you swallow the cowboy. yonder demands. in this speculative work of dance-theatre, a group of interdisciplinary Black queer and trans* artists take on america’s poisonous lust for the lone ranger. using live electronic and folk music, archival video, dance and poetry, high noon casts a long shadow on the cowboy under the heat of an...

On the day of the big test, a high school classroom spirals into chaos. Teachers are missing and none of the questions make sense. Will the students play along? Or is it time to take what they’ve learned and build a new world? Appropriate for ages 13+     Health & Safety Masks are required...

"You shouldn't be doing what your doing on that Ladder" deputed in February 2020 and now returns to tackle the instability of mental health in 2022.  Using three different sized ladders, a solo clown performer, Peter Nicholls, strings together success and failure in his pursuit to reach greater heights of well being and ladder steps....

The Tower is an immersive musical experience that explores and celebrates our universe from an emotional, spiritual, and scientific perspective, and seeks intimacy with whatever forces came together to create it. This show premiered digitally during the 2022 Philly Theatre Week, and will be presented as a live show for the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. For...

An evening of two artistic explorations that investigate the intersections between sexuality, sensuality, and Palestinian identity through the body, movement/dance and food. Leila Delicious & Mette Loulou von Kohl will share their works in conversation to probe the spaces of dissonance and familiarity between their individual experiences in relating to their bodies as Palestininans.  ...

The performances on September 9, 10, 11, and 15 have been canceled. A circus of words, a flight to nowhere, a desperate attempt to make meaning in an unrelentingly confusing world. Award-winning "Fringe Favorite" and Cannonball Festival Producer Almanac’s newest -- and largest ever -- ensemble acrobatic show explores the lengths we’ll go to change...

Victor Frankenstein created a monster. Mary Shelley composed a son. In 1816, the daemon of paper and ink became a child of flesh and blood, but now that child is threatened by an ancient power that reaches out from the fathomless ocean depths. Within the walls of her house, the shadows of Mary’s dark imagination...

Yes, We’re Ready, We’ll Split an Order of Fries for The Table—Does That Work for You?—Sure, One Check Is Fine A table-top show about diners and the people inhabiting those space Yes, we’re ready, we’ll split an order of fries for the table. Does that work for you? Sure, one check is fine. The clanking...

Fête de la Ville Natale is a variety cabaret show comprised of classic burlesque, song, and poetry celebrating the beauty of black and brown queer bodies. For ages 18+ This show is presented as part of Cannonball Festival, Philly’s artist-centered performance hub, packing in 65+ full length shows and 300 performances in two nearby venues....

Victor Frankenstein created a monster. Mary Shelley composed a son. In 1816, the daemon of paper and ink became a child of flesh and blood, but now that child is threatened by an ancient power that reaches out from the fathomless ocean depths. Within the walls of her house, the shadows of Mary’s dark imagination...

Victor Frankenstein created a monster. Mary Shelley composed a son. In 1816, the daemon of paper and ink became a child of flesh and blood, but now that child is threatened by an ancient power that reaches out from the fathomless ocean depths. Within the walls of her house, the shadows of Mary’s dark imagination...

Five collaborators intertwine dancing and singing in an exploration of endearment, serenade, and whimsy. The performers (Tori Breen, Rodney Murray, Maddy Mikami, Lilly McGonigle, and Katherine Desimine) all consider themselves dancers first, and then singers, and are exploring how to break open that notion, and find as much power and confidence in their singing voices...

Come see The Poison Garden :A mysterious garden with a deadly purpose takes root throughout the grounds and halls of Glen Foerd. Journey back in time to learn how one family vanished nearly a century ago-and uncover the garden's role in this strange tale. What is the garden's deadly purpose, and why is it there?What...

NOTE: the Sep 11 + 15 performances of this show has been canceled. Undersigned is a psychological thriller for an audience of one. For those who respond to that statement with curiosity (or at the very least, who are still reading), award-winning Experience Maker Yannick Trapman-O'Brien (The Telelibrary, Fair Trade) is releasing a limited number...

NOTE: the Sep 11 + 15 performances of this show has been canceled. Undersigned is a psychological thriller for an audience of one. For those who respond to that statement with curiosity (or at the very least, who are still reading), award-winning Experience Maker Yannick Trapman-O'Brien (The Telelibrary, Fair Trade) is releasing a limited number...

NOTE: the Sep 11 + 15 performances of this show has been canceled. Undersigned is a psychological thriller for an audience of one. For those who respond to that statement with curiosity (or at the very least, who are still reading), award-winning Experience Maker Yannick Trapman-O'Brien (The Telelibrary, Fair Trade) is releasing a limited number...

NOTE: the Sep 11 + 15 performances of this show has been canceled. Undersigned is a psychological thriller for an audience of one. For those who respond to that statement with curiosity (or at the very least, who are still reading), award-winning Experience Maker Yannick Trapman-O'Brien (The Telelibrary, Fair Trade) is releasing a limited number...

