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-Mare Rozelle, Google Reviews
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–Bill Wadhams, Google Reviews
“A performance-space gem in our city.”
-Brenda Hillegas, Rowhome Magazine
Coming May 21-31
Waiting for Westy
A new play by Joshua Crone
May 21-31, $15-$30 [TICKETS]
The night before their memorial is unveiled, Vietnam veterans from South Philly learn that retired General Westmoreland plans to visit their post. The third play in a trilogy about war and its aftermath that began with Ashes, Ashes (shortlisted for The Bridge Award) and continued with A Marine Walks Up to the Pearly Gates (winner of The Lieutenant William Broyles Award), Waiting for Westy follows a group of Vietnam veterans as they struggle to reconcile their feelings about the war and its leaders.
A Barrymore-eligible production by Yellow Bicycle Collective. Featuring Thoeger Hansen, Richard Roddy, Joshua Crone, Lenny Ramos, and Bob Bowersox. Assistant directed by Giacomo Badalamenti II. Inspired by true events. Coming to Yellow Bicycle Theater May 21-31 for Memorial Day.
Coming This September
Philly Fringe @ the Bike
Yellow Bicycle Theater’s lineup for this year’s Philly Fringe Festival already features a hip-hop adaptation of A Christmas Carol, a Barrymore-eligible new play about Vietnam veterans, an evening of short plays by Yellow Bicycle Collective‘s Fringe Theater Masterclass, and the fourth annual Bicycle Shorts Film Festival. Click the buttons to view lineups from previous years, review our Fringe rental details, and contact rentals@yellowbicycle.com with any questions. #phillyfringeatthebike
SEPTEMBER 8-27, 2026
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!
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.
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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]