4TH ANNUAL SoLoW FESTIVAL: LONERS AND REBELS JUNE 20 - JUNE 30 2013
2013 SoLow Festival Calendar Loners and Rebels, do we have some news for you! This year's festival is bursting with exciting solo work - it's our biggest festival ever with over 40 participants. You might even call it a SoLowSplosion. You might. We're not recommending that per se, just saying you could do it if you want.
The schedule will continue to update. To the left is a performance
calendar. Scroll below to see detailed summaries of each performance and artist.
(Alphabetical by show title) Click on venue locations for more information.
SoLow Festival 2013. Hell yes.
SHOW: 3 – MM2 = 1 (Tre meno emme emme 2 e’uguale a uno) ARTIST: MM2 Modern Dance Company
LOCATION: The Porch at 30th Street Station
DATE: Sunday, June 23 @ 2pm (30 min. possibly looped a second time)
RESERVATIONS: Free. Show up weather permitting.
SUMMARY: It has been said “When a modern-dance choreographer creates a solo for herself, it's like a writer turning from novel to short story. The materials and the method are the same, but the result is more concentrated, polished and personal.” With 3 – MM2 = 1, each company member has been charged with such a task of being both choreographer and dancer. This is but un gusto or a taste of what we will be presenting on tour in Florence this Summer. 6 solo dances by -
3 – MM2 = 1 tre meno emme emme 2 e’uguale a uno
Heather Fleischman "Endless Peace" Music - Skin & Bones by David J. Roch
Brianne Scott "Slow Growth" - Music - North by Phoenix
Matthew Varvar "Steal" - Music - Time Goes By - by Blackmill
Jessica Bryan "Nervous Innocence" Music - Time Flies by Likke Li
Jenna Faye Eugenides "Inadequate" Music - Elijah by The String Cheese Incident
Katelyn Capato "Called" - Music - Briony by Dario Marianelli; With My Own Eyes by Dario Marianelli and The Call by Regina Spektor http://mm2dance.org/
RESERVATIONS: Free. Show up weather permitting.
SUMMARY: It has been said “When a modern-dance choreographer creates a solo for herself, it's like a writer turning from novel to short story. The materials and the method are the same, but the result is more concentrated, polished and personal.” With 3 – MM2 = 1, each company member has been charged with such a task of being both choreographer and dancer. This is but un gusto or a taste of what we will be presenting on tour in Florence this Summer. 6 solo dances by -
3 – MM2 = 1 tre meno emme emme 2 e’uguale a uno
Heather Fleischman "Endless Peace" Music - Skin & Bones by David J. Roch
Brianne Scott "Slow Growth" - Music - North by Phoenix
Matthew Varvar "Steal" - Music - Time Goes By - by Blackmill
Jessica Bryan "Nervous Innocence" Music - Time Flies by Likke Li
Jenna Faye Eugenides "Inadequate" Music - Elijah by The String Cheese Incident
Katelyn Capato "Called" - Music - Briony by Dario Marianelli; With My Own Eyes by Dario Marianelli and The Call by Regina Spektor http://mm2dance.org/
SHOW: A Man And His Bunker
ARTIST: Jordan B. Mottram
LOCATION: Home (9th and Moore)
DATE: Thurs. June 27, Fri. June 28, Sat. June 29 & Sun. June 30 all shows @ 9pm. (30 min.)
RESERVATIONS: Must email jordanmottram@gmail.com to reserve a spot and obtain venue address.
SUMMARY: Interdisciplinary performance: A contract has been decided. For 12 months, Donald Fatumwright is obligated to 6 regulations. In return, he will be compensated $100,000. Bunker marks Mottram's first solo performance examining reason at the intersections of two vessels: isolation and time. ʺThey give and they shall take--They take and they shall----ʺ PWYC $3-$5.
SHOW: A Merry Midwest Mestizo Eats a Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich (double-bill with Hunter Fine's Skating Stirner's City)ARTIST: David-Hanley Tejeda
LOCATION:East Passyunk Ave (walking)
DATE: Sat., Jun 22 @ (3PM start traveling-performance at 4PM)
RESERVATIONS: Just show up at one of the corners (either 1237 East Passyunk at 3pm for the Midwest Mestizo or North 16th street and JFK Blvd. at 3pm for Skateboarding Stirner; and at 4pm be at South and 6th
Streets for the performances of both.)
