Emily Schumacher writes in with a recipe from the Shaky Shaky Players, the theater group of the Philadelphia Developmental Disabilities Corporation‘s cultural arts center. She’s directing their 2011 Philly Fringe show Shaky Shaky Planet. The Blue Lobster’s famous “Oatmeal Shrimp” 5 biscotti 10 meatballs 3 dashes salt 2 dashes pepper 2 cups Captain Crunch 1… Read more »
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J-Setting at the Live Arts Brewery
This past week, I was more distracted than usual, thanks to the Major Laser songs being blasted in the LAB theater. On Wednesday, I snuck into the theater to see what all the noise was about, where I discovered around twenty professional dancers taking part in what I later learned was a weeklong J-Setting workshop… Read more »
Tonight: Hybridge Last Mondays’ Fringe Preview
As promised, so delivered. Tonight is the first of two Hybridge Arts Last Mondays dedicated to previewing 2011 Philly Fringe artists. For five bucks (!) you’ll get four performances and a healthful dinner. Can’t beat it! This month’s artists are: Annie Wilson, previewing her dance from Grab Bag. Ilana Vine and Media Res Theater Company,… Read more »
Biting the Hand That Feeds You? IdRatherBeHere’s “One Man Audience”
IdRatherBeHere is known for poking (mostly) gentle fun at Philadelphia’s foibles with its wildly popular Wawapalooza shows. This year, they’re back with Wawapalooza 5: Under Destruction at the 2011 Philly Fringe. They spare no one: including us! Check out the rough cut for one of this year’s comedic short films, One Man Audience: It’s all… Read more »
Getting to Know Josh McIlvain
Mr. McIlvain’s last day for the 2011 Festival was this past Friday. As the day drew to a close, I realized that maybe I didn’t give him a chance. Maybe every time he yelled at me, he yelled at me for a reason. Maybe things would have been more pleasant had I understood his psyche…. Read more »
Philly Fringe Vital Stats: Salena Braun
Today, meet dancer/choreographer Salena Braun, one of three who will present their work at Waterways during the 2011 Philly Fringe. Name: Salena Braun. Age: 24. Where do you live now? Fishtown. Where were you born? Mishawaka, Indiana. What’s your show title? Waterways. What was the first thing you stole? When I was a small child,… Read more »
ALEX TORRA IS not WASTEFUL SPENDING
In December of 2009, LAB Fellow Alex Torra’s job as associate artistic director of Pig Iron Theatre Company popped up in a report on stimulus funds that U.S. Senators Tom Coburn and John McCain felt had been misspent. The pull-quote criticizing the “Clown theatrical production” Welcome to Yuba City, was “. . . a stunningly… Read more »
“Traces” Blows Up America’s Got Talent
And the crowd goes wild! At the 2011 Live Arts Festival, 7 Fingers’ Traces will run September 15 through 18 at the Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia. Times vary, $20 to $55. –Nicholas Gilewicz
Philly Fringe Vital Stats: Charli Brissey
Today, get to know Charli Brissey of the Maeko Film Project, who I haven’t even met yet, but I’m already fond of her because of her stated fondness for whiskey. Artists! They know what’s up. Name: Charli Brissey. Age: 24. Where do you live now? Richmond, Virginia. Where were you born? College Park, Maryland. What’s… Read more »
Join the Heat is Too Damn Hot Party
The thermometer says that it’s only 89 degrees outside, but it feels as if my sins—the most recent of which is murdering that lying thermometer—have finally caught up with me. Slowed by the heat, I believe that cold beers are an excellent solution. Some options for this evening: >>>Bring cold ones to Shakespeare in Clark… Read more »
Philly Fringe Vital Stats: pillardance company
Get to know pillardance—Courtney Colon writes in with this collective response, and threatens my mom. Name: pillardance company. Age: Collectively? 132 years young. Roughly. Where do you live now? South Jersey. What’s your show title? He Was Either Well and Over It, Or Lost and Gone Forever. What was the first thing you stole? Fruit… Read more »
The Method Gun is 100 Percent Sweeeeeet
Austin’s Rude Mechs hit Los Angeles last month for a run of their show The Method Gun at RADAR L.A., and the notices are nice. Bitter Lemons, a Los Angeles website that does for L.A. theater what Rotten Tomatoes does for movies, pulls together the reviews for The Method Gun. Verdict? 100 percent sweet: phrases… Read more »
In Memoriam: Samuel Gregory Abraham
We just learned that choreographer Kyle Abraham’s father, whose Alzheimer’s disease and aphasia inspired the creation of The Radio Show, passed away on July 8. To honor his father’s support of his dance career, Kyle has made the full version of the Bessie Award-winning performance available to viewers through the end of July. The full… Read more »
Philly Fringe Vital Stats: Kat Richter and Pam Hetherington
Meet the women behind Too Darn Hot, a celebration of Philadelphia’s finest female tap dancers at the 2011 Philly Fringe. If you like ‘em, follow the development of their show on their blog, where they’ve just announced their performers. The show will be hot indeed! Names: Kat Richter Pamela Hetherington Ages: Kat: 25 Pam: 31… Read more »
City Paper on “Queen of All Weapons”
Since coming to Philly from the Bay Area, John Rosenberg has been pushing the edge of the theater scene—figuratively, with his adventurous and self-produced Hella Fresh Theatre productions, and literally, with Hella Fresh in residence at the Papermill Community for the Arts, deep in Kensington. So check out Bruce Walsh’s City Paper piece celebrating both,… Read more »
