The Idiopathic Ridiculopathy ConsortiumPhiladelphia United States
The IRC's mission is to present and preserve classic and lesser-known works from a collection of authors whose plays share certain basic traits. Writer Martin Esslin coined the term "Theater of the Absurd" to describe the fundamentals found in the playwriting of Eugene Ionesco, Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, Jean Genet and Arthur Adamov, among others. We will present works that excite and engage audiences through highly-physicalized productions that we hope will impact audiences as Esslin proposed, providing "a new language, new ideas, new approaches, and a new, vitalized philosophy to transform the modes and feeling of the public at large..." The IRC seeks to provide coveted artistic opportunities to actors, directors and designers interested in exploring their craft through this uniquely theatrical form. We will strive to present productions of the highest quality that illustrate what Eugene Ionesco describes as works that "exteriorize the anxiety of characters through objects; make the stage setting speak; translate the action into visual terms, and extend the language of theater by playing with words and their meaning." We will present faithful interpretations of classic works, polished with a fresh perspective, and will shine a much-needed light on seldom-produced works from these authors with the hopes of intriguing and educating modern theater-going audiences and new generations of theater enthusiasts. Particular emphasis will be on presenting works that lend themselves to physical comedy, clowning, vaudeville and music hall elements. |
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Two Character Play (Outcry) by Te...
September 08, 2020 7:30 PM - September 27, 2020 2:30 PM |
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Eugene Ionesco's The Bald Soprano...
February 06, 2020 7:30 PM - February 16, 2020 2:30 PM |
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The Onion: Holiday Fruitcakes!
December 15, 2019 6:00 PM - December 15, 2019 8:00 PM |
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Come Back, Little Sheba by Willia...
September 03, 2019 8:00 PM - September 22, 2019 2:30 PM |
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Betty's Summer Vacation by Christ...
June 11, 2019 7:30 PM - June 30, 2019 2:30 PM |
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Dream Girl by Elmer Rice
February 05, 2019 7:30 PM - February 24, 2019 4:00 PM |
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The Eccentricities of a Nightinga...
September 04, 2018 7:30 PM - September 23, 2018 2:30 PM |
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The Onion: Comfort Food
May 20, 2018 6:00 PM - May 20, 2018 8:00 PM |
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Time Remembered by Jean Anouilh
February 06, 2018 7:30 PM - March 04, 2018 2:30 PM |
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Into the Absurd - A Reading and...
December 31, 2017 7:30 PM |
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Eugene Ionesco's The Bald Soprano...
September 05, 2017 7:30 PM - September 24, 2017 2:30 PM |
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Tennessee Williams' A Lovely Sund...
July 16, 2017 7:30 PM |
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Raw Onion: Bumper Crop
April 23, 2017 6:00 PM - April 23, 2017 8:00 PM |
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Into the Absurd: Readings and Con...
March 12, 2017 7:30 PM |
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The Enchanted by Jean Giraudoux
February 07, 2017 7:30 PM - March 05, 2017 2:30 PM |
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The Physicists by Friedrich Durre...
December 05, 2016 7:30 PM |
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A Little Raw Onion for the Holida...
November 20, 2016 6:00 PM - November 20, 2016 8:00 PM |
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The Chairs by Eugène Ionesco
September 06, 2016 7:30 PM - September 25, 2016 2:30 PM |
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Into the Absurd: Readings and Con...
July 24, 2016 7:30 PM |
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Into the Absurd: The American Dre...
April 17, 2016 7:30 PM |
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The Onion: America's Finest News...
March 20, 2016 6:00 PM - March 20, 2016 8:00 PM |
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The Government Inspector by Nikol...
February 02, 2016 7:30 PM - February 28, 2016 2:30 PM |
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All in the Timing by David Ives
October 28, 2015 7:30 PM - November 07, 2015 7:30 PM |
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Exit the King by Eugène Ionesco
September 01, 2015 7:30 PM - September 20, 2015 2:30 PM |
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The Raw Onion Revival!
May 03, 2015 6:00 PM - May 03, 2015 10:00 PM |
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Misalliance by George Bernard Shaw
January 28, 2015 7:30 PM - February 22, 2015 2:30 PM |
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A Streetcar Named Durang: Two Bur...
November 09, 2014 7:30 PM - November 28, 2014 7:30 PM |
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Rhinoceros by Eugène Ionesco
September 02, 2014 7:30 PM - September 21, 2014 2:30 PM |
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The Durang Shebang!
May 18, 2014 6:00 PM - May 18, 2014 8:00 PM |
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Ondine by Jean Giraudoux
February 05, 2014 7:30 PM - March 02, 2014 2:30 PM |
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Franz Kafka's The Castle
September 03, 2013 7:30 PM - September 22, 2013 2:30 PM |
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Raw Onion: ¡Onion de Mayo!
May 05, 2013 6:00 PM - May 05, 2013 10:00 PM |
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Paradise Park by Charles L. Mee
February 12, 2013 7:30 PM - March 03, 2013 2:30 PM |
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Impassioned Embraces: Short Piece...
November 04, 2012 7:30 PM - November 28, 2012 7:30 PM |
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Ivona, Princess of Burgundia by W...
September 05, 2012 7:30 PM - September 23, 2012 2:30 PM |
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For Crying Out Loud! Revenge of t...
March 25, 2012 6:00 PM - March 25, 2012 10:00 PM |
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Marriage: An Utterly Improbable O...
February 08, 2012 7:30 PM - February 26, 2012 2:30 PM |
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The Arsonists by Max Frisch
August 31, 2011 7:30 PM - September 18, 2011 2:30 PM |
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Raw Onion: Let Us Eat Cake!
April 03, 2011 6:00 PM - April 03, 2011 10:00 PM |
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The Empire Builders by Boris Vian
February 09, 2011 7:30 PM - February 27, 2011 2:30 PM |
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Winter Onionland
December 05, 2010 6:00 PM - December 05, 2010 10:00 PM |
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The Madwoman of Chaillot by Jean...
September 03, 2010 7:30 PM - September 18, 2010 7:30 PM |
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The Gnadiges Fraulein by Tennesse...
March 17, 2010 7:30 PM - April 03, 2010 7:30 PM |
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RAW ONION: To the Rescue!!
February 28, 2010 6:00 PM - February 28, 2010 10:00 PM |
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The Lesson by Eugene Ionesco
February 22, 2009 7:30 PM - March 18, 2009 7:30 PM |
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Raw Onion 2: Laugh 'til You Cry!...
February 15, 2009 6:00 PM - February 15, 2009 9:00 PM |
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Raw Onion: America Speaks Out
May 25, 2008 6:00 PM - May 25, 2008 9:00 PM |
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Beckett, Ionesco and Durang: "Oh,...
February 17, 2008 8:00 PM - February 28, 2008 8:00 PM |
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