As a tribute to Billie Holiday, several legendary ladies of jazz, and other contributing artists, Destiny Productions Theater Ensemble offers a stirring performance of singing, acting, and dancing that is sure to entertain, educate, and inspire, while providing nostalgic moments from the Harlem Renaissance.
	A Separate Sun Joseph P. Blake It is the triumphant story of a woman's struggle to overcome abuse, drugs, and depression through music and song. It stars Barrymore Award winner Joilet Harris. Music is by Emmy Award winner Bill Jolly. The script was written by playwright and journalist Joseph P. Blake.
	A Tale of Two Brains Little Bunny Voodoo With the zombie apocalypse averted, there is still something rotten in Denmark . . . PA. Two dentally challenged zombies wander the land of the living searching for the meaning of un-life. LBV plagues you with a decay-dent zombie puppet comedy that’s sure to gnaw at your brains!
	ALL VICTORIOUS OCEAN: a Harrowing and Erotic Tale of a Fierce Tibetan Queen Joanna Rotté & All Victorious Ocean Company In ancient Tibet an intrepid young woman, Yeshe Tsogyal, perfected the yogic practices of Himalayan cave dwellers, becoming the first Tibetan to attain enlightenment. Her remarkable story has been retold throughout the centuries. Now, in our time, her legend of fearlessness and compassion comes alive as sacred theater art. www.allvictoriousocean.com.
	Alternative Theatre Festival iNtuitons Experimental Theatre In this third annual one-night mini-festival, the iNtuitons Theatre Company presents five original pieces that engage with the body and the mind, providing unique perspectives on law, gender, and love. To read blog articles about this show, click here.
	An Irreverent Journey from Eggbeaters to Vibrators Beverly Dale With irreverence becoming of a reverend, Rev. Beverly Dale explores the landscape of female sexuality in her one-woman show, An Irreverent Journey from Eggbeaters to Vibrators. From dysfunctional marriages to surprising orgasms, be prepared to laugh at predicaments, cry at reality, and wonder at sacred ecstasy.
	An Open Mike ScamelRock Productions Enter Mike, a painfully shy vocal talent who through performance, weaves the tale of his complicated and tragic life at an open mic. A life that has until this very moment seized his passion and spirit until finally, Mike is OPEN, vulnerable, raw and ready to be revealed... and revered. Please Note All Performances of An Open Mike have been Cancelled.
	APPLESAUCE IN PURGATORY The Barking Cat Theatre Company A dark comedy about four strangers who meet by chance in the hospital room of a dying girl. Coincidence meets conspiracy in this story of life, death, Candyland, and the origin of the word awesome. Find out what happens when doors are locked, motives are exposed, and Twitter goes down.
	Ariane/Job's Tears Thelesis Lodge Two tales about the healing powers of wine and sex. Job's Tears: A ritual comedy about Jewish Folklore and redemptive seduction. Ariane: Girl saves boy from monster. Boy ditches girl on deserted island. God picks girl up.God convinces girl to switch from whiskey to wine. Please Note All performances for Ariane/Job's Tears have been canceled.
	Between Trains Gas & Electric Arts What if you woke up naked in a train station, someplace yet nowhere, on the edge between waiting and anticipation, goodbyes and opportunity? Welcome to the Bardo. Join our ensemble of fiercely physical performers as they guide you through the multi-sensory realms of possibility in this world premiere musical travelogue.
	Boat Hole: another evening of outrageous short comedies by Josh McIlvain SmokeyScout Productions Brings together 15 of Josh McIlvain’s funniest and most popular short plays as well as world premieres. Starring some of Philly’s best comedic actors, expect smart, edgy, and completely outrageous humor. And a sleazy clown in the lobby. “A very worthwhile show . . . they were all great!” (Papermag.com) To read blog articles about this show, click here.
	Cartogoraphasia Telephone Bronco This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs. On stage. Or on paper. This is your brain on New Zealand Mean Time. Your brain on longitude. Your brain off. Isn’t this your brain? I swear it looks just like you. And haven't I seen you around here before?