SUMMARY: At 3pm A Mestizo arrives at 1237 East Passyunk Ave and walks down the street. Meanwhile, Stirner arrives at John F. Kennedy Blvd. and North 16th and continues across Broad St., and down South St. as both performances converge at the corner of South St. and 6th St. at 4pm. This converges with Hunter Fine's "Skating Stirnere's City."Once a bay area kid, ʺA Merry Midwest Mestizoʺ has entered the Northeast.He arrives in Philadelphia, at 3pm orders a Pat's Philly Cheese Steak and starts to walk down South 9th street performing poetry and interacting organically with people. At the same time his collaborator Hunter Fine, skateboards from JFK Blvd. and north 16th Street to the corner of South and 6th streets.He arrives in character as Max Stirner. They each perform 30 minute pieces, back to back, from the intersection of South and 6th street
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LOCATION: Skateboard derive (conscious drift) from Love Park (JFK Blvd. and North 16th) to culminate the performance at the corner of South and 6th Streets.DATE: Sat., Jun 22 @ (3PM start traveling-performance at 4PM)
RESERVATIONS: Just show up at one of the corners (either 1237 East Passyunk at 3pm for the Midwest Mestizo or North 16th street and JFK Blvd. at 3pm for Skateboarding Stirner; and at 4pm be at South and 6th Streets for both performances.)
SUMMARY: Initially taking place at Love Park, as a skateboarding session through cityscapes, the performer's identity will begin to shift due to his eventual removal. He arrives in character as Max Stirner. Continuing across Broad Street and down South Street all are encouraged to diverge and drift to the corner of South Street and 6th Street for "Skating Stirner's City."
SHOW: At Last!: The Play-At-Home Romance Game Show
ARTIST: Meghann Williams (with Tara Demmy)
LOCATION: Home (10th and Dudley)
DATES: Fri. June 21, Mon. June 24, Wed. June 26, Thurs. June 27, Fri. June 28 all @8pm.
RESERVATIONS: Artist must be contacted at Meghannw@gmail.com to reserve a spot and obtain venue address.
SUMMARY: NEW! From Hasbro! Test your romantic wits in 10 fast-paced rounds to win exciting prizes in real time! Game includes food, drink, interactive fun, along with your host, Meghann Williams and her lovely assistant Not Vanna White. PWYC $10
RESERVATIONS: Artist must be contacted at Meghannw@gmail.com to reserve a spot and obtain venue address.
SUMMARY: NEW! From Hasbro! Test your romantic wits in 10 fast-paced rounds to win exciting prizes in real time! Game includes food, drink, interactive fun, along with your host, Meghann Williams and her lovely assistant Not Vanna White. PWYC $10
ARTIST: Annie Wilson
LOCATION: Kensington Apartment
DATES: Fri. June 21 and into Sat. June 22 @ 5:00am through dawn (with the Summer Solstice)
(Party is overnight and starts on Fri. 6/21 at 9pm. Performance starts at 5:00am on Sat. 6/22 and is 45 min.)
And a second performance on Sunday June 23 @ 5:00am
RESERVATIONS: Limited seating. Capacity: 20 for the party. 10 for the performance. Email anne.macg.wilson@gmail.com to reserve your spot and obtain specific venue information.
SUMMARY: All-night solstice party with a pre-dawn exorcism of performance art. If you come celebrate the summer Solstice, I will feed you and give you libations. Stay up all night June 21st, party with me, and at 5am Saturday, June 22nd I will perform an exorcism, faith healing, or baptism on you or a loved one. Please feel free to BYOB.
(Party is overnight and starts on Fri. 6/21 at 9pm. Performance starts at 5:00am on Sat. 6/22 and is 45 min.)
And a second performance on Sunday June 23 @ 5:00am
RESERVATIONS: Limited seating. Capacity: 20 for the party. 10 for the performance. Email anne.macg.wilson@gmail.com to reserve your spot and obtain specific venue information.
SUMMARY: All-night solstice party with a pre-dawn exorcism of performance art. If you come celebrate the summer Solstice, I will feed you and give you libations. Stay up all night June 21st, party with me, and at 5am Saturday, June 22nd I will perform an exorcism, faith healing, or baptism on you or a loved one. Please feel free to BYOB.
SHOW: Dear Diary, Bye.
ARTIST: Ellie Brown (Performed by Harry Watermeier. Dir. by: Seth Reichgott)
DATE: Thurs. June 20 @8pm and Fri. June 21 @ 8pm (40 min.)
