CANNONBALL 2023 MAINSTAGE SHOWS
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Shows by Vibe
BUG-BORO
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.
Dinner! Franny and Connor Wrote a Cookbook
Interactive cooking demonstrations bring the audience into the kitchen with these idiot chefs to build something truly unique.
Dora's Gently Used Dream Store
Shop the store yourself or donate your own dream in this intimate experience about our relationship to the uncontrollable stories that come through us every night.
Dream Sweet Rough Man
Uplifting possibilities for feminist queer masculinities to take root in men's bodies and move through the world.
In the Time of the Blue Ball
A participatory table read in which audience members read a script based on a short novel of the same name by Manuela Draeger/Antoine Volodine.
Jefferson Huxley: A Retrospective
An interactive, site-responsive experience for 5 people about the greatest visual artist you've never heard of.
Last One Standing
How can we connect our own feelings of loneliness and emptyness to those of others, and show empathy? Listen to the story of your chosen 'last one standing' or interact with them - you decide.
Midnight Dreamin
An immersive art installation telling a story of Yoruba spirits, guidance and mental illness.
Neuro-box-RE-Shuffle
Like sorbet for your addled brain between art indulgences. Enter the neuro-box and refresh.
Object Transfer Station
A one-on-one interactive experience that guides participants through a meditative memorial for soon-to-be discarded objects.
Privy Privy
A voyeuristic homage to public restrooms as sites of underground cruising, an oblique absurdist take on consumption and pleasure, and a pointed retort to current legislative agendas.
Psychic Predator
A solo, interactive, improvised dance performance for five audience members that embodies the internalized voice that stops or suppresses our creativity. Come help me turn the prey into the predator.
Read Me A World
The Exuberance
September 9 - 30
Liberty Lands
A collection of interactive activities and artist-designed, temporary outdoor reading nook installations that inspire the intimate, connective joy of reading aloud with loved ones.
Sinky The Pirate
Sinky is the opportunity to grieve, to look at that loneliness under a microscope and challenge how we can collectively find strength in a(n almost) post-pandemic world.
Smile! You're On Camera
An interactive, multimedia dance performance exploring the relationship between performer and audience member.
Tea Party at the End of the World
Your host for this tea party is new to the gig, but what she lacks in grace, she makes up for in burning human intensity and unexpected abilities.
The McManus Family Variety Hour and Interest Meeting (NOT A CULT)
Join the McManus Family for a night of performances, games, an info session, and non-stop fun. Could this be the group for YOU?? Give it your all, and by the end of it, you'll achieve cultural transcendence!