December 27, 2012
The New York Times calls Pig Iron “One of the few groups successfully taking theatre in new directions,” and Hogs and Kisses, in all its debaucherous glory, most definitely remains right on par with that description. Where else can you see such a highly acclaimed rock ‘n roll cabaret — for a good cause? Featuring [...]
Read more»September 5, 2012
For the 2012 Philadelphia Live Arts and Philly Fringe Festival, September 7-22, renowned local theater company Pig Iron is presenting an extraordinary piece in partnership with Japanese artist Toshiki Okada. Zero Cost House, which was developed in Japan this summer, is “a sly, elusive work of autobiography, a play about moving out of Tokyo and [...]
Read more»January 25, 2012
Philly-based Pig Iron Theatre Company, which tours both nationally and internationally with wildly entertaining clown-and-dance performances, is throwing their annual fundraiser, The Aporkalypse, at The Trocadero on Friday, January 27. Managing director John Frisbee says viewers can expect to experience “a hybrid of rock concert, cabaret and 19th century variety show” when the curtain rises [...]
Read more»August 29, 2011
Obie Award-winning Pig Iron Theatre Company is bringing its quintessential physical quirkiness to a Shakespearean classic with Twelfth Night, Or What You Will, on stage at the venerable Suzanne Roberts Theatre from September 1-17. The show welcomes you to an “uproarious world of drunkards and wine-drenched parties, depressive noblemen and dueling musicians, idiots and veteran [...]
Read more»June 2, 2010
Ah, Triumph. A great place to grab a beer, enjoy some delicious food, and watch a carnival-themed cabaret showcase… wait, what? Come mid-June, on Thursday, June 17th, the Nichole Canuso Dance Company is hosting their Second Annual Benefit Cabaret at Triumph Brewing Company. Guests can look forward to cocktails with the artists, food, live music, [...]
Read more»January 22, 2010
When you describe an event as a “magnificent performance burrito, wherein a real charity fundraising event is wrapped within the trappings of a fake 1980s-style celebrity charity concert” it’s hard not to pay attention to it. Especially when the fundraising concert is hosted by Philadelphia’s beloved Pig Iron Theatre Company. For the Love of Pig [...]
Read more»December 10, 2009
Chekhov Lizardbrain first emerged from the brilliantly quirky minds of Pig Iron Theatre Company in 2007, presenting the story of an introverted botanist struggling to re-order his memories into a palliative fiction. The play explores the impossibility of telling a story straight, and the battle between art and eroding consciousness. The premise may sound heavy, [...]
Read more»August 24, 2009
Pig Iron Theatre Company has been at the forefront of the Philadelphia theater scene since its inception in 1995, utilizing clowning and a brave physical vocabulary to tell stories both humorous and poignant. Regular contributors to the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival, the company returns to the festival this fall with the premiere of Welcome to [...]
Read more»April 15, 2009
Sarah Sanford, known around town as an actor, teacher, and member of the renowned Pig Iron Theatre Company, is making her US directorial debut with “Appetite,” a multi-disciplinary work examining our desires to both give in to and control our desires for love, sex, food, and (all-American) consumption. Sanford co-created the dance/theater feast with the [...]
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