Poor Judge – A Pig Iron Production

Created by Pig Iron
From an original idea by Dito van Reigersberg
Featuring the Music of Aimee Mann
Music Direction and Arrangements by Alex Bechtel
Directed by Eva Steinmetz

January 13–25, 2026

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A kaleidoscope of love, ambition, and the dark side of the American success story set to the music of Aimee Mann.

About the show:
Pig Iron Theatre Company’s Poor Judge returns to the Wilma! An original work of dance-theater cabaret born from the music of alt-rock iconoclast Aimee Mann. Dreamed up by Philadelphia’s beloved Dito van Reigersberg, this live music mixtape is part spy story, part woeful tale of lost loves, and part Hollywood audition—all performed by a local supergroup of actor-musicians. Through vignette and song, Poor Judge offers glimpses of an inviting, seductive Los Angeles and its shadow: the frightening underbelly of the American Success Story. Be prepared for a night of lonely California highways, movie theater breakups, and sly acoustic re-imaginings of Aimee Mann’s haunting catalog.

2025 Barrrymore award winner
Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical

Runtime: 75 minutes / No intermission

Poor Judge had pulled off a rare theatrical feat: surviving crunch time — and sticking the landing on the other side, victorious.

–Shaunice Ajiwe, Philadelphia Magazine (read full article)

READ/LISTEN: WXPN – Q&A: Pax Ressler On Inhabiting The Songs Of Aimee Mann In Poor Judge

Poor Judge Playlist

Honorary Producer Sarah Anton

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