RESERVATIONS: Walk-ups only. No reservations needed.
SUMMARY: Come hear the hysterical, boy crazy, school yard scrapping, insecure and naive thoughts of a nine-year old girl's diary from 1984, read by....a man. An adult male reads the diary of a 9 year old girl. This comedic piece looks at the girl's desire to be a normal kid amongst the chaos of family troubles, playground scrapping, insecurities, and just being plain crazy. PWYC $5-$10
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RESERVATIONS: Walk-ups only. No reservations needed.
SUMMARY: Come hear the hysterical, boy crazy, school yard scrapping, insecure and naive thoughts of a nine-year old girl's diary from 1984, read by....a man. An adult male reads the diary of a 9 year old girl. This comedic piece looks at the girl's desire to be a normal kid amongst the chaos of family troubles, playground scrapping, insecurities, and just being plain crazy. PWYC $5-$10
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SHOW: Diary of a Dumb Bitch (part of a double-bill with Carly Bodnar's Disengaged)
ARTIST: Theresa Leahy
LOCATION: The Arts Parlor (1170 S. Broad & Fedral - Back Room)
DATE: Sat. June22 @9pm & Sunday June 23 @8pm. (50 min.)
RESERVATIONS: Walk-ups welcome or email carlylbodnar@gmail.com for reservations.
SHOW: Disengaged (part of a double-bill with Teri Leahy's Diary of a Dumb Bitch)
ARTIST: Carly Bodnar
LOCATION: The Arts Parlor (1170 S. Broad & Federal - Back Room)
DATE: Sun. June 23 @9pm. (50min)
RESERVATIONS: Walk-ups welcome or email carlylbodnar@gmail.com
SUMMARY: ʺDisengagedʺ One night only! Informal work-in-progress presentation and open forum discussion of a newly devised solo piece. "Disengaged" is a riotous romp through one woman's broken engagement and thereafter struggle to create a new life while living with her ex. The show explores love, loss, and lust. Come hear ideas, concepts, and selections from the piece. Join in the discussion and help provide feedback and insight and be an active part in shaping this performance. PWYC includes a free drink!
SHOW: Four's the Floor
RESERVATIONS: Walk-ups welcome or contact douglas.a.williams27@gmail.com for reservations.
SUMMARY: The legendary Temple grad known throughout Philadelphia for dominating every drinking game known to man has a new scheme he'd like you to be a part of--and it involves a lot of beer. Join us at Quig's Pub to hear his pitch.
RESERVATIONS: Walk-ups welcome or email carlylbodnar@gmail.com for reservations.
SUMMARY: ʺDiary of a Dumb Bitchʺ is a story telling work in progress by Theresa Leahy :) It is the true story about one very dumb bitch as she navigates her way through a rough patch in life.It's part of the SoLow Festival this year and is being performed in rep with Carly Bodnar's show, ʺDisengagedʺ. It runs about an hour and there will be frothy beverages for you to enjoy. Hope to see you there !! See one or both! PWYC $10+includes free drink!
SHOW: Disengaged (part of a double-bill with Teri Leahy's Diary of a Dumb Bitch)
ARTIST: Carly Bodnar
LOCATION: The Arts Parlor (1170 S. Broad & Federal - Back Room)
DATE: Sun. June 23 @9pm. (50min)
RESERVATIONS: Walk-ups welcome or email carlylbodnar@gmail.com
SUMMARY: ʺDisengagedʺ One night only! Informal work-in-progress presentation and open forum discussion of a newly devised solo piece. "Disengaged" is a riotous romp through one woman's broken engagement and thereafter struggle to create a new life while living with her ex. The show explores love, loss, and lust. Come hear ideas, concepts, and selections from the piece. Join in the discussion and help provide feedback and insight and be an active part in shaping this performance. PWYC includes a free drink!
SHOW: Four's the Floor
ARTIST: Douglas Williams with Andrew Carroll
LOCATION: Quig's Pub. 3rd Floor at Plays & Players Theater. 1714 Delancey Street.
DATES: Fri. June 28 & Sat. June 29th both @ 9:30pm. (35min.)RESERVATIONS: Walk-ups welcome or contact douglas.a.williams27@gmail.com for reservations.
SUMMARY: The legendary Temple grad known throughout Philadelphia for dominating every drinking game known to man has a new scheme he'd like you to be a part of--and it involves a lot of beer. Join us at Quig's Pub to hear his pitch.
