RENTERS IN EXILE
EgoPo - SHOW OFF (1924)
Set in 1920, in working-class North Philadelphia, this comedy tracks a family thrown into chaos by their daughter’s suitor, a pseudo-socialist buffoon. Show Off became a theatrical sensation as one of the first plays to depict the new American middle class. The show was a “monster hit” playing for 571 performances. The playwright’s teenaged niece, Grace Kelly, made her stage debut in the show’s premiere.
Runtime: 2 hours with a 10-15 minute intermission
Sponsored by Drs. Ken & Julie Kendall
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EgoPo - GEMINI (1976)
Youse are invited into deep South Philly to celebrate the 21st birthday of Francis Geminiani while he visits his family home on summer vacation from Harvard. Nextdoor neighbor Bunny Weinberger and her son Herschel will be there, in addition to surprise guests from Francis’ school. Watch drama unfold as these two different worlds collide! Written as a conflicted love letter to his home city, playwright (and Central High Class 224 graduate) Albert Innaurato's rambunctious comedy would become the longest running, non-musical show in Broadway history!
FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION: https://egopo.org/gemini
ePOP - The Wondrous World of Opera: Finding Your Voice
The Wondrous World of Opera: Finding Your Voice
The Wondrous World of Opera: Finding Your Voice (WWO) is dedicated to bringing opera, musical theater, and art song to children. The show runs approximately 45 minutes and includes: Pre-Show Discovery Time, Introduction to Song group activities, Performances by ePOP (with opportunities for children to join in), and a Post-Show Q&A.
WWO is not your typical performance where everyone is expected to sit and hold still; children are encouraged to engage, interact, and respond. ePOP creates a fun, engaging experience for young audiences, introducing children to the magic of live performance and the joy of attending a show from an early age.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://www.epopphilly.org/oct-2025-wondrous-world-of-opera
DACHAU FOR QUEERS
It’s 1970, and runaway Jonah Goodson is confined at California’s notorious Atascadero Psychiatric Hospital. His “sickness?" Homosexuality. Navigating a psychotropic maze of barbaric treatments, he encounters the most unlikely guides – but are they real or imagined?
FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION:
https://phillyfringe.org/events/dachau-for-queers/
FringeArts Box Office and Tickets:
Painting Churches by Tina Howe
The Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium, Philadelphia’s critically acclaimed theater company known for intelligent and accessible interpretations of classic absurdist and absurdist adjacent works, returns to the stage at Theatre Exile, 1340-48 S. 13th Street in Philadelphia for this year’s Philadelphia Fringe Festivalwith Tina Howe’s Pulitzer-nominated Painting Churches, anexamination of family relationships, aging and art.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://www.idiopathicridiculopathyconsortium.org
FringeArts Box Office and Tickets: https://fringearts.com/box-office/
GIRLFAILS
Returning after May’s world premiere run, the sell-out show is back for a second lap. From playwright Liv Shoup, Girlfails is a story of navigating life one failure at a time. Rachel Bathurst directs Eliza Carson and Erin Malimban, reminding us that life is confusing, precious, and yet so unserious.
May 4, 2025 - Mother's Day -- A Theatrical Homage to the Women Who Made Us
Mother’s Day is both a memoir of one mother, and an homage to ALL mothers. Veering from sentimental to skeptical, from harrowing to hilarious, Mother’s Day celebrates the women who made us. It is especially dedicated to those mothers who are no longer with us, except in our memories and our dreams.
"Mother's Day is ultimately passionate and illuminating, inspiring viewers to revisit their own relationships with their mothers." (Lehigh Valley Stage 4/9/25)
FEATURED in Broad Street Review’s PODCAST and WEEKLY ROUNDUP!
April 9 - 20, 2025 - EgoPo - TURDS IN HELL
A Masterpiece of the “Theater of the Ridiculous” movement
“This isn’t farce. This isn’t absurd. This is absolutely ridiculous!” -Brendan Gill, Theater critic
Join EgoPo in an underground gay club, grab a drink (or a new friend), and brace yourself for this rarely produced Camp masterpiece from the early days of the Ridiculous Theatrical Company. Originally staged at midnight in a Hell's Kitchen porn theater, Turds in Hell follows outcast Orgone as he traverses an amoral world of angels and devils to confront his mother for abandoning him at birth. Whether you’re a saint or a sinner, Turds in Hell is a riotous ride you won’t soon forget.