	Cecily and Gwendolyn's Paranomal and Quantum Entanglement The Philadelphia Joke Initiative Cecily and Gwendolyn are two slightly mad Victorian time travelers created by Karen Getz and Kelly Jennings. In this completely improvised, two-person, audience-interactive extravaganza, these self-proclaimed social anthropologists will indulge their side hobby of correcting the course of human history through the use of paranormal activities and quantum entanglement.
	Cheap Guy HOF, Class of 2010 Hella Fresh Theatre Allergic to condoms? Discharge firearms in a public space? Robert E. Lee is a patriot? Hate gays until you’re drunk? Dying words, "Go Raiders"? Cheeeeeeap guy! Come see the series of short plays commissioned for the coronation of the Cheap Guy Hall of Fame, Class of 2010. www.hellafreshtheatre.com. To read blog articles about this show, click here.
	Conversation Alexis Clements Imagine you could have a perfect conversation every time, getting exactly what you want from the other person. Katharine, the main character in this show, has a theory she thinks will help you do just that. Free wine, snacks, and conversation after the show, so you can test her theory. To read blog articles about this show, click here.
	Dead Air: The Final Broadcast of the Zombie Apocalypse Dawson Street Dramatic Society In 1938, Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre brought the terror of the Martian invasion into living rooms across the nation. Today, as the dead reanimate and society crumbles, we bring humanity's final words from the infinite space of radio. There is no hope. This is Dead Air.
	Destination Summer ETC Theater School’s out in ETC’s latest comedy. When a group of rowdy high schoolers hit the beach, teenage hijinks ensue, as they get a crash course in the birds, the bees, and bikinis. Summer’s the destination for this coming-of-age musical. Written by Todd Cardin, directed by Emily Cardin.
	Dinner With The Leos The Ruckus Players Welcome to Dinner with the Leos, where love, betrayal, and not-so-normal family secrets are served on a silver platter, a delicious dish of comedy that can be devoured in a single sitting. It goes without saying that family supper has never been THIS dysfunctional!
	Dirty Laundry Secret Room Theatre Five seam-splitting short comedies that skip the gentle cycle, all by Philadelphia area playwrights. We’ve got sock puppets, passive aggressive t-shirts, a laundromat musical, and much more in our laundry basket. From the producers behind 4Play, 4X4, 13 Lemonade Ave., SKITSoid and LURE. www.secretroomtheatre.com. Come clean. Leave dirty.
	Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead Second Sight Theatre Company Dog Sees God depicts teenage versions of Charles Schulz’s iconic characters as they deal with the death of CB’s beagle, drug use, teen suicide, and sexual identity. Bert V. Royal's "unauthorized parody" became one of the breakout successes of the New York International Fringe Festival and an Off Broadway hit.
	Dracula Tribe of Fools Brain fever, nightmare, shadows, and madness saturate this dynamic new look at Dracula. By using scientific methods designed to stimulate fear in the human brain, this original adaptation kicks you into the swallowing abyss of terror. Audience members must sign a waiver to participate. For more information, visit www.tribeoffools.org.
	Droit du Seigneur Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company Droit du Seigneur is a black comedy about red wine and its fashionable status as a symbol of privilege and power. Two young lords of Wall Street celebrate bonus day with a night out and learn that sometimes, getting everything they want can mean getting nothing they need.
	Drunk Enough to Say I Love You? Butros and Bels Theatrical Emporium Guy would do anything for Sam. Sam would just do anything. This is the story of one man's love affair with his country and how the blindness of love can go horribly wrong. Caryl Churchill's controversial play receives its Philadelphia premiere.
	Dysfictional Circumstances Madhouse Theater Company Leni Riefenstahl made some of the greatest propaganda of all time. But with the war nearly over, she must defend her Nazi past and keep her sanity. Join Riefenstahl and a mysterious soldier on a darkly hilarious romp through the Austrian countryside as they journey on the twisted road to Dachau.