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SHOW: Good Enough
ARTIST: Heidi Rose
LOCATION: Vox Medica, Inc. (601 Walnut St)
DATES: Tues. June 25 @ 7pm, Thurs. June 27 @ 7pm (70 min.)
RESERVATIONS: Walk-Ups Welcome or Reserve at: heidi.rose@villanova.edu
SUMMARY: Journeys through the life of a person who somehow could never believe that he was good enough. It features personal World War II history, the Curtis Institute of Music, opera in Italy, fathers and daughters. Explores character and music, identity, genealogy, origins, and loss. It attempts to answer Judith Butler's call to "risk ourselves precisely at moments of unknowingness, when what forms us diverges from what lies before us, when our willingness to be undone in relation to others constitutes our chance of becoming human" (Giving an Account of Oneself 136.)
RESERVATIONS: Walk-Ups Welcome or Reserve at: heidi.rose@villanova.edu
SUMMARY: Journeys through the life of a person who somehow could never believe that he was good enough. It features personal World War II history, the Curtis Institute of Music, opera in Italy, fathers and daughters. Explores character and music, identity, genealogy, origins, and loss. It attempts to answer Judith Butler's call to "risk ourselves precisely at moments of unknowingness, when what forms us diverges from what lies before us, when our willingness to be undone in relation to others constitutes our chance of becoming human" (Giving an Account of Oneself 136.)
SHOW: Guilty But Insane: A Confessional Monologue
ARTIST: Josh Hitchens (Dir. Ryan Walter)
LOCATION: A Philadelphia Garage (around 46th and Walnut)
DATES: Mon. June 24 @ 9pm & Tues. June 25 @ 9pm (50 mins.)
RESERVATIONS: Must email joshlhitchens@yahoo.com to reserve a ticket and receive the address of the venue. (Capacity: 10)
SUMMARY: Drama. Horror. Storytelling. Confessional. Based on true events, "Guilty But Insane" puts you in a room with Jeff Dahmer, one of the most notorious serial killers of the 20th century. He wants to tell you everything. This play contains disturbing subject matter and will performed in a West Philly garage for a limited audience of ten. PWYC $10 https://www.facebook.com/events/468922793188680/?fref=ts
SHOW: Half Baked/Acoustic Theatre/NPR Tiny Desk Theatre Series
ARTIST: Ilse Zoerb
LOCATION: Home (11th and McKean)
DATE: Mon. June 24th & Tues. June 25th both @ 7pm. (60 min.)
RESERVATIONS: Must email artist at ilse.torlin@gmail.com for reservations and specific venue address. Limited seating!
SUMMARY: When contents are consumed raw there is a risk for no through line, episodic pieces, and utter silliness. Ingredients: Theatre, Stand-up, Games, Music, Baton, and Dress up box.
Allergy Warning!! Contains Nudity and Sexual Content, Snacks, Booze, and post-show hang out guaranteed! Freshest by June 24th @ 7 pm Expires by June 25th @ 7pm. Packaged at 1138 Mckean PWYC - barter. An object you don't want or need. An old pair of shoes, an empty bottle, a hair tie, or a book you have already read. Anything.
RESERVATIONS: Must email joshlhitchens@yahoo.com to reserve a ticket and receive the address of the venue. (Capacity: 10)
SUMMARY: Drama. Horror. Storytelling. Confessional. Based on true events, "Guilty But Insane" puts you in a room with Jeff Dahmer, one of the most notorious serial killers of the 20th century. He wants to tell you everything. This play contains disturbing subject matter and will performed in a West Philly garage for a limited audience of ten. PWYC $10 https://www.facebook.com/events/468922793188680/?fref=ts
SHOW: Half Baked/Acoustic Theatre/NPR Tiny Desk Theatre Series
ARTIST: Ilse Zoerb
LOCATION: Home (11th and McKean)
DATE: Mon. June 24th & Tues. June 25th both @ 7pm. (60 min.)
RESERVATIONS: Must email artist at ilse.torlin@gmail.com for reservations and specific venue address. Limited seating!
SUMMARY: When contents are consumed raw there is a risk for no through line, episodic pieces, and utter silliness. Ingredients: Theatre, Stand-up, Games, Music, Baton, and Dress up box.
Allergy Warning!! Contains Nudity and Sexual Content, Snacks, Booze, and post-show hang out guaranteed! Freshest by June 24th @ 7 pm Expires by June 25th @ 7pm. Packaged at 1138 Mckean PWYC - barter. An object you don't want or need. An old pair of shoes, an empty bottle, a hair tie, or a book you have already read. Anything.
