100% Philadelphia

100% Philadelphia

September 19, 2014 - 7:00 pm
September 20, 2014 - 7:00 pm
September 21, 2014 - 3:00 pm

by Rimini Protokoll

"The delight of the show rests in its techniques: overhead cameras show participants forming giant pie charts, voting with torch lights in secret ballots, or forming color-coded graphs in answer to political and personal questions."
- Peter Crawley, The Irish Times

When statistics are given faces.

How many of us are teachers, top earners, unemployed? How many have saved a life, held a gun, expect to die within a year? Join us at the 2014 Fringe Festival for an unforgettable experience that's part-theater, part-data analysis — and 100 percent Philadelphia. Developed in collaboration with FringeArts, German artist collective Rimini Protokoll's100% Philadelphia will bring 100 carefully selected Philadelphia citizens (non-actors) onstage to represent the city's population of 1.5 million and our unique demographic imprint: More than 40 cast members will be African-American, half will be women, approximately 20 will be children — and that's just the beginning. At times funny, uplifting and strikingly dramatic, 100% Philadelphia is always enlightening, a mirror of ourselves that will forever change the way we see our friends, neighbors, and strangers on the street.

To encourage all Philadelphians to participate, tickets to this extraordinary event will be pay-what-you-wish.


Performance in Lew Klein Hall
Presented by FringeArts and PNC Arts Alive

ALL PERFORMANCES ARE SOLD OUT
STAND-BY TICKETS MAY BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR