CURTAIN CALL: What's playing on indie stages this week

Between the Outgoing Tide's witty take on Alzheimer's, EgoPo's retelling of the myth of the golem and Brat Productions' gritty rock cabarets, Philly's stages are putting fresh spins on tired theatrical mores.

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CURTAIN CALL: What's playing on indie stages this week

POSTED: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 12:00 PM

Each week, Michael Gold breezes past those big-name theater companies to turn a spotlight on Philly's indie stages.

For the second production of its Judaism-focused season, EgoPo Classic Theater digs into Jewish folklore with the world première of The Golem. Developed by its eight-person ensemble, EgoPo’s show weaves together tales of its title creature, an animated humanoid made of clay that has long been held as a protector of the Jewish people. The theme of guardianship takes on new relevance for the play’s characters, who are passengers on a train car leaving Prague in 1940 for an unknown destination. Using Czech-style puppets, live music and shadowy projections, EgoPo blends disparate storytelling mediums to give complex layers to a simple legend.

March 28-April 15, $20-50, Prince Music Theatre, 1412 Chestnut St., 267-273-1414, egopo.org.

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