SHOW: I’m Feeling Good About My Body, Is That Okay?
ARTIST: Eileen Tull
LOCATION: Moeller High School (Cincinnati, OH)
DATE: June 27, 2013 @8pm (45 min.)
RESERVATIONS: Walk-ups welcome.Eventbrite Reservation link: http://www.eventbrite.com/
SUMMARY: SoLow's first satellite performance in Cincinnati!!Of all the dead weight I've shed in the last year, this fifty pounds of
fat has been my favorite. This is a performance piece about body image,
dieting, love, hate, joy, and pain whilst on the path to self-discovery.
(And farting. There's stuff about farting.) PWYC $5.
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ARTIST: Amanda Schoonover
DIRECTOR: Brenna Geffers
LOCATION:Studio X, Theatre Exile 1340 S. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147
DATES: June 27th, 28th, 29th & 30th @ 8PM (30 min.)
RESERVATIONS: Walk-Ins Welcome.
SUMMARY: The "It" Girls - whose youth and beauty are devoured by fans hungry for
the next fresh face to love and then to discard. Clara Bow was the
first. Her stardom is brought to life through this original piece that
is part silent film, part dance, part clown and wholly heartbreaking.
SHOW: Jug Baby: An AutobiographyARTIST: C. Kennedy (Dir. by Kate Black-Regan & Chris Davis)
LOCATION: The Arts Parlor (Broad & Federal) 1170 South Broad St.
DATES: Thurs. June 27, Sat. June 29, & Sun. June 30th @7pm (60 min.)
DATES: Thurs. June 27, Sat. June 29, & Sun. June 30th @7pm (60 min.)
RESERVATIONS: Tickets available at the door only.
SUMMARY: FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY. After living its whole life inside a jug, Jug Baby is released only to find that it has no gender, no voice, and no identity to speak of. Join Jug Baby on its whimsical and absurd journey of self-discovery, in a word filled with puppetry, animation and live music. PWYC. http://cwkennedy.weebly.com/
SUMMARY: FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY. After living its whole life inside a jug, Jug Baby is released only to find that it has no gender, no voice, and no identity to speak of. Join Jug Baby on its whimsical and absurd journey of self-discovery, in a word filled with puppetry, animation and live music. PWYC. http://cwkennedy.weebly.com/
SHOW: Last Meals From Death Row
ARTIST: Kevin Meehan
LOCATION: HOME (6th and South)
DATE: Thurs. June 20, Fri. June 21st, Sat. June 29th all @ 7pm
RESERVATIONS: Must contact artist at kvn.meehan@gmail.com to reserve spot and obtain venue address.
SUMMARY: Food Experimental--Audience Interactive installation.Come eat a famous last meal of a notorious death row inmate. Intimate, comfortable setting with fiver other guests and real food. Sit and chat. Pop a record on. Theorize over and critique the inmate's choice. BYOB inspired by the "popup restaurant" phenomenon. PWYC $5 - $10
SHOW: Moon Protection Factor (MPF) 45+
ARTIST: Colleena Sabatino
LOCATION: The Piazza at Schmidt's. 1050 N. Hancock in Northern Libertites.
DATE: Sun. June 23rd at 8:43 PM EST
SUMMARY: On 23 June 2013, the super full moon is slated to rise at 8:43 PM EST. Colleena Sabatino will attempt the high-endurance, nature-defying act of "Laying Out" using a Moon Protection Factor (MPF) of only 45+. This tableau vivant will occur with all the necessary accoutrements for proper nocturnal tanning at The Piazza's grassy beach. 2 Hour installation - come and go as you please. FREE.
SHOW: My Last Trip to Nowhere-Land
ARTIST: Johnny Smith (Directed by Sam Sherburne)
LOCATION: HOME (6th and Dickinson)
DATE: Sunday June 30th only @ 6pm, 7pm, & 8pm.
RESERVATIONS: Must email artist at: johneredd17@yahoo.com for a reserved spot and specific address info. Very Limited Seating!
SUMMARY: I am utterly alone. Here. In my room. My own pocket universe. Then things are watching And I cannot believe in anything Because thepowers of [what I saw]. Is. CHANGING. the Coulours OF Mmy PAPER.......Superheroes, real rap, near-death experiences, bastard machines: All fixations during ʺMy Last Trip to Nowhere-Land.ʺ
RESERVATIONS: Must contact artist at kvn.meehan@gmail.com to reserve spot and obtain venue address.
