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Deb Miller’s Top Picks for the ‘2. Philadelphia Fringe Festival’From antiquity to the present, tragedy and drama to absurdism and comedy, masterpieces by classic playwrights to experimental ensemble- devised works by local artists, the 2. Philadelphia Fringe Festival runs the gamut over the span of eighteen days, from September 7- 2. Curated Fringe, and seventeen more in the Digital Fringe). By casting an eye on stories from all periods of history and into the future, participating artists not only entertain and affect us, but also remind us of the importance of art in illuminating the recurrent fundamental issues in human nature and aggregate society, while underscoring George Santayana’s truism, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”My top picks for this year’s Fringe will make us look at ourselves, laugh at ourselves, and maybe even learn to be our better selves. Arranged in alphabetical order by company (and excluding works listed in the Digital and Curated Fringe categories), they are: Die- Cast, Pericles. Photo by Brenna Geffers.

Die- Cast, Pericles – A brand- new company founded by Director Brenna Geffers and Designer Thom Weaver, Die- Cast makes its debut in the 2. Fringe with an inventive interpretation of the seldom- staged Shakespearean classic Pericles. The immersive ensemble- based production, employing original song, movement, and poetry presented by a team of favorite collaborators (Keith Conallen, Hannah Van Sciver, Chris Anthony, Colleen Corcoran, Carlo Campbell, Kayla Anthony, Shamus Mc. Carty, Anthony Crosby, and Andrew Carroll), invites audiences to choose their own path in exploring the narrative. Staged within the crumbling walls of The Rotunda, the piece is sure to evoke the dark mood of the ancient story, filled with incest and riddles, assassins and brothels, fire and storms.

Expect an epic struggle between good and evil, fortune and fate, painful separation and joyful reunion, and a re- envisioning of the protagonists’ traditional gender roles and sexuality, all told with expressive emotion and physicality. September 7- 9, at The Rotunda – 4. Walnut Street. Found Theater Company, Game Show Show. Photo by Harish Pathak.

Found Theater Company, Game Show Show – After its sorely- missed absence from last year’s Festival, the always hypnotic and incisive Found returns with an absurdist dream- like meditation on our societal standards of success, failure, winning, and losing that combines original text, music, and physical scores. Set in the colorful pop- culture world of a TV quiz show, contestants compete for prizes, bonus rounds, and their notion of the American Dream (between commercial breaks, of course!), until the surreal game spins out of control, revealing the intentions of the players and viewers, and the lengths to which people will go to get what they want. Under the direction of Co- Founding Company Member Alison Mae Hoban, Found veterans Joe Wozniak, Adrienne Hertler, Joe Palinsky, and Matt Lorenz (who also serves as Assistant Director) are joined by the newly- Found Kristy Joe Slough and Ciara Collins (a current theater student at Temple University, where the company began), in this critical examination of human nature. September 6- 1. 0, at The MAAS Building – 1. North Randolph Street.

Heart of a Lion Productions, As the Matzo Ball Turns – The Musical. Photo courtesy of the company. Heart of a Lion Productions, As the Matzo Ball Turns – The Musical – Based on the 2. Jozef Rothstein, the aspiring actor- turned- waiter- turned- author recounts his humorous, heartbreaking, and humbling experiences in Hollywood after leaving small- town Pennsylvania in search of stardom. What he found instead was a “ten- year sentence as a waiter in a Jewish deli” frequented by celebrities (he names names!), along with the occasional hit man, drive- by shooting, and unfulfilling work in commercials, while waiting for his big break. This insider’s look at the dark side of the entertainment industry and the restaurant business should have all the melodrama of a TV soap opera set to music, and the wit of a satirist using laughter to preserve his sanity, to overcome the disappointment of his shattered dreams, and to turn lemons into lemonade with a well- received publication and a hoped for success in the theater, if not on the Silver Screen.

September 7- 1. 0, at the Independence Seaport Museum – 2. South Columbus Boulevard.

JUNK, . . . strand . Photo by Steve Belkowitz. JUNK, . . . strand . World- class dancer/choreographer Brian Sanders and his ever- amazing troupe take Fringe audiences on an immersive 5. Forgotten Bottom (the Du.

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Pont Crescent Trail – a little- known urban strand along the banks of the Schuylkill River). Participants select from four levels of experiences, each with a different starting point and pricing: the bare- bones elemental “Rugged Primal” walk; the apocalyptic “Nuclear Romance” on a limited number of scooters; the merry “Medieval Revelry” led by courtly minstrels who provide pickings of food and drink; and the “Future Fancy Ultimate Tour” with seated meal service and fermented ichor (“blood of the gods”) on the lawn. All of the eras and audiences intersect on the Crescent at sunset, culminating in an acrobatic- dance- theater performance by the intrepid Billy Robinson, Teddy Fatscher, Chelsea Prunty, Julia Higdon, Kelly Trevlyn, Regan Jackson, Frank Leone, and Brandon Pereira, exploring the malleability of time and the surreality of history. So don your field gear, plug in your headsets to hear a unique soundscape, or rent a surrey- for- two (at an extra cost) for an expansive ride around the grounds. Happy trails! September 7- 2. Du. Pont Crescent Trail – Grays Ferry Crescent Trail Park.

On the Rocks, The Groom’s a Fag . Photo by Layne Marie Williams. On the Rocks, The Groom’s a Fag; The Bride’s a Cunt; The Best Man’s a Whore; and the Maiden of Honor (Just) Hung Herself in the Closet – In the final installment of On the Rocks’ sharp- witted and critically- acclaimed Fringe series “The Dead Teenager Trilogy,” playwright Haygen Brice Walker deconstructs marriage with a frighteningly funny contemporary eye on the horrors of commitment and the other things that haunt us.