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“A vibrant, creative home for the arts… Perfectly designed to accommodate diverse productions.”
-Mare Rozelle, Google Reviews

“Built with state-of-the-art technology and old-world theatrical craft.”
Bill Wadhams, Google Reviews

“A performance-space gem in our city.”
-Brenda Hillegas, Rowhome Magazine

Just in Time for the Holidays

In a world with too many cars and screens and not enough bikes and theaters, Yellow Bicycle is a brand you can get behind. Our merch store is now online just in time for the holidays, with tees, hoodies, beanies, and baseball caps. Order by December 10th for delivery before Christmas!

Coming this January

Everybody Loves Italians

January 29 & 30 at 8 pm [TICKETS]

“Come see ‘Everybody Loves Italians’, where stereotypes answer back! Featuring over a dozen Italian characters, from feisty chef to fashion model & philosophical mafioso, this one-woman show explores the chaos, passion & wild hand gestures associated with Italian identities. If stereotypes are not necessarily untrue, just incomplete- what better shortcut to dive right in? … in hopes of seizing the day, as boldly as Italians. Fresh off her one-woman show ‘Ulysses in Babel’, in which she explored characters, accents and class barriers across the ages (“a labour of love and a beautiful window in an artist’s soul” -Deskbound Dramatic), Vivian Allvin is an Italian-raised, Brazilian, American linguist and actor (MA in Classical Acting, LAMDA) – with an ongoing identity crisis… www.vivianallvin.com

A Marine Goes to Washington: Mission Accomplished

Well, we got ‘er done. Yellow Bicycle Collective‘s free, open-captioned performance of A Marine Walks Up to the Pearly Gates moved a D.C. audience to laughter and tears the weekend of the 250th Marine Corps Birthday. You can come along for the ride and watch the full show in our newly released documentary A Marine Goes to Washington, available free on YouTube this holiday season.

The film and free performance were funded entirely by donations to Yellow Bicycle Collective, a 501(c)(3) non-profit based in Philadelphia. Special thanks to John and Kay Stanney, Nick and Lorie Howley, Michael and Barbara Crone, Micah and Allison Petersen, Maryellen Van Royen, Lydia Howery, Mary Fusco, Anthony Chang, Kelley Izatt, Elizabeth Pringle, the Tyrell Family and everyone who put a donation in the combat helmet after shows.  Semper Fi and thank you for your support!

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“Washed in the Blood” at the Yellow Bicycle Theater, with (from left) Jonathan Power, Varda Appleton and Jack Piccioni.

ARTS > THEATER

It’s a busy Philly season for filmmaker-playwright Joshua Crone

Crone arrived in Philadelphia in 2021, after working in New York and Los Angeles. He runs Yellow Bicycle Co. and is getting ready for a busy Fringe season.

Growing up in an evangelical Christian home in upstate New York and then central Florida, playwright and filmmaker Joshua Crone… [Full Article]

“Keep Yellow Bicycle on your radar. This is certain to be a performance space gem in our city.”

Ashes Ashes at Yellow Bicycle Theatre gives audiences a closer look at Enola Gay pilots in a tale that spans decades

By Brenda Hillegas

“Yellow Bicycle Theater is a fantastic new black box theatre and art house cinema just behind Love Park… The theatre’s intimate setting is perfect for the portrayal of real-life Enola Gay pilots Paul Tibbets (played by James C. Gavin) and Robert Lewis (Crone). You’ll find yourself down a rabbit hole of information, what ifs, and a close look at what could have been going on inside of their heads…and so many others at that time… Crone’s story grip’s viewers as we witness the pilots’ encounters with two young women who turn out to be a big part of their history – the Hiroshima survivor turned prostitute Miko (Mayo Kinoshita) and Japanese-American journalist Asuna (Kassidy Kimata)… This is a not-to-be-missed Fringe Festival pick. With only four performances left, you need to make a plan to see it this weekend or next Thursday.” [Full Review]