Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes, 1217 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Remaining Performances:
Friday, July 15 at 7 p.m.
Saturday, July 16 at 7 p.m.
Sunday, July 17 at 7 p.m.
They say: “They know all your secrets. They prey on your fears. They make you scrub laundry until your fingers bleed, until you die. They’ll find you if you [...]
The Apothecary, 1013 7th St, NW
Remaining Performances:
Friday, July 15 at 8:15 p.m.
Saturday, July 16 at 4 p.m.
Sunday, July 17 at 2 p.m.
Sunday, July 17 at 8:30 p.m.
They say: “Pi explores the world and examines life’s mysteries through a lens of wonder. Their comedic theatre uses acrobatics, juggling, eccentric dance, music, improvisation, puppetry and feats of [...]
Fort Fringe – the Bedroom, 610 L St. NW
Remaining Performances:
Saturday, July 16 at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, July 19 at 9 p.m.
Running Time: 60 minutes
They say: ”A hysterical romp through America’s spiritual enterprise. The show exposes the blurry line between self-help and faith. Yoga gurus, healthy chocolate peddlers and Buddhists with God complexes ego-trip their way toward absurdity. Do these people really [...]
Jo Firestone and Dylan Marron don’t mind making you uncomfortable.
“Depending on your name tag, your character might have misbehaved yesterday, and if so you will be chastised. “
That’s Firestone, describing the experience of walking into Meagan & David’s Original Low Cost Creativity Workshop, GoHorses’ new exercise in audience participation, discomfort, and general hilarity playing though [...]
Redrum at Fort Fringe, 612 L Street NW
Remaining Performances:
Friday, July 15, at 6:00pm
Sunday July 17 at 4:00pm
Thursday, July 21 at 8:00pm
They say: “A Man. A Squirrel. A Controversial Theory. The must see absurdist psychosocial thought experiment of the season. In a battle of wits with Sciurus carolinensis, Charles Darwin struggles to order the universe while [...]
It’s Bastille Day, but since you tried, and failed, to get a ticket to that tres chic party at the French Embassy again, the Fringe & Purge Action News and Commentary Squad has some alternative suggestions, starting with Faction of Fools’ tor de Commedia dell’Arte, Tales of Courage and Poultry .
Our critic Sophia Bushong, who is [...]
The Shop at Fort Fringe, 607 New York Ave. NW
Remaining Performances:
Saturday, July 16 at noon
Tuesday, July 19 at 7 p.m.
Friday, July 22 at 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 24 at 3 p.m.
They say: “Are women as funny as men? This feminist adaptation of Taming of the Shrew explores the politics of power, performance, sex, and laughter by taking [...]
Redrum at Fort Fringe, 610 L St. NW
Remaining Performances:
Saturday, July 16, at 11 p.m.
Wednesday, July 20, at 6 p.m.
Friday, July 22, at 8:30 p.m.
They say: “Morphine sees over 50 physicians before being diagnosed with Lyme disease. Her chronic pain is treated with prescription narcotics, to which she becomes addicted. Her battle becomes the survival against [...]
Fort Fringe – The Bedroom, 610 L Street, NW
Thursday, July 14, 6 p.m.
Saturday, July 16, 10 p.m.
Saturday, July 23, 8 p.m.
Sunday, July 24, 6:15 p.m.
They say: “A volunteer firefighter believes a fatal motorcycle crash on a rural Virginia road guides his own destiny. A standardized test instructor explains why he didn’t stop. A life insurance [...]
The Shop at Fort Fringe, 607 New York Avenue NW
Remaining Performances:
Tuesday, July 19 at 9:15 p.m.
Thursday, July 21 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, July 23 at 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 24 at 5:30 p.m.
They say: ”Crave is a verbal onslaught that serves to carefully dissect and examine the darkest parts of romantic relationships. Abuse does not only come in [...]