SUMMARY: Food Experimental--Audience Interactive installation.Come eat a famous last meal of a notorious death row inmate. Intimate, comfortable setting with fiver other guests and real food. Sit and chat. Pop a record on. Theorize over and critique the inmate's choice. BYOB inspired by the "popup restaurant" phenomenon. PWYC $5 - $10
SHOW: Moon Protection Factor (MPF) 45+ARTIST: Colleena Sabatino
LOCATION: The Piazza at Schmidt's. 1050 N. Hancock in Northern Libertites.
DATE: Sun. June 23rd at 8:43 PM EST
SUMMARY: On 23 June 2013, the super full moon is slated to rise at 8:43 PM EST. Colleena Sabatino will attempt the high-endurance, nature-defying act of "Laying Out" using a Moon Protection Factor (MPF) of only 45+. This tableau vivant will occur with all the necessary accoutrements for proper nocturnal tanning at The Piazza's grassy beach. 2 Hour installation - come and go as you please. FREE.
SHOW: My Last Trip to Nowhere-Land
ARTIST: Johnny Smith (Directed by Sam Sherburne)
LOCATION: HOME (6th and Dickinson)
DATE: Sunday June 30th only @ 6pm, 7pm, & 8pm.
RESERVATIONS: Must email artist at: johneredd17@yahoo.com for a reserved spot and specific address info. Very Limited Seating!
SUMMARY: I am utterly alone. Here. In my room. My own pocket universe. Then things are watching And I cannot believe in anything Because thepowers of [what I saw]. Is. CHANGING. the Coulours OF Mmy PAPER.......Superheroes, real rap, near-death experiences, bastard machines: All fixations during ʺMy Last Trip to Nowhere-Land.ʺ
ARTIST: Lesley Berkowitz
LOCATION: Home (51st and Catherine)
DATE: TBA Tues. June 25 @7pm (20 min.)
RESERVATIONS: Must contact artist at lesleysemail@gmail.com to reserve spot and obtain venue details. Limited Capacity! 1st come 1st seated.
SUMMARY: Comedy. Depression.
In a living room. There will be drinks. There will be attempts at
humour. Told mostly through movement and some text . Seating will be
limited. 1st come 1st seated.A look at my nervous breakdown as I told it through my tweets, journal entries, and other writings from the time. PWYC.
DATE: TBA Tues. June 25 @7pm (20 min.)
RESERVATIONS: Must contact artist at lesleysemail@gmail.com to reserve spot and obtain venue details. Limited Capacity! 1st come 1st seated.
SHOW: Nobody's Home ARTIST: Mason Rosenthal
LOCATION: HOME (Broad between Ellsworth and Federal)
DATE: June 26th, 27th, 28th & 29th @ 8:00pm
JUST ADDED: June 20th @ 2 PM & 8 PM (60 min.)
RESERVATIONS: Must Email: nobodyshometickets@gmail.com to reserve spot and get exact address.
SUMMARY: A mysterious voice, strange fruit, dubious tea, famous
special guests, million-dollar questions, game show prizes, a foot massage and a coyote all become bedfellows in “Nobody’s Home,” an hour-long multi-sensory meditation, performed for an extraordinary audience in an ordinary bedroom. https://www.facebook.
SHOW: On the RocksARTIST: Stuart Meyers in collaboration with Adam Kerbel & Kelly Turner
(Producer: Hybridge Arts Collective)
LOCATION: Studio 34 4522 Baltimore Avenue 19143
DATE: Mon. June 24th @7pm & 9pm and Wed. June 26th @ 7pm & 9pm (45 min.)
RESERVATIONS: Seating is very limited so please contact info@hybridgearts.org to reserve a spot. Walk-ins welcome if not sold out.
SUMMARY: A queer clown with a red bucket walks into a room and explodes it into a nightclub. He’s looking for lust, transcendence, and maybe even love. With a wink to the club kids, this fantasy unfolds like a feverish music video. But is this dream built to last? Prepare to be inebriated, disoriented and transported by "On The Rocks."
SHOW: our nebulous motorARTIST: Christina Gesualdi (w/ Jim Salerno and Alice Yorke, j.e. kim)
LOCATION: Mascher Space Co-Op 155 Cecil B. Moore Ave. #2R
DATES: Fri. June 21 @10pm-midnight. Sat. June 22@ 10pm-midnight.
