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Philly Fringe Recipe: Oatmeal Shrimp

By | Published: July 26, 2011

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 [...]

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J-Setting at the Live Arts Brewery

By | Published: July 26, 2011

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 [...]

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Tonight: Hybridge Last Mondays’ Fringe Preview

By | Published: July 25, 2011

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, [...]

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Biting the Hand That Feeds You? IdRatherBeHere’s “One Man Audience”

By | Published: July 25, 2011

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 [...]

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Getting to Know Josh McIlvain

By | Published: July 25, 2011

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. [...]

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Philly Fringe Vital Stats: Salena Braun

By | Published: July 25, 2011

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, [...]

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ALEX TORRA IS not WASTEFUL SPENDING

By | Published: July 21, 2011

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 [...]

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“Traces” Blows Up America’s Got Talent

By | Published: July 21, 2011

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

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Philly Fringe Vital Stats: Charli Brissey

By | Published: July 21, 2011

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 [...]

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Join the Heat is Too Damn Hot Party

By | Published: July 20, 2011

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 [...]

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