Green Card Project.   ...the applicant was becoming a well adjusted performer as they had to tell several stories to the audience of one (the officer), and also make sure that they are assuming the right personality for their "character".   ...the applicant was never a good actor, or a theater enthusiast to begin with. They in fact would suffer from...

Settlements of dust fall on the expanse of a passing afternoon. On a day like today, where there is no sun, the day is only passing. Given the debris on the windowsill, it’s likely that a new genre of days are on the way. By which, I don’t mean spring, but new days altogether. Some...

Come see The Poison Garden :A mysterious garden with a deadly purpose takes root throughout the grounds and halls of Glen Foerd. Journey back in time to learn how one family vanished nearly a century ago-and uncover the garden's role in this strange tale. What is the garden's deadly purpose, and why is it there?What...

Five collaborators intertwine dancing and singing in an exploration of endearment, serenade, and whimsy. The performers (Tori Breen, Rodney Murray, Maddy Mikami, Lilly McGonigle, and Katherine Desimine) all consider themselves dancers first, and then singers, and are exploring how to break open that notion, and find as much power and confidence in their singing voices...

Five collaborators intertwine dancing and singing in an exploration of endearment, serenade, and whimsy. The performers (Tori Breen, Rodney Murray, Maddy Mikami, Lilly McGonigle, and Katherine Desimine) all consider themselves dancers first, and then singers, and are exploring how to break open that notion, and find as much power and confidence in their singing voices...

I grew up in a Black Sci-fi Christian home in the Bronx. My childhood was full of time travel, prayers, and the planet trying to recover from the apocalypse. There were Angels and aliens. There were twilight zone marathons, zombies and Sunday morning pews. I am from the Bronx. I do not speak the King’s...

Settlements of dust fall on the expanse of a passing afternoon. On a day like today, where there is no sun, the day is only passing. Given the debris on the windowsill, it’s likely that a new genre of days are on the way. By which, I don’t mean spring, but new days altogether. Some...

Experience the ride of your life as an unethical slut penetrates lies, STDs, triads, orgies, and love in her musical journey to becoming an Ethical Slut. Don't miss this original one-woman cabaret-comedy show by and starring Brooke McCarthy. The Story: Blake has a problem – she is wrestling with a desire for a loving monogamous...

Come see The Poison Garden :A mysterious garden with a deadly purpose takes root throughout the grounds and halls of Glen Foerd. Journey back in time to learn how one family vanished nearly a century ago-and uncover the garden's role in this strange tale. What is the garden's deadly purpose, and why is it there?What...

Ashley W. is looking for the one and she's tired of settling - but you sure could! Taking cues from ABC's "The Bachelor" and other reality dating shows, When All Else Fails is a clownish exploration on love and our human tendency to overromanticize it. Through this semi-immersive piece, audiences will be delighted with Shuron’s...

good luck: a regathering is an immersive performance and act of radical hospitality in the form of a 5-course, sit-down, seed to farm to table meal to be shared with strangers and loved ones. Regathering is a response to the hunger to re/build worlds in this time of social, economic, racial, health, and ecological crises....

Settlements of dust fall on the expanse of a passing afternoon. On a day like today, where there is no sun, the day is only passing. Given the debris on the windowsill, it’s likely that a new genre of days are on the way. By which, I don’t mean spring, but new days altogether. Some...

Silver and Bebbie go together like rice and beans. Like rollerskating and lemonade. Like secret handshakes and made-up languages. Anything can happen when you have a friend you can make anything with. Like a name that fits you. Appropriate for all ages Interested in a not-necessarily-romantic way to connect over art? Select the Blind Date...

NOTE: the Sep 14 and September 25 at 6:00pm and 6:40pm performances of this show have been canceled. Is Trust given freely, or earned over time? Is Fairness judged on a geological timescale or in the span of a second? How much can you get in exchange that birthday present you got from your least favorite...

Two people are thrust into a mysterious cell together for reasons unknown. Are they the last humans left on Earth? Can they escape? Are they meant to become friends, more than friends, or perhaps enemies? And what’s the deal with the ominous doomsday clock which keeps appearing? Mark Wong and Nicole Burgio invite you to...

NOTE: the Sep 14 and September 25 at 6:00pm and 6:40pm performances of this show have been canceled. Is Trust given freely, or earned over time? Is Fairness judged on a geological timescale or in the span of a second? How much can you get in exchange that birthday present you got from your least favorite...

Ashley W. is looking for the one and she's tired of settling - but you sure could! Taking cues from ABC's "The Bachelor" and other reality dating shows, When All Else Fails is a clownish exploration on love and our human tendency to overromanticize it. Through this semi-immersive piece, audiences will be delighted with Shuron’s...

Silver and Bebbie go together like rice and beans. Like rollerskating and lemonade. Like secret handshakes and made-up languages. Anything can happen when you have a friend you can make anything with. Like a name that fits you. Appropriate for all ages Interested in a not-necessarily-romantic way to connect over art? Select the Blind Date...

