Spotlight On: Philadelphia Fringe Festival 2022
by Noah Jacob Nelson · March 14, 2025
Philadelphia's theatre scene has been been the home of talents that have grown into staples of the immersive scene up and down the East Coast and across the United States. From companies like Alterra Productions to solo artists such as Jessica Creane and Yannick Trapman-O’Brien, all of whom have earned rave reviews in our pages over the years.
This year the Philadelphia Fringe will play host to these artists and a lot more, with over a half-dozen immersive productions and experiments ranging from one-on-ones to affairs that take over whole buildings.
If you're within range of Philadelphia, then you should consider making plans to take in some of this year's work when the festival kicks off in September. Which is why we're dedicating this massive section to the selections on offer. (Listings are chronological by start date.)
Baal & Dix
Meet Bertolt Brecht and Degenerate painter Otto Dix. Kinda. Fact or fantasy? Either way, they’re yours to devour. Sing rousing songs, witness delicate movement sequences, touch your muse, and queer the facts. Lift a stein at Philly’s only Authentic German...
Booking Through: Monday, September 12 2022
Fair Trade
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 aunt?
Fair...
Booking Through: Sunday, September 25 2022
Yes, We’re Ready, We’ll Split an Order of Fries for The Table
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 of the spoon against the ceramic mug, embossed with the diner’s logo. The flickering of the...
Booking Through: Saturday, September 17 2022
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...
Booking Through: Tuesday, October 26 2021
The Path of Pins or the Path of Needles
Visionary writer and filmmaker Josephine Decker (Shirley, Madeline’s Madeline) joins forces with Pig Iron Theatre Company (Superterranean, Love Unpunished) for a dark fairy tale about the terrors, joys, and deep uncertainties of pregnancy. Inspired by Maria Tatar’s research on the...
Booking Through: Sunday, October 2 2022