5-Minute Fringe Festival 2023

5-Minute Fringe Festival 2023

Reading Theater Project’s 8th annual 5-Minute Fringe Festival offers a platform for performing artists to create new work, develop and explore theatrical ideas, challenge their own expectations, and collaborate with an artistic community.  Each year we choose a theme to unify the performances in the 

mixed MESSages

mixed MESSages

new theater in the wake of a global pandemic Thursday, November 18 Friday, November 19 Saturday, November 20, 8pm Sunday, November 21, 2pm Performed at the WCR Center for the Arts, 140 N. 5th St., Reading, PA Tickets Mixing of words, performance styles, and human 

Harvest Moon

Harvest Moon

Watch Harvest Moon, a new virtual dance performance from JCWK Dance Lab, on Saturday, September 25th, at 7pm with us! We are signing on for a watch party to support this new work! For tickets: https://fringearts.com/event/harvest-moon/

In Nature’s Studio

In Nature’s Studio

Coming July 25th to Reading Public Museum’s Arboretum, Reading Theater Project presents live theater, art, and music.

Adaptations: an online theater experiment

Adaptations: an online theater experiment

Reading Theater Project has announced their first online theater experiment, Adaptations. Short, solo performances will be pre-recorded and shared online for audiences to watch from home beginning Saturday, July 25, at 7pm. This online theater experiment will be free to all, though donations are welcome. Audience 

WFMZ 5-Minute Fringe Coverage

WFMZ 5-Minute Fringe Coverage

SPRING TWP., Pa – It’s often said that life imitates art and vice versa. But at the Yocum Institute for the Arts in Spring Township, as the fifth annual Five Minute Fringe Festival begins, it reflects it. “Our theme this year is a mirror and 

5-Minute Fringe: MIRROR

5-Minute Fringe: MIRROR

The 5-Minute Fringe gives creative artists a platform to develop new and experimental work on a small scale, and it gives audiences a glimpse into the minds of local performers and writers. This year’s theme is MIRROR, explored through music, words, and movement. More info 

Our Town Rehearsal Photos

Our Town Rehearsal Photos

Candid rehearsal photos of Reading Theater Project’s production of OUR TOWN.

Our Town

Our Town

Thornton Wilder’s iconic play “Our Town,” which celebrates the universality of the human condition, is set in a New Hampshire village. But the story could take place anywhere, including Reading, Pa. Director George Hatza’s concept is to make that connection, and to assist in that 

5-Minute Fringe: Finding Home

5-Minute Fringe: Finding Home

Don’t miss twelve new works by local playwrights and performing artists – the 5-Minute Fringe:  Friday, February 22 at 8pm; Saturday, February 23 at 8pm; Sunday, February 24 at 2pm at the Yocum Institute for the Arts, 3000 Penn Avenue, West Lawn, PA.  Tickets $15.