Arts List: 6 Things to Do This Week
Mauckingbird Theatre Company’s Pirates of Penzance. Photo by John Flak
The Pirates of Penzance @ Randall Theater at Temple University | Through September 4
In Mauckingbird Theatre Company’s queer adaptation of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, Frederic and Mabel meet on the high seas and instantly fall for each other, but no one can fathom “the strangeness of their heterosexual love” — including Mabel’s father, the Major-General.
Charmed Instruments @ L’Etage | Thursday, August 25
L’Etage is hosting a night of poetry with writers Julia Bloch and Oki Sogumi.
The Open Porch @ Franny Lou’s Porch | Thursday, August 25
Artists are invited to show off their words, film, music, dance or visual art at this “multidisciplinary art open mic” with featured local artist Usti Waya.
One Minute Monologues @ Plays and Players | Friday, August 26
Sixty comedians each get exactly one minute to tell a story in this Good Good Comedy show.
Burst! @ Paradigm Gallery | Friday, August 26
Vibrant artwork from Charles Richard Clary, Kelly Kozma and Ryan Beck is on display at Paradigm. The opening reception is Friday but you can check out the exhibit until Sept. 17th.
ShakesBEER: A Comedy of Errors @ Manayunk Brewery and Restaurant | Friday, August 26
Manayunk Theater Company combines beer and Shakespeare in a staged reading of The Comedy of Errors, directed by Shamus McCarty.
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