	Edgar Allan Poe Comes Alive! Traveling Jones Theater In this spellbinding play, Edgar Allan Poe comes back to life to chat humorously with the audience and present eight of his classic poems and short stories, including riveting performances of The Raven, Annabel Lee, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Masque of the Red Death, and more.
	ETTY ettyplay inc Directed by Austin Pendleton "If I should not survive, how I die will show me who I really am.” Etty Hillesum offers a new form of resistance, engaging with the horror of the Holocaust rather than shrinking from it as she refuses to lose what she loves—her writing, sensuality, and wry humor.
	Flash! Yes! And...'s SHADOW Company A flashmob performance: What happens when a spontaneous celebration suddenly turns violent? See high school artists' reactions as they take a provocative look at recent events. Multiple-media, movement, and storytelling tell the tale of what happens when people mob and what misconceptions drive public panic. Presented by Yes! And...'s Shadow Company.
	Fugue State Depravity Productions This fractured love story swirls around two characters lost in a mess of delusional memories and shattered lives. Fugue State is a play that revolves around relationships, the people involved in them, and the consequences inherent when trying to trust someone.
	Groundhog Hour One Man Sideshow Inspired by the classic Bill Murray film Groundhog Day, David Smith explores the repetition of a performer's life. With anecdotes and routines from his years as a juggler and circus performer, Dave shares what he has learned from doing the same 60-minute show over and over again.
	Hear Again Radio Project Plays & Players An exciting evening of vintage old time radio dramas performed live, complete with Foley sound effects, original music, 40's costumes, and authentic commercials. Look for our special crossover events with Super Heroes Who Are Super! The Hear Again Radio Project—because things are so much nicer when you're here again.
	Hello from the Children of Planet Earth AGGROCRAG In this love letter to the cosmos, two NASA scientists fall in love as an astronaut and his wife slowly drift apart. Meanwhile, two dudes float aimlessly in the vast emptiness of interstellar space, reminding us that even when the universe looks terrifyingly infinite, we are never truly alone. To read blog articles about this show, click here.
	House Arrest/Watergate the Musical Kevin Ginsberg What would you do if society expected effort from you? If you were Mark Plough you’d find a way to get put under house arrest. Problem solved! Among several poor decisions, Mark commits to writing Watergate the Musical. A musical that we’ll have the pleasure of witnessing.
	How does the World’s Largest Arts Festival, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Work? World Festival Network Ever wondered how to take your show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe? World Festival Network and Dr. Batchelder (a 14-year veteran manager and producer at the Fringe and a scholar and researcher of the Fringe phenomenon) present a workshop on taking your performing arts or visual arts show to Edinburgh.
	How to Solve a Bear The Groundswell Players Can you teach a bear to shit in the woods? Can you bend the spirit of a beast to make it match the will of man? Watch as two bickering park rangers, a hippie mystic, and a sociopathic bounty hunter learn what it means to grab a bear by the horns. To read blog articles about this show, click here.
	Iron Theatre Exile Iron goes behind the prison bars to find Fay and Josie, a mother and daughter struggling to reconnect 15 years after a brutal murder. The spellbinding Catherine Slusar stars in this taut mystery about how we condemn ourselves to a life sentence of isolation with literal bars and figurative walls.
	Jester's Dead The Outfit Top Gun and Shakespeare? Thou speak'st aright. New York based ensemble The Outfit re-imagines the classic 80s flick in a theatrical parody packed with swordfights, songs, and text from every play in Shakespeare’s canon. In this adrenaline-fueled mashup, we’re going straight to the danger zone.
	Judith/Dresses/Joe Parade Ground Unit Fusing together three short modernist masterworks—Samuel Beckett's Eh Joe, Gertrude Stein's Counting Her Dresses, and Bertolt Brecht's The Jewish Wife—Parade Ground Unit conjures the phantoms of a marriage cannibalized by history in this kaleidoscopic séance of 20th century drama. A harrowing archaeology of privilege, possession, and passion.
