Owls in Philly Fringe 

It’s September, which means Philadelphia is being taken over by Fringe Fest, a monthlong theater festival hosted by FringeArts and Cannonball Festival. Every year, hundreds of independent acts perform in venues across the city, and every year we see just how many of them have Owls on their teams! So far, we have 17 shows with Owls involved – check out our socials for details on each of these shows, and for the final count at the end of the month! 

Sam Dellert’s short film Wake is screening virtually the entire month of September on the FringeArts website. 

Ross Beschler (‘09) performs in new heaven new earth.  

Sam Stoffel was on Sound Design for the world premiere of Urinal. 

Kate Brighter (‘18) and Aimee Goldstein worked on the world premiere of Etiquette. 

John Fioravanti worked on the world premiere of Get It Together, which also featured a character who goes to Temple University! 

Gideon Caro McDonald (‘25) performed in the Mincraft-inspired show for the whole family, Overworld. 

Michael Stahler (‘19), Robin Ritter (‘20), Geena Shaw, and Rachel Branco brought Traffic Cam to life in the Immersive Track. 

Heather Birmingham (‘19), Jackson Purdy (‘20), Marissa Emerson (‘21), Matthu Minns (‘25), and Ontaria Kim Wilson (‘25) all perform in two staged readings of The Superconductor, written by August Hakvaag (‘19) with Carmen Beadey (‘21) on dramaturgy. 

Ava Weinzweig (‘20) performs in Young, Queer, and Stupid, a collection of three comedic short plays. 

Ross Beschler (‘09) performs and Brenna Geffers (‘09) directs Catastrophe: A Beckettian Cabaret. 

Lee Minora (‘10) created and stars in Baby Everything. 

Sophia Palese (‘25) performs in The Dirty Shirley Show. 

Carly Bodnar (‘07) directs and Marcia Ferguson composed music for Paper Doll Ensemble’s Pinky Promise. 

Becca Necritz (‘21) and her theater company Floorwork Arts Collective brings Great Bends, an immersive dinner theater piece, from Brooklyn to Philly. 

The world premiere of Acute Exposure, written by August Hakvaag (‘19) has Ava Weinzweig (‘20) on sound design and Vic Gomez-Gill on set design. 

Becca Smith (‘19) performs in circus show Where Wild Waits. 

Boyer Faculty member Daniel Neer and alum Avery Leach (‘22) and Tristan Jenis (‘24) are in the team of Dachau for Queers. 

Did we miss any? Let us know! We want to announce the grand total of shows with Owls involved at the end of September. In the meantime, we’re excited to spend the rest of the month checking out the latest boundary-pushing art our city has to offer.