Included in all EgoPo Subscriptions and Memberships
Turds in Hell is sponsored by Ed & Susan Hoffman
Opening night sponsored by Barrie DuBois
FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://egopo.org/turdsinhell
the ARE WE FREE YET? project
AngelPirate Productions presents:
the Are We Free Yet? project
based on the book by Tina Strawn
curated, written & directed by TS Hawkins
(Director of Education at Theatre Exile)
Two Performances: 10/5 @ 1:30pm and 7:00pm
Through sound and verse, we sojourn in an afro-future encapsulated within a Sunday dinner unpacking decades and dynasties of epigenetic memories. Will the future ever progress against the past? Sauté and serenade with ANTIQUITY and DESTINEÉ as they prepare a table of life, love, and a longing to still be free.
LILITH AND HER DEMONS
Lilith and Her Demons
Adapted from Lilith and Her Demons by Enid Dame
Created by Apartment 20
Music and Lyrics by Sarah Norcross
Directed by Randi Alexis Hickey
(General Manager at Theatre Exile)
Arrangements & Music Direction by Damien Figueras
09/02 @ 7:00pm ($15.00 Admission)
In this modern-folk song cycle we meet the mythological she-demon, Lilith, in a hotel room after a one night stand with her cab driver. She's on the run, from herself and the demons she seems to create wherever she goes. How many lifetimes do we have to live before we get to see our redemption story through? Join us for a concert presentation of this piece in development.
Em3ry / MW Entertainment (SUMMER READING SERIES)
Produced by Theatre Exile’s own Director of Operations, Darnelle Radford!
Em3ry / MW Entertainment are bringing one play and one musical to our 2024 Summer Reading Series!
FUN WITH JANE, a musical comedy
By Perri Gaffney, Stanley Harrison & Mitch Weiss
Jane is between a rock and a hard place. Tragic in love, she refuses to get involved again, but her new boss and recent promotion break down her defenses. Her first assignment gets her in deep trouble when she convinces two rich and powerful women to secretly use insider trading to raise $100 million dollars for their children's charity. Praise from her billionaire boss intoxicates her until she is threatened by a corrupt SEC agent. And then all hell breaks loose.
VAGABOND: by Matthew Ethan Davis
By Matthew Ethan Davis
Set in a shoemaker's shop in 1856 Pennsylvania, 3 craftsmen battle the advancing Industrial Revolution, challenged by notions of gay love and sexuality. Their lives are turned upside down by the arrival of a charmingly handsome stranger.
FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION: https://em3ryotm.ticketleap.com/
RENTAL: 09/27-10/01 - P.U.F.F
We are excited to welcome back P.U.F.F to our space for another film festival. For information and tickets, follow the link: https://www.phillyunnamed.org
RENTAL: 09/11-09/24 - Crossroads Comedy Group
Crossroads Comedy Group will be renting our space ins September! We are thrilled to have them back in Exile! Crossroads Comedy Theater will be in Exile from September 11-24, 2023. For information, visit: https://xroadscomedy.com
RENTAL: 09/07 & 09/10 - Dissociation
Dates: September 7, 2023 - September 10, 2023
Run Time: 70 mins
Ticket Price: $20
Two women meet, talk over drinks and it turns out they’re the same person. A riddle? Yes.
You’re more likely to win the lottery than come face to face with your double. So, if you wonder on which side of the table you sit, consider carefully: Is that your doppelgänger? Or are your sides in conflict, and is that some slice of yourself you hoped would stay away?
Are you about to be further severed, sectioned and separated or joined in bliss or maybe hell? What’s to be gained if you could know yourself? On the other side of your dreams and musings, is there more and is there someone else?
Q: Are you wondering whether you’ll laugh or cry?
A: This play is no joke, but you’ll laugh out loud. And it will touch you.