Stowe's War
Stowe's War
Philadelphia, PA
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s greatest work was Uncle Tom’s Cabin but her greatest battle may have been with Alzheimer’s. Stowe’s War, an original production of Mark Twain's Traveling Theatre, confronts the disease and celebrates the friendship, humor, and courage of two of America’s most consequential a…
Wed, May 25 2016
8:00 PM
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Thu, May 26 2016
9:30 PM
Jib: or, The Child Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was
Jib: or, The Child Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was
Philadelphia, PA
A world premiere live film and rock play. A group of strangers are unknowingly co-composing the same perpetually evolving body of music across time and space. Witnessed and aided by the ghosts that surround and move between them, the characters take the audience on a musical voyage, revealing the …
Mon, Nov 28 2016
7:30 PM
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Sat, Dec 17 2016
9:30 PM
An Evening with Zach Anner and Gillian Grassie
An Evening with Zach Anner and Gillian Grassie
Philadelphia, PA
He’s a comedian who made cerebral palsy sexy. She’s a singer-songwriter who made the harp cool. For one night only, they’ll share the stage for an experiment in storytelling, comedy, conversation, and song. Zach Anner is an award-winning comedian, show host, and public speaker. In 2011, he won his…
Thursday, June 23 2016
7:00 PM
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8:30 PM
Martha Graham Cracker for Kids: Dr. Seuss & Beyond
Martha Graham Cracker for Kids: Dr. Seuss & Beyond
Philadelphia, PA
Four years after her memorable Dr. Seuss tribute at Christ Church Neighborhood House, the world's tallest and hairiest drag queen returns with a show fit for the whole family. The musical performance will include terrifically fun songs, positively whimsical readings from popular children's literatu…
Saturday, December 9 2017
11:00 AM
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4:00 PM
OpenICE Concert: In Plain Air Preview
OpenICE Concert: In Plain Air Preview
Philadelphia, PA
The International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) presents a free preview performance of In Plain Air, a program of original compositions by Phyllis Chen and Nathan Davis to inaugurate Christ Church’s custom 3,000-pipe organ. An evening informed by, but away from, the organ—the performance will be in t…
Saturday, August 25 2018
8:00 PM
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9:30 PM
Invited Dress Rehearsal: In Plain Air
Invited Dress Rehearsal: In Plain Air
Philadelphia, PA
On the 281st anniversary of the birth of Christ Church member and early organist Francins Hopkinson, please join us for a private dress rehearsal of the world premiere performances of In Plain Air with Parker Kittermand and the International Contemporary Ensemble. The evening begins at 6:00 in the …
Friday, September 21 2018
6:00 PM
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8:00 PM
PETRONIO UNPLUGGED: A selection of repertory stripped down and up close
PETRONIO UNPLUGGED: A selection of repertory stripped down and up close
Philadelphia, PA
[Petronio's work] surprises you at every ricocheting leap and pitched body flying off on a tangent...the effect is startling, as if time has been suspended. – Dance Magazine Stephen Petronio Company presents an intimate evening of repertory, a medi…
Tuesday, June 21 2016
7:30 PM
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9:00 PM
2017 Neighborhood House Benefit | Miguel Gutierrez: DEEP AEROBICS
2017 Neighborhood House Benefit | Miguel Gutierrez: DEEP AEROBICS
Philadelphia, PA
DEEP AEROBICS is one hour-plus of the communal/political/conceptual/imaginational workout experience you always wanted but never could embarrass yourself enough to find or do in public. It is for anyone who has ever had any interest in combining the joie de vivre that is the vigorous bouncing of on…
Saturday, December 2 2017
8:00 PM
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9:30 PM