Thurs. June 27 @ 8pm-10pm. Fri. June 28th @ 11am-1pm (2 hour installation. Come and go as you please.)
RESERVATIONS: Walk-ups welcome. Contact: gesualdic@gmail.com or (215) 901-5226 for reservations. VERY limited space. A hallway. A fire escape.
SUMMARY: This is a dance installation that loops.
droney-drone float-y float…A two-hour summer vacation propped up against a wall of Mascher’s fire escape hallway. Sit. Stand. Stay. Leave.
But before your leave, simmer in the experiential mashed potatoes... won't you??? this piece - yep, it has a wicked-intense respect for time, like the kind of time earlobes take to get ancient and droopy. Submerged shifts - it’s a torpedo drifting. our bodybodybodyblahblahblah. PWYC $5
SHOW: Phone a Friend/Enemy/Stranger
ARTIST: Arjuna Ojos
LOCATION: Anywhere via Telephone
DATE: Every evening during the festival. (30 min.)
RESERVATIONS: To participate in this performance, you must email the artist at: arjuna.ojos@gmail.com
SUMMARY: Ever wish you could say what you didn't? Tell off your boss. Tell someone you love them. Come out of the closet. Save someone. Whatever you want. This is a performance you participate in from your home. The venue is you. Email me to set up the specifics. On your day and time you will be called. The phone call will be completely confidential. Email the artist to find out what to do next. PWYC - all donations go towards Suicide Prevention.
RESERVATIONS: To participate in this performance, you must email the artist at: arjuna.ojos@gmail.com
SUMMARY: Ever wish you could say what you didn't? Tell off your boss. Tell someone you love them. Come out of the closet. Save someone. Whatever you want. This is a performance you participate in from your home. The venue is you. Email me to set up the specifics. On your day and time you will be called. The phone call will be completely confidential. Email the artist to find out what to do next. PWYC - all donations go towards Suicide Prevention.
SHOW: Providence to Philly Toy Theater TourARTIST: Puppet Uprising
LOCATION: Studio 34 4522 Baltimore Ave.
DATE: Sat. June 22 @8pm (2 hours total)
RESERVATIONS: Walk-ups only. Or contact (267) 909-2633 or phillypuppetuprising@gmail.com for more info.
SUMMARY: SUMMARY: Live volcanoes, exploding boats, burning buildings, silkscreen saviors, a suitcase, a banjo, a crab, two dads and a dentist all collide in this musical evening of toy theater and mutual aid from Philly ex-pats Beth Nixon, Erik Ruin, Joshua Marcus and Maryann Colella. PWYC: $10 or less!
SHOW: So Cruel: a sibling serenadeLOCATION: 2nd and Christian. Outdoors in Queen Village.
DATES: June 22, 23, 26, & 28 at 7 pm
JUST ADDED: July 1 @ 7 PM (30 min.)
RESERVATIONS: Must email: amelia.longo@gmail.com to reserve a spot and get venue address.
SUMMARY: Performance prose. A ballad without rhymes. A silent movie soundtrack without film. When we were friends. When we were fighting. When it got better. It’s about my brother. It’s about me. It’s everybody’s fault. A sibling serenade. SO CRUEL is limited to six audience members per 30-minute performance and includes walking around two city blocks in Queen Village with the soundtrack in your headphones. $5 or pay what you can. Please email for any accessibility questions. More fun at http://viciousandmultiple.blogspot.com/.JUST ADDED: July 1 @ 7 PM (30 min.)
RESERVATIONS: Must email: amelia.longo@gmail.com to reserve a spot and get venue address.
ARTIST: Chris Davis (Directed by Mary Tuomanen)
LOCATION: In the park at 4th and Walnut.SE corner of the park (NW corner of the intersection.) A Pentagon shaped cement space. Rain or shine.
DATES: Fri. June 21 @ 4pm & 6:00pm. Sat. June 22 @ 2pm & 4pm.
Sat. June 29th @ 2pm & 4pm & 6pm (30 min.)
RESERVATIONS: Walkups only. Unlimited capacity.
SUMMARY: The next greatest threat to civilization is not nuclear war or disease, it's animals. ANIMALS. Lambs, dogs, cats, geese, whatever animal it is, they are organizing, and viciously attacking innocent humans. For the last 31 years I've been documenting animal attacks. From Croc Hunter to herds of violent lambs, we as humans are being targeted. I have the research and the evidence to prove that the next great war...will be an Animal vs. Human War. PWYC $5
ARTIST: Seth Reichgott/ Slim Bob Slim
LOCATION: Quig’s at Plays and Players Theatre. 3rd Floor 1714 Delancey Street.
