FringeArts’ Winter-Spring 2026 Season to Kick Off With WE COME TO COLLECT
OBIE Award-winning artist Jenn Kidwell and ASL artist Brandon Kazen-Maddox invite you to roll in the pigsty of American consumerism.
For the first time since before the pandemic and building on the success of the 2025 Philadelphia Fringe Festival under the new leadership of Producing Director and CEO Nell Bang-Jensen, FringeArts has launched a Winter-Spring 2026 Season at its home on the Delaware Riverfront. To kick off the programming, the organization will proudly present The Flea's production of we come to collect: a flirtation, with capitalism, written and co-directed by Jenn Kidwell and starring Kidwell and Brandon Kazen-Maddox. The production will run January 22-24, 2026 at FringeArts, 140 N Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia.
OBIE Award-winning artist Jenn Kidwell and ASL artist Brandon Kazen-Maddox invite you to roll in the pigsty of American consumerism. Dark, funny, incisive, and just a little bit misbehaved, Kidwell's interrogation of capitalism and her place within it is an unforgettable, all-inclusive trip into the heart of darkness. Brandon Kazen-Maddox acts as Kidwell's accomplice; their expressive performance in ASL weaves Sign Language seamlessly into the narrative and choreography of the piece.
Part performance art, part theater, and part stand-up comedy, this carnivalesque experience holds a mirror up to the present moment and the audience (literally). Beneath the laugh-out-loud humor is a proposition: f*ck work, chase your dreams-believe that you are a miracle. Come ready to laugh, and leave seeing your worth in a new light.
"FringeArts is a home for bold artists, projects, and experiments; a place where Philly can come together to celebrate the arts, each other, and the power of community," said Bang-Jensen. "With this new Winter/Spring season, FringeArts aims to bolster the vibrant artistic ecosystem already existing in Philly and introduce Philly artists and audiences to works that push the boundary of what's possible in the performing arts.
The new Winter-Spring Season seeks to bring audiences to FringeArts' home on the Delaware Riverfront more consistently year-round. This new model moves away from the organization's previous mini-festival model, which featured weekend-length programs Blue Heaven Comedy Festival and Hand to Hand Circus Festival. Audiences can expect to encounter different types of art and artists experimenting across disciplines. The season model will allow FringeArts to prioritize depth of support for artists and their works, meeting each individual featured project on its own terms.
"From Philadelphia premieres, to new musicals, to Fringe Fest favorites, we're thrilled to be presenting and supporting a slate of artists whose work spans genre, disciplines, and borders," says Mikaela Boone, FringeArts' Director of Programming. "Whether you met Fringe through a love of boundary-pushing performance art, because you're an admirer of contemporary dance, or because you wandered into Fringe Bar-there's something for everyone this spring at Fringe."
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Philadelphia (8/08-8/08) |
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"Summer of Kaos" by Stephen Murray DCP Theatre (8/15-8/15) |
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Lethan Candlish: Who Am I, Again? Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble (8/15-8/15) |
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Coriolanus Labuda Center for the Performing Arts (7/22-8/02) |
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A Band Called Honalee Bristol Riverside Theatre (9/16-9/20) |
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Walnut Street Theatre''s David Mamet''s GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS Walnut Street Theatre (1/12-2/14) |
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Toto, Christopher Cross & The Romantics TD Pavilion (7/26-7/26) |
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Fast Times: 80’s Concert Experience Bristol Riverside Theatre (11/04-11/08) |
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The Carpenters Songbook: A Live Celebration Appell Center for the Performing Arts (9/23-9/23) |
