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ABOUT A QUEER CHRISTMAS CAROL

The Hum'n'bards Theater Troupe is thrilled to be partnering with the brand-new performance venue The Painted Mug Cafe to bring you A Queer Christmas Carol, a retelling of the classic ghost story by Charles Dickens...but this time every character is gay.

On Christmas Eve, notorious miser Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three spirits who vow to make him see the error of his ways. Can Scrooge overcome his greed to become a good person? Is that the real problem here?

Written by: CJ Higgins & Quinton J. Alexander

Directed by: CJ Higgins

FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION:

http://www.humnbards.com

https://humnbards.ticketleap.com/a-queer-christmas-carol/

ABOUT CAMERON KELSALL

Cameron Kelsall is a core theater critic for Broad Street Review and a regular freelance theater critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer. He is an editor and contributor for the website Exeunt NYC, where he writes about theater in New York at all professional levels. As a freelancer, his byline has appeared in American Theatre magazine, Opera News, Bachtrack, Time Out Philadelphia, Parterre Box, Asbury Park Press, Phindie, and many other publications. He is an active member of the Outer Critics Circle, American Theatre Critics Association, and Music Critics Association of North America, and has participated as a judge for Philadelphia’s Barrymore Awards. He lives in Collingswood, New Jersey.

Follow Cameron: Twitter: @CameronPKelsall

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ABOUT KYLE V. HILLER

A West Philly native writer and interdisciplinary artist, Kyle (he/they) is the associate editor of Broad Street Review, the author of The Recital, and host of the gaming podcast SideQuest Enthusiast.

ABOUT ALAINA JOHNS

Alaina Johns, the editor-in-chief of Broad Street Review, is a freelance writer and editor who landed squarely in what everyone says is the worst job of the 21st century. So she makes Philadelphia her classroom, writing about everything from spaceflight to toad migrations. Alaina has been a freelance journalist in Philadelphia since 2007, and specializes in covering arts and culture for publications throughout the Philadelphia region and beyond.

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FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION: https://theatreexile.org

Join us in The Wasp’s Nest, a devised sitcom-style presentation about a zany group of magical beings. A motley crew of Pearl, Fiorella, and unlucky Lucifer struggle with a seemingly simple task: what to do with a community garden? Spoiler Alert! It gets messy.

Peppered with "commercials" of the most devilish sort, this show is the culmination of over a year of research, improvisations, writing exercises, and character development. Created almost entirely via Zoom, this digital presentation deals with themes including politics, power, the prison-industrial complex, sex and gardening.

FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION: https://paperdollensemble.com and https://fringearts.com/event/the-wasps-nest/

Directed by Brett Ashley Robinson
Featuring Kimie Muroya, Nathan Alford-Tate, Pax Ressler, Eleni Delopoulos, and Cathy Simpson

The Ever Present, a fantastical, family-friendly new play written by award-winning playwright and author R. Eric Thomas, centers on a South Philly vacant lot that turns out to be more than meets the eye. Enter Pashmina Paredes (Kimie Muroya), a neighborhood resident collecting signatures for a petition to prevent the city from selling the lot to a devious developer, Vernal Belch (Pax Ressler). She quickly learns her neighbors all have a special connection to the house that once stood there. Follow a cast of hilarious, Philadelphia-inspired characters for a mystery adventure that spans decades and spins a constellation of awe-inspiring stories.The Ever Presentasks the question: “How can we share and preserve our collective history as the world continues to change?”

For each show, guests are invited to bring blankets and lawn seating. The Ever Present was made possible thanks to funding from The William Penn Foundation’s New Audiences New Places Grant, and National New Play Network’s Bridge Program Grant.

Show Dates, Times, & Locations*:September 11-19, 2021

Saturday, September 11, 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. at Columbus Square (1200 Wharton St)

Sunday, September 12, 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. at Dickinson Square (1600 E. Moyamensing Ave)

Wednesday, September 15, 5:30 p.m. at Wharton Square (2300 Wharton St)

Friday, September 17, 5:30 p.m. at Stephen Girard Park (2101 Shunk St)

Saturday, September 18, 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. – Columbus Square (1200 Wharton St)

Sunday, September 19, 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. – Hawthorne Park (750 S 12th St)

FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://theatreexile.org

Do you suck at trivia? Feel like you never get any questions right? Always down on yourself for being on a losing team? Then you’d fit right in at Gilligan Gigs Again, a trivia cabaret on radical self-acceptance. With former rock tambourinist Gilligan Gideon as your host, you can rest assured you won’t be the dumbest person in the room.

Join us at the Victoria Freehouse in Old City, and you’ll learn the answers to questions like: When was D-Day? What’s that song I’m thinking of? And why are we so mean to ourselves?

But hey! Don’t worry! At this gig, everyone will know the answer to something!

Don’t know Gilligan? Well, that’s because he’s a loser. Gilligan just can’t catch a break! Kicked out of his band “The Gulags.” Ousted from his apartment by ex-girlfriend, Gloria. And completely unable to book a single gig—except this run-down trivia night. But the spotlight is what he wants and he’ll take it where he can get it.

In Gilligan Gigs Again, audiences will learn that loving yourself isn’t always easy, and winning can’t be everything. Drink, laugh and take on trivia questions with this unhinged ginger who’s only trying to get by and get his next gig.

Box Office Information:

https://fringearts.com/event/gilligan-gigs-again/

Begin your journey in an 8,000 square foot abandoned laboratory building, at 2nd and Spring Garden streets, where expert researchers are trying to understand what the mysterious Dr. Livingston was working on and determine if there is anything to salvage before the building is demolished. You will quickly find clues from nonsensical scribblings that Dr. Livingston was not only a considerable genius, but also an impractical man teetering on insanity.

Part video game, part escape room, and part performance, Dragonbutter takes you through multiple themed rooms filled with stunning light and sound arrangements. You and 11 of your companions will need to tackle riddles, hidden doors, and creative challenges leading up to the finale where you will come face-to-face with the “Boss.” Who will get out of the laboratory?

Dragonbutter is recommended for children 13 and older. Performances have a limited capacity of 12 people and will run from July 9 through 26.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://www.briansandersjunk.com/dragonbutter and https://www.facebook.com/events/263009785619426/