DATES: Mon. June 24, Fri. June 28, & Sat. 29 all @ 8pm (45 min.)
RESERVATIONS: Walk-ups welcome. Or contact slimbobslim@gmail.com for reservations.
SUMMARY: Slim Bob Slim presents Stand Back I'm Gonna Uke: An Evening of Old-Timey Music. Take a musical journey back to your youth, or even to before you were born with the songs you know, the songs that speak to all of our lives, sing in all of our hearts, and shine through all of our memories. Featuring such favorites as "Come On Eileen," "Walking On Sunshine," and many more. PWYC $5 - $10
https://www.facebook.com/events/164521233720228/?fref=ts
RESERVATIONS: Walk-ups welcome. Or contact slimbobslim@gmail.com for reservations.
SUMMARY: Slim Bob Slim presents Stand Back I'm Gonna Uke: An Evening of Old-Timey Music. Take a musical journey back to your youth, or even to before you were born with the songs you know, the songs that speak to all of our lives, sing in all of our hearts, and shine through all of our memories. Featuring such favorites as "Come On Eileen," "Walking On Sunshine," and many more. PWYC $5 - $10
https://www.facebook.com/events/164521233720228/?fref=ts
ARTISTS: Harriet Goman (writer) Featuring Jim D'Antonio & Kevin Rodden.
LOCATION: The Playground at the Adrienne Theater. 2030 Sansom Street.
DATES: Sunday June 30th @ 3pm. (60 min.)
RESERVATIONS: You must RSVP to hjg56@verizon.net Please include names of all attendees
You will receive an email confirmation.
SUMMARY: Telling Fortunes In 1961 15-year-old Jake Milano is headed toward delinquency -- when two fortunes and his father’s sudden death lead him to veer in a different direction. Defiant Kindness Leo Rozen survives a Nazi concentration camp, where the teen tells fictional stories. But when Leo immigrates to the US, his attempts to tell about the Holocaust are thwarted and his need to be heard metamorphoses into bullying – until he witnesses an act of courage that sparks an epiphany. PWYC after the show.SHOW: unlacing fingers
ARTIST: Dan Higbee (Choreography by Colleen Corcoran)
LOCATION: Colleen Corcoran's living room. 21st and Locust area
DATES: Mon. June 24th @ 7pm.
RESERVATIONS: Artist must be contacted to reserve a spot and obtain venue address. Very limited seating. dan.higbee13@gmail.com
SUMMARY: A devised dance art piece about a man saying goodbye. PWYC for free beer and a Higbee dance. Beat that on a Monday.
SHOW: What Keeps
ARTIST: Kristen Bailey (Dir. Candra Kennedy)
LOCATION: The Arts Parlor 1170 South Broad St. Broad and Federal
DATE: TBA (20 min.)
SUMMARY: Something is glowing over there, what keeps it glowing? what keeps me from looking? what keeps us happy? safe? comfortable? what keeps us from....? Cue music. Dance and Harp. PWYC $5
SHOW: When I grow up. . .ARTIST: Ben Storey
LOCATION: The Trestle Inn
DATE: Wed. June 26th @ 7:00pm. (45 min.)
RESERVATIONS: Walk-ins. At door only.
SUMMARY: When you were a kid, what did you want to grow up to be? What are you now? What the hell happened? Writer and performer Ben Storey uses humor and personal anecdotes to explore questions about how we decide what to do with our lives. You're invited to this one-night-only performance on June 26th at the Trestle Inn, taking place as part of the SoLow Festival. PWYC $5 - $10. https://www.facebook.com/events/473847322696648/
SHOW: You Have 20 New Voicemails
ARTIST: Steve Gravelle
LOCATION: Home (10th and Tasker)
DATES: June 20, 21, 22 and 24 at 7:30 pm. (45 min.)
RESERVATIONS: Contact steven.gravelle@gmail.com to reserve a spot and obtain specific address.
SUMMARY: Secrets revealed. Loved ones brought back from the dead. Lovers and drunks and laughter and tears. The voicemail. . .our most disposable form of communication. Steve Gravelle has been recording, cataloguing and mixing voicemails for over a decade, and this dreamy, imtimate show is the result. For mature audiences. Light refreshments will be served. PWYC $5.