	Kid Out of Nowhere Act Normal Theatre Company The baby isn't lost—two gay guys stole it. Successful gay urbanites Jack and Sasha battle their married friends Richard and Vivian over designer kitchens, bi-curious coatroom sex, and other domestic conquests. A world premiere comedy about getting what you want—and not wanting it anymore.
	King of Ghosts Mark T Evans, Zac Kline, & Eric Kubo Philadelphia, summer 1995. A drug dealer, Sam Eric, accidentally kills a 12-year-old girl, and his plans to quit dealing, get married, and leave town come to a crashing halt. A fast-paced new musical theater piece driven by mid-90s rap and indie rock.
	Life is A Dream Philadelphia Artists' Collective Philadelphia’s exciting new theater company, dedicated to the rarely seen gems of classical theater, presents a special one night event! Be a part of this raucous, thrilling evening including live music, food, and drink to celebrate this classic from the Spanish golden age. Order in advance, seating is limited! Staged Reading from 7 to 9 - Fiesta to follow. Please Note This show is NOT wheelchair accessible.
	Love & Cruelty: Sarah Kane in the Raw (Phaedra's Love) Parallax Theatre Company Please Note All performances for Love & Cruelty: Sarah Kane In the Raw have been canceled 4.48 Psychosis is also being presented by Little Green Pigs during the Philly Fringe. Go here for details or to reserve tickets : http://www.livearts-fringe.org/details.cfm?id=14051
	Love-Nothing Haha Productions This intelligent, moving, and humorous new play presents a diverse collection of coming-out stories, both the big ones with family and friends and the smaller ones made daily with each new stranger encountered. This Philadelphia premiere examines the ideals of faith, hope, and love during these moments of intense honesty.
	Lunch Lady Tarot Red Square Theatre By day, she serves lunch at a Brooklyn public school. "I love working with kids, but they can be little pricks sometimes." By night, she shares her second sight, giving hair-raising tarot readings. No one's ever told Lunch Lady that she doesn't have to express EVERY thought! Adult audiences.
	M.A.C.H.O? Armando Batista What does it mean to be a Latin man in America? Come see The Fool as he discovers the many faces of machismo. This is a show where audience is as much a subject as the performer—like a mirror.
	Marisol (by Jose Rivera) Hope Street Theater Group Pre-apocalyptic New York City sets the stage for urban chaos, paranoid fear, and an angelic revolt against an old and senile god who is prepared to take the rest of the world down with him. Jose Rivera's Marisol takes on the fight for social justice and hope against a seemingly hopeless wasteland. *Please Note* New Venue
	Marx in Soho Iron Age Theatre After more than 180 performances across the nation, Bob Weick as Karl Marx returns to Philadelphia to clear his name and celebrate the memory of the late Howard Zinn. Marx launches into a passionate, funny, and moving defense of his life and political ideas. Be inspired and make a change. To read blog articles about this show, click here.
	Mindless Drivel ReapProductions A commentary on the human condition blending comedy, drama, music and interpretive movement. Expect shock, laughter, possibly tears, and utter chaos as you are transported from the African desert, to a psychiatrist’s chair, and everywhere in between. A non-traditional performance, which crushes the perceived fourth wall.
	More Better Life David Morley Barrett George is an immigrant who has moved to the US to find his lost love. Join Liam, Gus, the Beggar, Irina, Ivan, Alexis, and more on his absurd journey to find meaning in this life and experience this world through new eyes. Directed by Shane Johnson.
	No-Talent Hacks Off-Color Theatre Company Meredith Casey, an award-winning actress, is determined to make her next script a masterpiece, so she hires three desperate writers and locks them in her secluded country estate. These No-Talent Hacks get caught in a hilarious fiasco of lies, sex, and murder they can’t write themselves out of.
	Polaroid Stories The University of The Arts Theater Department Inspired by Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Polaroid Stories is a story slam at the fringe of a heartless city, home to a crew of punks, freaks, and runaways. Caught in an urban labyrinth, nine jive-talking desperadoes battle and bare their shattered souls in the diamond-hard poetry of the street.
