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-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
Coming This September
Philly Fringe @ the Bike
Yellow Bicycle Theater’s lineup for this year’s Philly Fringe Festival features 10 guest productions from across the country, the third annual Bicycle Shorts Film Festival, and a YBC production in honor of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the Marine Corps in Philadelphia. Check the listings below and see you at the Bike! #phillyfringeatthebike
SEPTEMBER 4-28, 2025
Bicycle Shorts Film Festival
Yellow Bicycle Company
Film
Run Time: 90 mins
Ticket Price: Pay What You Can (min. $5)
Dates: September 6 – 28, 2025
BSFF 2025 is bigger than ever, with 3 blocks of bike-themed films from across the globe. Highlights include a Spanish documentary about a paralympic cyclist, a stop-motion romance between bikes, and a gritty drama set in Philly’s BMX wheelie culture. [VIEW SCHEDULE] [BUY TICKETS]
A Marine Walks Up to the Pearly Gates
Live Theater, Run Time: 80 mins
Ticket Price: $25
Dates: September 11 – 27, 2025
From the American Revolution to Afghanistan, casualties of war arrive at the Pearly Gates, each one a ghostly witness to the 250-year history of the U.S. Marine Corps. Will these brave but troubled souls find their way into Heaven, or are they doomed to haunt the perimeter forever? A new play by Joshua Crone, featuring Michael-Eoin Stanney, Giacomo Badalamenti II, Lenny Ramos, Najee Duwon, Alec Stephens III, Patrick Thomas Kasey, Anna Kurtz and Thoeger Hansen.
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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]