SEPTEMBER 10-13th — 2026 Philadelphia Fringe Festival
Set in an NYC private school on the eve of 9/11, The Melon’s Cry is a retelling of the poem Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti. Two best friends cling to each other as they are sucked into the inexorable tragedy of sexual maturity and into the void of a post-ideological era. A fable of surrender—willing and unwilling.
Rutabaga Toy Library, 3301 Scotts Lane (at Crawford Street).
Starring: Sylvie Schuetz, Brynn Smith, Lawrence Neil, Tom Schmitt, Jordan Eck, Shel Griffin, Jack Degan, and Kevin Esmond.
Written and directed by Effie Kammer.
Five limited performances:
September 10, 2026 | 7:00 pm.
September 11, 2026 | 7:00 pm.
September 12, 2026 | 7:00 pm.
September 13, 2026 | 2:00 pm.
September 13, 2026 | 7:00 pm.
Choreography by Deborah Crocker.
The Kammerspiel 