	Portmanteau Applied Mechanics It's an invasion. Performers carrying suitcases swarm the space and begin to unpack. Settlers or conquerors? Squatters or guests? You decide, as stories of displacement and danger literally unfold around you. Taking over a different venue each night, Portmanteau is a Pandora’s box, a rabbit pulled out of a hat.
	PRECIPICE Bright Light Theatre Company Journey to the end of the world. A society of survivors desperately searches to discover the answers buried beneath their own skin. Travel to the heart of consciousness inside post-cataclysmic caves where the edges between destruction and creation blur. Bright Light’s Precipice drills to the core of human existence. www.BrightLightTheatre.org. To read blog articles about this show, click here.
	Prudence Ocelot on a Leash Theater Company Prudence is the exercise of good decision making. Yet every day, people are making bad decisions. In Prudence, stranger’s lives are forever altered by each other's decisions, good and bad. Kara is waiting, Sandy is jogging, Richard is saving the world, and Michael is about to ruin someone else’s plans. Please Note Times have changed for Prudence.
	Saucy Biblical Tales One Percent Productions Sexual slavery. Incest. Adultery. Where would you find these things? The Middle East? The Republican Convention? Well, maybe you’re right, but you will also find them in the Bible. Join Father Rufus as he explores stories in the Bible that weren't covered in religion class in Saucy Biblical Tales!
	Signs from God The Porch Room A frustrated satellite TV salesman discovers a revolutionary business in a sign maker who can deliver personalized messages from God. What is the cost of selling the impossible? A new play from Pete Barry and J. Michael DeAngelis, winners of the 2009 Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Festival.
	Song for Ugly Voices Possibility Productions A group of local actors set out to learn more about Philadelphia by rooting through its trash. What starts as an exploration through the discarded remnants of our culture becomes a poignant, heartbreaking, and often hilarious journey of self-discovery, performed on a set comprised entirely of found objects. Please Note All performances for Song for Ugly Voices have been canceled.
	SS Elisabeth Gerhardus van Wilgen The SS Elisabeth was a small steamer hauling passengers and parcels from New England to the Carolinas in 1870. Its battered crew and traumatized passengers are on display in the Independence Seaport Museum. Through interaction and dialogue the audience will discover what happened before it sank. The exhibition is ongoing from 6pm to 9:30pm on both nights.
	Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act DysFUNctional Theater Private lives invaded, exposed, illuminated. In a frightening dystopia that may be apartheid-era South Africa, a black man and a white woman risk the dangers of illegal love. Shocking, powerful. The personal is political.
	Super Heroes Who Are Super! Plays & Players Super Heroes Who Are Super! returns with word-for-word staged readings of classic comics featuring the best in superhero costumes and "special" effects! Will the Hulk smash? Will Batman have that ridiculously gravelly voice? Find out! Check out our special Hear Again Radio Project crossovers for double the fun! To read blog articles about this show, click here.
	Tales Found Theater What does it mean to tell a story? What lies behind the lines and verses we know so well? From the creators of Something with Wings (Philly Fringe, 2009) comes Tales, a thought-provoking journey through a modern version of ancient Rome that investigates and challenges the conventions of storytelling.
	THE ACTING CLASS Kenneth John McGregor An in-depth, no-holds-barred voyeur's look into an acting class. Have you ever wondered how actors learn to do what they do? Ever wonder if you have what it takes? A powerful multimedia journey—sometimes funny, sometimes tragic—into the heart of the beast. Dare ya.
	THE ARGYLE STATION Fresh Meat Fresh Meat has returned with a new experiment that takes place at the intersection of spontaneous generation and suspended animation. That's when HE enters with a story as old as fishing. Here, reality is speculative, meaning is decorative, and being out of your depth can be a good thing.
	The Crowded House The Barnstormers Family-friendly fun at the Philly Fringe! Based on a traditional tale, this original children's opera features a poor family helped by a good witch, along with a stage full of animals, all singing and dancing to music that will delight the child in everyone. One Fringe event the kids will love!
	The Gangster Chronicles The Theater Cooperative Crime and mayhem! Who Killed Jimmy Hoffa? offers a surprising answer to the most famous unsolved murder in American history—and the Kennedy assassination too. In Sauna, four gangsters find themselves unexpectedly on the hot seat. Will anybody get out alive? Directed by Gerald van Wilgen for the Theater Cooperative.
	The Jane Goodall: Experience Hyphen - Nation Arts I implore you to join me for a lecture about chimpanzees and all the beauty that is Africa. In this most peculiar drag parody, I shall reveal the most alarming secrets—still a few unbeknownst to me! A jolly-good show that only an audience of wild apes could enjoy! To read blog articles about this show, click here.
	The Madwoman of Chaillot The Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium A ragtag band of Parisian café habitués battle a diabolical oil cabal in this poetic, deliciously comic (and frighteningly contemporary) French fable. This luscious, witty tea party in the twilight zone features 15 actors playing 25 characters. The IRC: We Bring Good Nothingness to Life. www.idiopathicridiculopathyconsortium.org.
	The Merry Devil of Edmonton Bad Quarto Productions/Mary Baldwin College Peter Fabell sold his soul for magical powers, but not his heart, and he may find tricking the devil is easy compared to outwitting a father hell-bent on making his daughter a nun. This 1603 romantic comedy was originally performed at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. Can a Renaissance necromancer find true romance?
	The New & Improved Stages of Grief Mary Carpenter Mary Carpenter’s (Second City, ComedySportz, 1812) solo show is a hilarious ride on the roller coaster of grief. From condolence cards to funeral fashion and beyond, she guides you through the often perilous, always surprising and laugh-out-loud funny path from woe to wonder.
	The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as performed by the Inmates of the Asylum... EgoPo When a charismatic leader promises change, people want immediate satisfaction—or blood will run. In one of the most controversial plays ever written, EgoPo recreates the French Revolution in West Philly’s breathtaking Rotunda. Enter the bloody world of the Marquis De Sade where musicians, dancers, and asylum inmates run the show. To read blog articles about this show, click here.
	The Play "Ben" Historical Theatre Acting Group World premiere - African American playwright Richard C. Dalton’s poignant, humorous examination of the delicate balancing of the important issues of slavery, women's rights and independence. Featuring Ben Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock and Thomas Paine, joined by the extraordinary Abigail Adams and Franklin’s personal slave, George.
	The Rocky Horror Show Allison Garrett Richard O'Brien's classic cross-dressing, time-warping odyssey as you've never experienced it before. Fresh, edgy, and exciting, The Rocky Horror Show is a lipstick-and-horror-infused can't miss at this year's Fringe! Please Note Dates & times for The Rocky Horror Show have changed.
	The Search for Samuel's Love Ramey and Ramey Productions Twenty-minute stage play followed by talk-back session. One actor in Philadelphia and three others meet live via internet conferencing for a unique blend of interactive humor seen nowhere else. The story: three women meet to discuss their one true love, too little, too late.
	The Seat MCCC Drama Club Philly native musician Cecil has always had trouble with relationships. Thankfully his friend George has been there all along. Cecil’s music is on the rise and he’s just met a new girl named Colleen. Everything’s going great in Cecil’s life. Yup, everything.
	The Tell-Tale Heart Nevermore Theater Project Creepy, darkly comic, and suspenseful, this faithful, word-for-word stage realization of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic short story stars Barrymore Award winning actor John Zak in a chilling portrayal of a man on the brink of insanity. Conceived for the stage and directed by Domenick Scudera. Admission to this performance does not include admission to the Mütter Museum.
	Thom Pain (based on nothing) Luna Theater Company He's just like you, except worse. He's trying to save his life, to save your life—in that order. In his quest for salvation, he'll stop at nothing, be distracted by nothing, except maybe a piece of lint, or the woman in the second row. "Small Masterpiece!" (New York Times)
	Tiny Dynamite Kapow Productions From the producers of last year's Dumb Show comes the hit of the Edinburgh Fringe. Abi Morgan's play tells the extraordinary story of two damaged men, one lost woman, and why, if you wear rubber boots all your life, you will never feel the crackle of electricity in your heart. Please Note The runtime for this show has changed from 70min to 105min.