Two people are thrust into a mysterious cell together for reasons unknown. Are they the last humans left on Earth? Can they escape? Are they meant to become friends, more than friends, or perhaps enemies? And what’s the deal with the ominous doomsday clock which keeps appearing? Mark Wong and Nicole Burgio invite you to...

The venue for the October 1 and 2 performances has been changed to Color Me Back Space at 3208 Kensington Ave. All of us together will create a recipe book. Food is community, food is power, food is legacy, food is memory, food is love, food is home, food is life. Food has the capacity...

I grew up in a Black Sci-fi Christian home in the Bronx. My childhood was full of time travel, prayers, and the planet trying to recover from the apocalypse. There were Angels and aliens. There were twilight zone marathons, zombies and Sunday morning pews. I am from the Bronx. I do not speak the King’s...

NOTE: the Sep 14 and September 25 at 6:00pm and 6:40pm performances of this show have been canceled. Is Trust given freely, or earned over time? Is Fairness judged on a geological timescale or in the span of a second? How much can you get in exchange that birthday present you got from your least favorite...

Victor Frankenstein created a monster. Mary Shelley composed a son. In 1816, the daemon of paper and ink became a child of flesh and blood, but now that child is threatened by an ancient power that reaches out from the fathomless ocean depths. Within the walls of her house, the shadows of Mary’s dark imagination...

Come wrangle with reality at a Rodeo Biscuit Bar aboard a spaceship bound for LadyPrince Planet with your pilot, Ew, the dancer. Cowboy Waitress, Mad Donna, Yung&Bizzy, and others will keep you (and Ew) company during the journey. BYOSelves. Afternoon of an Alter is a physical-dance-theater-esque collage, an existential romp with sympathetic characters: Yung&Bizzy is the...

Experience the ride of your life as an unethical slut penetrates lies, STDs, triads, orgies, and love in her musical journey to becoming an Ethical Slut. Don't miss this original one-woman cabaret-comedy show by and starring Brooke McCarthy. The Story: Blake has a problem – she is wrestling with a desire for a loving monogamous...

Victor Frankenstein created a monster. Mary Shelley composed a son. In 1816, the daemon of paper and ink became a child of flesh and blood, but now that child is threatened by an ancient power that reaches out from the fathomless ocean depths. Within the walls of her house, the shadows of Mary’s dark imagination...

Ashley W. is looking for the one and she's tired of settling - but you sure could! Taking cues from ABC's "The Bachelor" and other reality dating shows, When All Else Fails is a clownish exploration on love and our human tendency to overromanticize it. Through this semi-immersive piece, audiences will be delighted with Shuron’s...

NOTE: the Sep 14 and September 25 at 6:00pm and 6:40pm performances of this show have been canceled. Is Trust given freely, or earned over time? Is Fairness judged on a geological timescale or in the span of a second? How much can you get in exchange that birthday present you got from your least favorite...

Victor Frankenstein created a monster. Mary Shelley composed a son. In 1816, the daemon of paper and ink became a child of flesh and blood, but now that child is threatened by an ancient power that reaches out from the fathomless ocean depths. Within the walls of her house, the shadows of Mary’s dark imagination...

Come wrangle with reality at a Rodeo Biscuit Bar aboard a spaceship bound for LadyPrince Planet with your pilot, Ew, the dancer. Cowboy Waitress, Mad Donna, Yung&Bizzy, and others will keep you (and Ew) company during the journey. BYOSelves. Afternoon of an Alter is a physical-dance-theater-esque collage, an existential romp with sympathetic characters: Yung&Bizzy is the...

good luck: a regathering is an immersive performance and act of radical hospitality in the form of a 5-course, sit-down, seed to farm to table meal to be shared with strangers and loved ones. Regathering is a response to the hunger to re/build worlds in this time of social, economic, racial, health, and ecological crises....

The venue for the October 1 and 2 performances has been changed to Color Me Back Space at 3208 Kensington Ave. All of us together will create a recipe book. Food is community, food is power, food is legacy, food is memory, food is love, food is home, food is life. Food has the capacity...

Victor Frankenstein created a monster. Mary Shelley composed a son. In 1816, the daemon of paper and ink became a child of flesh and blood, but now that child is threatened by an ancient power that reaches out from the fathomless ocean depths. Within the walls of her house, the shadows of Mary’s dark imagination...

Victor Frankenstein created a monster. Mary Shelley composed a son. In 1816, the daemon of paper and ink became a child of flesh and blood, but now that child is threatened by an ancient power that reaches out from the fathomless ocean depths. Within the walls of her house, the shadows of Mary’s dark imagination...

Victor Frankenstein created a monster. Mary Shelley composed a son. In 1816, the daemon of paper and ink became a child of flesh and blood, but now that child is threatened by an ancient power that reaches out from the fathomless ocean depths. Within the walls of her house, the shadows of Mary’s dark imagination...