MADCAP & BUSTY at Pig Iron Theatre Company Studios

MADCAP & BUSTY is a variety show featuring acts & arias from some of Philly’s stupidest & silliest!

These wack-tastic songs, skits and socially-unacceptable sock puppets pair nicely with a drink in the hand and a laugh in the heart. Enjoy a libation with a “scientist” with nothing to prove, get serenaded by a washed-out actress from Hollywood’s Golden Age, behold a charismatic UHaul box’s search for familial connection - all these encounters and more await at Pig Iron Studios this Fall. Just a jolly jaunt from festival hubs Maas and Icebox Project Space, MADCAP & BUSTY is the nightcap clown cabaret that Fringe-goers deserve.

Each performance will feature a legendary local guest artist!
September 13th (9pm) - Iternationally acclaimed acrobat - Nicole Burgio 
September 14th (9pm) - Nicole Burgio & absurdist character comedian Grace Lazarz. 
21+ only.

THE REVIEWS ARE IN!
“Hahahaha!” - Most future patrons
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“Wait, this isn’t Hadestown... you lied to me.” - Patron’s date

Pig Iron Theatre Company Studios
1417 N. 2nd St - Studio B
Philadelphia, PA 19122

September 8, 2024 @ 7pm
September 13, 2024 @ 9pm
September 14, 2024 @ 9pm

ABOUT THE ARTIST
The MADCAP & BUSTY troupe met in Philly in 2022, leaving their homes in New Orleans, NYC, Austin, Boston, Columbus & Lima, Peru to study ensemble-devising at the internationally-renowned Pig Iron School. Members have performed in long-running acclaimed Off-Broadway shows, at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, ARS NOVA, Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, and on national tours; are published playwrights, talented musicians, gifted acrobats and community-organizers, advocates and activists ; have won awards from SXSW, Austin Critics' Table, Cincinnati Fringe, and the Dramatists Guild; served as faculty for renowned theatre schools and as Artistic Directors and producers ... but foremost, they are some *#%!$*?’n juicy-hearted playful idiots.

Creative Team

• Michael "Dola" Amendola : Creator-Performer / Producer
• Arantxa Chávez : Creator-Performer
• Tenara Calem : Creator-Performer
• Jo Kramer : Creator-Performer
• Tyler Catanella : Creator-Performer
• Graham Cook : Creator-Performer
• Nicole Burgio : Special Guest
• Grace Lazarz : Special Guest
• Jonah Godfrey : Accompanist
• Arianna Allen - Tech Guru & Performer

Accessibility & Content Considerations

Contact the Fringe Festival Box Office for up to date accessibility information.
This event is appropriate for ages 21+ Only
Adult Language
Mild Audience Interaction

Covid-19 Safety policy
This event does not require proof of vaccination to attend or masks to be worn