	Titus Andronicus Plays & Players Murder. Dismemberment. Cannibalism. Shakespeare’s bloodiest tragedy from Plays & Players, who gave you Zombie! The Musical and William Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead. Retired general Titus Andronicus finds the intrigue of a crumbling empire even more dangerous than war. His loyalty betrayed, he has no choice but to exact revenge.
	Tongue & Groove Tongue & Groove Spontaneous Theater This unique ensemble spontaneously creates one-of-a-kind seriocomic theater pieces inspired by texts, emails, and other personal information provided anonymously by the audience. “These skilled actors create genuine, complex, unscripted relationships . . . both hilarious and painful . . . anchored by a delicate clarity, and more moving than the best scripted plays." (City Paper) tongue-groove.com.
	Vamps and Vixens Vaudeville Revue Studio 1831 Vamps and Vixens Vaudeville Revue is a fun-filled romp with the songstresses, sirens, and sexpots of yesterday. In the spirit of cabaret, burlesque, and show-busyness, a bevy of beauties will slither, strut, sing, and dance to vampish classics by Eartha Kitt, Ruth Brown, Peggy Lee, Marilyn Monroe, and more!
	Verbalized Ink Andre Jones Rise and Walk Theater Company Presents Verbalized Ink, a poetic journey of five people who reveal their truth about sadness, joy, pain, fear, and struggle as they experience life. Come hear the stories of Pops, Alicia, Antonio, Victor, and Albert as they intertwine, prick your consciousness, and reveal intimate secrets. To read blog articles about this show, click here.
	Wawapalooza 4: Damaged Goods IdRatherBeHere Come celebrate the imperfect in a theatrical comedy event that features short films, plays, and artwork that parodies environmentalists, mustaches, Taser victims, sex, vegans, and awkward run-ins with exes in Wawa. Each ticket comes with one FREE drink. "A fun and cheap date." (AOL Travel) "Terrifically abnormal." (City Paper) To read blog articles about this show, click here.
	Week Between The Holidays Philadelphia Performance Project Christmas comes unwrapped when a snowstorm traps a battling couple, their grown children, and guests in their house for the holidays with some big secrets. Snow piles up, glasses are drained, and everything seems possible. Laughter and longing abound in this world premiere musical comedy about love, sex, and redemption.
	When Lilacs Last Tony Devaney Morinelli A hard-hitting confrontation: two promising young men struggle with abusive fathers, sexual orientation, and bigotry while coming of age. Set against poetry of Walt Whitman, a searing experience of devastation—innocence and desire overwhelmed by ignorance and brutality. Venue is located off of the Bryn Mawr stop of the Septa R5 line.
	Why Can't Zanni Read? Averagazzi It’s well known that Zanni is an idiot, but could he be getting smarter? No, that’s impossible, right? A simple mistake snowballs into a cataclysm of misunderstandings, music, violence, and hilarity. Watch as The Averagazzi create traditional commedia dell'arte, an Italian Renaissance masked slapstick theater, for modern audiences.
	Yes To Live; Yes To Love Dette Glashouwer In her new show, Dette Glashouer will gently explode your sense of reality. Weaving her personal story with historical facts, she transforms the audience into a single emotion. Whether it is a yes to life or the tenderness of a love lost, she will be your guide into humanity. www.detteglashouwer.com.
	ZACHERLE a prequel to the last mummer Rick Horner and Wally Zialcita My house is quiet. My child is asleep. When I was her age, I was afraid of the dark. But I know my purpose now. I carry it on my shoulders. I have it in my fingertips. Things will be different for her, and I will be the last. Please Note ZACHERLE is a Theater show. Not a Comedy/Improv show. To read blog articles about this show, click here.