Poor Judge

A dance-theatre cabaret from Pig Iron Theatre Company featuring the music of Aimee Mann 

Presented by FringeArts in association with the Wilma Theater
as part of the 2024 Philadelphia Fringe Festival
World Premiere Sept 11 - 22, 2024.

“Each musical number practically floats off the stage, courtesy of Eva Steinmetz’s sumptuous direction and Alex Bechtel’s consistently inventive musical arrangement.

…the seven Aimees traverse auditions, breakups, film shoots, noirs. In addition to reflecting van Reigersberg’s initial story through a series of prisms, these interludes play as an inversion of how one would normally interface with art. Instead of inserting ourselves into Mann’s lyrics, we witness the insertion of Mann into the quotidian. It’s an effect that emphasizes the audience as much as it does the artist—that reminds us that for all the heartbreak and pathos of Mann’s music, it would be incomplete without all of us listening, feeling it too.” - Broad St Review

Concept Dito Van Reigersberg
Director Eva Steinmetz
Arranger/Music Director Alex Bechtel
Performer/Creators Emily Bate, Alex Bechtel, Josh Machiz, izzy sazak, Jackie Soro, Dito van Reigersberg, Justin Yoder

Set Design Maria Feuereisen
Lighting Design Maria Shaplin
Costume Design Nikki Delhomme
Sound Design Chris Sannino
Choreography Chelsea Murphy
Video Design Michael Long
Associate Video Designer Eli Eisenstein
Assistant Director Alexis Howland
Props Head Emily Schuman

Production Manager Kate Sparacio
Stage Manager Emmie Parker
Assistant Stage Manager Celia HuttonJohns
Assistant Production Manager Cinco Placensia