She stood now in overgrown grass, looking back at what was home, in the tandem tension between the past and present, between the sweet smell of honeysuckle and of red dirt clinging to her legs and bared feet. She remembered how the elders told tales to try to keep the young ones safe.

My Mother Once Read

September 10 - 24
Liberty Lands

Come visit the buzziest, busiest bug colony this side of the Schuylkill, and meet the big personalities of our tiny community. An immersive off the rails experience that will give children the power to walk through the town as they see fit.

In the course of a day, three mythical figures await the imminent arrival of a cataclysmic event: the ''Boom.''

In this folk-musical retelling of the well known Bible story, Eve's heart wanders away from the man she was created for and toward a mysterious being in the garden.

This dance feels for the interval in which that wave is returned like an echo, reminding us of our desires, pleasures, and tenderness.

As wildfires tear through Australia, a baby koala, a coal miner and an Indigenous girl desperately strive to hold onto their homes before all burns and turns to ash.

co-directed by Dylan Smythe and Lillian Ransijn of Rough & Tumble Productions

September 9 - 17
Liberty Lands

An interactive performance created for and with Philadelphia youth focused on differentiation and acceptance of difficult emotions, such as grief, loss, and longing.

An extremely wicked gardener confronts the consequences of their wicked schemes when three spirits appear to address all this vile wickedness.

In the year 2029, relentless wildfires destroy landscapes, degrade air quality, and endanger everyday survival. Taking place in both a lonely apartment and eventually a prison cell, Kab must find the hope in a better tomorrow and find the courage to embark on a new dawn.