2010 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe

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	Activity Book Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) Directed by improv veteran Rick Horner, cofounder of Philadelphia's Improv Incubator, the large cast of this PHIT group creates playful comedy driven by the cast’s love of one-upmanship, good-natured foolishness, and healthy competition. City Paper got their improv pick right last year when they wrote, “pick Activity Book."
	Angry People Building Things Angry People Building Things The Angry People find out what makes you angry and channel your rage and theirs into hilarious improv. They attack the stage with ferocious energy unmatched in the entire history of the known universe. Enraged? Furious? Depressed? Asthmatic? Regardless, Angry People Building Things is a must-see!
	Bare Hug Sketch Comedy Show Bare Hug Have you had it up to here with your kids? Bare Hug definitely cannot help you with that—however, we will make you laugh. Bare Hug is a Philly sketch comedy group and our show is going to be exhilarating. Check us out at www.barehugcomedy.com.
	Best of POP! Sketch Comedy for the Gifted TAP: Traverse Arts Project From Gaga to Oprah, no pop icon is safe from our comedic jabs! Fifteen Philly actors take a satirical look at all things pop culture and mirror our collective human buffoonery. Live sketch comedy, spectacular costumes and original videos included. Directed by Mark A. Dahl. So sexual!
	Fletcher Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) Fletcher are the freshest and most talented improvisers to hit Philadelphia since Rare Bird Show. Last year's Fringe performances by were described as “dark comedy” by City Paper, who also warned: “You'll be laughing too hard to realize how wrong it all is, until you leave the theater." Please Note Date and times for Fletcher have changed.
	Greetings from New Jersey! A comedy about growing up and living in the great "Garden State!" The Second Place Champions Come see the Second Place Champions take on the state of New Jersey. Guidos, the economy, the mafia—nothing is safe from this sketch and improv comedy troupe. Join us for a night of laughs and in some cases, harsh realities. Just kidding, only laughs this night.
	High Dramma: Low Commedy High Dramma High Dramma kicks off its third season of sketch comedy with its Philly Fringe show High Dramma: Low Commedy. We’re all about contrasts in this group, and adding superfluous m's to the titles of things, so come out to the Walking Fish and enjoy our unique brand of highminded vulgarity.
	Improv Comedy: The N Crowd The N Crowd You know them. The N Crowd. For five years they’ve been doing short form, the mainstream, accessible, safe kind of improv comedy you see on television. Only they make it more unconventional, surprising, and dangerous. You have to learn the rules to break them, right? Come break something.
	King Friday Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) The same cast that brought you last year's Fringe hit 3 Mad Rituals returns for a second outing, this time as a PHIT group. Performing the legendary improv format created by Del Close, King Friday will take you to the land of make believe for a night of laughs. Please Note Date and times for King Friday have changed.
	m@& - Improv Comedy Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) What happens when you have to create a live, unscripted comedy show and your only help is someone who's never even seen improv before? m@& (pronounced "matt and") stars Matt Holmes (Rare Bird Show, Philly Improv Theater) and an unwitting stranger pulled from the audience. Me + You = Comedy. To read blog articles about this show, click here.
	Main Line-O-Mania! The Real Housewives of Philadelphia Backstabbing. Gold-digging. Random charity fundraisers. The Real Housewives of Philadelphia has all the familiar drama of your favorite cable reality show. Thrill as an entire episode is improvised before your very eyes!
	Man of Mystery Fred Siegel Through memories of ape girls and sideshows, dreams of doppelgangers and psychic omelets, and prestidigitation with money, fruit, and Svengali cards, performance artist and magician Fred Siegel chronicles his transformation into a man of mystery. A funny, unforgettable evening in the spectacular Philadelphia's Magic Gardens on South Street.
	Now Showing: In Real to Reel Live Action 3-D! Casaburdan Productions A movie theater is where magic happens, and behind the concession stand is where you'll find the real drama! Now Showing is an uproarious comedy about the staff of a run down movie theater. This multimedia cinema experience is complete with zany trailers, ridiculous characters, and jaw-dropping musical numbers.
	PHIT's Improv "Tasting" Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) , Parks & Recreation, or 30 Rock, you’ve probably asked, "What’s this improv all about, anyway?" Get answers by seeing the best Philly has to offer with a mini-fest of top local acts. Each night is a different show, check PHIT’s website for details. Please Note Dates and times for this show have changed.
	PHIT's Side of Sketch Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) Philly is home to one of the nation’s largest sketch comedy scenes and PHIT is at its heart. The theater is excited to present one-night-only performances of recent hit shows you might have missed. Time to get caught up! Performances vary, check our website for details on each date.
	Punchline! Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) Punchline! is a completely improvised show first created at Chicago’s legendary iO Theater. Utilizing some of Philly’s most talented improvisers, the show relies on the group mind aspect of improv for its organic transitions, scene initiations, and character development to create a very fun, very different improv experience.
	Rookie Card: Too Big For Our Britches Rookie Card Rookie Card shows off its reputation as Philadelphia's most unconventional improv group. With their fast-paced and subversive style, no cow is too sacred to tip over, slaughter, and devour. Sometimes uncomfortable, always unpredictable, it’s comedy you’ll be sure to remember. Come laugh at the shocking, unscripted mayhem of Rookie Card.
	The Improvised Soap Opera Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) Love triangles, interrupted weddings, hourglasses—how was this ever the stuff of drama? Soap operas have been asking for it since Guiding Light, and now PHIT’s crew of young and restless improvisers are ready to skewer your sacred daytime stories—unless they’re blackmailed by an evil twin or develop amnesia.
	The Real Housewives of South Philly The Waitstaff The Waitstaff, "Philadelphia's hottest sketch comedy troupe" (Philadelphia Inquirer), skewers its eighth Fringe festival in a breathtaking sketch-a-thon starring the Real Housewives of South Philly. Domenick Scudera directs the show which features big hair, big laughs, and the first-ever appearance of the Real House Husbands! To read blog articles about this show, click here.