LRS: Live!
LRS: Live!
Philadelphia, PA
LRS: Live! The Thanksgiving Throwdown Join your hosts, Alex ("Uncle Al") Bechtel and Alice ("Cousin Bill's New Girlfriend") Yorke, for an evening of raucous performance, guilty pleasures, whiskey chasers, and turkey basters. The Thanksgiving Throwdown pits your dread of family conversation again…
Monday, November 25 2019
6:00 PM
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9:00 PM
"We Are Trying to Reach You" Listening Party
"We Are Trying to Reach You" Listening Party
Philadelphia, PA
****9/22 4:17 pm : If you are just now reserving a ticket, you may not receive our "know before you go" email. Please use this link at 6:30 to attend! ZOOM LINK: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/4750306335 Join Lightning Rod Special for We Are Trying to Reach You, a new audio work created by Ka…
Wednesday, September 22 2021
6:30 PM
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8:00 PM
Let The Dog See The Rabbit
Let The Dog See The Rabbit
Philadelphia, PA
“The eyes of an animal when they consider a man are attentive and wary. Other animals are held by the look. Man becomes aware of himself returning the look.” – John Berger "Let the Dog See the Rabbit" is Lightning Rod Special’s investigation into how we look at animals. Steering clear of pink elep…
Wed, May 13 2015
8:00 PM
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Thu, May 21 2015
9:30 PM
Eureka! Eureka!
Eureka! Eureka!
Philadelphia, PA
EUREKA! EUREKA! A Bathtub Blowout The party so nice they named it twice. Lightning Rod Special's annual year-end blowout. Win brilliant prizes. Bask in buoyant performances. Nosh on revelatory snacks. Imbibe concoctions from our lab. Doors open at 6:00pm. Performances start promptly at 7:00pm. C…
Saturday, December 1 2018
6:00 PM
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10:00 PM
The Everything Spectacular
The Everything Spectacular
Philadelphia, PA
Join Lightning Rod Special at The Everything Spectacular. Win awestriking prizes like tickets to see Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 on Broadway. Bask in the precient and uncanny acts from artists such as Jennifer Kidwell, NYC Cabaret legend Molly Pope, Almanac Dance Circus Theater, Alex …
Monday, December 5 2016
6:00 PM
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11:59 PM
The Big Bad Funtime Bash
The Big Bad Funtime Bash
Philadelphia, PA
Join Lightning Rod Special at The Big Bad Funtime Bash to celebrate 5 years of explosive original theater. Win big, bad funtime prizes. Bask in unusual and uncanny performances. Sumptous food, wet drinks, rigged raffles, and emboldened dancing await you... Doors open at 6pm. Performances start pro…
Monday, December 11 2017
6:00 PM
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10:30 PM
Big Bad Funtime Bash
Big Bad Funtime Bash
Philadelphia, PA
The Big, Bad, FUNTIME BASH! A Fundraiser Cabaret. Celebrate TEN amazing years of Lightning Rod Special. Win big, bad funtime prizes. Bask in unusual and uncanny performances. Sumptuous food, wet drinks, rigged raffles, and emboldened dancing await you... Event begins at 6pm. Cabaret, raffles, and…
Friday, May 13 2022
6:00 PM
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9:00 PM
The Special Strange
The Special Strange
Philadelphia, PA
Lightning Rod Special + Strange Attractor = THE SPECIAL STRANGE Join us for an evening of live New Orleans jazz, home-cooked jambalaya, and a preview showing of SANS EVERYTHING. SANS EVERYTHING is a collaboration between Strange Attractor and Lightning Rod Special that investigates the human need…
Sat, Nov 14 2015
7:00 PM
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Sun, Nov 15 2015
12:00 AM
"Nosejob" Listening Party
"Nosejob" Listening Party
Philadelphia, PA
Are you ready for a lift? Join Lightning Rod Special for Nosejob, created by Nell Bang-Jensen, Lee Minora, Matteo Scammell, and Scott R. Sheppard. The first in Lightning Rod Special's brand new Sound Break series, Nosejob tells the story of a 9th century abbey of nuns who cut off their noses to r…
Thursday, April 15 2021
6:00 PM
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7:30 PM
The Big Bad Funtime Bash
The Big Bad Funtime Bash
Philadelphia, PA
The Big, Bad, FUNTIME BASH! A Fundraiser Cabaret. Win big, bad funtime prizes. Bask in unusual and uncanny performances. Sumptous food, wet drinks, rigged raffles, and emboldened dancing await you... Doors open at 6pm. Performances start promptly at 7pm. Cabaret, raffles, and auction will all wra…
Saturday, February 15 2020
6:00 PM
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11:00 PM
